A changed attitude

"I demonstrated shooting skills. Pei Jing only severed my tendons, not my legs. I can still barely use the Dragon Elephant Combat Technique!"

"With Ning Que's help, everyone else was taken care of!"

Qing'an sought help from Wang Haoran, while Ren Anran and others were temporarily conscripted.

Even though Wang Haoran separated from Qin Wenhan and partnered with Ren Anran, who possessed exceptional abilities, the two still couldn't escape being targeted.

In their elite team handling matters concerning the elderly, apart from Wang Haoran and Ren Anran, the rest of them basically followed the orders of Pei Jing and others, and there were also moments when they defected.

Their companions turned out to be the instigators of this underhanded attack. When top-tier fighters like Wang Handian and Du Qi retaliated, they left Wang Haoran and his companions with virtually no chance to fight back or escape.

And their descendants soon became the prison wardens who guarded them.

It wasn't until they were imprisoned in the Willow Garden Underground Palace that Wang Haoran and the others understood Pei Jing's charade of faking his old age.

However, Wang Haoran and the others were unable to send any messages, their communication devices and other tools were confiscated, and they lacked the physical strength to escape.

It wasn't until Pei Jing led several high- Sequence Holder out to assassinate Zhou Rihui that Ren Anran saw a glimmer of hope for escape.

Faced with the choice of waiting for the matter to end and facing certain death, or using the situation for exchange, or risking everything to seize a glimmer of opportunity, Ren Anran and the others chose the latter.

The risks remain high, but fortunately Ning Que's defection at a critical moment proved invaluable, allowing Ren Anran to send the message to Zhang Xuezhou's communicator.

"We didn't expect you to react so quickly, and even manage to turn the tables!"

Sitting outside the entrance of Shuiyun Pavilion, Ren Anran looked at Zhang Xuezhou, who was in good health, and finally felt relieved.

"Well done!"

After listening, Zhang Xuezhou praised him and then gave Ning Que the same praise.

"Traitors and rebels should be punished by everyone!"

Ning Que, mentioning that he was just doing his duty and that he would seize any opportunity that came his way.

This is a huge adventure, but Ning Que has to do it.

His expression shifted slightly as he continued to observe Zhang Xuezhou and the others, his furrowed brows never relaxing.

"Xiao An Ran, could you please fix my severed ear? Since it fell off, I've had some hearing problems, and the genetic sites in the ear are very important; losing it could be fatal!"

Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran had a very brief conversation.

Zhou Rihui, standing to the side, stared longingly at Ren Anran.

Unable to receive divine healing, Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to seek help from Ren Anran.

Not only did he need treatment for his ear that was about to fall off, but Zhou Rihui also had sixteen wounds on his body that were still bleeding. Even a tough man like him couldn't withstand such bleeding. Zhou Rihui felt his head starting to spin, and he knew he wouldn't be able to hold on much longer without emergency treatment.

I'll do my best!

Ren Anran opened her mouth, then looked at Zhang Xuezhou.

When it was Zhou Rihui's turn to ask her for help, Zhang Xuezhou's seemingly intact body must have been severely injured, even more so than the severed tendons in her hands and feet, to the point that she could no longer perform magic.

She responded softly.

Ren Anran struggled to heal her own injuries, so healing Zhou Rihui would be extremely difficult, especially since Zhou Rihui had advanced further in his cultivation sequence, making it even harder for her to attack with her Technique Method power.

It seems we can only barely stop the bleeding!

After several adjustments, Ren Anran performed a healing spell on Zhou Rihui, but the effect was clearly unsatisfactory.

"Your Tuer God power is a bit low, is it because you lack divine gifts?"

Zhou Rihui touched his ear and felt that the severed flesh had not yet healed. Even a slight touch caused a pulling pain, a feeling that made him feel terrible.

No matter how well it's planned or rehearsed, unexpected events during clashes Sequence Holder are unpredictable, and the damage from a deadly battle can be unbearable.

He glanced at Wang Haoran and Ren Anran, who were slumped over, then at Ren Yisheng and Zhang Xuezhou, who were frowning, then at Ren Anran, who was turning to Song Fengying, and then at Pei Ying, who was standing obediently to the side. Everyone had their own posture, but none of them looked relaxed.

"Let's kill that old bastard Pei Jing as soon as possible, then we can go back to Western Capital City for recuperation!"

Zhou Rihui took a deep breath, his bones cracking and popping, clearly preparing for his final battle.

"Don't be careless. Pei Jing doesn't seem to be the mastermind; he was likely instigated by someone to plan this operation!"

Just as Zhou Rihui was about to step out and chase after Pei Jing, Ning Que added a sentence.

"There's someone behind the scenes? Who?" Zhou Rihui asked after a moment of surprise.

"I don't know!" Ning Que shook his head.

"I don't understand what you're saying, we don't have time..."

"So what made you this judgment?"

Just as Zhou Rihui made a complaint, Zhang Xuezhou, who was standing next to him, asked him very seriously.

"I met Pei Jing during the Qing'an Province selection competition. He encouraged us to participate in the Youth Challenge in a harmonious and friendly manner, emphasizing that the challenge was about participation, not about fighting to the death. His words and demeanor at the time were genuine!"

Ning Que ignored Zhou Rihui's words and gave a very formal response when Zhang Xuezhou asked him.

"When did Pei Jing change his attitude?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

Zhang Xuezhou did not deny Ning Que's words.

If an ordinary person judged Pei Jing's words as sincere based on having met him only once, Zhang Xuezhou would certainly not believe such a judgment.

However, he believed Ning Que's judgment to a great extent.

The reason for this is simple: Luo Zhong gradually influenced Ning Que Ning Que, giving him a mental strength that was no less than Ren Anran's, making it difficult for Ning Que to make mistakes in his mental judgment.

"I don't know about that," Ning Que shook his head and said, "I've only seen Pei Jing once before, and then I saw him again this time when I was mixed in with the arrest team and betrayed them."

"Now that you mention it, it reminds me of something. There is indeed something strange about this matter," Pei Ying interjected. "Father had previously mentioned something about peaceful coexistence with Western Capital City, but later he completely rejected it, disrupting all the arrangements for the Youth Challenge. I was busy for a month just changing the venue for the Youth Challenge!"

"Someone must have made him change his mind," Ning Que said. "This even made Pei Jing see victory as inevitable, which is why Pei Jing made such a bold decision!"

" Those with Sequence Holder don't meet many people. Pei Ying, you should know what kind of strangers Pei Jing has met these past few days since he changed his attitude," Ren Yisheng said.

"Stranger..."

Pei Ying couldn't help but fall into thought.

It's more dangerous for someone to instigate Pei Jing to do something than for Pei Jing to make his own decision.

Now that Pei Jing has been severely injured and is on the run, Pei Li and the others are likely to remain in Western Capital City, and the Pei family will eventually fall into Pei Ying's hands.

Although the Pei family will inevitably suffer extremely severe punishment, Pei Ying will become the official heir of the Pei family, and everything he gains will not be much worse than what he currently has.

Pei Ying was mentally prepared for his future, but he did not want to follow in Pei Jing's footsteps.

Words alone were not enough to sway Pei Jing. Pei Ying felt that his father must have encountered something uncontrollable to make this arrangement, and even used him as bait.

The madness of old age might explain everything, but Pei Ying couldn't understand what benefit Pei Jingnian could possibly gain from rebelling against the Scarlet Alliance State at such an advanced age.

Pei Ying couldn't understand the reasons behind this, and he wondered if he himself would be implicated in the future.