"Xiao Fan, should we teach them a lesson?"
Zi Yan quietly asked Xiao Fan.
"No need. New guests are coming—old acquaintances, at that."
Just as Xiao Fan finished speaking, a stream of green Dou Qi shot into the cave.
The mercenary who had provoked Xiao Fan earlier was pierced straight through by that Dou Qi. He did not even have time to react before collapsing to the ground.
Yet Xiao Fan noticed something strange. One of his men had died so inexplicably, but the man addressed as commander showed no emotional change at all. There was even a faint smile on his lips.
"Xiao Yan'er, things might not be so simple from here on."
Xiao Fan pulled Zi Yan aside and hid in a recess in the cliff wall. He had a feeling that something major was about to happen.
"Xiao Fan, what is it?" Zi Yan asked, confused as Xiao Fan pulled her into hiding.
Before long, a fierce female voice rang out. "You mercenary groups have some nerve, coming into my territory to capture people!"
"Commander Luo, what do we do?" The other mercenaries were clearly panicking. They knew that the leaders of the Snake-People Tribe's territories were at least Dou Wang class.
"Relax. She won't dare hurt us. Go bring out the goods in the cages."
The men immediately understood their commander's meaning. They promptly selected several female Snake-People from the cages and pressed blades to their throats.
"Lady Yue Mei, save us!" The Snake-People immediately cried for help upon seeing their lord.
"So, it is Leader Yue Mei. I have long admired your reputation." Commander Luo smiled with a dagger hidden behind his smile. He did not seem surprised at having been discovered, nor did he fear facing a Dou Wang.
Yue Mei swayed her alluring