The Duel Arena was a complete mess.
Everything was destroyed in the battle between several level-three Celestial Masters. Many of the aftershocks hit the stands, causing a large number of civilians to die.
The three brothers of the Dagger School were indeed rebels.
They came to Mid-Border City half a year in advance and started to take over the families with their absolute strength. However, they didn't ask for any money. Instead, they told the families that they would protect them. All they needed to do was form a huge alliance.
In fact, they didn't touch any of the families' money. Therefore, in just three months, they took over many families in Mid-Border City and established the Dagger School. These families were happy and harmonious and were very respectful to the three brothers. However, the three brothers only had one goal.
That was to be qualified to participate in the Castellan Qualification Battle.
The Castellan Qualification Battle wasn't something that could be participated in with strength. It required the support of a powerful industry. When they established the Dagger School, they did encounter various resistance from the Castellan Mansion. However, Fan Huo went to see Wang Husheng in person and promised that he would never compete with him for the Castellan position.
The two even signed a contract. This was why the Castellan Mansion began to acquiesce to the development of the Dagger School. This was also why Wang Xue wasn't worried about the Dagger School even though there were four families competing today.
The three brothers were not interested in the Castellan position. They were interested in the entire Mid-Border City.
What they wanted to do was simple. They wanted level-three Celestial Masters to fight as much as possible in the Castellan Qualification Battle. This was why they forfeited and let Liu Ji, Han Zhengshen, and Mao Chengqiu continue to fight.
The Castellan Qualification Battle's harvest was unexpected. In addition, the opponents killed Huang Kai and two other level-three Celestial Masters when they were unprepared. They had an absolute advantage.
Moreover, the three of them were all level-three Celestial Masters. It wasn't difficult for them to kill the opponents when only three Celestial Masters were left alive.
In less than two incense sticks' worth of time, the last three Level 3 Heavenly Masters also lost their lives on the spot. The three brothers, Fan Huo, Fan Shan, and Fan Hai, stood together, looking at the smoking stands and the sea of fire that was still burning. They smiled at each other.
At this point, Mid-Border City had no level-three Celestial Masters. Without the resistance of level-three Celestial Masters, it was easy for them to take over Mid-Border City.
"Are there any fish that escaped the net?" Fan Huo looked around the battlefield and smiled with satisfaction. He then turned around and asked his two brothers.
"No, all the Level 3 Celestial Masters are here. I've already counted them." Fan Shan laughed. "Not a single one of them escaped!"
Fan Huo nodded when he heard this. Then, he thought of something and asked, "How many of them are a threat? Han Ya? Wang Xue? "
Fan Shan and Fan Hai were stunned. They looked at each other and shook their heads.
"We can't let these two go!" Fan Huo's face sank as he said loudly, "Both of them are at the peak of Level 2 and have outstanding talent. It won't be a problem for them to break through to Level 3 Celestial Master. We can't raise a tiger and invite calamity. No matter what, we have to find the two of them! "
"Yes!" Fan Shan and Fan Hai nodded heavily and were about to leave.
"Wait!" Fan Huo spoke again, stopping the two of them. He frowned and said, "There is also a kid called Lu An. Although this kid's strength is low, his talent is terrifying. Even though he wasn't from Middle Realm City, he was on good terms with the Han Clan. Keeping him alive would be a disaster. This person must be killed! "
Fan Shan and Fan Hai looked at each other, then looked at their boss and said loudly, "Understood!"
After that, Fan Shan and Fan Hai rose into the air and rushed toward the fleeing crowd outside the duel field.
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Outside the duel field, in the endless Gobi Desert, all the people were running toward Middle Realm City. Everyone wanted to go home to escape this disaster. Only Middle Realm City could give them a sense of security.
However, a small number of people did not run toward Middle Realm City. Instead, they ran toward the mountains at the end of the Gobi Desert. Among them was a young man.
Lu An carried Han Ya and ran without stopping for a moment. He did not go back to Middle Realm City because he knew that it would soon become a place of gunfire.
When the rebel army arrived at Middle Realm City, they would search the entire city and eliminate all possible threats. At that time, the rebel army would rather kill a thousand innocent people than miss a single person. Moreover, the biggest threat to the rebel army was Han Ya, whom he was carrying.
Moreover, he was worried that once Han Ya woke up in Middle Realm City, she would lose control and do something irrational.
Although the mountains in the distance were far away from these fleeing people, they would not stop as long as they could see them. Moreover, Lu An found that many of the people running toward the mountains were Taoist Masters.
There were Level One and Level Two Taoist Masters. They saw each other, but no matter how much they hated each other, they would not fight in a life-and-death situation like this.
As it turned out, the mountains were indeed too far away. After running for half an hour, the mountains did not seem to be getting any closer. They still seemed so far away.
After an hour of frantic running for their lives, no matter who it was, they would be exhausted to the point of being unable to catch their breath. Looking back, the duel field was so small that it was almost invisible, and no one was chasing after them. Therefore, many Taoist Masters chose to sit down and rest, lying on the sand and gasping for breath.
It was the same for Lu An. He was also very tired, so after carefully placing Han Ya against a rock, he also tried his best to rest.
He even took out a Constitution-Enhancing Pill from his ring and swallowed it without hesitation. Now was not the time to be frugal. He needed to recover his strength as quickly as possible.
They had long left the civilians in the mountains behind, and now the Taoist Masters were all around them. The faces of these Heavenly Masters were all very pale. Lu An took a deep breath because he felt that he was not much better off.
Be it the Celestial Masters or himself, none of them had expected that the battle for the position of City Lord would become the day of the rebel army's attack.
This sudden and frightening event made everyone feel dejected and exhausted.
Just as Lu An was about to close his eyes and rest on the rock for a while, he suddenly felt the person beside him move. He suddenly opened his eyes and saw that Senior Sister Han Ya had woken up!
"Senior Sister!" Lu An quickly got up and squatted beside Han Ya, asking, "How do you feel? Are you hurt anywhere?"
Hearing Lu An's words, Han Ya was confused. Then, an overwhelming amount of memories attacked her, causing her eyes to widen and become more and more frightened!
"Ah!!!"
Han Ya's scream startled the Taoist Masters who were resting in the distance.
Then, these Taoist Masters saw Han Ya get up and go back the way she came, but Lu An grabbed her. Looking at the two of them, the Taoist Masters did not have the strength to feel anything.
"Senior Sister!" Lu An grabbed Han Ya's wrist and roared angrily, "Senior Han died for you. Do you want him to die with everlasting regret?"
As soon as he said that, Han Ya's body trembled, and the strength to break free completely disappeared.
Then, Han Ya slowly squatted down, hugged her calves, buried her head in her knees, and cried quietly.
Lu An stood in the same place and looked at the crying Han Ya in front of him. He did not say anything, because some things had to be completely cried out to feel better.
After a long time, when Lu An's strength was almost fully recovered, Han Ya raised her head. At this time, the Taoist Masters around them had already fled, leaving only the two of them.
Han Ya squatted on the ground and slowly raised her head, looking at Lu An who was standing beside her. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying, making Lu An's heart ache.
Then, Han Ya slowly stood up and wiped the tears on her face. Looking at the small duel in the distance, she took a deep breath.
"Where are we going?" Han Ya's voice was choked with sobs as she asked softly.
"Escape." Lu An frowned and said softly, "Run to a place where the rebels can't chase after us."
Hearing that, Han Ya lowered her head slightly, turned around, and looked at Lu An in front of her. She said softly, "Lu An, I know you're a person who keeps his promises, which is why my father entrusted me to you. It's just that I might disappoint you. "
Lu An was stunned when he heard that. His heart suddenly tightened, and he quickly said, "Senior Sister, if you go back now, it's tantamount to courting death!"
"I know, I'm not going back." Han Ya smiled bitterly and said, "It's just that my family is dead, and I have no reason to live. I have to find my purpose, do you understand? "
Lu An was stunned when he heard that. He did not understand what Han Ya meant. However, when he saw Han Ya's miserable smile, he suddenly thought of something!
"You're going to look for Wei Tao?" Lu An was so shocked that he even forgot to use the honorific!
"Yes, I'm going to look for him." Han Ya smiled softly. The wind blew her long hair, and her eyes had completely lost the light of life. She said, "That's where the rebels are rampant. I can't drag you to die with me."
"…"
Lu An gradually clenched his fists. He was not angry, because he knew that for a person who had lost her heart, what she wanted most was to find a reason to live.
No matter how strong he was, he could not give Han Ya such a spiritual sense of security. Only Wei Tao could do that.
"I'm sorry to let you come to Zhongjing City and encounter such a thing." Han Ya's voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible. She said, "This is my own choice, and it doesn't count as breaking your promise."
After that, Han Ya turned around in the wind and headed south without looking back.
Lu An clenched his fists, and his eyes struggled to look at the figure who was walking faster and faster, farther and farther away. He clenched his teeth, and his eyebrows were almost twisted into a ball.
Finally, after three breaths of time, Lu An suddenly raised his head and immediately charged forward!
"Senior Sister!" Lu An shouted, "I'll go with you!"
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