Chapter 62

Putting down all the weapons in the burlap bag, Lu Li贴着窗户聆听了一阵，又出了房间四处探查一番，确定没有斥候跟踪，放心下来。

The waiter quickly brought a table of delicious dishes and bought two new sets of clothes for Lu Li, who was very satisfied and dismissed the waiter.

There was a small bathing pool in the suite. Lu Li hadn't taken a bath for several days, so he washed himself comfortably, changed into clean clothes, and had a hearty meal.

After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Lu Li called the waiter again to ask some questions. He confirmed that it wasn't far from Wuling City, and with his speed, it would take only four hours to get there.

After doing all this, Lu Li returned to his room with peace of mind. He threw away his tattered robe, tidied up his things, and packed the long sword from Elder Qi and the long spear from Elder Pu into a burlap bag. These were good things.

"Huh?"

While tidying up, he saw a yellowed booklet. He frowned and quickly remembered that this seemed to be the spoils from killing Uncle Scar.

"Could it be a mystic technique?"

Lu Li had not learned any mystic techniques and was now interested. He opened the booklet and began to read it carefully. After a moment, his eyes began to shine because it was indeed a mystic technique, and it looked very profound.

The reason it seemed profound was that he couldn't understand it at all. He flipped through it for a while and finally saw a passage at the end—Mystic Technique: Thunderbolt. When cultivated to perfection, it can release nine layers of mystic power, doubling the strength.

"Boom!"

Lu Li's mind was like a thunderclap, and he was so excited that his whole body trembled. Doubling the strength was absolutely a very powerful mystic technique, probably a ground-level mystic technique or higher. He didn't expect such a pleasant surprise.

He now had a strength of 40,000 pounds. If he used the bloodline divine technique, his strength reached 100,000 pounds. If this mystic technique, when cultivated to perfection, could really double his strength, he would have 200,000 pounds of strength!

200,000!

How terrifying was this number? Lu Li didn't know, but it definitely far exceeded the peak of the Divine Sea realm.

"Cultivation!"

Lu Li swallowed a mouthful of saliva and, without any hesitation, began to focus on sensing the "Thunderbolt" mystic technique.

"Why can't I understand it?"

After a full incense stick, Lu Li looked up with a puzzled expression, muttering to himself. This mystic technique wasn't complex or profound, but... he simply couldn't understand it.

He refused to believe it and continued to read intensively, pondering each word. After three incense sticks, he finally looked up, but his eyes were full of bitterness...

He understood, but he couldn't sense this mystic technique at all. Because this was the lower volume, and there should be an upper volume. Without the upper volume, it was a miracle that Lu Li could understand the lower volume.

"Damn, damn, damn!"

With great enthusiasm, he had already climbed into bed with a beautiful woman, only to find that she was on her period. This was Lu Li's current mood—greater the hope, greater the disappointment.

Without the upper volume, this mystic technique couldn't be learned. Lu Li almost tore the booklet in a fit of rage. In the end, he thought that this thing could be exchanged for contribution points at the Liu family, so he suppressed his impulse.

He casually threw the booklet into the burlap bag, got into bed, and began to cultivate mystic power, unblocking the last half of his meridians.

It took half an hour for Lu Li to calm down. He cultivated until midnight and then fell into a deep sleep. He got up before dawn, skipped breakfast, packed his things, and left the inn, heading southeast.

The journey went smoothly. Lu Li ran at full speed, and nothing he had feared happened. The strong warriors of the Zhao family did not pursue him, and he didn't even see a single scout.

After running for four hours, a huge city appeared on the distant horizon. However, Lu Li did not let his guard down. What if the Zhao family ambushed him outside the city? He wouldn't be safe until he entered the Liu family's residence.

Clack, clack, clack!

There was an old cart ahead. Lu Li thought for a moment and came up with a plan. He ran over, leaped onto the cart, and the driver looked at him angrily. Seeing the Heavenly麟刀 in Lu Li's hand, he said fearfully, "What, what are you doing?"

Lu Li took out a gold leaf and handed it over, saying, "Take me a short distance, I'm injured!"

The driver hesitated to take it, but Lu Li waved the war saber, and the driver gritted his teeth and took the gold leaf. Lu Li climbed into the cart.

The cart was full of cages with poultry. The driver seemed to be going to the city to sell poultry. Lu Li didn't care and climbed in, sitting on a cage.

The driver continued to drive nervously. After a while, he turned back and said, "Young man, don't do anything rash. If something happens, I'll be arrested."

"Don't worry!"

Lu Li lifted the curtain and said seriously, "I'll get off at the city gate. Even if something happens, it won't involve you."

The driver's heart eased, and he continued to drive the cart. Lu Li watched the surroundings through the window.

Five miles, four miles, three miles!

Lu Li suddenly shrank. He noticed several suspicious figures hiding in the ravines. If he hadn't been observing all along, he wouldn't have noticed them.

"Which family's scouts?"

Lu Li lay down, not daring to look outside. But soon, a whistling sound was heard, and a person rushed out from the ravine, blocking the cart.

"Stop!"

The person was wearing a common warrior's robe, and it was impossible to tell which family he belonged to. He held a shiny war saber and glared at the driver.

The driver stopped the cart and didn't dare to speak, trembling with tension. The warrior walked over and lifted the curtain with his saber.

"Lu Li!"

The warrior saw a young man lying in the cage and immediately exclaimed. Several people in the distance immediately leaped out of the ravine, and one of them let out a fierce whistle.

"Zhao family's scouts!"

Lu Li's eyes turned cold, and he didn't show any courtesy. His body shot out like a sword, and he kicked the person away with a leg. This person was only at the mid-Xuanwu realm and couldn't avoid it.

"Whoosh!"

Lu Li didn't dare to stay. He ran at full speed toward the city gate. It was only three miles away, and with his speed, it would take only half an incense stick.

"Whistle~"

Several fierce whistles were heard from a distance, and three figures rushed over from several miles away, faster than Lu Li. They were clearly Divine Sea realm warriors.

"Hehe, too late!"

Lu Li sneered. The city gate was right in front of him, and he could see the Liu family's soldiers. Would the Zhao family dare to attack him at the city gate?

Sure enough!

When Lu Li was one mile away from the city, the three Divine Sea realm warriors slowed down, and the scouts didn't dare to continue chasing.

Killing a Liu family guest in front of Liu family warriors—unless the Zhao family wanted to break ties with the Liu family, they wouldn't dare to do it.

"Ha ha ha!"

Lu Li laughed and rushed toward the city gate. The Liu family soldiers at the gate had already been alerted by the whistles and drew their war sabers when they saw Lu Li rushing over.

"Gentlemen, don't misunderstand, I'm a guest of the Liu family!"

Lu Li took out his identity token and threw it over. A Liu family soldier caught it, looked at it, and nodded. Another person looked into the distance and asked, "Young brother, what happened just now?"

"Hehe!"

Lu Li looked back and shrugged, "Nothing, I angered a few stray dogs from the Zhao family. They wanted to bite me, but I ran fast, and they didn't dare to act when they saw you."

"Zhao family people?"

The soldiers' faces turned cold, and one of them patted Lu Li on the shoulder, "Young brother, go into the city first. We'll deal with these people. This is Wuling City, not the Zhao family's city."