Chapter 83: Reunion of Old Friends

When the three of them arrived at the place where the crowd gathered, they realized that it was already filled with wooden barracks and tents, looking exactly like a large-scale military camp.

Watching Feng Zi and the others approach, the guarding Martial Artist reached out to stop them.

Although the combination of a man with two women wearing bamboo hats was rare, the Martial Artist did not think too much of it and said seriously:

"The three of you must be travelers heading south. I am very sorry, but Yangquan City is under siege by a Beast Tide, and all roads are blocked. Please turn back."

It really is a Beast Tide!

Feng Zi thought to himself, and he could not help but be convinced by the judgment Lu Zhiruo had made.

But the problem was, how should he join this team? Feng Zi could not help but fall into deep thought:

The Martial Artist before him was, after all, just doing his job, and it would be truly difficult for him to force his way in.

Before he could think of a reliable method, Lu Zhiruo stepped forward first, took off her bamboo hat, and said:

"Tell your person in charge that people from the Lu Family have come to assist."

As expected of the young miss, she was not held back at all by such a small difficulty.

"Lu..." Hearing this surname, the Martial Artist was stunned for a moment, then immediately said respectfully:

"Please wait a moment, three of you. I will go and report this right away!"

Having said that, the other party strode into the camp.

Before long, Feng Zi sensed a familiar aura, filled with the thick Qi and Blood of a Transformation Realm Martial Artist, approaching him at high speed.

The next moment, he saw that familiar figure—Lu Hanwen!

The moment he saw Feng Zi, Lu Hanwen was obviously stunned for a moment, then immediately strode forward and affectionately punched him on the shoulder:

"Brother Feng Zi, you have also come south? Good thing, a good thing indeed!"

Having said that, the other party glanced at Lu Zhiruo beside Feng Zi and asked in confusion: "Zhiruo...? Why have you come here too?"

Regarding her brother's confusion, Lu Zhiruo simply stuck out her tongue: "Mind your own business, I am of course traveling with Feng Zi."

"Strange, truly a strange thing. Zhiruo is actually willing to leave the house?" Hearing this question, Lu Hanwen scratched his head in confusion.

But the other party's thoughts were clearly not on this at the moment; he only looked at Qing Lin, who was hiding behind Feng Zi, and said enthusiastically:

"This young lady is also traveling with you, right? Don't just stand there, come into the camp with me—

"I am currently discussing matters with others and cannot leave for too long. Let's talk as we walk."

Having said that, the other party turned and walked away in a flurry.

Feng Zi gave Qing Lin a word of instruction, and the three of them followed in Lu Hanwen's footsteps.

"Zhiruo has always had her own reasons for doing things, so I won't worry about your plans."

Lu Hanwen was clearly very familiar with his sister's style of doing things; he just said this briefly, treating it as a mere pleasantry.

Afterward, the other party looked at Feng Zi and asked with some confusion:

"Brother Feng Zi... when I left Wutai County, your strength was on par with mine.

"Now it seems, why is your aura exactly the same as an ordinary Small Success Martial Artist?"

For a Martial Artist in the prime of life, even if their strength did not improve, it usually should not drop.

Therefore, Lu Hanwen asked this question.

"Guess?" Feng Zi smiled, feigning mystery regarding this question.

Lu Hanwen could be considered to have some understanding of this friend of his, and he immediately understood what the other party meant:

"Fine, fine, fine. It seems you have also obtained your own fortuitous encounter—

"In that case, you, I, and Brother Li Shou have all broken through a major realm. This is a good thing!"

Having said that, the other party looked at Qing Lin, who had not spoken the whole time, and asked in confusion:

"It seems I am the only one who does not know this young lady? Brother Feng Zi, why not introduce her?"

Hearing this remark about herself, Qing Lin subconsciously moved closer to Feng Zi and grabbed his arm.

Feng Zi gently patted her fair hand and answered with a smile: "This is Yue Yu. She is very shy, so Brother Hanwen, please do not tease her."

Since Feng Zi had said so, Lu Hanwen naturally and consciously stopped paying attention to Qing Lin.

While talking, under Lu Hanwen's lead, the three of them arrived in front of a fairly large tent.

Lu Hanwen lifted the tent flap, and Feng Zi saw five Transformation Realm Martial Artists, including Li Shou.

And beside these five Transformation Realm Martial Artists, there stood three young men wearing simple, ancient robes.

Although those three robed young men did not have Qi and Blood Power filling their bodies, Feng Zi still instinctively felt that the strength of these three was not below the Transformation Realm!

"Everyone, sorry to keep you waiting." Lu Hanwen strode into the tent and said happily:

"This is Feng Zi, a fellow townsman and friend of mine and Brother Li Shou, and also a strong Martial Artist whose strength is not below ours.

"With his joining, our combat power will be further enhanced, and our plan to extinguish the Beast Tide will have one more layer of chance for success!"

Although Lu Hanwen had never asked for Feng Zi's willingness, both of them were smart people and understood that Yangquan City was the only way to head south, and the Beast Tide had to be wiped out.

Therefore, the two of them had a tacit understanding regarding the answer to this question.

Listening to Lu Hanwen's introduction, the leader among the robed young men took a step forward and said with some surprise:

"So young, yet already possessing strength not inferior to the Foundation Establishment Realm? Truly a young talent.

"It is a pity, to have mistakenly cultivated the Martial Dao, sigh..."

Hearing this exclamation, the Martial Artists present, other than Feng Zi, all changed their expressions, yet not a single person spoke to refute it, as if what the young man said was correct.

Seeing this, Feng Zi's mind raced, connecting all the information he knew:

"Mistakenly cultivated the Martial Dao"? What does this mean? Could it be that in this world, besides the Martial Dao, there really is another way of cultivation?

And looking at everyone's appearance, it seems the upper limit of the Martial Dao is extremely low, and the path that the young man cultivates is the true path?

Of course, for Feng Zi right now, this question should not be the focus of attention; how to eliminate the Beast Tide is the priority.

Therefore, he just smiled and asked in return: "This brother seems to have more to say than what is spoken?"

Hearing this questioning, the young man merely shook his head and sighed: "Fellow Daoist Feng Zi has misunderstood; I was merely lamenting that your talent was not applied to the path of Truth Cultivation."

Fellow Daoist? Truth Cultivation? Could it be that this world is truly not a martial arts world, but a world of immortal cultivation?

A short sentence, yet it contained a massive amount of information, causing Feng Zi's brain to crash in an instant.

Seeing this, the young man actually cupped his hands and said: "I am Yue Hong, a disciple of the Qingyue Sect. I spoke out of turn just now; please accept my apologies, Fellow Daoist."

Feng Zi was stunned upon hearing this and subconsciously waved his hand: "No need, I didn't take it to heart."

On the contrary, he even wanted to thank the other party for providing such shocking information.

Seeing this, Lu Hanwen cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention to himself:

"The topic has drifted—everyone, since Feng Zi has already joined our ranks, we now have one more reliable aid at the Transformation Realm."

"With this, we can finally implement that strategy to extinguish the Beast Tide, which we have been unable to use for so long."