The "Earth-Evasion" Divine Ability combined with Imperial Blood authority creates an absolute mastery over the earth veins. This is how You Ruhui managed to hide and flee all the way to the Dachen frontier, evading detection by both the Dachen authorities and the Heavenly Demons. As a member of the Imperial family with the exceptionally rare "Imperial Blood," she possessed the authority to move through Dachen unhindered. However, this same status had eventually trapped her at the border, where she was finally cornered by a tightening net of pursuers.
Now, You Ruhui had only two choices. The first was to leave Dachen and make a desperate attempt to reach Chenli, relying on her inherent stealth abilities to avoid capture once her Divine Ability was gone. The second was to stay put, weather the search, and then break out through the densest part of the encirclement, retreating back into the Dachen heartland to hide in some nameless, remote village where no one could find her.
The first option was clearly absurd; An Jing figured that without her Divine Ability, the girl would likely be swindled or sold off after just a few words from him. The second path... while the odds were low, it was not impossible. Though You Ruhui lacked social experience, she seemed highly skilled at utilizing her Divine Ability. This was why she had remained in Kanming City; she intended to gamble on her own technical prowess, betting that she could survive this massive dragnet. But the True Demon Cult…
Chapter 179