The White-Foreheaded Tiger King
Ji Qingqing and the others exchanged puzzled glances when they saw that Lu Feng didn't need a cushion.
After a brief exchange of glances, they silently put away their cushions and sat cross-legged like Lu Feng.
You don't need to do that.
Lu Feng noticed their subtle movements and felt somewhat helpless.
"Use any cushions you have. Getting enough rest is the most important thing on the battlefield; you don't need to do what I do."
Upon hearing this, the team members looked at each other, their gazes finally settling on Ji Qingqing.
Ji Qingqing herself was also a little undecided.
She had served several different masters, each with a different temperament.
Some people are absolute and hate it when their subordinates act on their own initiative;
Some are very easygoing and will do anything.
Although Lu Feng seems easy to talk to, who knows if he's being sarcastic?
Just as I was hesitating, a timid voice rang out from the corner.
"Sir, I... I have two cushions. Here, take one."
The speaker was a petite woman, who appeared to be the youngest, and was huddled at the very back of the tent.
She took two pink cushions out of her storage bag, lowered her head, and held them high with her hands.
"Lin Amei! Why didn't you say you had two sooner!"
Ji Qingqing's eyes lit up, she snatched one from her hand, turned around and shoved it into Lu Feng's hand.
"Sir, please sit down. If you don't sit, no one else will dare to sit."
Lu Feng looked at the overly pink cushion in his arms, his lips twitched, but in the end he didn't push it back.
He nodded, placed the cushion beneath him, and sat cross-legged.
Seeing this, the female disciples took out the cushions again, placed them in their places, and then quietly began to rest.
Nothing more was said that night.
The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Lu Feng was awakened by the noise outside his tent.
He lifted the curtain and saw that it was someone from Lu Shuang's group. They said that Lu Shuang had sent her to inform them that it was time to depart.
Lu Feng was somewhat surprised.
He thought that Lu Shuang's aloof attitude yesterday would lead them to go their separate ways today.
Unexpectedly, the other party had made preparations even earlier than him.
He woke everyone up, and after a quick tidying up, he met up with Lu Shuang's team outside the camp.
Without any further formalities, the two groups simply nodded to each other and headed towards the third entrance.
Half an hour later,
The group arrived at the third entrance designated by Guan Shanhai.
The terrain here is extremely treacherous, with a narrow gorge sandwiched between two mountain walls, where at its narrowest point only a few riders can pass side by side.
If monsters want to break in from this side, they can only pass through this valley.
There were many fresh impact marks on the rock face at the mouth of the gorge, and broken weapons and dark red bloodstains were scattered on the ground, indicating that a battle had taken place not long ago.
As soon as they steadied themselves, dozens of people suddenly emerged from the woods ahead.
The leader was a Grandmaster, followed by a group of martial artists with varying levels of Nei Jin and Ming Jin Hua Jin, all bearing injuries and sunken eyes, clearly indicating they hadn't slept for many days.
Who are you?
The leading Grandmaster stared warily at Lu Feng and the others, his right hand already resting on the hilt of his sword.
Ji Qingqing stepped forward, cupped her hands, and said, "Captain Zhao, we are here to provide support under orders. These two are talented disciples sent by other Demon-Slaying Bureau to assist in the defense."
Upon hearing this, the man's gaze swept back and forth between Lu Feng and Lu Shuang several times, then glanced at the group behind them, his tone still tense:
"Show me the token."
Lu Feng and Lu Shuang each showed their tokens.
After the other party carefully inspected the item, their tense shoulders finally relaxed, and they let out a long sigh of relief.
"You've finally arrived."
He sighed with a wry smile.
"This place is attacked by monsters almost every day, sometimes in the hundreds, sometimes in the dozens."
"Fortunately, the canyon is narrow, preventing the large group of monsters from spreading out, otherwise we would have all been wiped out long ago."
He led Lu Feng and Lu Shuang on a walk around the gorge.
Pointing to several high grounds and depressions, he explained in detail which places were easy to ambush, which places offered the farthest view, and which were the locations where monsters most frequently attacked.
Lu Feng and Lu Shuang listened attentively, nodding from time to time.
Once he confirmed that the two had grasped the key points of the defense, the man smiled with relief.
"Now that you two are here, this defensive line is yours to manage."
After saying this, he gathered his men and led the group of wounded warriors back towards the interior of the pass.
Lu Feng looked at the group of people and noticed that several of them kept looking back as they walked.
"Your men will guard the west, and my men will guard the east. How about that?"
Lu Shuang observed the terrain for a while, then turned to Lu Feng and said...
"Can."
Lu Feng nodded, then gave instructions to Ji Qingqing.
"Pick two people with good agility to take turns keeping watch at that position. Report back immediately if any monster makes a move."
The place he pointed to was the best observation point that the Grandmaster had just mentioned.
That area has the highest elevation, offering a perfect view overlooking the entrance on the other side of the canyon.
Ji Qingqing accepted the order and quickly dispatched two people to go.
Lu Feng then personally went to the west side to check several hidden sentry posts, and then Ji Qingqing to assign one person to guard each of them.
Arrangements for Lu Shuang's side are almost complete.
Her team moved very quietly; the members dispersed, each choosing their own position, and a gust of mountain wind swept them away, leaving no trace.
Lu Feng nodded secretly; Lu Shuang wasn't the kind of reckless person who would just charge ahead blindly.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the canyon.
Deep in the dense forest, a third-tier demon beast with a human body and a bird's head was kneeling on one knee, reporting to a demon beast that was half-lying on a boulder.
The monster was burly and wore a tattered suit of armor. It had a tiger's head and a human body, with three white stripes on its forehead that resembled a crown.
A fourth-tier demonic beast, the White-Foreheaded Tiger King.
"Young Master, the enemy has changed. Two squads have arrived, totaling twenty-two people. The two leaders are both Grandmaster, the rest are not worth mentioning."
The White-Foreheaded Tiger King squinted, lazily yawned, and leaned most of its body against the rock.
It tilted its head, glanced towards the canyon, and spoke in a low, casual voice.
"Let's send some second-tier Silver Moon Wolf over first to test them out. Let's see how capable these two newcomers are."
"Yes."
The third-tier Golden-Winged Eagle its head in agreement, turned around, spread its wings, and disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.
"Sir, we've spotted a pack of wolf demons, all at the second tier, numbering around thirty or forty!"
Ji Qingqing rushed over, her face tense, but her tone remained calm.
The two female disciples who were on lookout duty behind her also followed back, clearly having spotted her in time.
"Knew."
Lu Feng nodded, his expression showing no change.
"Leave these monsters to me. You all stay hidden and don't expose yourselves."
"Yes."
Ji Qingqing was initially worried, but seeing Lu Feng's relaxed appearance, she felt much more at ease.
As soon as she left, Lu Feng sensed a familiar, cool aura flying towards him from the east.
He looked up and saw Lu Shuang already standing in front of him, getting straight to the point:
"Nearly forty second-tier demonic beasts, what are you planning to do with them?"
"Leave it to me!"