Chapter 94

Elder Lu only investigated the nearby three county towns, and there were still many county towns that had not been investigated. No one knew if there were any members of the Yu family.

The Yu family is a fifth-rank family, on par with the three fifth-rank royal families.

Although they do not have the prestige of the three major royal families, how could a fifth-rank family be inferior? Such a super family has an incredibly strong foundation.

The Yu family controls a domain in the eastern part of Tianwu Kingdom, while this area is in the southwestern part of Tianwu Kingdom. Under normal circumstances, the Yu family's martial artists would not appear here. Their purpose is obvious, clearly targeting the Liu family.

In fact!

These people indeed came for the Liu family and Lu Li. When Old Lady Mingshe slapped Yu Feijia's face, she was slapping the Yu family's face. The head of the Yu family was furious and immediately led people to pursue and kill them. They even invited a powerful expert from the Zi family. A group of people used a teleportation array to go to the southern Tianhan Kingdom to intercept them, mobilizing countless people to investigate the whereabouts of Old Lady Mingshe and the others, but in the end, they found nothing...

So much time has passed. Since they can't find them now, it will naturally be very difficult to find them. The iron-clad spacecraft has powerful restrictions that can conceal their presence, and ordinary people cannot detect it. The Yu family is not a royal family and cannot mobilize all the major families in the Northern Desert to help with the search, so it's normal that they can't find them.

Yu Feijia felt very embarrassed, so he wanted to vent his anger on Lu Ling's younger brother and the Liu family, to regain a bit of face. He did not send people to track them but deduced the Liu family's whereabouts from a small amount of intelligence.

In fact, there was no need to deduce...

In the Northern Desert, the only place to avoid pursuit is Qianhu Island. Only by fleeing to Qianhu Island can one be completely safe.

So Yu Feijia casually issued an order, and the Yu family sent some people to the county town northeast of Qianhu Island to wait for them. The great Lord Yu did not take the small Liu family seriously. As long as they found them, it would be easy to suppress them.

"How many people, and what realm?"

Elder Seven asked with a dark face. There were three people in his war chariot, all at the late Divine Sea realm. These were the only three late Divine Sea realm experts in the Liu family.

Elder Lu frowned and said, "The number is not many, three to five people in each city. I didn't dare to get too close, but there is at least one Soul Pond realm martial artist in each city."

"..."

Elder Seven, Elder Nine, and Elder Thirteen exchanged glances, and none of them could respond. The foundation of a fifth-rank family is too strong. Even the people they send out casually are Soul Pond realm experts. Not to mention a few, even one would be enough to destroy the entire Liu family.

Elder Lu threw out another piece of news, making the three elders even more worried: "According to the information I gathered, this time the Yu family has mobilized countless scouts from the nearby county towns, lurking around the periphery of Qianhu Island. If we dare to go to Qianhu Island, we will likely be discovered before we get within a hundred miles."

County towns are usually controlled by second or third-rank families. When the Yu family's people show up, those families will definitely be eager to help, after all, it is a great honor to help the Yu family.

After the elders discussed, they found that there were only two paths to take—either act separately and infiltrate Qianhu Island. Yu Feijia's people have not seen the Liu family, so with some disguise, there is a chance to mix into Qianhu Island, but it is estimated that a large part of them will be killed.

The other path is to take a detour to the south of Qianhu Island and enter the lake from the south. Qianhu Island is so large; the Yu family cannot possibly mobilize hundreds of thousands of martial artists to surround the entire lake, right?

Of course, because Qianhu Island is so large, if they take a detour, it will add seven to eight days of travel. Since the Yu family has come, they will definitely not sit and wait in the city. Walking for seven to eight days is likely to be discovered.

Elder Nine and the others were very impressed by Elder Seven's foresight. He abandoned the Liu family's silver wolf war chariot early and disguised himself as a merchant caravan, even disguising himself twice. Otherwise, they would have been discovered long ago.

In the end, after discussing, they decided to take a middle path.

Divide the three hundred people into three groups, disguised as three merchant caravans, and head southeast around Qianhu Island. Elder Lu will continue to lead people to investigate. Once he discovers that the scouts set up by the Yu family are not as many, they will immediately force their way into Qianhu Island. Once they enter the lake, they will be completely safe.

The three late Divine Sea realm elders will lead the teams separately, and the Divine Sea and Black Tortoise realms will be divided into three groups. Liu Yi and Lu Li will naturally follow Elder Seven, who has the strongest combat power.

Dividing three hundred people into three groups makes the target less obvious and looks like a normal merchant caravan.

The three teams agreed on a meeting point and then parted ways, each taking a detour to the southeast. Elder Lu led more than twenty scouts, who were very busy during this time, investigating the enemy situation and the whereabouts of their own people to ensure they could know immediately if anything happened.

The news of the Yu family's arrival was not told to ordinary Liu family members, only the Divine Sea realm elders knew. Liu Yi and Lu Li, of course, had the right to know. Liu Yi was very nervous and uneasy. Lu Li had no expression and did not express any thoughts after hearing the news.

He knew that the Yu family was not just targeting the Liu family but also him. They probably already had his portrait.

So, he did not act alone. Following the main force, at least the Liu family could resist for a moment if something happened, giving him time to escape.

Yes, escape!

It's not that he doesn't care about the relationship. He doesn't owe the Liu family anything; instead, the Liu family owes them a lot. He has no feelings for the Liu family, the only one he has some affection for is Liu Yi.

He made up his mind that if the situation was wrong, he would immediately escape. If Liu Yi was willing to follow him, he would take her with him. If she was unwilling, he would definitely leave without looking back.

His parents are still in the Ice Abyss, and Lu Ling has gone to Qingzhou without any news. The burden on Lu Li is too heavy.

He told himself to be more cold-blooded and ruthless. In this cruel world, kindness only leads to a quicker death.

The carriage moved quickly, day and night without stopping. Apart from eating and sleeping, Lu Li practiced all the time.

He learned some about the Divine Sea realm cultivation in the Liu family's cultivation hall. In the early Divine Sea realm, the first thing to cultivate is mystic power. His mystic power is still far from sufficient. Without the help of elixirs, it would take at least a few years to reach the mid-Divine Sea realm standard.

Liu Yi was uneasy, sitting restlessly all the way, constantly observing the outside situation. Fortunately, the road was quiet, and no scouts or enemies were found.

After five days of uneventful travel, the convoy had crossed over a thousand miles of mountains and rivers and had already reached the eastern side of Qianhu Island.

Elder Lu brought good news. There were fewer scouts on the eastern side of the lake. He suggested they force their way into Qianhu Island, fearing that delays would lead to changes.

Elder Seven pondered for a while, then instructed Elder Lu to notify the other two convoys to turn around and rush towards Qianhu Island at the fastest speed, then meet at a small island called Sunset Island on the eastern side.

Liu Yi became even more nervous after hearing the news, always holding a silver longsword ready for battle. She saw Lu Li open his eyes and swallowed a mouthful of saliva, asking, "Lu Li, can we smoothly enter Qianhu Island this time?"

"No!"

Lu Li said firmly, "If the Yu family let us rush in so easily, the fifth-rank family would be a mere name."

Liu Yi took a deep breath and, seeing Lu Li's calm face, asked, "Lu Li, why aren't you nervous at all?"

Lu Li glanced at Liu Yi and said coldly, "Is being nervous useful? It will only make you die faster. Miss Yi, if the situation is wrong, follow me closely. I will take you into Qianhu Island. But you must completely obey my orders, or don't blame me for leaving you behind."