Arrangements, Hunt

The two women nodded at his words.

"Junior Brother Lu, do you have a suitable place?" Li Nianqiao asked softly.

Lu Nan pondered for a moment. "I do have a place, but it's a bit far."

As he spoke, he glanced at the two of them. Seeing this, they hurriedly said, "We can do it!!!"

"Then once my spiritual power recovers, we'll set out!!"

He then sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and did his utmost to recover his spiritual power.

Only when the spiritual power within him was full once more did he open his eyes and turn to the two women. "How long has it been???"

"Two hours!!" Li Nianqiao replied.

Lu Nan nodded. "Then we'll set out. Please endure it, Senior Sisters!!"

He stepped forward, scooped the two women into his arms, one on each side.

Then he raced into the distance, running all the way until the early hours of the next day.

Only then did he reach his destination. Looking down at the forest below, shrouded in miasma,

Lu Nan nodded in satisfaction and descended to the forest's edge.

After taking Detoxification Pills, he picked up the two women again and charged into the forest.

He pressed ever deeper until they reached a withered, towering tree, where he finally stopped.

"This should count as the central area!" After gently setting the two women down and scattering some insect-repelling powder,

he walked beneath the dead tree, took out his Flying Sword, and swiftly carved out a tree hollow large enough for two people.

He cleaned out the inside, then scattered insect-repelling powder around it.

Only then did he carry the two women into the Cave. Looking at the two, who still could not move,

light flashed in his hand, and a bronze-colored circular Array Plate appeared in his palm.

He placed it between the two women and poured spiritual power into it. A Golden Light Membrane instantly enveloped the entire tree hollow.

Then he vanished from sight. Looking at the Array Plate between the women, which gave off a dim phosphorescent glow,

Lu Nan took out several Medium-grade Spirit Stones. "These Spirit Stones should last for a few days. There are also some Fasting Pills here."

He placed everything where the two women could reach it. "After one day, you should be able to make some simple movements."

"If neither I nor Senior Sister Su Wan returns after three days,

then... the two Senior Sisters will have to save yourselves!!!"

With that, he left without looking back.

"Junior Brother! You must come back alive!!!"

Lu Nan rode his Flying Sword through the forest.

"I'll first check the place where we parted, then use it as the center to explore the surrounding area."

Having settled on his plan, he immediately changed direction and shot off into the distance.

He soon reached the vicinity of where they had parted. The moment he landed in the forest, someone entered the range of his Divine Sense.

"A familiar scent of blood. Wang Family people??" Lu Nan frowned and quietly approached with his Longsword in hand.

"Three people??" Hidden amid the treetops, Lu Nan murmured, then silently vanished into the branches and leaves.

Soon after, a series of wet slicing sounds rang through the forest.

Wiping the blood from his Longsword, Lu Nan's gaze turned chillingly cold.

After observing them at close range, he confirmed that the people who had hunted him before were indeed from the Wang Family.

There had also been an inconspicuous Wang character on that group's cuffs. The discomfort he had felt in his heart vanished without a trace in an instant.

"I said I would get it back!!!" At that moment, Lu Nan changed his objective.

He would hunt every last member of the Wang Family to extinction.

With his current strength, aside from the Wang Family Ancestor,

none of the others were his match. At the thought, Lu Nan narrowed his eyes.

His figure flickered as he raced to one side. Another group of people had entered the range of his Divine Sense.

"Seventh Elder, several more clansmen's corpses have been discovered in the western forest." Voices rang out in a temporary camp.

"What number is this???" An aged voice followed.

"The fourth time. Every one of them was killed in a single strike!!"

Within the camp, a Brocade Old Man stared grimly at the man before him. "In less than a single day, more than ten of us have died.

And they died without rhyme or reason!!!"

The Middle-aged Man standing before him lowered his head without speaking. "What about the remaining two disciples of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect???"

"That one called Lu Nan still has no news. It is as though he vanished into thin air.

As for Su Wan, she has now been surrounded in the Strange Rock Forest to the south.

We still need some time to pinpoint her exact location."

At this, the Old Man's expression eased considerably. "Where are the Eighth and Ninth Elders??"

"The two Elders have already rushed to the Strange Rock Forest!!"

"Mm! Pass down the order: tell those below not to act alone.

Make preparations. We shall head to the Strange Rock Forest as well!!"

"Yes!!"

Watching the Middle-aged Man leave, the Old Man pondered for a while.

Then his figure flashed, and he sped into the distance.

"Wang Fa, once you are ready, immediately head for the Strange Rock Forest.

This old man will go on ahead!!!"

The aged voice echoed ceaselessly through the forest.

As the group departed, a figure rose from concealment.

"The Strange Rock Forest???"

After looking south, Lu Nan looked again in the direction the Middle-aged Man had left.

His gaze flickered as his figure flashed, and he gave chase.

"Who are you??? Ah..." A scream echoed through the forest. Looking at the corpses strewn across the ground,

Lu Nan, holding a Flying Sword still dripping blood, frowned slightly. "I hope they didn't hear that over there!!!"

This time, there had been rather too many people, so he had not managed to kill them all immediately.

As he wiped his Flying Sword, he poured medicine into his mouth.

Then he quickly sat cross-legged. He needed to recover as fast as possible.

A long while later, Lu Nan opened his eyes again, sensing the abundant spiritual power within his body.

He looked over the supplies in his Ring. "Four bottles of Recovery Pills, five bottles of Qi Condensation Pills, and several Talismans.

Saving them should be enough!!!"

As he murmured, his figure flashed and he sped south.

"So this is the Strange Rock Forest???" Looking at the stone forest outside the woods, where strange rocks stood in profusion,

Lu Nan frowned. He could sense that this Strange Rock Forest was far from simple.

Yet he could not say exactly why. "No wonder Senior Sister Su Wan chose this place."

His figure flashed as he rushed into the stone forest. Not long after entering, he encountered a group of Wang Family members covered in injuries.

"Damn it! That bitch can really endure. She can still run after all this!!"

"It's only because we're in this Strange Rock Forest. Anywhere else, we would have caught her long ago!!"

"I heard from the clan elders that this Strange Rock Forest is a Natural Maze.

That woman must have known that, which is why she ran in here!!"

Hearing their conversation, Lu Nan raised an eyebrow.

So it was a Natural Maze!

With that reminder, he recalled reading descriptions related to maze arrays.

Maze arrays were mainly used to trap enemies; their killing power was not particularly strong.

"This is quite an unexpected delight. It makes things much more convenient!!

But judging from these people's condition, it seems they know how to get out???"

His figure flashed, and he appeared behind them, swiftly sealing their spiritual power.

"Tell me about the Wang Family. If it proves useful,

I can consider sparing your lives!!"

Lu Nan walked before them and spoke indifferently.

"Who are you???"

"You're that vanished Lu Nan???"

Hearing someone recognize him, Lu Nan was quite surprised.

Looking at the man who had spoken his name,

he raised an eyebrow. "You know me? Then you can do the talking!"