Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit Chapter 135 – 1 Versus 10

When they heard the voice, everyone looked in the direction of the small forest. When Li Yu and his accomplices saw Lu Ping, they were shocked and looked as if they had seen a ghost.

Li Yu shrieked in shock, “Lu Ping! How are you not dead—”

As soon as he said “dead”, Li Cheng and Lin Sheng coughed together at his side. Li Yu quickly retracted his panicked expression and stopped his sentence midway.

Lu Ping heard him but wasn’t annoyed. Instead, he smiled, and asked, "What’s the matter? Young Master Li was so certain that I, Lu Ping, was dead?"

Li Yu also knew that he had misspoke, and quickly forced a smile, "Haha, how… how is that possible? We’re just surprised since you had been gone for so long. We all thought that Junior Brother Lu forgot the undercover task to investigate the sea pirates."

Li Yu was accusing Lu Ping of failing his task. Lu Ping's expression immediately changed.

Lin Sheng noticed the change in atmosphere, and quickly pulled away Li Yu and Li Cheng, saying "Since Senior Brother Lu has returned peacefully, the sect naturally won’t take back your cave-dwelling. This saves us some work. Junior Brothers, we'd better go back first."

Li Yu and Li Cheng also realized their situation and awkwardly said goodbye, before turning around and heading towards Huang Li Island’s market.

Lu Ping stopped them and said leisurely, "You plot for my cave-dwelling, and then come and go as you like. Do you really think I’m an easy target to bully?"

Those who were about to leave suddenly stopped, and Li Yu, who was a hot-blooded young man, said angrily, "Lu Ping, don't think too highly of yourself! Do you think we can’t trash your cave-dwelling today?"

Lu Ping sneered, "You guys sure look powerful, so fierce. Well then, come and show me what you’ve got!"

The crowd froze. Hu Lili was concerned and quickly said, "Let's wait for Master Immortal Liu to come back, there are too many of them!"

Lu Ping looked at the seven cultivators who accompanied the three men in front of him.

Among the seven cultivators, three were in the M

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