Fire Wolf Valley

"Zhong Di, is what you said true?" Wang Gui asked with a frown as he looked at Zhong Shan in the distance.

"Absolutely true. Zhong Di wouldn't dare conceal anything," Zhong Di said at once.

"Senior Brother, according to what Zhong Di said, this Zhong Shan is indeed terrifying. Last time, despite being only at the Innate Third Stage, he crushed Tang Xiao You and slaughtered him outright. If he continues developing..." Wang Gui frowned as he looked at Liu Ming.

"Zhong Di, what do you think?" Liu Ming asked Zhong Di in a deep voice.

"It's all up to Senior Brother," Zhong Di said with his head lowered, as though he did not want the other two to see his expression.

"With Hao San and the others moving that fast just now, we definitely can't catch up. Since we've run into this Zhong Shan, then we'll..." Wang Gui said, a vicious look appearing on his face.

Zhong Di and Wang Gui looked at Liu Ming together.

Liu Ming pondered for a while, then looked at the two of them. "The direction they went in happens to have a Fire Wolf Valley."

"I knew Senior Brother was thinking the same thing as me," Wang Gui said with a smile at once.

Zhong Di secretly let out a sigh of relief, but his brows creased slightly. A heavy feeling filled his heart.

Zhong Shan raced toward Tian Ling'er, inwardly letting out a bitter laugh. If I'd known, I never would have agreed to Tian Xingzi. This whole matter had brought him endless trouble. Still, as the saying went, the greater the trouble, the greater the gains.

If he took good care of her for a year, he would have a Nascent Soul Stage expert guiding him afterward. For Zhong Shan, whose Root Bone was exceptionally poor, this was undoubtedly a tremendous opportunity. Although Tian Ling'er had flown off in a huff, for some reason she was not flying very fast. At least, with Zhong Shan using his Wind Chasing Boots, he could still follow far behind her.

They flew until nightfall, when Tian Ling'er descended into a valley. Zhong Shan followed her down, but Tian Ling'er was extremely furious at that moment. No matter what Zhong Shan said, she refused to listen and turned her back to him.

"Baggage," Zhong Shan said.

"Slap." Tian Ling'er dumped the things from her Storage Bracelet onto the ground.

Zhong Shan shook his head and smiled faintly at Tian Ling'er, who was throwing a child's tantrum. He took food and a hammock from the baggage, along with other items, and prepared to spend the night.

Although Tian Ling'er was angry, she still ate as usual. She simply refused to speak to Zhong Shan, so Zhong Shan also fell silent and said no more.

Looking at the Osmanthus Cake she liked most, Tian Ling'er's mood, which had just recovered a little, grew sorrowful again. She stared at the cake in her hand for a long while without putting it into her mouth.

"If you don't want to eat it, save it for breakfast tomorrow," Zhong Shan called from the hammock.

Hearing the words of that big bad guy behind her, Tian Ling'er grew angry again. She opened her mouth and stuffed the Osmanthus Cake inside. You want me not to eat it? Then I'll eat it anyway.

Far away, atop a mountain peak.

Zhong Di, Wang Gui, and Liu Ming descended onto it.

"Zhong Shan? What did you say? We have such a good opportunity, and you don't want to attack?" Wang Gui looked at Zhong Di in astonishment.

Liu Ming also stared at Zhong Di, a trace of puzzlement flashing in his eyes.

"Zhong Shan—I know him. He's at his most vigilant not when he's awake, but when he's asleep. Although we can't see anything around this valley or around us, I dare say that with his vigilance, the moment we advance inward, he'll definitely discover us," Zhong Di said solemnly.

"Oh?" Liu Ming frowned at Zhong Di.

"How do you know?" Wang Gui asked in disbelief. How could that be possible?

"It's true. Although I don't know exactly what he has, before we entered the Immortal Sect, whenever he rested in the mountains, he seemed able to sense any disturbance within a thousand meters. That's why I said he was terrifying," Zhong Di said, swallowing nervously.

Wang Gui did not believe him. He looked at Liu Ming, but Senior Brother Liu Ming only furrowed his brows before finally saying, "All right. Then we'll wait until Fire Wolf Valley."

"But they've been deviating from the direction of Fire Wolf Valley the entire way. How are we supposed to make them go there? What if they don't?" Wang Gui asked with a frown.

"Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, I actually have a way. Since Tian Ling'er has always been in front while Zhong Shan follows behind, I can lead them to Fire Wolf Valley without showing myself," Zhong Di suddenly said.

"Oh?" The two looked at Zhong Di in surprise.

Seeing the puzzled expressions of Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother, Zhong Di gave a bitter laugh. "Speaking of it, this method was taught to me by Zhong Shan. However, Zhong Shan doesn't know we're following him now, so I think he shouldn't discover us."

The next day, with Zhong Shan goading her, Tian Ling'er stuffed down several large bites of Osmanthus Cake and continued flying into the distance. She still ignored Zhong Shan, but after a full day, it seemed that much of her anger had dissipated. Her flying speed was no longer as hurried as yesterday; she simply still refused to speak to Zhong Shan.

Zhong Shan shook his head helplessly. This young lady really is difficult to serve.

While running, Zhong Shan suddenly saw a skinned wild beast in the distance. Its internal organs were scattered all over the ground, and a large amount of blood seemed to point toward the distant forest.

Zhong Shan paid it no mind, thinking that the hunters here had stripped off its hide to sell.

He continued chasing Tian Ling'er into the distance. Before long, Zhong Shan saw another corpse. This time, the beast's corpse was even more disgusting than the last, as though it had been rapidly dismembered.

Zhong Shan frowned and continued chasing after Tian Ling'er.

When Zhong Shan saw a third beast corpse exposed in another disgusting manner, his heart suddenly jolted. An ominous premonition spread through his mind.

He carefully examined his surroundings and discovered that the air had grown much hotter. In the distance, something resembling a volcanic crater was giving off wisps of black smoke.

Looking more closely at the route he had taken, Zhong Shan's ominous premonition grew even stronger.

"Ling Er, stop!" Zhong Shan shouted at Tian Ling'er in the distance.

However, Tian Ling'er was still angry. How could she listen to Zhong Shan?

Seeing this, Zhong Shan panicked and increased his speed greatly. When Tian Ling'er saw Zhong Shan chasing her, she instinctively sped up as well, rushing toward the volcano.

Not far from the volcano, atop a perilous peak, stood a black canyon behind the peak. The volcano lay to the right, while the front offered a perfect view of Tian Ling'er, who was flying closer and closer in the distance.

Wang Gui, Liu Ming, and Zhong Di stood atop the perilous peak, all watching Zhong Shan approach below.

"Zhong Di, your method looks disgusting, but it really is practical. Tian Ling'er is clearly flying through the sky and can't touch those corpses at all, yet she's slowly drawn closer to this place. Why?" Wang Gui asked in astonishment as he watched Tian Ling'er fly closer.

Looking at Zhong Shan in the distance, Zhong Di sighed. "At a fork in the road, even the tiniest change in one's state of mind can be magnified to the extreme."

"This is the difference of a hair resulting in an error of a thousand miles?" Wang Gui laughed cheerfully.

"All right. Begin," Liu Ming said with a frown.

"Mm." Wang Gui nodded.

After nodding, Wang Gui suddenly took a powerful bow from his Storage Bracelet.

Gripping the bow, he drew it with all his strength. He aimed at the valley toward which Tian Ling'er was flying and pulled the bow into a full moon before releasing the string.

"Whoosh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"

The arrow tore through the air with a long series of piercing sounds. Tian Ling'er, flying through the sky, immediately noticed the distant arrow's cry. She turned her head and saw that the arrow had been shot toward the valley ahead. A trace of astonishment flashed through her eyes.

Zhong Shan also noticed the arrow. His heart jolted, and he turned to look toward the place it had come from.

Zhong Di? It's Zhong Di—that vile son?

Seeing this, Zhong Shan's eyes widened. His thoughts raced, and he immediately made the fastest analysis.

"Ling Er, it's dangerous! Quick, hurry and leave!" Zhong Shan shouted at Tian Ling'er.

However, Tian Ling'er was now as stubborn as a mule. How could she listen to Zhong Shan? She only looked suspiciously at where the arrow had vanished, then glanced toward the distant mountaintop.

"Awoooooooooo!"

A wolf howl suddenly rang out from the valley where the arrow had disappeared.

Hearing it, Zhong Shan knew things were bad—very bad. A trap set by that vile son? No matter how angry Tian Ling'er was, she now understood that the situation was dire. She looked warily toward the nearby valley.

Meanwhile, the three people atop the distant perilous peak revealed traces of excitement upon hearing the wolf howl.

"Whoosh."

A scarlet Demon Wolf two meters tall suddenly appeared in everyone's sight. Then two more two-meter-tall Demon Wolves appeared.

In merely two breaths, over a hundred two-meter-tall scarlet Demon Wolves had appeared. More than two hundred?

There were also over ten that had reached three meters in height, and a Wolf King that stood more than four meters tall.

Fire Wolves—beastly Fire Wolves.

Seeing the multitude of Fire Wolves suddenly appear, Tian Ling'er realized that she had caused trouble.

"Go!" Zhong Shan shouted at Tian Ling'er, turning and fleeing at once.

"Awoooooooooo!"

With a howl from the four-meter-plus Fire Wolf, over a hundred Fire Wolves charged together toward Zhong Shan and Tian Ling'er. Their eyes were filled with bloodlust, as though they were determined to tear the two of them apart and offer their flesh to their bellies.