Chapter 7: Pursuit (Part 1)

  Wan Dao said: "Senior, just give me an order."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "We came out from here at the wheel point and saw a merchant team... Do merchant teams often pass by here?"

  "Ah, yes, this is indeed a place that merchant caravans must pass through, and it's also the reason why this small town is so prosperous, hehe."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Then what are some of the larger local businesses?" He wanted to gather intelligence, and a business was also a good place to gather information.

  Wan Dao said, "There are no large business firms here, only passing merchant teams. Because there are two wheel points here, and our small town is between the two wheel points, so this is a rest point. Most people in the town rely on the merchant teams for their livelihood."

  "Two wheel points?" Tan exclaimed in surprise.

  Lei Xingfeng couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Damn it's luxurious! There are actually two Wheel Points, no wonder it's the central region of Wanhu Zhou."

  Wan Dao explained: "We have fewer here. I heard that some places will have seven or eight rounds, and that's where the population is really concentrated."

  Lei Xingfeng couldn't help but be tongue-tied, it was simply unbelievable. He understood that this was a fixed point of the wheel, and each point on the wheel corresponded to another point. This should be the ancient wheel passage that ordinary people could use, unlike the marginal barbaric places. The marginal wheel points and ancient passages could only be used by high-ranking true men, while ordinary people couldn't use them at all.

  Wan Dao explained: "However, to use the ancient wheel passage, the cost is also very high. Only merchant companies have such financial resources and capabilities. Even if we want to take it, we will have to pay a great price to join the merchant company's convoy. In general, we would rather walk or take a boat than use the ancient wheel passage."

  "What price must be paid in order to act with the merchant group?"

  "One person, about over a hundred gold rings, also depends on specific location, if it's far away, the price is even higher."

  Over a hundred gold rings, even Wu Zhen would be shocked. The purchasing power of gold rings in this world is extremely high. Ordinary people almost never have gold rings in their possession. This currency requires considerable strength to earn, and it's difficult for ordinary people to make a profit. When an ordinary person earns one gold ring, they often take it to a goldsmith to be made into jewelry.

  "It's very expensive."

  Lei Xingfeng didn't think it was expensive, he had a lot of golden hoops. In the past, they were all collected by his younger sister. Since they parted ways, he also got quite a few golden hoops, especially from his master's place. He even got many wheel rings and wheel print rings, which are rare treasures that even large sects don't have much of. Those things are far more precious than golden hoops.

  Wan Dao invited three people to his home, in this small town, he was a local tyrant, anything, was a word from the emperor, of course, for foreign high-level cultivators, he was nothing.

  Lei Xingfeng nodded in agreement, after all, the small shop was too simple, and today it was impossible to travel far, so they had to find a place to spend the night. Someone invited them, and he didn't bother to look for an inn or restaurant either. The three followed Wan Dao as they walked out.

  Wan Dao's home was on the outskirts of town, a very unassuming house, similar to the ordinary residents' homes in the town, but slightly larger. Wan Dao smiled apologetically and said: "It's a bit simple, hehe, please come in!"

  The exterior of the house was quite dilapidated, but once inside the front hall, it was completely different. Although not luxurious, it was still elegant and tidy. The wooden floorboards were polished to a smooth sheen, and there were various vases with flowers in the corners. Lei Xingfeng couldn't help but feel that cultivators of this world really knew how to enjoy themselves. Even if the exterior looked unimpressive, the interior was like a different world.

  Lei Xingfeng sat down and smiled: "A good place."

  Everyone sat down, and Wan Dao said: "Senior, where are you planning to go? Is there anything I can help with? Please feel free to instruct me." Since Lei Xingfeng said he was passing by, he was also curious about where the two true men were going. He repeated what he had said before, but in fact, deep down, he had a sense of crisis and hoped that the two masters could leave as soon as possible.

  Lei Xingfeng waved his hand and said, "There's nothing to help with. Let's go to Bao Yuan City. Hehe, anyway, the ancient wheel transportation here is very developed, it's easy to get there."

  Wan Dao let out a huge sigh of relief in his heart, the pressure from these two true immortals was really too great, especially with one of them being a four-ringed true immortal, it was truly frightening.

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Do you know about Bao Yuancheng...?"

  Wan Dao said: "I know something."

  Bo Yuan City is the largest faction here, occupying the largest island in Bo Yuan Lake. The entire Bo Yuan Lake covers an area of several thousand square kilometers and is the largest lake here. There are numerous small islands in the lake, among which the largest one is Bo Yuan Island. Later, it was occupied by a major force to build a city, hence the name Bo Yuan City.

  Wan Dao briefly introduced the origin of Bao Yuan City, saying: "Bao Yuan City is very powerful, and it's said that there are many true human-level masters. As for the disciples under their gate, they number in the tens of thousands. Among them, Qian Lun Shi, Wan Lun Shi, and Mi Lun Shi are countless. However, this place is already on the outskirts of Bao Yuan City's sphere of influence, and it's located in a remote area with a sparse population. Bao Yuan City isn't very interested in this place... Hehe, otherwise..."

  Lei Xingfeng smiled and said: "Otherwise, you wouldn't be allowed to occupy this place."

  "Ah, yes. I have some connections with the city of Boren as well, so they tacitly acknowledge our presence. Hehe, we're quite lucky in that regard."

  After chatting for a while, Qi Yao spoke up with a dozen or so people entering, saying: "Master Shibo, the items have been purchased and are all placed in the front hall, seniors... please go take a look to see if they meet your satisfaction?"

  Lei Xingfeng nodded and stood up, several people came to the front hall, on the ground were piled over ten bundles of straw, and seven or eight bamboo baskets, all kinds of food, the bundles wrapped in rice, the bamboo baskets contained various chicken ducks fish meat.

  "It's all just some local products, they're not worth much money, haha."

  Lei Xingfeng took out several golden rings and placed them on the table, smiling: "I appreciate it." He raised his hand and put the food on the ground into the wheel storage space. With his four-ring true body strength, the wheel storage space was already very large and could hold many things.

  Qī Yào said: "Just now I met Master Tián, he said that many strangers have come to the town, and we should be careful."

  "Hey, don't be nervous, outsider... are you a cultivator? How's your strength?"

  Qī Yào said: "It should be a cultivator, otherwise Tían Shī Shū wouldn't have told me... He asked me to tell Dà Shī Bó, it's best to send someone to keep an eye on him."

  "How many people?"

  "Seven people, and later three more were found, they should be a group of people."

  "Can you investigate their actual strength?"

  Qī Yào said: "There are several hundred wheel masters, and also several thousand wheel masters. However, I heard from Master Tián that among them, there is one person who cannot be seen as shallow or profound at all, and that person is obviously the leader of that group."

  In an instant, Wan Dao's face turned gloomy. To think that Tian Shifu was a master of the same level as him, and he couldn't see through his depth. That person was at least a mid-level cultivator, with the same strength as him, which made him a bit tense. He was afraid that it was an outside cultivator coming to seize territory. If it was a cultivator coming to seize territory, there would inevitably be a fight, and regardless of winning or losing, it wouldn't be good for him. Losing meant he would lose everything, while winning would also lead to losses among his subordinates.

  After a while, Wan Dao said: "Keep an eye on them, order it down, don't conflict with them unless absolutely necessary."

  "Yes, I understand."

  Wan Dao said: "Hmm, right, is there any special mark on these people's bodies?"

  Qī Yào said this and only then remembered an important matter, he slapped his forehead and said: "Ah, I forgot to say, these people are very strange, they all wear masks."

  Lei Xingfeng suddenly straightened his waist, and he and Tan Da exchanged a glance. Both of their eyes flashed with anger. Unexpectedly, these fake masked men had chased them all the way here. Lei Xingfeng asked, "What kind of masks are those?"

  Qī Yào spoke of the shape of the masks, Léi Xīng Fēng nodded his head, knowing that they were indeed the masked men. The only thing he couldn't determine was whether these people had come to find a friend or an enemy, Lú Hào.

  "Besides these people wearing masks, there are many strangers who are not from our town and don't seem to be merchants either. I've never seen them before. There are about a hundred or so of them, and they're almost entering our town."

  At this time, a disciple of the Wan Dao family came in and said: "Those strangers have entered the town, one by one wearing masks, Master Ancestor, they are very domineering...and they are heading towards our house..."

  Wan Dao's face suddenly changed, and he said: "Could it be... that they're coming for us? It's strange, we shouldn't have offended someone like this..."

  Lei Xingfeng didn't say a word, he knew that once these people arrived in the small town, they would definitely come to find the local tyrant, so they would definitely come to his doorstep. At that time, he would decide how to act. Since the other party wouldn't let him off, then he had no reason to let them off either.

  Tan Da and Lei Xingfeng exchanged a look, then spoke up. He understood what Lei Xingfeng meant, but as for Wu Zhen, he was quite bewildered. With Lei Xingfeng and Tan Da around, he didn't need to worry about anything himself, just follow along.

  Wan Dao couldn't sit still any longer, he stood up and apologized, saying: "Senior, I'll go take a look, please forgive me, junior can't stay with you anymore." He was anxious to know if the people wearing masks were unfavorable to them.

  Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, "Mm, you go ahead with your work."

  When Wan Dao left, Tan Da couldn't help but ask: "Are they looking for Lu Hong or us?"

  "Regardless of who we find, I think... as long as they see us, they definitely won't be calm. Let's prepare for battle."

  "Why don't... we avoid them?"

  Lei Xingfeng shook his head and said, "Can't avoid it."

  Wu Zhen didn't understand: "Why avoid it? Be careful, we should be able to dodge them."

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