Douluo Continent: The Book of Witness and Peerless Tang Sect

Offense, defense, reconnaissance, and even endurance. Long You has considered all the possible needs of open-world combat. Moreover, through actual combat testing (simulated combat in the Pearl of Imagination), Long You has been able to rely on this equipment to unleash the combat power of a Great Soul Master for a period of time.

Considering the overall strength of the spirit beasts in the captive spirit beast forest, and the strength of the target spirit beasts for this operation, Long You personally believes that, barring exceptionally bad luck, his preparations are relatively sufficient, and his decision to accept the invitation is not a reckless or thoughtless one.

In addition to the aforementioned factors of strength, there was another important reason why Long You agreed to this trip: Bei Bei would also be going.

Just look at Long You's own family situation to know that it's impossible for Bei Bei not to have any elders with her.

Alright, enough chit-chat. Some things are better left unsaid. After accepting the invitation, Long You first went to check what preparations Bei Bei and Tang Ya had made.

Hearing that the two were about to walk over, Long You promptly pulled out his own carriage. As for the coachman, Long You knew how to drive, but since it was such a troublesome matter, he decided to pay some money to hire a professional coachman.

With the transportation ready, Longyou also brought some canned meat and noodles. The camping tents are equipped with soul-guided induction cookers, so under normal circumstances, it's no problem to have a hot bowl of noodles; there's no need to force yourself to eat dry rations like flatbread.

As for the total trip possibly exceeding a week, what if Beibei and Tangya don't like noodles? Well, there's nothing we can do then. We'll just have to teach them a lesson for not preparing food before going out.

It was still early morning when the coachman drove the carriage away from Tiandou City, heading towards the forest of captive soul beasts set up by the royal family of the Tianhun Empire.

Before setting off, Long You had already confirmed with the driver that if they traveled at full speed, they would only need one day to reach their destination. However, considering that it was currently a holiday and time was not a concern, Long You instructed the driver to proceed slowly and to stay overnight in a village along the way.

Although he suggested that Beibei and Tangya eat canned meat and noodles for a week to "brain their brains," Longyou himself couldn't stand eating like that. So, finding a larger village and buying some pancakes, dried vegetables, pickles, and the like was the right thing to do.

The carriage left the city gate and traveled further and further along the smooth official road. Inside the wide-open gates of Tiandou City, the flow of people coming and going remained unchanged despite the movement of the carriage. However, upon closer inspection, a slightly incongruous pattern could be discerned within the crowd.

It is early morning, and the gates of Tiandou City have just opened. At this time, most of the pedestrians (excluding carriages) entering and leaving the city are commoners who are busy making a living and do not want to waste any time.

Since they were commoners, their clothes were naturally not luxurious, especially the fabric, which was mostly linen.

However, among the large crowd of commoners dressed in linen, two middle-aged men appeared simply dressed, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that their clothes were exquisitely crafted from silk. Clearly, although they were among the commoners, these two were not ordinary people.

At the bustling city gate, such a subtle difference would theoretically go unnoticed. However, whether it was a special connection between the two men or not, they did notice each other as they left the city.

"This brother looks unfamiliar. Why are you looking at me like that? Do you know me?"

Without any apparent movement, one of the white-robed men moved closer to the other, who was wearing a blue robe. Judging from the faint fluctuations of soul power emanating from the white-robed man, he was quite wary of the suddenly appearing blue-robed man.

“My surname is Yu, and I do know Brother Long. This is the city gate after all, so let’s hurry up and walk a few steps, both for the sake of the children.”

The blue-robed man's words startled the white-robed man, who then seemed to remember something and relaxed slightly, nodding and saying, "That makes sense, Brother Yu, please go first."

A powerful surge of soul energy flashed and disappeared in an instant. Without attracting the attention of the city gate guards, the two mid-to-high-level soul masters, one in blue and one in white, vanished near the city gate.

What happened at the city gate was naturally unknown to Long You, Bei Bei, and Tang Ya inside the carriage. But it didn't matter, since the matter was originally intended to be "kept secret" from the three of them.

That's right, the two people in blue and white were Long You's father, Long Lei, and one of Bei Bei's elders. The two elders clearly had the same idea: to support the younger generation in going out and gaining experience on their own. However, they were still worried about him, so they secretly followed him.

Similar to the area around the Star Dou Great Forest, there's also a small town on the outskirts of the Soul Beast Forest. To put it simply, the Soul Beast Forest acts as a massive attraction, drawing in relatively wealthy Soul Masters. Naturally, people looking to make money flock to the area around the Soul Beast Forest to do business. Over time, a small town formed.

When they arrived at the town, it was already afternoon, so Long You and his companions didn't rush to enter the nearby forest where spirit beasts were kept.

After wandering through a variety of hawking cries and calls for temporary teammates, Long You paid the hired coachman five copper soul coins for the inn fee. Following the "guide" he had learned in Tian Dou City, Long You, along with Bei Bei and Tang Ya, booked two rooms at a well-regarded inn in the town and arranged for carriage and horse consignment.

They ate some freshly cooked food in their hotel room, looking somewhat embarrassed, as the employers and initiators of this operation.

From the moment they left Tiandou City, the two of them were constantly realizing how inadequate their preparations for this trip were. It's fair to say that without Long You accompanying them, the two of them alone would have had to return to the city as soon as they left.

"Alright, alright, what's with all those expressions? So what if you lack experience? With this experience, you'll have all the experience you need."

Let's rest a bit more, then we'll go to the pharmacy outside. I brought some insect and snake repellent with me, but I'm not sure if it's suitable for this area; I'll have to check it out in person.

"Why?! We're all about the same age, how come you're so well-prepared?"

A year has passed, and Tang Ya has now recovered from the blow of losing both her parents. When she's with her familiar friends, Tang Ya is still quite lively, saying whatever comes to mind – that's normal for her.

"I know I have no experience, but I can ask! We set off three days later, didn't we? I asked a lot of people during those three days."