Dong Rui was just about to reach out and pat it when Xi Yunhe stepped forward and said, “I’ll get on first.”

So this bastard really is guarding against me. Dong Rui’s heart tightened slightly, though his face remained unconcerned.

Just then, a thunderous boom suddenly erupted beside them!

The storage room of the carriage station had exploded.

It was only six meters away from everyone, so the powerful shockwave from the explosion shoved them all into a stagger.

Thick white smoke rose, and shadows seemed to flicker within it.

The three guards immediately stepped forward. Xi Yunhe flashed in front of Dong Rui and said sternly, “Loose arrows!”

No matter who it was, it was safest to shoot them down first.

He actually did not feel all that confident about this escape either. Since State Preceptor Qing Yang had dared frame Dong Rui, that meant she very likely knew where the latter lived.

Pursuers might arrive at any moment. No one could blame him for jumping at shadows.

With the sudden change happening right beside them, no one noticed that the snail toad behind them had lowered its great head and drawn close to Dong Rui.

At that moment, a monster leaped out from the carriage station. With the white smoke blocking their view, the guards first thought it was a monkey.

But it was not.

It was actually...