"Damn, what's going on? I'm actually drunk?" the bearded man exclaimed, patting his dizzy head in confusion.
He then noticed Ye Feng, who had been in front of him, was gone. "Where's Protector Zhao?" he wondered.
The bearded man looked around carefully, finding no trace of Ye Feng.
Moreover, all his subordinates were slumped over the wine table like dead pigs, giving him an uneasy feeling.
He quickly stood up and kicked one of his subordinates beside him.
"Hey, wake up!" the bearded man shouted while kicking.
But the subordinate remained motionless, like a dead pig.
Upon inspection, he discovered all his subordinates were unconscious.
It wasn't from drunkenness, but rather as if they'd been drugged, which made the bearded man even more panicked.
"Damn it! We've all been drugged! I knew I wouldn't get drunk like this!" the bearded man exclaimed in fury once he figured it out.
As a late-stage Xiantian realm expert, alcohol generally couldn't affect him.
This was because cultivators' physiques far surpassed ordinary people, and they possessed spiritual energy within them that could automatically metabolize alcohol, preventing them from getting drunk under normal circumstances.
Only the drug administered by Ye Feng could have incapacitated them; otherwise, they wouldn't have fallen unconscious.
Just then, a commotion suddenly erupted from outside.
The next second, a group of police officers rushed in, followed closely by Ye Feng and a few others.
Seeing Ye Feng, the bearded man finally understood and angrily exclaimed, "Protector Zhao, you, you drugged us?"
Ye Feng smiled and nodded, "That's right! I didn't expect you to wake up so quickly!"
"Damn you, you scoundrel, why did you do this?" the bearded man couldn't comprehend Ye Feng's actions.
Seeing this, Ye Feng chuckled, "Don't you see? I'm not Protector Zhao at all. I was invited by the police to deal with you!"
"What? Damn it! You wretched fellow!" The bearded man was furious upon hearing this.
He had hosted Ye Feng with lavish food and drinks, even handing over the map, all while hoping Ye Feng would speak favorably of him to the Pope.
He never imagined that Ye Feng wasn't Protector Zhao at all but had impersonated him.
All his efforts had gone to waste, leaving the bearded man enraged. He charged directly at Ye Feng and the others.
Deputy Director Wu and the others saw this and urgently shouted, "Don't move, or we'll shoot!"
However, the bearded man paid no mind and continued to charge forward fearlessly.
This terrified everyone. Deputy Director Wu hastily yelled, "Fire!"
The police officers, hearing the command, all opened fire. Bullets flew out rapidly, hurtling towards the bearded man.
But the bearded man's actions shocked everyone.
His figure darted back and forth within the cave, and the bullets couldn't hit him as he rapidly closed in on them.
"Pai Yun Zhang!"
The bearded man easily dodged everyone's bullets, then quickly approached and struck out with a palm towards them.
Instantly, a spectral palm print, over a meter long, materialized and descended upon them.
"What the heck, why is his attack range so wide?" Ye Feng was stunned by this sight.
The others, witnessing this, were terrified.
Seeing this, Su Keqing urgently shouted, "That's a high-level spirit skill, its power is terrifying, dodge quickly!"
However, in the not-so-spacious cave, it was difficult for so many people to dodge.
Just as they were about to be struck by the palm, Ye Feng flashed forward and appeared directly in front of everyone.
"Qi Xing Bu, Die Lang Zhang!"
Immediately after, he unleashed a palm strike, and seven palm prints appeared, crashing into the massive Pai Yun Zhang.
Bang, bang, bang...
Seven consecutive loud thuds echoed, and the giant palm was barely blocked.
"Hmm? A low-level spirit skill can actually block my attack? You must have cultivated it to near perfection!"
The bearded man was surprised that Ye Feng's low-level technique could block his attack.
Ye Feng nodded and said, "That's right. I suggest you surrender now!"
Hearing this, the bearded man sneered, "What if a low-level spirit skill is cultivated to perfection? It's still a low-level spirit skill! Take this, high-level spirit skill, Beng Lei Quan!"
With that, he flashed forward and threw a punch towards Ye Feng. Instantly, a spectral fist, larger than a head, materialized.
Ye Feng was greatly alarmed and shouted again, "Die Lang Zhang!"
The opponent's move was clearly stronger than before, but unfortunately, Ye Feng only knew Die Lang Zhang, so he could only use this move to resist head-on.
Bang!!!
With a muffled sound, Ye Feng was sent flying several meters back, crashing into the wall. His arm went numb, and he was in great pain.
"Such immense strength!" The opponent's power shocked him.
Both being in the Xiantian realm, Ye Feng felt that this bearded man was far stronger than the previous Protector Zhao he had killed outside.
In reality, the reason Ye Feng could kill the previous Protector Zhao outside in one move was due to a sneak attack.
Furthermore, the opponent was very young, having only recently broken through to the early Xiantian realm, and was completely unprepared.
The bearded man before him was different; he was in the late Xiantian realm, two full levels higher.
The Xiantian realm was divided into early, middle, late, peak, and perfection.
Each level difference represented an incomparable gap in strength.
This bearded man possessed rich combat experience and mastered high-level martial skills, which made Ye Feng wary.
"You are very powerful, but if you only know low-level spirit skills, you are no match for me! Die!" the bearded man roared and threw another punch at Ye Feng.
"Qi Xing Bu!"
Seeing this, Ye Feng quickly used Qi Xing Bu, taking several steps in an instant.
His figure traced the Big Dipper within the cave, successfully dodging the bearded man's attack.
The bearded man's attack, however, landed on the wall with a punch, creating a massive fist imprint.
"Holy crap, is this a high-level spirit skill? It's so terrifying!" Ye Feng was somewhat intimidated.
The next second, the bearded man charged at Ye Feng again.
Seeing this, Ye Feng knew he couldn't win in a direct confrontation and could only repeatedly use Qi Xing Bu to evade.
The bearded man, enraged that his attacks repeatedly missed Ye Feng, grew furious.
At this moment, Su Keqing and the others nearby saw this and drew their pistols to support Ye Feng.
The bearded man had no choice but to dodge repeatedly. Even as a late-stage Xiantian realm expert, he dared not take bullets head-on.
Unable to capture Ye Feng for the moment, and with more people gathering outside, he reluctantly gave up and fled in another direction.
"Kid, you just wait! I won't let you go!"
In the blink of an eye, the bearded man vanished from the cave, only his voice echoing within.
Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
Following this, Ye Feng led the police officers into the stone gate treasure vault and confiscated all the firearms, weapons, and drugs.
As for the people who had been drugged by Ye Feng inside, they were all taken back to the police station.
After a series of interrogations, Ye Feng received astonishing news...