Chapter 208
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Chapter 208 respectively
Lu Mingfei didn't really have much experience with traveling. Back in that coastal city, he always spent his holidays in internet cafes.
Compared to going out under the scorching sun and rushing around like a snail, it's much more comfortable to sit in an internet cafe and order a bowl of instant noodles with sausage and a nutritional drink.
Two years ago, he claimed to be traveling across the mainland, but in reality, he found a secluded town to live in and would go to the wilderness to cultivate whenever he had free time.
The plan was the same this time, except I added a check-in task. As for now, although there was a slight mishap, it's nothing, since it was on the way anyway.
"Mingfei, thank you." Zhu Zhuqing tucked her hair behind her ear and leaned against the carriage, her eyes slightly narrowed. A gentle breeze brushed her cheek, and a lazy, innocent smile, like that of a kitten, appeared on her face.
However, Lu Mingfei did not turn around, but focused on doing his job as a driver, occasionally humming a little tune.
The sky was a perfect blue, the sun was shining brightly, and the breeze was gentle; everything seemed just right.
After a thousand miles of escorting someone, we must eventually part ways. In a month, Lu Mingfei had accompanied him for thousands of miles, finally delivering him safely to the gates of Xingluo City, a megacity that was clearly even more prosperous than Tiandou City.
Watching Zhu Zhuqing's figure disappear into the crowd of Xingluo City, Lu Mingfei silently breathed a sigh of relief. Instead of going into Xingluo City to stroll around, he chose to turn around and leave directly.
Unbeknownst to Lu Mingfei, Zhu Zhuqing had already climbed the city wall of Xingluo City, gazing at Lu Mingfei's departing figure with a look of melancholy mixed with a hint of determination.
That warm hug was a bold accident, and the journey was like a wonderful dream, one that she would cherish for a long time.
But one cannot remain immersed in dreams forever.
Zhu Zhuqing walked down the city wall, her eyes filled with determination. After waking up from the dream, it wasn't shattered, but reality.
This freedom was won for her by Lu Mingfei, and she couldn't and wouldn't let him down. One day when they met again, she would tell her that she was no longer that little girl who only knew how to cry, and that she shouldn't touch her head so casually next time.
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"Hmm, have I forgotten something?"
Lu Mingfei's carriage traveled along the flat mountain road. He scratched his head, not thinking much about it. Anyway, anything he could forget couldn't be anything important.
He didn't go into the city. Anyway, Xingluo City and Tiandou City weren't that different. There would be all sorts of trouble in the city, so he might as well find a quiet place.
Thinking of this, he flipped through the strategy guide Ning Fengzhi had given him again. He had to admit that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was indeed very good at gathering intelligence; this strategy guide was much more detailed than the so-called continental map.
It covers everything from folk tales and anecdotes to unofficial histories and anecdotes, and even marks many relics left over from the previous civilization, making Lu Mingfei quite eager to read it.
However, he also knew that his strength was clearly not yet secure. For example, on Seagod Island, mentioned above, even a Title Douluo from the Spirit Hall could perish there.
Who knows how many secrets and dangers are hidden in this Douluo Continent? I should find a place to level up first, at least to the Soul Saint realm, so that I have enough power to protect myself before exploring side quests. As for the rest, I can take it slow.
Three hundred miles east of Tiandou City, surrounded by mountains, lies the Haotian Sect. No one would imagine that the once number one sect on the continent is now huddled on this small hilltop, with a simple fortress built entirely of stone serving as its current headquarters.
At this moment, in the sect's council hall, five elderly men with white hair and eyebrows gathered together, creating a somber atmosphere.
They are the only five remaining elders of the Haotian Sect, each of whom has reached the level of a Title Douluo. They usually gather here together, but today everyone's brows are furrowed.
Although the Haotian Sect was closed, its secret networks continued to operate covertly in various places, with Yuexuan serving as their intelligence gathering center.
The elders also had their own private informants, and the events that happened in Martial Soul City were undoubtedly reported to them immediately.
That idiot Tang Hao actually took himself and that beast's son to Wuhun City to participate in some bullshit Soul Master Tournament. He was practically walking into a trap.
More importantly, this fool was exposed, and their current sect leader, Tang Xiao, actually came down the mountain ahead of time, revealing the Clear Sky Hammer and saving him.
The Spirit Hall's retaliation is likely imminent.
Although they dare not attack the sect, as long as they can cut off their supply lines from the outside, the Haotian Sect will inevitably have to go through a difficult period again.
And with such a huge incident, Tang Xiao, the sect leader, has yet to return. He's treating the entire Haotian Sect like a child's game.
Although the funds Tang Hao has recovered from the sect in recent years have made their lives much easier, it is nothing compared to his past sins.
They've come here today to demand an explanation. For the sake of Tang Hao, they've disregarded the entire sect—it's outrageous!
Tang Xiao's figure slowly appeared at the entrance of the hall. After briefly teaching Tang San how to use the Great Sumeru Hammer left by Tang Hao, he sent Tang San into the City of Slaughter and returned to the Clear Sky Sect as soon as possible.
The crime has been committed and cannot be undone; he can only try his best to make amends.
"Hmph, the sect leader still knows how to come back?" The Seventh Elder sneered. He felt nothing but deep hatred for Tang Hao. If it weren't for Tang Hao's fight to the death with the Spirit Hall for that monstrous soul beast, his eldest son wouldn't have died in the Spirit Hall's ambush.
As for the other elders, although they didn't say anything, they were clearly very dissatisfied with Tang Xiao's unauthorized departure from the mountain.
However, to everyone's surprise, Tang Xiao walked in through the door without saying a word and suddenly knelt down in front of several elders.
All the elders gasped in shock, for even when they forced Tang Xiao to abdicate, he had never knelt.
The Second Elder, sitting at the head of the right, frowned and said in a deep voice, "If you want to plead for Tang Hao and that bastard again, then there's no need to say anything. We will not agree. For now, we should deal with the Spirit Hall first."
"No, I'm not here for Hao Di and Xiao San's matter. I'm here today to apologize to the ancestors of my Haotian Sect." Tang Xiao's tall body bent down and kowtowed heavily.
"Xiao'er, what exactly happened?"
Tang Xiao's solemn apology made them realize that this matter was definitely extraordinary.
At this point, Tang Xiao had nothing more to hide and explained the whole story: "This trip was actually entrusted by Brother Hao to intercept and kill someone coming down the mountain."
"Who?" The elders were surprised to find that someone even Tang Hao was not confident of killing could be asked to join the fight. Could it be the Pope of the Spirit Hall?
Tang Xiao shook his head, and slowly said as if resigned, "Lu Mingfei, the person Brother Hao asked me to ambush and kill, is that Lu Mingfei."
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