Nine Saiwei's mind immediately alerted him, and he looked around.
Soon, he saw Ye Zhan, who was trapped in the pit wall just like Chu Hezou.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass into Ghost Domain and injure our boss!"
As Saiwei spoke, he punched towards Ye Zhan's position.
The surging energy from his fist turned the protruding parts of the rock cave into powder.
"No!"
Chu Hezou wanted to stop him, but it was too late.
Saiwei's fist was about to land on Ye Zhan. At this critical moment, a wall of law appeared in front of Ye Zhan.
This was a wall of law that Ye Zhan had condensed with only thirty percent of his recovered strength.
"Bang!"
Saiwei's fist struck the wall of law, shattering it instantly. The fist continued its trajectory and slammed into Ye Zhan without slowing down.
"Pfft!"
Ye Zhan spat out a mouthful of blood. Having only recovered thirty percent of his injuries, he was back to square one.
Of course, this was because Nine Saiwei had underestimated Ye Zhan's abilities and had only used fifty percent of his strength. Furthermore, after Chu Hezou's intervention, he had forcibly withdrawn twenty percent of his power, which prevented him from killing Ye Zhan instantly.
Nine Saiwei was shocked but outwardly sneered, "Kid, you're quite resilient to have taken thirty percent of my power while heavily injured."
Ye Zhan wanted to retort, but before he could open his mouth, blood flowed from the corners of his lips. His internal spiritual energy was in disarray, and the power of law accumulated at the fracture sites of his bones, causing him immense agony.
Seeing that Ye Zhan remained silent, Nine Saiwei turned to Chu Hezou, whose expression was still one of shock, and asked in confusion, "Boss, why did you stop me from killing this kid?"
Chu Hezou looked at Ye Zhan, whose injuries had worsened, a flicker of worry in his eyes. He then said coldly to Nine Saiwei, "Old Nine, are you trying to steal my credit?"
Nine Saiwei was taken aback and quickly said with a smile, "Boss, you misunderstand me. I only wanted to avenge you."
Chu Hezou's gaze turned cold, and his voice was grim, "Then I suppose I should thank you for your kindness?"
Nine Saiwei, sensing the wrong tone, quickly explained, "Boss, I really didn't mean anything else, I truly..."
Before he could finish, Chu Hezou interrupted him.
"It's best if you didn't! Although I am heavily injured, I am not dead yet. A true man avenges his own grievances, not through others! Alright, you go up first. I will handle things here!"
"Boss..."
Nine Saiwei wanted to say more, but he met Chu Hezou's icy gaze.
His lips moved a few times, but in the end, he said nothing and leaped out of the pit.
"Old Nine, how is Boss?"
The people waiting above, upon seeing Nine Saiwei emerge, immediately swarmed him and asked.
Nine Saiwei shook his head and said nothing, walking aside to sit down and meditate.
The others were very puzzled by this.
"I'll go down and see!"
Number Three, Yiluoxiang, said, preparing to jump into the pit.
Nine Saiwei quickly stopped him, "If you're not afraid of being punished by Boss, then go ahead."
Number Three, Yiluoxiang, hastily retracted his foot and asked, "Old Nine, what do you mean by that?"
Nine Saiwei didn't even lift his eyelids and snorted, "Literally!"
Then, he looked at the others and said, "I advise you all to wait patiently up here. Otherwise, if you anger Boss, you know the consequences!"
After speaking, he continued to close his eyes and meditate.
The others exchanged glances and finally sighed, standing at the edge of the large pit and meditating with Nine Saiwei.
An hour later, Chu Hezou's strength had recovered to sixty percent.
He leaped out of the rock cave and stood in front of Ye Zhan.
Ye Zhan was on full alert, drawing out the one-tenth of his spiritual energy that had recovered to form a spiritual energy barrier.
He asked cautiously, "What do you want to do?"
Chu Hezou smiled indifferently, "Kid, I should have killed you. But after we both suffered injuries, I found you quite to my liking, so I changed my mind! Fend for yourself!"
With that, he poured his spiritual energy continuously into the White Jade Bone.
The White Jade Bone glowed intensely and slammed into the deep pit. Rocks and soil fell, burying Ye Zhan.
Of course, Chu Hezou had calculated the density of the rocks and soil in advance, leaving gaps during the burial to ensure Ye Zhan would not be crushed to death or suffocated.
At the same time, Chu Hezou transmitted a message to Ye Zhan, "Kid, I can only help you this much. Whether you live or die depends on your fate!"
After doing this, Chu Hezou leaped out of the pit.
The others outside, seeing Chu Hezou emerge, all jumped up and surrounded him, bombarding him with questions.
"Boss, are you alright?"
"Boss, are you injured?"
"Boss, what happened?"
"Boss..."
Chu Hezou looked at Ye Zhan, who was buried under rocks and soil, and gave a meaningful smile, "It's nothing. When Number Thirteen returned, he brought a tag-along. I accidentally got bitten by this tail, and sustained some injuries."
"Someone injured Boss! Where is that tail? Let me kill him and avenge Boss!"
"Exactly! How dare he trespass into our Ghost Domain and injure our Boss? He's asking for death!"
"I'll go kill him and vent Boss's anger!"
"..."
The men were indignant, each vowing to kill Ye Zhan.
Nine Saiwei chuckled coldly, thinking, "If Boss wanted you to act, he wouldn't have stopped me!"
He did not remind the others, but stood by and watched.
As expected, Chu Hezou's face was somewhat grim as he said, "Brothers, I know you all mean well, but is revenge as satisfying as taking it out on someone yourself? Don't fight over it. I have already avenged myself. That kid has been beaten to death by me, and I conveniently built him a grave!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd quickly flattered him, "Boss is mighty!"
Nine Saiwei smiled meaningfully, "That kid trespassed into Ghost Domain and injured Boss; he deserved to die! Boss is kind-hearted to have built him a grave. If it were me, I would have left him to rot in the wilderness!"
Chu Hezou walked up to Nine Saiwei and said earnestly, "Good brother, your elder brother was injured and in a bad mood earlier, and made you suffer. Now, I sincerely apologize to you. I hope you won't hold what happened earlier against me!"
Nine Saiwei smiled faintly, "Brother, you jest. It was I who was too reckless earlier. I hope you can forgive me!"
Chu Hezou patted Nine Saiwei's shoulder and smiled sincerely, "Good brother, you will always be my good brother!"