Fate truly worked in mysterious ways.
Ren Ye and the others had maneuvered frantically, doing everything they could to avoid the others, hiding all the way from Lust Village to Rage Village, yet they had still run into Yu Weifeng and his people.
Eight of them had arrived altogether. Aside from Old Yu and Mad Dog, there were two familiar faces, while the remaining four were people they had never seen before.
The two groups met in the side room's sitting room. After they exchanged brief looks, the steward introduced them. "You are all fellow heroes here to offer birthday wishes. Please get acquainted."
All four of Ren Ye's group were disguised. Yu Weifeng did not recognize them at first, but for some reason, their bearing felt a little familiar.
"Hello there, brothers." Yu Weifeng greeted them with a smile.
Ren Ye inwardly cursed his rotten luck. He merely gave a perfunctory nod in response, then went with Old Liu and the others to sit at a small table on the south side.
The steward, Liu Tang, smiled and cupped his hands. "Some people have yet to arrive. Please wait here. I'll have some fine wine and food prepared for everyone."
"Sorry for the trouble," Yu Weifeng replied politely.
With that, Liu Tang turned and left.
Once he left, the side room immediately fell quiet, filled with an awkward atmosphere.
Yu Weifeng's group of eight, seven men and one woman, all sat at the large table on the north side of the room, communicating mentally.
On the south side, Old Liu pretended to sip his tea while transmitting his thoughts to his three companions. "They really do haunt us. We kept trying to avoid them, and we still ran into them."
"They accepted the mission in this secret realm, so