139: Qin Xiong leaves the team and heads to his destination

Qin Xiong hadn’t expected Qin Wan to say that, so he immediately widened his eyes and quickly said, “I didn’t mean it, I won’t question Young Master Lu again, don’t kick me out!”

If he were kicked out, what would the Family Head think of him once the matter was reported back home?!

Being beaten half to death would be getting off lightly!

He had to stay!

Qin Wan looked at Qin Xiong, blinked slightly, and her tone became even colder when she spoke, “Heh, this operation is a joint effort by various families. Qin Xiong, you have a lot of Face, ordering Young Master Lu around. Young Master Lu is the highest commander of this operation, didn’t the Family Head tell you?! A joint team doesn’t need people who aren’t united. Get out!”

The two were at the very back of the team, and Qin Wan had her back to the others, so only Qin Xiong saw Qin Wan’s subtle gesture.

Qin Xiong seemed to understand Qin Wan’s meaning, paused for a moment, narrowed his eyes, “Alright, since that’s the case, I’ll go alone then!”

Qin Xiong looked at Lu Ze, then said coldly, “Young Master Lu, I hope you all arrive first, and not that I arrive at the location, wait for a long time, and then see you bringing everyone to the scene!”

With that, Qin Xiong was about to turn and leave, and the other members of the Qin Family all took a step forward, wanting to persuade him.

Qin Xiong had good relationships with everyone in the Qin Family, and they didn’t want to see Qin Xiong kicked out of the team over such a matter and then punished when he returned home.

“Anyone who dares to speak for him, get out with him!”

Qin Wan said sharply, stopping the others from speaking their unspoken words.

“Wait!”

Lu Ze’s voice suddenly rang out, and everyone looked at Lu Ze. The Qin Family members were even more anxious. If Lu Ze was willing to speak for Qin Xiong, that would be great; Qin Wan would have to give Lu Ze some Face, right?

Lu Ze lifted his foot and walked towards Qin Xiong.

Qin Wan, who was beside him, moved aside, pondering what Lu Ze was going to do.

Lu Ze raised his hand, brushed the snow off Qin Xiong’s shoulder, and said, “It’s very dangerous for you to leave the team alone. Try not to die.”

After speaking, Lu Ze took the map from Qin Wan’s hand and continued walking forward.

Qin Xiong and Qin Wan were left bewildered by Lu Ze’s words.

Everyone else followed him.

Qin Wan gave Qin Xiong a look, then followed Lu Ze.

Qin Xiong also understood Qin Wan’s meaning, his figure flashed, he shot several hundred meters away, concealed his aura, and followed behind the team.

Even Qin Xiong didn’t notice that a very dark rune suddenly appeared on his shoulder, then quickly vanished.

Lu Ze strode forward, and the System’s voice sounded in his mind.

【Host used a Tracking Talisman, spending 50 Demon Points! Current tracking target: Qin Xiong!】

【Host’s remaining Demon Points: 19950!】

Lu Ze walked at the front of the team, but the tracking marker for Qin Xiong remained at a rough number, and he couldn’t help but sneer inwardly.

This Qin Xiong was interesting; he clearly knew their destination but chose not to go ahead, instead following behind them.

However, this little stunt today made Qin Xiong an “invisible man.” Among the entire team’s cultivation levels, he was the highest. If Lu Ze didn’t have the System, he probably wouldn’t have discovered his whereabouts.

“Heh.”

Lu Ze sneered inwardly, then strode forward.

Everyone here, in the end, was just for that human-demon corpse!

The group followed behind Lu Ze, slowly moving forward in the heavy snow. The further they went, the deeper the snow became. Soon, the snow on the ground was thick enough to completely cover them.

Xiong Lu, the only one in the team with an exotic fire, was now brought out to clear the snowy path ahead.

Even though Xiong Lu was unwilling, she had no choice but to comply as it was Lu Ze’s direct order.

“My exotic fire is for slaying demons, and now it’s being used to shovel snow. What a waste of talent!”

Xiong Lu grumbled a few times, then her aura sank, and the Devouring Flame instantly transformed into a giant flaming bear behind her.

Everyone was involuntarily forced back several meters by the flaming bear.

The flaming bear spewed fire, and in an instant, it melted dozens of meters of the snowy path ahead!

“Holy crap!”

A gasp of surprise suddenly came from the team behind.

Xiong Lu crossed her arms, her gaze upward, a smirk on her lips, and said, “What’s so surprising about this? Exotic fires are one of the most powerful means in this world, and my Devouring Flame is even famous on the list! Let me tell you, let alone clearing this path, even melting all the snow in this area is nothing to it!”

Xiong Lu proudly waited for the others’ praise, but after a long wait, there was no response. She turned slightly and saw that everyone’s gaze was fixed on the path ahead.

She couldn’t help but follow their gaze, then, she froze!

Dead people, all dead people!

Below the melted snowy path was an ice layer, and beneath the ice layer, there were densely packed human corpses!

At a glance, there were at least several hundred!

These corpses were pressed against each other, some already missing limbs, some even reduced to bloody mist, with only a few internal organs remaining.

The Devouring Flame’s fire had melted some of the ice layer, exposing some of the corpses slightly. Through their clothes, one could see that the flesh on these people’s bodies was frozen solid, like pork that had been frozen in a refrigerator for a long time.

Some of the girls turned pale, barely managing to hold back their vomit.

Lu Ze strode forward, walked to a relatively intact corpse, gripped its arm, and with a slight pull, a crisp sound was heard, and the arm was easily pulled off.

The blood at the break had long congealed, and not a single drop of blood would flow out.

“System, are these humans or human-demons?”

Lu Ze asked in his mind.

【System notification: All are humans!】

All humans.

Lu Ze put the arm down and looked around. This entire area was probably like this, with countless people frozen beneath.

“Let’s go.”

Lu Ze clapped his hands, “Xiong Lu, you continue to clear the way.”

Xiong Lu’s Face was pale, and there was a hint of pleading in her voice, “Don’t…don’t make me go ahead alone.”

Lu Ze pulled Xiong Lu, and they walked forward together.

With Lu Ze’s companionship, Xiong Lu became a little bolder and continued to control the Devouring Flame to move forward.

Before long, the group had already traveled several thousand meters, and the corpses beneath the ice layer only increased.

Along the way, the number of dead people found on this single path alone was almost ten thousand!

However, the number of humans who entered here to subdue the demons back then could not have been so many. So how could so many people have died here?!

Lu Ze frowned in thought, and Xiong Lu, beside him, tugged at Lu Ze’s clothes and said, “Is this the place we’re looking for?!”

Lu Ze looked up and saw that the ground not far ahead suddenly caved in.

Centered around the depression, within a few meters of the ice layer, there were no corpses.

And above the depression, a great Sword made of ice and snow hung high in the air, its blade pointing downwards, radiating Sword Qi!