"Old sir, we are also martial artists. We heard that the Death Squad is the elite of the Hidden Organization, so we wish to spar with them."
"We don't know why they aren't here today, and where do they reside?"
Wan Mingxuan did not notice Elder Long's intentions. Seeing that the other party had started to answer, he quickly stepped forward and questioned him again.
"How would I know!"
Elder Long glanced at him and said impatiently, "You don't need to tell me what you want to do. Feel free to do as you please. My only request is to stay away from me and don't scare away the fish here!"
"You..."
Upon hearing this, Wan Mingxuan's anger surged again.
After a long while, he managed to control his emotions and forced a stiff smile, saying, "Old sir, you see we've traveled from afar, so please tell us!"
"Hurry up and leave, don't disturb my fishing," Elder Long's voice turned cold.
Hmph!
Hearing this, Wan Mingxuan snorted coldly and then left with a flick of his sleeve, giving the giant bear a meaningful look as he passed.
This person had repeatedly offended him, and this matter was not so easily let go. He had to give the other party a warning.
Sensing Wan Mingxuan's gaze, a cold glint flashed in the giant bear's eyes. He then picked up a large stone and hurled it into the river.
Bang!
The stone fell into the water, splashing numerous droplets. Elder Long suddenly turned around, his eyes filled with icy coldness.
He didn't want to bother with them, but they insisted on being disrespectful. In that case, they couldn't blame him.
"You old fossil, yes, I threw the stone. What can you do about it!"
Sensing Elder Long's icy gaze, the giant bear not only did not restrain himself but instead taunted, walking towards Elder Long as he spoke.
However, before he could reach Elder Long, Elder Long glared at him fiercely, then turned his back again and cast out his fishing line once more.
What's going on?
Seeing this, the giant bear's face immediately turned grim.
He had clearly been prepared to attack the old man, and the old man should have been able to see it. But why didn't he dodge? Instead, he sat down with his back to him.
The next moment, he seemed to recall something and roared, "Damn it, you old fossil, who do you think you're looking down on? I'll split you!"
As the words fell, the giant bear's large hand mercilessly chopped down towards the old man's back of the head.
Puff!
In an instant, blood splattered everywhere.
But it was not the old man's blood, but the giant bear's blood.
The giant bear, looking at the clean cuts on his forearm, bleeding profusely, stood stunned on the spot.
Wan Mingxuan and the others around, seeing the giant bear's hand fall, widened their eyes in unison.
Tap, tap, tap...
The faint sound of footsteps was clearly audible, like an alarm bell, pulling everyone back to reality from their surprise.
Turning to look, it was a familiar figure, striding with firm steps.
Ye Cangtian?
Wan Mingxuan's eyes widened again.
He had expected that there would be spies from the Hidden Organization monitoring him, but he had never expected Ye Cangtian to appear here.
After all, they didn't need Ye Cangtian to personally monitor him, right?
"Ye Cangtian, why are you here! And why did you strike so heavily!" Recovering from his shock, Wan Mingxuan questioned in a low voice.
The giant bear was his right-hand man, and Ye Cangtian severing the giant bear's arm had already ignited his fury.
"This is Dragon City. Do I need to report to you where I appear?"
Ye Cangtian looked at him coldly and continued, "As for killing him, I did it out of consideration for the Gale Tower. Otherwise, given his actions just now, he would already be a corpse!"
What!
Upon hearing this, Wan Mingxuan's heart became even more enraged, and his gaze shifted to the old man with his back to him.
This old fellow, dressed so simply, didn't look like someone of status at all!
Thinking this, he looked back at Ye Cangtian and said in a deep voice, "You severed my subordinate's arm for an old man? Do you know what this means?"
"I don't know."
Ye Cangtian glanced at him indifferently and continued, "Let me tell you, in my Dragon City, you must abide by Dragon City's rules. Anyone who dares to harm someone in Dragon City must pay the corresponding price!"
"You should be very familiar with this, shouldn't you?"
"You!"
Wan Mingxuan's face turned as ugly as it could be.
The other party's words were clearly a reminder of the incident with Shan Bao.
Shan Bao had been punished by Ye Cangtian for beating people in the street, and that too in front of him.
Most importantly, to preserve the image of the Gale Tower, he had no choice but to kill Shan Bao!
The other party was clearly trying to deter him with this incident.
"Ye Cangtian, you must understand that we represent the Gale Tower. Is it worth it for you to fall out with us over an old fossil?"
As he spoke, Wan Mingxuan's body suddenly exuded a strong killing intent, and he declared, "I will kill him today. If you dare to stop me, you will be at war with the Gale Tower!"
He hadn't intended to deal with Elder Long initially, just to teach him a lesson.
But now that Ye Cangtian had intervened and severed the giant bear's arm, he had to give an explanation.
At the same time, he also wanted to use this opportunity to thoroughly humiliate Ye Cangtian!
He didn't believe that, given the Hidden Organization's current weak strength, they would dare to go to war with the Gale Tower!
"You can try!"
Ye Cangtian smiled disdainfully, made a gesture of invitation, and a dark gold scythe of death appeared in his hand.
"..."
When Ye Cangtian revealed his weapon, Wan Mingxuan understood his intention, and cold sweat began to stream down his forehead.
He was in a difficult position now!
If he were to act forcefully, with the other party's Heavenly rank cultivation, all of them combined might not be a match.
Even if they could eventually eliminate that old fossil, it wouldn't be worth losing their own lives for it.
But the problem remained: if they retreated now, wouldn't it appear to outsiders that he was afraid of the other party?
Where would his dignity be then? Where would the Gale Tower's dignity be?
"What a spoil-sport. Not even fishing in peace. I'm not fishing anymore!"
Just as Wan Mingxuan was in a dilemma, Elder Long's voice reached them.
He naturally saw Wan Mingxuan's predicament and therefore offered him a way out.
After all, he did not want the Hidden Organization and the Gale Tower to go to war.
Saying this, he began to pack up his fishing gear and walked away into the distance.
Hmm?
Watching Elder Long's receding back, Wan Mingxuan's expression changed, and he suppressed his anger several times.
Finally, he looked at Ye Cangtian and snorted, "Since that old fossil knows to leave, I'll spare his life!"
"However, Ye Cangtian, you severed my subordinate's arm. Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
Elder Long had left, and Wan Mingxuan had indeed seen a way out, but he was still unwilling to retreat like this.
If his subordinate lost an arm for nothing, how many people would be willing to follow him in the future!
"An explanation? What kind of explanation do you want?"
Ye Cangtian sneered repeatedly. He could see that Elder Long was giving the other party an out to prevent further escalation of their conflict.
If the other party had retreated like this, he wouldn't have said anything more.
But the other party was still being difficult, which had finally ignited his temper. Now, he wanted to see what the other party truly wanted!
Wan Mingxuan said coldly, "The arm was just severed, and the wound is clean. If there were two Nine Revolutions Golden Pills, the arm could be reattached, so I want two Nine Revolutions Golden Pills. That's not asking too much, is it?"
This was Wan Mingxuan's bottom line.
In his opinion, these two pills were one for healing the giant bear's arm.
The other was the price for Ye Cangtian's aggressive actions.
Although this price was a bit light, he was satisfied with being able to suppress Ye Cangtian.
Hmm?
Upon hearing the other party's words, Ye Cangtian frowned slightly.
To be honest, two Nine Revolutions Golden Pills were nothing to him, but it depended on the circumstances.
Ye Cangtian absolutely would not compromise with someone as unreasonable as the other party!
The next moment, he looked at him and said indifferently, "The Hidden Organization has two Nine Revolutions Golden Pills, but I would rather give them to a dog than hand them over to you!"
He paused, then continued, "As I said, in Dragon City, you must abide by Dragon City's rules. He intended to kill a fishing elder, so he must be prepared to pay the price!"
"You!"
With those words, Wan Mingxuan's face turned red with anger.
He naturally felt that his request was not unreasonable and that any other force would be eager to agree.
After all, no one wanted to go to war with the Gale Tower.
But Ye Cangtian in front of him was an anomaly! This truly made him furious.
Just as Wan Mingxuan was about to say something else, Ye Xiao stepped forward and whispered something in his ear.
The meaning was simple: fighting Ye Cangtian now would bring no benefit and would not accomplish their mission.
With just a word, Wan Mingxuan came to his senses.
Perhaps Ye Cangtian was provoking him into making a move.
As long as the two sides fought, Ye Cangtian would have a reason to apprehend him and send him back to the Gale Tower, thus failing his mission.
Thinking of this, Wan Mingxuan gritted his teeth and said, "Ye Cangtian, this is your territory, and I'll give you face. We'll let this matter go for now. When you come to the Gale Tower in the future, I hope you will also abide by the rules of the Gale Tower!"
As he spoke, Wan Mingxuan glanced at the crowd and shouted, "Let's go!"
With that, the giant bear quickly picked up the arm that had fallen on the ground, gave Ye Cangtian a fierce look, and then followed Wan Mingxuan away from the riverbank.
"He can really endure!"
Watching their retreating backs, Ye Cangtian muttered to himself and sighed.
What a pity!
If it were someone else, even with his subordinate's reminder, they might not have been able to control themselves.
But Wan Mingxuan endured his anger and sought to de-escalate the situation, which was something not everyone could do.
"Are you just going to let them go?"
At that moment, a clear and cold voice echoed.