By the time dawn had fully broken,
Lu Feng and his group hurried back into QuFu Mountain territory. Only several mountain peaks remained between them and Benevolent Heart Academy.
Just then...
"Whoa~"
Lu Feng suddenly reined in the moving carriage, his expression turning exceptionally grave.
"What is it?" Wen Ningsi poked her head out from the carriage in surprise.
"Take them and go, quickly!" Lu Feng solemnly stuffed the reins into Wen Ningsi's hands.
Boom!
An old man suddenly leaped down before the carriage. The enormous blast of air from his landing frightened the ordinary horses into rearing up, their heads thrown back as they neighed without end.
"An enemy of yours?" Wen Ningsi looked at Lu Feng, her face deathly pale. This old man who had appeared so abruptly possessed strength at least at the Heaven Soul Realm Late Stage, an existence she had no means of resisting.
Man Zhongli and Ning Xiang huddled together in terror, their faces equally filled with panic. From Lu Feng's words, they understood that this newcomer was no friend.
Lu Feng frowned as he watched the old man who had suddenly appeared ahead. Unlike an ordinary elderly man, he was not stooped or hunched at all; his figure was exceptionally upright, and he seemed brimming with vigor. His attire did not quite match his age either—solemn and refined. His clean, spotless green robes and every movement carried the bearing of a cultured gentleman. Yet the trace of yin softness and nether qi between his brows gave him an exceedingly gloomy air.
"Why has Senior blocked the road?"
Without revealing anything, Lu Feng stepped away from the carriage and took up a blocking stance, his wary gaze fixed upon the old man.
The old man abruptly took a painting scroll from his storage artifact