Chapter 216: What If Bai Xi Took Action?
Translator: Panda_Penn Editor: Chrissy
Not long after Yu Kun was gone, a man as strong as a beast walked in. His bulky figure made people feel oppressed.
"Family Patriarch!"
Seeing Yu Huashen came in, Yu Lun hurried up to bow. Yu Huashen walked over to the center seat, sat down and said with a gloomy expression, "The two girls have been travelling around and are now heading towards the Yu Emperor City. Once they are here, the powerful warriors of the Bai Family that have been lurking around will arrive as well. If this was handled poorly and we were to fight against the Bai Family, the consequences would be grave. The Zi Family has sent over a message that we are not to go to war with the Bai Family. Otherwise, if that skunk Old Man of Heaven Prison made a move, we would have to shoulder all the responsibilities…"
"Zi Family, ha, ha!"
Yu Lun laughed coldly and said, "That old thing, Zi Shankui, has lost his vigor a long time ago and he is so afraid of the old dog of Heaven Prison. That old dog doesn’t have a long life left in him and his fighting ability must be downsized. Will he dare to leave the Thousand-island Lake?"
"You cannot say this."
Yu Huashen waved his hand and said, "A lean camel is still bigger than a horse. As long as the Old Man of Heaven Prison is still living, none of the three Royal Families will dare to lay a finger on him. We don’t have to think that far. What should we do now? What if Bai Qiuxue and Bai Xiashuang come to the Yu Emperor City and make a scene? If the Bai Family warriors take the chance, I am not sure that I can be a match for Bai Xi. You have sent away so many patriarchs of the family, and the rest are not worthy opponents of Bai Leng. By that time, even if Lu Li can be killed, we will lose several patriarchs. It will not be worth the candle. Our family will be sapped of vitality as well."
"Family Patriarch!"
Yu Lu said with confidence, "You put your mind at ease. Bai Qiuxue and Bai Xiashuang are just covering for Lu Li, and they will not take rash actions. Bai Xi and the others will not fight against us so impulsively. If that happens, it will be them who breach the agreement first. We cannot bring our patriarchs back, otherwise, Lu Li cannot be killed and all our efforts will be in vain. We will be a joke to the families of the Northern Desert…"
"What if Bai Xi took action?" Yu Huashen asked him instead, his thick eyebrows in a tight knot as he was wrestling inside.
This time, Yu Lun had arranged quite a grand scheme that involved many powerful warriors of the Yu Family. There were only four warriors of the Eternal Realm inside the Yu Emperor City. If by any chance Bai Xi resorted to force, it would be disastrous.
If Yu Huashen were killed, then the foundation of the Yu Family would be gone and the family would be reduced to a Fourth-rank one. He was not afraid to lose his life per se, but what he was afraid of was to face his ancestors in another world.
He was the Family Patriarch so he had to consider the bigger picture and put the interest of the family first.
Killing was not the most crucial thing. If Lu Li could not be killed this time, there would be a next time. But if the foundation of the Yu Family was damaged, it would be doomed eternally.
After some consideration, he had made up his mind, "Yu Lun, I will only give you two days. If you cannot kill Lu Li in two days, you must bring the eight warriors of the Eternal Realm back, do you understand?"
In three days, at most, Bai Qiuxue and Bai Xiashuang would arrive at the Yu Emperor City. Bai Xi and the others would follow them here as well. Yu Huashen had to be vigilant.
"Family Patriarch…"
Yu Lun was going crazy. Once all the eight warriors of the Eternal Realm were brought back, the scheme would be wasted. The chances of killing Lu Li would be greatly diminished as well. He had spent so much time in planning, and now that he finally figured out Lu Li’s whereabouts, he was reluctantly to let it go.
"Say no more, this is an order!"
Yu Huashen walked out indifferently. At the doorstep, he turned back and said, "Two days, remember, in two days I will need you to bring all the patriarchs of the Eternal Realm back. Two days is all you have."
Yu Lun gazed behind Yu Huashen as he left. He thought about it and shouted, "Someone come and send a message to Yu Kun. Tell him that he must locate Lu Li in one day or he will not need to come back again!"
"Two days!"
Yu Lun stood up, looking far into the distance with his viper-like eyes. "I will find Lu Li. I must."
…
Inside a big mountain in the Feng Shan County of the Heaven Martial Kingdom, Hunchback Tian was still running about with Lu Li.
"Something is wrong…"
When they emerged out of a dense forest, Hunchback Tian stopped. He hid inside a bush. Lu Li asked with his head lowered as he was frightened, "What is it?"
"There are a number of scouts up front."
Hunchback Tian said in a low voice. Then he quietly went to where they were, changed course and pressed ahead. Yet another more than three miles ahead, he once again stopped. He helplessly said, "There are some scouts here as well. Recently, there have a lot of them. Did the Yu Family already know where we are?"
Lu Li took out his map. He said with a frown, "Now we are almost out of the Feng Shan County. Then, we will reach the Tian Fu County, and after that, it will be the Wu Ling County. One more day and then we can make it. Hunchback Tian, try to look for another path. We cannot afford to be discovered now."
Hunchback Tian nodded and tried another direction. Finally, he was able to find a path with fewer scouts. He traveled with care and caution.
However…
The further they went, the more scouts there were. Hunchback Tian was miserable. He tried to break out of the encirclement here and there and his speed was greatly impaired thereby. He spent every minute in careful probing. Otherwise, the scouts would find them. Neither of them dared to stop to take a rest as the scouts were wandering nearby and they would easily be found.
They were not far from Wu Ling County, one day’s trip at most. However, now. Hunchback Tian and Lu Li had traveled for a day covering only more than 100 miles. Going on like this, it would take them several days before they could reach the Wu Ling County…
Also, there were already so many scouts here at the Feng Shan County, what if Wu Ling County was filled with them? What could Lu Li do even if he could reach the destination? What if the Di Long Tribe and the Wu Ling County were all guarded by warriors of the Eternal Realm? Were Lu Li and Hunchback Tian just going towards their deaths?
Lu Li could not think straight…
That being said, he was unwilling to turn back now that they had made it this far. Lu Li could not enjoy one moment of peace thinking that the bones of his grandpa were still scattered on the ground and his Sixth Granduncle was dead lying in the wild.
"Go!"
Lu Li made up his mind and asked Hunchback Tian to carry him forward. No matter how hard this trip was going to be, whether he was going to survive or not, whether Di Long Tribe and the Wu Ling County were hell, he had to be there.
Hunchback Tian carried Lu Li forward, this time, even slower. Sometimes, he would even wander around in the mountains in order to break out of the encirclements of the scouts…
Hunchback Tian grew more careful. More scouts here meant that there must be powerful warriors of the Yu Family here. Maybe there were even powerful warriors of the Eternal Realm nearby. Once their tracks were found, it would be endless pursuit from the Eternal Realm warriors that awaited the two.
Six hours, and then 12 hours. At dark, Hunchback Tian suddenly stopped. Lu Li asked with curiosity, "What? There are scouts again?"
"No! Something is wrong!"
Hunchback Tian patted his head with confusion and said, "Why are the scouts gone again? Are… there somebody helping us to lure the scouts away? Or the Yu Family brought the scouts away? It’s been an hour and I haven’t met one scout."
"Ah?"
Lu Li blinked in surprise. He spent some time in thinking before he asked, "Are the warriors… from the Bai Family helping us get rid of the scouts?"
"It’s possible!" Hunchback Tian nodded as he asked in a low voice, "Master, what do you think? Should we go on during the night or take a rest?"
"Let’s go!"
Lu Li would be an idiot if he did not know to take the chance now there was somebody helping him. Whatever it was going to be like, he had to reach the Wu Ling County first and act accordingly.
…
At the same time, inside a big mountain to the east of where Lu Li was, an old man covered in black was rushing on with a man on his back.
The old man’s looks were strange. He was a hunchback, just like Hunchback Tian, and he seemed like a warrior of the Fate Wheel Realm as well.
With a man on his back, the old man was running on wildly. There were scouts coming at them constantly, but they were all killed by the old man. He rushed forward towards the east in a straight line like a ghost.
"Report to Patriarch Yu Kun that Lu Li has been located. Let all the scouts nearby gather around here. Don’t let Hunchback Tian and Lu Li get away."
Hundreds more scouts ran after them. When a deacon of the Soul Pond Realm saw the road was covered with scouts’ dead bodies, he shouted.
"Bang!"
A signal detonator exploded in midair, as florid as fireworks.
Yu Kun, who was about 100 miles away, saw the signal detonator. He roared, "Inform Patriarch Five right away. Tell him that Lu Li is located. Ask them to kill Lu Li."
For a while, an area with more than 300 miles radius was boiling with excitement.