Chapter 18: The Western Mountain Hunting Meet

  Time flies quickly, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

  In winter, snow melts and grass grows, swallows fly. The old forest on Western Mountain is full of spring atmosphere.

  A young man walked in the mountains and forests, with a Lu character embroidered on his clothes.

  "Master Lu Fan, Master Lu Fan!"

  The man walked and shouted. This was the method told to him by the one above to find Lu Fan, but he had been shouting all along, his voice echoing continuously in the dense forest, yet there was no response.

  He rubbed his throat, the young man's voice was almost hoarse from shouting. But he was just a small guard of the Lu family, and the task assigned to him by the family, he had to complete.

  Continue shouting, suddenly, there was a sound from the nearby bush, and the man exclaimed: "Is it Young Master Lu Fan?"

  Before the words had fallen to the ground, a wolf with green eyes jumped out.

  The wolf's body was as tall as a person, its entire body was dark black, and its eyes had a green glow.

  The man was startled and quickly drew out the long sword at his waist. A mature green-eyed wolf's combat power could rival that of a sixth-rank Body Refiner, but he was only a fourth-rank Body Refiner after all; this was going to be trouble.

  The blue-eyed wolf stared at the man with a fixed gaze and began to move in a slow circle.

  The man's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, his own shouting failed to find Mr. Lu Fan, but instead attracted the wolf, what a tragedy.

  The green-eyed wolf suddenly started rushing forward, pouncing on the man and opening its bloody big mouth.

  The man swung his sword out with a single stroke, but before the blade had even risen, it was bitten by the green-eyed wolf. Immediately, with a forceful swing, the long sword flew out of his hand.

  The man hastily retreated a few steps, without his sword, he would have an even harder time dealing with the green-eyed wolf.

  The blue-eyed wolf let out a low growl and pounced on him again.

  The man let out a soft sigh in his heart, I am doomed.

  At this moment, a strong gust of wind came from the forest, and Qingyan Lang was suddenly blown away and fell to the ground.

  The man was stunned and looked closely, only to see a tree branch accurately inserted into the brain of the green-eyed wolf.

  Take a deep breath of cold air, how much strength is needed to achieve this.

  Who was it that saved him?

  Just as the man was shocked, a figure slowly walked out of the woods. A clear face, healthy muscles, full of scars, with a small stone hanging from his neck, it was undoubtedly Lu Fan.

  "Mr. Lu Fan, are you Mr. Lu Fan?"

  The man shouted excitedly. Lu Fan smiled and said, "It's me, I'm not wrong, you're a member of the Lu family. What's going on, what do you want from me?"

  The young man hastily said: "Young Master Lu Fan, you've forgotten. Today is the day when all the major families go hunting in Xishan. The family heads are all waiting for you at the foot of the mountain. Let's hurry over."

  Lu Fan opened his mouth and he really forgot about this. Recently, he has been practicing too crazily and has forgotten all the important things.

  Nodding, Lu Fan said: "Alright, let's go now."

  As he spoke, Lu Fan strode down the mountain.

  The man followed behind Lu Fan, looking at Lu Fan's back, and then glanced at the dead Qingyan Wolf beside him, thinking to himself.

  This time, Young Master Lu Fan will probably give everyone a surprise!

  No, maybe it's just shock.

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  At the foot of the mountain, a high platform is built.

  Every year at this time, various big families in Jianglin City would set up high platforms here for hunting and martial competitions.

  In the early years, due to the prevalence of wild beasts in Xishan, they posed a threat to the city. Therefore, all major martial arts families had to send people into the mountains to hunt and kill the wild beasts to ensure peace. However, now the wild beasts in Xishan have almost disappeared, leaving only some wild animals, such as the green-eyed wolf.

  Therefore, each of the big families gradually handed over the traditional hunting to the younger generation. At the same time, a martial arts competition was added to resolve the disputes between the various families.

  This tradition has been going on for decades. Jiang Licheng was originally dominated by ten major families, but it has now become a rivalry between the Lu and Mo families.

  But this year is different, because this year there is an additional Zhang Yuehan, so the Zhang family also has the qualification to compete for the championship.

  Under the high platform, people from various big families sat down one after another.

  This is the grand gathering of Jiang Lin City's annual festival, where all the wealthy and prestigious families gather together, chatting and laughing.

  Sitting in the front row were Lu, Mo, Zhang, and three families, lined up in a row, ten meters apart.

  Lu Haoran's face didn't look too good, but Mo Tian, the master of the Mo family, had a smile on his face. Zhang Yan, the master of the Zhang family, was also full of confidence.

  "Lu Lao Gui, the younger generation of your family is really disappointing. Lu Ming has been at the Martial Arts Academy for three months and hasn't even advanced to the first rank, it's truly disappointing."

  Mo Tian couldn't resist making a sarcastic comment about Lu Hao Ran. The reason was simple: Mo Yun Fei's family was about to break through to the ninth level of Qi refinement, just one step away from achieving it. On the other hand, Lu Ming of the Lu family was still at the eighth level of body refinement, with little progress compared to three months ago.

  Lu Hao Ran calmly said: "Your family's Mo Yun Fei has been in the Martial Arts Academy for a year, but still hasn't cultivated any internal energy. Let's just drop it."

  Mo Tian laughed and said: "Lao Gui Lu, are you deceiving yourself? You clearly know that Yun Fei will soon break through. Has your eyesight also degenerated to this point?"

  Lu Haoran snorted coldly and didn't say another word.

  Mo Tian saw Lu Haoran eating a pancake and laughed even more happily.

  Turning around, Lu Haoran lowered his voice and asked Lu Hao behind him: "Where's Lu Fan? Hasn't that kid come back yet?"

  Lu Hao saw that the old man was unhappy and didn't dare to slack off. He hastily said, "Someone has already been sent to find him, he should arrive soon."

  Just then, a commotion arose from behind, and Lu Hao turned his head to look back, only to see Lu Fan hurrying over with the Lu family guard.

  At this time, others also noticed Lu Fan's side. Seeing Lu Fan's appearance, almost everyone burst out laughing.

  "Whose son is this? He really has no manners! Doesn't he know to dress properly before coming out?"

  "Look at how miserable he is, haha, his pants are even torn like that, wasn't he bullied or something?"

  "I remember now, he's Lu Fan from the Lu family. What is this trash doing here? Embarrassing himself?"

  "I heard he's not a waste of space anymore, and during the annual festival, he really showed off his face."

  "You also believe this, it must be something the Lu family made up. A piece of trash is still a piece of trash!"

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  Lu Fan ignored everyone else's discussion and walked straight towards Lu Hao's direction.

  Lu Hao saw Lu Fan's appearance and his face also looked a bit strange. Lu Haoran even jumped up with anger, coming over to humiliate him immediately.

  Lu Fan came behind Lu Hao and said: "Father."

  Lu Hao told Lu Fan to sit down first, then lowered his voice and said: "How did you manage to get into this state? Don't you know that all the big families are present today?"

  Lu Fan awkwardly said: "Cultivating is like this, can't avoid being a bit miserable."

  "Never mind, never mind. Let's not mention these things. How is your cultivation now?"

  "Don't worry, I won't let you down."

  Lu Hao smiled and patted Lu Fan's shoulder.

  The last time Lufan said this sentence, he gave him a big surprise, hoping that this time is also.

  Mo Tian also glanced at Lu Fan with a brick in his hand, then smiled and said: "Lu old ghost, the family education of your family is really interesting. Don't you teach people to dress properly?"

  Lu Hao Ran stared at Mo Tian and said, "Mo old ghost, don't you think your nonsense is a bit too much? This is called unbridled. You used to streak when you were young, did I not know?"

  Mo Tian's face turned black, and Lu Hao Ran actually dug up his dark past at this time. He snorted and ignored Lu Hao Ran.

  It was Zhang Jia's master, Zhang Yan, who was next to Mo Tian, who was very interested and asked in a low voice: "Master Mo, have you really run naked?"

  Mo Tian turned his head and glared at Zhang Yan, who smiled lightly and stopped asking questions.

  Suddenly, the drums sounded, and the big drums on both sides of the high platform were beaten at the same time.

  The loud drumbeat startled the mountain birds into flight. At this time, the sound of the drums meant that the hunters had returned with a full load.

  Suddenly, a crowd of people stretched their necks and looked towards the mountain, far away, they could see dozens of figures walking out.

  These are all young men sent by their respective families. The amount of prey they catch today will determine the outcome of the first hunting competition.

  Walking in the front were Moyunfei and Zhang Yuehan. Both of their hands were full of prey, and the guards beside them hurried forward to take them down and start counting.

  Compared with these two people, others' achievements are not so brilliant, most of them only have one or two prey.

  The Lu family's eyes were all searching for Lu Ming's figure, and now they could only hope that Lu Ming's luck was good, the prey he hit happened to be more than Mo Yunfei and Zhang Yuehan.

  Because of the high platform martial arts competition in the second round, Lu Ming was bound to lose, so being able to win the first round could slightly salvage some face.

  But the fact is always a ruthless impact on the vision of the Lu family, and in the end, Lu Ming walked back with a lost soul, without any prey on his body.

  This scene made Lu Fan frown, Lu Ming wouldn't be so humiliated, would he?

  Lu Ming's father, Lu Feng, stepped forward and grabbed Lu Ming's shoulder, asking loudly: "Lu Ming, what's going on? Where is the prey?"

  Lu Ming raised his head, his resentful gaze falling on Mo Yunfei as he said, "It was stolen by him and that cheap woman."

  One sentence was heard clearly by everyone present.

  Mo Yunfei sneered and said, "You're not even as skilled as others, yet you still have the nerve to speak up."

  Zhang Yuehan didn't even glance at Lu Ming and sat back beside her father Zhang Yan.

  Lu Ming's face turned bright red, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. At this time, Lu Feng saw that there was a deep fist print on Lu Ming's chest, obviously Lu Ming had been injured.

  Lu Hao Ran witnessed this scene and stared at Mo Tian: "Hurt people to get goods, good skills. Indeed a Mo family descendant."

  Mo Tian said calmly: "Too kind, too kind. Emcee, can you announce the first hunting game, who won?"

  The host standing next to the high platform immediately walked up to the high platform and said loudly: "The first hunting game, Mo family's Mo Yunfei, Zhang family's Zhang Yuehan both hunted back ten wild beasts, tied for first place."

  Mo Tian slightly furrowed his brow, and Zhang Yuehan was actually the same as Mo Yunfei - what's going on here?

  Zhang Jia's family head Zhang Yan smiled all over his face and lightly applauded. The other families behind him also cheered and shouted excitedly.

  The host loudly announced "The first hunting game is over, and the second competition officially begins."

  Lu Ming sat back down under Lu Feng's lead, his face pale, and said: "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I won't be able to go on stage again."

  Lu Hao Ran let out a light sigh, could it be that this time the Lu family's western mountain hunting trip would end in great defeat?

  At this time, Lu Fang suddenly said in a low voice: "Let me come and fight."