BTTH: DISCIPLE CASHBACK SYSTEM

Chapter 525: Delving into the Serpent Tribe!

In Liu Ling's memory, Yue Mei was the chieftain of the Serpent Tribe, with her cultivation having reached the level of a high-ranking Warlord. However, after searching the Serpent Tribe for a long time, Liu Ling was unable to sense the presence of a Warlord's aura.

"If she's not in the Serpent Tribe, where could she have gone?"

Unable to find Yue Mei, Liu Ling, hovering in the sky, couldn't help but furrow his brows.

In the next moment, Liu Ling completely concealed his aura. His altitude kept dropping, and soon he arrived at the area enclosed by the towering city walls below.

Since he couldn't sense the aura of a Warlord, Liu Ling decided to go down personally and find a couple of Serpent Tribe members to inquire about the situation!

...

As he continued to descend, Liu Ling noticed that the number of guards in the Serpent Tribe seemed extremely sparse. Moreover, aside from the serpentine beings near the city walls, the overall strength of the serpentine beings within the Serpent Tribe was particularly low, with most being the elderly, weak, women, and children.

Liu Ling's arrival still went unnoticed by any serpentine beings.

"Roar!"

Just as Liu Ling was about to enter a tent to find a serpentine being to learn more about the situation, a strange howl, resembling that of a wolf or a fox, suddenly echoed from the sky.

Hearing the howl, Liu Ling's eyes showed a hint of surprise as he glanced around and noticed a peculiar, pitch-black large bird circling several hundred meters to his left. Apparently, it was some kind of aerial alert set up by the serpentine beings.

"Alert! Alert! Intruder in the sky, ready your javelins, apply poison, and prepare to launch!"

With the alarm cry from the strange bird, a cold and commanding shout immediately rang out from the city walls of the tribe.

Hearing this order, the initially somewhat panicked serpentine guard troops suddenly became quiet. They quickly coated their javelins, which were worn at their waists, with venom and then glared menacingly at Liu Ling, who was standing in mid-air.

"I didn't expect to be discovered by a bird!"

Liu Ling let out a helpless chuckle, and then his figure flashed directly towards the female serpentine being who had just issued the command.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

How incredibly fast Liu Ling was! The dozens of javelins coated with venom couldn't catch his figure at all and all landed in the patch of sky where he had previously been.

By the time the poisoned javelins fell, Liu Ling had already stood on the city wall, three meters in front of the serpentine captain.

"Y-you are a human Warlord?" Seeing Liu Ling flash beside her in an instant, the serpentine woman's eyes immediately showed a hint of fear.

Although Liu Ling had reined in his momentum and not let it emanate, his ability to steadily hover in mid-air without relying on any external force, as well as his nearly terrifying speed, had already revealed his strength.

At this moment, after the serpentine woman's exclamation, more than ten surrounding serpentine beings shouted and charged at Liu Ling with their javelins.

"Back off, you are no match for him. Don't come to your deaths!" Seeing a large number of serpentine beings surrounding, the serpentine woman in front of Liu Ling shouted loudly.

After saying this, the serpentine woman carefully examined Liu Ling, and suddenly, a strange gleam flashed in her eyes as she exclaimed again: "I recognize you, you are the leader of the Elder Brother Mercenary Group from Stone Desert City!"

This serpentine woman, named Yue Shu, had a cultivation level of an eight-star Great War Master. During the great battle two years ago, she had followed Yue Mei to the foot of Stone Desert City and had seen Liu Ling several times.

So at this moment, after confirming repeatedly, she directly revealed Liu Ling's identity.

"It seems I'm just too handsome, and so many people remember me!"

Hearing Yue Shu's words, Liu Ling deliberately replied in a frivolous manner.

In response to Liu Ling's frivolous remark, Yue Shu did not react otherwise. Instead, she furrowed her brows and asked cautiously, "What brings you to our Serpent Tribe this time?"

After guessing Liu Ling's current cultivation, Yue Shu felt a great deal of fear towards him. The appearance of a Warlord from another tribe in the heart of their Serpent Tribe was an extremely dangerous matter.

Upon hearing Yue Shu's question, Liu Ling spoke frankly, "I've come to find your chieftain, Yue Mei!"

"Looking for Lady Yue Mei?"

Hearing Liu Ling's response, Yue Shu's brows furrowed even more.

"Looking for Lady Yue Mei!"

Some of the surrounding Serpent guards, having overheard Liu Ling's answer, began to discuss among themselves.

"Do you know where Yue Mei is now?... Rest assured, I mean no harm. I've come to bring her a Shapeshifting Pill!" Seeing the reactions of the serpentine beings, Liu Ling explained calmly.

"Shapeshifting Pill!"

Upon hearing Liu Ling's words, Yue Shu's face showed a look of great astonishment.

The Shapeshifting Pill was a kind of elixir that was nothing short of divine to the serpentine beings. With it, they could shed their serpentine forms and possess both the robust physiques of serpentine beings and the cultivation talents of humans.

Suppressing her excitement, Yue Shu suspiciously asked again in a loud voice, "Why should I believe you?"

Hearing the attitude of the serpentine beings, Liu Ling was no longer in the mood to explain. He directly unleashed the full might of a Warlord and whispered, "Do you really have a choice?... As long as you tell me where Yue Mei is, I won't make things difficult for you!"

As Liu Ling unleashed the full might of a Warlord, the surrounding Serpent guards, including Yue Shu in front of him, all felt an immense pressure.

Under this immense pressure, Yue Shu looked troubled and said with difficulty, "Mr. Liu, these are secrets of our Serpent Tribe. We can't tell you!"

"Secrets?"

"Could it be that the Serpent Tribe is planning to wage war again?" Liu Ling speculated.

"How could he know that?"

Hearing Liu Ling's words, Yue Shu's face immediately became flustered.

"Judging by your reaction, even if you don't speak, I know I'm right!" Liu Ling said confidently.

"You've misunderstood. This time, our Serpent Tribe is not planning to wage war against the Jia Ma Empire. Instead, we intend to expand into the Demon Beast Mountains and the surrounding desert nations!" Yue Shu quickly explained.

"Not waging war against the Jia Ma Empire, that's good!" Liu Ling muttered after a moment of thought.

"So your chieftain and the others in the tribe have been sent out to fight, right?" Liu Ling continued to ask.

"Um!"

Hearing Liu Ling's question, Yue Shu fell silent immediately.

"Alright, you don't need to say anything more. I'll leave here right now!"

Seeing this, Liu Ling knew that even if he continued to ask, the serpentine beings wouldn't tell him anything. He didn't want to press them further, so he simply stopped questioning.

(End of Chapter)

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