By the time they reached the foot of Kunlun, the sun had already set. After dark, it was no longer possible for the group to enter the mountains, after all, accidents were more likely to happen at night. So Jin Yu and the others immediately began pitching tents outside. They had prepared these well in advance.
Luo Chen stepped out of the car, stretched his limbs, and seeing this group starting to light fires and pitch tents, could not help but frown.
For him, after all, he had cultivated the Dao for ten thousand years, and had survived in the wilderness who knew how many times. So many things were no longer merely experience, but rather a habit.
Clearly, sleeping outside was an absolutely wrong decision.
So Luo Chen spoke up to warn them.
“Professor Jin, I suggest we rough it in the cars for the night. It might be rather dangerous outside.”
But before Jin Yu could speak, Tang Hui at the side let out a cold laugh.
“You think our group of experts would be in danger?”
Even Jin Yu shook her head. This was only the foot of the mountain, after all. Where would there be any danger? Moreover, they were not the only ones pitching tents to spend the night at the foot of the mountain.
Many people who came to visit Kunlun did this.
Yet danger had never occurred. More importantly, their cars were not as comfortable as Luo Chen’s car. How could they possibly rough it in the cars for a night?
“Team Leader Luo, Elder Huang and the others are all experts. The lowest among them is also a Grandmaster. Even if there were some wild beasts, they could kill one with a single leaf!” Jin Yu explained.
However, she sighed inwardly. Someone like Luo Chen, who looked like a wealthy young master and even brought a maid along to travel, how could he possibly know what a Grandmaster was?
He probably had never even heard of it, let alone understood how powerful a Grandmaster truly was.
Even Elder Huang shook his head at the side. What was Elder Yang thinking this time, sending people like this?
Although Elder Huang held Luo Chen in extreme contempt, out of courtesy, he could only speak up.
“Team Leader Luo is overthinking. With this old man here, nothing will go wrong!”
Seeing Luo Chen about to speak but stopping, Elder Huang spoke with disdain.
“Does Team Leader Luo doubt this old man’s strength?”
Upon hearing these words, Luo Chen said no more and directly got into his car.
Some people always have to suffer losses before they can understand.
Good advice is hard to give to those who are determined to die!
And after Elder Huang and the others saw Luo Chen go in, one of them, a tall, thin man with a scar on his face, could not help but sneer repeatedly. He was called Ren Jun, also a Grandmaster of body hardening. Although he was not active in the jianghu circle, in the national circle, he was a figure of considerable renown.
Especially his body hardening technique, which he had trained to the point of being impervious to blades and spears. His entire body skin had a bronze colour, giving quite the impression of Iron Cloth Shirt.
But precisely because of this, he looked down even more on young people like Luo Chen, who looked fair and clean, with no strength to truss a chicken.
Unable to endure even a little hardship, and so cowardly to boot.
“Ah, I don’t know what Elder Yang was thinking this time. Such a greenhorn, already scared at the foot of the mountain. If he really entered the mountains and encountered danger, wouldn’t he be scared into wetting his pants?”
“And he is actually our team leader. Truly ridiculous.” Ren Jun mocked at the side.
“Little Ren, say a few words less.” Elder Huang walked over and patted Ren Jun on the shoulder.
But inwardly, he also looked down on Luo Chen. Too timid.
“Elder Huang, I just don’t understand. Such a greenhorn, why does he get to be team leader?” Ren Jun spoke with dissatisfaction.
“You say, whether in terms of strength, seniority, or experience, it should be you, Elder…”
“Forget it, Little Ren. Let the facts speak.” Elder Huang comforted him.
“Everyone, rest early and build up your energy well. Tomorrow will be very dangerous.” Elder Huang spoke up.
“Anyway, I won’t listen to his commands.” Ren Jun was still somewhat unconvinced.
Then, with a face full of dissatisfaction, he lowered his head and crawled into the pitched tent.
In fact, apart from him, almost no one in the entire team was convinced by Luo Chen.
Everyone felt that sending a young lad to command their group of experts was simply absurd and very childish.
Did he have the qualifications?
Elder Huang naturally knew a little, but after all, out of respect for Elder Yang’s face, otherwise he would have long since slapped that young lad and told him to get lost.
Still leading the team?
Not becoming a burden that dragged them down would be good enough.
Thinking this, Elder Huang also crawled into his sleeping bag by himself. Then, thinking that tomorrow would be very difficult, he actually fell asleep.
Insects chirped, and gradually the entire world grew quiet.
The first to notice something was wrong was naturally Luo Chen.
Because after two hours, it actually grew quieter and quieter, so quiet that there was not a single sound.
Luo Chen frowned, just about to prepare to go out and look, when a scream suddenly rang out.
“Ah, save…”
The voice instantly cut off!
Everyone was instantly startled awake. Luo Chen opened the car door and jumped out. Elder Huang and the others had already formed a circle.
When Luo Chen walked closer to look, the one who died was none other than Ren Jun!
And his death was extremely tragic, as if he had seen something terrifying and been literally scared to death.
But there was a bloody, gaping wound on his back, as if some wild beast had clawed it open with one swipe.
Even Elder Huang was somewhat astonished.
One must know, Ren Jun was a Grandmaster of body hardening! What body hardening Grandmasters were best at was naturally defence. His entire body was impervious to blades and spears. Clearly, ordinary wild beasts could not harm him.
Moreover, the beast that injured him was too strange. After the scream rang out, Elder Huang was the first to be startled awake, but it had already vanished without a trace.
What kind of thing could kill a body hardening Grandmaster in one strike?
One must know, Grandmasters had already reached the level where they could kill with a breath and injure with a plucked leaf.
Even if a fierce tiger came, it would absolutely not be a Grandmaster’s match.
So what kind of thing possessed such fearsome strength?
Elder Huang’s face was dark as water, and so were Jin Yu and Tang Hui and the others. After all, Luo Chen had just warned them.
He told them to stay properly in the cars, and Elder Huang had even asked with full confidence whether Luo Chen was questioning his strength?
Now, some inexplicable thing had killed Ren Jun right under his nose. Was this not equivalent to slapping his face? This was what made Elder Huang even more uncomfortable.
And at this time, the Blood Corpse King came down. The moment she drew near, Luo Chen covered the Blood Corpse King’s eyes with his hand and pushed her back into the car.
Luo Chen’s original intention was that the Blood Corpse King had been restraining her nature recently. If she saw the bloody corpse, she might find it hard to resist.
But in the eyes of Jin Yu and the others, they could not help but feel even more contempt for Luo Chen. Although someone had died.
But looking at Luo Chen’s action, it was clearly because he did not want that young girl to see it and be frightened, so he did not let her look.
If that were the case, if he did not even have this little psychological resilience, then if they entered Kunlun tomorrow, would he not become a burden to everyone?
Thinking this, Elder Huang also could not endure it any longer.
So he walked towards Luo Chen’s car.