Qi Dalei?
Why did he suddenly appear?
What was his relationship with the woman in front of him?
Zhang Yang stared at the person kneeling before him, his expression slightly surprised.
"Why are you begging for her?" Zhang Yang asked.
If it were anyone else, Zhang Yang wouldn't have bothered. He might have even eliminated them together.
But Qi Dalei was different.
The other party had helped him before, and Zhang Yang couldn't bring himself to be cold-blooded and heartless.
"Senior, Ban Yan is my sister. I can't watch her die before my eyes. Please spare her."
Bang.
After speaking.
Qi Dalei knelt directly before Zhang Yang, kowtowing repeatedly.
At this moment, Qi Dalei abandoned all dignity.
For a seven-foot-tall man to kneel and kowtow for his sister's slim chance of survival was quite moving to Zhang Yang.
However.
Qi Banyian showed no gratitude. She even cursed.
"Useless, don't embarrass yourself with your fake sympathy! I don't need your pleading!"
Qi Dalei's lips twitched.
Hearing his sister speak like this, his face showed some embarrassment.
However, he offered no explanation.
He raised his head, which was bleeding from kowtowing, and looked at Zhang Yang.
"Senior, please be merciful and spare my sister."
Zhang Yang frowned slightly.
The relationship between Qi Dalei and his sister seemed complicated.
Of course.
This was their family matter, and Zhang Yang didn't want to get involved.
"Do you know that if I let your sister go now, she will still seek revenge against me? Do you think I have a reason to spare her?" Zhang Yang said sternly.
This question.
Did stump Qi Dalei.
He was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath and said.
"Senior, I can persuade her. I should be able to persuade her. If..."
"If you really don't trust me, Senior, you can take me as a hostage. My sister won't dare to retaliate against you."
Zhang Yang chuckled speechlessly.
"Do you think that's possible?"
Qi Banyian had shown no emotion when Qi Dalei was kowtowing and begging for her earlier, even calling him useless.
Would such a hostage truly restrain Qi Banyian?
"Senior, don't laugh. Although Banyian misunderstands me, she definitely won't kill me."
After saying that.
Qi Dalei paused and turned to look at Qi Banyian.
"Don't you agree, Banyian?"
The siblings' eyes met. Qi Banyian's expression was disgusted.
However, there was a slight change in her eyes.
But.
It quickly vanished, and she continued to mock him.
"Don't be so self-righteous. Your life and death have nothing to do with me. Even if they take you hostage, I will still get revenge!"
Qi Dalei shook his head, smiling.
"I don't believe you would do that."
"You..." Qi Banyian was infuriated.
But facing Qi Dalei's smile, she was momentarily speechless.
For a moment.
She didn't know how to retort.
Zhang Yang, who was observing, also sighed.
"Fine. Seeing how your brother pleaded for you, I'll spare you this time. But if there's a next time, you will surely die!"
After speaking.
Zhang Yang turned and prepared to descend into the dragon pit to help.
Behind him, Qi Banyian's threat was heard.
"You from the Carefree Sect, don't get cocky. We're not done with this."
"But don't worry, since you're letting me go this time, I'll spare your life next time."
Zhang Yang's footsteps paused, but he didn't look back. He leaped directly into the dragon pit.
Seeing Zhang Yang leave, Qi Dalei breathed a sigh of relief.
He ignored his blood-covered face and turned to Qi Banyian with a smile.
"Sister, let's go. I'll take you out of here."
After speaking, he ignored Qi Banyian's protests and carried her on his back.
The siblings left the old residential area.
All the way, Qi Dalei wore a smiling face.
He listened to Qi Banyian cursing and hitting him from behind.
However, these blows were more like a young girl venting, without using any true energy.
Otherwise, with Qi Dalei's current cultivation level.
He wouldn't be able to withstand even a trace of Qi Banyian's energy damage.
...
Meanwhile.
Zhang Yang leaped into the dragon pit.
Passing through the blinding green light layer, Zhang Yang reached the bottom of the dragon pit.
However.
When he saw the situation at the bottom of the dragon pit, he looked puzzled.
What!
What happened down here?
At this moment.
In the dragon pit, Tang Ruxue, He Ao, and Jiang Pan were jointly fighting another person!
The other party was wearing a hospital gown. From Zhang Yang's angle, he could only see the person's back.
Suddenly.
Zhang Yang's gaze shifted to another spot.
There, at the center of the dragon vein.
Li Dabai lay on the ground, motionless, his appearance having returned to normal.
Zhang Yang's heart sank, and he quickly rushed to Li Dabai's side.
After a brief examination.
Zhang Yang saw a black palm print on Li Dabai's chest.
And not far from Li Dabai, Nangong Yi also lay on the ground, unconscious.
Zhang Yang immediately understood.
It was likely that the two had clashed earlier.
Fortunately.
Li Dabai had taken a palm strike from Nangong Yi, but he was not seriously injured.
The violent aura of the dragon vein he had absorbed was being refined bit by bit, turning into his own energy.
Afterward.
Zhang Yang turned his gaze to the battlefield involving Grandpa He and the man in the hospital gown.
Instantly.
He was shocked!
From this angle, Zhang Yang could see the full face of the man in the hospital gown.
How was this possible?
This man in the hospital gown was actually...
Han Xiyao's father!
Even though Zhang Yang couldn't believe it, the facts were right before his eyes.
Previously.
When Han's father was in the hospital, Zhang Yang had met him.
He naturally wouldn't forget his appearance.
Especially the hospital gown he was wearing, which was very conspicuous.
With suspicion, Zhang Yang joined the fight between the four.
His true qi surged, and he unleashed a palm strike, temporarily forcing Han's father back.
"Why is it you? Why are you here?" Zhang Yang frowned.
"Heh heh, why can't it be me?" Han's father, forced back, showed no surprise.
He even said something astonishing.
"Zhang Yang, this is our first formal meeting, isn't it? You're not very friendly."
What?
This cloaked old man is Zhang Yang?
The man in the hospital gown directly revealed Zhang Yang's disguised identity.
This shocked everyone, including Zhang Yang and Grandpa He!
This...
When did Zhang Yang become so strong?
How did they not know anything about it?
However, upon learning this, He Ao and Jiang Pan breathed a sigh of relief.
When they had entered the dragon pit earlier, they had been furious to discover that the person absorbing the violent aura of the dragon vein was not Zhang Yang.
They had wanted to detonate themselves and blow the place up.
After all.
The most crucial part of their plan was to have Zhang Yang absorb the dragon vein of Jiangnan City.
To make him a pillar of support when the Five Dragons of China rose.
After working hard for half a day, they found that the person absorbing the dragon vein was Li Dabai, not Zhang Yang.
They felt like the sky was falling.
Moreover, Tang Ruxue was nearby, watching intently.
And she was fiddling with something near the dragon vein.
He Ao and Jiang Pan naturally couldn't stand by and do nothing.
Zhang Yang wasn't here.
They needed to guard the dragon vein, otherwise all their plans for the night would be in vain, and the abbot of Lingtai Temple would have sacrificed himself for nothing.
But, as the three were fighting.
Han's father, wearing the hospital gown, interfered.
The battle between the two sides instantly turned into a three-way melee.
As they fought.
He Ao and Tang Ruxue realized that Han's father was too strong, and they were forced to join forces temporarily.
But even with their combined strength, the three were constantly being pushed back.
If Zhang Yang hadn't arrived in time, they would have likely perished here.
"Are your eyes bad? I am from the Carefree Sect, and Zhang Yang is my junior nephew." Zhang Yang denied.
However.
Since Han's father had revealed Zhang Yang's identity, he didn't mind revealing the truth.
"Heh heh, still trying to disguise yourself? Now, besides that little girl, everyone else is more or less one of us."
"Zhang Yang, I know everything you've done in the old residential area."
"Including the subsequent illusion you set up for the guardian monk after breaking through to the True Yuan realm."
"When you threatened and intimidated the Poison Doctor Sect and the Inspection Bureau, I was there, and I even helped you kill someone."
"..."
Han's father, with a light smile, recounted Zhang Yang's recent actions truthfully.
Not a single word was wrong!
Zhang Yang also learned an inside story from this.
No wonder the old woman from the Poison Doctor Sect thought he had killed their elder.
It turned out.
Han's father had done it.
With his identity exposed, Zhang Yang no longer had any intention of continuing to disguise himself.
He immediately took off his cloak, true qi appeared in his palm, and he resumed his original appearance.
"So, you were never missing?" Zhang Yang asked.
"I left the hospital on my own. How could I have been missing?"
"I was just doing some things in advance, and it wasn't convenient to show myself," Han's father shook his head.
At that time, he had indeed fallen into a coma.
Even if Zhang Yang hadn't helped him wake up in advance, he would have woken up before the dragon vein appeared.
However, that would have been a tight schedule.
He might not have had enough time to find people.
"Zhang Yang, I know about you and Xiyao, and I've been watching."
"I approve of you as my son-in-law. Can you give me this dragon vein?" Han's father said with a smile.
"Wishful thinking! I'd rather die than give you this dragon vein!"
Before Zhang Yang could reply, He Ao, with his hot temper, immediately cursed.
"If Zhang Yang hadn't come down later, do you think you would have died by my hand?" Han's father stared at Grandpa He with an unfriendly expression.
Although what he said was true, with the duck about to be in his grasp, Grandpa He naturally didn't want it to fly away and continued to curse.
"Coward, only appearing after we've been worn down. Otherwise, do you think you could have survived this long?"
"Heh heh, the mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole is behind. I don't think there's anything shameful about that." Han's father chuckled, unconcerned.
"You..." He Ao was enraged.
He wanted to continue cursing, but Zhang Yang stopped him.
"Uncle, are you asking for this dragon vein to save Xiyao? If so, then our goals are the same," Zhang Yang said.
Han's father shook his head repeatedly and waved his hand.
"No, no, Zhang Yang, you've misunderstood. I have other uses for this dragon vein, not to save Xiyao."
"Although it might be a bit... cruel to Xiyao,"
"But if I give up, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
What?
Zhang Yang was shocked.
Han's father wanted the dragon vein, not to save Han Xiyao?
This...
How was this possible?
Zhang Yang suddenly walked to the side and picked up Han Xiyao, who was still unconscious and burning with fever.
"Uncle, you should know that Xiyao's condition is special."
"Now that she's like this, do you still want to use the dragon vein for other things?"
Seeing his daughter's haggard appearance, Han's father also felt some heartache and reluctance.
These years.
His daughter had truly suffered.
However...
The immediate priority was not to save Han Xiyao with the dragon vein.
But rather...
"Zhang Yang, you should give me the dragon vein. There are other ways to resolve Xiyao's situation."
"The Five Dragons of China have them, and due to your special nature, as long as the dragon vein disappears, you can maintain Xiyao's vitality for a period of time."
The Five Dragons of China have a way to save Xiyao?
Zhang Yang immediately turned and looked at Grandpa He.
"Grandpa, is what he said true?"
This...
Grandpa He was very angry.
From the conversation between Han's father and Zhang Yang just now, he also knew the other party's identity.
It was Han Xiyao's father.
However.
How did he know the secret of the Five Dragons of China?
He Ao met Zhang Yang's serious gaze and sighed.
Without any concealment, he replied.
"There is indeed a way, but it's very troublesome, and there are too many uncertainties involved."
"The rise of the Five Dragons of China was also achieved through dragon veins. Their research on dragon veins is not inferior to that of the guardians."
"As long as you find the Dragon Transformation Water at the former headquarters, Han Yatou's current situation can also be resolved."
"But if you can't find it..."
He Ao didn't continue.
After all, the headquarters of the Five Dragons of China was already in ruins.
Whether the Dragon Transformation Water was there or not, or if it still existed.
He couldn't guarantee it.
Zhang Yang heard this and didn't blame Grandpa He.
So, the Dragon Transformation Water was full of uncertainty.
If it couldn't be found, Han Xiyao would only die.
Thinking of this.
His heart was filled with anger.
"Uncle, you heard that too! No one can guarantee whether the Dragon Transformation Water is there or not!"
"Is there something more important in your heart than saving Xiyao?"
Zhang Yang was furious.
He was angry that Han's father didn't take Han Xiyao seriously.
The dragon vein was right in front of him, yet he was willing to do other things instead of saving his own daughter.
How heartless could he be?
Compared to Qi Dalei, who didn't know his identity on the dragon pit earlier.
Whose cultivation level was like an ant before him.
He dared to take risks for his sister, for family affection.
Abandoning his dignity, kneeling down.
Begging Zhang Yang to spare Qi Banyian.
This was a world of difference!
"You don't deserve to be Xiyao's father!" Zhang Yang rebuked furiously.
Han's father had a bitter smile.
"If I could have both fish and bear's paw, why would I be so heartless?"
"Zhang Yang, I really have something very important to do. You should give me the dragon vein."
"Xiyao still has a chance to survive, but..."
"No buts!" Zhang Yang roared, interrupting him.
"Let me finish! Whether you agree or not, I have to do this!" Han's father also roared.
"Zhang Yang, I'm telling you, if Xiyao were awake now and could make her own choice, she would definitely support my idea!"
"Because..."