Chapter 645: Fellow Travelers

Ibula waved his hand to give the order, the camp filled with murderous intent.

At the same time.

On a gentle slope a hundred yards outside the Tatar camp, the ragged old man, covered in dried blood, closed his eyes tightly, using his internal energy to suppress his heartbeat and breathing to the limit. Only after the patrolling foreign Heaven-Man experts nearby left, and after a cup of tea's time, did he slowly open his eyes.

Gazing at the departing Tumet tribe for a long while.

The old man slowly crawled backward with imperceptible movements. Until he retreated to the bottom of the gentle slope, he remained still for a moment, confirming there were no patrolling foreign Heaven-Man experts around, before suddenly standing up and using his light-body technique to leave rapidly.

A moment later, the old man dived into a dense forest.

He slowed his pace and stopped after moving forward dozens of yards.

A short blade pressed silently against his back.

"Heaven King covers the earth tiger."

The old man breathed a sigh of relief.

"Pagoda suppresses the river demon... there is a situation, take me to see the two Commanders."

There was a rustling sound behind him, and the short blade moved up, hooking his neck.

"Offense taken."

The person behind him reached out and poked the old man several times, sealing his five senses.

The gap between the enemy and them was huge, and no one could guarantee they could avoid the investigation of the foreign Heaven-Man experts. As scouts, they could fall into Tatar hands at any time, and Heaven-Man experts could basically regenerate flesh... this meant the enemy could prolong the interrogation to a degree that could destroy anyone's mind, so no one as a scout could know the most critical information of their side.

Especially the location of the commanders.

This was necessary caution, and the old man understood this point very well.

Facing life, death, and righteousness, no one would care whether they were trusted or not.

The old man lost his five senses, only feeling someone grab his arm, turning around several times, until he completely lost his direction, only then moving forward in a straight line. After about a stick of incense's time, they stopped, and his acupoints were unsealed.

"Offense taken, Senior."

The person who escorted him apologized and turned to leave before he could see clearly.

The old man narrowed his eyes, his vision refocusing.

Firelight flickered; although it was daytime, the light was dim. The dense forest overhead completely blocked the sunlight, making it difficult to determine the location through the sky. The surroundings were full of foul odors, and human bodies were lying randomly on the ground, crowding the narrow open space in this dense forest.

"Elder Zhou..."

Someone called out.

The old man looked down and sighed.

"Leader Li."

The person speaking was lying on the ground, his left arm and left leg were both bare, and half of his face was missing. If the old man and he hadn't both come from the Beggar Gang and been familiar with each other on weekdays, he truly wouldn't have recognized him... The reason the old man sighed was precisely because of this; this person would die soon.

"You..."

The old man hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to say.

That person, however, laughed with a voice full of vigor.

"Any good news?"

"Hmm... I don't know if it counts, but there is indeed news."

"That's good, that's good."

The man used his only remaining right hand to support his upper body and laughed.

"Having news means there is change, and having change means there is hope. It's not in vain that I'm sending my life here!"

Seeing that the old man had no intention of chatting with him, he was stunned, then reacted, smiling bitterly.

"It's just that I saw an acquaintance before I died and was overjoyed, so I talked to you."

"Elder Zhou doesn't need to waste time on a dead person like me—"

He pointed with his hand.

"The two Commanders and the Wudang high experts are all over there, Elder Zhou, go quickly!"

The old man nodded and walked forward with big strides. ===== CHAPTER 646 =====