Wang Zongde's relatives were all waiting here. The person leading them was a woman with gray hair, and her expression was very anxious.

Upon seeing Wang Zongde arrive, the woman immediately ran over, grabbed his hand, and said, "Zongde, why did it take you so long to come back? Where did you go?"

"Isn't he going to find that brat again?" Wang Zongde said, glaring at Wang Dachun.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Wang Dachun quickly lowered his head and remained silent.

Then Wang Zongde introduced her to Ye Feng: "This is my wife, Li Cuicui. If you don't mind, Young Master Gong, you can just call her Sister Li."

"Hello, Sister Li," Ye Feng said with a smile.

Li Cuicui saw that Ye Feng was completely unfamiliar and her eyes were a little wary.

Wang Zongde then asked, "Wife, have you found out where Sanzi lives?"

“At the mud archway in the north of the city,” Li Cuicui said without hesitation.

“Alright, let’s go over there now and find out what’s going on here from Sanzi,” Wang Zongde said.

The group then headed north of the city.

The north of the city seemed to be more chaotic than the city center. There were many women dressed very provocatively, posing seductively on the street and flaunting their looks. As soon as a man approached or glanced at them a few times, they would immediately cling to him like leeches.

Seeing his son and several young men in the group looking around, Wang Zongde scolded them, "What are you looking at? Keep your heads down!"

It was clear that Wang Zongde held considerable prestige within the group. His reprimand caused Wang Dachun and the other young men to quickly avert their gazes and cease their aimless wandering.

Wang Zongde added, "Those women are all no good. Nine out of ten of them have diseases. If you're not afraid of death, go ahead and try it. Don't come to me for help if something goes wrong!"

The young men were all blushing and kept their heads down, remaining silent.

The two older men in the group laughed, and the young men lowered their heads even further.

Half an hour later, we arrived at the mud archway.

The mud archway is a five-story building that looks very dirty and messy, and it is full of things inside.

But it was bustling with noise inside, with all sorts of people doing all sorts of things.

The night breeze carried the white moon as Wang Zongde and his group entered. Immediately, many people greeted Wang Zongde with delight.

"Brother Wang, what brings you here again?"

"This Ten Deadly Islands is no good place. You finally managed to leave this place back then, so why are you back now?"

"Could it be that my eyes are playing tricks on me and I've mistaken someone for someone else?"

Wang Zongde laughed heartily and greeted the people inside the mud archway.

There were still quite a few empty rooms inside the mud archway. Wang Zongde's group, Ye Feng and Bai Yue had all settled down here, but it was only a temporary resting place.

That evening, Wang Zongde gathered everyone together, including the man named Sanzi who originally lived in the mud archway.

"Third son, tell me about the current situation in Crane King City," Wang Zongde said.

"Actually, there's not much to say. It's the same as before. There's war every year, and we have to fight the demons every year. We don't have to go to the battlefield, but making a living is still just as difficult as before. Those with skills and craftsmanship have found other ways to make a living, while those without skills and income still have to go down into the mines and do hard labor."

The three sons sighed.

Going down into the mines to do hard labor means entering the underground mines of Ten Absolute Islands to mine ore.

The mining process releases a lot of toxic gas. Wang Zongde and his group are either martial artists with low cultivation levels or ordinary people.

When they go down into the mine, they inevitably inhale toxic fumes, which naturally threatens their strength and even their health!

"And for some reason, the poison gas on Ten Absolutes Island has become even more potent than before."

“In the past, a strong young man could stay in the mine for at least twenty years, but now ten years is not enough. If he doesn’t leave the mine for ten years, he will definitely die.”

Wang Zongde pondered for a long time without making a decision.

Li Cuicui looked at Wang Zongde with concern, wanting to say something but not daring to.

Only Ye Feng and Bai Yue sat relaxed on the side, without any pressure at all.

However, Ye Feng was very interested in the mineral veins on Shijue Island and wanted to go and take a look.

Then the night wind coughed twice.

Now, everyone looked at Ye Feng.

The third son asked, "Brother Wang, I was just about to ask, who are these two...?"

Wang Zongde then realized he had forgotten to introduce them and quickly said, "This is Young Master Gong Mingfei, and this is Miss Bai Yue. They are siblings from the same clan."

"I see," Sanzi nodded.

Night Breeze smiled and said, "Perhaps I can be of some help to you."

"How can you help?" Wang Dachun asked, puzzled.

"I am an alchemist. I can refine pills. With me here, you don't need to be afraid of the poisonous gas in the mine," Ye Feng said with a smile.

"real?"

Wang Zongde was overjoyed and suddenly stood up.

The others also showed expressions of surprise.

Would I lie to you?

After saying that, Ye Feng took out more than a dozen spirit pills from his storage ring in one go.

There, a dozen or so elixirs were lined up and hung in front of Ye Feng, each one brimming with spiritual energy.

Wang Zongde and the others stared wide-eyed, while Wang Dachun, that silly boy, was drooling.

The fact that Ye Feng took out so many elixirs, even though none of them could neutralize the poison, was enough to prove that he was an alchemist.

Therefore, Wang Zongde did not hesitate any longer and said bluntly, "In that case, let's go down into the mine! If we're not worried about poisonous gas, going down into the mine is the best option!"

"Alright, let's do it that way! Brother Wang, Young Master Gong, I'll work with you!"

The three made their decision without hesitation and said it emphatically.

Wang Zongde then ordered, "It's getting late, everyone should go back and rest early. We'll head out of the city to the mine tomorrow morning."

"good!"

Everyone present nodded in agreement.

Bai Yue nudged Ye Feng and said, "Shall we go for a walk?"

"Alright," Night Breeze nodded.

Ye Feng already had some things to take care of, so he was going out. Since Bai Yue also wanted to go out, he decided to take her along.

Ye Feng greeted Wang Zongde and then led Bai Yue away from the mud archway and into the bustling streets.

There were quite a few women soliciting on the street during the day, and now there are even more. You can encounter one almost every few steps, and they come from all age groups.

But Ye Feng didn't even glance at those women.

Moreover, because Bai Yue was with Ye Feng, the women wisely refrained from bothering him.

Bai Yue ate a lot along the way. Although Ye Feng had warned her that the food here contained toxins, Bai Yue didn't care.