Stormwind Guard

As night deepened, a flicker of fire appeared at the elf village dock.

The firelight intertwined, reflecting a figure. A Pandaren lay sprawled on the ground, spitting up large mouthfuls of blood.

"Cough, cough... Shang Shadowwind, how could you? How could you break your promise and harm your brother... Ji and I are both members of the Shadowwind Clan. What's wrong with him leading us?" Kang, sprawled on the ground, choked out as he looked at the black-robed figure beside him.

Holding a torch and clad in a black robe, Shang Shadowwind stood with his back to Kang, showing no intention of acknowledging him until he placed the torch on a ship. Only then did he slowly turn around.

"Kang, since childhood, the clan has only known Kang Shadowwind. Who knows of me?"

"Your talent isn't better than mine, nor is your cultivation higher. Why are you the leader, and I the second-in-command? Even being second-in-command, I could tolerate it, but Ji's return shattered everything..."

"I refuse to submit to him. I want to surpass him. I need power. If I tell the Sages about your affairs, the Sages will surely grant me immense power. Then, I will be the number one person in the Shadowwind Clan." Shang Shadowwind untied the iron chains by the ship, his face grim, and spoke in a low voice.

At this moment, he was clearly incredibly agitated. Although he was suppressing this excitement, the cold smirk on his lips betrayed his inner thoughts. Arrogant, paranoid, and presumptuous... Shang Shadowwind was truly insidious to the core.

"Cough, cough... You, you're crazy... Didn't you say you would support us raising an army? How can you defect to the Sages!"

"Kang, you should worry about yourself first! If I hadn't held back earlier, you'd likely be dead by now. Alright, I won't waste any more time with you. You and Ji stay here! Haha... It won't be long before you receive the decree of banishment..."

As they spoke, Shang Shadowwind laughed heartily and leaped onto the ship.

"Ahaha... Perhaps the next time we meet, I will have become the clan leader. Kang, I hope you live to see that day."

As the night receded, Shang used the ship to leave Sindragosa Village and sail towards Shadowwind Village.

"Master Ji, Kang is here. Kang... what happened to you?"

Not long after Shang departed, Ji Feng arrived at the dock with his disciples. At this moment, one of his disciples exclaimed urgently.

"Kang, Third Brother, how could you be so severely injured?"

With a cry of alarm, Li Luo rushed to Kang's side. Her eyes were red and she was extremely anxious.

"Second Sister, I fought with that Shang fellow. He feigned defeat, and I let my guard down, being ambushed by him..."

Clutching his chest, Kang spoke with difficulty, glancing towards Ji Feng as he did.

"Brother, Shang Shadowwind escaped. We must intercept him. Cough, cough... He's going to tell the Sages about our affairs. If the Sages are prepared, it will be absolutely impossible for us to overthrow them..." Kang leaned on Li Luo's lap, sobbing.

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

"Don't worry about Shang anymore. Third Brother, don't speak for now. Quickly take this..." Ji Feng gritted his teeth, suppressing the immense rage in his heart, and took out a potion from his backpack – the Draenor Vitality Potion.

Kang's injuries were too severe to be healed by bandages alone. To help him recover quickly, Ji Feng spared no expense.

Ji Feng's backpack was still well-stocked with bandages, but he only had a few bottles of this vitality potion left. The potion was ten, even a hundred times more valuable than bandages.

"Li Luo, you bandage Third Brother's wound. Later, take him back to the stone house. After taking the potion, Third Brother's life will be out of danger," Ji Feng said sternly to Li Luo after Kang had taken the potion.

"Third Brother, you won't suffer this injury in vain. In the future, I will definitely avenge you. In the future, I will surely slay Shang Shadowwind." Kang was his own full brother. To have him almost killed, Ji Feng could not let this go.

Revenge! This matter would not be let go just like that. Ji Feng's heart was filled with rage at this moment. Betrayal! He would never allow anyone to betray him. Betrayers would only meet their death!

"Big Brother, that Shang fellow, cough, cough... That Shang fellow is going to tell the Sages about us. Now, we cannot rashly return to the clan. Big Brother, please don't be impulsive."

Li Luo carefully bandaged Kang's wound. Kang's breathing had gradually stabilized. He tightly gripped Ji Feng's hand and said urgently.

"I will handle this matter. You don't need to worry..."

"Li Luo, take Third Brother back to the stone house. The rest of you, follow me to the Elf Village Guard's outpost. Shang Shadowwind has stolen an elven ship. We must inform the elves and clarify the situation as soon as possible..." Ji Feng waved his hand and gave the order.

The elf village had over ten ships. These ships were incredibly valuable. If they were on Earth, they would be luxury cars.

Shang Shadowwind had stolen the fastest formation ship in the elf village. This ship was the most valuable. With this incident, the elves would quickly investigate. If Ji Feng and the others didn't proactively explain the truth, they might be "detained" in the elf village.

Shang, in order to escape as quickly as possible, had completely disregarded the lives of others.

"Open the door, open the door... I am a scout from the Stormwind Guard. I have an urgent matter to report to Lord Illidan..." As Ji Feng and the others left the dock, a scout who had rushed from the civilian area was urgently knocking on the outpost's gate.

"Iso Riverwind, why are you here? Lord Illidan is resting. If it's a minor matter, don't disturb Lord Illidan." The outpost gate opened, and a guard wearing leather armor and carrying a quiver yawned and said.

The night was more than half over, and everything was extremely quiet. It was currently time for rest, and no one would be happy to be disturbed at this hour.

"Two Pandaren came to the village today. You know about this, right? One of them is incredibly powerful. That person, with iron-fisted methods, integrated the Pandaren who originally lived in the village."

"That's an affair of another clan. What does it have to do with our Sindragosa Village? Little brother Iso, you didn't come just to tell me gossip, did you!"

Yawning, the person shrugged.

"Of course not... Tonight, two people from the Pandaren clan got into a fight at the dock. It's clear they're having internal strife. I'm worried their conflict might harm the villagers. After all, your home and mine are in the civilian area."

The elves, ruled by nobles and elders, was a tradition of the elves for generations. The guard outpost was in the noble district, while the dock was in the civilian area.

"Internal strife? Those fellows... There aren't many guards in the civilian area. If they really start fighting, they might turn the place upside down. Come in quickly, we'll inform Lord Illidan about this immediately."

If Ji Feng and the others truly fought within the village, it was good that these two reported it early. If they reported it late, they would also suffer the consequences... The matter concerned their own interests. The guard, who had been somewhat impatient, suddenly sobered up. He immediately took Iso to Illidan's courtyard.

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