A Wager
The battle raged on, and even after half an hour, neither side had come out on top.
Their strength was evenly matched, and neither had managed to swallow the other whole. Still, both sides had suffered heavy losses.
Zheng Shi'an smiled. "Big brother, it's about time we made our move."
Bi Fan nodded and was about to lead the others forward when Zheng Shi'an suddenly cried out, "Big brother, wait!"
"What is it?" Qin Zhuang asked in confusion.
Bi Fan's eyes flickered. With a faint smile, he asked, "Don't tell me someone else is just like us, planning to play the fisherman?"
Zheng Shi'an gave a wry smile and nodded. "Yes. That group seems to be moving even faster than we are."
"Big brother, should we go now?" Mo Tian asked, looking at him.
Bi Fan thought it over, then smiled. "How about this? Shi'an and I will go ahead and take a look. The rest of you stay here and wait for word from us."
"Okay!"
Everyone answered and stayed where they were. Bi Fan and Zheng Shi'an concealed their auras and moved toward the battlefield.
The situation had grown rather delicate. Just as the two evenly matched adventure groups were locked in a stalemate, a group of people suddenly appeared. Their leader, a man, laughed. "Ha ha! Who'd have thought I, Feng Ke, would get to reap the spoils of war!"
Both sides froze at the sight of them, then their faces filled with indignation. They would rather lose to their opponents than let a bunch of vultures swoop in and take the prize!
But the situation was no longer theirs to choose.
"Who are you? I've never heard of anyone called Feng Ke!" the leader of the Blazing Sun Adventure Group said coldly.
"Heh. That