Chapter 10: Everything is Perfectly Arranged

"Damn! No way!"

Zheng Tuo muttered to himself.

The Wolf King was supposed to be chasing that plump girl; why had it killed its way back?

Zheng Tuo took out a magnifying glass, searching for the figure of the plump girl.

He searched for a long time, but found nothing.

Yet, for some reason, he felt an inexplicable chill down his spine, as if he were being watched by some terrifying beast.

He felt completely uneasy.

"Who, who did this? Who?"

Chi Xiao was furious.

Powerful flame spiritual energy erupted from her body.

Like a human volcano, she exploded with rage.

The incomplete ancient jade she had risked half her life to snatch from the Tier 3 Wolf King had actually been stolen.

Her anger surged, and she became as violent as a female demon king.

The powerful flame spiritual energy destroyed all the surrounding trees.

At the same time, it revealed a deep pit at her feet.

The pit was clearly a hiding spot dug by someone, as the surrounding soil was freshly turned, showing obvious signs of human activity.

"Bastard!"

Chi Xiao was already at the peak of her temper, and seeing the pit made her even more savage.

It turned out that while she was hiding her things, this grandson had already been hiding right under her feet.

"Don't let me find out who you are. If I do, I'll peel your skin off, string you up, and eat you with dipping sauce..."

Chi Xiao’s teeth gnashed together, and her eyes seemed to spit fire.

"Cough, cough..."

Zheng Tuo suddenly shivered, feeling as if someone were cursing him.

Feeling guilty, he tightened his collar.

He casually took out ten Concealment Talismans and stuck them to his back.

Only then did he feel a bit more at ease.

In the distance.

Li Jun and the others were battling the Wolf King, the intensity of the fight even worse than before.

The Tier 3 Wolf King was incomparably fierce; wherever it passed, it was a massacre.

The defensive formation was as fragile as paper before it; it charged into the crowd, slaughtering them like wheat being harvested.

However, it was clearly visible that although the Wolf King was valiant, it had wounds on its body.

He wondered who could have wounded such a powerful Wolf King.

Seeing the wounds on the Wolf King, Zheng Tuo silently took out ten more Concealment Talismans and stuck them on himself.

No need to guess, it must have been the work of that plump girl.

To wound a Tier 3 Wolf King with the strength of a second-stage Qi Refiner—this talent was plain to see.

He took out his blacklist and noted it down.

Plump girl, SS-rank target to avoid at all costs.

Putting away the blacklist, Zheng Tuo began to assess the battle in the distance.

Li Jun and the others could temporarily hold their own against the injured Wolf King.

But to say they could defeat it? Only a ghost would believe that.

He couldn't just rely on Li Jun and the others now.

Fate must be held in one's own hands to feel secure.

What a hassle.

He stood up.

Looking at the battle in the distance, a wave of fighting spirit surged in his heart.

What man hasn't dreamed of wandering the world with a sword, taking the head of an enemy general from amidst ten thousand troops as easily as reaching into a bag?

Who doesn't have a hero dream?

Since that's the case, I cannot stand idly by.

Everyone is working so hard; how can I, Zheng Tuo, sit by and watch?

His blood burned for a third of a second before cooling down.

He turned around.

He began looking for another path up the mountain.

Fighting is impossible; only caution can sustain a life like this.

Are you kidding me?

A Tier 3 Wolf King.

Strong as a ghost.

Use my head to fight it?

Ten minutes later.

Zheng Tuo frowned.

He had searched the entire area, and there was no path that led directly to the top of Sunset Mountain.

In other words, the only passage was the one where Li Jun and the others were fighting.

But the situation ahead was not optimistic.

Li Jun and the others were strong, but the Wolf King was fiercer.

They were being pushed back, and it looked like they were about to be defeated and wiped out.

If Li Jun and the others fell, he would have to face the Wolf King alone, which was clearly out of his league.

He hadn't wanted to risk showing himself.

When a person is in the sun, they will always reveal one or two weaknesses.

Only by hiding in the darkness is one safest.

But it had come to this.

No choice.

Let me lend you a hand.

He took out a Sound Transmission Talisman, input his voice, and said: "Senior Brother Li Jun, quickly lure the Wolf King into the dense forest on your left. I have set up an Explosive Talisman array there; it can help you slay the wolf."

He crushed the talisman and threw it in Li Jun's direction.

Although the Sound Transmission Talisman was only first-grade and had poor range, Li Jun was, after all, a second-stage Qi Refiner, and his hearing was very sharp.

After hearing the transmission, he was slightly stunned.

He immediately looked in the direction the voice came from, but found no one there.

"Boom..."

The Wolf King was fierce; its massive claws slammed into the crowd, instantly turning three people into meat paste.

Seeing this situation, Li Jun had no choice but to treat a dead horse as if it were alive.

"You all retreat, I have a way to kill it."

Li Jun was also a decisive person.

If they kept fighting like this, everyone would be buried here.

It was better to trust the voice and take a gamble.

The group retreated.

After Li Jun drew the Wolf King's aggro, he turned and dove into the dense forest.

How could the Wolf King let Li Jun go?

It had high intelligence and knew Li Jun was the backbone.

If it killed Li Jun, the rest would fall into disarray.

"Awoo..."

It howled, calling its minions to block the entrance.

It then moved its sturdy limbs and chased after Li Jun.

Li Jun, on the other hand, dove into the dense forest.

He was stunned on the spot!

The forest was too dense; he couldn't see any trace of an Explosive Talisman array.

"Damn it!"

He cursed, and just as he thought he had been tricked, he inadvertently saw a huge red arrow carved into a wooden board on a large tree above him.

As clever as Li Jun was, he immediately understood the meaning.

"I don't know which junior brother's method this is; it's so thoughtful."

Without a second word, he sprinted in the direction the arrow pointed.

With the Wolf King chasing behind, Li Jun responded calmly.

And every time he thought he was about to get lost, a huge red arrow would appear ahead to guide the way.

Like this.

Seven or eight times later, he saw the Explosive Talisman array.

At the same time, there was an arrow ahead, and below the arrow were the words "Safe House."

It was a pitch-black hut dug by hand, capable of insulating against the power of the Explosive Talisman array.

This...

Seeing this, Li Jun felt a sense of admiration.

What kind of person was this?

To have set up a safe house in a place like this—the foresight was too meticulous.

Regardless, he ducked into the safe house.

The room was small, enough for one person to hide.

And in the center of the safe house, a Detonation Talisman hung from the rafters.

At the same time, there was a wooden board on the wall.

The board read: "If it doesn't die, keep running; there are more Explosive Talisman arrays ahead."

Li Jun: "This..."

"I really don't know which junior brother this is; I'd love to get to know him."

Li Jun couldn't help but praise.

From the arrows along the way, to the safe house, to the reminder inside—it was as if everything was in that person's control.

From this point of view, he felt inferior.

In the distance.

Zheng Tuo was hidden in the darkness.

"I've arranged it clearly enough; with Li Jun's intelligence, he should understand," Zheng Tuo thought.

The safe house was originally a backup he had left for himself, just in case something went wrong.

Now he could only lend it to Li Jun.

But that was fine.

He had seven more safe houses like this.

"Boom..."

A violent explosion came, shaking the mountain forest.

The Explosive Talismans weren't high-grade, but their power was not small—after all, a hundred of them had exploded at once.

With Li Jun's strength added to the mix, slaying the Wolf King shouldn't be a problem.

The others were worried about Senior Brother Li Jun's safety and immediately went to investigate.

Zheng Tuo, however, did not move.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The opponent was a Tier 3 Wolf King, after all; who knew what special methods it had?

He had heard that the kings among demonic beasts all had innate supernatural powers, which were incredibly powerful. It was better to wait for news here.

Before long, the crowd cheered and escorted Li Jun out of the forest.

Li Jun looked severely injured, but he was high-spirited and filled with excitement.

Clearly.

With the power of the Explosive Talisman array, he had personally killed the Tier 3 Wolf King.

Although he had paid a heavy price, it was all worth it.

Everyone surrounded him, worshipping him like a hero.

Li Jun, however, searched around with his eyes, clearly looking for the owner of the voice from earlier.

He really wanted to get to know the guy who had helped him.

Such meticulous thinking—if he could recruit him, it would be a huge help for his future competition to become the Sect Master of the Falling Immortal Sect.

But he was disappointed.

Zheng Tuo was hiding in the shadows and had no intention of showing himself.

No further accidents occurred.

The group climbed Sunset Mountain together, waiting to be teleported away to complete the assessment.

"Finally over."

Zheng Tuo stretched, not in a hurry to appear.

The battle had just ended; if he went out now, he would easily be discovered as someone who had reaped the rewards without doing the work.

If he were caught slacking off, it might lead to trouble.

He hated trouble the most.

Anyway, there was still time; it wouldn't be too late to go up the mountain at the very end.

As it turned out.

His caution was worth it.

On the mountaintop, after Li Jun and everyone else had stepped foot, a sudden gale blew, and a large formation formed in an instant.

Just as everyone thought it was a sign that the assessment was complete and they were about to be teleported back to the Falling Immortal Sect

"Hahaha..."

A villainous laugh came from the void.

"Seeds of the Falling Immortal Sect, become my food."