Nearly a quarter of an hour later, just as it was almost time for the valley team to send their coded signal, a disturbance suddenly arose outside the valley.
The peaceful atmosphere within the valley was instantly shattered by a bedraggled figure. Birds and beasts throughout the forest fled in alarm.
The person who had suddenly appeared paid no attention to the chaos he had caused.
That somewhat disheveled figure kept fleeing, occasionally casting terrified glances toward the dark forest behind him. He looked as though some primordial Fierce Beast were chasing him.
After running for some distance, the mercenary-clad figure looked up at the valley ahead, and wild joy appeared on his face, as if he had spotted Li Zheng's subordinates within.
As though he had seen family, he suddenly accelerated and rushed toward the camp inside the valley entrance!
"Who goes there? Halt!" When the disturbance arose outside the valley, the camp's outer sentries sprang to their feet. Seeing Feng Wu rapidly approaching, they hurriedly shouted a warning.
Everyone else in the camp also scrambled up, armed and armored, looking ready for battle.
The security here was far tighter than that of the teams Feng Wu had ambushed before.
"Who goes there? Halt!" The people in the camp warned Feng Wu again as he rapidly approached. If he had not been wearing Li Family clothes, they would have attacked long ago.
"Do not approach the camp, or you will be killed without mercy!"
Li Zheng's men shouted their warning as someone drew a bow to its full length.
"Don't shoot! Don't shoot! Save me!" Feng Wu seemed not to hear them. Upon seeing their warnings and movements, he cried out in terror, repeatedly looking back in panic and even deliberately leaving his back exposed to the Li Family