Zhang Cheng's speed was obviously faster than the people behind him. It was only because he was too tired that he was directly surrounded by them after running for a while.
After confirming that it was really Zhang Cheng, the faces of the few people were filled with joy.
They knew Zhang Cheng's strength, so they were not worried about not being able to deal with him.
"Zhang Cheng, let's see where else you can run to!" One of them said proudly.
Zhang Cheng did not say anything. Instead, he frowned and stared at the few people around him. At this moment, he was already holding the Icy Talisman in his hand.
Then, a slightly chubby young man said, "Zhang Cheng, you are no match for us. Hurry up and surrender, or else you will suffer for no reason."
"Brother Lu is right. Hurry up and surrender!" The other two people echoed at the same time.
It was obvious that the slightly chubby young man was Brother Lu.
"Surrender without a fight? That's impossible. "Zhang Cheng sneered." Even if I die, I will drag someone down with me! "
"Tsk tsk, Zhang Cheng, you think too highly of yourself. Do you think that with your strength, you can drag someone down with you? "Brother Lu laughed.
Then, he directly said, "Do it!"
He was already planning something in his heart. Naturally, he was worried that the others would come over and see them surrounding Zhang Cheng.
Hearing his order, the people surrounding Zhang Cheng all activated the Icy Talisman in their hands.
In the next moment, streaks of icy cold air rushed toward Zhang Cheng.
At the same time, Zhang Cheng's icy cold energy was also activated. However, compared to these people, his energy alone was too weak.
Therefore, after a short while, he could not hold on anymore. He was directly shivering from the cold and then knelt on the ground.
"You overestimate yourself!" Brother Lu sneered.
"Wang Ming, tie him up!" Then, Brother Lu looked at the person beside him and said.
The person called Wang Ming immediately walked towards Zhang Cheng.
However, just as he walked between Brother Lu and Zhang Cheng, the rune sword in Brother Lu's hand suddenly attacked him.
Wang Ming's reaction was fast. At this critical moment, he dodged to the right.
However, his right arm was still stabbed by Brother Lu. In an instant, his right arm was bleeding profusely.
"Brother Lu, you … what are you doing?" Wang Ming turned around and shouted at Brother Lu with a pale face.
The others also looked at Brother Lu in confusion, not knowing why he would hurt his own people.
Brother Lu didn't answer. He looked at the people beside him and said, "Kill him. Otherwise, he might leak the secret of us escorting Zhang Cheng to the Imperial City!"
Wang Ming was the one who raised a different opinion just now.
Just in case, Brother Lu suddenly made a killing move.
Of course, he did this to make the others steel their hearts. After all, they were too hesitant just now.
"Brother Lu, this … this isn't good, right?" Someone couldn't help but say.
As expected, he was still so hesitant at this time. Brother Lu thought to himself.
Then, he opened his mouth and said, "Detaining Zhang Cheng to the Imperial City will bring you many benefits. You might even be promoted to nobility. Why are you still hesitating? Do you want to be a dispensable existence in the Lu family forever? "
"Alright, Brother Lu, I will follow you on this matter!" Hearing his words, a person immediately stood up and patted his chest as he said.
"Brother Lu, I will follow you!" Seeing that someone had spoken, the other three finally agreed.
"Very well, then you guys kill him." Brother Lu pointed at Wang Ming and said.
The four people looked at each other and walked towards Wang Ming. Since they had chosen this path, they didn't hesitate anymore.
"You … Aren't you afraid … that the Lu family will pursue this matter?" Seeing this situation, Wang Ming panicked.
However, the four people were still unmoved. They quickly walked in front of Wang Ming and pulled out their rune swords.
Seeing that these people were really going to kill him, Wang Ming hurriedly shouted, "Don't kill me … I will work with you!"
"Too late, kill him!" Brother Lu said without hesitation.
He didn't want to be dragged down by Wang Ming.
Before he finished speaking, the other four people had already attacked Wang Ming with their swords. In an instant, Wang Ming died.
Then, someone asked, "Brother Lu, what should we do next?"
"Go east from here and we will soon leave this forest. We will take him out of the forest and then go straight to the Imperial City!" Brother Lu said.
"What if we are discovered during this period of time?" Someone asked worriedly.
"We just need to be careful. If we are discovered, we will immediately hide Zhang Cheng and continue moving forward after they leave." Brother Lu said.
Thinking that this method was feasible, the four people immediately nodded in agreement.
Before taking Zhang Cheng away, Brother Lu said to Zhang Cheng, "Zhang Cheng, take off the Space Ring on your hand!"
"What are you doing?" Zhang Cheng was shocked and quickly asked.
"Hurry up, or I will directly cut off your arm!" Brother Lu threatened.
In desperation, Zhang Cheng could only take off the Space Ring and hand it over. The reason why he didn't want to hand it over was naturally because the Purple Tiger Blood Essence was inside the Space Ring.
Seeing Brother Lu take Zhang Cheng's Space Ring, one of the people beside him couldn't help but ask. "Brother Lu, this kid is Wu Ziheng's disciple, he should be a fat sheep."
He only thought that Brother Lu was greedy for Zhang Cheng's money.
Hearing his words, Brother Lu couldn't help but laugh. "You're wrong. I don't care whether he is a fat sheep or not. What I care about is the thing inside his Space Ring. The reason why he is looking for Lin Long and Qian Jiayi is probably because he wants to give the thing inside to them."
Lu Xuan and Dong Wenshu didn't tell the others what Zhang Cheng wanted to do, but Brother Lu, who knew some things, could guess what Zhang Cheng wanted to do.
"What is inside?" The person who asked the question couldn't help but ask.
"If I guessed correctly, the thing inside should be the Purple Tiger Blood Essence!" Brother Lu said.
Purple Tiger Blood Essence?
Hearing Brother Lu's words, the people around him couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
Because of the recent rumors in the Ice Peak Country, they knew that the Purple Tiger Blood Essence was the most important thing to make Purple Flame Talismans.
"If it really is that thing, His Majesty will definitely reward us handsomely!" One of them couldn't help but exclaim.
"However, if we make a mistake, we might lose our lives, so we must all be careful!" Brother Lu said.
"That's right!" The others hurriedly said in unison.
Brother Lu's words immediately made them more spirited.
"Next, let me see if it really is the Purple Tiger Blood Essence!" Brother Lu said.
As he spoke, he began to search through the items inside. Very quickly, he took out a transparent glass bottle. When he looked at the glass bottle, his eyes immediately lit up. That's because there was blood inside. Moreover, it was purple blood.
"Huh, why is this blood purple?" Someone asked doubtfully.
"Because it is the Purple Tiger Blood Essence, so it is purple!" Brother Lu said without hesitation.
Although he hadn't seen the Purple Tiger Blood Essence before, he knew about the Purple Tiger, so he could tell at a glance that it was the Purple Tiger Blood Essence.
"Is it really the Purple Tiger Blood Essence? That's great!" The others were naturally overjoyed.
"Brother Lu, let's quickly bring this kid and the Purple Tiger Blood Essence out!" Knowing that the matter was serious, one of them hurriedly said.
"Yes." Brother Lu nodded.
At this moment, the expressions of the few of them suddenly changed, because three people suddenly appeared in front of them.
The leader was a tall man with a fierce face. He was one of the guards of the family head, Lu Wenfeng, and his name was Zhou Mao.
Wasn't Zhou Mao not in the family today? Why did he suddenly appear here? Was he on the family head or someone else's side? This thought flashed in the minds of Brother Lu and the others.
In Brother Lu's opinion, it was more likely that Zhou Mao was on Lu Wenfeng's side, because Zhou Mao was as loyal to Lu Wenfeng as Dong Wenshu.
However, after the incident with Dong Wenshu, Brother Lu was a little uncertain.
"Brother Zhou, you guys really appeared at the right time. We just happened to catch this Zhang Cheng," Brother Lu said calmly.
"Lu He, I'll be straightforward. I'm here for Young Master Zhang. Quickly release him!" Zhou Mao said coldly.
Brother Lu's eyes narrowed, and then he said, "Zhou Mao, Lu Wenfeng is no longer the family head of the Lu family. Saying this now is useless!"
"It's useless, right? Then how about my fist? "Zhou Mao raised his fist and said.
Seeing Zhou Mao like this, Brother Lu's expression couldn't help but change. Zhou Mao and the others were not weak. Although they had the advantage in numbers, if they fought, they had no chance of winning.
"Zhou Mao, you're really stubborn." Brother Lu said coldly, and then looked at the people beside him and ordered, "You guys, go up and deal with them!"
The few people were stunned, but they still stopped Brother Lu's words and took out the ice talismans.
At the same time, Zhou Mao and the others also took out the ice talismans and activated them. Brother Lu's people also quickly activated the ice talismans in their hands.
In an instant, waves of cold air rushed towards the other party with them as the center.
Brother Lu did not activate the ice talismans, but took the opportunity to run away.
He was much smarter than the others. Of course, just now, he also took out the ice talismans, but he had no intention of activating them. Then, when the others activated the ice talismans, he immediately took the opportunity to run away.
Zhou Mao did not care about Brother Lu's escape, because his original intention was to save Zhang Cheng, and he did not want to do anything to Brother Lu and the others.
Seeing that Zhou Mao had no intention of chasing, Zhang Cheng hurriedly shouted, "Brother Zhou, quickly go after him, he has the Purple Tiger's blood essence!"
Purple Tiger's blood essence?
Hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Zhou Mao's eyes narrowed, and then he quickly chased after Brother Lu.
His speed was much faster than Brother Lu, so he quickly blocked in front of Brother Lu.
Seeing that Zhou Mao was chasing after him, and there was no one else beside him, Brother Lu's face naturally became extremely ugly.
Unwilling to give up, he hurriedly said, "Zhou Mao, don't be so stubborn!"
Zhou Mao ignored him, and directly activated his ice talismans. He was worried that the other Lu family members would rush over, so he naturally wanted to end the battle quickly.
He was not Zhou Mao's opponent at all, and if he was killed after being captured, then it would be over! Looking at Zhou Mao, Brother Lu's face became even uglier.
So, at this moment, he made a choice, which was to take out the glass bottle containing the Purple Tiger's blood essence and throw it to the right.
Zhou Mao was worried that the glass bottle would be smashed, so he did not care about Brother Lu, and directly chased after the glass bottle.
Brother Lu took this opportunity to run forward.
While he was running, Zhou Mao caught up to the glass bottle. However, because the distance was too far, he did not manage to grab the glass bottle, and the glass bottle heavily smashed onto the ground.
The glass bottle did not break, but Zhou Mao was still worried, because the mouth of the glass bottle actually fell out, and not only did it fall out, but there was also some purple blood that splashed out.
Zhou Mao naturally knew how precious the blood essence was, but how could he collect the blood essence that splashed out? The only thing he could do was to cover the glass bottle again.
Zhou Mao thought to himself, 'I hope the blood that splashed out won't affect the blood inside.'
Since he had already obtained the glass bottle, he did not chase after Brother Lu, but turned around and returned.
Soon, he returned to the original place, and at this time, the people who followed Brother Lu were already on the ground.
Seeing that he had returned, the people who followed him hurriedly asked, "Big Brother Zhou, what should we do with them?"
Looking at them, Zhou Mao said, "Let them go, after all, they are from the Lu family."
Hearing Zhou Mao's words, those people naturally heaved a sigh of relief.
Zhang Cheng, who was at the side, could not wait any longer. "Big Brother Zhou, did you get the glass bottle back?"
"I did." Zhou Mao nodded, then took out the glass bottle and handed it to Zhang Cheng.
Looking at the glass bottle, Zhang Cheng naturally heaved a sigh of relief, but after receiving it, his expression could not help but change, because the mouth of the bottle had obviously been moved.
Zhou Mao explained the situation just now, and Zhang Cheng naturally understood what was going on.
Zhou Mao then said worriedly, "This won't affect the overall blood essence, right?"
"I don't know." Zhang Cheng shook his head.
His understanding of the purple tiger blood essence was only slightly better than Brother Lu, so how could he know whether it would affect it or not?
Since it had already happened, there was no way to make up for it, so the only thing Zhang Cheng could do now was to give the remaining purple tiger blood essence to Linlong.
Then, Zhang Cheng looked at Zhou Mao and said, "Big Brother Zhou, thank you. If not for you, I'm afraid I would not have been able to escape."
"Young Master Zhang, if you want to thank someone, thank the family head. It was the family head who completely escorted you out," Zhou Mao said.
"Oh, then is Family Head Lu alright?" Zhang Cheng could not help but ask.
"That I don't know." Zhou Mao's expression was a little gloomy. "Actually, we have been staying in the Lu family to protect you, Young Master Zhang. As for the news of us leaving, it was just to confuse others. Young Master Zhang, after you escaped, we have been following you closely, so we do not know about the family head's situation."
"I see. Then I really do not know how to thank Family Head Lu." Zhang Cheng sighed.
"Young Master Zhang, if you safely delivered the item to Linlong, Qian Jiayi, and the others, it will be the best repayment to the family head," Zhou Mao said.
"Big Brother Zhou, you are right." Zhang Cheng could not help but nod.
"Alright, Young Master Zhang, let's hurry up and leave. If the other Lu family members catch up, it will be troublesome," Zhou Mao said.
"Which direction should we go?" Zhang Cheng asked.
"To the south!" Zhou Mao said.
"Isn't the east closer?" Zhang Cheng was puzzled.
"The Lu family has already arranged for experts to be there. If we go like this, we will walk right into their trap!" Zhou Mao's expression darkened.
Then, Zhou Mao and the others hurriedly led Zhang Cheng towards the south.
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