Chapter 262 261: Pursuing the Arsonist

Mu Lin turned around and said to Chen Xiaoyou, "Uncle Chen, I'm going to go help!"

Chen Xiaoyou said, "You have the strength, so it's only natural you should contribute. I won't get involved. Have Mr. Yu go with you!"

The more people, the better. Mu Lin saw no problem with that.

Wu Henghai was also very satisfied. After all, at a time like this, the more hands, the better.

To surround, chase, and intercept Li Tianhuo, they would need a lot of people.

With Yu Mingyang's Grandmaster-level strength, he would definitely be a help.

Mu Lin led the way at the very front, with the others following behind him.

Wu Henghai was very disappointed. If he had the ability to capture Li Tianhuo, a first-class merit would have been a sure thing.

But he couldn't capture him, so he could only contact Gu Wu and hand this golden opportunity over to him. He was only human, after all, and he was absolutely furious.

Mu Lin and the others drove, following the smoke, until they reached the foot of a mountain where a huge tree blocked their path.

There was no way through. They had to get out.

The group got out of their cars and could only proceed on foot.

As they walked, they chatted, and Mu Lin learned the girl's name.

Her name was Shen Xilu, and her status was surprisingly not low—she was already a level-one team member.

No wonder she was so sharp-tongued; there was no one who could discipline her.

Wu Henghai tried to call Gu Wu, but unfortunately, the call didn't go through.

Wu Henghai tried another method, sending Gu Wu a text message, hoping Gu Wu would see it when he had a free moment.

He also sent a message through the system, asking other team members to help pass on the information.

But it seemed unlikely Gu Wu would be able to come over right away.

Mu Lin said, "Everyone, be on alert. We're very close to Li Tianhuo now! It won't be long before we're engaged in close combat!"

"How close?"

"Less than five kilometers."

Everyone gasped. That was terrifyingly close.

Wu Henghai asked, "Really? Isn't that too fast?"

"Captain, it's not fast at all. It's only five kilometers. We're walking, and he's walking. We'll run into each other soon."

Shen Xilu was only a Martial Artist who had cultivated to the Late-stage of Internal Strength.

Wu Henghai was a late-stage Grandmaster, while Yu Mingyang was a Mid-stage Grandmaster.

Their strength seemed somewhat impressive, but it was nowhere near enough to face Li Tianhuo.

That bastard Li Tianhuo was at the Peak of Grandmaster; Yu Mingyang had even mistaken his aura for the fire-aspected aura of the Innate Divine Realm.

That alone showed just how immense the pressure was.

'So how are we supposed to fight him?'

'Won't he just wipe the floor with us in minutes?'

*Sigh.*

As he walked, Wu Henghai felt trapped between a rock and a hard place. Heaven only knew how they were supposed to subdue Li Tianhuo.

"Grandmaster Yu, if you and I team up, I expect we can suppress Li Tianhuo. Let's find a way to stall for time until Gu Wu and the others arrive."

"I hate to admit it, but if we want to capture him, we'll need their help."

Yu Mingyang said, "Just tell me what you need me to do. That bastard burned my good friend's forest land. I'm not about to let him get away."

Wu Henghai was very satisfied with Yu Mingyang's response. "Mr. Yu, you truly understand the greater good. That's really impressive."

Yu Mingyang waved his hand. "What do you mean, 'understand the greater good'? What do you take me for?"

"The sooner we catch him, the sooner my friend's business can get back on track!"

Mu Lin pressed his lips together and said nothing.

'It's actually the same for me,' he thought. 'The sooner Li Tianhuo is caught, the sooner Chen Xiaoyou's building materials can be shipped to Anhua for the Li Group's construction site.'

'The supply has been cut off for two days. They're probably screaming bloody murder over there already.'

BOOM!

The aura up ahead fluctuated violently.

The violent fluctuation was terrifying.

Cold sweat trickled down Mu Lin's forehead.

"That's Li Tianhuo! Someone is already fighting him. Who is it?"

Wu Henghai's brow furrowed. "I've been trying to call Gu Wu, but the line's been busy the whole time. Could it be them?"

Shen Xilu's delicate brows knitted together. "How did they manage that? It's so strange!"

Wu Henghai waved his hand dismissively. "How should I know! Gu Wu has definitely snatched the credit for this one. We've been running around this whole time and got nothing to show for it."

But Mu Lin didn't care about that. He hadn't come along for any kind of merit or credit.

He spread out his divine sense, letting it expand like a drop of ink in water.

Unfortunately, his divine sense wasn't strong enough yet to cover a huge area at once; he could only advance step by step.

Seeing that Mu Lin was still walking forward, Wu Henghai grew anxious.

'There's no point in going over there now. With Gu Wu's strength, taking care of Li Tianhuo should be a simple matter.'

'Going over now would just be asking for humiliation. Instead of getting shamed, we'd be better off leaving and finding something else to do.'

"Mu Xiaoyou, come back! There's nothing left for us to do over there!"

But Mu Lin replied, "Captain Wu, if we don't go over, I think you'll regret it for the rest of your life. Gu Wu is not in a good situation right now. He might be about to lose."

Wu Henghai opened his mouth, feeling extremely perplexed.

An odd thought seemed to strike him, and he whispered to Shen Xilu, "Xiaoshen, Mr. Mu seems to have been keeping up with us the whole time, and effortlessly at that. He's not even tired. How is that possible?"

Shen Xilu thought for a moment, her eyes lighting up. "Wow, you're right. Could he be a once-in-a-generation genius who started cultivating early?"

Wu Henghai chuckled. "It's not that definitive. We weren't moving too fast. He would only need a cultivation level slightly above the middle stages to barely keep up with us."

"What surprises me is that he doesn't seem tired at all."

Shen Xilu said, "Maybe he's just trying to act cool and forcing himself to hide it? A lot of male Martial Artists act like that in front of me. It's totally normal!"

Wu Henghai sighed. 'This is getting more and more ridiculous.' But what other explanation could there be?

'Could he really be a Grandmaster Powerhouse? I must be dreaming. Powerhouses like that basically only come from Beijing, and even there it's extremely rare. They are not to be taken lightly.'

The group moved quickly.

They could already see a sea of flames. The forest had been set on fire again!

It was Li Tianhuo, as expected.

Wu Henghai focused his gaze and saw a group of people fleeing in a desperate rout. It was a terrifying sight.

'What's going on?'

Gu Wu was covered in blood, being carried by a team member as they ran for their lives.

"Captain Wu, run! Li Tianhuo broke through! He's an Innate Divine Realm master now!"

Yu Mingyang's brow furrowed. He hadn't expected his own assessment to be correct.

Instead, it was the Military Suppression Bureau's intelligence that had been wrong.

Wu Henghai was horrified and rushed forward to take Gu Wu from the other man.

At that moment, Gu Wu was gravely injured, limp as a broken sack. God only knew how long he could hold on.

Wu Henghai hurriedly transferred his True Qi into Gu Wu, hoping to stabilize his injuries.

He turned his head and saw Mu Lin still walking forward, which scared him half to death.

"Mr. Mu, what are you doing? Run!"

Just then, an old man with a ferocious expression and bloodstains at the corner of his mouth emerged from the flames and, in an instant, put them in an extremely difficult position.

"Military Suppression Bureau, is it? You've come here to die! Perfect, we can settle all our scores, new and old, at once!"

Li Tianhuo, dressed in a reddish-purple robe, seemed to be the fire itself under the blaze's reflection. He spread rapidly toward Wu Henghai and his team members.

"Killing two Grandmasters at once, haha! The Military Suppression Bureau is going to cry its eyes out, aren't they?"

Li Tianhuo gazed maniacally at the sky, his imagination running wild. "Wonderful! This is wonderful! I've been wronged for so many years, and now I finally get to kill to my heart's content!"

Wu Henghai knew with perfect clarity that with Li Tianhuo's strength, he could easily capture all of them and finish them off one by one.

Running was no longer the best option.

"Elder Li, I never would have imagined you'd actually break through."

Li Tianhuo already saw Wu Henghai as a dead man and laughed heartily.

"If you people hadn't forced my hand, how could I have progressed so quickly?"

"It's too late for regrets now!"

Wu Henghai pointed at Mu Lin and Yu Mingyang. "These two are innocent. Can you let them go?"

Li Tianhuo laughed. "Not a problem at all. Otherwise, who would know who killed you?"

"My bounty from the Military Suppression Bureau will probably go up a fair bit, too. That's great, hahaha!"

The so-called bounty mainly referred to the Military Suppression Bureau's wanted list. Some bounties were for gathering clues, while others were for taking a life directly.

Li Tianhuo was clearly an important name on the kill list. Countless people he had harmed had put huge sums of money on his head, yet he had continued his evil ways for many years.