Not long after Wu De left, two figures whistled toward the valley.
Even in the darkness, it did not affect their speed at all. After just ten-odd breaths, two pattering sounds occurred one after another as they landed in the center of the valley.
The burly man with a full beard walked toward Lu Li first. "He went?"
Lu Li nodded. "Brother Li, Senior Chu, do you have a way to conceal your aura?"
Chu Fankong said, "We can only suppress our realm. Completely concealing our aura probably isn't possible." As he spoke, he looked at Li Chenghu thoughtfully. "Blockhead, I remember you got a few Concealment Talismans from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion last time?"
Li Chenghu slapped his forehead. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten."
As he spoke, he took out a few talisman papers and handed one to Chu Fankong, then handed one to Lu Li, explaining to him:
"This is a high-grade Concealment Talisman. Inputting True Qi can completely shield against Divine Sense detection from cultivators below the ninth level. As long as we don't show ourselves, he won't discover us. However, its effect only lasts for one quarter-hour. We'll use it when Zhang Song arrives."
"Concealment Talisman?"
A light flashed in Lu Li's eyes, and he quickly put it away. He had the God-Concealing Jade, so this Concealment Talisman wasn't useful to him, but it would be good for gifting to others.
It had been two years since he came out. He didn't know how Chen Zhong was doing in the Qingyang Sect.
The first person Lu Li thought of was Chen Zhong. He thought that after this matter was settled, he should go back first to take a look.
On the other side.
In a dark corner outside the wall of Daybreak Town, Wu De wore a cloak and leaned against the wall, listening carefully for a moment. Then his foot tapped lightly, and he landed at the end of a secluded path within the town.
He adjusted his cloak, then with a dark expression, quickly made his way through the dimly lit path.
Not long after.
He arrived outside the east wall of the Daybreak Stronghold. He took out a yellow talisman paper and folded it into a triangle. Then he slowly injected True Qi into it. Instantly, a spiritual light flashed on the talisman paper before quickly disappearing.
He carefully tucked the triangular talisman paper into his bosom, then raised his head to look at the towering courtyard wall. With a slight movement, he instantly left the ground and lightly landed behind a huge tree at the corner of the courtyard wall.
He released his Divine Sense to sense the surroundings, then cautiously walked out from behind the tree.
The layout of the Daybreak Stronghold was similar to the Wandering Dragon Stronghold, with the east side being where high-ranking members lived. During nighttime, on the broad roads outside these separate courtyards, there was a guard stationed every few dozen zhang responsible for vigilance.
Wu De cautiously moved to the base of the wall of the separate courtyard in the northeast corner, using the night to slowly move forward along the broad road. At this moment, a guard was standing by the side of the broad road.
Perhaps because the night was too deep, the guard occasionally swayed his body, looking as if he was dozing off. Wu De had already reached behind the other person, but that person was completely unaware.
Wu De suddenly covered the other's mouth from behind with one hand, while his other hand quickly pulled out a dagger and pressed it against the other's neck. He coldly said, "Don't scream, or this old man will kill you!"
As he spoke, he dragged the guard into the darkness.
Feeling the stinging pain on his neck, the guard's eyes widened in horror.
Wu De snorted lightly. "Tell me, where does Zhang Song live?"
As he spoke, he slowly loosened the hand covering the other's mouth, while keeping the dagger tightly pressed against the other's neck.
The guard's legs trembled, and he pointed at the wall to Wu De's right. "It, it's this building."
"This building?"
Wu De was startled in his heart. His hand rose and fell, cutting open the guard's neck with one stroke. At the same time, he tightly covered the guard's mouth with both hands, not letting him make any sound. Only when the other had completely stopped moving did Wu De gently place the corpse on the ground.
Staring at the courtyard wall, Wu De took a deep breath, leaped up, and lightly landed on top of the courtyard wall. Controlling his posture, he tiptoed around the wall to the east side of the roof.
Because in the entire backyard, only this building still had a faint, weak light.
He cautiously lifted a black tile and looked down.
He saw that inside the room, only a slender red candle was still burning, but he couldn't see half a human figure. Just as he was puzzled, he suddenly felt someone pat his shoulder.
He was startled, instantly breaking out in goosebumps.
The next moment.
With a bang, Wu De directly fell from the roof into the courtyard inside.
He spat out a mouthful of blood. Before he could get up, a gray-clothed old man on the roof attacked him like clinging maggots. As the old man flew down, a huge fireball over three chi in diameter violently smashed toward Wu De.
Boom!
An explosion sounded. The half-chi-thick black stone floor was blasted apart by the fireball, pieces flying everywhere.
Wu De rolled and crawled, barely avoiding the fatal blow. He opened his mouth and cursed, "Good grandson, is this how you welcome your grandfather?"
"Bastard, I've endured you for a long time! If I don't kill you today, I won't be called Evil Daoist!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Song's eyes seemed about to spit fire. He waved both hands, and a series of fireballs roared as they shot toward Wu De.
"Forget your ancestors! Don't you understand respecting the elderly and caring for the young?"
While cursing, Wu De's green triangular flag appeared in his hand. He shouted, "You little brat don't understand etiquette. Grandpa won't play with you anymore!"
As he spoke, the small flag fluttered in the wind. He instantly rose into the air, simultaneously throwing several talismans back.
Zhang Song dodged the three talismans with ease after twisting and turning, then with a pained expression, took out a high-grade Swift Movement Talisman and stuck it on his leg. "Old thing, if you can escape today, I'll be your grandson!"
As he spoke, he chased after Wu De like a shooting star.
Wu De had just left the courtyard wall of the Daybreak Stronghold when he suddenly felt Zhang Song had already reached above his back. He couldn't help but let out a strange cry, throwing two Explosive Talismans back.
Two banging explosion sounds came. Without even looking, Wu De fled without turning his head.
"You can't escape."
The Explosive Talismans didn't cause substantial harm to Zhang Song. In an instant, he caught up again, similarly throwing two Explosive Talismans toward Wu De's back.
Bang, bang.
Wu De's back went numb. Unsteady, he directly lunged forward.
"Accept death!" Seeing this, Zhang Song shouted sharply. A series of huge fireballs bombarded Wu De on the ground as if they cost nothing. Clearly, he intended to kill Wu De in one go.
"Ah, what a pity!"
Knowing he couldn't dodge, Wu De's eyes were full of reluctance. He suddenly summoned a talisman paper engraved with brownish-yellow patterns. Under True Qi activation, the talisman paper exploded, actually transforming into a giant earth-yellow turtle shell.
After several rumbling explosions, the turtle shell slowly dissipated.
But Wu De had already used this opportunity to rush forward more than ten zhang. Knowing Zhang Song was serious this time, he didn't dare play with fire anymore. He immediately called out a Swift Movement Talisman and stuck it on his foot. Gripping the small flag, he shot like a streak toward the darkness ahead.
"You have quite a few treasures." A flash of greed appeared in Zhang Song's eyes. "But... today they're all destined to be mine!"
As he spoke, he chased after him again.
Thus, the two chased and fled.
Although Zhang Song had a higher realm and a high-grade Swift Movement Talisman, Wu De's small flag was extraordinary. Used with a mid-grade Swift Movement Talisman, it could actually match Zhang Song.
The only shortcoming was that Wu De's small flag seemed extremely taxing on True Qi. Before running long, he began to pant heavily, his face turning pale.
Seeing this, Zhang Song became even more excited. Seeing his high-grade Swift Movement Talisman expire, he unhesitatingly took out another and stuck it on his leg. "Old thing, let's see how long you can hold on!"