"Brother Long is wise indeed." Lu Xuan praised Long Ming. He'd noticed so many things in such a short time. Long Ming was obviously a meticulous man. No wonder the Jiuehua Alliance sent him to lead the expedition. Having a meticulous leader in the Hidden Territory was undoubtedly a great boon to safety.
However, Lu Xuan's words displeased Lin Zeyu. He glared at Lu Xuan. If he said Long Ming was wise, wasn't that mocking him for being short-sighted?
Lu Xuan noticed the look in Lin Zeyu's eyes. He had no intention of mocking Lin Zeyu at all. It was clearly not the right choice to make more enemies in such an unknown secret realm. However, he did not expect Lin Zeyu to be so narrow-minded that he could offend him with just a few words. Lu Xuan was not a weakling. There was no way he would explain himself to Lin Zeyu under such circumstances.
He ignored Lin Zeyu's glare and turned to Long Ming. "We smelled blood, so we rushed over. We didn't expect to run into you, brother Long. We didn't touch the belongings of our brothers from the Alliance, so it's time to return them to their rightful owners."
Hearing what Lu Xuan said, a hint of approval flashed in Long Ming's eyes. Although he knew that if it were not for him and the others who happened to rush over, Lu Xuan would definitely have taken all the items, he was still very satisfied with the attitude that Lu Xuan had shown.
"You guys find a place to bury these Junior Brothers. Go and take their storage rings." Long Ming said to Lin Zeyu and the other disciples.
Lin Zeyu reluctantly stepped forward. He glanced at Lu Xuan, then took the storage rings from the dead disciples. He inspected the contents, and sure enough, nothing was missing. Even the treasures they'd found in the forest weren't taken.
Long Ming watched as the disciples began to dig. He turned his head and frowned. "I remember you split up. We've been going straight. How did you get ahead of us?"
Lu Xuan spread his hands and said, "We've been wandering in this forest and didn't deliberately hurry. I'm also very curious as to why you guys appeared from behind."
Long Ming's brows furrowed even deeper as he pondered and said, "If that's the case, then the only explanation is that there's something strange about this forest. Perhaps there's a maze formation set up within it!"
Lu Xuan and the others felt the same way about Long Ming's words. There was no other way to explain why the Jiuhua Alliance was behind them.
"If that's the case, then perhaps we should consider why we're here." Lu Xuan looked thoughtfully at the spot where the bodies of the Jiuehua disciples lay.
"Hmm?" Long Ming was slightly startled. Following Lu Xuan's gaze, a light flashed in his mind, and he suddenly said, "You mean … this forest deliberately brought us here?"
Lu Xuan smiled faintly. "Perhaps it's a coincidence. But the first batch of Jiuhua disciples died here, and now we're strangely meeting here. It really is a bit of a coincidence."
"Perhaps it really is a coincidence. It's just a forest, what can it do?" Lin Zeyu sneered. He didn't agree with Lu Xuan's words.
"But this is a forest left behind by an ancient being. Do you really think you're a match for him?" Lu Xuan said, glaring at Lin Zeyu.
"You!" Lin Zeyu glared at Lu Xuan. He was very unhappy. He'd always been spoiled, and very few people would mock him like this. Even Long Ming wouldn't reprimand him too much.
"In any case, I don't think there's anything strange here. Brother Long, I think we should continue on our way. What's the use of communicating with a group of insignificant fourth-rank sects?" Lin Zeyu's tone revealed a hint of arrogance.
But Long Ming didn't think so. He agreed with Lu Xuan's way of thinking. To be able to connect their encounter with a few corpses in such a short amount of time, it was clear that he was more quick-witted than most people.
However, just at this moment, another wave of faint sounds rang out. Lu Xuan and Long Ming turned their heads at the same time, only to see another group of people walking over. This time, the people who came were Leng Qingqiu, Yun Qi and the others from the Heavenly Thunder Manor.
Seeing so many people suddenly appear in front of them, Leng Qingqiu, Yun Qi and the others were slightly startled. Looking at Lin Zeyu, a trace of gloominess flashed in Yun Qi's eyes. Previously, Lin Zeyu had taken action to snatch the Bloodline Stone, causing him to have a deep prejudice against him.
"Brother Lu, what are you doing here? If I remember correctly, we should have gone in the opposite direction. "Leng Qingqiu looked at Lu Xuan and asked.
Although he didn't get along with Leng Qingqiu, on the surface, he still had to maintain harmony. Lu Xuan chuckled and said: "I'm not too sure either."
Then he said to Long Ming: "It seems that my guess was correct."
If he and the Nine Eastern Alliance's group meeting here could be said to be a coincidence, but Leng Qingqiu and the others who clearly went in the opposite direction also came here. Without a doubt, this place was unusual.
"What guess?" Yun Qi walked over and asked. In this kind of situation, mutual communication was necessary. Moreover, it seemed that Lu Xuan and the Nine Eastern Alliance had already come to a conclusion.
"We think that this forest deliberately led us here." Yang Weili laughed, and replied to Yun Qi's words. He didn't have any opinion of Yun Qi because of his decision to cooperate with Leng Qingqiu. This was the broad-mindedness of a strategist.
On the other hand, Lin Zeyu's face was a little unsightly. The truth undoubtedly denied his previous words.
"Let's wait a little longer. I think the rest of the group will arrive soon. I want to see, what is this forest planning." Long Ming said with his hands behind his back, looking up at the tall trees all around him.
Hearing this, Leng Qingqiu and Yun Qi didn't dare to be negligent. They vigilantly gathered the disciples together. Since the situation was a little strange, they had to be on guard.
Lu Xuan, on the other hand, was calm. With so many people from the Jiuehua Alliance here, even if there was something strange about the forest, it wouldn't be able to do anything to them. It was unlikely that so many of their elite disciples would be wiped out.
At this moment, he was talking with Long Ming about the situation along the way. Long Ming had a good impression of Lu Xuan, so he didn't hide anything. He told Lu Xuan everything that happened along the way. As Lu Xuan expected, they also encountered all kinds of strange monsters. However, the Nine Eastern Alliance had more people, and they were strong enough that no one was injured.
"We also encountered some monsters. Most of them were vampiric vines, and there were even man-eating flowers." Leng Qingqiu walked over and took the initiative to say. "Heavenly Thunder Manor lost one disciple, and several others were injured. Three of the disciples that followed us were also injured. Fortunately, no one died."
"This level of danger seems very normal. We can't deduce the reason why the forest lured us here." Long Ming thought for a moment, then shook his head. The others also didn't gain anything.
Soon after, many more people arrived. First was Ruo Xiangyi and Xiang Tao's group, and then the group of Rogue Cultivators.
At this point, all the cultivators that entered the ancient cave had arrived. From the narration of their companions, they also understood why everyone was gathered here.
At this moment, Lu Xuan suddenly saw the tree behind Ruo Xiangyi move. He couldn't help but be startled, thinking that his eyes were playing tricks on him. However, the tree was constantly approaching Ruo Xiangyi. Lu Xuan was sure that his eyes weren't playing tricks on him!
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