"But don't worry about me, mother! I can take care of myself in there. I'll be quick to get back!"

Zheng-Fu tried to change the atmosphere in the room instantly because he knew that his mother must be worried about him. However, not telling her at all and leaving would worry her even more…

Tang-Ling did not say anything but kept quiet. She looked down and acted as if she was thinking about something. Then she said…

"You're a big boy now, so I can't stop you from going there, son. But I want you to rethink it because the Forbidden Forest is a very dangerous place. What if…"

Tang-Ling tried to stop Zheng-Fu indirectly. She was aware that not wanting to let him go might be a selfish move, but she had to say it for the sake of her son's life. She also knew that her son would leave anyway…

When Zheng-Fu heard his mother, he crinkled his eyebrows instantly because he knew what she wanted to say. However, he could not refuse to go, so he must go…

"Please rest assured that I'll be fine, mother, because I'm the hottest man alive!" Zheng-Fu said while looking up proudly…

"Tsk!"

"Hottest or horniest!?" Qi-Fu-Er said while Zheng-Fu was looking up feeling proud…

"You!"

Zheng-Fu had to cover up his private part and looked at Qi-Fu-Er with anger instantly…

"Tee-hee!"

Tang-Ling had to let out a happy laugh to see both kids together. Then she said, "Please remember Zheng-Fu. Don't be reckless. You must be careful in every step of your way in there! Do you know that?" Tang-Ling said while looking at her son with tremendous care…

"Yes, mother!"

"Then I'd better go, mother. I have so many things to take care of before leaving for the forest!" Zheng-Fu said while making a serious facial expression. He then turned to Qi-Fu-Er and said, "Don't do anything to my mother!" When he finished the sentence, Zheng-Fu left his mother's room instantly…

"Tsk! Do I look like someone who would hurt your mother, crazy man?!" Qi-Fu-Er said while standing up and stomping her feet with fury…

Thud!

"Well, we'll see!" Zheng-Fu said in a playful tone of voice while walking away…

"You!"

Thud!

Qi-Fu-Er stomped her feet again. Her face turned red out of anger. She was satisfied when she teased Zheng-Fu a minute ago, but now she was the one who was angry instead…

"Tee-hee!"

Tang-Ling laughed because she was happy to see the interaction between Zheng-Fu and Qi-Fu-Er. She knew that the two did not hate one another, but they just wanted to provoke one another…

After leaving his mother's room, Zheng-Fu went to Tong-Kuang and the rest of the group to tell the news about going to the Forbidden Forest. He told everyone about the duties that they needed to do when he was away…

When everyone heard that, they asked Zheng-Fu to accompany him into the deeper part of the forest. However, the rule said that he must have no one with him in the forest. So, the group got sad…

"You guys don't need to worry about me. I'll be fine. I have already prepared everything."

Thud!

Zheng-Fu said while putting his spatial ring on the table. He smiled lightly at everyone and said…

"I'll go into the forest tomorrow. Please take care of everything for me."

"Of course, young master! I won't let you down!" Tong-Kuang rushed to confirm Zheng-Fu with a determined face. The rest did accordingly…

After meeting up with his group, he split and went to see the Red Jaguar Monster and its baby that were in front of his house immediately…

Whoosh!

Thud!

Roar!

Snarl!

When the two monsters saw Zheng-Fu, they cried out of joy to see him. They ran to Zheng-Fu instantaneously. Zheng-Fu asked someone to build a place for them to stay in front of his house. He also asked someone to give them every meal…

Zheng-Fu's kindness helped them get used to the people in the clan. Others also started to get used to them. They had now become the monsters of the clan. The little one loved to run around the clan regularly…

The baby monster also got close to the kids in the clan because it liked to play with the kids in the clan every day…

"Hu-Bai! Little Hu-Jin-Tian!" Zheng-Fu called for the monsters' names while smiling at them warmly. He said, "I need to go on a journey for a while. Please take care of my mother." Then he stroked their heads…

Roar!

When the monster heard Zheng-Fu, it cried out because it felt sad to hear that. It wanted to accompany Zheng-Fu to protect him. But it had to be disappointed when Zheng-Fu asked it to stay at home…

"Hahaha! You have to stay here, Hu-Bai! You don't need to come with me. I can take care of myself." Zheng-Fu said while stroking its head again. He knew what the Red Jaguar Monster was thinking, so he told the monster that…

Even though they were monsters, they understood human language. They could also show emotions like a human. The Red Jaguar Monster and its baby also received the Qi energy stones from Zheng-Fu…

To enhance their energy levels, he needed to give the Qi energy stones to the monsters, so they could improve their energies further…

After talking to the monsters, Zheng-Fu prepared things that he needed in the forest, especially food. The more food he took with him, the longer he could stay in the forest…

Zheng-Fu finished preparing everything. He would take off tomorrow for the Forbidden Forest. Right now, he still had some time to sneak to see the new warriors…

"Yah!"

"Yah!"

At the field in the residence of the new warriors, about 300 new warriors were practicing fighting. They had Dan-Chun-Gu and Fu-Tao-Qi as their trainers. They were practicing the fighting techniques that Zheng-Fu learned from Shaolin Monastery…

The routines helped establish body strength for martial artists, so they could take in more Qi energy more efficiently. To break through from one level to another, martial artists must spend a lot of time balancing their energy…

If they trained to strengthen their physical bodies, they would spend less time balancing their energies and have better fighting skills to reduce the problems when the breakthrough happened in important moments…

"Don't slacken! Do it as you mean it!" Dan-Chun-Gu shouted at the new warriors for them to pay attention…

"Yah!"

"Argh!"

Both new male and female warriors had to do the same routines. The practice schedules helped them work best with their bodies' capacities. It looked like they worked hard on the routines, but they just did things that resembled regular workouts…

So, the warriors could understand the routines well within a short time. Some of the new warriors complained about the routines at first, but they started to feel some good changes within their bodies after practicing them for a while…

This was the reason why each of them paid deep attention to the practice. The heavier they practice, the more evident they feel the change in their bodies. Some of them were even successful in the breakthrough to the next level because of these routines…

Two days had passed since the first day of the opening of the warrior positions. However, more and more people flowed to the Tian-Tang clan. The clan had welcomed about 300 new warriors in two days. About more than 100 showed up on the third day. There were some spies from other clans and sects in the crowd as well…

Zheng-Fu knew that the spies were sent to observe his clan, but he let those spies be. He only told everyone to kill the spies who tried to get into the clan's estate…

He did not want the outsiders to know the energy levels of the people in the clan. He only wanted them to see the number of people who came to apply. There were still five days to go before the opening ended. The news about the opening kept more and more people coming to the clan…

Zheng-Fu saw five people who were at the fourth level of the Foundation Building stage. Another two were at the fifth level. These martial artists were famous in the region because the ones who were at the fourth and fifth levels of the Foundation Building stage were pretty significant…

"That's Lei-You and Jiang-Xi. What are they doing here? Do they want to work for the Tian-Tang clan?" One of the warriors said while feeling surprised…

"That's right. It's them. I heard that they did not want to join any clans or sects. How come they apply for a position here?" Another warrior said with wonder as well…

The warriors in the area also had the same thought. They knew that the two were quite famous. They became big because they got rid of the guerrillas that they encountered when they had the mission to accompany the goods caravan…

Both Lei-You and Jiang-Xi did not pay attention to the gossip about them. They stood still with determination. Zheng-Fu was also observing the two martial artists. Then he transmitted his thought to Tong-Kuang…

Zap!

"Brother Tong! Please test those two men who stood there. They were at the fifth level of the Foundation Building stage."

"Yes, young master!"

When Tong-Kuang heard the request from Zheng-Fu in his mind, he stared at Lei-You and Jiang-Xi before releasing the energy wave to attack them…

Boom!

A rush of strong energy waves went in the direction of the two martial artists. The people around them were thrown away by Tong-Kuang's energy wave instantaneously. Lei-You and Jiang-Xi, on the other hand, rushed to conjure their energy to counter what came from Tong-Kuang. Their faces turned pale out of surprise…

Bang!

Thud!

The Prana energies that both martial artists created shattered the minute the energy wave from Tong-Kuang hit them. Both of them were thrown off and landed a few yards away. They both choked out big gulps of blood…

"What happened!?"

The people around them were shocked when they saw Lei-You and Jiang-Xi get attacked by such a horrifying force. The two could not even counter that force. The people around them could also feel the impact…

"Ugh!"

Lei-You and Jiang-Xi tried to get up and look for the origin of that powerful force with a hawk eye. They both put their hands on their chests after the attack. Then a man walked towards them slowly…

Clomp! Clomp! Clomp!

The man was no other but Tong-Kuang. Tong-Kuang was impressed by the fact that both of them did not run away from his energy wave. He liked it when both of them conjured the energy to counter his energy wave…

"What are your names?" Tong-Kuang asked while staring at Lei-You and Jiang-Xi…

"Ugh!"

Lei-You and Jiang-Xi choked out blood again. They looked at Tong-Kuang without faltering. Then the man on the left said, "I'm Lei-You."

"And I am Jiang-Xi," the guy on the right also introduced himself. Both of them looked tired because they got injured by the attack from Tong-Kuang…

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