"Who are you calling stupid?" Zhao Ya asked as she rose to her feet.
It was one thing to insult her, but not her teacher.
"You know who I'm talking about!" Wu Xiaoxiao clicked her tongue. "If you don't have the strength, don't run around recklessly in the future. Otherwise, you'll have to trouble others to send you back if you encounter any danger …"
"Enough!" Mo Yuan bellowed.
"Teacher …" Wu Xiaoxiao raised her head.
"That's enough!" Mo Yuan frowned. "Xiaoxiao is still young, so she doesn't understand etiquette. If she has offended you with her words, I ask for your forgiveness."
"It's fine," Zhang Xuan replied with a shake of his head.
Having dominated the Master Teacher Continent and the Azure, his state of mind was already as calm as steel. He would not hold a grudge against a little girl.
After capturing the Swift Gale Fox, Mo Yuan used a unique method to interrogate it before discreetly leaving the crowd. He searched for nearly two hours before returning with a deep frown on his face.
Clearly, he had noticed that something was amiss as well, but he was unable to find the Greenbeast Ancient Grass.
As for Zhang Xuan, he did not think too much of it.
Given how he had failed to capture the Swift Gale Fox despite its speed, it was unlikely that the ignorant God would be able to recognize it even if he saw it, let alone capture it.
After an uneventful night, the group set off at dawn.
Mo Yuan heaved a sigh of relief upon realizing that he would be able to carry out the task entrusted to him by that senior.
Thus, the group began making their way out of the Grand Spirit Mountain.
Mo Yuan and his students were already familiar with the path, and most of the ferocious divine beasts in the mountain had already fled due to the receding spiritual energy, so they did not encounter too much danger.
They traveled for three days straight.
With a middle-tier God like Mo Yuan helping him out, Zhang Xuan did not have to worry about his meals anymore. With his Heaven's Path Aura to replenish his energy, Zhang Xuan's injuries had already healed up, allowing him to make full use of it.
Even though it was still a long time before he made a breakthrough, at the very least, he was no longer as feeble as before.
"We should be able to leave the mountain by today!" Mo Yuan said. "However, we mustn't let our guard down. There are quite a few bandits outside the Grand Spirit Mountain, and they don't care about anything."
In order to survive, many cultivators had turned to bandits, robbing merchants and travelers. Even though the City Lord Manor often tried to encircle them, the results were minimal.
The wildfire will not be extinguished, and the spring wind will blow again.
If the problem of spiritual energy was not completely solved, this situation would continue to exist, and no one could avoid it.
At the mention of bandits and mountain bandits, everyone's expressions turned serious.
In fact, the mountain range wasn't as dangerous as the distance between the forest and Twilight City.
"You heard her. Don't run around on the road. Also, if you encounter bandits, we won't be able to protect you!" Wu Xiaoxiao looked at Zhang Xuan and the others and snorted coldly.
Zhang Xuan nodded.
No matter what he encountered, he never relied on others. Everything depended on himself.
"Zhao Ya, if we really encounter bandits, just follow behind me. I'll protect you …" Shen Cheng walked up to her.
"There's no need for that!" Zhao Ya couldn't be bothered to respond to her teacher.
"This …" Being rejected, Shen Cheng felt a little awkward.
Wu Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth again.
In order to prevent any accidents, they traveled through the night.
"Teacher, let's rest for a while. We'll be able to return to the city in another four hours, so there's no need for us to travel so quickly. It won't be too late for us to leave at daybreak," Wu Xiaoxiao said.
After traveling through the night, everyone was starting to feel a little tired.
On the other hand, Zhao Ya and the others, whose cultivation was weaker, remained silent, showing no signs of fatigue at all.
Seeing that they were not too far away from the city, Mo Yuan heaved a sigh of relief and nodded. "Alright then."
The group found a low-lying area, lit a campfire, and sat down.
Just as they were about to rest, the sound of galloping horses suddenly sounded from afar. Following which, the ground began to tremble, and it seemed like a group of people was charging over.
"Sh * t!"
Mo Yuan's face warped in horror. With a wave of his hand, he extinguished the campfire and hurriedly got to his feet to look in the direction of the commotion.
Lu lu …
The galloping horses came to a halt, and more than a dozen figures riding on massive steeds surrounded the group.
The leader of the group was a middle-aged man who wielded a crescent moon saber. His black hair and gray bangs formed a stark contrast with his clean and fair face.
"Streak of Gray?" Mo Yuan's body trembled in astonishment.
There were many bandits in the vicinity of Twilight City, and their strength varied greatly. However, the most famous of them all was none other than Streak of Gray.
No one knew the real name of this bandit, but due to the fact that he had a tuft of grayish-white hair, he was known as Streak of Gray. Not only was he a ferocious individual, he was also stronger than Mo Yuan, a middle-tier God.
Streak of Gray chuckled as he reined in his steed. "It seems like my reputation is not too shabby after all!"
"Of course it's our boss' reputation!"
"Since you know that our boss is here, let's cut the crap. We're only here to rob him of his wealth. Don't risk your life!"
The bandits beside him laughed heartily.
Mo Yuan took a step forward and said through gritted teeth, "I am a teacher from the Twilight Academy, Mo Yuan! I'm only bringing my students out for a mission, so I don't have much money on me. I beseech Boss Streak of Gray to let us off this once … "
"Students? Since that's the case, hand over your weapons and the Fox Beast to me, "Streak of Gray said with a frown.
Mo Yuan hesitated.
"It wasn't easy for us to capture the Fox Beast. Why should we hand it over to you?" Wu Xiaoxiao stepped forward. "Get out of our way right now and let us return to the city. Otherwise, I'll have my father kill all of you!"
"Your father?"
"Indeed. My father is the city lord of Twilight City, Wu Fangqing. Celestial God realm cultivator, I advise you to know your place. If you dare to rob even me, he'll surely capture all of you and kill you! "
Wu Xiaoxiao straightened her back proudly.
It was one thing for her, the daughter of the city lord, to lose to a few Semi-Divinity realm cultivators, but a few bandits actually dared to lay their eyes on the Fox Beast.
"The daughter of the city lord?" Streak of Gray was taken aback for a moment before bursting into laughter. He turned to the crowd behind him and said, "My subordinates, tell her that we aren't afraid of the city lord!"
"Afraid? If we're afraid, we'll give up our jobs! "
"Good! Let's tie that lass up and have her father send money over to ransom her!"
"That city lord sure has been relentless in his pursuit of us over the years. It'll be best if we capture that lass and teach him a lesson!"
…
A huge commotion broke out among the crowd.
"What are you trying to do?"
Wu Xiaoxiao thought that the moment she revealed her identity, the group of thieves would immediately flee. Who could have thought that it would be the opposite of what she expected? Her eyes narrowed in astonishment.
Her father was a Celestial God, and no one in Twilight City would dare to disobey him. Yet, these bandits were not afraid of death at all?
"What are we trying to do?" Streak of Gray chuckled. "I thought that you were just a bunch of poor students, but who could have thought that there would be such a big fish here? My subordinates, capture them and don't let a single one of them escape. Once we capture them, we'll finally be able to enjoy ourselves! "
"Very well!" The bandits burst into laughter as they leaped down from their steeds and surrounded Streak of Gray's group.
"Shen Cheng, I want you to think of a way to break out of this encirclement!"
Not expecting things to turn out this way, Mo Yuan's face turned livid. However, it was already too late for him to say anything now. With a suppressed voice, he charged toward Streak of Gray.
The only thing he could do now was to find a way to defeat Streak of Gray so that he could threaten Streak of Gray.
Hula!
A burst of sword qi emanated from Streak of Gray's body, exerting immense pressure on Streak of Gray.
Even though middle-tier Gods were still considered to be at the bottom of the hierarchy in the Firmament, their strength and agility far surpassed that of low-tier Gods. On top of that, Mo Yuan was a teacher, and his attacks were extremely powerful.
"You're courting death!" As if having guessed that Streak of Gray would make a move, Streak of Gray raised his crescent moon saber and swung it down.
It was a simple move, but it carried immense might that made one wary.
Mo Yuan hurriedly retracted his sword to block the attack.
Kacha!
Streak of energy gushed into Streak of Gray's sword, causing it to tremble uncontrollably. Mo Yuan felt the web between his thumb and index finger going numb, and fresh blood flowed from his palm. His knees caved in, and he fell to the ground.
Streak of Gray had used the strength of his crescent moon saber and the advantage of being on a steed to neutralize all of Mo Yuan's moves in a single move.
"Overwhelming strength …" Zhang Xuan frowned.
When Wu Xiaoxiao had announced her clan, he had already known that something was amiss. The city lord was indeed formidable, but they were outside the city, and the other party was a bandit. Wasn't he courting death by saying such words?
It seemed like this young lady was not just used to being pampered, more importantly, she did not have any experience in the wilderness.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have acted so recklessly.
Of course, even if Streak of Gray had not said those words, he didn't think that the bandits would have let them off.
Those who were able to enter Twilight Academy were all geniuses of the city, and they came from powerful clans. If they were to take away the treasures and let the students go, wouldn't they be leaving themselves open?
As someone who had dominated Twilight City for many years, Zhang Xuan did not think that the other party would go easy on him just because of a student.
The reason why he said that he was only going to steal the sword and the fox was to lower the guard's guard.
It was for this reason that Zhang Xuan and Mo Yuan didn't stop Wu Xiaoxiao from throwing a tantrum even though they knew that it would bring disaster upon them.
Peng!
With such thoughts in mind, Streak of Gray's crescent moon saber struck Mo Yuan's body, and the latter was sent flying. His body stiffened, unable to move at all.
"Tie him up!"
Huala!
Two of Mo Yuan's subordinates rushed forward and took out some ropes to tie him up tightly.
"How is it? Do you still want to resist? "
To be able to severely injure Mo Yuan, who was the strongest among them, with just two moves, Streak of Ash chuckled as he surveyed his surroundings with a proud look on his face.
"This …"
The faces of Shen Cheng, Wu Xiaoxiao, and the others paled.
They had thought that their teacher would be able to stop Streak of Gray, and even if he couldn't win, he would at least be able to buy some time for him to escape. Who could have thought that he would be defeated in just two moves?
Even their teacher, a middle-tier God, was unable to withstand two moves from Streak of Gray. If they were to go up against Streak of Gray, would they not be able to withstand even a single move?
Just as they were at a loss as to what to do, the young man named Zhang Xuan suddenly walked up to them with a dazed look on his face.
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