chsdbacks Chapter 53 In the Black Mountain, a terrifying man in black!
Chapter 53 In the Black Mountain, a terrifying man in black!
Lu Ming was very familiar with the aura of the person following him and quickly recognized him as Qin Zhonghai!
Qin Zhonghai followed quietly behind, probably worried that he might make a mistake on his first mission, or that the earth dragon beast might be after him.
It seems that Qin Zhonghai really thinks highly of him, which is why he is being so cautious.
Lu Ming was grateful, but he didn't expose it; he just kept it to himself.
Making it clear would put Qin Zhonghai in a difficult position, since other secret agents of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion would not receive such treatment.
With Qin Zhonghai secretly protecting him, Lu Ming became bolder and told Li Hu not to hold back and to pursue the notorious bandit Xu Sangeng with all his might.
Gradually, the two ventured deeper into the Black Mountain, encountering fewer and fewer woodcutters and herb gatherers along the way, sometimes going for half a day without seeing a single person. Wolves, insects, tigers, and leopards, however, appeared from time to time.
With Lu Ming's current strength, he could take down any ordinary beast with a single move. The entire Black Mountain jungle, a place where the strong prey on the weak, was his hunting ground at his fingertips.
Having spent so much time in the Military Service Bureau, the sudden arrival in the wilderness filled Lu Ming with a surge of heroic spirit.
Now that he possesses such great skills, he must always conceal them. Having finally arrived in the wilderness, Lu Ming couldn't help but want to unleash them or test his strength.
"Boom!"
In the forest, a striped tiger was unable to escape and was killed by Lu Ming with a single palm strike.
"Senior Brother Lu is so strong!" Li Hu exclaimed in admiration upon seeing this.
Now Li Hu is also a master of the Skin Refining Stage 9, and he can take down a tiger with some effort, but he can't do it as easily as Lu Ming.
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming secretly shook his head.
Killing such prey brought him no sense of accomplishment, and the level of combat he found uninteresting.
Qin Zhonghai watched from behind, unable to fully utilize his supernatural powers.
He lost interest and abandoned his pursuit of prey, instead secretly using his supernatural speed to replace his lightness skill with the momentum of his movement.
Since his Heavenly Path Divine Power was upgraded from initial to minor mastery, causing his talent to surge, he used the Divine Speed Divine Power every day when he was traveling.
Over the past few days, he had a vague feeling that his Divine Speed and Divine Power should be advancing soon, and he couldn't help but look forward to it.
Once his Divine Speed and Divine Skill reaches a minor level of mastery, his legwork talent will skyrocket.
At that time, his progress in learning the "Treading Snow Without Leaving a Trace" skill will be greatly accelerated, allowing him to quickly practice water walking and gain additional leg skill experience.
In the jungle, the two continued forward. Li Hu searched carefully for traces of the notorious bandit Xu Sangeng, while Lu Ming, preoccupied with his own affairs, suddenly glanced back.
He would occasionally glance back to see if Qin Zhonghai was still there, and also scan the surroundings, keeping a watchful eye on the appearance of the earth dragon beast.
If it were just the two of them, the Earth Dragon Beast would basically not appear, but with Qin Zhonghai added, it's a different story.
Qin Zhonghai can be considered a martial arts genius, so there is still a slight chance that he might attract the Earth Dragon Beast.
With everything proceeding normally so far, Lu Ming felt somewhat relieved. He figured the Earth Dragon Beast was likely distracted by the genius bait and wouldn't be paying attention to their meager loot.
But this routine inspection caused Lu Ming's expression to change.
Behind Qin Zhonghai, another imposing figure appeared.
His aura was quite restrained, but even the part that was revealed at this moment was enough to startle him.
This person's strength is likely far superior to Qin Zhonghai's.
Furthermore, based on the distribution of black acupoints on this person's body, he was certain that this was a human martial artist, not an earth dragon beast.
"Senior Brother Lu, what's wrong?"
Li Hu was diligently tracking and searching for signs in the surroundings when he suddenly sensed Lu Ming slowing down. He turned around and saw Lu Ming's expression changing, so he asked in confusion.
At this moment, alarm bells rang in Lu Ming's mind. Today was the day the Genius Bait Plan was to be executed, and the eyes of the entire county were almost all focused on the Bitter Bamboo Creek.
At this moment, a powerful martial artist set his sights on the lone Qin Zhonghai.
This is by no means a coincidence.
Among the powerful figures in Chiyun County, there are those with ulterior motives!
"It's alright, keep looking, but let's try a different direction," Lu Ming said to Li Hu in a low voice, trying to calm himself down.
"Change direction? Which direction? Xu Sangeng's trail led in that direction." Li Hu pointed deep into the Black Mountain.
At this point, Lu Ming was no longer thinking about Xu Sangeng!
He wouldn't be in mortal danger if he failed the mission from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, but if he didn't deal with the terrifying expert behind him, he would definitely not escape death.
Although the powerful figure seemed to be targeting Qin Zhonghai, and he was affected by the incident, Lu Ming did not hold a grudge against Qin Zhonghai.
If it weren't for secretly protecting him, Qin Zhonghai would never have gone out alone at this time.
At that moment, Lu Ming's mind raced, and suddenly a thought struck him, and he asked:
"Li Hu, do you know where Bitter Bamboo Creek is?"
Li Hu was taken aback, then nodded and said, "I've been to that place before when I was gathering herbs. It's on the other side of Black Mountain, but there..."
He pointed in the direction to the right.
Lu Ming said without hesitation, "Go there and keep searching, but speed up."
Li Hu was a little confused: "But in that direction..."
He was halfway through his sentence when he saw Lu Ming give him a wink, and his expression changed slightly. He realized something and wanted to look back.
"Don't look, go!" Lu Ming interrupted him, his face serious, and he shouted in a low voice.
Li Hu's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Yes."
They quickened their pace, turned around, and headed towards the Bitter Bamboo Creek.
"How long does it take to get to Kuzhu Creek from here?"
"At my current speed, going all out, it will probably take me half an hour."
"No, we need to hurry, keep up!"
As Lu Ming spoke, he reached out and grabbed Li Hu's shoulder, gripping him like an iron clamp. He then used the "Soaring Clouds Step Technique" and combined it with the momentum of his divine speed to carry Li Hu, greatly increasing their speed.
"Found Xu Sangeng? Good! Follow me!" he shouted, using it as a cover.
He had absolutely no chance of winning against a powerhouse above the Bone Forging Realm; only by joining forces with Wei Jinlin could he survive.
Now, he only hoped that the man would delay his move so that he and Qin Zhonghai could save their lives.
A hundred meters away from Lu Ming, Qin Zhonghai secretly followed. Seeing Lu Ming suddenly accelerate, he couldn't help but nod to himself:
"Found a clue so quickly? This kid's got some skills!"
He then noticed the direction Lu Ming and Li Hu had gone and quickly frowned.
That's not right!
He tracked Xu Sangeng along the way using his own methods. If Xu Sangeng was really lingering nearby, it was definitely not in the direction Lu Ming had found.
This kid, he's got the wrong guy?
Qin Zhonghai shook his head slightly, but made no attempt to offer any advice. As the deputy head of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, he couldn't help Lu Ming cheat just because he favored him.
Swish!
Just then, his heart skipped a beat as he sensed a terrifying aura rapidly approaching from behind.
Qin Zhonghai felt a chill run down his spine. He turned around and saw a masked man in black moving like a ghost, arriving ten feet away in the blink of an eye. His terrifying aura pressed down on him, causing Qin Zhonghai's expression to change drastically.
The person who came was from the Bone Forging Realm.
"The Tempering Realm!"
He finally understood why Lu Ming had suddenly accelerated and run in that direction; that was the direction of Kuzhu Creek, where Wei Jinlin was.
Lu Ming had already sensed the terrifying powerhouse behind him before he could!