Chapter 131: The Frustrated Siege Team

In a place hundreds of miles away from Ye Yuan and Feng Zhiruo, four Liquid Realm martial artists were besieging a powerful lion-type demon beast.

"Damn it! Chang Yi, attack its eyes! Chang Er, Chang San, we'll hold it together!" A young man directed the other three.

"Yes, Young Master!" The three replied in unison.

This lion-type demon beast was exceptionally powerful, already at the peak of the second-level mid-stage, not far from breaking through to the second-level late stage.

The four of them joined forces against this beast, yet they seemed somewhat strained!

At the young man's command, the other three cooperated with remarkable默契, as if they were one.

Chang Yi leaped up, reaching the top of the lion-type demon beast's head. The beast naturally would not allow this fellow to threaten it; it raised a claw to strike at Chang Yi.

How could the other three give it that chance? Their attacks rained down on the lion-type demon beast's abdomen.

After all, they were three Liquid Realm mid-stage martial artists. Even if the beast's defense was formidable, it dared not ignore such an assault.

Reluctantly, the beast withdrew its claw, switching from offense to defense.

At that moment, Chang Yi seized the opportunity, striking the beast's eyes until they were bloody and blurred.

The four were overjoyed. A series of attacks once again struck the beast, sending it flying.

Severely wounded, the beast did not retreat but instead went berserk.

"Roar!"

The lion-type demon beast let out a great roar and crazily attacked the four.

"Careful! It's putting up a deathbed struggle. Don't fight it head-on! We'll harass it, slowly wear it down. It can't last much longer!" The young man instructed.

"Yes, Young Master."

In truth, these three were seasoned veterans; they knew what to do even without the young man's orders.

Before long, the lion-type demon beast crashed to the ground. The four all breathed a sigh of relief.

Once the beast died, the four slumped to the ground, panting heavily, all bearing not-light injuries.

"Damn! Delayed by this beast, we're falling further and further behind Ye Yuan!" The young man swallowed a pill and said through gritted teeth.

This young man was none other than Su Yishan, who planned to kill Ye Yuan in the Boundless Trial, and the other three were the Su family's retainers, the Chang brothers.

When they first entered the Boundless Forest, there were many people, so naturally they couldn't make a move on Ye Yuan.

But who knew that Ye Yuan and Feng Zhiruo would move faster and faster, so much so that they couldn't keep up.

It wasn't that they were slow, but that demon beasts kept harassing them along the way.

The beast just now was the most powerful they had encountered, delaying them a full hour!

"Rest assured, Young Master. My Shadow-Tracking Beetle has been following them. We'll catch up eventually," Chang Yi spoke up.

Su Yishan knew of Chang Yi's tracking ability, but he felt extremely frustrated: "I just don't get it. Ye Yuan passed through here too, so why do the demon beasts only attack us?"

"Well... maybe we're just unlucky," Chang Yi said uncertainly.

Even with Chang Yi's experience, he couldn't figure it out.

"Unlucky? Their luck is too good, isn't it? Along our pursuit, there's no trace of any fight where they passed! That means they haven't experienced a single battle, while we've been through over a dozen big and small ones, right?"

The more Su Yishan spoke, the angrier he got. Finally, he punched the ground heavily, sending dirt flying.

"It is indeed strange! The path they took is a straight line, as if heading straight for some place. In the Boundless Forest, no one has ever dared to walk like that. There are quite a few second-level high-grade demon beast territories along the way. If they disturbed them, they'd be lucky to escape with their lives," Chang Yi also found it puzzling.

"Exactly! Are those demon beasts all blind and deaf, unable to sense them? At this rate, we'll be worn down by these beasts before we even find them!" Su Yishan said hatefully.

Originally, he thought killing Ye Yuan in the Boundless Forest would be simple, but now it was fraught with difficulties.

The deeper they went, the stronger the demon beasts became! Walking straight was no longer feasible; they had to avoid the territories of powerful beasts and take a detour.

But then, when would they ever find Ye Yuan?

Before coming, Su Yubai had told him that the Boundless Forest was the best and last chance to put Ye Yuan to death.

If Ye Yuan left the Boundless Forest alive, the Su family would face endless trouble!

Chang Yi also realized the problem was serious. Before this trip, the family head had given a death order: Ye Yuan must be killed!

If they failed the mission, they would have to present their heads!

The family head had never given such an order, showing how great a threat Ye Yuan posed to the Su family!

Chang Yi took a deep breath, took out a map of the Boundless Forest from his storage ring, spread it out, and placed it before Su Yishan.

"Young Master, this won't do. Since they're heading for a certain place, why don't we find that place and set up an ambush?" Chang Yi suggested.

Hearing this, Su Yishan immediately calmed down and nodded: "You're right! Tell me your thoughts!"

Chang Yi pointed at the map with his finger: "Young Master, look. Since entering the Boundless Forest, they haven't stopped for a moment, going straight northwest along this line. Given their strength, they can't go too deep; it must be within a thousand miles! Within that thousand-mile range, where are they most likely to go?"

"Red Peak Ridge!" Su Yishan blurted out.

Chang Yi's finger traced from the entrance all the way to a point a thousand miles northwest, where it was clearly marked: Red Peak Ridge!

"Hiss... Is Ye Yuan crazy? Going to such a dangerous place as Red Peak Ridge!" Su Yishan gasped.

Chang Yi shook his head: "Logically, if he goes to Red Peak Ridge, it saves us the trouble. But from the current situation, Ye Yuan's methods are indeed hard to fathom. Not to mention anything else, the fact that he can pass without disturbing these high-grade demon beasts is an impressive skill! And I suspect that his going to Red Peak Ridge is likely to find some medicinal herb for his little maid."

Chang Yi's analysis was incisive, almost exactly matching the truth!

Since he came to ambush Ye Yuan, Chang Yi had done his homework. He had thoroughly understood Ye Yuan, even noticing the detail about Lü'er.

Su Yishan was suddenly startled, looking at Chang Yi with surprise, seeing him in a new light.

No wonder his father sent him to ambush Ye Yuan; this man was not to be underestimated!

Clearly, Chang Yi's analysis had almost no flaws; it was the most reasonable explanation!

Initially, Su Yishan worried whether Ye Yuan would participate in this trial, but it turned out his worry was unnecessary.

Ye Yuan wouldn't be foolish enough to think he would let him off, yet he still came, which meant he had a reason he couldn't avoid!

And that reason was Lü'er!