Chapter 83: Evacuation

"Master?!"

Li Fei stood up from the bushes in pleasant surprise.

More than ten meters away, Hao Yi, who had a stern face, saw that his student was safe and sound, and he also let out a sigh of relief, his expression softening significantly.

After receiving the news, he had immediately set out from the Martial Lecture Hall, entered Luoshan, and then followed the people from the Stop-Goe Academy all the way here.

"Are you alright?"

"I am fine, Master."

"Good, you did very well this time, very well indeed!"

Hao Yi said with a smile.

He had always been a stern person, even more so toward others, so this was the first time he had praised Li Fei with such "effort."

"It is thanks to Master's teaching, and I have troubled you again, Master."

Li Fei was also surprised that Hao Yi had run so far to save him; he felt a warmth in his heart and bowed respectfully to him.

"Lecturer Hao, the situation is urgent; you two can chat later."

The official martial master from the Stop-Goe Academy who was leading the team interrupted their conversation from the side.

"He is Cao Mu, an official martial master of the Stop-Goe Academy; he has some things to ask you."

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

Li Fei nodded.

Cao Mu then took a step forward and looked at Li Fei.

He carried a saber on his back, and his brows were full of sharpness; when Li Fei met his gaze, he had the illusion that his skin was being cut by blades!

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

"Yes."

"Were you the one who left marks along the way?"

"Yes."

"Did you track the main force of the Peace-God Sect?"

"Yes."

"Where are they now?"

"I tracked them for two days. About twenty minutes ago, my trail was discovered by their people, and I was hunted all the way here. After I killed three of them in retaliation, I escaped to this spot."

"Twenty minutes ago? We can make it!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Mu showed a look of excitement.

At this time, the rest of the Stop-Goe Academy had already arrived at this hillside, carrying several mages on their backs.

The look in Cao Mu's eyes when he looked at Li Fei also became much softer: "Student Li Fei, you did very well this time. Lead the way in front; we are going to pursue them now."

"Alright."

Li Fei nodded, turned around, and began to run, returning the way he came.

This time, he ran with full confidence and moved straight ahead!

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

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

On the other side, Hao Yi also followed along quietly.

Li Fei nodded and told the truth about what he had seen that day, only concealing the fact that the Ten Thousand Blood Bead had prevented him from falling into a deep sleep, instead saying that he had fallen asleep for a while and eventually woke up early.

Hao Yi had told him before that the stronger a person's willpower, the higher their immunity to spells, so he could explain his early awakening by saying his willpower was strong enough.

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

"Three martial masters who practice strength? And then they split up in the end; it seems other forces were involved in this matter. No wonder!"

Cao Mu's eyes were sharp. "The Peace-God Sect's true target should be those four official martial masters from our Stop-Goe Academy."

"They want to refine demonic martial masters?"

A murderous aura appeared on the face of Hao Yi, who was standing to the side.

He hated evil and was deeply disgusted by evil cults, and even more so by demonic martial masters—and the Peace-God Sect now occupied both categories.

"Brother Hao has taken in a good student."

Because of Li Fei, Cao Mu's form of address for Hao Yi had changed from "Lecturer 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 performed a great service for our Stop-Goe Academy, and I, Cao Mu, will owe you a favor!"

"You are too kind, Master Cao."

Li Fei said to Cao Mu.

Whether they were martial masters or mages, they could both be respectfully addressed as "Master."

"It was not in vain that I risked tracking them this time; it seems the harvest might be even greater than I imagined!"

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

"Quick, quick, quick! Move faster!"

"Do not bring unnecessary things; only bring weapons, ammunition, food, and medicine!"

Inside the cave of the Peace-God Sect, Zhao Yu was urging the followers to pack up.

Then he looked outside the cave, a look of doubt appearing on his face:

"It's been almost twenty minutes; why haven't Old He and Little Wang returned yet?"

According to their speed, this amount of time should have been enough for them to return.

"Could it be that they ran into the people from the Stop-Goe Academy who were tracking them?"

This thought flashed through Zhao Yu's mind, and his expression changed instantly.

He did not believe for a second that Li Fei could deal with the experts who practiced both magic and martial arts that he had carefully cultivated. The only possibility was that the people from the Stop-Goe Academy, relying on their strong physical stamina and speed, had traveled through the night and tracked them down based on the marks Li Fei had left!

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu's expression shifted several times, and he called over a trusted aide, whispering instructions into the other person's ear.

After the aide left with a grave expression, he called over a senior follower:

"I will take some people to scout the path ahead and prepare to set up an array. You wait five minutes and then follow with everyone else, heading east."

"Yes, Sect Leader."

This senior follower did not doubt him and nodded in agreement.

Zhao Yu then left the cave in a hurry.

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

They were also carrying the corpse of Wang Ping and the three official martial masters who were tightly bound and unconscious due to drugs.

The seven senior followers were all Body-Breaking stage sorcerers, and the nine protectors were Body-Breaking stage martial artists; they were the most elite combat force of the Peace-God Sect at present.

"The situation is urgent; the people from the Stop-Goe Academy may have already caught up, so 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 him with a stern gaze: "Only if we survive does the Peace-God Sect have hope; one day in the future, we will be able to make a comeback!"

"But..."

"There are no 'buts.' If the people from the Stop-Goe Academy have truly caught up, those brothers are also making a sacrifice for the Peace-God, entering the Underworld early—this is worth it, this is great!"

As Zhao Yu spoke, he silently cast a spell.

The people present had long been brainwashed by Zhao Yu's spells, and now, stimulated by the spell, they all showed expressions of fanaticism:

"The Peace-God is immortal, the Underworld lasts forever!"

"Go!"

Zhao Yu turned decisively and fled with the elite forces of the Peace-God Sect and the four most valuable official martial masters.

Five minutes later, the senior follower who had been 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 had not encountered their Sect Leader.

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

The senior follower leading the team finally realized something was wrong.

On the other side, Li Fei was supported by Cao Mu and Hao Yi, one on each side, and they arrived at the place where he had been discovered earlier at an extremely fast speed.

"They are evacuating; I can sense many people directly to the east."

The young mage who was being carried by a martial master spoke up.

(End of chapter)