He had been in closed-door cultivation for half a year but he still hadn't mastered the Dragon Wrestling Skill. Lu Li felt he had one foot in the door but he still couldn't make it.
It was a frustrating feeling. There was only a thin layer of paper left. He couldn't break through it and could only scratch his head in vain.
Lu Li stopped cultivation after he was sure that he could not learn anything. Bottlenecks were bottlenecks because they could not be broken through. Once they were broken through, it would no longer be a bottleneck.
"Boss, you have finished cultivation?"
Hou San had been enjoying himself for the past half a year. He used to be a team leader but he didn't even manage the army during this time.
He had been guarding in Lu Li's castle. He didn't want to manage the army since they didn't respect him.
Lu Li nodded. Noticing that Lu Li was not smiling, Hou San asked in a hurry, "Boss, is it not going well?"
"Yes!"
Lu Li frowned and asked, "Is there anything strange in the valley recently?
Did the patriarchs come to me? "
"Yes!"
Hou San nodded and said, "Twice. Once on the second day after you went into seclusion, and again a month ago.
But I told them you were still healing. You activated the Inhibition Formation so I could not wake you up. "
"Well done!"
Lu Li praised him. Hou San continued, "There is one strange thing. We have a deputy commander here and he is a young master. I heard that five patriarchs went to greet him on the day he came. They were so proud."
"Deputy commander?
A young master? "
Lu Li was alarmed out of instinct. How could a young master come to a place like this?
Or to be the deputy commander?
He was the chief commander. Did that mean that the young master had to be below him?
A young master that could be greeted by several patriarchs had to be below him?
Wasn't this a joke?
Lu Li asked about Meng Li's situation in detail. Hou San didn't know much, but from this simple situation, Lu Li still felt something was wrong.
Normally speaking, a young master like him would not come to a place like this. Even if he did, he would leave after a few days.
Meng Li had been living here for more than a month. It seemed that he was going to stay here forever.
Lu Li knew the situation in the Ghost Region very well. The monsters there were not suitable for training.
The human-faced scorpion beasts and ghost worms were too weak. The ghost worms were soul attacks. Meng Li, the ghost king, would have to be suicidal …
A person must have a reason for doing things. A young master like Meng Li would never do something so boring.
They had too many things to do. The outside world was so prosperous, and they could enjoy such a beautiful life. Why did they come to this damned place to suffer?
There was nothing here. He must have come here for the Spirit World's divine medicine, or for himself!
The divine medicines here were extremely precious, and many of them most likely had special effects, so they were extremely valuable.
If this young master colluded with some elders and those people from the special army, it was not impossible for him to secretly obtain the divine medicine.
"Ignore him!"
Lu Li's eyes grew colder. If this Young Master didn't provoke him, he would let it go. But if he did, he would kill him all the same.
In any case, no one would dare to make a move in the Ghost Valley. If he tried to kill this Young Master in the Ghost World and burn his body to ashes, who would know that he was the one who killed him?
Even though the patriarchs had come to him twice, Lu Li didn't want to see them. He continued to live leisurely in the castle.
Hou San didn't want to go back to the army. He was living comfortably with Lu Li. Why should he go back to the barracks and be looked down upon?
On the third day, Lu Li's comfortable days came to an end. The Mansion of Patriarchs sent someone to summon Lu Li again.
This time, Lu Li could not avoid them. After all, he had been seen by the Mansion of Patriarchs.
Lu Li followed the man to a castle where Patriarch Yang was waiting for him. Patriarch Yang didn't smile when he saw Lu Li. He just asked, "Commander Lu, are you feeling better?"
"This old man doesn't like me."
Lu Li had made a great contribution last time, but Patriarch Yang didn't say anything to praise him?
Why was he so cold when he was expressing his concern?
Patriarch Yang might be like this in his nature. But last time, many people saw him greet Meng Li in person and he smiled like a dog.
Since Patriarch Yang didn't smile, Lu Li wouldn't try to be nice to Patriarch Yang. He cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for your concern, Patriarch Yang. I am almost recovered."
"That's good!"
Patriarch Yang nodded, waved his hand and said, "Take a seat. You can get to know Deputy Commander when he comes.
In half a month, you will lead two battalions to the Ghost World. This time, there is an important divine medicine that needs to be collected. You need to go with them. Nothing can go wrong. "
"Yes!"
Lu Li accepted the order. Inside, he was surprised. Special divine medicine?
Did this Meng Li come for this divine medicine, or for him?
If the bead was so important, then why didn't patriarch Duo Duo come in person to hold the fort?
Lu Li couldn't figure it out. Patriarch Yang wouldn't tell him either. He had to wait quietly for the mysterious Deputy Commander to show up.
This wait lasted for more than four hours!
Deputy Commander had made the chief commander and a patriarch with real power wait for more than four hours. What did that mean?
If it were anywhere else, the Deputy Commander would be severely injured, if not killed.
Meng Li was very handsome, not the kind of handsome that a pretty boy would have, but really very handsome, especially the noble aura on his body. This was not something that a disciple of an ordinary family could cultivate, nor was it something that a disciple of a nouveau riche family could have.
He didn't look down on Lu Li. He just looked at Lu Li and nodded slightly.
Meng Li cupped his fists to Patriarch Yang, bowed and said, "Greetings, Patriarch Yang. I am late because of military affairs. Please forgive me."
Patriarch Yang was taken aback. Then he stood up at once. It seemed that he was flattered.
But he reacted quickly. He put on a solemn expression and said, "Commander Meng, you are busy with military affairs. How can I blame you?
Come, let me introduce you. This is Fourth Commander Lu.
Commander Lu, this is Commander Meng Li. He is our new Deputy Commander. I hope you can work together and manage military affairs well. "
"Of course!"
Lu Li didn't smile much and he didn't look too upset.
But he was sneering inside. Meng Li was talking about military affairs?
Now, Patriarch Yang was talking about military affairs?
Did he have military affairs?
He could command an army?
What a joke.
After some small talk, Patriarch Yang set a mission for half a month later. This time, they were to go to the peak of the Ghost Mountain to collect a divine medicine.
But Patriarch Yang didn't say what they were going to do. He just told them to go with the army and protect the army.
Lu Li came back from the Patriarch Mansion and saw Hou San's sad face. Lu Li asked with a frown, "What is it?"
"Boss, you have to save me!"
Hou San took Lu Li's hands and said, "Just now, our leader sent someone to tell me to go to the Ghost Realm with the army in half a month.
This time, two battalions are going and the other one is led by Commander Cao. Boss, you have to ask to go with us or I will die a miserable death. "
"You are going as well?
Commander Cao is going as well? "