Hearing this voice, Liu Buli immediately laughed. He said, "How many ghosts have said that to me? Do you know what happened to your predecessors? If I were you, I'd do a little investigation and then rephrase. Even if it doesn't change anything, at least it wouldn't be so unlucky, wouldn't you agree?"
Perhaps it was because his way of speaking was so sharp that the voice went silent for a long time without responding.
Liu Buli pouted and observed his surroundings again.
The dim mist was too thick, and he couldn't see where the ghost was hiding. At times like this, the most useful person was the one beside him, Lu Wuming.
Liu Buli narrowed his eyes, reached out, and patted the shoulder of the person next to him. He asked, "Can you sense where that monster is hiding?"
Lu Wuming was silent for a moment, then shook his head.
Liu Buli's eyes widened in surprise, "There are ghosts you can't sense? Is this guy very powerful?"
"Not necessarily," Lu Wuming shook his head, his brows furrowed as if he were experiencing some inexplicable distress. After a moment of silence, he continued, "I don't know if it's my imagination, but I feel like there are many annoying guys around. Because there are so many of them, I can't tell which one is the most annoying."
Hearing this, Liu Buli understood.
So, they'd come to play the numbers game with them.
It was a good idea, but unfortunately, their fate was sealed in failure.
With his arm slung over Lu Wuming's shoulder, Liu Buli leaned lazily against him. Although he couldn't see the enemy, his gaze still flickered left and right unconsciously. After a moment of silence, Liu Buli asked, "Wuming, are the guys around here all of similar strength?"
"They're about the same," Lu Wuming nodded. He said, "If you wish, I can crush them all right now. Master, wait here for me, I'll handle it."
As Lu Wuming spoke, he bared his claws.
Since he couldn't sense any other cultivators nearby, as long as it was just them and the ghosts, his master wouldn't say anything if he attacked this way.
Lu Wuming had clearly understood Liu Buli's intentions, so he was exceptionally at ease at this moment.
However, to his surprise, before he could act, Liu Buli patted his shoulder and smiled, stopping Lu Wuming's movement. He said, "Wuming, don't interfere for now. Since they're all trash, I'll deal with them."
Lu Wuming frowned.
Precisely because they were trash, he didn't want his master to get his hands dirty.
Hesitating, Lu Wuming asked, "Master, do you think I can't defeat them?"
"Of course not, why would you have such an illusion?" Liu Buli chuckled helplessly, shaking his head. He said, "I just think that since they keep targeting me persistently, it's because they don't know how strong I am. If I can show these fools, they probably won't make the same mistake again. If they don't target me directly in the future, it will save me a lot of trouble."
Liu Buli spoke earnestly.
Lu Wuming, standing beside him, hesitated for a moment, then obediently retracted his claws and took a small step back, yielding the battlefield to his master.
However, even so, before Liu Buli made his move, Lu Wuming still added a reminder, saying, "Master, your idea is indeed good, but I don't think it will have any effect even if you eliminate all the monsters here by yourself."
Liu Buli raised an eyebrow, asking with some confusion, "Why do you say that?"
"It's simple," Lu Wuming sighed. "Because they are even dumber than I am. If they understood the principle of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, wouldn't they become smarter?"
This statement was too blunt.
Liu Buli couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter.
Upon hearing this, the ghost, which had been silent all along, finally couldn't hold back. That hoarse and unpleasant voice echoed from all directions again, saying, "Young Master, how can you speak of us like that? All our actions are merely to bring you home. If you return with us and see the King, all your doubts will be resolved, and you will know how foolish your current resistance is."
Lu Wuming tilted his head and looked back at Liu Buli beside him.
Before he could even speak, Liu Buli sharply rapped him on the head.
With a dull thud, Lu Wuming immediately clutched his head in grievance. His eyes were filled with accusations as he whined to Liu Buli, "Master, I didn't even get to say anything, why did you hit me all of a sudden?"
"Because what you were about to say was definitely not what I wanted to hear," Liu Buli rolled his eyes and said, "You just wanted to tell me that trying to go back with him might not be a problem, didn't you? Didn't I tell you that you absolutely cannot act on your own? No matter what happens, no matter what others say, you must stay by my side? Do you not take these words to heart at all, or do you simply not care about what I say? If I catch you having a similar thought again, I'll ignore you for a month, understand?"
This final threat was incredibly effective.
Lu Wuming shivered all over, pouting aggrievedly, "Master, I wasn't thinking about those things. I remember everything you said, and I won't leave by myself."
Liu Buli glared at him without answering.
Lu Wuming continued, "Didn't I think we could devise a plan? For example, pretend I'm going back with him, and Master, you come with me and then wipe them all out. Isn't that also a good idea?"
Liu Buli raised an eyebrow.
Did their silly disciple have this much intelligence?
At the same time, the ghost's voice rang out again, saying, "I can hear everything you're saying. Are you showing me too little respect by plotting in front of me?"