Chapter 15

After the beast tide finally subsided in the middle of the night, Lu Li slept soundly, while Lu Ling, unable to resist the drowsiness in the early hours, returned to rest.

At dawn, Lu Li woke up on time, stretching lazily. After regaining his senses, he immediately walked outside, confirming that the tribe was peaceful and his sister was still asleep. He then leaped from the backyard to the back mountain.

Last night, he had refined five Body Tempering Pills, and Lu Li felt his strength had increased significantly. If nothing went wrong, he should have surpassed the ten-thousand-jin strength.

"Ha!"

Finding the huge stone placed on the back mountain, Lu Li easily lifted it high and ran vigorously to the valley pond.

"Bang!"

He threw the stone heavily, grinning. He felt his strength had increased by about eight hundred jins, and now he definitely surpassed the ten-thousand-jin strength.

He rushed into the pond, stood on the stone, and took out his long knife to slash at the waterfall. This time, he easily slashed over three hundred times before being washed down by the waterfall due to exhaustion.

"Enough practice, let's go back!"

The beast tide might not have subsided, so Lu Li didn't dare to stay outside for long. He put on his clothes, picked up his long knife, and walked out of the valley.

Outside the valley, he glanced back with some reluctance. Having tempered his body here for seven years, he was about to leave Dilong Tribe. He might never return, and it was hard not to feel a bit reluctant.

"Let's go!"

After a few more glances, he strode toward the tribe. This time, he didn't want to go around to the front gate of the tribe; he directly leaped from the back mountain into his family's earthen fortress, with no more reservations since he was about to leave.

It was just getting light, but Lu Ling had already woken up and was preparing breakfast. Seeing Lu Li return early, she wasn't surprised and smiled, saying, "Sit down for a moment; it will be ready soon."

Lu Li washed up and then helped serve breakfast. Lu Ling still ate very little, only drinking a bowl of rice porridge. After finishing, she said, "After you finish eating, go out and gather information about the situation. If the road to Wuling City is safe, we'll leave in the afternoon."

"So soon?"

Lu Li frowned slightly. The beast tide had just happened yesterday. Even if it had been suppressed, there might still be stray mystic beasts in the wilderness. He himself wasn't worried, but Lu Ling had no combat ability. If she were attacked by a mystic beast, the consequences would be dire.

Lu Ling explained, "Di Huo returned yesterday, along with Di Han and Di Tian. All the young warriors of the tribe have returned."

Lu Li's face darkened. Di Huo was the strongest of the young generation in the tribe, only twenty-two years old, with remarkable talent. Di Han and Di Tian were both at the peak Mystic Warrior Realm, around twenty-seven years old, with excellent talent even in ordinary tribes.

These three were the strongest of the young generation in the tribe. Lu Li had thought they wouldn't return so quickly even if they heard that Di Hu had been injured by him. It seemed that the beast tide yesterday had made Di Ba fear an attack by mystic beasts, so he had them return early.

"Alright!"

Lu Li thought for a moment and nodded. As long as the road to Wuling City was safe, he also wanted to leave as soon as possible. He had no confidence in dealing with three peak Mystic Warrior Realm warriors. He himself wasn't worried, but he feared that Lu Ling would be implicated.

After eating, he observed the tribe from inside the earthen fortress. Seeing that the tribe was very quiet, he immediately went to the back mountain and took a detour to a nearby tribe to gather information.

"Someone?"

Just as he was leaving the tribe and entering the wilderness, Lu Li saw a group of young people. He secretly glanced at them and recognized many familiar faces.

"Di Han!"

They were young people from the tribe, patrolling outside to prevent stray mystic beasts from attacking the tribe. No wonder the tribe was so quiet; Di Huo, Di Han, and others were all patrolling outside.

"Let's go!"

Lu Li felt more at ease. No one should bother Lu Ling and him in the short term, right? He quickly retreated and took a detour to a nearby small tribe.

After a few hours of running, Lu Li circled around the area and asked some people from other tribes, gathering some intelligence.

A beast tide had indeed occurred last night. A large tribe in the north was attacked, and many people died. However, the beast tide had been temporarily suppressed.

Many powerful experts from the super families had been mobilized, slaying many powerful mystic beasts. The Liu, Zhao, and Lu families, along with many other martial artists guarding the periphery of the Ice Abyss, had intercepted the mystic beasts, preventing the beast tide from spreading further.

"Let's go back and head to Wuling City in the afternoon."

Lu Li felt relieved. As long as they were careful, the road to Wuling City was still safe. Worried about Lu Ling, he hurried back to the tribe.

Di Huo and the others had returned, so Lu Li didn't dare to enter through the front gate of the tribe. He also leaped down from the back mountain into his family's earthen fortress.

"Hmm?"

As soon as he entered his family's earthen fortress, Lu Li's face turned cold. A young man was standing in the opposite earthen fortress, grinning at him.

"Someone is tailing us!"

Lu Li saw the young man from the tribe jump down and disappear, and his heart sank. This person was definitely sent by Di Huo and the others, waiting for him to show up.

He hurriedly entered the earthen fortress, and to his surprise, Lu Ling was packing up the room. She didn't take much, just some light clothing, some dried meat, and water. A few books from the bookshelf were carefully packed into a bag.

"Sister, we need to leave immediately."

Lu Li told her about the person tailing them, but Lu Ling didn't show much emotion and continued packing.

After everything was packed, she sat down calmly and said, "We can't leave. Since they've sent someone to tail us, we'll be hunted down as soon as we leave. Let's wait for them to come."

"Wait for them to come?"

Lu Li grabbed the battle knife given to him by Old Hong and said coldly, "Sister, why don't we walk out of the tribe openly? With Uncle Six, Di Huo and the others won't dare to go too far, right?"

Uncle Six was a clan elder from Lu Li's maternal grandfather's line, with high prestige in the clan. In the past, with him around, Di Ba's line didn't dare to act recklessly; otherwise, they would have been expelled from the tribe long ago.

"It won't work!"

Lu Ling shook her head and said, "You might not know because you've been pulling the coffin recently, but Uncle Six has fallen ill and hasn't gotten out of bed for days. If Di Huo and the others decide to act, they probably won't let Uncle Six know anything."

"Ah?"

Lu Li's eyes turned cold, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Sister, don't worry. I won't let anyone hurt you. Whoever wants to hurt you will have to step over my dead body."

"Foolish brother!"

Lu Ling smiled faintly and said, "Sister isn't as weak as you think. Just follow my arrangements. If Di Huo and the others dare to cause trouble, I'll make them regret it."

"Alright~"

Looking at Lu Ling's calm and composed expression, Lu Li felt inexplicably reassured. At this moment, Lu Ling gave him the feeling of a strategist with everything under control.

"Lu Li, get out here!"

Just a short while later, a deep voice came from outside the earthen fortress. Lu Li glanced at Lu Ling, and his body was instantly filled with killing intent. Everything was as Lu Ling had expected; the other side had come quickly, and they couldn't escape.

"Drink this cup of tea and go out."

Lu Ling poured a cup of tea, and Lu Li looked at her in confusion. At a time like this, why drink tea?

But he was used to listening to Lu Ling, so he picked up the teacup and drank it down. Halfway through, he spat it out and asked, "Sister, what kind of tea is this? It has a strange taste."

"Good tea, drink it."

Lu Ling smiled mysteriously, and Lu Li gritted his teeth and drank it down. Then he picked up his knife and strode out. Through the low earthen wall, he saw that over a dozen people had come, but he didn't see Di Huo or Di Tian, only Di Han with a dozen young clan members.

Lu Li asked from behind the earthen wall, "What do you want?"

"What do you think?"

Di Han, with his bronze-colored skin and lion-like build, said sinisterly, "Don't you know what you've done? Di Hu, Di Gu, and Di Ping are still in bed. As their cousin, I need to avenge them. Will you break your own legs and take your sister out of the tribe, or should I help you and throw you both out?"