Outside Woniu Mountain.
Yan Chuan, Wang Kuan, Jian Rong, and Huo Zhen, the four of them buried their weapons and headed straight for Woniu Mountain.
And inside Woniu Mountain, within the mine—
A young man dressed as a miner, with an empty backpack on his back and a bulging, heavy waist, was desperately sprinting ahead. As he ran, the backpack burst, and his speed increased by thirty percent.
A squad of Black Armor Army was in relentless pursuit, all heavily armed, forming a formation in the mine, resembling heavenly soldiers and generals.
Didn’t dare to look back!
The young man ran for his life.
The mine was deep and pitch-dark, with twists and turns—
Turning a corner, an unexpected encounter!
The young man unexpectedly bumped into someone and immediately engaged in a fight.
In just three to five moves, the young man exclaimed—
"Copper Bridge Iron Horse!"
"Tiger Crane Double Forms?!"
The young man’s style suddenly changed—
Fist, palm, finger, claw, hook!
Throw, nail, hang, collide, insert!
"Tiger Crane Double Forms?!"
The person on the other side was also surprised.
The fierce fight between the two abruptly stopped, their hands pressed together, barely able to see in the darkness. As they brought their faces closer, both were shocked—
Wang Kuan and Jian Rong had long prepared tattered miner clothes. After the four of them hid their weapons and changed outfits, they stealthily infiltrated Woniu Mountain.
Wang Kuan raised his hand, and the four halted.
Yan Chuan listened closely—
He moved his feet, like a gecko climbing the wall, and swiftly climbed to the treetop to look afar, seeing a squad of Black Armor Army forming a line at the hillside, while three squads chased downwards, with seven or eight people fleeing in the middle.
In the distance, it was dark and unclear.
But they could guess—
"The Black Armor Army is chasing the Miner Stealers!"
Wang Kuan’s eyes lit up. At some point, he also crawled up to the treetop, beside Yan Chuan. Seeing this scene, Wang Kuan turned to Yan Chuan and Huo Zhen: "Guys, a double cross, should we?"
The Miner Stealers, being hunted by the Black Armor Army, each carried some Essence Stones more or less.
These people either had strong strength to carry the Essence Stones out of the siege.
Or they would drop the Essence Stones. The Black Armor Army only sought Essence Stones, not lives. They might even hope these people would come again next time to find more Essence Stones for them!
Fighting not for fighting, but all for Essence Stones.
Wang Kuan also saw the opportunity!
But he worried that Yan Chuan and Huo Zhen would have too strong a sense of morality and wouldn’t be willing to engage in such double-crossing.
Huo Zhen looked at Yan Chuan.
Yan Chuan grinned: "Do it!"
Treasures belong to those with virtue!
As long as it’s not filthy or treacherous, harming the innocent or friends, everything is doable!
Wang Kuan was overjoyed by their words: "In that case, the four of us should charge together, not attacking the Black Armor Army, but first targeting the one with the most Essence Stones, seize it, and retreat together!"
Yan Chuan and Huo Zhen were filled with excitement.
This was rarely seen in the orderly Great Yan, even between the New Faction and Old School, or Academy and Sect, normally all was well, rarely were there blatant robbery, battles.
In recent years, even vendettas, feuds, right and wrong, have become rare.
Jianghu isn’t just fighting and killing.
It’s more about human relationships.
But in the Mountain and Sea Realm, it’s different. Great Yan Warriors don’t belong to this world. Here, the universal moral constraints are weak, there’s no kinship and complex ties of Jianghu, here—
"Let one go, face me with your head!"
On the steep hillside, Du Head Yang Zheng’s voice was urgent and angry, ordering Captain Wang to stop the eight limit-breaking level Miner Stealers rushing downhill.
Eight limit-breaking!
Even the Black Armor Army, one squad of ten, would find it hard to stop them directly.
Captain Wang’s face turned grim. He realized this was Yang Zheng’s trick, deliberately driving the limit-breaking Miner Stealers to escape while he was on patrol, then intentionally driving them to his region.
Eight limit-breaking!
For his squad, for him as Captain, either dodge and face military punishment later, or block and be either dead or wounded!
Captain Wang held a long spear in hand, yet was unwilling to retreat. He had struggled to get into the Black Armor Army, and seeing such a promising situation, he didn’t want to throw it away, so he immediately shouted: "Form up!"
The squad of ten instantly reduced to eight!
Only two were left, running slower, and as they turned, Captain Wang speared through them both.
Wang Kuan, hidden, laughed uncontrollably at this scene. Without this squad of Black Armor Army, it would be much easier to seize the Essence Stones or escape afterward.
He held the ’Sky Shattering Bow,’ nocked an arrow, roughly aiming at the bald-headed Captain holding a spear, while slightly closing his eyes.
Limit-breaking Martial Artists have keen senses.
Looking too much could alert them.
Therefore, Wang Kuan didn’t look, only listened, waiting for the eight limit-breaking to charge before launching a cold arrow from behind to take his life on the spot.
Wang Kuan bent the bow, ready to let loose.
Yan Chuan, Jian Rong, Huo Zhen, all three closely watched the eight limit-breaking Miner Stealers. These eight were in tatters, their faces muddy and obscured, but the three didn’t care for their looks; they were focused on the amount of Essence Stones these eight carried—
"The two on the left!"
"Combined, they probably have about twenty jin of Essence Stones!"
"These two seem to be together, should we do it?"
Huo Zhen and Jian Rong quickly analyzed, glancing around trying to exchange glances with the others, they needed to lock onto targets once Wang Kuan released his arrow.
However, while they did manage to exchange glances, Yan Chuan—
At such a crucial time, Yan Chuan spaced out?!
Huo Zhen moved in closer, observing Yan Chuan’s expression, noticing something, cautiously said: "Is there someone familiar to Palace Master Yan among them?!"
Jian Rong heard it, turned her head in surprise towards Yan Chuan.
Wang Kuan opened his eyes, his gaze sharp as electricity, staring intently at the lone Black Armor Army squad captain. As he drew the full moon bow and released the string, the captain seemed to sense it, turning with the spear, Wang Kuan exerted all his strength to see the man’s face—
Just a glance, his mind went blank, heart stopped, his entire being in shock, heart and soul shattered.
However, because of Yan Chuan’s delay, they hadn’t agreed on a precise target with Jian Rong and Huo Zhen.
Upon hearing the arrow, Jian Rong and Huo Zhen, according to the original plan—
The two rushed out together, heading straight for the center. After moving, Huo Zhen quickly said: "Don’t strike fatally!"
There might be someone familiar to Yan Chuan among them!
Jian Rong understood.
On the side, Wang Kuan’s blood and Qi were raging, suddenly releasing another arrow, the second arrow caught up with the first—
The two arrows collided!
The surprise attack failed!
The Black Armor Army squad captain, survived!
Jian Rong was shocked!
What kind of maneuver was that?
Shooting the wrong target?
At Wang Kuan’s level, how could he make such a basic mistake?
Jian Rong was stunned!
Jian Rong was puzzled.
But then, facing that captain directly, at a glance, she suddenly got goosebumps all over: "It’s—"
Before she could finish.
The eight limit-breaking had already clashed with the Black Armor Army squad captain—
With loyalty and courage stabilizing the land, one spear settles the kingdom!
Captain Wang’s spear struck like a dragon, fighting one against eight, incredibly brave. The eight on the opposite side were immediately encircled and blocked by him. These eight Miner Stealers had hidden their weapons outside to infiltrate the mine, and now barehanded, even being limit-breaking, didn’t dare to resist the spear directly.
Either dodging or flashing!
Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers!
Jian Rong couldn’t see clearly at that moment, and then—
On her side, Yan Chuan moved faster, with oil on the soles of his feet, already arriving in front, and as he ran, a flying knife slipped from his hand, aiming straight for the lone Black Armor Army squad captain’s life.
Jian Rong screamed: "No!"
Yan Chuan heard her, but it was too late; his flying knife was already launched. However, trusting Jian Rong, Yan Chuan hesitated not one bit—
Yan Chuan immediately empowered the ’Flying Knife’—
If succeed, the man dies!
If it fails, the man lives!
No matter what Jian Rong’s call meant, he did his best!
Captain Wang was entangled with the eight limit-breaking at the time when suddenly he felt a chill down his back, glancing a speck of cold light coming. He turned the spear to block, only to see—
The cold light, however, in mid-air, drew a beautiful arc, shifted, and came from the side.
He yelled, but unfortunately, the spear was used up. Despite the Qi and strength explosion, it was genuinely difficult to block at such sudden move, only hoping his ’Wutong Armor’ could stop this fatal sneak attack.
Captain Wang even felt he was already dead.
Empowerment failed, the flying knife shattered!
Captain Wang was flabbergasted, his back drenched in sweat. There is great horror between life and death; he had just walked from the gate of hell, even with one foot already stepped over, and mysteriously, by some stroke of luck, was kicked back.
Unexpectedly survived!
Jian Rong exhaled a sigh of relief!
In the back, seeing Wang Kuan’s arms shattered, bloody, his eyes reddened, after a moment of silence finally roared towards the sky: "My son!!!"
Yan Chuan, with oil on the soles of his feet, ran fast, already reaching the Black Armor Army squad captain, knife in hand, just about to slash down, when coldly hearing Wang Kuan shouted, his wrist shook, the blade missed, and turning, brushed past the terrified and dumbfounded captain.
Could this person be Wang Zhengyi, the greatest of the Guangling Ten Outstanding?
After passing the ’Captain Wang,’ Yan Chuan realized, but at the moment couldn’t care, stepping on ’Divine Movement Transformation,’ bypassing the suspected Wang Zhengyi, Yan Chuan called: "Master!"
Someone ahead answered!
But not just one, another voice too: "Senior brother!"
Yan Chuan widened his eyes, looking at the leftmost two of the eight limit-breaking, stunned.