Chapter 266: Chapter 265 New Acquaintances_1

In the depths of the dense forest, a few weary figures stumbled towards the outskirts of the forest, blood streaming down their bodies.

“Huff, Huff,”

“Damn, isn’t it said that Golden Core Stage Demon Beasts are solitary creatures, never acting in groups? Why are there so many Golden Core Stage Demon Beasts here?” Song Hua complained as he ran.

“Who knows? Talk later, run now!”

“This is all your fault! After using up the last Directional Teleportation Talisman, you didn’t buy new ones and still dragged us back into the forest!”

“Who knew we’d encounter a situation like this? Ask these two bodyguards, have they ever seen Golden Core Stage Beasts acting collectively?”

“Young masters, can we stop quarreling for now? Our priority is to run to the outskirts of the forest. Once we escape the danger, we can then assign blame.” The two bodyguards were drenched in sweat. They knew looking after these young masters would be difficult. They had run into a Six-tusked White Elephant at the Nascent Soul Stage before and now they somehow angered several Golden Core Stage Demon Beasts.

What rotten luck!

They had been bodyguards for many years and had never encountered such an absurd situation. One of their colleagues had already been killed by the demon beasts chasing them.

Their pursuers included a One-eyed Lone Wolf with a ferocious look and bloodlust in its eyes which had already bitten a bodyguard to death.

The Lone Wolf had red claws, and when it ran, it looked as if it was travelling on clouds and mist, moving at an astonishingly fast speed.

It howled, picking up its speed, charging towards Song Hua and the others.

“Damn it, it’s a Red Cloud Wolf. It must have been a former pack leader that was expelled after being defeated by a new leader!” Song Hua cursed.

The One-eyed Lone Wolf, hearing Song Hua’s curses, grew colder in its gaze. It leaped high into the air, lunging its teeth towards Song Hua’s neck.

Song Hua turned around, looked at the scene, his face turned white as a sheet, a look of imminent death on his face.

Just when he accepted his fate, he heard the sound of a sword whistling by.

Hum—

The sword hum was short but powerful, carrying some indescribable charm. Only a sword master could make such a stroke.

The stroke aimed at the One-eyed Lone Wolf, causing it to turn around in a panic.

The stroke was swift, and the wolf was too slow to react; there was no chance of escape.

It had no choice but to bare its fangs and take the stroke head-on.

The Green Peak Sword clashed against the wolf’s fangs, letting out a shrill noise that sent chills down the spine.

The One-eyed Lone Wolf had blood all over its mouth, with only half of its sharp fangs remaining.

Lu Yang made another move, swinging his sword at the One-eyed Lone Wolf.

At the same time, three others engaged the other three demon beasts.

Song Hua and the others were bewildered by the sudden arrival of their rescuers, not knowing whether to help or keep running or to stay put.

They didn’t get much time to think. The One-eyed Wolf King’s head was sent flying, and it was as dead as it could be.

Lu Yang put away his Green Peak Sword, a few drops of wolf blood splashed on his face.

“Be careful, there’s another demon beast in the sky!” Song Hua shouted as a reminder.

Golden Core Stage beasts could fly. Song Hua and others planned to fly away initially, but there was a Demon Bird circling in the sky. Anyone who could fly was destined to be targeted by it.

The Demon Bird noticed Lu Yang’s existence, it beat its wings, turning into a volley of meteor arrows charging towards Lu Yang.

Lu Yang had already noticed the presence of the Demon Bird. Without looking up, he casually lifted his Green Peak Sword. His movement was so casual, like a morning stretch. The Demon Bird directly collided with the tip of his sword, its head pierced through.

“Are you okay?” Lu Yang asked with concern.

“Who are you…” Song Hua and others were flabbergasted. Lu Yang’s displayed realm was the late Foundation Establishment stage, but how could someone at that stage kill a One-eyed Lone Wolf and a Demon Bird?

“Tch, you’re still one step ahead of me.” Meng Jingzhou killed a demon beast while speaking, his fists covered in beast’s blood.

“Meng Jingzhou?” Song Hua’s eyes widened, recognizing Meng Jingzhou.

“You are…the third son of the Song Family, Song Hua?” Meng Jingzhou was a bit uncertain, mainly because the other party looked too disheveled, his face covered in dirt. He seemed like a refugee who had just fled, completely different from the Song Hua he remembered.

Although the Song Family was not as prestigious as the Meng Family, it was a well-known aristocratic family in the Imperial City with excellent living conditions. The last time Meng Jingzhou saw Song Hua, he was dancing merrily on a pleasure boat, dancing better than the courtesans.

“Yes, it’s me!” Song Hua didn’t expect Meng Jingzhou to be among those who rescued him. He had heard that Meng Jingzhou had gone missing for more than a year.

However, considering the relaxed attitude of the Meng Family, there was doubt about Meng Jingzhou’s disappearance.

“He is Meng Jingzhou, the eldest son of the Meng Family?” The people behind Song Hua exclaimed in low voices. They were from the side branches of the Song Family and had never seen Meng Jingzhou.

“How many enemies have you made that you encounter them even here?” Lu Yang asked curiously.

Meng Jingzhou rolled his eyes: “Enemy? Nothing like that. Allow me to introduce, this is Song Hua, the Third Master of the Song family in the Imperial City. He is a bit older than me, and we used to play together in the Imperial City. They must have come to the forest for the same reason we did, to gain experience. Of course, they could also be here to get some glory.”

“Nice to meet you, I am Lu Yang of the Seek Dao Sect.”

“Seek Dao Sect?!” Song Hua exclaimed, calming down quickly, he thanked him with a fist and palm salute, “So it’s a friend from the Seek Dao Sect, no wonder you are so formidable.”

In that case, was Meng Jingzhou’s disappearance for over a year because he went to the Seek Dao Sect for cultivation?

If so, then it is a big problem. The Meng Family was already a big disaster, and the Seek Dao Sect was an even greater disaster. Meng Jingzhou, with the background of both places, wouldn’t he have enemies everywhere in the future?

Meng Jingzhou frowned, “I have a feeling you’re thinking something disrespectful.”

“No, no.”

“We’ve finished ours as well.” Soon, Tao Yaoye and Man Gu had also dealt with their respective demon beasts. Song Hua noticed that they were both at the late Foundation Establishment stage. After defeating the demon beasts, their clothes remained intact.

Lu Yang and the others had been training in the dense forest for two months. During this period, they only returned to the Demon Suppressing Pass three times, spending the rest of the time training in the forest.

Now regular Golden Core Stage Demon Beast poses no threat to them.

“Master Song, tell us, just what did you do to enrage so many Golden Core Stage Demon Beasts?” Meng Jingzhou asked lazily.

Song Hua was not a barbarian like Man Gu, with the bloodline of the Ancient Barbarian Tribe, naturally attracting hostility, angering one or two Golden Core Stage Demon Beasts was one thing, but how could five of them chase them at the same time?

Song Hua and the others could only laugh bitterly: “We honestly don’t have any idea, we just went a bit deeper than usual, thinking of killing a few more high-quality Golden Core Stage Demon Beasts to report back.”

“But the strangest thing is, there should have been more Golden Core Stage Demon Beasts deeper in the forest, but we walked for a long time without encountering a single one. When we finally did, you saw the situation, five of them appeared all at once, and one bodyguard was even swallowed whole.”

“Fortunately, you were there to help. Otherwise, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have made it out of the forest alive today.” Song Hua felt an afterglow of fear. He decided firmly that once he returned to the Demon Suppressing Pass, he would take a flying boat back to his family.

They had already gained enough from this journey to report back to their family, there was no need to take further risks.

Lu Yang and the others exchanged glances. Something unknown must have happened deep in the forest.