Chapter 53

"Teacher?!"

Li Fei stood up from the grass in surprise.

Over ten meters away, the stern-faced Hao Yi saw that his student was safe and sound, and also breathed a sigh of relief, his expression softening a lot.

After receiving the news, he immediately set off from the Martial Arts Hall, entered Luoshan, and then followed the people from the Zhige Academy all the way here.

"Are you okay?"

"Student is fine."

"Hmm, you did very well this time, very well!"

Hao Yi said with a smile.

He had always been stern and even stricter with others, so this was the first time he had praised Li Fei so 'forcefully'.

"It was Teacher's good teaching, and I've troubled Teacher again."

Li Fei was also very surprised that Hao Yi had run so far to save him; he felt warm in his heart and bowed to the other side seriously.

"Instructor Hao, the situation is urgent, you two can talk later."

An official martial artist from the Zhige Academy leading the team on the side interrupted the conversation between the two.

"He is Cao Mu, an official martial artist of the Zhige Academy; he has some things to ask you."

Hao Yi restrained his smile, returned to his stern expression, and said to Li Fei.

Li Fei nodded.

So Cao Mu stepped forward and looked at Li Fei.

He carried a knife on his back, and his brow was full of sharpness. Li Fei had an illusion of being cut by a knife or sword when he met his gaze!

"Are you Li Fei, a Grade A student of the Martial Arts Hall?"

"Yes."

"Did you leave the marks along the way?"

"Yes."

"Did you track the main force of the Anshen Sect?"

"Yes."

"Where are they now?"

"I tracked for two days, about twenty minutes ago, I was discovered by their people, was chased and killed all the way, and after killing three of them, I fled here."

"Twenty minutes ago? It's in time!"

Cao Mu revealed an excited look upon hearing this.

At this time, the rest of the Zhige Academy had already arrived on this hillside carrying several mages.

Cao Mu's gaze toward Li Fei also became much softer: "Student Li Fei, you did very well this time. Lead the way in front; we need to chase them now."

"Good."

Li Fei nodded, turned around, and began to run, returning along the original path.

This time he ran with full confidence and moved forward courageously!

"Little brother, while we are on the road, tell me about the situation that happened that day."

Cao Mu easily caught up with Li Fei and ran beside him.

On the other side, Hao Yi also followed up calmly.

Li Fei nodded and told the situation he saw that day truthfully, only concealing the fact that the Ten Thousand Blood Pearl allowed him to avoid falling asleep, saying that he fell asleep for a while first and woke up early in the end.

Hao Yi had told him before that the stronger a person's willpower, the higher their immunity to sorcery, so he could explain his early awakening as having enough willpower.

Regarding this point, Hao Yi had witnessed it with his own eyes and could testify for him.

"Three martial artists who practiced strength? And then they parted ways in the end; it seems other forces were involved in this matter, no wonder!"

Cao Mu's gaze was sharp, "The Anshen Sect's true target should be the four official martial artists of our Zhige Academy."

"Are they trying to refine demonic martial artists?"

A murderous aura appeared on Hao Yi's face on the side.

He hated evil and was deeply disgusted by cults, and even more disgusted by demonic martial artists, and the Anshen Sect now occupied both.

"Brother Hao has taken in a good student."

Because of Li Fei, Cao Mu's address to Hao Yi had changed from 'Instructor Hao' to 'Brother Hao'.

Then he turned to look at Li Fei:

"Little brother, if we can safely rescue my Junior Brother Wang and the others this time, you will have made a great contribution to our Zhige Academy, and I, Cao Mu, also owe you a favor!"

"You are too polite, Master Cao."

Li Fei said to Cao Mu.

Whether it was a martial artist or a mage, they could be respectfully addressed as 'Master'.

"It wasn't in vain that I risked tracking this time; it seems the harvest might be even greater than I imagined!"

Li Fei thought to himself after listening to Cao Mu's words.

"Quick, quick, quick! Move faster!"

"Don't bring unnecessary things, only bring weapons, ammunition, food, and medicine!"

Inside the Anshen Sect's cave, Zhao Yu was urging the followers to pack up.

Then he looked outside the cave, revealing a puzzled look:

"It's been almost twenty minutes, why haven't Old He and Xiao Wang come back yet?"

According to their foot speed, this time was enough for them to return.

"Could it be that the two of them ran into the people from the Zhige Academy who were tracking them?"

Such a guess flashed through Zhao Yu's mind, and his expression changed immediately.

He didn't think at all that Li Fei could solve the experts in both martial arts and sorcery that he had carefully cultivated. The only possibility was that the people from the Zhige Academy, relying on their powerful physical strength and foot speed, had rushed overnight and tracked them here according to the marks Li Fei left behind!

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu's expression changed several times, and then he called a confidant and whispered instructions in the other side's ear.

After the confidant left with a solemn expression, he called another senior follower:

"I will lead people to scout the path ahead first and prepare to set up the array. You wait five minutes and then bring everyone to follow, heading east."

"Yes, Sect Leader."

This senior follower didn't doubt him, nodded, and accepted.

So Zhao Yu left the cave in a hurry.

Soon, seven senior followers and nine protectors each carrying a large bag of things walked out of the cave and came to Zhao Yu.

They were also carrying Wang Ping's corpse and three official martial artists who were tied up tightly and had fallen into a coma because of drugs.

The seven senior followers were all sorcerers in the Body-Breaking stage, and the nine protectors were martial artists in the Body-Breaking stage; they were the Anshen Sect's most elite combat power at present.

"The situation is urgent, the people from the Zhige Academy might have already caught up, we must leave first."

Zhao Yu said simply to these people.

"Sect Leader, what about the remaining brothers?"

A protector asked.

Zhao Yu looked at the other side with a stern gaze: "Only if we live can the Anshen Sect have hope, and one day in the future, we will be able to make a comeback!"

"But..."

"No buts. If the people from the Zhige Academy really catch up, those brothers are also dedicating themselves to the Anshen, entering the Underworld in advance; this is worth it, this is great!"

While Zhao Yu was speaking, he silently cast a sorcery.

These people present had long been brainwashed by Zhao Yu's sorcery; at this moment, being stimulated by the sorcery, they all revealed fanatical expressions:

"The Anshen is immortal, the Underworld exists forever."

"Go!"

Zhao Yu turned around decisively, leading the Anshen Sect's elite power and the four most valuable official martial artists to run away.

Five minutes later, the senior follower who was left behind led over a hundred people out of the cave and headed east according to Zhao Yu's instructions.

But after walking for more than ten minutes, they couldn't meet their Sect Leader.

"Where did the Sect Leader go? And the others?"

The leading senior follower finally realized something was wrong.

On the other side, Li Fei, supported by Cao Mu and Hao Yi on the left and right, arrived at the place where he was discovered earlier with extremely fast speed.

"They are evacuating; I can sense many people in the due east direction."

The young mage from the Sifa Academy who was being carried on the road spoke.

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