Upon hearing this, Lu Li almost wanted to hit Lai Fu on the head with a hammer.
It's just a trip, why did you think something terrible happened to him? Why make it sound like a life-or-death situation? Is it really necessary to be like this?
"You stay here in Ghost Valley and don't go anywhere!" Lu Li scolded.
Leif, his face contorted in pain, wailed, "Master..."
The world is in a bad state now. Eunuchs hold power in the Han Dynasty, treacherous officials run rampant, and the people are suffering.
Most importantly, Lu Li knew that the Yellow Turban Rebellion would break out in the Han Dynasty in three years. Lai Fu's mediocre skills were no match for Gao Shun. What if something unexpected happened?
"Let me tell you, there's no room for discussion. If you insist on going on this journey, I will expel you from the sect!"
Seeing that Lu Li was angry, Leifu immediately shut his mouth and dared not say another word.
Lu Li had no choice. He had experienced the pain of life and death separation before, so he did not want to face such a situation again.
Leif was the first person he met after waking up in this era, and also his first apprentice.
“Ancestor, Laifu is actually very talented. It wouldn’t be a bad thing to let him go down the mountain to gain some experience!” Tong Yuan said. He thought that Laifu should go down the mountain to explore and broaden his horizons.
Lu Li frowned slightly. He glanced at Leifu and asked, "Do you really want to go down the mountain to gain experience?"
After hesitating for a moment, Leifu gritted his teeth and said, "Master, I want to go down the mountain to gain experience!"
When he was at Yingchuan Academy, he was utterly humiliated by Zhuge Liang, who was a teenager, much younger than him!
He considered himself to be stronger than many people in Yingchuan Academy by Lu Li's side, but he was humiliated by an unknown boy, which changed his mindset.
He longed to become stronger, and he wanted to see more of the world.
Lu Li sighed and said, "Since you insist on going down the mountain, I won't stop you. How about this, you go down the mountain with Yun Chang to gain experience."
Lu Li acknowledged Guan Yu's skill; he had already reached the peak of the sixth rank, making him one of the best in his realm. With Guan Yu protecting Lai Fu, he wasn't worried about him encountering danger.
As for why it wasn't Tie Zhu, it's because Dian Wei is too honest and simple-minded, and impulsive and easily angered. It would probably be inappropriate to let him protect Lai Fu.
"Thank you, Master!" Leifu said excitedly, kowtowing.
After Leifu left, Lu Li asked Tong Yuan, "By the way, Zhang Ren also came down the mountain?"
Tong Yuan nodded. Zhang Ren had already completed his apprenticeship, and Tong Yuan had nothing more to teach him.
He had a family, and his ambition lay in the military; he would most likely join the army in the future, so Tong Yuan let him go home.
"I hope he will achieve great things in the future and become a pillar of the nation," Tong Yuan sighed.
Lu Li patted him on the shoulder and offered a few words of comfort.
Tong Yuan then exchanged a few words with Lu Li before leaving.
Lu Li sat alone in his room, his mind a jumble of thoughts. Before he knew it, the night had deepened, and he lay in bed, unable to fall asleep.
If history had followed its course, the Yellow Turban Rebellion would have broken out in the Han Dynasty in three years. At that time, war would have broken out everywhere, and people would have been displaced.
Although Lu Li understood that the world's affairs, after a long period of division, will eventually unite, and after a long period of unity, will eventually divide.
But for Lu Li, what he always longed for was peace, a peaceful world where the people could not suffer the pain of war.
This is also why Lu Li helped Ying Zheng unify the world back then.
But after all that had happened, Lu Li also came to understand a principle.
Minor trends can be changed, but major trends cannot.
"It seems we need to plan this out carefully!"
The Han Dynasty is now in a predicament of internal and external troubles. In the court, the royal family, relatives of the empress, eunuchs and other forces are fighting fiercely.
Even the slightest disturbance is enough to cause a huge uproar.
Therefore, if Lu Li wants to turn the tide, he must destroy the old and establish the new.
"Since I've come to this era, I'm bound to go through this eventually," Lu Li murmured to himself.
He stood up, opened the window, looked up at the starry sky, and felt a complex mix of emotions.
...
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Leif packed his things and prepared to go down the mountain.
Lu Li looked at Lai Fu and Guan Yu and instructed them, "Be careful on the road, and do everything within your capabilities."
Laifu nodded heavily, clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, and said gratefully, "Thank you for your guidance, Master."
Guan Yu also cupped his hands and said, "Master, rest assured, your disciple will do his utmost!"
Lu Li nodded without saying anything more.
Afterward, the two descended the mountain and embarked on their journey.
Lu Li stood on the mountaintop, gazing into the distance with a deep and solemn expression.
"Master, when will Senior Brother and Third Junior Brother be able to come back?" Dian Wei asked innocently, standing next to Lu Li.
Lu Li took a deep breath and smiled, "I don't know either."
Dian Wei nodded, responding with a half-understanding, then fell silent, a strange light flickering in his bull-like eyes.
"Hehe, I'm going to find Zilong for a sparring match!"
Previously, Dian Wei had always sparred with Guan Yu, and the two were evenly matched.
But since Dian Wei easily defeated Zhao Yun yesterday, he set his sights on Zhao Yun as a human punching bag.
Zhao Yun, being a straightforward man, actually believed that Dian Wei simply wanted to spar with him, and he was happy to see it happen. Little did he know that this simple-minded Tie Zhu just wanted to torment Zhao Yun.
At first, Zhao Yun was indeed no match for Dian Wei. He was utterly defeated by Dian Wei, and each time he collapsed to the ground, unable to get up due to exhaustion.
However, Zhao Yun's strength improved very quickly, especially after he learned the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear technique, and he was able to fight Dian Wei to a standstill.
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