Lu Wuming said this, and Liu Buli also remembered. They seemed to have made a similar agreement before, but this agreement was too difficult, and Liu Buli had not taken it to heart at the time, and it was the same now.
He couldn't help but smile at Lu Wuming, and Liu Buli shook his head and said, "Actually, there's no need to be so troublesome. Even if I'm trapped in the ghost realm, I still have my Karmic Fire Red Lotus. If I want to see the light, I'll just light a flower myself. Saying I'll never see the light in this life is pure nonsense."
Speaking of this, as if to comfort Lu Wuming, Liu Buli took another step forward, gently kissed his cheek, and then reached out to pinch his face. Liu Buli smiled and said, "Okay, we still have important things to do now, don't think about future matters. Let's take it one step at a time, my luck is very good."
Lu Wuming made no comment on his statement.
Entrusting the future to luck...
It was indeed a vexing way of speaking.
However, Liu Buli clearly didn't want to continue the topic, and Lu Wuming knew that there was no point in continuing. So he turned his head and looked at the environment around him. Lu Wuming, uncharacteristically, took the initiative to change the subject and said, "Master, where should we go now?"
Just like before entering the cave, only thick black mist and shadows remained around them. Looking around, they could not sense any living beings, let alone any other cultivators.
Lu Wuming thought that Liu Buli would, as before, casually choose a direction and lead him forward in response to his question.
But unexpectedly, Liu Buli narrowed his eyes, glanced back at the man beside him whose mouth had been sealed by Lu Wuming with water, and whose arms and legs were tied, forcing him to follow them closely, and then he burst out laughing.
Clearing his throat, Liu Buli replied, "We're not going anywhere for now. Our friend might attract his other friend soon. Even if it's to meet the other person, we shouldn't wander too far, don't you think?"
The man seemed to have guessed his fate, and his face was already numb.
Seeing Liu Buli's gaze turn towards him, the man merely glanced at Liu Buli indifferently, without making any reaction.
Liu Buli was very satisfied with his response.
He looked at Lu Wuming again, who shrugged at him, indicating that he was fine with anything. Then he thought for a moment and asked, "We just wait here? We don't need to go anywhere else?"
"No need," Liu Buli said. "If we wander around, we might interfere with their detection. If we stay here honestly, it might be more convenient for them to find us."
After saying that, as if to express his determination, Liu Buli simply sat down on the spot.
Lu Wuming followed his example and sat down next to him.
They had both prepared for a battle, but they never expected that before the ghost tribe arrived, they would first see Shen Muzhi and the others appear.
Just like when they suddenly entered the secret realm, a halo flashed beside them, and when they looked again, they found that where there was originally nothing, Shen Muzhi and the others had already appeared.
Seeing the few of them, Liu Buli was full of surprise.
But before he could say anything, the man they had captured first became agitated. He struggled hard towards Shen Muzhi, as if he wanted to say something, but his mouth was tightly sealed by Lu Wuming's technique. He could only let out some whimpering sounds and couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
Seeing this situation, Shen Muzhi raised an eyebrow. Before greeting Liu Buli, he glanced at the man and asked hesitantly, "Judging by his appearance, he seems to have something to say to me. Why don't you untie his mouth first? To be honest, I'm a little curious about what he wants to say."
This is what Shen Muzhi said.
Liu Buli's curiosity was no less than his.
Hearing his words, Liu Buli immediately gestured towards Lu Wuming. Lu Wuming understood this instruction this time, so he complied with Liu Buli's wishes. He raised his hand and waved twice, and the restraint on the man's mouth was successfully removed.
The moment his speech was restored, the man excitedly shouted towards Shen Muzhi. He said, "Physician Shen! You must help me! Liu Buli and his dao companion, they plan to feed me to the ghost tribe! This is something no human would do! I know you can't stand this, right! Please, save me!"
His plea was so sudden that Shen Muzhi was a little bewildered for a moment.
However, he could be sure that Liu Buli was definitely capable of doing what the man said, and coupled with his current bound state, the truthfulness of this statement seemed to require no further consideration.
After a moment of silence, Shen Muzhi scratched his cheek and then looked in Liu Buli's direction. He said concisely, "Why don't you give me a little explanation?"
Liu Buli did not refuse.
He gestured towards the man and gave a very concise answer: "Bait."
With just these two simple words, Shen Muzhi understood Liu Buli's meaning without further explanation and let out a soft "Oh."
The man also heard their conversation and hurriedly said to Shen Muzhi, "Physician Shen, you heard it all. They plan to use me as bait to lure the ghost tribe to kill me! I know you are a righteous person who can't stand injustice, and you must be unable to bear to see such a thing, right! I beg you, save my life, I..."
"I think you might have misunderstood something very important," Shen Muzhi interrupted the man before he could finish. With his usual gentle smile, he said, "I have already joined the Pill Sect, and Liu Buli is my Sect Master. You haven't heard of such an important matter before begging me, have you?"