Deep in the dense forest, several dishevelled figures stumbled towards the outskirts of the forest, blood flowing.
“Huff—Huff—”
"Damn it, aren't they said that Jindan-stage monsters are very independent and never act in groups? How come there are so many Jindan-stage monsters?" Song Hua complained as he ran.
"Who knows, will it be useful to say this now? Why don't you run away!"
"It's all your fault. Last time, after we used up the directional teleportation charm, we didn't have time to buy a new one, and you forced us to go back into the jungle!"
"Who knew that this situation would happen? Ask these two bodyguards, have you ever encountered a situation where the Jindan stage acted collectively?"
"Four young masters, could you please stop quarreling? Our priority is to run to the outskirts of the jungle and wait until we are out of danger before we talk about our mistakes." The two bodyguards were sweating profusely from running. They knew that these young masters were not easy to serve. Last time they encountered a six-tusked white elephant in the Nascent Soul stage, and this time they provoked several monsters in the late Golden Core stage for some unknown reason.
What luck!
They had never encountered such an outrageous situation in all their years as bodyguards. One of their companions had died at the claws of the monster that was chasing them.
"Awooo--" Among the monsters chasing them, there was a one-eyed lone wolf with fierce and bloodthirsty eyes. It was it that bit a bodyguard to death.
The one-eyed wolf has four red paws and runs at an extremely fast speed, as if it were riding on clouds.
It cried out, accelerated again, and rushed towards Song Hua and others.
"Damn it, it's the Red Cloud Wolf. It must have been the former Wolf King. The new Wolf King defeated it and drove it out!" Song Hua cursed.
When the one-eyed wolf heard Song Hua's shouting and cursing, its eyes became even colder. It kicked its legs back, jumped high, and bit Song Hua's neck.
Song Hua turned around and looked at this scene. His face turned pale and looked deathly.
Just when he thought he was doomed, he heard the sound of a sword.
Buzz—
The sound of the sword was short and powerful, containing an inexplicable charm. Only a master of swordsmanship could stab out this sword.
He stabbed the one-eyed wolf with a sword, shocking it so much that it turned around quickly.
The sword was too fast and its reaction was too slow, so it had no way to dodge.
It could only open its bloody mouth and take the sword head-on.
The Qingfeng sword collided with the wolf fang, making a harsh sound that made people's scalp tingle.
The one-eyed wolf's mouth was full of blood, and only half of its sharp fangs were left.
Lu Yang swung his sword again, aiming at the one-eyed wolf.
At the same time, three other figures confronted the three monsters.
Song Hua and others were overwhelmed by the sudden arrival of reinforcements. Should they go up to help, continue running, or stay where they were
Without giving Song Hua and others much time to think, the one-eyed wolf king's head flew everywhere, deader than dead.
Lu Yang put away the Qingfeng Sword, and a few drops of wolf blood splashed on his face.
"Be careful, there is a monster in the sky!" Song Hua warned loudly.
When one reaches the Jindan stage, one can fly in the air. Song Hua and others originally planned to fly away, but there was a demon bird hovering in the sky. Anyone who flew into the air would be targeted by it.
The demon bird noticed Lu Yang's presence, flapped its wings, turned into a rain of meteor arrows, and rushed towards Lu Yang.
Lu Yang had already noticed the existence of the demon bird. Without even raising his head, he casually raised the Qingfeng Sword. His movements were as casual as if he was stretching in the morning. The demon bird directly hit the tip of the Qingfeng Sword and its head was pierced through.
"Are you okay?" Lu Yang asked with concern.
“You are…” Song Hua and others were shocked. The realm Lu Yang showed to the outside world was the late foundation building stage, but how could someone in the late foundation building stage kill the one-eyed lone wolf and the demon bird
"Tsk, I'm still a step slower than you." As he spoke, Meng Jingzhou also killed a monster, and his fists were covered with the monster's blood.
"Meng Jingzhou?" Song Hua widened his eyes and recognized Meng Jingzhou.
"Are you... Song Hua from the Song family?" Meng Jingzhou was a little uncertain, mainly because the other party looked too disheveled and dirty, like a refugee who had escaped from somewhere, which was very different from the impression he had of Song Hua.
Although the Song family is not as good as the Meng family, they are a well-known and large family in the imperial capital with superior living conditions. The last time Song Hua was seen, he was singing and dancing on a flower boat, and he danced better than the courtesan.
"Yes, it's me!" Song Hua didn't expect that Meng Jingzhou would be among the people who rescued him. He heard that Meng Jingzhou had been missing for more than a year and no one had seen him since.
However, judging from the Meng family's unhurried attitude, Meng Jingzhou's disappearance is questionable.
"He is Meng Jingzhou, the eldest son of the Meng family?" Several people behind Song Hua exclaimed in a low voice. They were from the side branch of the Song family and had never seen Meng Jingzhou.
"You've done so many bad things, and yet you still meet enemies here?" Lu Yang was curious.
Meng Jingzhou rolled his eyes. "Enemy, what? Let me introduce you. This is Song Hua, the third young master of the Song family in the imperial capital. He is a few years older than me. He and I played together a few times when we were in the imperial capital. I guess they came to the dense forest just like us, to gain experience. Of course, they may also come to gild themselves."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Lu Yang from the Dao Sect."
"Wendao Sect?!" Song Hua lost his voice, but soon calmed down, clasped his fists and thanked, "So it's fellow Daoist Daoist Sect, no wonder you have such skills."
So, Meng Jingzhou has been missing for more than a year, and he went to the Taoist Sect to practice
This is too much. The Meng family is already a big disaster, and the Dao Sect is an even bigger disaster. Meng Jingzhou has backgrounds in both places. Won't he have enemies everywhere in the future
Meng Jingzhou frowned: "Why do I feel like you are thinking about something very rude?"
"I dare not."
"We two have taken care of it too." Soon, Tao Yaoye and Man Gu both dealt with their respective monsters. Song Hua noticed that these two were also in the late stage of foundation building, and their clothes were not torn after killing the monsters.
Lu Yang and his three companions have been training in the dense forest for two months. During this period, they only went back to the Demon-Suppressing Pass three times. The rest of the time they were honing themselves in the dense forest.
Nowadays, ordinary late Jindan monsters no longer pose a threat to them.
"Young Master Song, tell me, what did you do that angered God and man, causing several Jindan-stage monsters to chase you?" Meng Jingzhou asked lazily.
Song Hua is not a barbarian. He has the blood of ancient barbarians and is naturally prone to attracting hatred. It would be fine if he provoked one or two Jindan stage monsters, but how could he be chased by five monsters at the same time
Song Hua and the others smiled helplessly: "We really don't know what's going on. We just went a little deeper than usual, thinking of killing a few more high-quality Jindan-stage monsters so that we can explain ourselves when we return."
"It's strange. There should be more Jindan-stage monsters in the deeper part of the forest, but we didn't encounter any for a long time. When we did meet them, you saw the situation. Five of them appeared, and one of the bodyguards was even eaten alive."
"Thanks to your help, otherwise I would have died in the dense forest today." Song Hua felt lucky to have survived a disaster. After this disaster, he made up his mind to return to the Demon-Suppressing Pass and take a flying boat back to his family.
What they gained from this trip was enough to report back to the family, so there was no need to take any more risks.
Lu Yang and others looked at each other, and they felt that some unknown incident must have occurred deeper in the jungle.