Chapter 66

In the northeastern part of Guojian Town, about thirty miles away, in the jungle by the Guoluo River, a thin layer of snow cracked, revealing a furry body that looked like a bear.

However, the furry fur was soon pushed up, and a man nearly six feet tall stood up, shaking off the snow on the ground with a slight frown. It was none other than Lu Buqi, whom many people were concerned about.

He had walked for half the night and was quite tired, so he found a random spot, laid out his fur coat, and slept soundly for the night.

Squinting his eyes to look at the sky, he estimated the time and began to prepare for his first day of survival. This was not the Guojian Forest, where wild animals were easy to find, but fortunately, the Guoluo River was nearby. Lu Buqi was not afraid of the cold and was an excellent swimmer, so after some effort, he managed to find something to eat.

"Even in exile, I can't neglect my daily training!" Lu Buqi said, eating the roasted fish and bird, his eyes scanning the surroundings. "I also need to be careful to avoid the private soldiers. If I run into an expert, it will be troublesome!"

"Fortunately, Yangze County is a sparsely populated place, and information is not as developed as in the China of my previous life, where the internet was everywhere, making it truly a vast net that even a professional in counter-surveillance would find hard to escape!" Lu Buqi's lips curled slightly. "But I still need to be careful, try not to enter towns, and avoid looking like a fugitive."

For someone who was a Heaven-level butcher in his previous life, this level of escape was undoubtedly child's play.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed, and Lu Buqi had already reached the outskirts of Yangze County. Looking far into the distance, Lu Buqi was greatly surprised by the vastness of Yangze County.

It was hard to believe that a county with only a few tens of thousands of people in a town could be as large as a second-tier city in China. Given that the buildings in this world were not as tall and the population density was not as high as in his previous life, it could probably accommodate three to five hundred thousand people.

At this moment, Lu Buqi truly realized the power of the noble families in this world and felt a bit regretful for daring to offend Wang Bo.

"Truly, a newborn calf is fearless of tigers!" Lu Buqi said to himself sarcastically. "The noble families that rule a region are absolute local emperors. A young master of the main branch can crush me, a slave, as easily as crushing an ant."

Indeed, if it weren't for Chu Di, Wang Bo could have used the Shadow Spider Needle to kill Lu Buqi, or he could have simply given an order and had a few experts take care of him.

"Curiosity killed the cat; I'd better take a detour!" Lu Buqi suppressed his desire to enter the city and changed direction.

To go around such a large city would take several days. One day, Lu Buqi was as usual making a fire to cook meat when he unexpectedly encountered a patrol of cavalry. Each cavalryman was at least at the Bone Resonance Fourth Level, and the squad leader was at the Bone Resonance Sixth Level.

What was even more frustrating was that they recognized Lu Buqi and pursued him relentlessly, making him quite狼狈. However, after hiding in the forest and killing two patrolmen, Lu Buqi managed to steal a horse and escape.

But because of this exposure, Lu Buqi spent the next few days in constant fear. In the heavily garrisoned Yangze region, his life was undoubtedly very difficult.

Although it was difficult, Lu Buqi eventually made it through, leaving Yangze County far behind. However, he was injured in multiple places, and his left rib was pierced by a sword, creating a deep, bloody wound.

"Damn it, even a peaceful meal is not allowed!" In a mountain hollow, Lu Buqi chewed on raw meat while enduring the pain and treating his wounds. He sewed up the wound under his ribs himself, but he couldn't reach the wound on his back, so he had to rely on his body's natural healing.

"Wang Li, do you know the power of Bear Strategy and Leopard Tactics now?" Lu Buqi panted heavily. "Bone Resonance Eighth Level? It doesn't matter; you still die!"

Wang Lishou was naturally not by Lu Buqi's side; he was talking to himself. Before this, he had encountered the strongest expert he had ever faced. The man was clearly not an ordinary squad leader but someone of some status, wearing silver leather armor and wielding a three-foot-long green sword.

Lu Buqi had managed to shake off many of the pursuers, but he couldn't shake off this one. This forced Lu Buqi to grit his teeth and turn back to fight him. The man was a Bone Resonance Eighth Level expert, and at this point, Lu Buqi's strength was comparable to that of a Bone Resonance Seventh Level, around five thousand pounds.

However, a Bone Resonance Eighth Level warrior was at least a thousand pounds stronger. When they engaged, Lu Buqi suffered a hidden loss, but his internal martial arts experience as a master of internal boxing was not to be underestimated. He fought steadily and, when the pursuers were about to catch up, used Bear Strategy and Leopard Tactics to feign a weakness, taking a sword strike to kill the warrior with a palm strike.

Since Lu Buqi had intentionally taken the injury, the wound under his ribs, though severe, did not damage his ribs or lungs. Otherwise, even if he didn't die immediately, he wouldn't have lived long without timely medical attention.

Hearing the noisy voices and horse neighs in the distance, Lu Buqi swallowed a few more bites of raw meat, took a swig from his small wine flask, and covered the bloodstains with leaves before disappearing into the forest.

Lu Buqi had acquired the small wine flask a few days earlier in a small village on the outskirts, trading a damaged decapitation sword for it. It contained about three pounds of strong liquor, which he used to disinfect his wounds and to keep himself alert.

By now, it was almost empty, but Lu Buqi was not worried because the civilian villages far from the county or town would not know he was a fugitive.

Unfortunately, apart from a thousand-knife banknote, he had no loose coins, and Lu Buqi would not commit the heinous act of robbery, so his life would have been better if he had.

After Lu Buqi had completely fled and gone into hiding, in the inner fortress of the Wang family in Yangze City, Wang Weiwu, with his bristling short beard like steel needles, was furious upon receiving the battle report from the Wang family's private army commander, Wang Anguo: "To capture a fifteen-year-old slave, twenty-one elite soldiers and a guard commander died, and he still escaped?"

Wang Anguo, nearly two meters tall, with a broad back and bear-like chest, a full forehead, and wearing dark golden armor, was a formidable general. He was Wang Weiwu's most trusted subordinate and the strongest person in the Wang family besides Wang Weiwu, at the Bloodline Realm Third Level. However, his face was grim: "That little slave is probably not just at the Courage Ninth Level..."

"I know he's not simple! My son has mentioned him to me several times, and I won't hold you accountable for your failure. But if he escapes, what will it do to the reputation of the Wang family of Yangze?" Wang Weiwu angrily waved his hand. "Anguo, from his recent movements, his destination is likely Dahuang Mountain or Luchao Mountain. Send people to set up defenses in that area and capture him at all costs!"

"Understood, Lord of the House. I will personally take charge and will not fail you!" Wang Anguo replied.

"Forget it!" Wang Weiwu narrowed his eyes. "Send Chengzhou. Arrange more people. That area spans hundreds of miles, and catching him will be like finding a needle in a haystack. If you go and fail, it will truly be a loss of face."

Wang Anguo nodded solemnly. "Lord of the House, you are wise. Although I won't go, I will personally select the people. The three camps in the east and the three camps in the south will all be mobilized, setting up open and hidden posts to ensure we do not fail."

"Consider it a training exercise!" Wang Weiwu nodded in satisfaction. "You may go."

Wang Anguo left, and from behind a screen, a young man in a sky-blue robe, with a white jade belt, and a graceful and distinguished demeanor, stepped out: "Father..."

"Chen, you don't need to say more... I know what you want to say." Wang Weiwu said calmly. "You value talent and know how to use it, which I appreciate, but don't be short-sighted. Lu Buqi is indeed a rare talent. At fifteen, though he hasn't broken through to the Bone Resonance Realm, he can kill a Bone Resonance Eighth Level guard commander. But if he can't be used by our Wang family, he must die!"

Wang Chen, with his black eyes like gems, nodded slightly. "Then... I hope Uncle Chengzhou succeeds!"

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