Chapter 238 Summer Palace

Chapter 238 Summer Palace

While Da Tou and Xiao Tou were busy breaking through, Luo Xiao listened to the group outside. They had spent some time looking at the shrew and their conclusion was that another group of experts had fought it before moving on.

"This place does seem quite suitable for training." The mature male voice of the leader sounded, filled with regret. Luo Xiao could not help but narrow his eyes as he heard the disappointment in his voice.

"The Summer Palace is going to open in a few days. If we wait here and fight against these meadow-creatures, then we will be too late to arrive at the Summer Palace. It is not worth it for us to train and lose out on such a chance." The other male voice sounded, quickly trying to remove the thoughts that the solemn man might have. n--o..V(.E)/1/.b//I--n

However, his words contained a lot of information, and Luo Xiao could not help but become interested. He had never before heard about the Summer Palace that they were mentioning, but he had already found that it was hard to get detailed information from others about this Secret Realm, so it was not a surprise that most factions kept all their knowledge under strict control.

"I don't think anyone else in the secret realm knows about the Summer Palace, and Elder Mo said that when he entered it, many treasures were still hidden within, but because of the delay, he was not able to take it all out.

"The Summer Palace is only open for two weeks, and it does not open right after entering the Secret Realm, so we have to hurry up. We can be slow on the way, but we can't stop anywhere to train before we have finished the mission given by the Patriarch." The serious-sounding man spoke again.

"However, although we cannot fight against these meadow-creatures right now, we might want to return here after finishing the Summer Palace Mission. Although we are in the Secret Realm for the purpose of gaining treasures, we also need to learn how to fight better, and this place would appear to be very suitable for such endeavor."

Luo Xiao could not help but raise an eyebrow in surprise. It seemed that this solemn guy was very similar to himself in thinking and planning. But this was a good thing for them, and since they had just given such important information, Luo Xiao was contemplating if it would be more suitable for them to try their hands at joining the team in front, or simply follow them from behind and entering the Summer Place on their own.

Almost instantly after considering the two options, Luo Xiao made a decision. Although he found the more solemn guy very agreeable, it was clear that this group in front was not willing to share the information with others, let alone sharing the treasures they might find.

Even if their leader could be convinced of the benefits of joining hands, the two other members of his group appeared to be somewhat spoiled and arrogant. They would never agree.

Even so, Luo Xiao was quite curious about this Summer Palace. He did not have any guilty consciousness over his plans of following the others to this location, as he felt that anything within this Secret Realm depended on their own abilities to rob it.

It was also because of this that Luo Xiao had no worries. Although the previous trio had been human, they were clearly less alert than the enemies they usually faced while training, so trying to track them down was also good exercise for Xiao Tou to learn.

Da Tou clearly agreed with Luo Xiao, and he also kept quiet as he nodded his head and showed his approval. Although he could not help Luo Xiao with packing up the camp, he was close by to protect the younger man.

Luo Xiao was a soul cultivator and his strength was mental attacks at a distance. If he encountered an enemy close by, he would be in a bad position. Although his physical strength was not bad, it was not comparable to those who cultivated qi, and thus he would always be at a disadvantage.

By having Da Tou by his side, this weakness could be ignored, and he was completely safe. Xiao Tou was also a qi cultivator, so he, like Da Tou, specialized in physical strength, and even if he encountered an enemy above his own strength, then he had not forgotten his previous tactic of escaping. If he could not beat it, then he would run away. When he was alone, escaping was no problem at all.

In this way, the group made a good team that worked together seamlessly, and they all knew their position and tasks.

Nothing more was said as Xiao Tou set off and Luo Xiao began to pack up the camp. Most of the formations were made with the purpose of multiple uses, and only if someone actively attacked them would they wear down.

Luo Xiao was familiar with using these things, and it did not take him long to pack it down before hurrying towards the direction Xiao Tou had left.

Da Tou had not gotten far, and the two caught up to him after a short amount of time.

"I dare not get closer to the three in front. They are moving fairly slowly. Although they seem to be unwilling to really stop anywhere for an extended amount of time, they still move at a snails pace as they look at their surroundings." Xiao Tou could not help but wonder whether or not they truly knew the directions towards this Summer Palace. The way they were walking this slowly made it appear as if they were not too confident.

"They have never been to the Summer Palace before, and all they know is what they have been told by others. I can imagine that they are having some troubles being certain about which direction to take." Luo Xiao felt that it was natural for them to move slowly. Although they were told the location of this Summer Palace it was, after all, the first time they had been to the Secret Realm, so everything had to be double checked.

"Since we can't hurry, we also look around for herbs and other treasures. However, unlike the meadow, we should try to avoid combat. If we do attract some beasts we need to end them as quickly as possible. It would be best if we can do these things without being noticed by the trio in front, otherwise our plan will become much more difficult."

Both Da Tou and Xiao Tou nodded their heads and after planning in detail it was done so that one of either Xiao Tou or Da Tou would always be trailing the trio, while the other would be looking around with Luo Xiao. From time to time they would change between who were trailing and who were searching for herbs, to ensure that neither of them got too bored.

Like this, the next couple of days went by one after another. Many new herbs and treasures had been picked up and the trio had already gotten a lot of benefits before even reaching the Summer Palace.