After hurrying roughly twenty to thirty kilometers north, Lu Hao spotted a ruin. Several Rank Seven Earth Cave martial artists stood guard outside. They were apparently Huai An's subordinates.
That kid had pretty good luck to find a ruin. Lu Hao hid in the woods and did not make a move.
After all, he was not confident he could kill all the Rank Sevens outside in one strike. If Huai An inside became wary and, upon coming out, directly threw a spiritual power manifestation or Origin Qi at him, it would be troublesome.
The chaotic energy currents in the area would instantly erupt then. Even ordinary people simply could not withstand that power.
Though Huai An was from a collateral branch, better safe than sorry.
So all he had to do was wait. Wait for Huai An to emerge, then kill him immediately to eliminate any risks.
Meanwhile, Fang Ping and Qin Fengqing had already returned to Hope City.
Only now did Qin Fengqing understand what true excitement was. He had always followed Lu Hao before, and whenever danger arose, Lu Hao handled it. But after following Fang Ping, this guy provoked Rank Sevens, then Rank Eights, took a stroll through Jiao's territory, and finally tricked Jiao into attacking Heavenly Gate City. The key was that Jiao had actually gone and killed two Rank Seven Heavenly Gate City martial artists.
They had also taken advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune and shifted all the blame onto Heavenly Gate City.
This drew the attention of a ninth-rank from Beast Forest, ultimately leading to a battle between the Heavenly Gate City Lord and a ninth-rank demon beast.
It also exposed the Heavenly Gate City Lord's divine weapon.
The entire Magic Martial Earth Cave was filled with the aura of a