The sword light shattered the sky, scattering everything in its path.

A distance of hundreds of meters was covered in just a few breaths before the sword. Wherever the sword light passed, not a single Deserter could withstand its edge.

Those quick enough could barely avoid this fatal crisis; those slower, or unlucky enough to be directly in front of the sword edge, perished instantly, without even a moment to struggle.

By the time the sword edge reached the one-eyed Deserter, at least twenty or thirty Deserters had already died under this sword.

"Who are you?!"

Staring intently at Lu Qing, the one-eyed Deserter asked in a deep voice.

"Brother Lu!"

Upon seeing Lu Qing, Wang Junze completely relaxed, trying hard to suppress his excitement, he bowed and greeted.

"You have some nerve, not even notifying anyone before daring to venture into the Extreme North Wilderness, making me travel hundreds of miles in the middle of the night." Ignoring the one-eyed Deserter, Lu Qing focused his gaze on Wang Junze, a hint of mockery at the corner of his mouth as he spoke coldly.

"I'm sorry for making you come to save me, Brother Lu." Wang Junze apologized with a bitter smile, explaining, "Before coming, I went to the inn, but neither the Commandery Princess nor Brother Lu was there. The situation was urgent, so I had to make the journey overnight."

"Hmm?" Lu Qing raised his eyebrow slightly at Wang Junze's words, instinctively sensing something amiss.

Too coincidental!

It wasn't Wang Junze's timing that was coincidental, but the City Lord of Jubei City's invitation to Su Yuwei and him to enter the manor was too coincidental.

There aren't that many coincidences in the world; when encountered, most of them are man-made.

However, such matters are difficult to catch any evidence for, and even harder to investigate, not to mention now is not the time to discuss this. He merely glanced at Wang Xin behind Wang Junze, and waved his hand, saying, "Enough, we'll talk about this later when we return! Is this little girl your sister? She looks clever."

Even though Lu Qing was displeased with Wang Junze, his gaze softened considerably when he looked at the little girl Wang Xin.

"How can you humans be so rude?"

Having been ignored all this while, the one-eyed Deserter was furious, slamming his wolf fang club onto the ground, glaring with his eye as he questioned.

"I'm not killing you because he's still alive."

Turning around to face him, Lu Qing looked at him with contempt and answered indifferently, "As for who I am, how are you worthy of asking?"

"Ahhh! This is too much! I'll kill you!"

The one-eyed Deserter, mocked by Lu Qing, erupted in rage, and regardless of whether he could win, swung his wolf fang club towards Lu Qing.

In an instant, a touch of killing intent flashed in Lu Qing's eyes; Wang Junze hadn't even seen Lu Qing's move. All he felt was a gust of wind, and then he saw the wolf fang club in the one-eyed Deserter's hand being flicked away. The cold sword edge fell upon his neck, leaving a faint blood mark.

Wind Sword Intent!

It was at this point that Wang Junze realized Lu Qing was practicing the Wind Sword Intent, and his understanding of the Sword Dao had reached a profound level.

"I'll count to three, if you don't scram, leave your head behind,"

Looking at him coldly, Lu Qing said indifferently, "One!"

The previously brash one-eyed Deserter, upon truly feeling the threat to his life, immediately turned coward, and without daring to utter a harsh word, turned and picked up his wolf fang club and fled. The surrounding Deserters also scattered in panic.

There was no other choice; Lu Qing's displayed strength was too overwhelming. Even if everyone present tried to kill him together, they probably wouldn't be enough for Lu Qing to kill. Although Deserters were fierce, they weren't foolish, naturally unwilling to die pointlessly.

Only at this moment did Wang Xin finally breathe a sigh of relief. However, her gaze towards Lu Qing carried a hint of fear, subconsciously retreating behind Wang Junze.

"Brother Lu, why didn't you kill him?"

Wang Junze asked, somewhat puzzled, looking at Lu Qing.

Based on Wang Junze's understanding of Lu Qing, he wasn't one to easily forgive, and deeply hated Deserters. The fact that he didn't kill just now left him puzzled.

"Are you stupid? This is the Extreme North Wilderness! Do you really think your Brother Lu is invincible in the world?" Glancing at Wang Junze, Lu Qing scolded irritably, "Killing him is easy, but if we provoke the true experts of the Deserters, are you going to fight them?"

"..."

"But you're really powerful! If you had come earlier..." Wang Xin couldn't help but interject, but at the end, she thought of her master, and a touch of sadness appeared in her eyes.

Lu Qing's strength far exceeded the ordinary Refining Spirit Realm, capable of ranking in the top ten in the Northern Domain. Just from Lu Qing's earlier move, Wang Xin understood that even Li Dragon couldn't withstand Lu Qing's sword.

If he had come earlier, neither Lin Kaiwei nor Li Dragon could have killed anyone in front of Lu Qing.

Glancing at Han Ying's corpse on Wang Xin's back, Lu Qing shook his head, answering softly, "My identity makes it impossible for me to easily step into the Extreme North Wilderness. If it weren't for your brother, I wouldn't have intervened in this matter."

"Why?" Wang Xin asked puzzled, "Isn't it said that only those above the Heaven-Stepping Realm can't enter the Extreme North Wilderness lightly?"

"That's referring to ordinary Martial Artists. The Judgment Department and the Profound Moon Sword Sect are not included." Lu Qing explained calmly, "Take the earlier situation, for example. If I didn't come, what you would have encountered were just these ordinary tribe Deserters, with a chance to resist. But if I intervened... under the Broken Dragon Cliff, it wouldn't be Li Dragon you'd be facing, but the Deserters' Great Snow Wolf Riders!"

Great Snow Wolf Riders!

Hearing these four words, both Wang Junze and Wang Xin couldn't help but have their hearts skip a beat.

No matter how little they knew about Deserters, they had heard of the Great Snow Wolf Riders. For Deserters, that was their most elite army. During the past wars between the Human Race and Deserters, the Great Snow Wolf Riders' fame shook the world. Their mention alone is enough to stop children from crying at night in the Northern Domain even now.

"Then what now?"

Bringing this up, Wang Junze couldn't help but ask nervously.

"I didn't kill that fool just now, so it's fine." Shaking his head, Lu Qing said softly, "Of course, the premise is we must leave the Extreme North Wilderness before dawn."

Hearing this, Wang Junze no longer hesitated, immediately following Lu Qing towards the direction of Jubei City.

Previously, in front of the Broken Dragon Cliff, they left quite a few horses, and it was easy for the three of them to find three nearby. They sped away.

With Lu Qing present, the three didn't have to worry about threats from Demon Beasts. As long as Lu Qing revealed a little of his aura, he could frighten the Demon Beasts away. All they had to do was ride their horses at full speed. The distance of over a hundred miles took Wang Junze several hours to cover when coming, but now, they returned to Jubei City in less than an hour.

At this time, the horizon just began to brighten with the morning light…

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