Lu Chengwen was about to make a run for it.
Just as Jiang Xiaohou was about to chase after him, Hun Tiangang grabbed her. "Forget it! Let him go on his own. That brat from the Bai family is way too persistent. If they don't settle things between themselves, am I supposed to follow Little Lu Zi around all day?"
"I can protect him!" Jiang Xiaohou said.
"Then you'd be breaking the rules!"
Jiang Xiaohou grew anxious. "Brother Chengwen can't possibly beat an expert from the Bai family! Even the weakest people here are Ghost Four Gates!"
Hun Tiangang laughed heartily. "Really? I hadn't noticed!"
When they turned to look again, Lu Chengwen had already run far away, while Bai Menya stood right before them, glaring at them furiously.
Though Jiang Xiaohou was worried about Lu Chengwen, Hun Tiangang seemed utterly unconcerned, as if he had complete confidence.
The group arrived at a stone platform. Hun Tiangang, Bai Menya, and Jiang Xiaohou sat on stone benches and chatted.
Each of them used true qi and Spiritual Sense to survey the situation in the forest.
Bai Menya's face was dark as water as he closed his eyes to rest. Jiang Xiaohou looked somewhat anxious, staring at Bai Menya as though trying to figure out what he was really plotting.
Hun Tiangang was even more anxious.
"My chickens need feeding! Can that kid get out before dark?"
"I've been feeling uneasy these past few days. I keep feeling like something's going to happen to my Chicken Coop."
"Say, why's my Chicken Coop's life so rough? I just want to eat some fresh free-range chicken. Why does it have to be such a disaster?"
Hun Tiangang nodded, then suddenly turned vicious. "Anyone who dares set their sights on my Chicken Coop again, I'll