Xiao Yi Xian held the herbs in her snow-white hands and looked up at the sky in confusion.
"Xiao Yan... why does that name sound so familiar?"
Meanwhile, turmoil had broken out within the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Third Commander Hemon smashed the table to pieces with a single punch.
"Who was that wild brat who dared kill Mu Li and act so arrogantly?"
Mu She's eyes were wide with rage, as if blood might burst from them.
"My Li'er was actually killed in Green Mountain Town! Who could have been so bold? I'll make him taste every pain in this world."
Third Commander Hemon immediately cupped his fists. "Commander, leave that brat to me. I'll take some men and bring him back to you right now!"
Second Commander Gan Mu also said grimly, "That man certainly deserves to die, but his strength hasn't been confirmed yet. According to the reports, he's at least an eight-star Dou Zhe."
Mu She nodded. He was not at ease with sending Hemon alone.
"Then the two of you will make the trip in my stead. Remember, bring him back alive."
Hemon and Gan Mu both acknowledged the order, then led more than twenty mercenaries toward the place where Xiao Yan was staying.
At that moment, Xiao Yan was discussing the Heavenly Flames with Hai Bodong.
"Old Hai, didn't you once discover traces of a Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert?" Xiao Yan asked.
Hai Bodong froze for a moment, then changed the subject. "How did you know that?"
Xiao Yan gave a wicked smile, while Hai Bodong felt another wave of shock rise in his heart.
"That's right. I did discover traces of a Heavenly Flame, but only traces. After all, Heavenly Flames are far too rare."
Xiao Yan nodded. However, having read the original novel, he naturally had the perspective of a god and did not need to worry about searching in vain.
He had to obtain the Heavenly Flame before Queen Medusa did, or there would be plenty of unnecessary trouble.
His foremost task was still to save up 3,000 Summoning Points. Only then could he restore Hai Bodong's Dou Emperor strength, and no one in the Jia Ma Empire, this beginner's map, would be able to threaten him.
Before Xiao Yan could say anything more about the Heavenly Flames, Elder Yao's expression changed. "Someone's coming, and there are quite a few of them."
He then returned to the ring. Xiao Yan did not even need to think to know that they had to be members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Still, this small number was not enough to make him panic.
Hai Bodong sneered. "They're nothing but ants among Dou Zhes. Since they're courting death, we might as well grant their wish."
The instant Hai Bodong finished speaking, he vanished from where he stood.
Gan Mu and Hemon had also arrived below the inn where Xiao Yan and the others were staying, leading a large group of mercenaries.
The people of Green Mountain Town sighed when they saw them.
"Those are the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's second and third commanders. They even brought so many mercenaries. What are they planning to do?"
"You don't know? The Wolf Head Mercenary Group's young commander was killed. They must be here to avenge him."
"Who was bold enough to do that? Isn't that just courting death?"
"Exactly. With so many experts here, even a Dou Shi would have to avoid their edge. This will be quite a show."
Gan Mu arrived at the inn where Xiao Yan was staying and kicked the front doors flying.
Hemon roared hot-temperedly, "Where's the owner? Get the fuck out here!"
The innkeeper came trembling down from the second floor, forcing a smile onto his face. "Two commanders, I haven't offended you, have I?"
Gan Mu seized him by the collar and said sinisterly, "You haven't, but someone staying here has. You can only blame your bad luck."
With that, he flung the innkeeper to the ground. The innkeeper was not even a Dou Zhe, so how could his body withstand such abuse? He died from the fall on the spot.
The onlookers could no longer bear to watch and began condemning the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
"They're truly tyrannical. What does this have to do with the innkeeper? They just killed him like that."
"That's the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Who would dare refuse to give them face?"
Among the crowd were also members of the Blood Battle Mercenary Group, Green Mountain Town's other major mercenary group.
Ka Gang and Qing Ye stared furiously at Gan Mu. Just as Qing Ye was about to step forward, Ka Gang stopped her.
"Brother Ka Gang, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group is far too overbearing. Do they really think they're the local emperors?" Qing Ye said, tears welling in her eyes.
Ka Gang patiently advised her, "The two of us are nowhere near a match for Hemon and Gan Mu. Commander Fei Lei has repeatedly warned us not to clash with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group."
"But are we just going to stand by and watch them bully people like this?"
Ka Gang wiped Qing Ye's tears away and said with a smile, "We've been in Green Mountain Town for so long. Don't you understand that the strong prey on the weak?"
At that moment, Hemon noticed Ka Gang and Qing Ye in the crowd. Qing Ye's exceptionally voluptuous figure in particular made lust rush to his head.
"Well, if it isn't someone from the Blood Battle Mercenary Group? What, you came to join in the fun too?" Hemon's predatory gaze remained fixed on Qing Ye, making her feel sick.
"This has nothing to do with us, so naturally we won't interfere," Ka Gang replied.
"Do you really think you're someone important? What makes you worthy of meddling in the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's affairs? This is about the young commander. Even if it were something smaller, it still wouldn't be your place to interfere," Gan Mu mocked without giving them any face.
Had Ka Gang not held her back, Qing Ye would have rushed over to fight him.
"However, I think he said one thing correctly. This is a world where the strong prey on the weak."
An aged voice came from the sky. Bursts of chilling air arrived with it, making everyone shudder.
Gan Mu and Hemon both froze, then grew tense, because they could vaguely sense a powerful force nearby.
Hemon kicked over a table beside him, drew his saber, and cursed at the sky, "Stop playing tricks with me! Get the fuck out here!"
Gan Mu thought this guy was truly a pig-headed teammate, but a terrible premonition suddenly rose in his heart.
The next second, Hemon's eyes widened, and in an instant, he was frozen into an ice sculpture.
Gan Mu immediately realized that something was wrong. Someone capable of such a feat was at least a Da Dou Shi. That was not a level of expert they could afford to provoke.
Ka Gang froze for a moment before saying, "Looks like the Wolf Head Mercenary Group has finally kicked an iron plate."
Gan Mu shouted at his men, "What are you standing around for? Run!"
More than twenty Wolf Head Mercenary Group mercenaries scattered in all directions.
Yet even the ones who got the farthest did not make it more than a few meters before they were all frozen into ice sculptures. The sight frightened the onlookers into fleeing.
Gan Mu trembled all over. Even before his death, he threatened them, "You're courting death! You won't make it out of Green Mountain Town!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he too was frozen into an ice sculpture.
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