CHAPTER 189: CHAPTER 185: KEEPING DISTANCE

The Level 20 Super Concealment State provided by the Concealing Demon Pill has two days remaining.

But Wang Wu indeed avoided this crisis in his own way and welcomed a somewhat satisfactory ending.

Of course, there is inevitably some heartache.

Because he truly was once a Wolf Knight.

Wolf Bu’er also truly saved him; they had genuinely agreed to go boost their Hallucinogenic Poison Resistance after spring arrived.

If he wasn’t busy condensing the Acupoint Opening Demon Pill, would there have been room for negotiation?

Unfortunately, what’s done is done; there’s no turning back!

Now he can escape this cage at any time.

Yet he did not act recklessly; after the subtle sadness faded, he thought a lot, contemplating the ins and outs of this matter, finding it incredibly absurd.

Because what’s done is done, turning back would mean mortal foes!

Yes, mortal foes!

Although it was triggered by the most absurd reasons, although Wolf Bu’er doesn’t want to kill him, although Wang Wu doesn’t want to kill Wolf Bu’er, reality is cruel.

As long as the Snow Wolf Race knows he’s still alive, they will spare no effort in hunting him down.

This fact cannot be determined solely by Wang Wu or Wolf Bu’er.

If Wang Wu publicly said that he forgave Wolf Bu’er, with future Demon Emperor Xiong Shiliu as a witness, he would die in the streets the next day.

If Wang Wu, seeing the tearful Wolf Bu’er, softened his heart and said he forgave him, but then asked him to have wolf puppies with him and hide away, several years later, he would still be found and killed, and even the children wouldn’t survive.

This is how the rules of the world are.

There’s no room for soft hearts.

A soft-hearted family, race, civilization will perish, be extinct!

Unless he could make General Xuelang kneel and sing to conquer him, and have Wolf Bu’er call him daddy, then all grievances could be wiped away.

"Then I can only endure to the end, after all, I don’t want to be chased worldwide by a Third-Grade Great Demon!"

"I just hope Old Niu and Little Pig can be dependable enough to develop quickly and grow smartly in the Black Forest. This matter doesn’t concern them, and they should not seek the truth; otherwise, they too will be silenced."

Wang Wu thought helplessly, while the escape plan was meticulously being plotted.

Actually, he also considered whether to continue hiding here, occasionally stealing some Tree Heart Juice, hiding for several years, but the presence of General Xuelang, this Third-Grade Great Demon, puts immense pressure on him.

He must leave before the other’s injuries fully heal; otherwise, even a Wolf Gaze Divine Techniques could likely discover him.

Wolfish Glance, the top-tier Insight Divine Techniques among the West Desolate Demon Race, might only be eluded by Level 20 Passive Concealment, but the problem is, he can only sustain it for three days, then it requires a month of cooldown.

He doesn’t know when General Xuelang will unleash Wolf Gaze Divine Techniques!

But as long as he leaves Centipede Town and runs hundreds of miles away, even if he encounters General Xuelang, it’s unlikely they will associate him with Wang Wu.

Because they don’t know each other...

"Well, let’s go!"

Wang Wu silently traverses within the tree wall; this process is not difficult but consumes Vitality. Every second of progress requires consuming 100 points.

Luckily, he had previously eaten his Satiety to over 30,000+, now all converted into Vitality, enough for escape.

Seconds later, Wang Wu reappeared in the Tree Heart space; it’s as usual here, without a moment for sentiment. He swiftly found the stairs leading up, cautiously climbing, ensuring every speck of dust remains unchanged, though inevitably, some small traces are left.

However, this passage rarely has members from the Snow Wolf Clan enter, especially Elder Song, who seems more afraid, no, unable to approach its core, as if restricted.

Thus, Wang Wu took half a day to ascend.

Arriving at the end of the stairs, he saw the door still open, meaning that since he descended that day, no one has come here.

This is good,

The little garden outside looks the same.

The breeze gently blew, not knowing where Elder Song was; it seemed to be wandering in this garden.

But Wang Wu wasn’t worried; Level 20 Passive Concealment truly provides him plenty of options.

Otherwise, facing Wolf Bu’er’s coercion and temptation, what could he do? He couldn’t manage a ’better dead than unfree’ spirit.

Qi Shengtian Banzi would also bow mournfully without sufficient strength, he could only kneel.

Sometimes, compared to such situations, real combat might be simpler, easier.

Wang Wu waited here for over an hour, finally sensing Elder Song’s movements, then identifying its position and actions based on the sound, then continued waiting.

As a breeze swept by, Wang Wu silently merged into the soil ahead.

Yes, the soil works too, but seemingly not the rocks.

Perhaps a higher-level Passive Concealment is needed.

A moment later, he emerged from a distance of a hundred meters. There was already a bluestone path here. Although he could travel through the soil, the vitality cost was daunting.

So, conventional progress was better.

Estimating the position of Elder Song at this moment, Wang Wu silently crossed the small garden and quickly saw the wooden outer wall, but he knew there was an array here, it wasn’t just a simple outer wall.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to pass through, but instead found a spot near the entrance and patiently waited.

Because the small garden’s door opens every day, it seems the rapid-growth spirit fruits produced here are always taken away.

For someone temporarily possessing Level 20 Concealment like him, seizing the chance to slip out was not difficult, indeed much easier than other methods.

After waiting for one or two hours, knocking finally sounded. Elder Song did not walk over but suddenly appeared at the door as if through instant teleportation, which startled Wang Wu, thinking that Old Deng’s strength was indeed formidable.

However, at this moment, there was no time for hesitation. As soon as the courtyard door was opened, he silently swept past, slipping through the crack of the door.

The entire process went smoothly.

The two unfamiliar men outside didn’t notice anything, nor did Elder Song, the Old Deng.

Only at this moment did Wang Wu finally feel relieved. Level 20 Passive Concealment was truly formidable.

But he did not dare let his guard down and immediately headed straight for a centipede cave to quickly leave this town.

No matter where, the farther the better.

Fortunately, even apart from other things, this Centipede Ridge had really well-connected roads.

Wang Wu noted down the unique mark of the Snow Wolf Race’s town, then along the way, he avoided any place with such a mark, not getting close at all.

And so, he ran wildly for a whole day, estimating that he had run over a thousand miles.

Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief; as long as he wasn’t recognized on the spot by Wolf Bu’er, he didn’t need to fear even if General Xuelang and he met face-to-face.

The entire event, thus, came to a satisfactory conclusion. In the future, either this secret would be buried forever, or he would have to make General Xuelang submit so that he could become a Wolf Knight again.

"Still feels a bit unsafe, better run another five hundred miles."

Considering the difficulty of tackling General Xuelang, Wang Wu decisively darted south for another five hundred miles. Fifteen hundred miles should be safe now.

At this point, looking at the surrounding environment, it was indeed different from the Snow Wolf Race’s town.

There weren’t many canyons here, more like large and small stone mountains as if stone spires rising straight from the ground.

And between these stone mountains lay clusters of village towns, with pathways crisscrossing, chickens and dogs audible. If it weren’t for the verdant, brightly colored fields surrounding these villages that seemed incongruent with the current wintry weather, Wang Wu would almost have thought he was in a mortal world human town.

Obviously not, because these fields were protected by arrays, and what was planted inside was not ordinary crops but spirit grass and spirit fruits.

"Feels like I’ve stumbled into a rapid-growth spirit fruit production base!"

Wang Wu didn’t let his guard down, first carefully checking the marks of these towns and villages, and only when none belonged to the Snow Wolf Race did he feel at ease.

The marks also proved that the area’s eight towns and nineteen villages belonged to three forces.

One mark was a tiger’s claw, the largest force, holding four towns and ten villages.

The next mark was an eagle’s claw, owning three towns and six villages.

The smallest force’s mark was a spider.

But all three marks shared a common symbol, a peculiar mountain-shaped mark, indicating they all belonged to a larger force, possibly a league, a guild, or perhaps directly under the Mad Tiger King of Heavenly Dao Mountain.

In conclusion, after watching for a long time, Wang Wu decided to stay here under a new identity because he still wanted to learn alchemy.

The reason was simple: vitality couldn’t keep up, and relying solely on hunting Little Demons was too conspicuous and caused too many problems, nowhere near as efficient as alchemy.

However, how to join required careful planning and waiting for an opportunity.

At this time, Wang Wu’s Level 20 Passive Concealment effect finally ended, reverting to Level 18 Passive Concealment, which was still invincible.

So he could indiscriminately hide in that largest town, observe carefully for several days, and then go on to observe other towns and villages.

After about a month, he finally had a rough understanding.

First, this area was indeed as he expected, primarily a rapid-growth spirit fruit and grass production cluster.

It had already formed a certain scale of effects and corresponding upstream and downstream industrial chains.

The upstream chain seemed to come from the Black Forest because Wang Wu had seen caravans transporting ancient tree remains multiple times.

Using ancient tree remnants as nutrients for rapid spirit grass and fruit cultivation was indeed incredibly profitable.

As for the downstream chain, it should be alchemy, with each village capable of crafting low-level elixirs, and towns crafting mid-level elixirs. Whether there was a more advanced downstream chain, however, Wang Wu could not discern for now.

In any case, he found it quite incongruous.

In the Great Snow Mountain, the West Desolate Demon Race still adhered to a feudal serfdom system.

Yet in Centipede Ridge, capitalism seemed to rule?

Are you kidding me!