"What? They left Black Seal City directly?" In the Auction House, Yuan Yi was somewhat shocked to learn that Chen Yang's group had left Black Seal City directly.
At this point, the auction had just ended. Not hiding their figures and leaving openly—are they afraid those blind fools won't come looking for trouble?
"Sect Leader, could these three be fishing?" The gaunt old man, Steward Hu, originally sent by Yuan Yi to contact Chen Yang and his group to see if they could recruit Xiao Yan, the Fourth-Grade Alchemist and Dou King expert, into the Eight Gates, found them gone in the blink of an eye.
Thus, Steward Hu was also somewhat angry, but upon calming down, he thought: the other side has a Dou King expert, and the leading Young Master's strength is unfathomable, likely at least a high-level Dou Wang. With such a combination, unless a Dou Huang expert personally intervenes, they are absolutely untouchable.
"Very likely, Old Hu. You must know that currently in Black Seal City, only a few of us know that the Fourth-Grade Alchemist has Dou Wang cultivation." Yuan Yi rubbed the storage ring on his finger as he spoke.
"Sect Leader, it seems that to recruit that person, you must personally intervene." Steward Hu bowed and said.
"A young Dou King expert, and a Fourth-Grade Alchemist at that, is indeed worth my personal visit. Go fetch the Sixth-Grade Blue Flame Treasure Cauldron from the treasury!" Normally, if he didn't know the other party's strength, Yuan Yi would not have let Xiao Yan leave.
A Fourth-Grade Alchemist joining any faction in the Black-Corner Region would be a heavy blow to the Eight Gates.
But since the other party is also a Dou King expert and so young, Yuan Yi had to be cautious, even needing to protect them.
Some powerful forces don't reason with you. If their young Genius dies in your Black Seal City, someone must pay with their life for their Genius.
"Even if we can't befriend them, we must not make enemies!" Yuan Yi thought this way. After Steward Hu returned with a storage ring, he pondered and added a Pill Formula for a fifth-grade pill to the ring before flashing out of the city.
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In Black Seal City, after some hesitation, Fan Ling's group decided to wait for one night and not leave immediately.
Meanwhile, after the Heavenly Serpent Mansion learned that Chen Yang and his group had left Black Seal City, Elder Qing sent a Dou Ling guard to follow them out of the city, who happened to encounter Qing Lin slashing a Seven-Star Great Dou Shi to death with her sword.
"Are you here to rob us too?" Qing Lin, wearing a green long dress that outlined her perfect figure, looked at the Heavenly Serpent Mansion Dou Ling and asked lightly.
"Uh... Young Miss, I was sent by Elder Qing to protect your safety." The Heavenly Serpent Mansion Dou Ling looked at Qing Lin and said with a cupped-hand salute.
"Go back and tell your Elder Qing: if she wants to leave Black Seal City alive, she should depart now!" A light voice drifted from the forest, reaching her ears.
"Se... Senior, this..." The Heavenly Serpent Mansion Dou Ling hesitated. Departing tomorrow was Elder Qing's decision; if he returned now, what if something happened on the way...
"Depart now, and out of respect for your Heavenly Serpent Mansion's Lü Man, I can lend a hand. Tomorrow, I'll be leaving Black Seal City!" Chen Yang said lightly.
Actually, Chen Yang mainly didn't want to stay in Black Seal City any longer. This place always felt darker than Gotham, and staying longer might corrupt Qing Lin.
So, it was better to have Elder Qing depart now, lure out Fan Ling's group, and reap the benefits.
"Lü Man?" The Heavenly Serpent Mansion Dou Ling was stunned, then his Face lit up with joy. "I understand, Senior!"
Thus, the Heavenly Serpent Mansion Dou Ling quickly flashed back to discuss with Elder Qing.
Less than five minutes after this Heavenly Serpent Mansion Dou Ling left, another blind Dou Ling attacked. Seeing Qing Lin sitting by the roadside, he grinned: "Hehe, beauty, have your Alchemist hand over everything from today's auction. That way, I might let you..."
"Rip!" Before the Dou Ling could finish, a serpentine Dou Qi flew from Qing Lin's sword, instantly piercing his forehead. Then, a green flame shot from the forest; upon touching it, the corpse quickly burned to ashes, and the storage ring was pulled by a force into the forest.
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Over the next half hour, five more waves of Robbers appeared, the strongest reaching Five-Star Dou Ling, the weakest only Nine-Star Dou Master. Without exception, they all came to pick up scraps.
"What a pity, why isn't there a single Dou King expert? These Dou Lings are too poor!" Xiao Yan, gnawing on a roasted first-grade Demonic Beast leg, looked outside the forest with a helpless expression.
"Don't worry, the big fish is yet to come. Our targets are Fan Ling and the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill!" Chen Yang said lightly.
"No... Brother Yang, didn't you say you'd save them out of respect for Lü Man? Why are we still robbing the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill?" Xiao Yan was confused. If they were going to rob it, why save them?
"What respect for Lü Man? Does Lü Man have any Face in front of me?" Chen Yang rolled his eyes. Lü Man had less Face than Bai Ya, who at least protected the Xiao Family. "I saved them because in the Auction House, Elder Qing said she would protect Qing Lin, and she just sent a Dou Ling expert. That's the reason."
"As for the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill, Fan Ling stole it. Me stealing it from Fan Ling—what's the problem?" Chen Yang shrugged.
"6!" Xiao Yan gave Chen Yang a thumbs-up. Brother Yang was still awesome; after that explanation, he had no reason to refute.
"Kid, someone's coming—a Dou Huang. Be careful!" At that moment, Yao Lao's voice suddenly rang in Xiao Yan's mind.
And Chen Yang sensed a Dou Huang expert approaching two and a half seconds later, instantly flashing to Qing Lin's side.
"Little girl, you..."
"Boom!"
Just then, a Three-Star Dou Ling Robber tried to rob Qing Lin. As Qing Lin was about to strike, a powerful Aura flashed in the sky, and the Three-Star Dou Ling Robber was instantly smashed into the ground, lifeless.
"Whoosh!" A flash of light, and Yuan Yi appeared on the ground.
At that moment, Xiao Yan also emerged from the forest, hand on the xuan heavy ruler behind his back, warily looking at Yuan Yi.
"Young Brother, don't misunderstand. I'm not here to rob or cause trouble!" Seeing Xiao Yan's wary expression, Yuan Yi hurriedly shouted.
"Your Excellency is an old Jianghu hand. Whether it's robbery or trouble isn't proven by a few words!" Seeing Chen Yang take no action, Xiao Yan spoke up.
Yuan Yi noticed Xiao Yan's action and knew Chen Yang was the real decision-maker in this group, so he got straight to the point: "Your Excellency, forgive me. I am Yuan Yi, Sect Leader of the Eight Gates. After the auction, I was busy with the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill handover, so I didn't have time to meet you. Learning you left Black Seal City, I hurriedly prepared gifts and rushed over!"
Saying this, Yuan Yi took out the storage ring and used Dou Qi to float it toward Chen Yang.
Chen Yang smiled lightly and waved his hand gently, causing the ring to hover in mid-air. Yuan Yi was instantly shocked.
The other party could easily break his technique and make the ring hover without even using Dou Qi—he must be at least a high-level Dou Huang.
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