After spending some time, they arrived at the southern edge of the forest. Along the way, they did not encounter anyone or any danger.
At this time, they stopped to rest for a while.
"A little more and we will be able to leave this forest. By then, they won't be able to catch up to us," Zhou Mao said with a smile on his face.
After stopping for a while, they continued forward.
However, after taking a few steps, they suddenly heard footsteps in front of them. Soon, seven or eight people appeared in front of them.
Seeing these people, Zhou Mao and the others' expressions changed drastically because they were all from the Lu family.
"Zhou Mao, I guessed right. You didn't leave the Lu family but were secretly protecting this outsider." The person in the middle looked at Zhou Mao and smiled.
"Yang Yu, even if you guessed that I would secretly protect Young Master Zhang, how did you know that I would go this way?" Zhou Mao's expression was ugly.
"It's simple. Others think that you are just a burly man, but I know that you are a bold and meticulous person. You won't be so brainless. If you want to escape from this forest, you will definitely leave from the south. As expected, my guess was right," Yang Yu said with some satisfaction.
"Yang Yu, let us go," Zhou Mao suddenly said humbly.
His attitude surprised those who were familiar with him. They had never seen Zhou Mao lower his head.
Even Zhang Cheng, who had only known Zhou Mao for a few days, was surprised. Judging from Zhou Mao's appearance, he was the kind of person who would not turn back even if he crashed into a wall.
"Zhou Mao, that's impossible. Right now, the entire Lu family is after you. If I let you go, how am I going to explain it to the others?" Yang Yu said coldly.
"Yang Yu, for the sake of the family head," Zhou Mao hurriedly said.
"No, absolutely not. The only thing I can ask you to do is to surrender. If you don't do that, don't blame us for being impolite!" Yang Yu said.
"Since that's the case, we can only fight!" Zhou Mao's expression darkened.
After saying that, he clenched his ice talisman tightly in his hand.
The others, including Zhang Cheng, also held their ice talismans in their hands. During this period of time, Zhang Cheng had more or less recovered.
"Do you think you can deal with us?" Yang Yu said calmly.
"Of course not. Otherwise, I wouldn't have lowered my head. But now, we can only rush out!" Zhou Mao said coldly.
"You overestimate yourself." Yang Yu shook her head.
Zhou Mao did not answer. Instead, he began to silently recite the rune terminology. Zhang Cheng and the others did the same.
On the other side, Yang Yu and the others also silently recited the rune terminology.
In the next moment, waves of cold air began to envelop the surroundings.
Yang Yu's side had more people and more experts. Hence, in just a short while, the scales of victory and defeat immediately tilted in their favor.
After a while, Zhou Mao and Zhang Cheng were already shivering from the cold.
"Zhou Mao, I told you that you're not stupid, but why are you so stupid? The family head has clearly lost power, yet you're still standing on his side. Aren't you just seeking death?" Yang Yu shook her head as she looked at Zhou Mao.
Zhou Mao gritted his teeth and said, "Yang Yu, how could I, Zhou Mao … be like … like a fence-sitter like you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the person beside him could no longer support himself and directly knelt on the ground.
As soon as this person fell, Zhou Mao, Zhang Cheng, and the others could not hold on any longer. In just a few breaths, they all knelt on the ground.
"Hall Master Yang, what do we do now?" A person next to Yang Yu asked.
"Naturally, we'll escort them back to the family!" Yang Yu said without hesitation.
After saying that, Yang Yu waved his hand and said, "Take their spatial rings and then tie their hands!"
Before he finished speaking, the people next to him had already walked towards Zhou Mao, Zhang Cheng, and the others.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Zhou Mao could not help but sigh.
Zhang Cheng's expression was also ugly. However, in the face of the current predicament, he was simply helpless.
'Master, Zhang Cheng is ashamed!' He sighed in his heart.
It was also at this moment that the sound of footsteps suddenly sounded in front of them.
'Did other people from the Lu Family arrive?' Such a thought flashed across Zhang Cheng's mind.
As he thought about it, he looked up and could not help but feel a little puzzled. This was because these people were obviously dressed differently from the Lu Family.
The biggest difference was that they had the word 'Mu' embroidered on their right chest.
While Zhang Cheng was puzzled, Yang Yu and the others' expressions changed greatly because they knew that these people were not from the Lu Family, but another family in High Wind City, the Mu Family.
Yang Yu also knew the leader of the group.
"Hall Master Mu Shan, what a coincidence to meet you here!" Yang Yu frowned and said.
"Huh, Hall Master Yang, why are you fighting with Zhou Mao and the others? Aren't you all from the Lu Family? Is there an internal conflict? "Hall Master Mu Shan said in surprise.
Yang Yu could see that Mu Shan was pretending to be surprised.
He immediately said coldly, "Hall Master Mu Shan, this is our Lu Family's matter, it has nothing to do with your Mu Family."
"Hall Master Yang, you're wrong. Zhou Mao is my friend. As a friend, how can I watch him be bullied by you?" Mu Shan said.
Yang Yu did not believe Mu Shan's words.
He said coldly again, "Hall Master Mu Shan, don't beat around the bush. What are you trying to do?"
"Nothing, I just want to help Zhou Mao. I don't want to see him and his people being bullied by you." Mu Shan said with a faint smile.
While he was speaking, his men had already surrounded Yang Yu's men.
Although Mu Shan's people were on par with Yang Yu's people, Mu Shan's people were obviously much stronger than Yang Yu's people.
"Mu Shan, it seems that you want to go against the Lu Family? You have to think about the consequences. Don't be chased out by the Mu Family! "Yang Yu sneered.
"Hehe, Hall Master Yang, don't worry. We, the Mu Family, are very transparent. We won't hurt our own people like the Lu Family." Mu Shan said.
After saying that, he waved his hand and ordered, "Attack!"
Obviously, he could not wait any longer.
Under his order, all his people activated the Icy Talismans in their hands.
Although they knew that they were no match for the Mu Family, Yang Yu and his people had no choice but to activate their Icy Talismans.
In an instant, waves of cold air rushed toward the Mu Family with them as the center.
Yang Yu's people were obviously much weaker than the Lu Family. Therefore, they could only hold on for a short while. All of them knelt on the ground.
"Hall Master Yang, the Lu Family is really weak." Mu Shan mocked.
"Mu Shan … What … What are you trying to do?" Yang Yu asked.
"Since things have come to this, I don't mind telling you the truth … I am actually here for Zhang Cheng!" Mu Shan's gaze shifted to Zhang Cheng.
"How … How do you know him?" Yang Yu asked.
"It's simple. There are people from the Mu Family in your Lu Family. Since we know that Wu Ziheng's disciple is in your Lu Family, how can we not make a move? That's why I'm the oriole behind you. "Mu Shan smiled proudly.
"Despicable!" Yang Yu scolded.
"If you scolded me normally, I would be very unhappy. But let's forget about it now because you are going to be a dead man soon!" Mu Shan said.
Then, his face darkened and he shouted, "Kill them, except for this Zhang Cheng!"
"Mu Shan, you are so cruel!" Yang Yu and the others were shocked.
Only Zhou Mao furrowed his brows. He already knew why Mu Shan was here. He had only met Mu Shan a few times, so he was not naive enough to think that Mu Shan was here for him.
"He seems to be over there. Let's hurry!"
At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out from the direction where Zhou Mao and the others came from.
Mu Shan could not help but raise his head. With one look, his face darkened. There were many people in front of them, and one of them was not far from them.
It was an elder of the Lu Family. Run! This thought flashed across Mu Shan's mind.
At that moment, he did not care about anything else. He immediately pulled Zhang Cheng and ran away. As he ran, he ordered, "You guys block my way!"
At that moment, Mu Shan could only hope that the people of the Mu Family would arrive as soon as possible. Otherwise, he would not be able to escape from the Lu Family.
Although the people of the Mu Family arrived at the forest, they did not gather together because they did not know where Zhang Cheng was. Instead, they split up to search for him.
What made Mu Shan happy was that after running for a while, he saw people of the Mu Family in front of him. One of them was an elder of the Mu Family.
"We are saved!" Mu Shan shouted and immediately ran in the direction where the people of the Mu Family were.
Of course, he did not let go of Zhang Cheng's hand.
As he ran, Zhang Cheng was almost dragged along by him. The dragging caused Zhang Cheng to be almost unrecognizable.
When Mu Shan rushed over, the people from the Mu family also saw him, so they immediately rushed in his direction.
By the time he met up with the people of the Mu Family, the people of the Lu Family were already behind him.
Fortunately, they were a little slower. Otherwise, they would be dead. Looking at the people of the Lu Family, Mu Shan wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.
"Why is the Mu Family arresting the people of the Lu Family?" The elder of the Lu Family looked at the elder of the Mu Family and asked.
"It's simple. We are here for Wu Ziheng's disciple!" The elder of the Mu Family said.
Unlike Mu Shan, he did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
"Wu Ziheng's disciple is also a member of the Lu Family. You are not allowed to interfere!" The elder of the Lu Family said again.
"Tsk tsk, everyone knows that Wu Ziheng's disciple is wanted by the emperor. Elder Lu He, aren't you afraid that you will die a horrible death by saying that?" The elder of the Mu Family said calmly.
"Of course the people of the Lu Family know that. We are also going to take him down and hand him over to the emperor!" Lu He retorted.
"I don't believe you. What if you secretly let him go after you bring him back?" The elder of the Mu Family said.
"It seems that the Mu Family is going against the Lu Family!" Lu He said coldly.
"Elder Lu He, whatever you think. Anyway, we are going to take him down today!" The elder of the Mu Family said coldly.
"Very well, very well!" Lu He sneered.
Before he finished his sentence, he had already taken out his Level Five Icy Talisman.
"Lu He, I have long wanted to compete with you. Today, let me witness your strength!" After saying that, the elder of the Mu Family also took out his Icy Talisman and began to silently recite a rune term.
At the same time, Lu He also began to silently recite a rune term.
Soon, two streams of icy energy were released from their bodies and attacked each other.
The two seemed to be evenly matched. Therefore, after a round of battle, there was no clear winner.
The two knew that they could only rely on their own people to determine the winner. At that moment, Lu He shouted, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and do it!"
The elder of the Mu Family squinted his eyes and said directly, "Mu Shan, quickly take that person away!"
Hearing this, Mu Shan did not care so much. He immediately dragged Zhang Cheng and ran toward the back.
While the two were talking, the people on both sides also activated the Icy Talisman in their hands.
Soon, the surrounding void was shrouded by bursts of icy energy.
After running for a while, seeing that no one was chasing behind him, Mu Shan naturally heaved a sigh of relief.
Looking ahead, his face immediately lit up. Because the Mu Family had a camp in front of them. Once they reached there, even if the Lu Family Patriarch came in person, he would not be able to take Zhang Cheng back.
What's more, the Lu Family Patriarch was probably already trapped in the Lu Family's camp.
This time, he had made a great contribution! Thinking of the reward he would receive after bringing Zhang Cheng back, the smile on Mu Shan's face became even wider.
However, at this moment, he heard a series of footsteps coming from his left side.
Turning his head, he found that someone from the Lu Family had actually followed him, and this person was actually Zhou Mao, who was previously unable to fight back.
"Zhou Mao, you actually followed me!" Mu Shan could not help but exclaim in surprise.
"Big Brother Zhou!" Zhang Cheng shouted happily.
"Young Master Zhang, rest assured, I, Zhou Mao, am a man of my word. No matter what, I will let you leave here safely!" Looking at Zhang Cheng, Zhou Mao said calmly.
Zhou Mao had taken advantage of the chaos between the two sides and obtained one of the Interspatial Rings to chase after him. Otherwise, he would not have been able to catch up to him.
"Zhou Mao, it seems that between the two of us, only one of us can leave!" Mu Shan said coldly.
Saying that, he dragged Zhang Cheng behind him. In order to prevent Zhang Cheng from leaving, he directly tied up Zhang Cheng's hands and legs.
This way, he was not afraid that Zhang Cheng would escape while he was fighting with Zhou Mao.
Then, he took out his Icy Talisman and stared at Zhou Mao in front of him.
In the next moment, the two of them simultaneously activated the Icy Talisman in their hands.
Bursts of icy energy immediately rushed towards each other with them as the center.
Both of them were powerhouses who could activate Level-4 Icy Talismans, and their strength was obviously equal. Therefore, for a moment, they were in a deadlock.
At this time, both of them were extremely nervous. At this time, Zhou Mao was worried that the other people from the Lu Family and Mu Family would arrive.
As for Mu Shan, he was worried that the other people from the Lu Family would arrive.
Both of them wanted to immediately take down the other party, but in the current situation, they were completely powerless.
The same went for Zhang Cheng who was next to him.
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