Before long.
Beside a stream deep within the forest.
Mu Chen and Zhou Yuan were tightly bound in place, their faces bruised and swollen, making it clear they had suffered exceptionally brutal, inhuman abuse.
"Sis, these two have quite a few good things on them. There are even nine drops of Flame Dragon Essence Blood, just enough to improve Little Cai's bloodline."
As Gu Lin spoke, he dumped everything from Mu Chen's and Zhou Yuan's Storage Rings in one go.
Meanwhile, Mu Chen and Zhou Yuan, beaten until every part of their bodies ached, stared despairingly at the two bandits before them.
After all, they had accumulated so many resources while traveling abroad by swindling, cheating, and robbing others.
Yet now, after spending their days as hawks, they had been knocked down and treated like sparrows.
When Cai Xiao saw the essence blood her younger brother handed over, a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.
"Flame Dragon Essence Blood? These two are merely First-grade Supremes, yet they managed to obtain Flame Dragon Essence Blood. Interesting."
After taking the Flame Dragon Essence Blood, Cai Xiao slowly rose to her feet. However, when she saw Gu Lin pull out a string of all kinds of items from the Storage Rings, she felt that something was off.
"Sis, there's something strange about these two. They have all sorts of miscellaneous items on them, including many tokens that only disciples from the major domains around here would possess."
"If I'm not mistaken, the two of them make a living by robbery."
Hearing her younger brother's words, Cai Xiao became somewhat curious about Mu Chen and Zhou Yuan.
"Robbery? I never expected two thieves like this to appear among the major domains around here."
"Those aristocratic clans and great sects must be looking for