Chapter 29

Deep into the night.

Qin Lie led the Ling family members deep into the Polar Cold Mountains, occasionally pausing to take out the map from his chest and examine it by moonlight, then reconfirming the direction.

Most of the time, he did not lead everyone in a straight line. When he thought there might be spirit beasts gathered ahead, he would rather take a detour to avoid them, to prevent unnecessary conflicts with the spirit beasts.

Because they often took detours and did not always go in a straight line, their speed into the Polar Cold Mountains was not very fast.

However, on the way, they indeed did not encounter any ferocious spirit beasts. The few they occasionally met were of low level and could not harm them.

After discovering Gao Yuan's death, he had already planned in secret. He had studied this escape route early on and even walked it once himself. Using the map given by his grandfather, he had clearly mapped out the areas where spirit beasts gathered, which allowed him to lead the Ling family members safely.

However, some of the Ling family members did not fully trust him...

"Another detour?" Ling Xin stopped at a high slope, his face full of impatience, and shouted, "How many times have we detoured on this journey? Without those detours, we would have already left this forest and entered the Cold Mist Mountain you mentioned! Spirit beasts, we haven't seen any powerful ones on the way! If we keep detouring, we'll eventually be caught up by someone!"

"Who doesn't want to go straight? If you want to, go ahead. It's not my problem if you die," Qin Lie didn't even look at him and continued on in the direction he had determined.

"Brat! Do you really think you're that important?" Ling Xin glared and angrily shouted.

"Shut up!" Ling Yushi scolded, "Without Qin Lie's information, we might have been killed by the Ice Fragment Manor people long ago. What are you complaining about?"

"Miss, I just think there are no spirit beasts around, so we don't need to be so cautious. After all, the Feng family and the Ice Fragment Manor people are probably chasing us closely. If we keep detouring, it won't be long before we're caught up," Ling Xin complained.

"Alright, everyone follow Qin Lie and get out of this forest as soon as possible," Ling Feng ordered.

Only a few people, like Ling Xin, were puzzled. Most trusted Ling Yushi and Ling Feng and were more obedient.

When Ling Yushi, Ling Feng, and Ling Ying followed Qin Lie and ran quickly, Ling Xin and a few others had no choice but to follow behind.

The night passed quickly, and during the day, everyone continued to rush through the forest without stopping.

During this time, Qin Lie led everyone to take several more detours, avoiding areas where spirit beasts might gather, which delayed their progress again. Although Ling Xin and others were dissatisfied, they had no choice but to follow silently under the scolding of Ling Yushi and Ling Feng.

At noon.

Qin Lie and the Ling family members gathered by a stream in the forest, all panting and stopping to rest.

From last night to noon today, everyone had been running at full speed, consuming a lot of spirit energy and feeling extremely exhausted. Without food, they were almost on the verge of collapse and had to stop to rest, eat, and recover.

Everyone gathered by the stream, drinking large gulps of sweet spring water and eating the dried meat they had brought, sitting down to rest and recover their energy.

Everyone was extremely tired and knew how precious this brief rest was, so they were all silent and did not say much.

Qin Lie drank some water, ate the cooked meat Ling Yushi handed him, and then closed his eyes slightly, taking out a Spirit Recovery Pill to recover.

"What realm are you at? After such a long journey, everyone is almost exhausted, even Miss is sweating, but you seem to be in good spirits..." Ling Ying sat down next to him, her delicate figure drenched in sweat, making her curves more alluring. She asked with bright eyes, "You really are quite mysterious, I bet your realm isn't low at all!"

Among everyone, Qin Lie and she were the youngest. In the past, she rarely paid attention to Qin Lie, and sometimes her words were not very pleasant.

However, since last night when she noticed Qin Lie's sudden change, her interest in him gradually increased, even surpassing her interest in Ling Feng.

There were not many outstanding young people in the Ling family. Excluding the Du brothers, the only one who met her standards was Ling Feng, so she had always been close to Ling Feng and was very interested in him.

Now, Qin Lie's change made her eyes light up, giving her a sense of discovering new territory.

Added to this, Qin Lie's mysterious background and many secrets made her increasingly curious and attracted to him, so her attention began to shift towards him.

"Brat! You're quite good at putting on a show!" Ling Xin looked over and muttered to himself, "I can't compete with Ling Feng, but can't even match you? Why does Little Ying have to get so close to you?"

"Stop bothering him, you should focus on cultivating now!" Ling Yushi, not far away, saw Ling Ying approach Qin Lie and ask him a question. She suddenly felt uncomfortable and lightly scolded her with a frown.

Ling Ying pouted and huffed, her face full of dissatisfaction, muttering to herself, "What's so great? It's just an engagement, not a real marriage. Do you have to be so protective?"

While the Ling family members were resting, the people from the Ice Fragment Manor and the Feng family were chasing Gao family and Liu Yan and others in the forest.

None of the three parties were familiar with this forest. After entering from the canyon, they frequently encountered herds of beasts, making their journey not very smooth.

When the Gao family and Liu Yan were fleeing, they unfortunately encountered a second-stage Golden Rock Beast blocking the path. The Golden Rock Beast was fierce and attacked them fiercely. Liu Yan and Gao Yu had no choice but to work together to kill the Golden Rock Beast, which delayed their time.

During the pursuit, the people from the Ice Fragment Manor and the Feng family entered the territory of a second-stage spirit beast, the Dragon Horn Rhino, and encountered two of them going berserk. Several people were trampled to death. It was only after the experts from the Ice Fragment Manor arrived that they quickly killed the Dragon Horn Rhinos.

The three parties moved forward in the forest, not knowing the distribution of the beast herds, so they did not take detours. Their speed was indeed much faster than Qin Lie and the others, but they frequently encountered spirit beasts, resulting in casualties.

The Ice Fragment Manor, with more experts, although suffering continuous casualties, still moved relatively smoothly.

"There are new footprints here, not from the Gao family. They should be the traces of the Ling family who fled first," an old man from the Ice Fragment Manor, not of high realm but extremely skilled in tracking, squatted at a crossroads and identified for a while, pointing in a direction, "From the traces they left, they shouldn't be too far from us. Elder Yan, we can send a group to chase them."

Hearing this, the leader of the Ice Fragment Manor, Yan Dewu, immediately prepared to arrange a group to chase them. At this moment, Feng Yi volunteered, "Elder Yan, the Ling family is the weakest. Our Feng family can clean them up. Gao Yu and Liu Yan are the key, especially Liu Yan, who is at the Kaiyuan realm. We can't be careless with them. The Ling family... why don't we let us chase them? I guarantee we can take care of them properly!"

"Are you sure?" Yan Dewu asked with a stern face.

"Yes, there won't be any problems," Feng Yi smiled and assured.

Yan Dewu nodded and coldly laughed, "Then let your Feng family go. If you can't handle it, call us, and I will send people to support you."

"Thank you, Elder Yan!" Feng Yi thanked and left with the Feng family members, following the direction the Ling family had fled.

"Elder Yan, can the Feng family really take care of the Ling family?" the Ice Fragment Manor tracker asked.

"Feng Yi's little brat has designs on the two girls from the Ling family. Let them go. That boy knows his limits and will do what he needs to do. If they really suffer a loss, it's their own fault. With our speed and strength, dealing with Liu Yan and then killing the Ling family will only take us a day at most," Yan Dewu said indifferently.

"Very wise, Elder," the tracker flattered.

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"The Ling family left first, but they are not far from us. It seems their speed is not very fast, which is quite strange," Feng Lun said, puzzled after leaving the Ice Fragment Manor.

"If you were leading a fool, you wouldn't be much faster either! Besides, there are spirit beasts appearing from time to time. We and the Ice Fragment Manor have been injured, and the Ice Fragment Manor has lost seven people. Do you think the Ling family could escape unscathed?" Feng Yi was not surprised and explained casually.

"That's true," Feng Lun nodded and then grinned, "I've been eyeing Ling Ying for a long time. She's quite sexy! When we meet, brothers, hold back a bit, don't kill her too quickly!"

"Brother Lun, don't worry, I'm also interested. You can go first, but let me have a taste too," Feng Jie laughed.

"Even with injuries, you still can't control your lust! Fine, if I can't kill her, I'll leave her to you for a good time!" Feng Lun laughed and scolded.

"I want to capture Ling Yushi and take her back," Feng Yi frowned and shouted, "When we act, be careful not to hurt her."

"Hehe, Master is different from us. You are truly a flower lover. Don't worry, we won't hurt her," Feng Jie quickly assured.

"Remember, don't let any of them escape. This concerns the safety of the Feng family. We must eliminate them completely!" Feng Yi sternly instructed.

The Feng family members all acknowledged.

Half an hour later.

The Feng family members quietly approached the stream where Qin Lie, Ling Yushi, and others were resting. In the bushes, Feng Yi and others saw the figures of the Ling family members and were all excited, their eyes gradually filled with killing intent.

At Feng Yi's signal, the Feng family martial artists quietly spread out, forming a semi-circular formation and moving closer to Qin Lie and the others.

"Finally, we've arrived."

Seeing the formation formed, Feng Yi smiled and loudly called out, not at all discreet, as he and the Feng family members appeared, walking in front of Qin Lie, Ling Yushi, and the others.

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