Chapter 1376 Recognize the Situation

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Lishang entered the tent with Luo Lihan, who looked apologetic.

Zhou Yiqiao and Li Mubai were confused and looked at Luo Lishang and his sister, waiting for what to happen next.

"Let Handi tell you personally."

There was a hint of seriousness in Luo Lishang's voice, and her eyes fell on Luo Lihan, motioning for him to speak.

"Mr. Zhou, Senior Li, I..."

Luo Lihan's voice trembled a little, but he still mustered up the courage and continued.

"I didn't tell you the whole truth before because I was worried that after you left the Long Snake Realm, you would spread my actions here to the Great Mysterious Heaven, and my father would be extremely disappointed in me after knowing it."

He paused, then continued.

"I know that my behavior was wrong and I apologize to you here."

"The situation in the Long Snake Realm is much more serious than I said before. The power and number of these ancient species far exceeded our expectations. My subordinates and I are no match for them. Before you and Sister Jiandan, we had already been fleeing in the Long Snake Realm for more than a month."

"really."

Li Mubai was not surprised at all, but he frowned and fell silent.

The feelings brought by discovering that Luo Lihan was lying and Luo Lihan admitting the lie were completely different.

Although Li Mubai had suspicions in his heart, he never expressed them out loud because of his trust in Luo Lishang.

At this moment, Luo Lihan's frankness made him feel mixed emotions.

Zhou Yiqiao had a serious look on his face. He had just woken up and didn't know the details of what had happened. He could only guess based on the few words from the three people in the tent that he was involved in a big trouble.

“Is there a solution?”

He spoke weakly, asking the only question he cared about.

Luo Lihan's face turned even paler when he heard this. He lowered his head and spoke in a voice as thin as a mosquito.

"Until then... there is no good solution."

"The strength of these ancient species far exceeds any records in the classics. It is obviously the result of human intervention."

"Among the subordinates that my father assigned to me, the strongest one is only at the peak of the Void Refining Realm. Being able to deal with one entrance is already the limit. It is also powerless to deal with three entrances at the same time."

Seeing that Luo Lihan's voice was getting lower and lower, Luo Lishang simply took over the conversation.

"My Royal Brother hopes that the two Daoists can lend a hand and help us solve the remaining two entrances and completely clear out the ancient species in the Long Snake Realm."

Li Mubai looked a little unhappy. He pointed at Zhou Yiqiao, whose face had not yet fully recovered its color, and accused him in a calm voice.

"You are well aware of Brother Zhou's strength, Princess. He was seriously injured on the way here. Isn't it a bit too much to ask us to help you solve the remaining two entrances?"

"It is true that the two of us volunteered to follow you into the Long Snake Realm, but it was only out of friendship for Her Royal Highness the Princess, not to die here."

Luo Lishang's expression changed slightly when she heard this. She knew that what Li Mubai said made sense, but she had no choice due to the situation.

"Friend Li, I understand your difficulties, but the situation in the Long Snake Realm has reached a point where it cannot be delayed any longer."

There was a hint of anxiety in Luo Lishang's voice.

"If we can't deal with these ancient species as soon as possible, not only will my brother's life be in danger, but the entire Long Snake Realm will also be in danger."

"The Long Snake Realm is not far from the Sword Sect. Once it is occupied by these ancient species as a nest, the Sword Sect will inevitably suffer unnecessary trouble in the future."

"You are helping my brother now, which is also considered as helping the Sword Sect."

When Li Mubai heard Luo Lishang's answer, his face suddenly turned as dark as charcoal. The spiritual power in his hand flashed, and a long sword appeared in his hand.

"Your Highness, are you threatening me and Brother Zhou?"

Seeing this, Luo Lishang waved her hands hurriedly, her eyes full of sincerity.

"Friend Li, you misunderstood. I never meant that."

"I just want to say that this matter concerns the safety of the entire Long Snake Realm, and also the future of the Sword Sect."

Seeing that the misunderstanding between the two was growing, the weak Zhou Yiqiao had to speak again.

"Brother Li, Her Royal Highness the Princess is right."

"Since we are already involved in this cause and effect, we can no longer completely resolve it by withdrawing."

"More importantly, if what His Royal Highness said is correct, with the reproduction speed of these ancient species, after just a few hours, the road we are returning to may have been occupied by another ancient species of similar strength."

Li Mubai was silent for a moment. He knew that what Zhou Yiqiao and Luo Lishang said made sense, but he still felt a little unhappy.

He put away his sword, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself.

"Okay, I see what you mean."

Li Mubai finally said.

"But I still say that Brother Zhou and I only do what we can. If it's beyond our capabilities, don't even think of asking us to do anything."

Li Mubai let out a sigh of relief, and Luo Lishang and his sister breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Li, we won't ask you to do anything beyond your capabilities."

Feeling that the atmosphere had eased slightly, Zhou Yiqiao winked at Luo Lihan who was behind Luo Lishang.

The latter woke up as if from a dream, and quickly fetched three cushions and placed them in the center of the tent.

The three of them sat down around Zhou Yiqiao's bed and began to discuss countermeasures.

"First, we need to understand the specific distribution and strength of these ancient species."

Although Zhou Yiqiao's voice was weak, his thoughts were clear, "Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle."

Luo Lihan nodded, took out a map of the Long Snake Realm from his arms, and spread it out in front of the three people.

There are three red dots marked on the map, one in the east, one in the southwest, and one in the north.

"These red dots are the exits and entrances that my subordinates and I discovered at the beginning of the outbreak of the ancient species."

"But we must note that these evil beasts have been invading frantically for more than a month. We are not sure whether their strongholds are still in these places."

Li Mubai stared at the map with a frown.

"What is the strength of these relic species?"

"If they are the same as the Winged Scale Snake we encountered before, we won't be confident enough."

Luo Lihan took a deep breath and said slowly.

"According to our observations, the strength of these ancient species varies, but most of them have strength above the Spiritualization Stage."

"Among them, there are not many such creatures as the Winged Scale Snake, but they are definitely not the only ones."

"Our reconnaissance teams have also discovered similar powerful entities in other areas."

Hearing Luo Lihan's useless answer, Li Mubai's expression darkened again, and he was obviously on the verge of exploding again.

Zhou Yiqiao had no choice but to ask in detail.

"For someone of your status, even if there are no cultivators at the Fusion Realm around you, there are at least warriors at the late Void Refinement Realm or above protecting you. How many threatening beings can he sense?"

Luo Lihan frowned and remained silent when he heard this, obviously trying to integrate the information.

After a moment, he spoke slowly, with a hint of uncertainty in his voice.

"The late-stage refining void deadpool beside me sensed at least five strong demonic fluctuations during his most recent exploration. Those fluctuations far exceeded the scope of ordinary demonic beasts. They are likely to be the strong ones among the ancient species."

"Fifth place?"

Zhou Yiqiao and Li Mubai looked at each other and saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.

But a winged scale snake at the half-step fusion state had already killed one of them and injured two others. Now they were told that there were five beings with similar or even stronger strength. How could they possibly accept it?!

"You two don't have to worry so much. The actual situation is not as dangerous as Handi said."

"These five threats are distributed at three entrances. According to my guess, including the winged snake we killed, there should be about two threats distributed at each entrance. Because of the death of the winged snake, there is only one threat left at one entrance."

Seeing that the two of them looked solemn, Luo Lishang spoke out to explain, trying to ease the tense atmosphere.

"Even so, our forces cannot fight against two such beings at the same time."

Li Mubai said in a deep voice, his eyes fixed on the red dot on the map, as if looking for some flaw.

For a moment, the tent fell into an eerie silence.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that with their current strength, there was absolutely no way they could deal with two ancient species at the half-step fusion realm at the same time while being besieged by so many monsters.

After a long time, Zhou Yiqiao was the first to break the silence.

"No matter what, if we want to solve these three entrances, the best way is to start from the entrance where only one threat remains."

After Zhou Yiqiao gave a suggestion, the three people's thoughts immediately became active.

"Brother Zhou's method is good. We can first clear out a rough safe area, and then lure the ancient species at the remaining two entrances to the safe area and defeat them one by one."

Li Mubai pondered.

"This is indeed a good idea. However, in this case, we need someone who can act as bait and survive the pursuit of the ancient species alone to carry out this plan."

Luo Lishang added softly.

After these words were spoken, silence returned to the tent again.

Everyone knows that only those with strength close to that of these ancient species can complete the task of seduction while ensuring their own safety.

But as of now, there is no such thing among them.

"Damn it, are we stuck here forever?"

Li Mubai punched the map, and the red dot seemed to tremble slightly under his angry glare.

"No, there is another possibility."

Zhou Yiqiao's voice was calm and firm. He slowly raised his head and his eyes moved between the two of them.

"Perhaps, we can use the habits of these ancient species to make them fight each other, thus resolving the crisis without bloodshed."

Luo Lishang and Li Mubai were both stunned when they heard this, and then looked at Zhou Yiqiao intently, waiting for his next words.