The cold night froze Changfeng Cave.
In the distant mountain forest, ten riders slowly approached, treading on the snow. Finally, they stopped at the top of a mountain, gazing into the distance at the place with waning lights under the snowy night.
After nightfall, the ten of them changed into white clothes.
After watching from afar, the ten of them whispered to each other. One by one, they loosened their hair, letting it drape over their shoulders. One by one, they wore masks on their faces.
Miao Yi had repeatedly reminded them that they could only do things in secret if they did not abide by the rules. They could not expose their identities.
Just like how Xiong Xiao had wanted to kill him in the past, he could only do it behind his back. He would never dare to do it in public.
The leader, Lai Yuhan, sat on his dragon steed and surveyed his surroundings. He gently raised his hand and waved.
Three of the riders immediately dispersed. They were White Lotus Eighth Grade, Seventh Grade, and Sixth Grade cultivators respectively. They circled around the surrounding mountains and guarded the four directions of East Arrival Cave.
After making some preparations, Lai Yuhan waved his hand and pointed towards Changfeng Cave in the mountains.
Behind him were six riders. Five White Lotus Fifth Grade cultivators followed by a White Lotus Ninth Grade cultivator. They charged forward at full speed, no longer concealing their whereabouts.
The cultivator guarding Changfeng Cave's mountain gate heard the commotion and used his transcendence vision to look. He saw six masked men with disheveled hair charging over on their dragon steeds.
With such strange attire, he didn't need to think to know it was abnormal. His expression changed drastically.
"Wuuu …" He immediately let out a long whistle to alert the police.
As the alarm sounded, silhouettes immediately flashed out from every cultivation residence in Changfeng Cave, quickly making preparations to deal with the situation.
The cultivator guarding the mountain gate did not care about the cultivation of the invaders. The enemy was outnumbered. Without another word, he turned and ran.
But how could his two legs outrun the speed of a dragon steed? The masked man leading the charge swung his spear.
His powerful transcendence energy cut out as if it was solid. The White Lotus Ninth Grade cultivator was the first to make a move.
A line of snow slid across the ground. With a rumble, a large piece of the ground was overturned along with the snow and dirt.
Bang! The fleeing cultivator was immediately crushed to the ground. His head was exposed as he coughed up blood.
The six riders rushed past him, not killing him.
Seeing this strength, the cultivator who was pressed to the ground and coughing blood immediately knew that the invaders were not easy to deal with. This was at least the strength of a White Lotus Fifth Grade cultivator. And judging by the opponent's attack, it was probably far above that.
The cultivator simply closed his eyes and pretended to be dead.
At this moment, the Changfeng Cave Master had already organized his subordinates and charged forward to meet the enemy head-on. From afar, he bellowed, "Who dares to invade my Changfeng Cave?!"
There was no response from this side, and they directly collided with the other side's troops.
The masked man in the lead immediately engaged in a furious battle with the Changfeng Cave Master. The former fought with ease and skill, but the latter was secretly alarmed.
As soon as the Changfeng Cave Master, who only had a cultivation at White Lotus Fifth Grade, exchanged blows, he knew that he was far from being a match for the other party.
However, he could vaguely sense that the other party didn't seem to have any intention of killing him. The other party knocked the weapon in his hand away with a single thrust of his spear, then raised his spear and smashed it down, directly cleaving the head of his mount into a pulp. Then, the other party didn't continue chasing after him as he dodged to the side. Instead, he took out a jade archive and examined each and every one of his subordinates.
One had to know that of the six masked men here, aside from the White Lotus Ninth Grade leader, the other five each had strength comparable to the Changfeng Cave Master. How could the people of Changfeng Cave possibly stand a chance against them?
Amidst the rumbling sounds, the stone slabs were sent flying under the assault of the transcendence energy. Snowflakes danced wildly in the air, and the people of Changfeng Cave were almost instantly slaughtered into a complete mess.
What was strange was that even though the other party came with such a menacing momentum that they couldn't even defend themselves, they only killed their mounts and not their own men.
Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao were also in the midst of the chaotic battle, but the two of them were still united by Yuan Zhengkun's side.
Even though Yuan Zhengkun also had the strength of a White Lotus Fifth Grade, he couldn't withstand the combined forces of so many people of equal strength. He secretly groaned in his heart. It hadn't been long since he surrendered, why did he have to run into this again? What was wrong with South Edict Manor? Why was it so chaotic?!
Just as he blocked the incoming spear, the dragon steed he was sitting on let out a neigh and fell to the ground, killed by a cold gleam. Yuan Zhengkun quickly dodged backwards and floated away.
In just a short while, all the mounts of the people of Changfeng Cave had been killed. Everyone retreated one after another, gathering around the Changfeng Cave Master.
Meanwhile, the six masked men were already riding in a row with their spears raised.
"Just who are you people? Why are you attacking my Changfeng Cave in the middle of the night?! "The Changfeng Cave Master bellowed angrily.
Unexpectedly, after the leading cultivator with the jade archive swept his gaze across the crowd, he pointed at Yuan Zhengkun's group of three and said in a hoarse voice, "It's the three of them! Hand over the three of them, and I will spare your lives. Otherwise, I will kill without mercy! "
The five steeds on his left and right immediately charged towards the three of them.
Yuan Zhengkun and the others were startled, as if they suddenly understood something.
Why were they only targeting the three of them? It didn't take much thought for the three of them to guess who their enemies were. They could vaguely guess the identity of the intruders.
"Run!" Yuan Zhengkun cried out in fear, and immediately turned to flee with Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao.
But could they outrun the speed of dragon steeds?
The sound of wind breaking came from behind them, and the three of them quickly raised their spears to defend themselves.
Bang bang bang! Three loud sounds rang out, and the weapons in the hands of Yuan Zhengkun and the others were either swept away or sent flying.
Immediately after, a few bangs rang out, and the three of them were also sent flying by the five dragon steeds charging towards them from the dagger formation. This was the result of losing the advantage of a dragon steed.
Even a Blue Lotus cultivator wouldn't dare to take a direct hit from a dragon steed, let alone them.
The impact of a dragon steed was astonishing. The crisp sound of their bones breaking rang out in the night, and they were sent flying as they spat out blood.
The five of them caught up on their dragon steeds, and their spears pierced through the abdomen of the three. With a swing of their spears, they flung the three of them to the ground.
The three of them screamed as they vomited blood, and the five steeds quickly turned back. The three of them were scared out of their wits, and clutched their bleeding abdomens as they cried out in fear, "Surrender! Surrender! Ah … "
The five steeds came over, and completely ignored their surrender. The spears in their hands pierced quickly, and completely destroyed the three's ability to resist.
The three wailing corpses were quickly scooped up by the three steeds.
"Aooo …" Under the snowy night, the leader of the masked men with disheveled hair faced the sky and let out a long howl. This was a signal to the four people who were guarding the four directions in case they failed to escape.
He immediately turned his dragon steed around, and the five steeds quickly followed behind him.
As expected, they kept their promise, and didn't attack anyone else.
And under the threat of the masked man, none of the Changfeng Cave people dared to attack again. This was because the other party truly had the ability to kill them without mercy!
Moreover, both Manors knew about the grudge between Xiong Xiao and Miao Yi. After Yuan Zhengkun and the others were assigned to serve him, the Changfeng Cave Master was secretly worried that the madman Miao Yi would come for revenge.
If Miao Yi dared to go against Xiong Xiao, why would he be afraid of a mere Changfeng Cave?
As expected … The Changfeng Cave Master gritted his teeth and said, "Needless to say, it must be that madman Miao Yi's doing. I heard that his East Arrival Cave recruited twenty experts, and today he actually used them on our Changfeng Cave. Damn it!"
Someone beside him immediately asked, "Cave Master, should we give chase?"
The Changfeng Cave Master turned around and spat at him, "What chase? We don't even have mounts anymore. How are we going to chase after them? Even if we catch up, do you really think they won't dare to kill us to silence us? We can't afford to offend them. Let the Mountain Chieftain handle it! "
In the middle of the night, the ten steeds met in the snowy forest. Lai Yuhan grabbed the wailing trio by their hair, and after identifying them, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
The ten steeds immediately galloped away...
The next afternoon, the ten steeds finally returned to East Arrival Cave after traversing through the mountains and ravines, taking the wild paths.
Leaping off his dragon steed and letting go, Lai Yuhan quickly rushed to the outside of the Cave Master's shack. He just happened to bump into the Great Cave Master Miao, who had stopped cultivating after hearing the commotion.
Walking out the door, Miao Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at the foot of the mountain, sneering, "Done?"
"Fortunately, I didn't disappoint you. I've already captured them."
Lai Yuhan cupped his fists and reported. As he spoke, he followed behind Miao Yi down the mountain.
"Did it go smoothly?"
"Very smoothly."
"You didn't kill anyone else from Changfeng Cave, did you?"
"No. As per the Cave Master's orders, I only injured most of them. I didn't kill anyone."
"Well done! Only that bastard Xiong Xiao got off lightly. I'll be waiting for him to come looking for trouble! "Miao Yi sneered.
The feeling of having his subordinates obey his orders and not having to personally go out and risk his life felt great.
Originally, with his temper, he wished he could kill all of Xiong Xiao's subordinates, and let Xiong Xiao have a taste of being a Mountain Chieftain all by himself.
But that wasn't realistic. Even if it was done cleanly and cleanly, if Yang Qing's entire Cave of Xiong Xiao's men were to be slaughtered, then it wouldn't be a small matter. South Edict Manor would definitely investigate the matter thoroughly, and when the time came, Yang Qing wouldn't let Miao Yi off easily either.
But since you, Xiong Xiao, could do the same thing back then, I, Miao Yi, can do the same now. Didn't you, Xiong Xiao, send your masked subordinates to kill me, and refuse to admit it even if they were caught red-handed?
Now I've also sent masked men to your place to cause trouble. I won't kill anyone else, and will only capture Yuan Zhengkun and the other two. I want you, Xiong Xiao, to know that I was the one who did it. When the time comes, I'll also refuse to admit it. What can you do to me without any evidence? Do you think you can forcefully pin the blame on me?
Thinking back, Yang Qing had sent Qing Ju to pass a message. If one day, Miao Yi could replace Xiong Xiao's position in South Edict Manor, Yang Qing would let him sit on Xiong Xiao's territory.
Miao Yi could only hate the fact that his cultivation was too low, and that he didn't have enough men under his command. His foundation was weak, and he wasn't strong enough to oversee Xiong Xiao's territory.
Taking a step back, it was also impossible to let a White Lotus Third Grade cultivator be a Mountain Chieftain. Being a Cave Master was already considered a stretch.
If it weren't for this, Miao Yi would definitely lead his men to openly seize territory without a second thought, and directly exterminate that animal, Xiong Xiao.
But he really wanted to kill Xiong Xiao, but he couldn't brazenly stir up an internal dispute within South Edict Manor.
Stirring up a dispute was fine, but the key was that you had to be able to clean up the mess. For example, after killing Xiong Xiao, you could immediately take control of Xiong Xiao's territory.
Otherwise, after killing Xiong Xiao, you couldn't just leave behind a messy mess, and then have Manor Head Yang Qing clean up your mess. Then, you could appoint a powerful person to clean up Xiong Xiao's territory.
That wasn't realistic. If Yang Qing really did that, let's not talk about whether others would suspect that it was Yang Qing's instigation. Putting aside the fact that it would disturb the hearts of the people, the rules would definitely be thrown into disarray.
In the future, whoever had a grudge against another could do something like this? And then have you, Yang Qing, clean up your mess after you're done? Otherwise, why would you let Miao Yi do it, but not us?
Would Yang Qing be able to clean up such a mess? That was why there had to be rules!
So, Miao Yi purposely exposed himself, letting Xiong Xiao know that he was the one who did it, hoping to provoke Xiong Xiao into stirring up trouble.
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