Stormwind Guard

As night gradually fell, a flicker of firelight appeared at the Elf village docks.

The intertwined flames reflected a figure. A Pandaren lay sprawled on the ground, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.

"Cough, cough... Shang Shadowwind, how could you? How could you betray your word and harm your own brothers...? Ji and the rest of us are all members of the Shadowwind Clan. What is wrong with letting him lead us?" Kang choked out as he looked at the black-robed man beside him.

Holding a torch and clad in black robes, Shang Shadowwind stood with his back to Kang, showing no intention of responding. Only after placing the torch aboard a ship did he slowly turn around.

"Kang, ever since we were young, the clan has only known Kang Shadowwind. Who ever knew me?"

"Your talent is no better than mine, and your cultivation is no higher than mine. Why are you the leader while I am the deputy? I could still endure being deputy, but Ji's return shattered everything..."

"I refuse to submit to him. I want to surpass him. I need power. As long as I tell the sages about you, they will surely grant me great power. Then, I will be the number one man of the Shadowwind Clan." As he undid the iron chain beside the ship, Shang Shadowwind spoke in a low voice with a grim expression.

He was clearly extremely excited. Though he tried to suppress that excitement, the cold smile at the corner of his lips still exposed his true thoughts. Arrogant, stubborn, conceited... Shang Shadowwind was truly sinister to the extreme.

"Cough, cough... You, you've gone mad... Didn't you say you would support our uprising? How could you side with the sages?"

"Kang, you should worry about yourself first! If I had not shown mercy just now, you would already be dead. Enough, I will not waste words with you. You and Ji can stay here! Hahaha... Before long, you will receive an exile order..."

As they spoke, Shang Shadowwind let out a loud laugh and leaped onto the ship.

"Ahahaha... Perhaps by the next time we meet, I will already be clan chief. Kang, I hope you live to see that day."

As the night faded, Shang left Sindragosa Village aboard the ship and sailed toward Shadowwind Village.

Not long after Shang departed, Ji Feng and his disciples arrived at the docks. At that moment, one of his disciples cried out urgently, "Master Ji, Kang is here! Kang... what happened to you?"

"Kang, Third Brother, how did you suffer such grievous injuries?"

With a startled cry, Li Luo rushed to Kang's side. Her eyes were red with worry, and she was utterly anxious.

"Second Sister, I fought Shang. He pretended to be defeated, and I let my guard down for a moment. That was when he ambushed me..."

Clutching his chest, Kang forced himself to speak. As he spoke, he looked toward Ji Feng.

"Brother, Shang Shadowwind escaped. We must stop him. Cough, cough... He is going to tell the sages about us. If the sages are prepared, we will never be able to overthrow them..." Kang leaned against Li Luo's legs and said through sobs.

Shang's dagger had pierced through his chest, and blood was still flowing from the wound.

"Forget Shang for now. Third Brother, stop talking and drink this quickly..." Ji Feng clenched his teeth, suppressing the towering fury in his heart as he took out a potion from his backpack. It was a Draenor Vitality Potion.

Kang's injuries were too severe. Bandages alone could not heal him. To get him back on his feet as soon as possible, Ji Feng had no choice but to spend generously.

Ji Feng still had plenty of bandages in his backpack, but only a few bottles of this vitality potion remained. A single bottle was worth ten times, even a hundred times, as much as a bandage.

"Li Luo, bandage Third Brother's wounds. Later, take him back to the stone house. Now that he has taken the potion, his life is no longer in danger." After Kang drank the potion, Ji Feng looked at Li Luo and spoke solemnly.

"Third Brother, you will not suffer these wounds in vain. One day, I will avenge you. One day, I will kill Shang Shadowwind." Kang was his blood brother, and he had nearly been murdered. Ji Feng could not swallow this outrage.

Revenge! This matter would not end here. At this moment, Ji Feng's heart burned with rage. Betrayal! He would never allow anyone to betray him either. The Betrayer had only one possible end: death!

"Eldest Brother, Shang... cough, cough... Shang is going to tell the sages about us. We cannot rashly return to the clan now. Eldest Brother, you must not act impulsively."

Li Luo carefully finished bandaging Kang's wounds, and his breathing gradually steadied. He tightly gripped Ji Feng's hand and spoke anxiously.

"I will handle this matter myself. You need not worry..."

"Li Luo, take Third Brother back to the stone house. The rest of you, follow me to the Elf village guard garrison. Shang Shadowwind stole an Elf ship. We must inform the Elf race and explain the matter as quickly as possible..." Ji Feng waved his hand and gave the order.

There were more than ten ships in the Elf village, and every one of them was valuable. If they had been on Earth, they would have been luxury cars.

Shang Shadowwind had stolen the fastest rune ship in the Elf village, the most valuable vessel there. The Elf race would soon discover what had happened. If they did not take the initiative to explain the truth, Ji Feng and the others would likely be "detained" in the Elf village.

In his haste to flee, Shang did not care in the slightest whether anyone else lived or died.

"Open the gate, open the gate... I am a scout of the Stormwind Guard. I have urgent news to report to Lord Illidan..." As Ji Feng and the others left the docks, the scout who had come from the commoner district pounded on the gates of the Stormwind Guard garrison and shouted anxiously.

"Iso Riverwind, why are you here? Lord Illidan is resting. If it is nothing important, do not disturb him." As the garrison gates opened, a guard in leather armor with a quiver on his back yawned as he spoke.

It was already past midnight, and everything was silent. This was the time for rest. No one would be pleased to be disturbed at such an hour.

"Two Pandaren arrived in the village today. You know about that, right? One of them is extremely powerful. With forceful methods, he gathered together the Pandaren who originally lived in the village."

"That is another clan's business. What does it have to do with Sindragosa Village? Brother Iso, do not tell me you came just to gossip about this!"

The man yawned and shrugged.

"Of course not... Tonight, two members of the Pandaren clan began fighting at the docks. Clearly, those people are having internal conflict. I am worried their struggle will harm the villagers. You know, both our homes are in the commoner district."

"Internal conflict? Those people... There are barely any guards in the commoner district. If they really start fighting, they might turn the whole place upside down. Get inside. We must report this to Lord Illidan immediately."

If Ji Feng and the others truly started fighting in the village, it would be fine if the two of them reported it early. But if they reported it late, they would be dragged down with them... Since their own interests were at stake, the guard who had been somewhat impatient abruptly woke up. He immediately led Iso to Illidan's courtyard.

This night was about to end, but the crisis was far from over.