Li Jingrong leaned closer to Murong Xue and said, "Xue'er, don't be troubled by this matter. That's just a good-for-nothing. Besides, the Luo Family, having lost the Qiankun Mirror, can't stir up much trouble. Even if Luo Tian knows the truth, what can he do?"
After hearing Li Jingrong's words, Murong Xue's heart finally calmed down a little: "Mm."
"Alright, Xue'er, don't look so worried. Later, send a few people to kill him. If Luo Tian dares to come knocking, I'll bring people to wipe out the Luo Family." A hint of killing intent was in Li Jingrong's voice: "I hope Luo Tian doesn't act foolishly."
"Good! Then I'll trouble Senior Brother. I still have things to attend to and must leave first." Murong Xue didn't want to be with Li Jingrong.
She didn't have a good impression of Li Jingrong.
Li Jingrong watched Murong Xue's retreating figure, thinking to himself, "Xue'er, one day I will conquer you, hehe. Your person and everything about you will be mine."
A strange red light flashed in Li Jingrong's eyes, and then he turned and disappeared.
...
After Luo Bai left the Luo Family, he rode his horse towards the depths of the Mystic Forest outside the city.
The Bihai Mountain Range outside Bihai City stretches endlessly, with various types of Yao Beasts, both high and low Rank, in its depths. The deeper one goes, the higher the Rank of the Yao Beasts.
Once, a team of ten Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivators entered the Bihai Mountain Range and disappeared. Later, Core Formation Realm Elders from the Shenxiao Sect formed a team to investigate, losing several Core Formation Realm Elders in the process. After that, the Bihai Mountain Range became a Forbidden Land, and even Core Formation Realm powerhouses did not dare to easily venture deep.
Luo Bai went to the Bihai Mountain Range, but he didn't intend to go deep. Instead, he planned to kill some low-Rank Yao Beasts in the outer Mystic Forest. Generally, high-Rank Yao Beasts don't run to the outer areas.
As soon as Luo Bai, riding a Luo Family warhorse, exited the city gate, he was targeted.
After leaving Bihai City, Luo Bai noticed three masked figures in black clothes rapidly pursuing him on horseback.
Luo Bai hadn't expected to be targeted right after leaving the city. Someone wanted him dead.
Luo Bai spurred his horse, instantly increasing his speed. This place was too close to Bihai City; it wasn't the right place to resolve things.
After galloping for about a quarter of an hour, Luo Bai arrived at the outer edge of the Mystic Forest, quite far from Bihai City. The city guards on the watchtower wouldn't be able to detect what was happening here.
Luo Bai slowed down and quickly jumped off the warhorse. Three masked men in black were rapidly rushing towards Luo Bai.
"Die, brat." The leader of the black-clad men drew a long saber from his waist and slashed at Luo Bai.
Luo Bai flipped off the warhorse's back, easily dodging the leading man's saber.
He faced the three black-clad men head-on, fearless.
Luo Bai could sense that among the three black-clad men in front of him, the leader was the strongest, having reached Qi Refining ninth Rank, while the other two were at Qi Refining eighth Rank.
The three formed a triangle, subtly surrounding Luo Bai.
"Who sent you?" Although Luo Bai believed these people were sent by the Murong family, he still needed to confirm.
A Qi Refining ninth Rank Cultivator would certainly hold a high position in the Murong family; it might even be one of the Murong family's Elders.
"Less talk, die." The leading masked man in black swung his saber again, slashing towards Luo Bai's neck.
The other two also made their move.
"Pure Yang Palm, First Style: Pure Yang Pierces the Earth." Luo Bai dodged the leading black-clad man's saber, spun three hundred and sixty degrees, and struck out with a palm.
A black and white palm print landed precisely on the leading masked man in black.
"True Qi release, you... you are a Foundation Establishment Realm powerhouse." The leading black-clad man trembled. Only Cultivators who reached the Foundation Establishment Realm could release True Qi.
"Quick... escape..." After saying this, the leading black-clad man fell backward, collapsing to the ground, losing all signs of life. Upon closer inspection, one could see his chest had been caved in by Luo Bai's palm, and his heart meridian was shattered.
The other two Qi Refining eighth Rank black-clad men were so frightened by Luo Bai's True Qi release that their legs went weak. Their meridians had only three opened, so they were no match for Luo Bai.
While both were still in a state of shock, Luo Bai rushed over and directly twisted the neck of one of them.
His figure flickered, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the last black-clad man.
The remaining black-clad man looked at Luo Bai, who was like a killing god before him, so terrified that his hands and feet trembled uncontrollably. The saber in his hand fell to the ground, and he knelt on both knees.
He knew he couldn't escape.
A sense of danger suddenly arose in Luo Bai's heart, and he immediately retreated rapidly.
The black-clad man removed his mask and spat out black blood from his mouth. The black blood was still smoking in the air, and a pungent smell could be detected from afar.
It was a potent poison. If sprayed by this poison, the consequences would be unimaginable.
He had hoped to extract information about who was behind them from the last remaining black-clad man, but now it seemed hopeless.
Luo Bai walked over and used a piece of wood to lift the masks of the other two.
Looking at their faces, these people were not from the Murong family at all.
A Qi Refining ninth Rank Cultivator would certainly have a high status in the Murong family, and Luo Bai would not be unfamiliar with them.
"Who could it be?" Luo Bai frowned.
He had already died once, and now someone else wanted him dead.
Luo Bai searched the vicinity again but found no clues. The moment he turned to leave, he looked back and noticed a tattoo on the arms of these men: a small circle with a saber inside.
Luo Bai memorized this tattoo. He also saw a black pouch on the waist of the leading black-clad man; it was a very ordinary Storage Pouch.
Luo Bai took down the Storage Pouch and opened it. Inside, besides a dozen gold coins, there were a few beast cores. However, the Rank of the beast cores wasn't very high, but for Luo Bai, it was still a considerable income.
Luo Bai rummaged through the other two men's bodies as well. He obtained thirty gold coins and a dozen low-Rank beast cores. After absorbing these beast cores, he should be able to open the last three Acupoints on the ninth meridian.
Luo Bai leaped, disappearing into the outer Mystic Forest. Ahead was a small hill with a cave inside.
In his memory, Luo Bai and Luo Tian had been here before and even spent a night in that cave.
