Nalan Yanran, a prodigy, had never suffered threats and intimidation from some nameless lackey. Her expression darkened, and she was about to teach him a lesson when Ye Uchiha moved first. A wisp of pressure radiated from him and enveloped the sky above the Desert Iron Mercenary Corps' stone fortress, weighing heavily on everyone inside.
"Leader of the Desert Iron Mercenary Corps, come out! I have something to discuss with you!" His ringing voice carried throughout the fortress, sending the mercenaries inside into a flurry of panic.
"A Dou Wang?!"
Xiao Ding, the leader of the Desert Iron Mercenary Corps, had been discussing business with the core members in the main hall. He sprang to his feet, his face filled with horror as he felt the circulation of his Dou Qi being suppressed and looked toward the source of the voice.
Beside him, Xiao Li grabbed the fine steel spear resting nearby and turned anxiously to Xiao Ding, their pillar of support. "Big brother, what should we do?!"
Xiao Ding took a deep breath and said calmly, "He came looking for me. I've never had any conflict with someone at that level, so he probably isn't here to cause trouble. Stay here for now. I'll go meet this Dou Wang alone."
Seeing that his elder brother intended to face an unfamiliar Dou Wang alone, Xiao Li, the corps' deputy leader, said worriedly, "Big brother, how can I let you do that? We're brothers! Let me come with you!"
Knowing all too well how hotheaded his younger brother was, Xiao Ding quickly waved him off and firmly refused. "No. With you there, even if he didn't come to cause trouble, you might provoke him into it."
The other members solemnly agreed with Xiao Ding and hurried to stop Xiao Li from