On the three official roads, three caravans rushed towards the Thousand-island Lake at the same time.
An ordinary caravan would not be able to travel so fast and in such a hurry. This strange situation quickly attracted the attention of the scouts hiding nearby.
There were indeed fewer scouts here, only dozens of them. They were warriors from a big family in the nearby county, the Guan Family. The leader was a patriarch at the late stage of the Spirit Sea Realm.
When this elder received the news, he did not hesitate to crush a piece of jade talisman in his hand. At the same time, he gave the order, "Mobilize everyone and stop all three merchant groups. Take note … our mission is to delay as much time as possible."
"Swish!"
Warriors hiding near the official road swarmed out and rushed towards the three caravans separately. The Patriarch of the Guan Family was close to Lu Li's caravan. He blocked the path with some warriors and shouted from afar, "The caravans in front of us, stop. Recently, there have been Fifth-rank Xuan Beasts in the Thousand-island Lake. It is very dangerous. Do not enter the lake for the next couple of days!"
The eyes of the warriors of the Liu Family outside the caravan flickered with uncertainty. Patriarch Seven sneered and said, "Keep going. Prepare for battle."
The appearance of Xuan Beasts in the Thousand-island Lake was an internal affair of the Thousand-island Lake. It was not the business of the Families in other counties. Clearly, these people were not here with good intentions.
The carriages continued to move forward, and all the warriors held their swords tightly in their hands. The Seventh Patriarch had already unsheathed his long sword, and his eyes were locked on the Guan Family Elder.
One hundred meters, fifty meters, thirty meters!
"Kill!" The Guan Family Elder pulled out two Water Thorns and roared.
There were only a dozen or so people on the Guan family's side, but they all charged forward fearlessly.
The Yu Family had said that whoever could kill warriors of the Liu Family and capture Lu Li alive would be rewarded handsomely.
The Yu Family was a Fifth Rank Family. Their generous reward was enough to drive the Guan Family's disciples crazy.
"Xiu!"
Patriarch Seven rushed out from the first carriage, followed by seven or eight Spirit Sea Realm Patriarchs. Groups of Xuan Wu Realm warriors rushed out from the carriages behind them, rushing towards the warriors of the Guan Family with a strong killing intent.
Lu Li and Liu Yi didn't move. There were only so many people, so it wasn't their turn to fight.
Seeing that Lu Li didn't go out, Liu Yi sat quietly in the carriage.
"So many people …"
The people of the Guan Family were stunned. They only had three warriors of the Spirit Sea Realm on their side, which was a total of 15 people. The Liu Family had several times more warriors than them.
The thing was, if he fled without fighting, the Liu Family could rush into the Thousand-island Lake easily. By then, the Yu Family would be in trouble when they investigated.
The elder of the Guan Family could only let out an angry roar and lead his men to rush forward and fight desperately.
The Guan Family had stationed a large number of warriors nearby, and he had already broken the jade talisman to inform them.
When the Guan Family warriors arrived, it would be difficult for the Liu Family warriors to rush into the Thousand-island Lake.
Bang!
The Seventh Elder's long sword spun like a diamond. At the same time, the long sword swayed left and right, looking very scary.
The Guan Family Elder was not an embroidered pillow. He brandished the two Water-splitting Thorns in his hands and blocked the Seventh Elder's fierce attack.
He could block it, but it would be difficult for the others.
Even though the Liu Family had divided their forces into three groups, there were still nearly one hundred warriors and seven or eight warriors of the Spirit Sea Realm in each group. The Guan Family only had a dozen warriors. How could they stop the Liu Family?
"Destroy the carriage!"
The Guan Family's Elder roared in anger. All the Guan Family's warriors risked their lives to destroy four or five carriages, blocking the road ahead.
"Retreat …"
In just the time for one incense stick to burn, there were only three warriors of the Spirit Sea Realm left in the Guan Family. All of them were wounded. If they continued to fight, all of them would die here.
The Guan Family Patriarch gave the order to retreat. The other two pushed back the warriors around them and broke out of the encirclement.
Patriarch Seven gave the order to stop chasing. Looking at the four or five destroyed carriages, he frowned and said, "Unload the Mystical Materials in the carriages and put them in other carriages. Hurry up!"
In many carriages, there were big sacks with all kinds of Mystical Materials and treasures in them. Those were the remaining wealth of the Liu Family.
Without the wealth, the Liu Family would not be able to gain a firm foothold at the Thousand-island Lake. They would become the appendages of other families and never rise again.
"Ha, ha!"
Lu Li walked out from one of the carriages. He carried the Heaven Kylin Sword that Liu Yi put away for him. He glanced around and said, "Why are we still taking carriages? We will all die!
We can't take the official road. Take the things and go on this path. "
"Not taking carriages?"
Patriarch Seven frowned. There were quite a lot of Mystical Materials in the carriages. The Mystical Materials, wealth, Xuan Skills, and ores that were brought out this time were all with them. Without carriages, they could not take them all away.
Patriarch Seven understood Lu Li's meaning. There would be more people blocking the way on the official road ahead. The carriages had to take the official road.
However, if they were to take the small path, they would have to give up most of the Mystical Materials and wealth. How could Patriarch Seven be willing to do that?
"Lady Yi, come with me!"
Seeing that Patriarch Seven was in doubt, Lu Li carried his Heaven Kylin Sword and rushed towards the small path.
Lady Yi's expressions changed. She clenched her teeth and said to Patriarch Seven, "Grandpa Seven, listen to Lu Li.
If we cannot go to the Thousand-island Lake, no matter how many treasures we bring, they will belong to others. "
"Alright!"
Patriarch Seven made up his mind and waved his hand. He asked all the warriors to carry the most precious treasures on their backs. After the rest of the carriages were burned, they followed Lu Li and rushed towards the small path.
More than 100 people carried sacks on their backs and rushed forward, leaving a long line behind them.
This side was close to the lake and the terrain was flat. They could run fast. Soon, they disappeared into the distance.
…
Lu Li's decision was correct. Groups of warriors appeared on the official road ahead of them. There were hundreds of them.
These people were rushing along the official road. If Patriarch Seven and the others were riding on carriages, they would all be killed.
On the other two official roads, the two teams of the Liu Family were in a worse state.
Especially on the official road in the north, the team had been surrounded by a group of warriors. Patriarch Nine had given the order to scatter and run. If they did not run now, then none of them would be able to leave.
On the official road in the south, the team of the Liu Family was also intercepted by more than a dozen warriors. After they were beaten back, they continued to ride on carriages.
However, they were intercepted by more than 200 warriors and were trying to break out of the encirclement.
Patriarch Lu led more than a dozen scouts and probed around. Seeing that the two teams of the Liu Family were besieged, he did not go to their rescue.
His task was to investigate. His advantage was his speed. His combat ability was not that strong. If he went to help, he would be courting death.
"Scatter and run. Rush to the Thousand-island Lake and gather at the Sundown Island!"
Patriarch Lu shouted to the team of the Liu Family that was besieged at the south. Only then did the warriors of the Liu Family come to their senses and scatter in all directions.
"Let's go!"
Patriarch Lu exhaled and rushed towards the Thousand-island Lake with the more than a dozen scouts.
There was no need to investigate now. How many warriors of the Liu Family could survive would depend on who could get into the Thousand-island Lake.
"Faster, faster, faster!"
On a muddy path, Patriarch Seven would shout from time to time. According to the map, they were not far from the Thousand-island Lake, only more than six miles away. As long as they could get into the lake, they would be completely safe.
Lu Li walked in the front with his Heaven Kylin Sword in his hand, followed by Liu Yi and Patriarch Seven.
Even though he was getting closer and closer to the Thousand-island Lake, there was not much joy on his face. Instead, his eyebrows were knitted together.
After the time it took for two incense sticks to burn, a boundless lake finally appeared on the horizon in the distance.
Many warriors of the Liu Family were relieved. Some even showed joy in their eyes.
Lu Li's eyebrows were knitted tighter and tighter. He slightly lifted up his Heaven Kylin Sword. Killing intent spread out from him. He pointed to the dense black dots by the lake and said, "Only when we get through this line of defense can we really survive!"