The Shrek group followed the Zhongli Brothers forward. The three moved quickly ahead, but never pulled too far away. Whenever the distance widened slightly, they stopped and waited, without urging the others on.
Cai Mei'er led the group while deliberately slowing their pace. As they had just set off, Zhang Lexuan had raised four fingers behind her back. The meaning was clear: everyone was to maintain a speed equivalent to roughly Four-Ring cultivation.
Even with Four-Ring cultivation, their speed was quite fast. Yet the supposedly short distance the three brothers had mentioned took a full two hours to reach. Clearly, they had been lying.
The Zhongli Brothers stopped. Zhongli Tian turned around and gestured for silence.
It was obvious that all three of them were on guard, even somewhat tense.
Cai Mei'er walked over to them and asked in a low voice,
"Three sirs, shouldn't you tell us what we're supposed to do now?"
Zhongli Tian said quietly,
"There's a burrow not far ahead, and a Soul Beast lives inside. In a moment, we'll lure it out. All you need to do is attack alongside us and kill it as quickly as possible."
"That's all?"
Cai Mei'er asked skeptically. These three only lacked attack power? It was probably not that simple.
Zhongli Tian nodded firmly.
"That's all. That fellow is extremely cunning. It's not that we fear it, and you don't need to attack with all your strength. Just make sure it doesn't escape. It's very fast, an Agility Attack Type Soul Beast. Form a semicircle first. Third Elder, go lure it out."
Zhongli Ren answered and tapped the ground with his staff before passing through the thicket ahead.
Huo Yutong immediately focused her Spiritual Detection on him, allowing everyone to perceive his every movement even if they could not