At this moment, Wang Zongde was completely at a disadvantage, being suppressed by the three martial artists at the Separation and Union Realm, and his situation was extremely precarious.
"Bai Yue, make your move," Ye Feng said.
"OK!"
Bai Yue agreed and jumped off the building, heading straight for the three martial artists at the Separation and Union Realm.
Bai Yue is a seventh-grade demon beast, corresponding to the True Essence Realm of human martial artists. These three Separation and Union Realm martial artists are of course no match for her.
Moreover, as a member of the dragon race, Bai Yue's greatest strength is not her martial arts skills, but her physical body.
Bai Yue charged straight forward, without even activating her protective aura, and used her body to withstand a fierce attack from the three Separation and Union Realm martial artists.
However, Bai Yue was unharmed, while the few martial artists at the Separation and Union Realm were forced to retreat repeatedly by the force of the recoil.
"Is that all you've got? You dare to bully the weak?"
Bai Yue snorted coldly and pounced forward, punching two martial artists at the Separation and Union Realm twice, causing them to vomit blood. Seeing that the situation was not good, the last martial artist at the Separation and Union Realm immediately shouted, "Retreat!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the martial artist abandoned his two injured companions and fled.
The two injured martial artists also ran outside. As soon as they stepped out of the mud archway, they took to the air and flew away unsteadily into the distance.
Just as Bai Yue was about to give chase, the sound of the night wind came from the second floor.
"No need to chase after them," Ye Feng said.
Bai Yue looked puzzled and turned to look at Ye Feng.
“They’re just a few minor characters; killing them wouldn’t make any difference,” Ye Feng said.
Bai Yue then asked, "But if we don't capture them, how will we know who sent them?"
"Is that even a question?" Night Wind laughed.
Bai Yue immediately realized that it must have been someone sent by Liu Dewang, the steward of the Liu family!
Ye Feng and Bai Yue had only been in Crane King City for a few hours, and the only person they had offended was Liu Dewang.
Therefore, the person who sent those three martial artists at the Separation and Union Realm to attack the mud archway was most likely Liu Dewang.
"Wang Zongde, are you alright?" Ye Feng asked as he came downstairs.
Wang Zongde took a few breaths, then approached Ye Feng and cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you for your help, Young Master Gong."
"You're too kind. Those people were after me, and you were dragged into this mess because of me. So I should be the one apologizing to you," Ye Feng said.
Wang Zongde shook his head repeatedly.
Night Breeze is their lifeline now, so how could they dare to blame it?
Besides, since they chose to walk with Ye Feng, Ye Feng's troubles are their troubles. Wang Zongde never thought that this was Ye Feng's problem alone; he just felt that the three Separation and Union Realm martial artists were coming for their group.
This Wang Zongde is indeed loyal and values relationships, far superior to those petty people who share wealth but cannot share hardship.
However, he still needed to ask, so Wang Zongde immediately asked, "Young Master Gong, you said those three martial artists at the Separation and Union Realm were after you. How did you offend them?"
"I just took my cousin out to a large pharmacy to buy medicinal herbs. We happened to come across a rather peculiar herb and bought it. Then we ran into Liu Dewang, the steward of the Liu family in Crane King City. That guy tried to steal my herb, but I scared him away."
"So this feud was formed. Liu Dewang sent those three martial artists at the Separation and Union Realm, partly to teach me a lesson, and partly probably to steal that medicinal herb from me."
Ye Feng explained what had happened, which made Wang Zongde frown, while Wang Dachun and the others cursed angrily.
"That Liu Dewang is a real bastard!"
"He really needs to be taught a lesson!"
"If I ran into him, I'd slap him twice..."
Wang Zongde frowned and waved his hand, finally silencing the group.
Then Wang Zongde looked at Ye Feng with a serious expression and said, "Young Master Gong, I've heard of Liu Dewang, and I know about the Liu family. The Liu family is one of the three powerful families in Crane King City, and they are not easy to deal with. Now that we have offended the Liu family, we should leave here as soon as possible."
“Yes, I think so too,” Night Breeze nodded.
Seeing that Ye Feng had agreed, Wang Zongde didn't hesitate any longer. He turned to the others and said, "Don't wait until dawn. Pack your things now and leave!"
Wang Dachun, Li Cuicui, and the others immediately left and returned to their respective rooms to pack their belongings.
Soon after everyone had finished packing, Wang Zongde led his men away from the mud archway and headed towards the north gate.
An hour later, everyone had left the city.
As dawn broke, Wang Zongde and his group, who had been traveling all night, arrived at the northern mine of Hewang City.
The northern mines are not a single mountain, but a vast range of undulating peaks, and there are more than two hundred veins here!
Every vein of ore means a mine.
However, the ore content of each vein is different, and the size of the mines is also quite different.
Some veins contain a lot of mineral deposits, so the mines are very large, and naturally there are many people working there.
However, some veins contain relatively few mineral deposits, or there were originally many deposits but little has been mined out. As a result, the mines of these types of veins are not very large, and there are not many people working in them.
Wang Zongde and Ye Feng traversed mountains and valleys, finally arriving at a mine deep within the northern mines.
This mine falls into the second category. It originally had a lot of mineral deposits, but after many years of mining, there are not many left, so there are not many people working here.
Even the person in charge of this mine wasn't a very influential person, but rather an old man with failing eyesight.
"Old Liang, it's me, Wang Zongde!"
Wang Zongde, carrying a package in both hands, shouted at Old Liang, who was holding a basin of water and about to pour it out.
Old Liang put down the basin and looked over. He rubbed his eyes several times before he could finally see who was calling him.
"Wang Zongde, is that you? Didn't you leave Shijue Island by boat twenty years ago? Why are you back?" Old Liang asked in astonishment.
Wang Zongde said with a wry smile, "Don't mention it. I encountered some trouble in the mainland, and had no choice but to bring my people to Shijue Island, both to seek refuge and to find a way to survive."
Old Liang snorted coldly and said, "Is there any way to survive on Ten Absolutes Island? This entire island is a prison. Haven't you seen how those famous sects send their disciples who have made mistakes but don't deserve to die here, leaving them to fend for themselves? For us people, to live a good life on Ten Absolutes Island and die peacefully in bed is harder than the heavens!"
As soon as Old Liang said this, the surrounding atmosphere became more desolate and bleak.
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