Chapter 30

The next morning, Lu Li got up early and said goodbye to Lu Ling, then went to wait outside the West Gate alone.

Outside the West Gate, rows of warriors stood neatly, at least three hundred of them. All were clad in Liu Family’s silver-white armor, riding tall horses. At the front, seven or eight people rode silver wolves. Liu Yi hadn’t arrived yet, clearly the time wasn’t right.

"The Liu Family is indeed powerful!"

Lu Li glanced over and saw that these three hundred people were all Xuanwu Realm warriors, with a significant number of late-stage Xuanwu Realm experts. This wasn’t just a few, but three hundred. This was only a part of the Liu Family’s outer hall warriors; all the city guards in the city were Liu Family warriors.

"Every realm’s advancement is as difficult as climbing to the heavens, it seems the old saying is true!"

Among the three hundred people, Lu Li sensed not a single Shenhai Realm warrior, and he couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. The Northern Desert had a harsh living environment, and everyone revered martial arts. All the young people in the tribes were the best hunters. However, only one or two out of ten could cultivate Xuanwu Force, and among hundreds of Xuanwu Realm warriors, only one or two could break through to the Shenhai Realm.

Xuanwu, Shenhai, Hun Tan, Ming Lun, Bu Mie, Jun Hou, Ren Huang!

Breaking through any realm was extremely difficult, but once achieved, one’s strength would increase several times, and their status and power would also greatly increase. For example, when Di Ba broke through to the Shenhai Realm, he was immediately recruited by the Zhao Family in the Ice Abyss. Later, he made great contributions and was directly promoted to an outer hall elder.

While there were many outer hall elders in a large family, becoming an elder would greatly enhance one’s status in the family, and the resources one could obtain would increase exponentially.

"Boy, come over!"

Liu Yu, one of the Silver Wolf Guards, saw Lu Li standing dumbfounded outside the West Gate, and shouted at him. Then he said to someone behind him, "Give him a horse."

"Okay!"

Lu Li hurriedly walked over, and someone led a horse to him. Lu Li scratched his head; he didn’t know how to ride a horse. In the past, in the tribe, he never dared to be so high-profile and had never ridden a horse.

"Can’t ride? Learn by yourself, just don’t fall off and get trampled to death."

Liu Yu glanced at him but didn’t give much guidance. Lu Li’s insistence on joining the guest hall despite not knowing better made Liu Yu slightly annoyed.

Lu Li touched his nose, leaped onto the horse, but didn’t dare to move around, only tightly gripping the reins.

Clippety-clop!

A moment later, three silver wolves galloped out from inside the West Gate. At the front, a woman wore silver soft armor, with a red cloak tied behind her back. Her face was as beautiful as a flower, her skin as delicate as jade, and she looked heroic and spirited, making a group of young Liu Family warriors look at her with burning eyes.

Liu Yi wasn’t wearing a fox fur today but soft armor, which didn’t hide her well-proportioned figure but added a different kind of charm.

Her phoenix eyes swept over everyone, pausing slightly on Lu Li. Confirming that everyone was present, she called out, "We have been well-treated by the Liu Family in our daily lives. Now is the most critical moment for the Liu Family. I ask all of you to help the Liu Family and sweep away the Cold Cloud Mountain!"

"Sweep away the Cold Cloud Mountain!"

Countless people raised their arms and shouted, their voices echoing through the fields, making Lu Li’s eardrums ring. The horses below became restless, almost throwing Lu Li off.

"Good, let’s go, our target is Cold Cloud Mountain!"

Liu Yi changed to a silver longsword, drew her sword, and pointed it north, leading the charge on a silver wolf. The ten Silver Wolf Guards immediately followed, and then the three hundred Liu Family warriors followed in neat order.

"Go, go, go!"

Lu Li didn’t know how to ride a horse, so he was initially at the front of the group but gradually fell to the back. Seeing the large group about to leave, he hurriedly patted the horse’s buttocks to urge it forward.

Di Ba wanted to tear him to pieces, and the Zhao Family warriors probably wouldn’t let him off either. If he left the group, he would surely die.

Even if he hadn’t eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. Lu Li imitated others, and the horse finally managed to follow the group. However, he was quite miserable, constantly bouncing up and down, falling off several times and having to leap back onto the horse.

"Ha ha ha, look at that person!"

"Is this a Liu Family member? He looks like a clown!"

On the street, many passersby saw Lu Li constantly falling off the horse and leaping back on like a monkey, and they all laughed. In Wuling City, warriors were too common; who didn’t know how to ride a horse?

After being thrown off more than ten times, Lu Li finally got angry and slapped the horse’s head. How much strength did he have? He held back, or the horse’s head would have been smashed.

"Ouch~"

The horse, in pain, raised its front hooves high and neighed loudly, and Lu Li rolled off again. But when he got back on the horse, the horse was much more obedient, running more steadily and not throwing him off.

"Go faster, or I’ll beat you to death!"

Lu Li glared at the horse fiercely and said, revealing a faint aura of killing intent. The horse seemed to be afraid and became especially obedient, galloping away and catching up with the group.

Soon, they left the North Gate. Lu Li mastered some techniques, moving his body in rhythm with the horse, so he wouldn’t be thrown off, and it wasn’t as tiring as before.

"Huh?"

Outside the city, Liu Yi stopped her silver wolf and waited for everyone to catch up, then glanced back. She saw that Lu Li had quickly caught up, and her eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Liu Yu had told her that Lu Li didn’t know how to ride a horse, so she had stopped at the city gate. She didn’t expect that in such a short time, Lu Li had learned and could now control his horse.

"Go!"

She didn’t say anything and galloped north again, with hundreds of people following closely behind, forming two neat rows. The cold light reflected from their armor formed two lines, stretching far away.

"Lu Li has left the city, with Liu Yi, he must have gone to Cold Cloud Mountain!"

At the city gate, two middle-aged men in civilian clothes glanced at a portrait and quickly walked into the city, entering a courtyard.

A moment later, a hawk flew out of the courtyard, soaring into the clouds and flying straight north.

The two scouts came out of the courtyard, their eyes like venomous snakes, and one of them sneered, "Hehe, Lu Li, you actually dared to leave the city? Even with Liu Yi, you’re doomed!"

"Indeed!"

The other nodded, "Cold Cloud Mountain is now a mix of people and snakes, with several family forces and dozens of tribes all there, and Xuan beasts everywhere. It’s said that Elder Di took a spirit medicine and has already broken through to the mid-stage Shenhai Realm. It’s too easy to kill him, and Liu Yi can’t follow him all the time, right?"

"Hmph!"

The first person sneered, "Even if Liu Yi follows, so what? The Liu Family has suffered a great change, and so many people have died this time. Our Zhao Family has already allied with Lord Yu, and this Wuling City might be ours in a few months."

"True..."

The other agreed, "Even if Elder Di forcefully kills Lu Li, what can the Liu Family say? Let’s go, our mission is complete, and we don’t need to worry about what happens next."

The two quickly left, disappearing into the alleys.

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