Chapter 531 - 350: Stop Dawdling and Coming One by One, Just Attack All at Once

Chapter 531: Chapter 350: Stop Dawdling and Coming One by One, Just Attack All at Once

"If I’m not mistaken, you must also be heading to Bibo Lake to hunt for treasure, right?" the bald man asked Lin Li.

In response to the bald man’s question, Lin Li didn’t speak, simply watching him with a smile.

...

Seeing Lin Li’s attitude, the bald man narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice,

"When you’re out and about, it’s always better to make friends than enemies... This road is wide enough for all of us. If you keep following us, you’ll have to face the consequences."

After speaking, a fluctuation of Spiritual Energy at the Second Rank Initial Stage emanated from the bald man, an obvious display of dominance.

By channeling his Spiritual Energy, the bald man’s intentions were clear: he was threatening Lin Li.

Had it been an ordinary person facing the bald man’s intimidation, they would have surely backed down.

Unfortunately for him, Lin Li was no ordinary person. Mere verbal threats and using Spiritual Energy to intimidate others had no effect on him whatsoever.

The bald man looked at Lin Li, whose expression hadn’t changed at all. He pondered for a moment, then said to his two companions, "Let’s go."

"Boss," the long-haired man cried out, clearly unwilling to let the guy who had provoked him get away so easily.

"Yah."

The bald man flicked the reins, urging his mount to turn and leave.

"Let’s go!" the short-haired man shouted to his reluctant companion, then followed suit.

"Kid, you’re lucky today." Seeing his two companions leave, the long-haired man, still fuming, shot a parting threat at Lin Li before leaving as well.

’Tsk. That bald man looks so ferocious, like a total villain, but his actions are surprisingly moderate...’ Lin Li watched the trio leave, his gaze fixed on the bald man as he muttered to himself.

Given the situation just now, he had thought the three were about to attack him, but unexpectedly, it was resolved peacefully.

CLIP, CLOP, CLIP...

Just as Lin Li was about to resume following the trio to Bibo Lake, he heard the sound of urgent hoofbeats from behind.

Turning to look, he saw a team of five Cultivators. It didn’t take a genius to know this was another Treasure Hunting Team.

The bald man’s final decision had left Lin Li with a somewhat favorable impression, and now he had other options.

Lin Li thought for a moment and decided to use this new team as his guide, no longer following the bald man’s group.

"Boss, that kid was so arrogant. Why did we just let him go?" the short-haired man asked doubtfully after catching up to his companions on his mount.

"That kid was completely unfazed by my threat. People like that are either experts with extraordinary strength or just ordinary people with something wrong in the head."

"If it’s the former, even if we could defeat him in a fight, we’d still pay a price. It’s not worth the loss."

"If it’s the latter, and he’s just some nutjob, why should we waste our energy getting angry at a guy like that?"

"If he wants to keep following us, let him. It’d be best if he follows us all the way to Bibo Lake."

"There are a lot of Cultivators treasure hunting there right now, and plenty of them have foul tempers."

"With the attitude he showed us, he’s bound to piss off someone with a short fuse."

"When that happens, they’ll make him pay the price. No need for us to get our own hands dirty," the bald man said with a smile.

"As expected of you, Boss. So farsighted," the long-haired man praised. The short-haired man, who had been filled with anger over Lin Li’s attitude, felt his fury immediately dissipate upon hearing the bald man’s words.

Now, he actually found himself hoping Lin Li would continue following them to Bibo Lake, where all the treasure-hunting Cultivators were gathered.

When Lin Li pissed off the other Cultivators and got beaten to a pulp—or even killed—he could just stand aside and enjoy the show with a smile.

The short-haired man’s face broke into a wide grin at the thought of that wonderful, highly probable scenario. He turned his head to look back, only to see Lin Li, now a distant figure, standing still instead of following.

"Boss, that guy isn’t following us anymore..." the short-haired man said, a little disappointed.

"Looks like the guy’s not a complete idiot after all! He must’ve been scared off by what the Boss just said," the long-haired man commented, glancing back as well and jumping to conclusions.

"Since he’s not following anymore, let’s just drop it."

"Don’t talk about him anymore. We came out here for treasure, and that’s our real business," the bald man said.

His two underlings nodded, paying no more attention to the young man they had branded a lunatic.

"YAH..."

Loud shouts rang out in succession as the bald man and his two companions cracked their whips against their mounts.

The pained horses immediately broke into a gallop, speeding toward Bibo Lake.

...

The sun was bright in a cloudless sky. A young man in magnificent clothes, accompanied by four guards, was hurrying toward Bibo Lake.

"Young Master, just another two or three kilometers and we’ll be at Bibo Lake," said the Guard Captain, a Second Rank Initial Stage Cultivator.