Chapter 2092: Reunion
Chapter 2092: Reunion
Half a year later, a figure appeared in a stretch of wilderness.
It was Zhou Yu, who had finished refining the Heavenly Fire Fan and flown here.
Currently, Zhou Yu was in a place surrounded by vast barren mountains.
The vegetation was sparse.
However, there were scattered lakes in the barren mountains, and around the lakes, the greenery was lush, lending a bit of vitality to the area.
In the past six months, Zhou Yu had not encountered any further pursuit from the Withered Water Wood Clan.
In this desolate region, various exotic beasts appeared endlessly, some with power as formidable as cultivators of the Void Refinement Realm.
For Zhou Yu now, as long as he didn’t encounter those super strong Integration Realm experts.
Under normal circumstances, he could handle them with ease.
Even if he couldn’t win, escaping was absolutely not a problem.
At this moment, Zhou Yu skimmed across the low sky, incessantly scanning the surroundings as if searching for something.
Soon, he suddenly spotted a mountain peak about three hundred zhang high.
On either side of the peak, there were two circular lakes.
Seen from afar, the peak and lakes together resembled a human’s nose bridge and eyes.
"This is the place!"
A gleam of light flashed in Zhou Yu’s eyes.
"If nothing goes wrong, they should have already arrived!"
Zhou Yu murmured to himself.
Two years ago, when Zhou Yu left Fengyuan City, besides taking on the task from the city high-ups, he also received an invitation from a group in the City Defense Team, with an agreement to meet here and plot to acquire treasure.
Among the treasures to be acquired was the Spirit Toad Water that Zhou Yu needed.
Because at that time those people seemed really confident, Zhou Yu agreed to come.
After completing the task, Zhou Yu calculated the time and hastened here.
Now, Zhou Yu gazed at the barren mountain between the two lakes, where a grey light flashed in his eyes, followed by a hint of unusual expression on his face.
Thinking it over, Zhou Yu released his aura and flew straight towards the barren mountain.
Just as he was approaching the barren mountain, suddenly, countless ice blades appeared out of nowhere from the originally dead silent mountain, sweeping towards Zhou Yu.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Yu’s expression remained unchanged, and he launched a punch.
The Primordial Spirit Fire turned into a flame storm, sweeping towards the dense ice blades.
Instantly, the ice blades were vaporized in large swathes by the Primordial Spirit Fire.
Yet Zhou Yu’s speed didn’t reduce, continuing upward towards the mountain top.
As Zhou Yu got closer, a dazzling blue light suddenly erupted from the mountain top.
These rays contained a terrifying cold intent.
They seemed capable of freezing a person instantly.
But for Zhou Yu, this was nothing to worry about.
Immediately he fully activated Primordial Spirit Fire, preparing to forcibly break through the blue lights.
However, just then, two figures suddenly appeared atop the mountain, dashing towards Zhou Yu.
Seeing this, Zhou Yu hovered motionless in mid-air.
In the blink of an eye, the two figures appeared before Zhou Yu.
"Hahaha, turns out it’s Captain Zhou!"
"I wondered whose power was strong enough to shake the Heavenly Cold Killing Array I set up in such a short time."
The speaker was an elderly man with slightly white hair.
This person was, like Zhou Yu, also a captain of the City Defense Team.
He was Wan Ming, the captain of Team 176.
Previously, when Wan Ming was on a mission, he encountered an attack by the Phantom Clan, losing nearly half his team.
Finally, Zhou Yu arrived to rescue them.
Later, when Zhou Yu was about to leave Fengyuan City for tasks entrusted by its high-ups, Wan Ming contacted him and invited him to come here for treasure hunting after task completion.
Zhou Yu gave an apologetic smile.
"Sorry, Captain Wan, I thought this place was a natural formation!"
Wan Ming waved his hand.
Then said:
"Captain Zhou, let me introduce you."
"This is Captain Ou."
"Captain Ou, needless for me to elaborate about Captain Zhou."
The middle-aged man called Captain Ou immediately laughed heartily:
"Naturally."
"Captain Zhou is quite famous in our City Defense Team."
"Who doesn’t know him?"
"It’s truly exciting to have the privilege of accompanying Captain Zhou today."
"I suppose Captain Zhou has completed the task by now?"
Captain Ou smiled at Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu’s heart stirred.
This person seemed friendly and affable but was indeed a cunning old fox.
His earlier remarks were merely a lead-up; the last sentence was what truly concerned him.
Zhou Yu replied unperturbed:
"Just lucky, didn’t encounter any accident, completed it smoothly."
Upon hearing this, Captain Ou and Wan Ming exchanged subtle glances.
Tasks issued by the Fengyuan City high-ups were fraught with danger.
Zhou Yu spoke so lightly, leaving them unsure of his true abilities for a moment.
Wan Ming chuckled and said:
"Let’s not stand here any longer, let’s head back."
"Other comrades have almost arrived too."
"I’ll take Captain Zhou to meet them."
Zhou Yu cupped his fists, saying:
"Thank you, Captain Wan."
Afterward, Wan Ming unsealed the formation, and the three of them stepped in.
Upon entering the formation, the scenery before Zhou Yu changed dramatically.
From the barren mountains to a verdant, spiritually abundant Immortal Mountain.
Halfway up the mountain were several temporarily built caves and stone pavilions.
In the stone pavilion, three people were seated.
Seeing the arrival of the three, those seated immediately looked up.
There were one man and two women.
The man was quite stout, appearing to have a very strong physical body, probably a rare cultivator on the Body Refinement path.
The two women, one was a middle-aged beauty, dressed plainly, with nothing particularly noticeable, easy to overlook.
But the other woman took Zhou Yu by surprise.
He recognized her.
She was Han Ying, the captain of Team 97, who had sought Zhou Yu before he left Fengyuan City, inviting him for a task.
However, Zhou Yu felt unfamiliar with her and directly declined.
Unexpectedly, they met again here.
Noticing Zhou Yu’s gaze, Han Ying smiled slightly.
"Captain Zhou, we meet again."
"Last time, I invited Captain Zhou to join, but was heartlessly rejected. This time, Captain Zhou cannot refuse!"
Han Ying’s words were naturally a way to dissolve any awkwardness.
And Zhou Yu was never one to be dull-witted.
He replied with a smile:
"Thank you for considering me, Captain Han; I’m not one to fail to appreciate a kind gesture."
"For this task, I hope Captain Han will care for us a bit."
Han Ying chuckled and said:
"Captain Zhou is being polite."
"Throughout the Fengyuan City Defense Team, who doesn’t know Captain Zhou’s name?"
"Captain Zhou, please take a seat."
Hearing this, Zhou Yu shook his head.
"Sorry, everyone, to get here I spent over a year, encountering lots of troubles and losing significant strength. I wish to rest and recover my injuries first to not affect the upcoming task."
Upon hearing this, Han Ying hurriedly said:
"I was too impatient."
"Captain Zhou, please go and rest, there’s enough caves here, feel free to choose one."
Zhou Yu cupped his fists to the crowd and then left.
After Zhou Yu left, the middle-aged beauty suddenly asked:
"Is this person Zhou Yu?"
"He’s even younger than I expected."
"But seeing him like this, could it be he’s heavily injured?"
As the beauty spoke, the expressions of others subtly changed each in their own way.
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