After about half an hour of pursuit, a loud rumbling suddenly echoed from the distance. A train!
Its massive headlights pierced the darkness as it sped closer from afar. The sound of its wheels grinding against the tracks grew louder and louder until the very ground began to tremble slightly.
The White Fox glanced at the approaching train, then back at Mr. Mei in hot pursuit. A vicious gleam flashed in its eyes.
Then, the White Fox accelerated, charging toward the train. As it drew near, it leaped directly over the locomotive!
On the other side of the train, it slammed its four paws against the engine, and the immense impact instantly knocked the train off its tracks!
The long train began to tilt, then came crashing down toward Mr. Mei!
The cars behind it overturned one after another, creating an earth-shattering boom!
Mr. Mei’s eyes widened instantly. It wasn’t that he feared the train would crush him.
As a Grandmaster of Divine Intent, the speed at which the train was falling seemed far too slow in his eyes; he could dodge it at any moment.
What Mr. Mei feared was the massive loss of innocent lives on the train, but it was too late for worry now.
He had no choice but to quickly retreat and watch helplessly as the train crashed to the ground.
Shrill, piercing screams echoed one after another from the overturned train cars.
On the other side, the White Fox was not the least bit panicked. It glanced at its mangled body, nearly torn in half by the force of the impact. As an Outer Celestial Demon at the level of a Grandmaster of Divine Intent, it possessed an undying body.
Within just a few seconds, its broken form began to writhe and knit itself back together. Soon, the White Fox had returned to its original, whole state.
It stretched its limbs, and just as it was about to leave, a voice suddenly called out to her.
"Oh? One of our kind is here? How interesting. And you’ve even possessed the body of a demonic beast!"
The White Fox’s body suddenly went rigid. She turned her head to look toward the dust-choked wreckage of the train.
In the next second, a human-like smile appeared in her long, narrow fox eyes. It was the aura of fellow Outer Celestial Demons, and there was more than one.
At the same time, Mr. Mei also sensed that something was amiss. His Divine Sense swept over the overturned train.
Not a single corner within a three-hundred-meter radius could escape his perception.
A moment later, Mr. Mei’s face turned deathly pale. Everyone in one of the train cars was dead.
Inside were many of the Anjin Realm Outer Celestial Demons he had encountered before. These monsters, with their pitch-black eyes, were crouched over the long-dead bodies, tearing at their flesh.
And among these Outer Celestial Demon monsters, five auras were terrifyingly powerful—all at the level of a Grandmaster of Divine Intent.
At that moment, Mr. Mei froze. Five Outer Celestial Demons at the Grandmaster of Divine Intent level, plus the White Fox, made six. He couldn’t possibly fight them alone.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Mr. Mei reached into his coat, pulled something out, and aimed it at the sky.
FWOOSH!
A red signal flare shot into the air!
It was the signal he and Lu Yun had agreed upon: a flare meant the White Fox had been found.
The White Fox watched the red light, a hint of mockery in her eyes. ’Calling for backup? Perfect. I can wipe them all out at once!’
At the Lu Family estate, Lu Yun had arranged for men to watch the sky twenty-four hours a day. At this moment, a Lu Family guard looked up and saw the red glow.
He turned and ran into the villa. "Great Master, a signal flare has appeared in the city! It looks like it came from the direction of the train station."
Hearing this, Lu Yun slowly set down his teacup, the corners of his mouth curling into a slight smile.
"Finally found it."
Soon, a black sedan shot out of the Lu Family gates like an arrow loosed from a bow, speeding toward the train station.
As Mr. Mei watched, movement began to stir within the overturned train.
First, a dozen or so figures crawled out from the shattered windows and twisted doors.
Their eyes were pitch-black, and they moved on all fours with an eerie swiftness, like some kind of reptile.
They were the same kind of low-level monsters possessed by Outer Celestial Demons, exactly like the Zhou Daniu who had appeared at the Lu Family estate previously.
After crawling out, the dozen or so monsters didn’t rush to attack. They simply crouched on the ground with their heads bowed, as if respectfully awaiting something.
Then, five more figures emerged slowly from the train. They were five men.
Each man was dressed in an impeccable suit; some even wore hats and carried canes.
They walked with an elegant and unhurried gait, a stark contrast to the monsters on all fours.
If one were to meet them on the street, one would only assume they were wealthy merchants or nobles from the Western World, important figures who had come to the Daxia New Country on business. But Mr. Mei knew they were not human.
After the five men came to a stop, their gazes swept over Mr. Mei, then over the White Fox beside him.
The leader, a blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigner, was none other than Duke Joseph, the representative of Great Britain’s Empress and the Consul General stationed in Yanjing.
He had come to Yun Port City this time precisely to eliminate the human Grandmaster of Divine Intent, Lu Yun.
In short, the Daxia New Country would not be allowed to have someone so formidable in its ranks.

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