Elder Lu had only searched three nearby counties. There were still many counties that he hadn't searched yet. No one knew if there were people of the Yu Family there.
The Yu family was a fifth-rank family, the same level as the three fifth-rank royal families.
Although they did not have the prestige of the Three Great Royal Clans, since they were a Fifth Rank Clan, how could they be weak?
The foundation of such a super family was too strong.
The Yu Family controlled a region in the east of the Tianwu Kingdom, but this was the southwest of the Tianwu Kingdom.
Under normal circumstances, warriors of the Yu Family wouldn't show up here. Their purpose was obvious. Obviously, they were here for the Liu Family.
In fact!
These people were indeed here for the sake of the Liu Family and Lu Li. Ghost Snake Granny slapped Yu Feijia's face, which was equal to slapping the Yu Family's face.
The Patriarch of the Yu Clan was so angry that he immediately led his men to hunt them down. He even invited a martial expert of the Zi Clan. A group of people used the Teleportation Formation and went to the Heaven Frigid Kingdom in the south to intercept them. Countless people were sent to track Ghost Snake Granny and the others, but they found nothing in the end.
So much time had passed. Since they couldn't find it now, it would naturally be very difficult to find it.
Inside the Iron-armored Ship, there was a powerful Inhibition Formation which could hide its tracks. Ordinary people would not be able to find it.
The Yu Family was not a Royal Family. It was impossible for them to gather all the powerful warriors of the Northern Desert to search for him. It was normal that they could not find him.
Yu Feijia felt humiliated. That was why he wanted to vent his anger on Lu Ling's younger brother and the Liu Family to save some face.
He didn't send anyone to track them. He just deduced the whereabouts of the Liu Family from a small amount of information.
There was actually no need to deduce this …
In the Northern Desert, the only place to avoid being hunted was the Thousand-lake Island. Only by escaping to the Thousand-lake Island could one be completely safe.
Therefore, Yu Feijia casually gave an order. The Yu Family sent some people to the county city at the northeast of the Thousand-lake Island to wait for the hare.
Lord Yu did not take the small Liu Family seriously. As long as he could find them, he could easily suppress them.
"How many people are there? What are their realms?"
Patriarch Seven asked with a gloomy face. There were three people sitting in his war chariot, and they were all at the late stage of the Spirit Sea Realm. They were the only three in the late stage of the Spirit Sea Realm in the Liu Family.
Patriarch Lu frowned and said, "Not many. Three to five in each city. I don't dare to get too close. But there is at least one warrior of the Soul Pond Realm in each city."
"…"
The Seventh Elder, the Ninth Elder, and the Thirteenth Elder looked at each other, and the three of them were speechless.
A Fifth-rank Family was so resourceful that they could send out warriors of the Soul Pond Realm at will.
Even one of them was enough to wipe out the entire Liu Family, let alone a few.
Patriarch Lu threw out another piece of news which made the three Patriarchs look even more awful, "According to the information I gathered, the Yu Family asked the nearby counties to send out many scouts to the periphery of the Thousand-island Lake.
If we dare to go to the Thousand-island Lake, we will be discovered before we can get within 30 miles. "
The prefectural cities were usually controlled by second rank and third rank families. Once the Yu Family made an appearance, those families would definitely be willing to help. After all, it was an honor to help the Yu Family.
The several Patriarchs had a discussion and realized that there were only two ways to go — they could either split up and sneak into the Thousand-island Lake.
The warriors sent by Yu Fei Jia had never seen anyone of the Liu Family. They had the chance to sneak into the Thousand-island Lake in disguise. But most of them might have been killed.
The other way was to take a detour to the south of the Thousand-island Lake and enter the lake from the south.
The Thousand-island Lake was so big. It was unlikely that the Yu Family would mobilize hundreds of thousands of warriors to surround the entire lake.
Of course, it was exactly because the Thousand-island Lake was so big that if they took a detour, it would take them seven or eight days longer.
Now that the Yu Family warriors were here, they would not just sit in the county and wait. They would be discovered after seven or eight days.
Patriarch Nine and the others admired Patriarch Seven's foresight. He had given up the Silver Wolf chariots of the Liu Family and disguised them as a caravan twice. Otherwise, they would have been discovered a long time ago.
Finally, after some discussion, they decided to make a compromise between the two ways.
They divided the 300 warriors into three groups and disguised them as three caravans. They would move towards the Thousand-island Lake in three different directions.
Patriarch Lu would continue to scout. Once they found that the Yu Family did not have so many scouts, they would force their way towards the Thousand-island Lake. They would be completely safe once they got into the lake.
The three Patriarchs at the later stage of the Spirit Sea Realm led the teams respectively. Warriors of the Spirit Sea Realm and the Xuan Wu Realm were divided into three groups. Naturally, Liu Yi and Lu Li would follow Patriarch Seven who was the most powerful one.
The more than 300 warriors were divided into three groups. In this way, the target would not be so obvious and they would look like a regular caravan.
The three groups agreed on a rendezvous point and then went their separate ways. They each took a detour and moved towards the southeast.
Patriarch Lu had more than 20 scouts with him. He had been very busy during this time. On one hand, he had to investigate the enemies, on the other hand, he had to find out the whereabouts of his own people so that he could be informed as soon as something happened.
The regular disciples of the Liu Family were not told about the Yu Family warriors. Only the Patriarchs of the Spirit Sea Realm knew about it.
Liu Yi and Lu Li, of course, were qualified to know. Liu Yi was nervous and frightened.
Lu Li kept a straight face. He didn't express any thoughts after he heard the news.
He knew that the Yu Family was not only targeting the Liu Family, but also him. Maybe even the Yu Family had his portrait.
Therefore, he didn't act alone. He went with the team. At least, if something went wrong, the Liu Family could resist for a while and he would have time to run away.
That was right, run away!
It was not that he didn't care about their friendship. He didn't think he owed the Liu Family anything. On the contrary, the Liu Family owed him and his sister a lot.
He didn't have any feelings for the Liu Family. The only one he had some friendship with was Liu Yi.
He made up his mind that if things went wrong, he would run away immediately. If Liu Yi was willing to go with him, he would take her with him. If not, he would run away on his own without looking back.
His parents were still in the Ice Abyss, and Lu Ling had gone to the Cyan Plains without any news. The burden on Lu Li's shoulders was too heavy.
He told himself to be cold-blooded and merciless. In this cruel world, kindness would only lead to a faster death.
The carriages moved on fast, day and night. Apart from eating and sleeping, Lu Li cultivated every second of the day.
He learned something about the cultivation of the Spirit Sea Realm at the Hall of Cultivation Methods of the Liu Family. The first thing to be cultivated at the initial stage of the Spirit Sea Realm was Xuan Energy. His Xuan Energy was far from profound enough.
Without the help of pellets, he would need at least several years of cultivation to reach the middle stage of the Spirit Sea Realm.
Liu Yi was perturbed. She was restless along the way. She would observe the situation outside from time to time.
Fortunately, it was quiet along the way. They didn't find any scouts or enemies.
After five days of daunting but no mishap, the carriages had crossed more than 500 miles of mountains and rivers. They had arrived at the east side of the Thousand-island Lake.
Patriarch Lu brought a piece of good news. There were fewer scouts at the east side of the lake. Patriarch Lu suggested to force their way towards the Thousand-island Lake in case something unexpected happened.
Patriarch Seven thought about it for the time it took for one incense stick to burn. He asked Patriarch Lu to inform the other two carriages to turn around and rush towards the Thousand-island Lake. They would enter the lake as fast as they could and then meet at a small island called the Sun-down Island on the east side.
Liu Yi became even more nervous after she heard the news. She held a silver long sword in her hand at all times, ready for a fight.
She saw Lu Li open his eyes. She swallowed and asked, "Lu Li, can we get into the Thousand-island Lake smoothly this time?"
"No!"
Lu Li said with certainty, "If the Yu Family could let us get in so easily, then a Fifth-rank Family would have an undeserved reputation."
Liu Yi took a deep breath. Looking at Lu Li's calm face, she asked, "Lu Li, how come you are not nervous at all?"