The fifth of October.
It was ten past five in the afternoon.
The Martial Arts Department (MAD) of Lingzhou City.
At the main gates.
Ji Dongxu, Duan Tianhe, and Three Blades Lin were standing together.
Jiang He, Cheng Dongfeng, and the other five who were heading to the Tantra Sect of the Western Frontier had left ten minutes ago, and were probably leaving the city by now.
"Escort, escort … escort, my foot!"
Three Blades Lin suddenly cursed. "I finally got a free job, but in less than two days, I have to run errands with those brats again."
Ji Dongxu was silent.
He was a descendant of an ancient martial arts clan, and he had a grudge against Three Blades Lin even before the Revival of Qi. Three Blades Lin had become a grandmaster even before the Revival of Qi, and he had single-handedly challenged everyone to become a grandmaster, earning himself the title of being unbeatable among rank-six and defeating untold numbers of famed rank-six champions.
Among them …
One of his family members had been defeated by Three Blades Lin, his martial heart taking a blow and wasting half his life, only achieving something after the Revival of Qi.
Beside him, Duan Tianhe chuckled. "Blade King, you are powerful, and capable people do more work. With your escort, they wouldn't run into any trouble along the way."
Hah!
Three Blades Lin glared at Duan Tianhe and barked, "It's been a decade, and your flattery skills have improved … back then … sigh!"
At that, Three Blades Lin could not help breathing a long sigh.
He and Duan Tianhe's master were old acquaintances, but the latter had died in a Feral Swarm.
His tone changed then, and he suddenly said, "By the way, do you know Jiang He's ability now, Minister Wang? I believe that their party would be safe with Jiang He around. Lil 'Duan, why don't you discreetly send Jiang He a message and have him watch out for the others? "
"…"
Duan Tianhe scowled and quickly said, "Blade King, you mustn't, you mustn't. I understand Jiang He …"
"This party is actually very powerful, but if something really happens, I'm pretty sure it would have something to do with Jiang He."
In truth, Three Blades Lin was just grumbling a little, and was about to follow them later. Taken aback, he asked, "What is it?"
Just as Duan Tianhe was about to tell them about Jiang He's' trouble ', he suddenly blinked and looked ahead.
Jiang He had returned to the crossroads.
"Old Duan, Old Lin!"
After greeting him, Jiang He said, "Look at my memory. I'm almost out of the city and only remembered that I still have a mount with me."
He entered the Martial Arts Department (MAD) and headed straight for the Superpower Research Department.
Soon, Jiang He came out riding a black panther.
The black panther was up to four times the size of a normal panther and was exuding a rank-seven advanced aura — it was the one Jiang He had tamed at Mount Helan.
Jiang He had suddenly remembered that the black panther had been left at Mu Wanqiu's place for research …
After all, the journey to the Western Border was quite far.
Hyah!
He patted the black panther, and it leaped out of the city in pursuit.
Three Blades Lin: "…"
He said in shock, "A Rank-7 Feral?"
Duan Tianhe replied, "Does Senior Saber King not know? Jiang He is actually a superhuman, and his awakened ability is beast taming. "
…
Outside the city.
Zhou Rui was frowning in slight displeasure. "What the heck is Jiang He doing? He's already out of the city, and now he's running back to get a mount, a mount, a mount … how could he even ride a horse through the wilderness? "
"Moreover, there's no telling how long it would take if he really rode a horse all the way there."
Clearly.
From her perspective, the so-called mount was a horse.
Yang Chengwu frowned then.
As he had said before, many students of the Lingzhou City Martial Arts Academy were Jiang He's fans, including himself.
At first, he had a good impression of the beautiful big sister, but after hearing Zhou Rui criticize Jiang He, he promptly sneered and said, "You can leave early if you want. Did Brother Jiang ask you to wait?"
"You …"
Zhou Rui gritted her teeth and was about to retort when a sudden roar echoed, and a black figure dashed toward them, stopping in front of them.
Jiang He was riding on the black panther, holding a map in his hand and glancing at it, saying, "I've done some research. It's two thousand and four hundred kilometers from Lingzhou City to the Tantra Sect's mountain archway, and we would have to face various dangers along the way. It might take us some time, so let's not waste time and depart right away."
"…"
Yang Chengwu, Zhou Rui, and Battalion Commander He were rather surprised.
Cheng Dongfeng and Chen Jingzhou, on the other hand, appeared very calm.
The group hence moved, darting southwest. Since they were all martial artists and not weak, they were able to travel quickly.
Still …
After running for about a hundred miles, his speed gradually slowed down.
Zhou Rui was an Awakened, and though she had trained in martial arts, her physique was the weakest among them, and she could not keep up.
On the other hand, Jiang He was immeasurably relaxed on the black panther's back.
The only thing that was not comfortable was …
"Big Black, why have you lost so much weight in just a few days? This back bone is so weird that it looks like a human's balls … "
The black panther wailed and spoke to Jiang He through spirit voice, "Master, please save me … That woman … she's a lunatic!"
"Two of my brethren have already died because they couldn't take it anymore … She's drawing my blood and cutting my flesh for experiments every day!"
"Master, please save me! You're going to lose your adorable mount if this continues."
Jiang He: "…"
Was Mu Wanqiu that savage?
Still, who wouldn't draw blood or cut flesh for experiments?
After musing to himself for a while, Jiang He said, "A gentleman never goes back on his word. I promised Mu Wanqiu to lend you to her for her experiments, so I must lend you …"
"Moreover, I know Mu Wanqiu. She knows her limits and wouldn't kill you. It's fine even if she did, since I'll save you again."
The black panther was about to wail and complain, but it only quieted down when Jiang He scolded it.
Meanwhile, Jiang He took out a map and spread it over the black panther's back, instructing, "Walk steadily. I'm going to study the geography …"
The route to the Tantra Sect of the Western Frontier was marked with a red line on the map.
There were also some red dots near the red line.
Those red dots represented the Ferals that the Martial Arts Department (MAD) had identified. The smallest red dot represented rank-seven Ferals, the larger ones were rank-eight Ferals, and the larger ones were rank-nine Ferals.
And the biggest red dot … represented king-level berserk beasts.
"Feral Kings, Feral Kings … there are actually three Feral Kings in the Western Frontier? Aside from the Violet-Crowned Golden Eagle of Mount Kunlun and the Golden-Crowned Black Eagle of Mount Tian, there's also the Red Toad King of Lake Kanas. "
"Eh …"
Jiang He realized in surprise that the red line leading to the Tantra Sect had clearly taken an arc when it passed near Lake Kanas.
That meant …
He would have to take a detour when he passed by Lake Kanas.
It did not matter if he took a detour.
And yet, Jiang He also realized that Lake Kanas was very close to Mount Tian. If he really had to take a detour, he would be much further away from Mount Tian.
Could it be?
Was this fate?
Jiang He appeared thoughtful. Was it fated that the heavens wanted him to visit Lake Kanas?
"But …"
"Doesn't that mean we're entering the Red Toad King's territory? What if it tries to hurt us? We can't just strike first and kill it, can we? "
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