Blocked from Both Sides, Mu She Bullies the Few with the Many

Bang!

A burst of firelight exploded above the forest.

"Captain, something's happening." A mercenary slid down from a tree to the ground.

He hurried over to a middle-aged man. "Captain, the young captain released the signal early."

"Looks like the plan has changed." The middle-aged man rose and looked around. "Brothers, follow me."

Over a hundred mercenaries followed behind the middle-aged man, rushing toward where the signal had been fired.

Elsewhere.

A group of mercenaries had just killed a magical beast when they heard the explosion. Someone quickly climbed up a tree.

After clearly seeing the fireworks in the sky, he said to the others, "The Wolf Head Mercenary Group is doing something. They suddenly released a signal."

"Where? Let's go take a look." A bearded man said excitedly.

The other mercenaries said nothing, all turning their eyes toward another middle-aged man.

This man was Fei Lei, captain of the Blood Battle Mercenary Group.

"Hao Qiang, you've only just returned to Green Mountain Town." Fei Lei looked at the bearded man. "We'd better not provoke Mu She and his men so easily."

Hao Qiang snorted. "You and I are both Dou Shi. Do we need to fear Mu She alone?"

He paused. "Besides, I'm only suggesting that we go watch the show. I never said we had to do anything to them."

"Captain, why not go take a look?"

"Brother Hao does have a point."

"We'll clash with them sooner or later anyway. If we have a chance to kick them while they're down this time, that wouldn't be bad."

Several squad leaders among the mercenaries chimed in.

"Fine." Seeing that so many people wanted to go, Fei Lei found it difficult to keep stopping them.

"Wang Teng, run toward the clearing. I'll find a way to get Xiao Lan to pick us up." Xiao Yi Xian lay on Wang Teng's back, tightly gripping a bamboo whistle in her hand.

Wang Teng looked completely relaxed. Even while being chased by dozens of people, he showed no sign of nervousness.

He smiled. "After Mu Li's little stunt, you probably won't be able to return to Green Mountain Town."

No one besides himself and Xiao Yi Xian knew what had happened in the cave, not even Mu Li.

But some news became dangerous once it was distorted through repeated retellings.

With hundreds of thousands of gold coins' worth of valuables supposedly left unclaimed, anyone who heard that information would naturally first believe Mu Li's version of events.

Even if he and Xiao Yi Xian brought out a high-grade Xuan-tier flying Dou technique, it would not calm the greed in everyone's hearts.

That was why, after seeing the change in everyone's expressions, Wang Teng had not offered a single explanation and had instead broken out of the encirclement with Xiao Yi Xian.

"Then I won't go back." Xiao Yi Xian pretended to be at ease.

After all, she possessed the Woeful Poison Body. If she returned to Green Mountain Town and it erupted, she would harm those mercenaries.

Wang Teng smiled and asked, "How about coming with me?"

"Where to?" Xiao Yi Xian asked instinctively.

"My home," Wang Teng said.

Although Xiao Yi Xian could not refine medicine, she was a physician and was quite familiar with medicinal herbs. Bringing her back as an assistant would be pretty good.

Xiao Yi Xian's eyes first lit up, finding the idea interesting. But when she thought of her own circumstances, her gaze dimmed again.

When no answer came, Wang Teng did not press the question.

He had only mentioned it casually. His decision to come to Green Mountain Town in the first place had mostly been to complete a mission and obtain a reward.

Soon, an open area appeared ahead of them.

Xiao Yi Xian raised the bamboo whistle to her lips, preparing to blow it and summon Xiao Lan.

Just then, a large group of mercenaries emerged, weapons in hand and fully armed.

"Oh no, it's the Wolf Head Mercenary Group." Xiao Yi Xian's eyes trembled as she recognized where those people came from.

They were blocked in front and had pursuers behind them. Their situation was truly terrible.

She had just wanted to forcefully call for Xiao Lan.

"Don't blow it." Wang Teng seemed to know what she was thinking and warned her, "There are too many of them, and they have weapons. Xiao Lan would probably be shot down before carrying us into the sky."

Xiao Yi Xian was at a complete loss. "Then what do we do? Hand over the items?"

Wang Teng said calmly, "It's fine. With me here, these people aren't worth worrying about."

As they drew closer, Wang Teng slowed down. Xiao Yi Xian patted his shoulder, signaling for him to put her down.

The mercenaries who had been chasing Wang Teng and Xiao Yi Xian all revealed excited smiles when they saw the two stop.

A single Earth-tier cultivation method or Dou technique could easily sell for tens of millions of gold coins.

Not to mention that with such a cultivation method or Dou technique, one could create a powerful clan in the future.

But the smiles on those mercenaries' faces did not last long. Once they saw the fully armed Wolf Head Mercenary Group, their expressions changed.

Especially when a middle-aged man carrying a broadsword appeared before them, a trace of apprehension appeared in the mercenaries' eyes.

"Mu She!" a mercenary shouted.

The middle-aged man laughed heartily. "Thank you all for escorting them here. What comes next is an internal matter of our Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Please leave as soon as possible."

Compared to an entire mercenary group, the teams of mercenaries gathered for herb collecting were inferior in number, and their equipment was far worse as well.

"Brothers..." Someone tried to rally everyone into joining forces against the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

However, he had barely begun when an arrow flew from nowhere and pierced through his head.

The scene fell deathly silent.

"Everyone, do I need to say it a second time?" Mu She wore a cold smile.

The mercenaries began to retreat.

Mu Li led his men past them and arrived before Mu She.

"Father," Mu Li called out.

Mu She patted his shoulder, then turned and walked toward Wang Teng and Xiao Yi Xian. Mu Li followed after him.

Mu She looked at Wang Teng. "I heard you're an alchemist. If you're willing to hand over what you obtained in the cave, I can spare your life today."

"You think you've got me cornered?" Wang Teng smiled.

Mu Li interjected from the side, "You're at death's door, yet you're still talking tough."

"Is that so?" Wang Teng glanced at him contemptuously. "Do you dare come up and try?"

Anger flashed in Mu Li's eyes. He tightened his grip on his blade and was about to charge at Wang Teng, but Mu She pressed a hand against his shoulder.

"You're no match for him." Facing Mu Li's gaze, Mu She shook his head. He could sense that the energy within Wang Teng was more robust than Mu Li's.

Mu She said, "I've never killed an alchemist before. Let me experience it today."

Before his words had even faded, he stepped forward and charged at Wang Teng.

Wang Teng calmly took out a long blade from his storage ring. Though he was an alchemist, he knew a little martial arts as well.

It couldn't be helped. In this world, without some martial skill to protect oneself, traveling outside was dangerous.

Clang!

The two blades collided, sending sparks flying everywhere.

Mu She retreated two steps. Looking at Wang Teng, who had retreated four, he said with chilling killing intent, "You became a Dou Shi at such a young age. No matter what, I can't let you live today."

Wang Teng sneered. "Whether you'll survive today is still uncertain."

In truth, he was already cursing Jia Lie Bi bloody in his heart.

Where the hell is the Da Dou Shi you arranged? You said he'd protect me in secret—where exactly has he been protecting me from?

"Take this!" Mu She raised his blade and attacked again.

Within the forest, blade light flashed as the two figures continually shifted positions. In the span of a dozen breaths, they exchanged dozens of moves.

Wang Teng was not injured, but he had not gained any advantage either.

"You've got some skill." Mu She praised him, then suddenly raised his hand and issued an order to the surrounding mercenaries. "Aim at him."

Wang Teng's eyes twitched. That bastard has no sense of honor.

He prepared to call Jia Lie Lei's name.

I'm not Xiao Yan, and you're not Yao Lao. You were sent to protect me, yet you have to wait until my life is hanging by a thread before making a move?

Suddenly, a string of excited shouts rang out.

"Master Wang Teng! Master Wang Teng! Hold on, I'm coming!"

A large group of mercenaries emerged from the forest. They too were fully armed and wore matching insignias.

The man at their head had a full beard.

Wang Teng froze when he saw him. Why is it him?