Li Feng looked at Ji Feixue, "We are the Tiger Roar Hunting Team."
In the face of the Ji family from the Eight Families, Li Feng couldn't pretend to represent the Ouyang family, otherwise it would be easy for the other party to verify their authenticity upon reaching Ancestor Dragon City.
"Hunting team?"
Ji Feixue was slightly surprised but hadn't heard of them before, "Which family are you backed by?"
"We are a free hunting group, not affiliated with any family."
"Oh."
Ji Feixue glanced at Li Feng and his companions. Within Ancestor Dragon City, hunting teams were not uncommon; you could say they were a group of desperados. As long as you offered enough paynt, they would do anything for you, even venture into forbidden areas.
"From now on, I'm hiring you. You need to escort back to Ancestor Dragon City safely. As for the reward, it will definitely satisfy you."
Ji Feixue spoke loftily.
"Not interested."
Li Feng glanced at the arrogant Ji Feixue and directly refused. Then he turned to Zi Yan and the other two won and said, "Pack up, we're leaving."
Ji Feixue hadn't expected Li Feng to dare refuse her.
"Hey, are you refusing ?"
Ji Feixue ran in front of Li Feng, staring directly at him.
"Yes!"
"You heard right; I have no interest in escorting you back to Ancestor Dragon City."
Li Feng replied.
"I'm from the Ji family of the Eight Families in Ancestor Dragon City, and you dare refuse ?"
Ji Feixue glared at Li Feng. This fool, doesn't he know what the Eight Families an in Ancestor Dragon City? Others would kill for the chance to curry favor with her.
"Do you know the price of refusing ?"
In Ancestor Dragon City, no one could refuse her, unless they were dead.
Li Feng looked calmly at the furious Ji Feixue, "I probably know. With your status, if you want to trouble , I'd definitely be dood."
"Hmm, as long as you know. Then you still dare to refuse ? I now order you to protect back to Ancestor Dragon City. If I lose so much as a hair, I'll make you suffer."
Ji Feixue raised her head, snorting arrogantly.
A re small hunter from a hunting team dared to refuse her, Ji Feixue? What audacity!
Li Feng looked at the egotistical Ji Feixue.
"That's only if Miss Ji you can escape the pursuit of the Demon Path and make it back to Ancestor Dragon City."
"What do you an?"
Ji Feixue glared at Li Feng.
"I an, you take your own road, and we'll go our separate way; our paths won't cross."
"Hey, if you dare abandon , I'll make sure you et a terrible end."
Ji Feixue was genuinely panicking. This guy was just a small hunter from the Nine Streams, yet he dared refuse her.
Thinking she might be caught by the Demon Path and taken away made Ji Feixue shiver. In Ancestor Dragon City, those caught from the Demon Path were never shown rcy. If she were captured, her fate would be...
Ji Feixue watched as Li Feng already mounted his horse.
The skills he displayed in dealing with the Demon Path's pursuers showed he had the capability to protect her; if he escorted her, she should be able to return to Ancestor Dragon City.
But relying on her alone...
Ji Feixue truly lacked confidence.
Especially since the Demon Path went to such lengths, bringing a number of Golden Core experts, otherwise, her guards would have sufficed.
Having figured this out, Ji Feixue couldn't let go of this lifeline in front of her, despite him being from a lower-class hunting team that dared refuse her.
Ji Feixue turned, lightly leaping onto the back of Li Feng's horse, and then hugged his waist tightly.
"Now, escort back to Ancestor Dragon City. As for your earlier refusal, I can pretend I didn't hear it."
Li Feng frowned, "Miss Ji, don't you have any self-respect?"
Ji Feixue embraced him tightly, "Stop rambling. There are many pursuers from the Demon Path; if we don't leave soon, we'll be targeted again. Also, don't bla for not warning you, there are several Golden Core experts on their side."
"If not for this, my guards would have been enough."
"Also, once you escort back to Ancestor Dragon City, you won't be at a loss. I'm the daughter of the Ji family; saving is enough for my father to say a word and let you rise to prominence in Ancestor Dragon City."
"But if you dare drop , hmph, even if I'm caught by the Demon Path, don't think you'll get away. I'll definitely leave evidence and tell my rescuers that you're in cahoots with the Demon Path."
Ji Feixue spoke with both carrot and stick.
"We should get going; it's not safe here."
Zi Yan glanced at Ji Feixue. This woman was a hot potato, and now she was burdened on them; it was just their bad luck.
"Hmm."
Li Feng imdiately spurred his horse, and the group moved swiftly under the cover of night.
Seeing that Li Feng didn't forcefully throw her off, Ji Feixue sighed in relief. She was quite scared that he might harden his resolve to ditch her.
Caw, caw.
In the sky, a black crow made an unpleasant sound.
A different group of pursuing Demon Path soldiers reached where Li Feng and his team had previously camped. Although Li Feng had burned everything to ashes, the camp's traces couldn't be entirely erased.
A leader among the pursuers listened to the crow's cries, looked in the crow's direction in the sky.
"Over there, pursue."
"We've been discovered, damn it."
Li Feng also saw the circling black crow in the sky. This crow clearly had been following them, and that unpleasant sound was likely signaling.
"Any way to deal with it?"
Li Feng turned to Ran Yue, who was riding beside him.
Ran Yue shook her head, "There's no way; I can only control the Spiritual Beasts I've tad, but we can confuse it."
Ran Yue had deep knowledge of beast-taming; she had helped ta Zhao Sun's wind falcon and naturally understood how spiritual beasts tracked and transmitted information.
"Tell us."
"These spiritual beasts have a major flaw in tracking; they can only focus on one target. When there are multiple targets, they can't relay precise information."
"Alright, then we'll split up. I'll go one way, and you three go another. We'll et at the north gate of Ancestor Dragon City later."
With that, Li Feng imdiately turned his horse and left in a different direction.
"Hey, I wasn't finished...!" Ran Yue wanted to call him back, but it was too late. Zi Yan took a deep breath.
"He understands, so he separated from us. That Miss Ji is a target, and the Demon Path's pursuers won't let her go."
Xiao Luobing also looked towards where Li Feng disappeared into the night, "He's quite daring, but if sothing happens to him, what use is reaching Ancestor Dragon City for us?"
Unconsciously, Li Feng had beco their backbone. Without him, surviving in Ancestor Dragon City would be just a dream.
Ran Yue's previous experiences could very well be their future situations.
After all, Ancestor Dragon City had a male-dominated social structure.
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