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Lu Beiyou stood in place for a long time without speaking. His fists were tightly clenched, and blue veins popped out, showing his current mood as a master.

"Where is he?"

When he heard Lu Beiyou's slightly hoarse voice, filled with anger that he had forcefully suppressed, Ding Hong did not know why, but he suddenly felt some fear.

But he was already the master of Qingshan City, an expert at the peak of Mahayana.

"The last location where we received the information was roughly eight hundred kilometers to the east of Qingshan City. "So I can't tell you more …"

Lu Beiyou nodded, "This time, I owe you a favor."

Before Ding Hong could say anything, Lu Beiyou had already disappeared in front of him.

"But I haven't even told you who my enemy is! That is a horrifying thing that even I can only look from afar and not touch!"

Ding Hong raised his head and looked at the dark, starless sky.

He sighed and picked up the kettle again, carefully watering the lilies in front of him.

A black clothed female figure appeared behind Ding Hong, hugging his waist and closing her eyes to rest.

The corner of Ding Hong's mouth raised into a smile, and reached out to caress the black haired lady's face. Since he had already sent her the favor, no matter how much he didn't have the ability to control her, he could only allow Lu Beiyou to leave and listen to fate.

Lu Beiyou did not dare to stay, and did not have the time to inform Mu Qiuqiu to be alone.

One minute later, Lao Kong would be in danger. With Lao Kong, a powerless scholar, it would be a disaster for him to be hunted down like this.

Using Body Transformation, Lu Beiyou managed to travel over five hundred kilometers in fifteen minutes. When he arrived at a place in the dense forest, he saw a few corpses.

Lu Beiyou stopped to take a look. All the wounds he had sustained were fatal, clean and decisive without the slightest bit of hesitation.

Judging from the blood aura of these corpses, their lowest cultivation level was at the peak of the Spirit Realm, yet they were killed in a single slash.

What cultivation level did the person who intercepted them have?

Lao Kong was just a sour old man who studied in a small place like Qingshan City.

Lu Beiyou couldn't figure it out for a while either.

However, he didn't linger and prepared to move forward. Time waited for no one. At this moment, he suddenly discovered that there were a few rows of strange footprints on the ground around where they had died.

Could it be that the person who killed them wasn't a human, but a demon beast?

Lu Beiyou's face darkened even further. He did not dare to stay any longer as he charged deeper into the forest.

The deeper they walked, the more shocked Lu Beiyou was, and the more corpses he had, some of them had even reached the corpse of Mahayana Stage.

Lu Beiyou stopped and took a deep breath, then adjusted himself to his peak condition and continued going deeper.

After all, this was the most suitable environment for assassination. Lu Beiyou's instinct told him that if he continued walking forward, it probably wouldn't be long before he would meet those people.

There was no sound in the depths of the forest. A cool breeze blew past, causing the branches to sway.

As Lu Beiyou was walking stealthily, he suddenly saw the corpse of a ferocious beast not far away.

This ferocious beast looked like a tiger or a leopard, but it had terrifying fangs and its mane was as hard as steel. Even though its corpse was already ice-cold, it still emitted a terrifying aura.

Beside it was a corpse, which was different from the people it had met before. This corpse had a rough body and wore a set of beast skin, its sunken head was clearly a fatal blow.

~ Is this the person who intercepted Lao Kong?

Lu Beiyou closed his eyes and activated the Big Dipper Map to feel his surroundings. He realized that there was no longer any sound coming from within a hundred miles.

Looking further into the distance, Lu Beiyou still did not see a single person, but he only saw a few more corpses.

Lu Beiyou's heart could not help but turn a little cold.

If the Kong name that Ding Hong spoke of was actually Lao Kong, facing such a terrifying enemy, the odds were against him.

"Sigh, I didn't expect them to value me so much."

Lao Kong was currently being protected by Xiao Yu and was fleeing into the wasteland.

Behind him, the figure of a man running at full speed continuously appeared, while more than half of the people supporting Lao Kong had already died.

"You can put me down."

Lao Kong looked at Xiao Yu with an indifferent gaze, as if he did not face the slightest bit of fear.

Xiao Yu was running with her head lowered, but when she heard Lao Kong's words, she couldn't help but snort.

"The order I received was to bring you back to the Eastern Zhou Empire safely. Although I don't know how you are of help to the monarch, but since I have accepted it, I will definitely bring you back alive and well. Even if I die, I will not hesitate to do so."

Lao Kong only smiled indifferently and did not speak anymore. There was indeed a sense of disappointment in his eyes.

He could see very clearly that the people around him would all die this time.

And what Xiao Yu had done was basically courting death. It seemed that his own aura had finally been leaked.

There was another gallop, and the shadow was gone.

Everyone was already extremely exhausted, and Xiao Yu's face was pale, obviously he was too exhausted.

Lao Kong softly said, "Let them rest for a while. With me here, they can still stall for some time."

Xiao Yu glared at him. She had spent so much effort to buy so many lives, so how could she possibly stay and rest?

"They're already exhausted. They're still thousands of kilometers away from the Eastern Zhou Territory. But do you think they can return in their condition?"

Lao Kong pointed to the group of people behind him, their bodies were all covered in dust, their eyes were murky and lifeless, some people even had trembling legs, completely devoid of spirit.

Lao Kong took out a book from his chest, tore off a few pages and threw it into the air.

Xiao Yu felt the warmth in his body, and couldn't help but look at Lao Kong with astonishment, "You are also a cultivator?"

Lao Kong laughed and shook his head, "I am just a scholar, and the one that I learned just now was licking my face in a tavern, after all, this world still has some life saving abilities."

"Coward."

Hearing Xiao Yu's complaints, Lao Kong did not refute him. Instead, he looked in the direction of the Qingshan City.

Xiao Yu had also arranged for everyone to rest, but he did not dare slack in the slightest. After all, the shadows of the assassins were giving them a huge shadow.

Seeing Lao Kong's somewhat lonely expression, Xiao Yu couldn't help but walk forward and comfort her, "Don't worry, we will definitely be able to return to the Eastern Zhou Empire alive. As long as we pass through the Copper City Pass, we will be safe."

Lao Kong nodded, but did not reply.

The two of them stood there and asked, "Is my choice right or wrong this time?"

"What?" Xiao Yu asked after hearing Lao Kong's muttering.

"It's nothing. Oh right, don't worry. With me here, you won't die."

Lao Kong turned his head to look at Xiao Yu and laughed, but Xiao Yu only rolled his eyes at him. He was just a reading geezer who wasn't even able to stand a chicken, who gave him the courage to say such words?