It's clear that Master Tu's ability to gain everyone's approval in this place couldn't be solely due to his cultivation level and strength.

When Liu Yunqing and the other person saw him walking straight over, they knew that he must have guessed something and was not as stupid as those who seemed arrogant but were actually insecure.

Liu Yunqing still wore a polite and distant smile, but the longbow in his hand had grown larger, and he was on high alert.

Seeing that Master Tu was coming with great force, the others had long forgotten what they had said before and began to gloat and watch the show.

Unfortunately, Tu Zhenren, who entered the camp covered in blood and filled with rage, had already calmed down by the time he reached Liu Yunqing and the other person.

His gaze darted back and forth between Liu Yunqing and Master Mingxin, both of whom were smiling but actually wary, observing Master Tu's reaction.

Unfortunately, the scene that the gloating people wanted to see—a full-blown fight, or rather, a bloody confrontation between Liu Yunqing and his companion—did not materialize.

After scrutinizing the two, Master Tu asked a seemingly random question:

"You two did this?"

Liu Yunqing replied without any prior context:

"Exactly."

Master Tu merely raised his thick eyebrows without saying anything in detail, but before leaving, he suddenly extended an olive branch to the two of them.

“My name is Tu Feng. You don’t need to go out from here. Stay here and lend a hand.”

Those who were gloating didn't get any laughs and felt great regret, and even more so, confusion.

Pure idiots are still few and far between.

Seeing Tu Feng's attitude, they gradually understood that these two were probably not pushovers, and their attitude had changed from hostility towards the disciples of major sects to wariness.

Liu Yunqing and his companion had already hunted enough Singing Sand Scorpions, but they did not refuse Tu Feng's request.

Mingxin was moved because Liu Yunqing didn't refuse, but Liu Yunqing had ulterior motives.

Red Moon City is a city with a huge flow of cultivators. The city lord is promoted based on his strength and can be replaced at any time. There are no rules in the city; it's all about who has the bigger fist.

Finding a reliable acquaintance to learn about Red Moon City is not easy for Liu Yunqing.

This Tu Feng seems to be the perfect candidate.

He is intelligent, has connections, is familiar with the situation, and is emotionally stable.

With Tu Feng's words, no one bothered Liu Yunqing and the other, and the two were finally able to meditate in peace for a while.

Seeing the two people who had set up a defensive array and meditated as if no one else was around, the people who had returned with Tu Feng couldn't help but curiously glance at them.

"Brother Tu, you say these two are so powerful, just who are they?"

Tu Feng kept his eyes straight ahead, focusing solely on replenishing his spiritual energy to recover from the previous battle.

Hearing that person's words, he turned his head slightly, quickly scanning Liu Yunqing and the other person with his gaze, his expression unreadable, and said:

"As long as she's not our enemy, we don't care who she is."

When the other person heard Tu Feng speak, he thought of the scene they saw when they rushed to the east, and while feeling a chill in his heart, he couldn't help but join the conversation.

"You know what, he looks just like those disciples from major sects, but who would have thought he would be so ruthless?"

"Not only did two of them take down Lao Hu's entire team, but they also nearly wiped out the Mingsha Scorpions. Are they even human?"

Old Hu was the same person who had previously feigned goodwill towards Liu Yunqing. He was also an old man active around Red Moon City, and he made a lot of money through robbery using this method.

Upon hearing this, the others became even more wary of Liu Yunqing and his companion, and their expressions turned somewhat unpleasant.

Tu Feng, who had already closed his eyes, sensed the emotional fluctuations among everyone and had no choice but to open them again and say:

“Those two are indeed powerful, and it was right for you not to provoke them. However, when we went to the east, we sensed traces of array fluctuations. It seems they succeeded by using an array, so you don’t need to worry too much.”

"Moreover, one advantage of disciples from major sects is that no matter how powerful they are, they won't cause trouble for no reason as long as there is no conflict."

"As for Lao Hu and his group... if you walk by the river often, you should be prepared to drown."

After Tu Feng finished speaking, he said no more, and the others finally managed to suppress their curiosity.

The area fell into a rare moment of quiet.

...

"puff--"

"ah--!!!"

The silence that had been building for so long, as everyone waited for the arrival of the Sand Scorpion, was shattered by sharp blades piercing flesh and sudden screams.

Everyone turned to look in the direction from which the sound came.

The array around the two female cultivators had been broken at some point, and charred corpses of sand scorpions lay on the ground beside them.

Besides, there were several other people lying on the ground, their condition unknown.

One of them was the one who had just screamed; his body was still hanging on the longsword in Master Mingxin's hand.

Well, needless to say, everyone knows the truth of this situation.

However, someone had their eyes on these two female cultivators and attempted to launch a sneak attack while everyone was setting up their formations to meditate.

To everyone's surprise, the two realized what was happening, easily broke the deadlock, and even managed to kill the person who had been playing tricks.

Although some people felt that Liu Yunqing and his companion were even more ruthless than the people of Red Moon City, seeing that Tu Feng remained silent, no one dared to be the first to speak up.

But if I don't say something, I feel like I'm being trampled on by the two female cultivators, and I can't lift my head up.

Just as the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence, Tu Feng suddenly spoke up:

"The Sand Scorpions are back. A few of you go to the east. The rest of you, proceed as usual!"

This time, no one dared to question whether Liu Yunqing and his companion were just going through the motions, and they all acted as Tu Feng had instructed.

Tu Feng didn't say anything to the two of them in particular. He only turned his head and nodded slightly to them as he left the camp before charging into the Mingsha Scorpion team.

Liu Yunqing and the other two didn't wait long. They rushed out after Tu Feng, took a position, and started fighting together.

"Clang clang clang—"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

The two men moved swiftly and decisively; one thrust with his sword, the other drew his bow and shot.

The hard shells of those sand scorpions, as hard as tofu, obediently cracked open on the spot.

Looking at the group, the cultivators, who were also at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, were slashing several times. Let alone whether they could cut through the shell, it was difficult to ensure that they could hit the same spot every time.

Liu Yunqing and his companion remained calm, as if they were hunting cabbages in a field, not sand scorpions.

Tu Feng, who was originally at the front of the group and was killing the Sand Scorpion with the most enthusiasm, suddenly noticed that two people had darted past him.

After the battle, Liu Yunqing and his companion were unharmed, but the entire team's progress was significantly accelerated, and far fewer people died.

After a round of fighting, everyone felt that this battle seemed to have been fought particularly quickly, and there were far fewer casualties.

While the others were still reassessing Liu Yunqing and her companion's strength and background, Tu Feng glanced at the pale dawn on the horizon, then walked up to Liu Yunqing and said to her:

"Speak, fellow Daoist, what brings you here to see me?"