Chapter 36

"Neigh~"

Inside the burlap bag, the white little creature let out a soft cry, and the stone rats around it actually stopped attacking. Lu Li stood there with his saber raised, his eyes flickering, one hand gripping the small burlap bag, his brows furrowed in deep thought.

The little creature was so fast, and it made the stone rats stop attacking with just a cry? This meant the little creature was definitely not a low-level mystic beast. Only a high-level mystic beast could suppress lower-level mystic beasts. If it suddenly turned on him, he might be bitten to death.

However, the white little creature never showed the fierce aura of a powerful mystic beast, nor did it show any hostility towards him. It looked at his beast tooth necklace with such an expression. Clearly, it had a high level of intelligence. It had crawled into the burlap bag, wanting to follow him.

"Lu Li, we've got the spirit medicine, let's go!"

From a distance, Liu Yu shouted. Lu Li thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and ran back, following Liu Yu and the others out of the stone cave.

As soon as they left the cave, a Liu family expert, who was not reassured, lifted a huge axe and continuously chopped at the cave entrance, causing mud and rocks to fall and block the small passage.

"Go!"

Liu Yu led the group back, and as they ran, he said to Lu Li, "Lu Li, this spirit herb is very precious. If I'm not mistaken, it's the Seven-Leaf Heavenly Cloud Grass, a fifth-grade spirit medicine, worth a fortune. If it's real, we've done a great job this time. Each of us will get at least a thousand contribution points."

The other two were greatly excited, but Lu Li didn't have much of a concept of contribution points. He was still thinking about the little creature in the burlap bag, wondering whether to take this white little creature with him.

He casually responded to Liu Yu a few times, deliberately slowing down. When they turned a corner, he quickly opened the burlap bag and took a look.

He was dumbfounded...

The white little creature was actually snoring in his burlap bag, like a little lazy cat. It had just run with a stranger and could fall asleep immediately?

Lu Li was worried that this was a ruse by the white little creature. He suddenly shook the burlap bag, and the white little creature opened its eyes groggily, instinctively showing some fear, its fur bristling, its mane standing up, like a little lion.

However, when it saw the beast tooth necklace around Lu Li's neck, its eyes curved into a crescent moon, and it actually wagged its tail and begged for mercy...

"Damn, what kind of mystic beast is this? It's like a pet dog!"

Lu Li was speechless. Looking at those pleading eyes, he gritted his teeth, closed the burlap bag, and walked forward, catching up with Liu Yu and the others, returning to Liu Yi and the others.

Liu Yu explained the situation and handed the Seven-Leaf Spirit Grass to Old Hong. After examining it for a while, Old Hong said very confidently, "It is indeed the Seven-Leaf Heavenly Cloud Grass, a fifth-grade spirit medicine. Unfortunately, it's a bit small, probably just grown recently. Well... Lu Li, you've done a great job this time. When we return, you will become a formal guest, and your battle achievements will be converted into contribution points."

"Thank you, Old Hong!"

Although Old Hong was just an outer hall executive of the Liu family, he had been with the Liu family for decades and held a high position. Since he said this, there would be no problem.

The wolf pack outside had not yet retreated. Old Hong ordered everyone to go deeper into the cave, so the human scent would not be so strong, and the wolf pack might retreat.

Inside, the stone rats did not dare to come out and continue attacking. The entrance to the passage was still blocked. Old Hong signaled everyone to stop and sent Liu Yu and another person to explore the remaining two passages. He then used the faint light to say to Liu Yi, "Miss, this is very unusual. So many wolf kings have rushed out, and the family's losses are even more severe this time. Is the canyon not guarded by family experts?"

"I don't know!"

In the dim cave, Liu Yi's face was very grim. She had brought three hundred warriors back to the family, and there were already hundreds of warriors in the original camp. This time, no more than a hundred people could escape. If Elder Cai was also killed, the family's losses would be even greater.

She frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "The canyon is probably guarded by experts from major families on a rotating basis. I don't know which family is guarding it this time. If nothing happened, then it must be a deliberate trap."

"A trap?"

Lu Li's heart stirred. Could it be that the warriors from the Zhao family, like Di Ba and the others? If it was Di Ba and the others, letting a few wolf kings come to trap and kill him made perfect sense.

Of course, speculating here was meaningless. To truly determine if someone was setting a trap, an investigation was needed. They had not yet truly escaped the danger and needed to break through and return to the city or wait for the experts to come to their aid.

Wolf kings were second-grade mystic beasts, and encountering them below the Divine Sea Realm meant certain death. If everyone encountered wolf kings, there was a 90% chance they would all die.

Liu Yu and the other person returned from their exploration but found nothing. Everyone could only practice and wait in the dark cave.

Lu Li sat for a while and didn't care anymore. He sat in a corner, and at first, he was worried about the little creature. He quietly opened the burlap bag and vaguely saw the little creature sleeping again, so he directly entered a meditative state to practice.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

After an unknown amount of time, it should have been daylight outside. Suddenly, a ground-shaking noise came from outside. Old Hong opened his eyes and sternly said to Liu Yu, "Liu Yu, go and investigate."

Liu Yu ran off and returned after a while, shouting, "It's our people. I heard Brother Wu's voice."

Liu Wu!

He was the commander of the Silver Wolf Guard, the strongest guard of the Liu family. Everyone was greatly excited and rushed out. At the cave entrance, they indeed heard Liu Wu's angry roar and the howls of the silver wolves.

"Lu Li, break open the cave entrance."

Liu Yi shouted. Lu Li tied the burlap bag to his back, raised the Heavenly麟Saber, and fiercely chopped at the cave entrance, breaking through the huge rocks and sending them flying.

Outside, it was indeed daylight. A squad of Silver Wolf Guards was battling the Iron Spine Wolves. Everyone was overjoyed to see Liu Wu's familiar face.

"Miss!"

Liu Wu sighed in relief when he saw Liu Yi. The Iron Spine Wolves surrounding them had been mostly killed. Liu Yu rode a silver wolf and rushed over, saying happily, "Miss, I'm relieved to see you safe."

Liu Yi's eyes turned red as she looked at Liu Wu and asked, "How are Elder Cai and the others?"

"Dead..."

Liu Wu's eyes blazed with anger as he gritted his teeth and said, "The Zhao family deliberately released three wolf kings. Elder Cai was bitten to death by a wolf king, and at least five hundred more family members died in battle. The Great Elder has already gone to the major super families to demand an explanation. If these major families do not help us, we will no longer care about the Cold Cloud Mountain."

"The Zhao family!"

Liu Yi and Old Hong, among others, were all filled with grief and anger. Lu Li's face turned abnormally grim. In his view, it was definitely Di Ba who had incited the Zhao family to kill him, causing so many people to die. Lu Li felt very guilty.

"Miss!"

Liu Wu thought for a moment and said, "The Great Elder has ordered all ordinary warriors to return to the city and stand by. If the major families do not help us, we will return and level the entire Zhao family. You all go back first. The three wolf kings have been killed, and many of the wolf pack have been killed. The road is safe."

"Yes, level the entire Zhao family!"

Liu Yi and the others showed a murderous intent. Liu Wu returned to attack the wolf pack. After all the nearby wolves were killed, he led dozens of Silver Wolf Guards to continue clearing the remaining wolf pack and rescuing and searching for the surviving Liu family warriors.

"Go back!"

Liu Yi shouted in grief and led everyone down the mountain. Lu Li followed silently, still feeling uneasy, afraid that Liu Yi would blame him.

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