After dinner, Lu Li paced back and forth in his room, frowning.
After three months in the outside world and thirty months of secluded cultivation in the Time Hall, he had already opened sixty-six acupuncture points in his third qi meridian, reaching the late third layer.
If he wasn't killed instantly, with his speed plus the God-Concealing Jade, he should have had no problem shaking off pursuit from cultivators below the sixth layer.
But if he was surrounded, then it would be somewhat difficult to handle.
Where exactly did this old man Wu De go? With his strength and personality, he shouldn't have gone alone to the Shiri Pit.
Could it be that after two or three months of cultivation, his realm had broken through?
Had he become arrogant?
Knock, knock, knock...
Just as Lu Li was pondering, a series of urgent knocks suddenly sounded outside the door.
Lu Li immediately showed a vigilant expression, leaning against the door and asking in a deep voice, "Who is it?"
"It's me, old man. Brother Qin, quickly open the door," a familiar voice came from outside the door.
Lu Li hurriedly opened the door, and then, a skinny old man wearing a gray robe, with small nose and eyes, sporting a mustache, squeezed in-who else could it be but that Wu De.
Looking at his appearance, he wasn't as slovenly as the waiter had said.
"Kid, we can't stay here anymore, we have to leave immediately." Wu De handed one of the two black cloaks in his hand to Lu Li. "Put it on, it'll be convenient for action."
"You went out just to buy this?" Lu Li shook the cloak in his hand.
The cloak's brim was surrounded by a circle of black gauze. The gauze was of an unknown material, feeling very comfortable to the touch, unlike ordinary fabric. Looking from the inside out, it didn't obstruct vision at all, but looking from the outside in, it was pitch black.
"Of course not, I've had this cloak for a long time. I went out just to gather some information, but I didn't expect that Daylight Stronghold had actually issued a bounty." Suddenly looking up at Lu Li, he said, "Kid, your appearance seems a bit different from before, doesn't it?"
"Different?" Lu Li was startled, then glanced at the long hair hanging by his ear and immediately understood. "Isn't this better?"
Previously at Qingyang Mansion, he had been burned bald by fire. Three months ago, his hair was only five inches long, but now it was three feet of ink-black hair, his entire temperament was different.
"Good is good, but your dark face hasn't changed much. It's safer to put the cloak on. If you die, it doesn't matter, but implicating me, old man, would be troublesome."
Hearing this, Lu Li thought this old man really wasn't a good person. It seemed that not only did he have to be careful of others on this trip, but he also had to guard against this old thing. He lifted the cloak and put it on his head. "Leave now?"
Wu De didn't notice the change in Lu Li's expression and also covered his head with the cloak. "Of course, darkness is good for business. Let's go."
The two immediately went out, went downstairs, and without saying goodbye, left the restaurant.
Although it was pitch black outside, Daylight Town was still brightly lit. The two didn't take the main gate but instead wound through alleys, soon arriving at a low wall.
This wall was just to prevent some blind Demon Beasts from the mountain from attacking ordinary people; it wasn't very high. The two just lightly jumped over it and then disappeared into the vast night.
Night mountain roads weren't easy to walk. Even though Lu Li's eyesight was much better than when he was mortal, if he didn't release his Divine Sense, he didn't dare run too fast.
But this Wu De seemed accustomed to walking at night, moving through the forest effortlessly.
"Hey, Old Wu, wait!"
In a valley, Lu Li, walking behind, suddenly noticed two large green lanterns following behind them and quickly tugged at Wu De's clothes.
"What's wrong?"
"Don't just walk away, there's a big guy behind us."
"Big guy?" Wu De suspiciously turned his head, his face suddenly changing. "Damn, it's the Wolf King, run quickly!"
After saying this, not only didn't he stop, but he ran even faster.
"Your grandfather!"
Lu Li was furious and couldn't care less anymore. He took out a Swift Travel Talisman and held it in his hand, then in a flash, surpassed Wu De.
"Awoo-"
Immediately, a sharp long howl came from behind, and the two big lanterns pattered and pattered as they wildly chased after the two.
"Kid, don't you understand respecting the old and cherishing the young? Wait for me!"
Wu De cursed and cursed, then took off running wildly.
Hearing this, Lu Li not only didn't stop but instead ran even faster. Branches blocking his path were smashed with cracking sounds, and in the blink of an eye, he left Wu De dozens of feet behind.
"Kid, stop running, let's fight it to the death!"
Wu De gasped for breath, shouting in alarm from behind.
"Old Wu, you hold it off first. I'll go rest up ahead for a bit and then come back to help you..." Lu Li wasn't a fool; this was the Wolf King. Where it appeared, there must be a wolf pack. If they got surrounded, that would be troublesome.
"Beast, if you run again, I'll have no end with you!" Seeing the Wolf King already less than ten feet away from him, Wu De was so angry his mouth twisted. He took out a Swift Travel Talisman and chased after Lu Li.
Thump!
Whether he ran too fast or Lu Li was too slow, Wu De actually directly crashed into Lu Li.
"Why did you suddenly stop!" Wu De covered his chest, full of frustration.
"Cough cough, I didn't want to either." Lu Li pointed at a patch of green eyeballs ahead. "We... seem to be surrounded."
Awoo, awoo...
Ahead, wolf howls rose and fell.
Woo-
Behind, the Wolf King stopped and howled at the sky.
The wolf pack ahead seemed to have received some instruction and began to change formation, surrounding the two. Their intelligence was quite high.
"This trouble is big now!" Wu De muttered to himself.
"What do we do?" Lu Li also put away his joking expression, asking gravely.
"What else can we do, kill a way out. Night-traveling Wolves have extremely strong territorial awareness. I guess they don't dare go up the main ridge," Wu De said.
"Alright!"
After saying this, without waiting for Wu De to speak, Lu Li tapped his foot and charged toward the wolf pack ahead.
"Good kid, quite brave!"
Seeing this, Wu De praised, then turned his body toward the left, not going in the same direction as Lu Li at all.
"You really aren't a good person!" Seeing this, Lu Li was so angry he felt light-headed. He alone went forward and attracted a large number of wolves, and that Wu De not only didn't help him but instead charged toward the weak spot, thinking to himself, don't give me a chance, or else I'll definitely kill you.
Lifting his hand, a gray wolf that pounced at him had already thumped and bounced back.
And on Wu De's side, because the wolf pack was weak, he had already killed to the outer edge.
Lu Li originally wanted to lead the wolf pack over, but found the way blocked. These little wolves threw themselves at him recklessly, so he had to give up. Using the power of the Swift Travel Talisman, Lu Li dodged left and right, wildly smashing.
Not long after, more than ten little wolves fell to the ground.
But this wolf pack had over a hundred members. Going on like this was no solution at all. Lu Li gritted his teeth, stepped on the head of a young wolf, then used the force to soar into the air, then wind surged around his body, whooshing as he flew out more than thirty feet.
Just as he landed, four or five little wolves pounced and bit at him again.
On the other side, Wu De was already nowhere to be seen.
"Your grandfather's unscrupulous scum, I'll have no end with you!"
Lu Li didn't want to drag out the fight, but as Wu De disappeared, the entire wolf pack surged toward him, and each was incredibly fast. If he didn't use Gale Steps, he would have to keep using Swift Travel Talismans to barely keep up with the little wolves' charging speed.