Yellow-tooth wanted to establish his dominance, but so did Lu Li.
He was here to stay for a while, not to do hard labor. As long as he could subdue Yellow-tooth, his life would be much better in the future.
Therefore, when Yellow-tooth's whip came, Lu Li didn't dodge, nor did he stand there to be hit. Instead, he reached out with one hand and grabbed the whip. Then he released his strength and pulled.
"Whoosh!"
Yellow-tooth didn't expect that Lu Li would dare to fight back.
A strong force came from his hand. The whip flew out of his hand and was in Lu Li's.
"How dare you?"
Yellow-tooth flew into a rage. He rushed towards Lu Li, determined to teach him a lesson.
However, Lu Li did something strange at that moment. He … turned around and ran away!
That's right. He ran to the back and disappeared in an instant.
Yellow-tooth paused for a second and then became even angrier. Lu Li didn't take him seriously at all.
Did Lu Li still respect him as the team leader?
Without any hesitation, Yellow-tooth chased after Lu Li. If he couldn't beat Lu Li to the ground today, he would not be Yellow-tooth.
Yellow-tooth was at the later stage of the third tribulation, so he was quite fast. He caught up with Lu Li soon.
However, after more than three miles, he noticed that Lu Li had stopped in front of him. Lu Li was looking at him calmly with mockery in his eyes.
Seeing Lu Li's eyes, Yellow-tooth was about to lose his mind.
"Whoosh!"
A saber appeared in his hand and he hacked at Lu Li's shoulder. He wanted to cut off one of Lu Li's hands to teach him a lesson and to let him know that this team leader was not to be messed with!
Lu Li smiled lightly. He didn't dodge. He just stood there and let Yellow-tooth hack at him.
Yellow-tooth's fighting ability was quite good. His saber was glowing with four different lights. He had integrated the four Fundamental Meanings.
Lu Li still didn't dodge. He let the saber land on him. With a muffled sound, Lu Li was knocked back for more than 30 feet. The armor in front of his chest was cracked, but there was only a faint trace of blood on his skin. Surprisingly, it was just a scratch.
"Eh?"
Yellow-tooth was stunned. He was already confused that Lu Li didn't dodge. Now, he was even more surprised.
Yellow-tooth was startled for a moment, but Lu Li had already dashed over. Lu Li was so fast that Yellow-tooth was scared. In a blink of an eye, Lu Li had grabbed Yellow-tooth's neck and lifted him up.
Lu Li's eyes were filled with coldness. He was filled with murderous intent. His emotionless eyes made Yellow-tooth shiver.
He had seen the look in her eyes before. Once, when there was a riot in the captive camp, Patriarch Xie, who was in charge here, took action and killed thousands. The look in her eyes was the same as Lu Li's.
Being carried by Lu Li like a little chick, Yellow-tooth could move his hands and feet, but he didn't dare to move at all. He believed that if he did anything rash, he would become a corpse in the next second.
"Yellow-tooth, listen up!"
Lu Li said coldly, "I just want to find a quiet place to cultivate. I don't want to make trouble. Don't push me. I can do anything when I'm desperate.
If you're friendly to me, I'll always treat you as my captain. If you're not friendly to me, it'll be easy for me to kill you, understand? "
"Understood, understood, understood!"
Yellow-tooth nodded like a chick pecking at grains. At this moment, he finally understood why Lu Li ran away.
Lu Li didn't want to embarrass him in front of a group of people.
In other words, what Lu Li said was true. He just wanted to cultivate in a low-key manner. He didn't want to make trouble, but messing with him would result in serious consequences.
"Well, that's a good boy!"
Lu Li put Yellow-tooth down, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Captain Yellow-tooth, be a good captain. Don't bother me if there's nothing important. I won't cause you any trouble, understand?
Also … let me remind you, treat these captives well. I have a feeling something is going to happen.
If something happens, whoever mistreated them will end badly! "
"Eh …"
Yellow-tooth was not used to Lu Li's sudden change in attitude. Remembering Lu Li's words, his heart skipped a beat. It seemed to be true. Recently, the captives were not stable. Something big might happen.
"Let's go. Don't let our brothers wait for too long. I will play along with you later."
Lu Li continued to pat Yellow-tooth's shoulder. Yellow-tooth put on a smile that was uglier than crying.
Jiang Yi adjusted himself quickly and immediately swaggered forward. However … his footsteps were still a little shaky.
When they got back to the front, Yellow-tooth looked back at Lu Li. Seeing Lu Li's frightened face, Yellow-tooth secretly praised Lu Li's acting skills.
Also, Lu Li's armor was broken. On the surface, it seemed that he had been "taught a lesson" by Yellow-tooth.
"Fourth Lu, because you are new, I will teach you a lesson this time. If there is a next time, I will destroy you. Do you understand?"
Yellow-tooth said with a snort, but he kept glancing at Lu Li, afraid that Lu Li would be angry.
Lu Li nodded and bowed cooperatively. "Don't worry, Sir. I won't do it again. I won't do it again."
"Hmm, let's go!"
Yellow-tooth strode forward with arrogance. The captives also got up and moved on. The other sergeants looked at Lu Li and Third Hou with mockery and contempt.
"Ha, ha!"
Only Third Hou sneered. He knew Lu Li's abilities very well. Also, Lu Li didn't have any injuries. Yellow-tooth would glance at Lu Li from time to time when he was talking. How could Third Hou not know?
Clearly, Lu Li had beaten Yellow-tooth into submission. They were acting.
Third Hou secretly gave Lu Li a thumbs up. Lu Li slapped the back of Third Hou's head.
Third Hou grinned. He admired Lu Li even more.
After the captives were sent to the underground tunnel, Lu Li saw the Flame Crystals. Even though he had suffered a lot, he still couldn't bear to look at them.
There was a huge Flame Crystal mine underground. It was filled with dark red flames. Lu Li felt like he was about to be burned even though his body was strong.
The captives were forced to dig in the fire. If they couldn't dig out 100 Flame Crystals, they would stay in there forever. They might even be burned alive.
There were serious casualties among the captives. Some committed suicide. They died every day. There were 10 pits at the bottom of the mine, all filled with corpses …
After the captives were sent down, there were people guarding them. Lu Li and the others didn't go back right away. Instead, they rested where they were.
After some time, the captives who had completed their tasks would be sent up. In the future, Lu Li and the others would have to change shifts to guard the captives.
Their task was to guard the captives, supervise them to dig out the Flame Crystals and patrol around. Due to the lack of manpower, they had to work almost every day. They had no time to cultivate or rest.
"Get up and go on patrol!"
Yellow-tooth shouted after they rested for an hour. Seeing that everyone was so lazy, he scolded them at once. They had to stand up and go on patrol nearby.
"Lord, I am not feeling well. I want to take a rest!"
Lu Li wanted to cultivate, but the underground tunnel was too spacious. It would take more than half a day to patrol. Naturally, he didn't want to.
Yellow-tooth was surprised by Lu Li's words. He thought about it and said, "Really?
Do you want to go back and have some rest? "
"Eh?"
The other dozens of warriors looked at Yellow-tooth as if he was a freak. Since when did Yellow-tooth become so easy to talk to?
In the old days, if someone talked to him like this, he would have been whipped.
"That's good. Thank you, Lord."