An alchemy furnace fell from the sky

Chapter 581 The Lair

"Oh no! That bald guy got away!"

As soon as the two stepped outside, Li Wuji saw that there was no one outside and suddenly cried out in surprise.

"Of course I ran! If I didn't run, would I be waiting to be your target for practicing my magic?" Xu Fu said with a smile.

The discovery of a large amount of gold and silver in the house put Xu Fu in a great mood. He had almost spent all his money, but now he had enough to "squander" for a while.

"But he ran away, and now we can't find his hideout!" Li Wuji asked with some regret, seemingly unsatisfied with her role as a "heroine" earlier.

"follow me!"

Xu Fu smiled mysteriously and grabbed Li Wuji's hand.

How did you know we were here?

The two wandered through the mountains for a while and found a mountain stronghold. Li Wuji was both surprised and delighted. She thought Xu Fu was just taking the opportunity to hold her hand, but she didn't expect that they would actually find it!

"Your husband has 'super hearing'!"

"We're not married yet! Don't talk nonsense!"

Li Wuji's face flushed slightly, making her appear even more alluring, which aroused Xu Fu's lust. Just as he leaned closer, Li Wuji grabbed his hand and pressed him down.

How do we deal with these bad guys?

"You attack, I defend."

Xu Fu briefly explained the strategy, but for the two of them, there was no need to devise any strategy to deal with a group of mountain bandits and river pirates.

"I don't want to use magic anymore."

"why?"

"You hit too hard! I can't control my strength."

"That's it!"

Xu Fu pondered for a moment, then looked up and scanned the woods. He picked a sturdy sapling, tore off the messy branches and leaves, rubbed the bark vigorously to make sure there were no other thorns, and then handed it to Li Wuji.

"Will this work?"

Li Wuji took the wooden stick, waved it a couple of times, and remained skeptical.

"Give it a try!"

Xu Fu wasn't worried that the wooden stick wouldn't work. With him protecting him, there was nothing to fear, even if there were top-level experts on the mountain.

"Alright! Then follow me and charge out!"

Li Wuji suddenly perked up, held his long staff upside down, gave a shout, and charged ahead.

By this time, Ma Liang had already spread the bad news of the Fifth Leader's "murder" throughout the mountain stronghold, and the entire Dragon Snake Stronghold was as "lively" as if it were New Year's Day.

Everyone waited outside Tianlong Hall, waiting for the leaders to make a decision. While waiting, everyone was busy expressing their opinions.

Some said they should fight, some said they should make peace, and some said they should hide. For a while, no one could convince anyone else, and they argued until their faces were red. Some even started to fight.

"Bah!"

Just as they were arguing fiercely, a sharp, bright female voice suddenly rang out.

"There's a woman?"

Everyone turned to look when they heard the shout.

Sure enough, a tall woman with a veil on her head and carrying a broken stick strode towards them.

Li Wuji was a little embarrassed. She had intended to shout out an opening line she had learned from a book, but she was stared at by a large group of ugly and dirty thieves and forgot her lines.

"That's awesome!"

These mountain bandits and river pirates had never seen such a handsome figure as Li Wuji before. Without waiting for their leaders to speak, several of the bandits rushed forward with lewd smiles.

For them, Li Wuji's appearance was like "a pie falling from the sky"!

No! It should be said that "a fairy fell from the sky"!

Xu Fu caught up at this time. Seeing that the fastest bandits were running clumsily, he did not rush to make a move, but treated it as a chance for Li Wuji to practice.

"Hey!"

Li Wuji swung his long staff sharply, intending to strike the nearest bandit.

As a fifth-grade cultivator, Li Wuji could unleash considerable power with a casual strike of his staff. Unfortunately, he lacked any proper technique, and the bandit easily dodged the blow with a nimble twist of his body.

"what!"

Li Wuji was not too panicked and raised his hand to strike out with another palm.

The thief clearly didn't take the delicate white hand seriously, and without dodging or avoiding it, reached out to grab Li Wuji's body.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, the thief was sent flying more than three zhang away by Li Wuji's palm strike, and immediately fainted.

Seeing this, Xu Fu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly picked up a few stones and held them in his hand. He was more nervous watching Li Wuji fight than when he was fighting himself.

Li Wuji's move calmed down the initially excited group considerably; the strength required to slap someone that far was quite frightening.

At this moment, several people walked out of Tianlong Hall quickly, and the bandits bowed and greeted them.

"My lords! It's her! It's her!"

Bald-headed Ma Liang followed at the back. Upon seeing Li Wuji holding a long staff, he hurriedly reported to the people in front of him, his voice trembling slightly.

"Isn't she a magic practitioner?" a one-eyed bandit asked, frowning. His voice was slightly hoarse and his tone was very cold.

"Second Master, I saw it with my own eyes. She just shook her hand, and Fifth Master's arm was broken!" Ma Liang hurriedly explained.

Before he knew it, a fine layer of sweat had appeared on his forehead, but he didn't dare to raise his hand to wipe it away. He just stood behind the leaders with his hands hanging down, not daring to breathe.

"You've come uninvited, do you have a grudge against my Dragon Snake Stronghold?" the one-eyed bandit asked loudly.

"We have no grudges against each other, but we have run out of money here and want to ask the leaders for some money to make a fortune."

Li Wuji's voice was pleasant to listen to, and even his "arrogant" words were pleasant to hear.

"You should have said so earlier! It's just a few coins! Second brother! Quickly get some gold and silver for this heroine!"

A familiar voice made Xu Fu look over. Wasn't this Yu Dajiang, who called himself "Jianglong King"?

Xu Fu thought about it carefully and realized that Yaqingshan Longshe Village was indeed Yu Dajiang's territory!

"Brother, what she wants is probably that!" Hou Liang whispered from the side.

Everyone frowned upon hearing this, except for Xu Damang, who looked like he was gritting his teeth.

Xu Ermang was his younger brother, whose arm had been severed by the woman not far away, and whose life or death was unknown. He was unable to avenge his brother, which was truly frustrating.

He knew he could disregard everyone's objections and force his way in, but his opponent was a rare magic cultivator, and he feared that he would be riddled with magic before he even got close.

"What do you all think about this?"

Yu Dajiang turned to ask the other leaders, not intending to make the decision himself.

Everyone was used to this; the leader had always been like this. To put it nicely, he respected everyone's opinions; to put it bluntly, he was indecisive and had no ideas.

The other leaders remained silent. They had just been discussing the matter and hadn't reached a conclusion when Li Wuji had already "attacked" them.

"If we don't fight, how can we explain it to the brothers?" Xu Damang said coldly from the side.

These words woke Yu Dajiang up. If he were to back down in front of everyone, how could he possibly win over the public in the future?

"Then...fight!"

Before anyone else could object, Yu Dajiang clenched his fist and made a decision.

Xu Damang was overjoyed, but the two leaders beside him frowned deeply. They both knew what Xu Damang was thinking: he wanted to avenge Xu Ermang. But was revenge so easy to achieve?

"Brothers of Dragon Snake Stronghold! Kill them all!"

Xu Damang let out a heart-wrenching scream, and then charged forward at the first opportunity.