as an elderly person. As more people arrived, the spacious living room on the first floor became crowded; some people who weren’t close relatives left to other reception rooms or went up to the third...Chapter 522: Reunion

The moment Xiao Yu's figure disappeared, a shadow stood in the darkness by Li Suijun's window, watching as Xiao Yu moved away.

This person was none other than Li Suijun. Earlier, Li Suijun had been sitting cross-legged meditating when Xiao Yu opened the window, and he woke up at that moment.

Actually, when Xiao Yu asked Zhang Dahai about their camp's location just now, he felt a strange intuition that Xiao Yu would go alone during the night. Although he didn't know why he had such an idea, he could feel it deep down.

Because of this feeling, he stayed awake and indeed heard the sounds from Xiao Yu's room and then the sound of him jumping off the building.

Xiao Yu was very swift. Even with his strength, when Xiao Yu's figure merged into the darkness, all he saw was a faint dark shadow moving away.

Li Suijun knew about Xiao Yu’s night attire; it belonged to his second elder brother, who received this piece from their eldest brother. Xiao Yu's paternal grandfather was merely a doctor and had only some knowledge of martial arts techniques. To ensure Xiao Yu's safety, he gave the best night attire to their second elder brother.

Although they also had such attire, its protective properties were far inferior to that of their second elder brother's. As per their eldest brother’s explanation, their night attires were made from a giant python skin, while Xiao Yu's grandfather's was crafted from the finest piece of leather available.

Seeing Xiao Yu leaving the military camp and vanishing into the mountains shrouded in darkness, Li Suijun leaped down the building and sped off towards where Xiao Yu had disappeared.

When he saw Xiao Yu jump down alone, he did not stop him. In truth, his heart wanted to test Xiao Yu's mettle as Xiao Yu would eventually have to tread this path.

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The moment Li Suijun’s figure reached the camp gate, two shadows sped towards him from afar.

"Commander, we’re sorry, we lost sight of the target!" After these two figures approached Li Suijun and saluted respectfully.

These two men were two out of the three guards under Li Suijun. The speaker was that guard who had protected Xiao Yu before. His expression was somewhat downcast when he mentioned losing track of him.

Who did this man think he was In his first year in the military, he was selected into a special forces unit and participated in numerous missions. He had been through bloodshed and battles. When he won the championship in a nationwide contest among special forces units, Li Suijun picked him as one of his guards. It's already been over ten years since then.

In recent years, he endured countless hardships and cultivated his inner strength. He finally managed to refine it into the Dark Force stage in the past two years. Considering that he started halfway through his cultivation journey, his progress can be considered miraculous.

Moreover, he has always been confident in himself. Just now, they had been patrolling near where Xiao Yu and the others were staying when they saw an elderly man's signal from upstairs and quickly followed suit.

In their minds, even if Xiao Yu is formidable, he would only be on par with Zhang Dahan. Therefore, he watched as Xiao Yu left alone, intending to test Xiao Yu while ensuring nothing happened to him. That was why he instructed these two bodyguards to follow them. He felt relatively assured about the capabilities of his two guards.

Although both were just at the initial stage of Dark Force, true combat strength isn't solely determined by this criterion. In life-and-death battles, even late-stage Dark Force individuals might not be able to defeat these bodyguards. In a jungle setting, it's possible that even peak Dark Force would suffer defeat.

This was why he felt at ease about the two guards following Xiao Yu. With them around, there shouldn't have been any issues before Xiao Yu met up with Zhang Dahan.

However, he never imagined his jungle king underlings would lose track of a young man like Xiao Yu

"Did you lose track How could that happen" Li Suijun looked at the two bodyguards and asked in surprise.

"This...... We were following him closely. But once Xiao Yu entered the mountains, it seemed as if he knew every inch of the forest better than we did! Within a few breaths, his figure vanished!"

Upon hearing Li Suijun's question, these two bodyguards hesitated, hanging their heads in shame.

The duo held themselves in high regard. Initially, they stayed close to Xiao Yu and intended to trail him from a distance. Things were still manageable at the foot of the mountain but once inside the forested area, after Xiao Yu's few agile movements, they lost sight of him entirely.

Back then when these bodyguards protected Xiao Yu, they viewed him merely as a privileged youth. Who would have thought that after entering the mountains, Xiao Yu was more nimble and adept than even those who claimed to be forest kings

"Did you exert your utmost effort but still couldn't catch up" After hearing their words, Li Suijun asked hesitantly.

Li Suijun found it hard to believe Xiao Yu could outmaneuver these two. He knew that Xiao Yu's combat prowess was formidable, but for him to surpass these elite special forces soldiers was something he couldn't easily accept. Moreover, both were now Dark Force experts.

"......We did our best!" Hearing Li Suijun's question again, their faces showed a hint of shame once more. They opened their mouths and closed them without saying anything but could not remain silent in response to the query. Thus, after some hesitation, they replied.

After hearing what the two people said, Li Suijun took a deep breath. He knew that they would not deceive him. This meant that Xiao Yu must have been concealing his strength all along, but could someone of his age be so formidable

Suddenly, he recalled the aura that had made his soul shiver when Doctor Wu was being treated at Bai family in Northeast China. He initially thought it was just a delusion on his part, but after seeing Xiao Yu's combat skills now, something clicked in his mind. Could it be that there is indeed something hidden about Xiao Yu

However, Li Suijun soon let go of the matter. Even if Xiao Yu did have some secrets, he wouldn't pursue them further. These people were those whom he could entrust with his life; thus, digging deeper would serve no purpose. As long as Xiao Yu didn’t mention it, they wouldn’t inquire either.

"Alright, you two should get some rest too! We will set off early tomorrow morning!" Li Suijun instructed them and turned to head upstairs.

The two of them immediately disappeared into the darkness upon hearing his words.

Li Suijun was in high spirits as he hadn’t expected Xiao Yu’s combat skills to be so impressive. With such abilities, he no longer needed to worry about any unforeseen circumstances happening if Xiao Yu went alone.

"No wonder Xiao Yu said he didn’t need to come along! He has the confidence for it!" Li Suijun thought to himself and lightly walked towards his room.

When Xiao Yu flew out to a distant spot, he sensed someone tailing him. However, instead of reacting much, he wanted to lure them into the mountains so as not to have any restrictions when taking action.

The moment he entered the mountain, he amplified his five senses and locked onto those two individuals. But upon observing them, he found that they were actually Li Suijun’s bodyguards. Upon recognizing this, Xiao Yu's murderous intent lessened; he quickly moved deeper into the jungle to a darker spot, holding his breath and suppressing any trace of his presence.

With his night attire and strength, as long as he suppressed his aura, no one would detect him. Thus, Li Suijun’s bodyguards searched around in vain before returning hastily.

Xiao Yu only came out again when the two men left. He then sped off towards a distant location.

In the forest, Xiao Yu's figure moved like an agile monkey, swiftly advancing through thickets and thorny bushes that posed no hindrance to him.

After sprinting northeastward for more than two hours, he halted atop a tree on a small hill. Below him, he spotted several faint lights flickering in the slope below, making Xiao Yu let out a long sigh of relief; this must be Zhang Dahai's campsite then.

Sitting on a branch, Xiao Yu wiped away his sweat and took another deep breath. Despite being swift throughout the journey, even for him, it wasn't an easy feat.

Xi Yu sat on a tree branch to regain his strength before standing up and jumping down, heading towards the camp below.

Finding this place was not an easy task for Xi Yu; whenever he passed by several mountain villages, he mistakenly thought they were Zhang Dahai's group’s camp, only to find out later that it wasn't the case.

It was only when he arrived here that Xi Yu finally found the right location.

"Ah.......... Here.......!" As soon as Xi Yu started moving, a loud commotion suddenly erupted from the camp below.

Hearing this noise, Xi Yu's heart clenched tightly, inwardly muttering 'Oh no,' and he immediately sped up, rushing down the mountain.

In the darkness, although his Yin-Yang eyes could勉強see things clearly to some extent, distant objects were still blurry. Therefore, he relied on his intuition to move swiftly in the forest based on the direction of the sound.

"Not good........ That thing has returned, everyone be on your guard!" As soon as Xi Yu reached the foot of the mountain and was about to approach Zhang Dahai's group’s camp, a series of shouts suddenly came from around the camp!

The moment these voices were raised, over ten figures rushed out from inside the camp, mixing with this five-person patrol team.

"Where is it Where is it" The people who emerged from the camp quickly shouted towards the patrol team.

"Over there, that's where we heard the noise just now!" A soldier pointed in the direction Xi Yu had just come down the mountain.

"Come out! Whoever you are, if you don’t show yourself soon, I’ll shoot!" Hearing what the soldier said, a person who came out of the camp picked up an assault rifle and shouted towards Xi Yu's direction.

Hearing this voice, Xi Yu paused for a moment in the forest. Then he showed a look of joy; he recognized that speaker as Ye Fei.

"Uncle Ye, it’s me! I’m Xi Yu!" Standing amidst the trees, Xi Yu shouted towards the person who had just spoken at the camp entrance.

"Xi Yu Put down your guns immediately! Hurry up and put them down!" Upon hearing Xi Yu's voice, Ye Fei exclaimed excitedly to those around him. (To be continued...) he wasn't sure about the lineage and inheritance of Zhong Kui's sister's clan, he was certain no one from their family could possess such capabilities.Could it be........... Could Xiao Yu really be a...