In the barren mountains.
Wei Sheng spotted Hong Chengchun racing toward him from afar, and a strange gleam flashed in his eyes.
"Fine work, Brother Wen! You actually routed One-Ear, the Black Wind Stronghold's fourth boss, single-handedly-I'm impressed!"
Hong Chengchun looked him up and down as though meeting Wen Tailai for the first time, his eyes full of amazement!
"Brother Hong, help me kill this bandit! In return, I'll help you kill Wei Sheng another day. How about it?"
Wei Sheng looked at Hong Chengchun.
"A mere Wei Sheng is someone I can kill alone-but since you've asked, Brother Wen, I'll certainly lend you a hand."
Hong Chengchun agreed immediately.
How could a mere Wei Sheng warrant two Ten Refinements experts taking action?
What he valued was Wen Tailai himself!
After all, Wen Tailai possessed peak Ten Refinements combat strength at such a young age, and knew how to conceal his brilliance and bide his time. Befriending him would surely bring the Hong Family a heavyweight ally in the future.
"I'll drive this bandit toward the northwest corner. Sorry for the trouble, Brother Hong, but please head over there and wait by the stump for the rabbit-"
"Understood."
Hong Chengchun nodded. The instant he turned around, he suddenly felt a fierce wind strike toward the back of his head. Bone-chilling killing intent enveloped him, frightening him so badly that every hair on his body stood on end.
"What?!"
A sudden chill gripped Hong Chengchun's heart. As he spun around, all he saw was a pale fist growing larger before his eyes!
Boom!
Overbearing, ferocious jin force, supplemented by fifty thousand jin of strength-even fully prepared to defend himself, Hong Chengchun could never have withstood it, let alone caught off guard.
Bang!
Hong Chengchun felt a pain in his forehead. His