"Pretty lucky, aren't we? To think we managed to intercept two Nine-Star Dou Venerables here. Don't you agree, Brother?"
A teasing voice sounded beside Xiao Lin and Ji Li's ears.
"Indeed, we're incredibly lucky. Remember the last time we waited here? We didn't even see a single person. Persistence really does pay off!"
A second voice, filled with delight, rang out at the same time.
At the same moment, two middle-aged men, one fat and one thin, suddenly appeared before Xiao Lin and Ji Li.
It was not hard to tell from their conversation that when the previous Space Trading Assembly had ended, they had already waited here once to ambush passing travelers.
Hearing their exchange, Xiao Lin raised an eyebrow as a thought immediately occurred to him. He instinctively glanced at Ji Li.
However, Xiao Lin kept his expression perfectly composed.
After all, if his guess was true, he could not afford to reveal what he was thinking.
"So it's the Gao Brothers!"
At that moment, Ji Li spoke up at just the right time.
Clearly, he knew the two brothers standing before them.
"Oh? I didn't expect you to recognize us. That makes things easier. You should know what kind of people we are. If you don't want to suffer, hand over your Storage Rings obediently!"
The thin man spoke.
"Brother Ji Li, you know them?"
Xiao Lin asked as though he did not care.
"Ah, the Gao Brothers. The thin one is the elder brother, Gao Tian, while the fat one is the younger brother, Gao Hai. They are notorious throughout the Central Plains, specializing in attacking those without any backing."
Ji Li briefly introduced the two brothers to Xiao Lin.
However, upon hearing Ji Li call one of them thin and the other fat, the Gao