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Lufan quickly stealthily approached the source of the sound he had just heard. With the finesse of his Lingbo Weibu and the effectiveness of the Turtle Breathing Divine Skill, he was confident he would not be detected as long as he kept his distance.
Soon, he arrived at his destination, and the sound became clearer. He hid behind a small slope, parted the plants in front of him, and took a look. Lufan's eyes narrowed.
As he suspected, the people he saw earlier were indeed the daughter of the Black-hearted Tiger and his subordinates.
There were about seven or eight of them left. The beautiful woman was walking in front, while the others reluctantly followed behind.
"Miss, we should go back. The chief said we can't let you wander around. If he finds out we haven't kept an eye on you, we'll definitely be in trouble when we return!" said a man with a scarred face, looking distressed. The other men also wore expressions of worry.
"Stop with that nonsense. Don't think I don't know. In that old man's eyes, I'm probably not as important as you brothers. Would he punish you for me? He probably wishes I would die sooner!" the beautiful woman scoffed.
The Scarred Man didn't know what to say. He thought to himself that if it weren't for her twisted mindset, the chief wouldn't act this way.
But thoughts aside, he dared not voice them and continued to persuade her: "It's too dangerous to move around in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains at night. And that loud noise earlier—who knows what caused it? It could have been some high-level primal beast. If we run into one, we won't even have time to escape!"
"If you want to leave, then go! I'm going by myself. What high-level primal beast? Where would such a thing come from in this rundown place? I bet it was just those people discovered by that old man making all that noise. I'm going over there now to see if I can catch a couple of pets to play with. Unlike this one—no matter how much I hit it, it doesn't even cry out in pain; it's utterly boring!"
As she spoke, she lashed out at the ground angrily and cursed, "I'm talking about you, you lifeless thing!"
Lufan then realized there was indeed another person on the ground. Judging by his clothes, he appeared to be one of the two herbalists who had been captured earlier; surprisingly, he was still alive.
However, in his current state, it could be said that he was better off dead. His body was covered in bloodstains, and a rope was tied around his neck, dragging him along like a dog by the woman. Normally, a person would have succumbed to such torment long ago; it was unclear what had kept him alive until now.
Lufan's eyes were filled with killing intent; this woman was truly unreasonable, twisted to such an extent that she was practically insane.
However, he did not act impulsively. With so many people around, each at a higher level than him, facing them head-on would be too risky. He needed to plan carefully.
Seeing the direction they were heading, which was towards the cave, Lufan gradually retreated and then hurried back to the cave as fast as he could.
Upon returning to the cave, Lufan grabbed his backpack and quickly packed his things. His movements startled a few people who were healing, and they all opened their eyes in surprise, looking at him with uncertainty.
"What happened?" Duanmu Xue asked.
"Someone is coming this way," Lufan replied while packing. "It's Black-hearted Tiger's Daughter and her subordinates, a total of eight people."
The others were alarmed; those individuals were quite powerful, and given their current state, they were unable to fight.
"What should we do now?"
"The battle traces outside the cave can't be hidden from anyone, so I have to lead them away. You all stay here and focus on healing to regain your strength as soon as possible." Lufan finished packing what he needed and stuffed it into his backpack.
"You’re going to lead them away by yourself? No way, that's too dangerous!" Duanmu Xue was the first to object.
The other four also disagreed. After all, Lufan was only at the Refining Skin Realm; facing so many ruthless foes at least at the Refining Meat Realm alone would be extremely difficult.
"Do you have any other options? Don't worry; as long as I don't get surrounded, I'll be fine. You've seen my agility," Lufan reassured them.
Duanmu Xue fell silent. Thinking of Lufan's incredible agility, she had to admit that he was indeed the only one capable of doing this.
However, Zhao Xingjian suddenly spoke up, "Looking at you like this, it seems you have more than just a simple plan to lure them away."
With his reminder, the others also reacted, especially when they saw Lufan stuffing half of the shadow leopard meat into his backpack; it felt even more suspicious.
"That's not right. If you were only trying to lure them away, you wouldn't need to take so much stuff. The way you are now clearly indicates you're planning for a long-term operation. What exactly are you trying to do?" Duanmu Xue asked with a serious expression, sensing something ominous.
Lufan's hand froze; they had figured it out. It was indeed hard to fool them.
After packing everything up, he slung the backpack over his shoulder. "You guessed correctly. After luring them away, I won't be coming back for a while. I see that your injuries should be mostly healed by tomorrow. You can head back to Qingyang City first without waiting for me!"
"What exactly do you want to do?" Duanmu Xue was on the verge of losing her mind. Suddenly, she recalled Lufan's earlier question to Black-hearted Tiger and her eyes widened in realization. "You don't mean you're planning to find their lair, do you?"
Lufan didn't respond, but his intentions were clear. Duanmu Xue panicked, "Have you lost your mind? You don't even know where they are or how many of them there are! You're just walking into a death trap!"
"I'll be careful, and I only need to determine the location of those bandits' lair before returning. I won't act recklessly," he implied that he was still going.
"No way! You have to explain your reasons; otherwise, we won't let you go!"
"I'm sorry, but I have to go!" With that, Lufan tried to walk away.
Duanmu Xue blocked him, "Is it for that persecuted couple? If that's the case, then you shouldn't go at all! There are so many victims in this world; do you intend to help them all? Don't throw away your life for a bit of misplaced justice; it's not worth it!"
"I'm sorry, but time is running out, and I can't explain everything in detail." Lufan's attitude remained resolute as he took out several Nightlight Stones and a map. "This is the diagram for a small invisibility formation. After dawn, place these Nightlight Stones according to the positions on the map; it should help deceive the elemental beasts."
Also, once you return to Qingyang City, please hand over my share of the spoils to Yan Fatty in the back kitchen of the academy and let him know I'll be back soon!"
Lufan walked outside, and Duanmu Xue couldn't stop him, so she hurriedly said, "You can't take them on by yourself!"
Lufan paused his steps. "Who said I'm going to fight them? I'm going to kill someone. That woman must die! And there are many ways to kill."
After saying that, Lufan didn't linger and quickly moved toward the forest, leaving Duanmu Xue fuming behind.
Watching Lufan's figure disappear into the woods, Zhao Xingjian suddenly said, "Big Sister, I don't think you need to worry so much. Lufan isn't someone who easily gets into danger. He even took down someone like Black-hearted Tiger; do you really think those bandits can do anything to him?"
"Of course I know!" Duanmu Xue replied indignantly. "I just can't stand him trying to be a hero alone. Why can't we solve things together? If we really want to deal with those bandits, we should wait until we're healed and then gather people from home to go directly after them. What's the rush? Can't he see he only has the strength of a Refining Skin Realm?"
"Yan Fatty," Zhao Xingjian pondered this name. He remembered Lufan had asked Black-hearted Tiger if that couple's surname was Yan, so it seemed the reason lay with Yan Fatty.
He shared his speculation, and Duanmu Xue's eyes lit up. "That sounds right! We need to heal quickly and head back to Qingyang City first thing tomorrow morning to find this Yan Fatty and get some answers! I hope that idiot Lufan comes back as soon as he finds their hideout and doesn't recklessly charge in."
Ever since she learned that the bandits were connected to the lord's mansion, she felt the situation was too complicated. The lord was not a kind person; anything related to him would definitely not be simple. The bandits' hideout would surely be fraught with danger.
So she hurriedly began healing again, hoping to recover soon so they could return to the city.
Zhao Xingjian glanced again at the direction Lufan had disappeared into and frowned.
Lufan said he would return after finding the bandits' hideout, but Zhao Xingjian felt things weren't that simple. Coupled with the connection between the bandits of Wanshan and the lord's mansion, he had a feeling that something significant was about to happen soon.
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