Approaching

"Understood!" The men were filled with vigor as they eagerly prepared themselves for battle.

Chu Li waved a hand and then spurred his horse out of the forest. He rode along a narrow path at the bottom of the hill to bypass it and came out onto open grassland.

As they continued to spur their horses forward, they soon arrived at the bottom of the next hill.

Chu Li waved his hand as a signal for them to dismount and tie their horses to the trees around them. Then, they carried their equipment with them and followed Chu Li as he walked up the hill.

While they could not use their inner energy, they were martial artists after all, so they were physically stronger than ordinary people. Moreover, since they had been practicing walking on wooden poles more frequently over the past few days, they had become much lighter on their feet and were able to effortlessly travel through this narrow and winding path.