Between the flying dust and sand, two afterimages rushed out.
Ji Ning was covered in blood and fell in front of Xue Zhongjing with a messy face. Qi Lan beside him was almost fainting at this moment, and lay motionless on the ground as if he was out of breath.
"It's Qi Lan!"
There was an exclamation from the crowd.
Jiang Hailiu's eyes widened, Zhen Xixi was stunned for a moment, and rushed forward with tears in her eyes. Xue Zhongjing's face was solemn, holding a knife to protect Ji Ning behind him, and frowned in a low voice and asked:
"what happens?"
"Nothing, just a small festival, they ambushed us outside the camp."
Ji Ning clutched his chest and stood up with a pale face, his body stooped.
Ji Changkui's final blow was almost carried with his life, and his spiritual energy was completely exhausted.
Fortunately, the main force was found.
Xue Zhongjing's eyes were calm and he didn't ask any more questions. He raised his head and looked forward.
More than twenty people, led by a man with a hooked nose, slowly walked over with extraordinary momentum.
"May I ask who you are?"
Xue Zhongjing asked lightly.
"and who are you!"
Ji Changkui came over with an angry look and asked instead.
But then, he noticed that all the people around him were practitioners. There were at least two hundred people on the mountain and down the mountain.
Since then, his attitude has softened a lot.
Ji Changkui's expression froze, he forced out an ugly smile, and added:
"We have no malicious intentions, we are just chasing these two boys, and we hope that fellow Taoists will do it for your convenience."
"They are part of my adventuring party."
Xue Zhongjing did not answer directly, but shook his head solemnly, and then asked:
"I dare to ask your Excellency, where did they offend you?"
"A month ago, I stole their clothes and some medicinal herbs."
Ji Ning clutched his chest, regained his composure, and spoke with a pale face.
Xue Zhongjing raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this:
"That's it?"
"That's it."
"Then it's okay."
The man's frown relaxed, his tone softened a lot, and he smiled lightly:
"This fellow Taoist, dare I ask how many pieces of clothing and herbs he stole from you? We will pay double the price for compensation. Do you think this matter can be revealed?"
"snort!"
Ji Changkui looked ugly and snorted coldly.
That little thing is only a drop in the bucket for a group of treasure thieves like them who hang out in the deep mountains and old forests all year round and make a living by digging people's graves. What's more, if they really want compensation, why bother to pursue and kill them so much? Yuan, if they had this time, they would have earned it back long ago.
The reason was that Ji Ning and Qi Lan were too tenacious, and their escape actually caused him a lot of trouble.
He dared to conclude that there must be a lot of opportunities between these two people.
"The Emperor Dragon Adventure Group has always been fair and just."
Seeing that Ji Changkui was silent, Huang Quan, who had been watching the show with squinted eyes, suddenly spoke, his face full of flesh and blood, and said with a mysterious smile:
"Brother, you may not know that this place is under the jurisdiction of our Imperial Dragon Adventure Group."
Ji Changkui looked shocked when he heard this:
"But the Emperor Dragon Adventure Group, which is the all-powerful one in the northern region, once followed Beizhou Prefecture and annihilated a fourth-stage demon cave?"
Huang Quan heard this and said with a smile on his face:
"Exactly, I am the third leader of the Emperor Dragon Adventure Group, Huang Quan."
"Disrespect, disrespect!"
Ji Changkui clasped his fists, his attitude immediately became more respectful, his hooked nose seemed to be straighter, and he said with sweating profusely:
"I didn't expect it to be the Third Leader. I offended you so much just now, so I hope you will be included."
"In that case, let's leave first. The injuries of these two little brothers were not all caused by us. We will compensate the third master for this. We hope that the third master will not blame us."
As Ji Changkui spoke, he took out a wooden box from his arms, which contained some pills.
The people watching were stunned.
No one expected that this man with a ferocious face and a strong aura would lower his posture so low in front of Huang Quan. Just now, he had an attitude of launching an army to accuse him, but now he took the initiative to offer compensation before Huang Quan could say anything more. .
"Jianghu is not only about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships."
There were some sighs in the crowd, and even Xue Zhongjing opposite had to praise this man's intelligence in his heart.
After this operation, regardless of whether Ji Ning is from Huang Quan or not, the latter will not have the nerve to care about anything anymore, because Ji Changkui has already given enough face.
Huang Quan accepted the elixir with joy on his face.
"Then we will retreat."
Ji Changkui resigned without any hesitation, and made a series of moves smoothly.
However, at this time, Huang Quan, who had a sinister look on his face, stopped him.
"etc."
"Why, your lord, you don't want to let us go?" Ji Changkui narrowed his eyes and looked a little ugly.
Huang Quan shook his head, held his big greasy belly, pointed at Ji Ning happily and said:
"The two of them are not members of our Imperial Dragon Adventure Group. Even most of the ones you can see are not."
"The beast wave last night caused this small team that was originally staying in the southern half of the perimeter to run back in a hurry, and the boss of our Emperor Dragon Adventure Group showed mercy and took them in."
"This matter has nothing to do with us. You just need to act according to reason. I won't stop you."
Huang Quan said with a smile, winking at Ji Changkui intentionally or unintentionally.
He would not miss any opportunity to cause trouble for Xue Zhongjing.
Ji Changkui was startled for a moment, then smiled sinisterly on his face, and immediately understood what the former meant.
Not enemies, but friends?
He turned around and looked at Xue Zhongjing and others up and down again. After discovering that they were just a group of defeated soldiers, his expression became gloomy again:
"Sir, I'm afraid this matter won't be settled that easily."
"These two men not only stole our things, but also injured several of our brothers. How do we settle this account?"
Xue Zhongjing frowned and glanced at Huang Quan, then at Qi Lan who was seriously injured and fell to the ground.
"Perhaps you are not the only ones who are injured!"
"Huh, they did something wrong, so hurting them is considered a minor thing!"
Ji Changkui snorted coldly. With the hint from the third leader of the Emperor Dragon Adventure Group, his confidence was extraordinary. Even though Yin Zhongxiu was half a level above him, his voice was louder:
"I don't want more. A thousand middle-grade spiritual stones, plus a hundred second-grade elixirs, let's forget it!"
"hehe."
Xue Zhongjing also smiled coldly when he heard this.
No matter how good-tempered he was, he could hardly resist swearing at this moment, especially Zhen Xixi at the back, whose eyes were as wide as copper bells.
A thousand middle-grade spiritual stones and a hundred second-grade elixirs, which are almost as high as the price offered by the Xantian Mansion, how dare you ask!
"I will give you at most ten first-grade elixirs and ten low-grade spiritual stones."
Yin Zhongxiu said, taking out a small bag from the space ring, which was full of basic healing medicines, and threw it towards Ji Changkui.
"I have observed the situation in your team and these things are enough."
"If you insist on asking for clothes and herbs, I will just tell someone to get them."
Snapped!
The bag filled with spiritual stones and medicine fell to the ground.
Ji Changkui's face was full of gloom and he did not choose to pick it up. Instead, he glanced at Huang Quan beside him first.
The latter's face remained as usual, looking up at the sky as if it had nothing to do with him.
"It looks like I can make a big deal out of it."
In an instant, Ji Changkui smiled sinisterly, looked at Xue Zhongjing and said:
"I'm afraid this fellow Taoist is too stingy to take action."
"Let's not talk about the injuries our brothers suffered. Just the amount of spiritual energy consumed by chasing them all the way cannot be replenished by ten low-grade spiritual stones. What's more, we also used some magic weapons."
"Furthermore, I believe you can also see that our team is very powerful. Although there are not many people, they are all proficient in the art of hunting formations. Together, we can easily hunt down a second-stage monster."
"These two boys have delayed us for so long, but they have indirectly caused us to lose a lot of inner elixirs and leather of the second-stage monsters. How do you calculate this loss?"
"Don't go too far!" Zhen Xixi couldn't hold it back. She gritted her teeth and was about to step forward to scold him, but was held back by Jiang Liuhai.
Xue Zhongjing frowned and did not speak immediately, but looked back at the team members behind him.
Except for Zhen Xixi, there were a few who were friends with Qi Lan, and the remaining thirty or so people had expressions of concern that it had nothing to do with them, and they all deliberately avoided his sight.
Because of what happened last night, everyone already had strong opinions on Qi Lan and Ji Ning.
At this moment, if a conflict breaks out rashly, even if he, as the group leader, can command, I am afraid that the team will fall apart after this battle.
"Then add another hundred lower-grade spiritual stones."
"A thousand dollars!"
Ji Changkui said calmly, his tone not allowing for rejection.
Xue Zhongjing's face looked ugly, and he opened his mouth like this. Do you really think he has no temper?
Boom!
Suddenly, fierce spiritual energy burst out all over his body, and the power that belonged to his superior level of Qi Condensation spread out. The broad knife on his waist made a clicking sound, as if he couldn't help but want to come out. sheath.
Ji Changkui felt this momentum, his expression suddenly changed, and he subconsciously wanted to retreat.
However, what no one expected was that the moment Xue Zhongjing exploded with momentum, Huang Quan, who had been silently watching the show, also burst out with spiritual energy.
Boom!
"Under the jurisdiction of the Emperor Dragon Adventure Group, bad fights are prohibited."
The fat on the fat man's face trembled, very disgusting, his breath dispersed Xue Zhongjing's pressure, and he sneered:
"Captain Xue, I've heard the whole story. It's obviously your men who were at fault first, and it's reasonable for them to ask for compensation. How can you be so unreasonable and take action at the slightest disagreement?"
"Bullying the weak, this kind of unfair culture must not occur in the territory under the jurisdiction of our Imperial Dragon Adventure Group!"
Huang Quan said with a righteous expression, deliberately straightening his back, but his neck was still bent.
"Isn't it time that you just wanted to rob a civilian girl?"
Xue Zhongjing squinted his eyes and spoke calmly. The pressure of spiritual energy around him increased a little, without any regression.
He and Huang Quan are old rivals, so he knows the latter's shamelessness. The more he gives in, the more the other party will bite his nose.
If it was normal, if he yelled a few words, it would be nothing if it was not painful or itchy. He would even sacrifice some relics and he would run to dig another place.
But now, if he keeps regressing, the price will be that he will either go bankrupt or hand over Ji Ning and Qi Lan directly.
Now, when he was short of manpower, he definitely couldn't accept either of these two options.
So I can only be tougher.
Huang Quan's face was not very good, and his spiritual energy was constantly flowing out. Ji Changkui on the other side was the same, but together, they were no match for Xue Zhongjing.
The gentle but overbearing pressure made both of them stagnant and unable to breathe smoothly.
"snort!"
After a stalemate, Huang Quan snorted and took the initiative to dissipate the pressure.
When Ji Changkui saw this, his expression changed and he quickly dispersed, taking a step back, not wanting to bear it himself.
"oh?"
Xue Zhongjing was a little surprised when he saw this.
It's not like Huang Quan to retreat so easily.
He had just prepared for a fight. Of course, it was not the kind of fight regardless of life and death. He thought that Huang Quan would at least try to fight him twice, and would only leave if he couldn't take advantage, but he didn't expect the latter. He actually retreated so quickly.
After years of not fighting, are you getting scared again?
"If Captain Huangfu Long hadn't specifically warned you not to stir up any disputes, and if you were still useful, I would have taken action long ago!"
Huang Quan stared at Xue Zhongjing, somewhat unwillingly.
Finally, this old enemy fell into his hands. He could handle it at will, but he couldn't kill it. It really made him feel itchy.
On the other side, Ji Changkui, who didn't know what the situation was, stood there in confusion, not knowing what to do.
He didn't expect Huang Quan to retreat so easily.
Isn't he the famous third master?
"Boss, this guy is a bit fierce. Can we join him together?"
"Don't worry, let's take a look."
Ji Changkui frowned, he couldn't see through Xue Zhongjing.
Perceiving it, the latter was clearly only half a small realm higher than him, but the pressure was not like what an ordinary second-stage upper realm could exude.
"This person's combat power is probably the best among the best, so even the third leader of the Emperor Dragon Adventure Group wouldn't dare to turn against him easily?"
Ji Changkui looked ugly. Now he was riding a tiger and it was hard to get off.
"On the basis of that bag of compensation, I will give you five more middle-grade spiritual stones, and that will be the end of the matter."
Unexpectedly, Xue Zhongjing, who seemed to have the upper hand, suddenly took the initiative to speak, took out another bag of spiritual stones and threw it over.
Everyone looked at Xue Zhongjing with some surprise.
"You are really not an ordinary person!"
Ji Changkui took the spirit stone with some surprise, and his expression when looking at Xue Zhongjing softened a little, but his heart was still solemn.
Neither hard nor soft, able to advance and retreat.
Regardless of his strength, character, or the way he handles disputes, Xue Zhongjing is the best among the best among the people he has ever met.
It's better not to offend such a person easily.
On the other side, Huang Quan also raised an eyebrow.
Xue Zhongjing actually gave the opponent a step down, and he was still looking forward to a fight between the two.
"so be it."
Ji Changkui nodded and said, and then left.
But, at this moment, Huang Quan spoke again.
"etc!"
