Above South Street in Xiao City.
Three figures with formidable auras faced one another. Two had surrounded the third in a pincer formation, leaving him no room to advance or retreat.
"My friends, what is the meaning of this?"
The surrounded, black-robed elder stared gravely at the two men and spoke in a low voice.
The two elders surrounding him also had graying hair, and wore lavish blue and green robes respectively.
"Hehe, nothing much. We simply have our eyes on that Emperor's Extreme Pill in your possession. We hope you will give it to us."
The Green-Clothed Elder spoke with a smile. Though his expression was cheerful, the threat in his tone was unmistakable.
The black-robed elder's face darkened. His entire body tensed as he took a defensive stance.
"I paid a tremendous price to obtain this Emperor's Extreme Pill. Do you really think I'm a soft persimmon you can squeeze as you please?"
When he had obtained the pill, the elder had already considered the possibility that someone might ambush and kill him for it, which was why he had hurried out of the auction house.
He had thought that, with his speed, anyone harboring ill intentions would surely be unable to catch him.
What he had not expected was that, while the Dou Huang experts attending the auction had failed to catch him, people lying in ambush here had intercepted him instead.
He was puzzled. Why had someone set up an ambush here in advance, and how were they so certain that he had won the Emperor's Extreme Pill?
Of course they knew-someone had told them. Anyone who could inform the two of them in so little time likely possessed some special means.
The Blue-Clothed Elder, who had yet to speak, looked disdainfully at the black-robed elder.