Perhaps Spirit Hall did not care about a nobody like him, but it was never wrong to remain cautious.
From their casual conversation, he learned that they were headed to the Spirit Hall in Northland City. Going along with them, Tie Li said that he happened to be heading to Northland City as well.
In truth, he wanted to find a chance to be alone with Tie Wu and ask about the family's situation over the past few years.
The journey from the Soul Beast Forest to Northland City would take some time, especially since they had to bring along three corpses to prove that their squad had killed Withered Wood, the fallen one.
They had no choice. Tie Li had smashed Withered Wood's head to pieces with a single hammer blow.
As the sun set, the four of them had yet to leave the Soul Beast Forest, so they could only rest where they were.
Two would keep watch for the first half of the night, while the other two would take the second half.
"Brother Wan Li, you and Tie Wu can take the second half. Xiong Fu and I will handle the first half," Mu Lin said.
"Alright."
When they changed shifts in the middle of the night, after Mu Lin and Xiong Fu had fallen asleep, Tie Li had not even had time to speak before Tie Wu impatiently asked first.
"Big Brother, you really didn't die?"
During their earlier conversation, Tie Wu had already learned that his elder brother had taken on a new identity. But to him, as long as his elder brother was alive, that was enough!
"I nearly died, but I survived. How have things been for you at Spirit Hall?" Tie Li asked with a sigh.
"Teacher has treated me very