Now that they had decided to go out, Lu Li began to make preparations. He and Lu Ling analyzed and concluded that it would not be too dangerous if they could hide themselves.
The key was that they could not let the Zhao Family know that he had left the County, and they could not be seen by outsiders on the way to the Red Stone Mountain.
Lu Li and Lu Ling studied the map carefully and decided to go out from the east gate and take a detour to the Red Stone Mountain.
The Red Stone Mountain was to the southeast of the Ice Abyss. People of the Wu Ling County would usually take the official road closest to the north gate to go to the Ice Abyss. It would be less likely for them to run into scouts and warriors of other families if they went from the east.
There was a Beast Upheaval at the Ice Abyss, and the Red Phosphorus Hawks were flying around. There should not be too many Red Phosphorus Hawks in the Red Stone Mountain, and many Stone Rats must have run away.
Last time, Lu Li and Liu Yi ran into Stone Rats in the cave, so there might not be many Xuan Beasts left in the Red Stone Mountain.
Not many people knew Lu Li. If Lu Li could sneak into the Red Stone Mountain in disguise, steal some eggs of the Red Phosphorus Hawks and take a detour back, he might not run into any danger.
Lu Ling began to prepare Lu Li's luggage after everything was settled.
Lu Li once again went into closed-door cultivation. He was ready to set off after he completely opened up his 11th energy channel and became more powerful.
…
Three days later, Lu Li came out from his closed-door cultivation in the afternoon. He had been working day and night for the past three days. Finally, he had opened up his 11th energy channel.
Lu Ling prepared dried meat, water and a small tent for Lu Li. Lu Li did not leave right away. Instead, he waited until it was completely dark before he put on his luggage, put on a bamboo hat that covered most of his face, and left the Liu Family quietly with Little White. He took a detour to the east gate.
He was very careful on his way. He turned left and right to make sure that nobody was following him. Then he went directly to the east gate.
Even though his behavior was a bit strange, he had the Token of the Liu Family on him, so he could get out of the county easily.
He had underestimated the scouts of the Zhao Family …
As soon as he got out of the county gate, two warriors in civilian clothes came out from an alley in the corner.
These two people were obviously from the Zhao Clan. The two of them glanced at the East City Gate, then disappeared into the alley.
Lu Li did not join the External Clan of the Liu Family, so he did not have much contact with other warriors. He did not know the abilities of the top scouts of the families.
What he didn't know was that the Liu Family and the Zhao Family had planted spies in each other's families. Except for the most important secrets, the two families knew everything about each other.
However!
Lu Li had picked a good time. It was late at night. When the scouts reported back to Zhao Rui, the No. 1 Young Master of the Zhao Family, Zhao Rui was having a banquet in the biggest brothel in the city. How could he be in the mood to go after Lu Li?
Of course, he valued Di Ba and Di Huo very much. After Di Huo joined the Zhao Family, he received resources and was about to break through to the Spirit Sea Realm. He would be a great help to the Zhao Family.
He thought about it and then asked someone to follow Lu Li out of the city. Tomorrow morning, they would go after Lu Li.
He also sent a message to the family scouts at the Frigid Cloud Mountain to pay attention to Lu Li's whereabouts.
As far as Zhao Rui was concerned, Lu Li had left the county alone. No matter where Lu Li went, he was destined to die without a burial place.
He was the Young Master of the Zhao Family. If he couldn't even kill a nobody like Lu Li, then he wouldn't be able to hang around in the Wu Ling County anymore.
At this moment, Di Huo was right next to Zhao Rui. After he heard Zhao Rui's arrangement, Di Huo beamed with joy. He rubbed his palms together, eager to leave the County with Zhao Rui early in the morning to cut Lu Li into pieces.
…
Baopu!
On the official road to the east of the County, Lu Li was running fast by himself. He was so close to the city, so it was easy for him to run into warriors of different families. He thought the further away he was from the city, the safer he would be.
However, he was overthinking. The Beast Upheaval had not been completely pacified yet. Nobody was walking outside the County at night.
Lu Li ran wildly in the cold wind by himself. He didn't run into anyone for six hours.
"It's about time. Let me find a place to sleep."
It was late at night, and the weather was getting colder. Lu Li turned into a small path in the darkness and found a cave.
He took out a tattered tent from the bag on his back, wrapped himself in a tattered quilt, and fell asleep.
When Lu Li was little, he often went up the mountain by himself. He often spent the night outside, so he had a good sleep.
He slept all the way until dawn. He got up and washed himself with some water. Then he grabbed some dried meat and started to chew on it while running.
"Eh?
Someone is here! "
In the County, it was crowded and noisy, so Lu Li couldn't find any scouts following him. However, in the wild, he had a keen sense of smell like a beast.
He vaguely felt that something was not right behind him. He looked back but saw nothing.
Walking in the mountains all year round, Lu Li was often ambushed by beasts. His intuition was very accurate. He was sure that someone was following him.
After some thoughts, Lu Li continued to move forward quietly. After a couple of miles, there was a stone peak in front of him. Lu Li quickly turned into the stone peak and pressed himself against the stone wall. He held his breath and held the Heaven Kylin Sword in one hand, ready to take action at any moment.
Sure enough …
After a moment, there came two light footsteps. They stopped when they were about to pass the stone peak. After the time for more than a dozen breaths, two figures quietly came out.
"Hoy!"
Lu Li shouted like thunder on a sunny day. He swung his Heaven Kylin Sword and aimed at the head of the first warrior.
The young warrior's expression changed in fear. Lu Li's sword was so fast that there was no way for him to dodge. He could only shout, "Don't kill me!"
"Bang!"
Lu Li slightly twisted his sword and hit the man's head with the back of the sword. He held back some of his strength.
Even so, the man's head was still cracked and he was bleeding.
"Swish!"
Lu Li paid no attention to the first warrior. He raised his Heaven Kylin Sword, turned around and cut at the second warrior.
That warrior came to his senses and unsheathed his sword to defend against Lu Li's attack.
How strong was Lu Li now?
After he consumed the Blood Refinement Pellet, his physical strength had reached more than 13,000 pounds. If he added his Xuan Energy, it would be at least 37,000 or 38,000 pounds.
How could this man defend against such a huge force?
"Clank ~"
With a muffled sound and some sparks, the man's sword was smashed away. Lu Li's saber went straight in and broke the man's shoulder and collarbone. Lu Li swept his thigh and sent the man flying.
Since Lu Li did not know the identity of the two warriors, he did not kill them.
He walked over in strides with the blood-stained Heaven Kylin Sword in his hand. He pressed the broken sword against the second warrior's neck and asked coldly, "Who are you?
Why are you following me? "
The two warriors were not wearing armors of the Zhao Family, just regular warrior robes. One of them was bleeding, holding his head and howling in pain.
The other one clenched his teeth and pressed his shoulder with one hand. He glared at Lu Li but said nothing.
"Hmm!"
Lu Li snorted. He lifted his leg and stomped on the man's chest. Lu Li's stomp was so powerful that more than a dozen ribs of the man's chest must have been broken. Blood spilled out from the corner of his mouth and his face was twisted because of the pain.
Lu Li asked again, "I will give you one last chance. If you don't tell me … die!"
Lu Li could tell something from their eyes. They were definitely not here with good intentions.
Since they were enemies, he would not show them any mercy.
"Bastard!"
The young warrior who was stepped on grimaced in pain and shouted, "How dare you hurt us?
Our Young Master will be here soon. By then, he will cut you into pieces. "
"Young Master?"
Lu Li was confused. When did he offend a Young Master of a Big Family?
Lu Li thought about it and moved his leg away. He asked with fear, "Who is your Young Master?
We have no quarrel. Why do you want to kill me? "
"Hmm!"
Seeing that Lu Li was scared, the man said with hatred, "Our Young Master is Zhao Rui, the No. 1 Young Master of the Zhao Family. Let us go now.
Or else when our Young Master comes, you will die without a burial place. "
"Zhao Rui!"
Lu Li suddenly understood. They were from the Zhao Family. Di Ba was the Patriarch of the External Clan of the Zhao Family. It was highly possible that Di Ba had asked the Zhao Family to help him get revenge.
The Zhao Family had sent someone to follow him and the Young Master of the Zhao Family would be here soon.
It seemed that the Zhao Family had found out that Lu Li had left the County and wanted to kill him outside the County.
"Bastard!"
Seeing that Lu Li's eyes were flickering, the man climbed up with difficulty and coldly said, "Surrender now and come with me to see our Young Master. Otherwise, you will die."
"Whoosh ~"