The Liu Family members' fleeing figures vanished around the mouth of the alley.
Yun Long and Shangguan Long exchanged smiles at the entrance, and the atmosphere relaxed once more.
The two chatted and laughed all the way as they headed toward Evergreen Valley.
Meanwhile, Ning Yongrui led the Ning Family members in staying behind in Donghu City to handle the many follow-up matters concerning the marketplace, his face unable to hide his excitement.
Outside Evergreen Valley, the view suddenly opened up.
Vast stretches of neatly planned farmland brimmed with vibrant life beneath the sunlight.
Quite a few tenant farmers were working diligently between the ridges.
Their figures rose and fell amid the fields, and now and then, a few plain, hearty shouts carried through the air.
Every face glowed with a heartfelt smile, one that carried contentment with life.
Shangguan Long's gaze swept over the tenant farmers, and he nodded inwardly.
He had long heard that the Yun Clan treated its tenant farmers with great generosity. Seeing it today, the reputation was indeed well deserved.
The Yun Clan's gates now stood grandly at the mouth of Evergreen Valley.
The bluestone gate tower exuded an ancient, weighty air.
Outside the gates, Shangguan Long did not find anything unusual and merely took it for an ordinary family residence.
However, the moment he followed Yun Long through those gates.
A surge of heaven and earth Spiritual Energy, far denser than outside, rushed toward him like a gentle spring tide.
The smile on Shangguan Long's face stiffened slightly, and his heart turned solemn at once.
This Spiritual Energy was pure and brimming with vitality.
Ever since Yun Long had understood that the Lineage's few Spirit Gathering Cards amounted to nothing before truly powerful forces.
And those who coveted the Yun Clan could not easily