The Mysterious Cloaked Man

Just as Chu Yang was about to take out his gold card, the cloaked man suddenly reached out and attacked him.

This was completely beyond Chu Yang's expectations!

Chu Yang had thought that, given Xiao Zhan and Gu Ni's respect for him, no one would dare touch him.

What the hell was going on?

Chu Yang immediately went limp as though his acupoints had been struck.

He had always been prepared for danger, buying a demon puppet for protection and rushing to improve his strength. At the same time, he considered himself a noble alchemist and believed that in a small place like Wutan City, no one would dare make a move against him. But so what?

He even had a miraculous system.

Unfortunately, for some reason, Huan Huan, who had already developed a favorable impression of him, seemed to have fallen silent within the system.

It was all because this happened so suddenly!

"Who are you? What do you want? I am—"

Chu Yang found that he could not even raise his voice.

The cloaked man did not allow him to continue. With a cold sneer, he interrupted, "You want to say that you are Gu Ni's guest, Xiao Zhan's friend, and that you have an extraordinary relationship with Mier Auction House in Wutan City, don't you?"

At those words, Chu Yang was clearly at a loss for words. The Gu family, the Xiao family, and Mier Auction House's Wutan City branch were the major powers in Wutan City. Since this cloaked man did not care about any of them, was he from the remaining great family of Wutan City?

This man might be a powerful dragon from elsewhere, one capable of overwhelming the local snakes of Wutan City!

After that, the mysterious cloaked man gave Chu Yang no chance to speak. He suddenly waved a hand before Chu Yang's face, and Chu Yang caught a strange fragrance before immediately passing out.

At that moment, Chu Yang felt incredibly miserable. The number one alchemist in Wutan City had actually been brought down by such a low-grade knockout drug.

But honestly, it was not entirely unjustified. His opponent was stronger than him. Though there had been an element of ambush, the man had completely subdued him in the end.

Moreover, Chu Yang could sense that the man's strength was exceptionally formidable.

If Chu Yang had not passed out, he would definitely have thought that this mysterious cloaked man might be stronger than both Xiao Zhan and Gu Ni.

After a long while, Chu Yang gradually regained consciousness. He heard people talking, but did not open his eyes immediately. He wanted to hear what they were saying.

Now that he had fallen into their hands, their conversation was surely related to him.

"I want him dead right now!" said another person.

Then Chu Yang heard the mysterious cloaked man say, "No. I promised you that I would only make him disappear from Wutan City."

"You want to take him away?" The other person's voice was clearly unwilling.

But Chu Yang was thinking, Who is this person? Why is he so vicious that he wants me dead right away? I only just arrived in Wutan City, and I have been fairly tactful. I have not seriously offended anyone. Even with the Xiao family and Gu family, who despise each other, I should have been able to benefit from both sides...

Though Chu Yang could not figure it out himself, the two people continued speaking and answered his doubts for him—

"What do you think?" the mysterious cloaked man asked the other person.

"But... isn't this like letting a tiger return to the mountain? If one day—"

The mysterious cloaked man seemed to grow impatient. "Liu Xi, I said he would never appear in Wutan City again. What are you still rambling about?"

"Fine, fine, you're right, Big Brother..."

Liu Xi? Chu Yang's heart stirred. So it was him!

At that moment, Chu Yang finally understood why someone in Wutan City was determined to put him to death.

As an alchemist, he had suddenly appeared in Wutan City and dealt a blow to Liu Xi, the local favored son of heaven. He might even completely take away Liu Xi's profits here. How could Liu Xi possibly not hate him to the bone? This was no longer merely a matter of competing for business.

That was right. Gu Ni might also be jealous of Chu Yang, but Gu Ni ultimately served Mier Auction House. Liu Xi, on the other hand, was now openly competing with Chu Yang in Wutan City's market.

Liu Xi knew perfectly well that if he were utterly defeated by Chu Yang, he would likely have no choice but to leave Wutan City in disgrace.

But he was unwilling! These past two days, he had been living gloriously here, his days as sweet as honey.

Thus, he had ultimately chosen to find someone to kill Chu Yang!

Liu Xi could not do it himself with his cultivation. He had little fighting strength and only knew how to refine medicine. As for the Gu family, he no longer dared count on them. He knew that the Gu family had already begun secretly forming close ties with Chu Yang behind his back.

If Gu Ni, that old bastard, decided that Chu Yang surpassed Liu Xi in alchemy, Liu Xi would have no choice but to pack up and get lost.

Naturally, Liu Xi would not ask anyone from the Gu family to deal with Chu Yang. Furthermore, because he had deliberately aided the Gu family during this period, he had offended the other major forces in Wutan City. Though they had not yet taken severe measures against him, they certainly would not help him in secret.

Therefore, Liu Xi could only invite an expert from outside Wutan City—this mysterious cloaked man.

Chu Yang knew that there was no point in settling scores with Liu Xi now. He had to endure it first and wait for an opportunity.

He was somewhat annoyed with himself. Why had he not realized earlier that Liu Xi was a hidden threat? He had always kept his eyes on Xiao Yan, Old Yao behind him, and Xun'er. This time, he had nearly died at Liu Xi's hands.

Fortunately, this mysterious cloaked man still had some other designs on him.

Right, what did the mysterious cloaked man want from him?

Perhaps he coveted Chu Yang's alchemy skills and wanted him to refine pills for him!

Other than that, Chu Yang could not think of any other use he might have for the mysterious cloaked man.

By then, the mysterious cloaked man had already parted ways with Liu Xi.

Next, the cloaked man carried Chu Yang's still "unconscious" body and began running at full speed.

From the movement technique he used, Chu Yang could tell that his strength had likely surpassed Xiao Zhan's level as a seven-star Da Dou Shi.

At the time, the man could have killed Chu Yang with a mere gesture, but he had ultimately chosen not to.

While pondering this in confusion, Chu Yang secretly observed the surrounding terrain.

He saw what seemed to be a vast, sprawling mountain forest and wondered, Have we entered the Monster Mountain Range?

Wutan City lay beside the Monster Mountain Range. Chu Yang knew that much.

At the same time, ever since regaining consciousness, Chu Yang had been searching for a chance to escape. Though the mysterious cloaked man had stated that he would not kill him, Chu Yang did not want to be forced into working for him.

What difference would that be from being a slave? In the Xiao family, the Gu family, and even Mier Auction House's Wutan City branch, he had been treated as an honored guest.