Chapter 43: Enemies on a Narrow Road!

"Great King, now that you have become so powerful, why not kill your way back to Jianghai and take revenge on the humans there?"

As the breakthrough ended and the surrounding aura gradually stabilized, Huitailang asked out of curiosity, while a cunning look flickered in its eyes.

Although it was very happy following Lu Chuan, it had firmly kept the actions of Jiang Luoli and the others in its heart, and thought about revenge every day.

After all... it had also lost several descendants in the last human encirclement.

"Yes, Great King!"

The other exotic beasts heard this and also began to suggest that Lu Chuan return for revenge, one by one eager to give it a try.

In the eyes of these underlings, they had suffered losses at the hands of humans and had even abandoned the base they had worked so hard to establish; no amount of retaliation could be considered excessive for such hatred.

If it weren't for strictly following Lu Chuan's orders, some of these exotic beasts would have long since rushed into Jianghai City to wreak havoc.

"Listen, you must never have such thoughts!"

Lu Chuan originally didn't want to say anything, but seeing that most of his underlings had this idea of revenge, he immediately shook his head and warned them in a very serious tone, "Humans are not as weak as you imagine."

"Look at Hu Dali and Heibao; both suffered losses at the hands of humans and even nearly died."

"In Jianghai City, there is even more power than last time to deal with you."

Speaking to this point, he had to earnestly admonish them, "Without my order, no one is allowed to go down the mountain privately to wreak havoc in the human world!"

"Whoever dares to do so, leave on your own; if we meet again, we will be enemies."

For a time, all the underlings were silent as cicadas in winter, and then they all expressed that they would absolutely not sneak down the mountain, and that they would only go when Lu Chuan allowed them to.

In fact, the reason Lu Chuan warned them so seriously was that not long ago, he had heard some news from Lin Xueer.

It is said that in the northwest, the Golden Eagle King, who was a scourge to the region, was too arrogant and remained at large after multiple encirclements by the military region, even actively provoking them.

This caused the human military to be furious, and they spent a great price to use countless long-range missiles to bombard it! Under such torrential firepower, even with the Golden Eagle King's extreme speed, there was nowhere to escape.

According to Lin Xueer, in the end, the Golden Eagle King was blown until only a few bones remained.

What shocked Lu Chuan even more was that in that battle, the humans still held back and did not deploy their ultimate weapons of mass destruction! "Being arrogant is one thing, but to be so blatant, daring to run wild under the eyes of humans now—if you don't die, who will?"

Thinking of the Golden Eagle King's fate, Lu Chuan clicked his tongue in his heart, "It's a good thing I didn't get so puffed up that I went into a human city to wreak havoc, otherwise, who knows if one day I would follow in the Golden Eagle King's footsteps!"

"No matter when, the principle that the nail that sticks out gets hammered down never goes out of style!"

While sighing with emotion, Lu Chuan also understood that now that the Spiritual Energy Revival had just begun, perhaps some people who had grasped great opportunities had not yet appeared, but were silently improving their strength.

Such fellows who know how to keep a low profile are the most terrifying once they make a move.

Therefore, if one were to stick their neck out at this time, it would not only expose oneself but also bring about many unnecessary troubles—the loss outweighs the gain! "Living in the mountains is not bad!"

At this moment, Lu Chuan looked at the surrounding scenery and his underlings, and a smile gradually appeared in his eyes, "Right now, the safest way is to keep devouring and growing stronger here in the Qinling Mountains!"

"It won't be too late to go out when it is truly time to face the humans."

"Alright, continue to expand!" Seeing his underlings looking at him expectantly, Lu Chuan gave an order for them to go and open up new territory for him again, but before they scattered, he did not forget to remind them, "If you encounter exotic beasts that are difficult to deal with, do not hesitate; tell me the location directly!"

Soon, Xiaoqing, Jingang, and other exotic beast underlings scattered in all directions, and in the blink of an eye, only Lu Chuan remained.

This life continued for a period of time, but just as Lu Chuan was gradually getting used to it, after dealing with a tough monkey that day, his 【Blood Hunting】 suddenly sensed a familiar aura.

For a moment, alarm bells rang in Lu Chuan's heart! Upon realizing the source of that aura, his expression instantly became extremely grave, "It's her! Jiang Luoli!"

After identifying the person, Lu Chuan's first thought was that Jiang Luoli had come for him again, but he soon discovered that Jiang Luoli seemed to be passing by; 【Blood Hunting】 sensed that she was moving away from this place and had not discovered his existence.

"Could it be that she isn't here for me, but is preparing to do something here in the Qinling Mountains?"

Lu Chuan became alert all of a sudden.

Ever since he learned much news related to Jiang Luoli from Lin Xueer, he felt more and more that this woman was exceptionally difficult to deal with; whether he encountered her or not, he had to be extra careful.

Moreover, if Jiang Luoli was indeed a reborn person as he suspected, perhaps she came to the Qinling Mountains this time to seek some opportunity, and he might be able to snatch it away!

"Follow her and see what she really wants to do!"

Thinking of this, Lu Chuan immediately used the two abilities of 【Invisibility】 and 【Transformation Art】 to shrink his body and turn invisible, and then, with the help of 【Blood Hunting】, followed closely behind Jiang Luoli.

He maintained a certain distance from Jiang Luoli, enough to be sensed by 【Blood Hunting】.

Although the two sides could discover each other within a certain range due to the Blood Pact, Lu Chuan's Blood Hunting range was further than the Blood Pact's sensing range, so he was not worried about being discovered by her.

Unknowingly, Lu Chuan followed Jiang Luoli into the deeper parts of the Qinling Mountains.

In the dark, dense forest, a young girl carrying an Ancient Bow moved quickly.

The terrain here was complex, filled with towering trees, tangled vines, and uneven ground; in particular, the lush foliage almost shrouded the entire forest, preventing any light from falling through.

The girl sped through the stuffy and dark forest, sweat already appearing on her forehead, but she paid no heed; she even seemed very familiar with the terrain of this area, taking every step without hesitation and heading straight in one direction!

Sometimes, just after she passed, a large pit covered with fallen leaves would appear right next to where she had stepped, but she passed through safely.

This girl was none other than Jiang Luoli.

"Roar—"

Not long after, a five or six-meter-long beast lunged out; Jiang Luoli didn't even look, waving her hand to throw something, and the beast let out a miserable cry and collapsed with a boom.

Immediately after, the beast's body withered rapidly, and its flesh and blood actually vanished quickly.

Along the way, Jiang Luoli encountered several reckless beasts, but they were all easily dealt with by her.

At this time, she cast her gaze forward, thinking that she was not far from her destination, and murmured in her heart, "After I get the opportunity in the Qinling Mountains this time, the next time I encounter the Poison King, it will have absolutely no chance of escape!"

(End of this chapter)