Lin Haitao sneered, "Is that so? Then I'll wait and see!"
Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian laughed, his face full of mockery. "Don't hold any illusions about that Ye Ningze. That kid is as good as dead!"
He paused, then looked at Lin Haitao and said coldly, "Lin Haitao, you'd best pray your friend shows up in this Sunset Forest quickly, or don't blame me for being merciless!"
"Hmph!"
Lin Haitao snorted coldly. Though he said nothing, his eyes were filled with hatred and malice!
"I will wait for him!" Lin Haitao said through gritted teeth. "When Ye Ningze arrives, all of you will die!!!"
Li Chengqian sneered, "Lin Haitao, don't think that being Ye Ningze's friend will save your life. In the eyes of our Li family, you are no different from ordinary prey!"
Lin Haitao's eyes were filled with humiliation and unwillingness!
The two of them indeed shared a deep friendship, but now they were being treated as prey!
This made Lin Haitao feel extremely stifled, yet he was powerless to resist!
Because what Li Chengqian said was the truth!
His and Ye Ningze's strength was too weak; they were no match for the Li family!
Lin Haitao was already nearing despair. In his opinion, no matter how much he and Ye Ningze struggled, they could not escape the clutches of the Li family.
Now, he could only hope that Ye Ningze would not appear here at all, otherwise, not only would he die, but Ye Ningze would also face misfortune. All he could do was pray.
He had witnessed firsthand what kind of family the Li family was.
He believed that with Ye Ningze's shrewdness, he would definitely not come to the Sunset Forest under any circumstances.
Thinking of this, a bitter smile appeared on Lin Haitao's lips.
"The Li family, what a cunning plan!"
"Ye Ningze, I'm sorry, it's all because of me that I've implicated you."
Ye Ningze's face suddenly appeared in Lin Haitao's mind, and his heart was filled with guilt and unease!
Lin Haitao was truly blaming himself now.
Ever since he met Ye Ningze, every matter had been helped by Ye Ningze, which made him feel extremely ashamed.
Lin Haitao also knew that if Ye Ningze appeared, the Li family would definitely make a move against him, and at that time, his good brother might die here.
This made Lin Haitao's heart filled with pain and conflict.
At that time.
Ye Ningze was inside a cave, constantly circulating the true qi within his body and quietly sensing his current condition.
After his strength broke through to the Grandmaster level, he still felt unfamiliar and unaccustomed to many aspects.
However, Ye Ningze had now gradually found the patterns and secrets of his cultivation techniques.
"Hoo!"
Ye Ningze slowly opened his eyes. He took a deep breath, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
Ye Ningze stood up and stretched his body, feeling an extremely surging power filling his entire being. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised; the strength of his physical body had increased by an unknown amount compared to before!
"Indeed, it is worthy of the Grandmaster realm that many people cannot reach in their lifetime!"
"Below Grandmaster, all are ants!"
"It seems my physical body has reached a peak state. As long as I continue to cultivate diligently for a period of time, I should be able to enter the Grandmaster peak again, or even break through to the next realm, Great Grandmaster!"
"The Great Grandmaster realm, that is what I need most at the moment!"
Ye Ningze clenched his fists, his heart filled with anticipation and excitement!
Calculating the time, there was still some time left before the end of this trial, and Ye Ningze decided to continue training in the Sunset Forest.
However, as soon as he stepped out of the cave, Ye Ningze sensed an unusual aura permeating the Sunset Forest.
His brow furrowed, because upon sensing this aura, he also felt that its source was deep within the Sunset Forest!
This made Ye Ningze's heart involuntarily startled.
After his strength reached the Grandmaster level, martial artists would generally have some perception of the various auras permeating heaven and earth. Although it was relatively vague, such a feeling ultimately still existed.
Ye Ningze frowned slightly, concealed his aura, and began to investigate the surroundings of the Sunset Forest.
Soon, Ye Ningze detected many martial artists in the Sunset Forest who clearly did not belong to the academy students. These people seemed to belong to a certain faction.
Moreover, it seemed those people were searching for something.
Recalling that he had personally killed several direct descendants of the Li family before, Ye Ningze's heart stirred slightly. "Could it be that these people are here to cause trouble for me?"
Ye Ningze guessed in his heart.
Ye Ningze decided to continue observing the situation.
He concealed his figure and then quietly moved towards the depths of the Sunset Forest.
Ye Ningze himself had successfully entered the Grandmaster realm. When intentionally concealed, these people, whose strength was at most that of ordinary martial artists, could not detect him.
The Grandmaster realm was considered top-tier combat power within the Qingcheng Base. Even if the entire Li family came out in full force, he would not feel the slightest fear.
However, he first needed to figure out if these people were playing any tricks.
Soon, Ye Ningze discovered that these Li family members indeed had ill intentions.
These people were tracking his movements, seemingly looking for him.
Fortunately, the strength of these subordinates who came out to search for him was not strong, and Ye Ningze's agility was also very high, allowing him to avoid many dangers.
Soon, Ye Ningze bypassed a large encirclement set up by the Li family outside and entered the Li family's stronghold in the Sunset Forest.
Ye Ningze was surprised to find that his good friend Lin Haitao had been captured by those Li family members!
The Li family members were actually using Lin Haitao as a hostage, demanding that he show himself!
This made Ye Ningze's expression instantly turn icy!
Ye Ningze knew that if he didn't show himself, Lin Haitao's fate would be even more tragic. He could not abandon Lin Haitao!
Therefore, he had to risk showing himself and confront these Li family powerhouses!
Li Chengqian was personally holding Lin Haitao captive, waiting for his subordinates to report the situation.
Li Chengqian was also somewhat surprised at the moment, not expecting his subordinates to search the Sunset Forest for so long and still not find any trace of that damned Ye Ningze.
He kicked Lin Haitao in the face. "Your friend is truly slippery. My subordinates have searched everywhere but can't find him."
Lin Haitao gritted his teeth tightly and said in a deep voice, "Stop wasting your efforts. Ye Ningze will absolutely not be caught by you!"
Just then, a Li family subordinate stepped forward and reported, "Report! We have found Ye Ningze!"
Li Chengqian sneered coldly, "Bring him here!"
Soon, Ye Ningze was brought to the scene.
"Li Chengqian, release Lin Haitao!"
Ye Ningze saw that Lin Haitao was being tortured severely, and his anger immediately ignited!