The disciples sent by the Ji Family guarded all the passageways. They also set up checkpoints in all cities of Dawning Kingdom. They were really determined to track down Peacock Princess and take her alive.
Aside from this, the Ji Family also offered a generous reward to the public. Anyone who could catch Peacock Princess would be rewarded handsomely.
Other than the members of the beast race who were involved with Peacock Princess, many people noticed that the Ji Family was also looking for a young man.
They saw pictures of him posted everywhere around Dawning Kingdom.
People were actually wondering what the young man could have been done to the Ji Family to get himself into such grave trouble.
The young man in the picture was none other than Austin.
Austin helped Peacock Princess to successfully flee from the Dawning Mountains so the people of the Ji Family hated him.
As he was standing on the street, Austin was staring at one of his pictures hanging on the wall.
A bitter smile appeared on his face.
'The Ji Family is one of the three prominent families in the East Mainland. Now that I've messed up with them, I'm definitely in trouble, ' Austin mused.
'The disciples I met in the Dawning Mountains were just a small portion of the Ji Family. I'm sure they still have a lot of more powerful disciples.'
Austin couldn't help but feel worried. As one of the three prominent families in the East Mainland, the Ji Family was far more influential than he could imagine.
Therefore, it was absolutely a nightmare to make this family an enemy.
Suddenly, Austin remembered Marcus. When he heard that Marcus defeated Peacock Princess, he couldn't help but laugh.
'This must be Marcus' and that elder's doing. They asked their men to keep Marcus's failure a secret. Instead, they spread the news that he defeated Peacock Princess and hurt her badly, ' surmised Austin inwardly.
A few moments later, Austin spotted a lot of armed cultivators canvassing the city. All of them were wearing grave expressions on their faces.
Some of them even stopped passersby from time to time. Then they would take out Austin's picture and compare it to the passersby. They were anticipating to see Austin around the place.
Using his spiritual sense, Austin discovered that those cultivators had Peacock Princess's and his portraits in their possession.
Obviously, they were sent by the Ji Family to look for the two of them.
The Ji Family had extended its influence to many kingdoms of the East Mainland, including the Dawning Kingdom.
Since Austin already knew that the cultivators of the Ji Family were in search of him and Peacock Princess everywhere, he decided to never take off the Appearance-transforming Clothes.
The clothes could change his appearance so that the people of the Ji Family would not be able to recognize him.
Half a day had passed.
Using his spiritual sense, Austin suddenly spotted someone going through the city gate.
It was Marcus.
He was dressed in fine purple clothes. There was also a black fire burning on the surface of his body.
Darkness, silence and sadness filled the area in a ten-mile radius around him. That was the scent of death.
Anyone who knew the secret skill of the Ji Family would immediately tell that only the Dark Scripture had the power to do this.
Dark Scripture was one of the valuable ancient scriptures in the East Mainland. Its power was terrifying. Actually, only important members of the Ji Family were qualified to cultivate it.
When they saw Marcus entering the city, the pedestrians nearby made way for him. No one dared to come close to him.
People really looked up to him because he was an elite among the young people in the East Mainland.
On the top of that, his father was the former chief of the Ji Family. That meant, he was one of the core members of a prominent family and he had a high position.
For these reasons, common disciples would never dare to offend him.
When Marcus felt the respect and fear of the people around him, his eyes twinkled. He even lifted up his chin more to exclude a noble aura.
"Look, it's Marcus Ji from the Ji Family!"
"Yes, it's him. I heard that he had an intense battle with Peacock Princess in the Dawning Mountains and won. Because of that, Peacock Princess ran away and is nowhere to be found now."
Some people spoke out their thoughts. They couldn't avert their eyes from Marcus as he continued to walk on the street.
Since he was a core member of the Ji Family, it was impossible for him to keep a low profile. No matter where he went, he would always attract attention.
'If only people know the truth, ' Austin mocked inwardly. 'Marcus bragged that he defeated Peacock Princess where in fact, it was the other way around. He lied to everyone. That's so low. Shame on him.'
Meanwhile, the other cultivators on the street swarmed towards Marcus.
"Mr. Ji," greeted them in a humble manner.
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