Chapter 47

This time, although Lu Li's face was still somewhat pale, he did not feel the urge to vomit. He looked at the two cold corpses and quickly calmed down.

He felt no remorse for killing the two scouts of the Zhao family. The Zhao family wanted to kill him and sent people to track him down, so they were his enemies.

Since they were enemies, there should be no mercy. A man should kill without hesitation, and this was what Lu Ling taught him.

Lu Li always regarded Lu Ling's words as the truth.

He thought for a moment, then inserted the Tianlin saber on his back and carried the two corpses with both hands, walking into the mountains and throwing them into a pile of rocks. There were many wild beasts in this remote area, and the smell of blood would attract them, and the corpses would soon be devoured.

"Go!"

Lu Li wiped the small amount of blood on his hands and body in a small pond and immediately ran away.

He did not return to the city, which would be suicide! He guessed that Zhao Rui had already led people out of the city and was heading this way. He would probably be intercepted before he even entered the city.

He had heard of Zhao Rui, and few people in Wuling City had not heard of him. He was the first genius of the Zhao family, breaking through to the Divine Sea Realm at the age of twenty-one. How could the Zhao family not send Divine Sea Realm warriors to protect him when he left the city?

Therefore, he would face two or even more Divine Sea Realm warriors. He possessed terrifying strength and a bloodline divine skill. But the Divine Sea Realm was the Divine Sea Realm, and the difference in realms was like the difference between heaven and earth.

Lu Li was not foolish and was not arrogant enough to underestimate the heroes of the world. He knew that if he were caught, the possibility of being killed was ninety percent.

He had to escape, and the faster and farther he escaped, the greater his chances of survival!

"Wait a moment..."

After running for several miles, Lu Li suddenly realized that he could not run faster than horses on the road. The Liu family had the Silver Wolf Guard, and the first young master of the Zhao family might even have a mystic beast as his mount. If he continued to run like this, he would eventually be caught.

"Go up the mountain!"

He decisively ran straight north. Although the mountain path was difficult, it would be even more difficult for Zhao Rui and his group riding warhorses and mystic beasts. As long as he entered the mountains and reached Han Yun Mountain, the terrain was complex, and there were warriors from various families, giving him a good chance to escape the pursuit.

After some thought, he caught a wolf nearby, tore a piece of cloth from his robe, and used the Tianlin saber to cut his finger, staining the cloth with blood and tying it to the wolf.

The scouts of the major families were so powerful that he had not noticed anyone tracking him last night. He had to be careful and set up a false trail, hoping it would have some effect.

He drove the wolf in another direction and fled for his life, climbing mountains and crossing ridges, quickly disappearing into the vast mountains.

...

Lu Li's guess was correct.

Just over an hour later, a cavalry unit galloped from the west, following the marks left by the Zhao family scouts, and tracked down to where Lu Li and the scouts had fought.

Zhao Rui rode a large purple lion, wearing a green battle armor, holding a black iron longbow, and carrying a silver sword on his back, looking invincible and domineering.

Di Huo was by his side, along with a middle-aged man with a scar on his face, exuding a thick aura and cold, venomous eyes, clearly a Divine Sea Realm warrior.

"There's blood!"

One of the dozen or so people shouted from a distance. Everyone stopped, and two Zhao family warriors dismounted to investigate. They soon reported back, "Young Master Rui, our people may have been killed."

"Where are the bodies? Go find them!"

Zhao Rui was furious, and with a wave of his hand, more than ten people dismounted to search. It took only a moment to find the two scouts' bodies.

"Young Master Rui, they were beaten to death, with all their ribs broken," the Zhao family warrior reported after the examination. Di Huo's eyes flickered, and he bowed, saying, "Young Master Rui, it was probably Lu Li. He has innate strength, with a physical strength of ten thousand pounds, and he doesn't know mystic techniques, preferring to fight with brute force."

"Lu Li!"

Killing intent rolled off Zhao Rui. These two were tracking Lu Li. In Wuling County, no other family besides the Liu family would dare to kill Zhao family members.

He immediately concluded that it was Lu Li who killed them, gritting his teeth and roaring, "Scatter and search, look for any clues. Once you find the target, send a signal immediately."

"Understood!"

Except for the scar-faced middle-aged man, the rest of the dozen people split into pairs and fanned out to search ahead, while Zhao Rui and the scar-faced man continued forward, waiting for news.

An hour later, everyone gathered together. One person held the wolf that Lu Li had driven away, and others noticed that there were no more footprints on the road ahead, while some discovered the direction Lu Li had truly fled, as there was still snow on the road, making footprints visible.

After a brief discussion, they quickly determined Lu Li's escape route. The scar-faced man spoke for the first time, "That kid is pretty smart. He must have fled toward Han Yun Mountain to seek refuge with the Liu family."

"Uncle Scar is right!"

Zhao Rui, the first genius of the Zhao family, held a position far above the other young masters, not just because of his extraordinary talent but also because of his exceptional intelligence. He nodded in agreement, "Since that's the case, let's split up and pursue him. Di Huo, you take ten people and follow Lu Li's footprints. I'll go to the foot of Han Yun Mountain with Uncle Scar to wait for him."

Lu Li fled from the mountains, where there was almost no path. How could the pampered Zhao Rui abandon his mount to climb mountains and cross rivers? The scar-faced man was his bodyguard and would not leave him.

Since this incident was caused by Di Huo, he naturally took the responsibility, vowing to do his best. He left his horse and led ten people in pursuit along the direction Lu Li had fled.

"Uncle Scar, let's go. We'll wait ahead." Zhao Rui nodded to the scar-faced man and galloped away with him and the remaining few.

"Hurry, hurry, brothers, hurry! If we kill Lu Li, I'll treat everyone to three days in the best brothel in the city."

In the mountains, Di Huo kept urging his men. The incident in Han Yun Valley was actually orchestrated by Di Ba, but it failed to kill Lu Li, instead earning the Zhao family a scolding from several major families.

Di Ba was scolded by the Zhao family patriarch, which infuriated him. When he returned, he specifically spoke to Di Huo about it.

If Di Huo could kill Lu Li this time, not only would he avenge the deaths of the tribe members, but the Zhao family would also value their father and son, so Di Huo was particularly motivated.

His shout excited the other ten men. Normally, they could never afford to visit the best brothel. Di Huo was about to break through to the Divine Sea Realm, and with Di Ba as an outer hall elder, they would surely have a bright future in the Zhao family, so everyone was happy to help.

At that moment, the group ran wildly, following Lu Li's footprints in hot pursuit. This time, Zhao Rui had brought only peak Mystic Beast Realm warriors, who were as fast as the wind and could easily navigate the mountains.

"Someone over there!"

After just an hour of running, a warrior suddenly pointed to a distant, massive mountain range. Everyone looked and indeed saw a small black dot climbing the giant ridge.

"There won't be anyone else in this remote area. It must be Lu Li!"

Di Huo was instantly excited. Although the giant mountain range was far away and the path was difficult, it would take them at least half an hour to reach it, but with so many people, how could Lu Li escape?

"Chase, chase quickly!"

Di Huo, as if injected with adrenaline, shouted and ran wildly, and the other ten men were equally excited, running madly. They all looked like a pack of wolves that had spotted their prey, their eyes filled with excitement and killing intent.