Chapter 309 - 204: Escape

Chapter 309: Chapter 204: Escape

Fang Yue sensed a faint hint of killing intent!

’Are those people planning to ambush the imperial transport team here and plunder the military supplies?’

With this guess in mind, Fang Yue immediately followed the mountain path up the small hill.

He then hid in the woods and looked toward the mountaintop.

On the peak stood a group of men, more than twenty in all.

Every single one of them exuded a dense, malevolent aura!

They held long sabers, their gazes incomparably sharp.

The three men standing at the very front were especially powerful, their auras so tyrannical that Fang Yue’s pupils constricted.

One of them was a young man, nearly ten feet tall. He was burly and towering, his body a mass of knotted muscles that seemed to brim with explosive, limitless power.

The other two were an old man and a young boy.

The old man’s hair and beard were gray, and he looked as though he were at death’s door.

The boy, on the other hand, was a child of about ten.

At this moment, the boy held a longsword, his gaze icy, and his powerful presence seemed to complement the burly youth’s.

All three of them were clearly masters of the Martial Dao.

’These men don’t seem like common mountain bandits. They’re more like well-trained soldiers!’

’Who are they? They can’t be mountain Bandits... they look like people from the Blood Dragon Platform?’

Fang Yue frowned. A sudden thought struck him, and his expression changed.

’The Blood Dragon Platform... To think their tentacles have reached this far. They’re truly getting audacious.’

Fang Yue’s gaze burned. After all, he had clashed with the Blood Dragon Platform for a long time; they were old nemeses.

However, Fang Yue was still injured, so it was not a good time for him to make a move.

He immediately prepared to leave.

But just then, the old man spoke. "How goes the search for the person I told you to find? Has anyone with serious injuries appeared nearby these past few days?"

Hearing this, the burly youth shook his head. "Upper Envoy, we have dispatched men to search along the roads, but we haven’t found anything."

"Good. Perhaps that person never entered this area. However, you cannot let your guard down. Celestial King Wu personally ordered this, so this task must be done well," the old man said slowly, breathing a sigh of relief.

"Yes, sir!" the burly youth replied.

"Alright, the target should be appearing soon. Once you’ve plundered this batch of military supplies, you will prepare for the uprising," the old man said after a moment of contemplation.

"Rest assured, Upper Envoy. Everything has been properly arranged. This time, nothing can go wrong..." the burly youth said with a sinister chuckle.

Just then, the burly youth looked toward Li Lan, who was standing off to the side. His eyes flashed with a lecherous gleam as he looked at her full-figured body.

"Oh, right. Li Lan, have there been any suspicious outsiders in Li Family Village these last few days?"

’Li Lan is colluding with the Blood Dragon Platform? And they’re looking for me?’ Hidden in the shadows, Fang Yue’s brow furrowed in astonishment.

He hadn’t expected them to really be from the Blood Dragon Platform, and that they had already been tasked with finding him.

And now, they were starting to question Li Lan. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

If Li Lan revealed his whereabouts, he would likely be hunted down immediately.

Fang Yue’s expression turned grim. He prepared to leave at once, return to Li Family Village, grab Zhang Hu, and get out of there.

"No!" Li Lan’s voice was crisp and firm. She looked directly at the youth, her eyes deep and unreadable.

"Mm." The youth nodded, not pressing the matter further.

This area was simply too vast. The chances of the person Celestial King Wu was looking for appearing in this region were not high.

It was just a routine question; no one truly believed that person would actually show up here.

Their immediate priority was still to seize the military supplies and prepare to launch their rebellion.

Although Fang Yue was hidden, he could still hear their conversation.

Doubt filled his mind. ’It’s strange that Li Lan didn’t expose me.’

’Logically, the bandit group Li Lan belongs to should be a subordinate of the Blood Dragon Platform. She ought to have sold this information to them.’

Fang Yue couldn’t make sense of it.

After a moment, Fang Yue stopped dwelling on it. He didn’t leave immediately either, but stayed where he was, waiting quietly.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before the sound of hooves echoed from the distance.

Soon, a procession of carriages came into view.

At the head of the procession sat a middle-aged man in Iron Armor. He had an imposing and dignified bearing.

He was surrounded by guards on fine horses.

"They’re here!"

"Finally..."

Seeing the carriages, the members of the Blood Dragon Platform on the peak were instantly energized.

"Kill!"

Immediately, the Blood Dragon Platform members on the peak, along with several hundred bandits, charged down the mountain.

In an instant, battle cries thundered across the landscape.

The attackers had clearly planned this, their coordination seamless as they surrounded the entire convoy.

But the general on the lead carriage remained calm, not a trace of panic on his face.

"Good of you to come!"

"What kind of rats are you, daring to attack the imperial army? Do you have a death wish?" the general roared, digging his heels into his horse’s belly and urging it to speed up.

At the same time, he drew the saber from his waist and slashed out!

In an instant, the blade’s energy howled like a great wave sweeping through the world. It enveloped a dozen bandits on the mountainside, sending them all flying.

SPURT! SPURT! SPURT!

Blood sprayed wildly. The bandits didn’t even have time to scream before they collapsed, dead.

The general, however, didn’t pause for a moment. He galloped forward, charging toward the old man from the Blood Dragon Platform in the blink of an eye!

The old man’s expression changed drastically. He immediately drew a dagger and moved to engage the general.