Thud! Thud!
Heavy objects slammed into the gravel, making dull, muffled sounds.
Yet no one was paying attention to the figures groaning in pain.
At that moment.
Almost everyone stared at the unfamiliar young man, a similar question rising in their minds.
Who was this guy?
Only two people among them had no such question.
"Xiao Yu? Is that you, Xiao Yu?"
From the back of the crowd, Xiao Ding's voice rang out, trembling with indescribable excitement and a hint of uncertainty.
"Big Brother, Second Brother."
After setting Qing Lin down, Xiao Yu straightened his wind-tousled hair and gave them a faint smile.
"What brought you all the way to Stone Desert City without a word?"
Xiao Li broke free of the people supporting him, pushed through the crowd, and punched Xiao Yu.
Hiss!
The onlookers couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath.
The people from the Desert Iron Mercenary Group were especially worried. Their second-in-command sure had guts. Had he not seen what had happened to Luo Bu, the Sand Mercenary Group's leader?
But to their astonishment, the young man who had just fought like a magical beast merely shrugged, showing no anger.
"Second Brother, let's save the chatting for later."
Xiao Yu slowly turned, sweeping his calm gaze over everyone.
"Put down your weapons, and you can live!"
His voice was so calm it held not a ripple, yet it rang in every ear.
Xiao Yu didn't speak loudly, but his voice seemed to hold a strange power that kept everyone there from moving.
"Brothers, fall back!"
Just then, the burly man shouted.
He had come to attack the Desert Iron Mercenary Group at Luo Bu's invitation. Anyone with eyes could see that the plan had failed.
There was no point in staying now. He was only one