Insufficient balance

  "Little one, are you going to give up on that Wolf Tooth Blade just like that?" The voice of the Snake Deity echoed in Li Yi's mind.

  Li Yi casually waved away the frightened maid who followed him and said in a low voice: "Who says I'm giving up?"

  "So you mean..."

  "I didn't want to spend that much money on the Wolf Tooth sword in the first place, so if someone helps me save some cash, why should I be polite? Besides, I'm also very interested in his Qingyun Sword."

  "Little kid, you mean to say......" The voice of the Snake Deity revealed a hint of slyness, and after a moment, suddenly burst into loud laughter, "You little kid are indeed interesting, actually planning to force your way? Hahaha..."

  Li Yi hummed in response, but didn't answer.

  The snake尊者 paused for a moment before continuing, "I'm telling you, kid, have you figured out one thing? That guy isn't some small fry you can handle easily. Although he doesn't have much ability, he's at least a seven-crystal warrior. With your current four-crystal yuanqi skills, you wouldn't even be enough to fill the gap between his teeth! Moreover, I secretly sensed it earlier, among those guards behind him, at least three are warriors. And he's here to buy mid-tier Zhuque combat skills, I don't believe he only has this little lineup."

  "Old ghost, you mean there will be more masters coming to guard him?" Li Yi's voice gradually turned cold as he smiled lightly, "But even if that's the case, what does it matter? I don't believe for a moment that I'm the only one in this auction hall interested in that Zhu Que Zhong Jie's fighting technique..."

  Outside Wancheng City, on the wide road, waves of smoke and sand danced in the air, under the scorching sun that made people feel like they were about to catch fire at any moment.

  On the roadside, in the midst of a thicket, low-ranking magical creatures occasionally emerged and moved slowly on the road. However, suddenly, these creatures seemed to have sensed something, and with a "whoosh", they all rushed back into the thicket, some even starting to tremble slightly.

  After a while, a team of about seven or eight people slowly appeared on the road, and the leader of this team was that Yin Xu.

  Yin Xu's body was tall and majestic, his face cold and stern. Although he was called the deputy captain, his actual age would not exceed thirty years old.

  At this moment he was riding on a fine horse, lovingly stroking the wolf-toothed blade in his hand.

  On the blade of Wolf Fang, a cold light flashed continuously, even on a hot summer day, it made people feel the chill on the blade.

  Several guards following him couldn't help but burst out laughing, one of them saying loudly: "Deputy Commander, only this kind of high-ranking weapon is worthy of your status!"

  Yin Xu's mood was apparently very good, and the scarred face revealed a hint of a smile: "This is natural, you don't think about it, this is who was paired with in the past?"

  The opening guard continued: "The paired blade of Knife Emperor Balin, this is no ordinary item! Deputy Captain, you must take a closer look, perhaps there are still some secrets on it that can help you step into the Dou Huang realm!"

  Dou Huang, an incredibly attractive phrase!

  With a gloomy heart, after hearing these words, everyone's mind was shaken. If there really is some secret on this Wolf Tooth Blade, then the 60,000 gold coins wouldn't be spent in vain.

  "Hehe..."

  Just then, a soft laughter came from the front, followed by a lazy voice: "Deputy Captain Yin is indeed arrogant! Not even a Dou Shi, yet thinking of becoming a Dou Huang powerhouse? What do you think Dou Huang is?"

  As the voice fell, more than a dozen figures flashed before Yin Xu's team, blocking their way. These people had not only weapons in their hands but also heavy crossbows that were exclusively equipped by the Tian Feng Empire Army. With the addition of internal energy, these heavy crossbows had an extremely astonishing killing power. Moreover, this suddenly appearing group had an advantage in terms of numbers. Once the strength of both sides was compared, the gap seemed to be enormous.

  Yin Xu's face turned slightly gloomy, he slowly sheathed the wolf-tooth blade in his hand and waved his hand to signal the guards in front of him to retreat. His eyes finally fell on this group of people who suddenly appeared.

  "So it's Young Master Long!" Yin Xu's face revealed a hint of cold smile, "I don't know what you mean by this, Young Master Long. Our Blood Wolf Mercenary Group and your Wan Chao Dragon Clan have no grudges in the past or present, yet you're blocking my way with a group of people. Are you looking to exchange blows with me, Yin?"

  Long Aotian slowly walked out of the crowd, still with a lazy look on his face, as if nothing could spark his interest. However, when his narrowed eyes fell on Yin Xu, they still burst forth with a hint of sharpness.

  "Alright, alright," Long Ao Tian slightly cupped his hands, "Actually, stopping Vice Captain Yin today isn't a big deal, it's just that something of the Long family has fallen into the Vice Captain's hands. If the Vice Captain returns the item, then everything will be fine. Otherwise..."

  "What if not?" Yin Xu hummed.

  "Otherwise, in the future, there might not be any Blood Wolf Mercenary Group near Wancheng City!"

  "Look at you!?" Yin Xue laughed, "Dragon Ao Tian, Dragon Ao Tian, others may fear the Dragon family, but our Blood Wolf Mercenary Group is not afraid. You think you can challenge us? Not qualified yet!"

  Long Ao Tian let out a sigh and said, "Whether I'm qualified or not, Vice Captain Yin probably wouldn't count even if he said so. It's only after we've fought that we'll know... Well, although it's unlikely, I'll still ask anyway. Yin Xu, hand over the Qingyun manual obediently, how about it?"

  Yin Xue smiled with a sly mouth: "Alright! As long as you, Young Master Long, exchange your life for this, I'll give you the Scarlet Peacock Middle Stage Fighting Technique. How about that?"

  "Is that so?" Long Ao Tian seemed to reveal a hint of helplessness, "I didn't want to kill you in the first place. Since it's come to this, don't blame me, Vice Captain Yin. You brought just a few Dou practitioners and thought you could get a good deal from our Dragon Family?"

  Yin Xu sneered and said, "You might as well try!"

  Long Ao Tian slightly shook his head, slowly drew out the sword at his waist, pointed it in the direction of Yin Xu, and said faintly: "Then, please let Vice Captain Yin set off on his journey... Kill!"

  With a loud shout, Long Ao Tian and the dozen or so people he brought with him simultaneously raised their heavy crossbows and fired in the direction of Yin Xu. A series of "whooshing" sounds filled the air as the dragon family guards' archery skills were extremely good, each shot hitting a fatal spot, forcing those god-level Blood Wolf Mercenary Corps members to quickly dodge and avoid the attacks.

  It was just a momentary thing, and the dragon family guards had already thrown away the heavy crossbows in their hands and picked up their weapons to rush up.

  With the sudden burst of crossbow bolts, the Blood Wolf Mercenaries were thrown into disarray. In a brief moment, two or three mercenaries had already been cut down and fallen to the ground. The remaining four or five men huddled together, tightly shielding Yin Xu in their center.

  His expression didn't change at all, he grunted and had already drawn the wolf-tooth blade that had just come into his hands. With a casual swing, the blade flashed by, and one of the Long family's guards was split in two.

  Blood splattered everywhere, causing the mercenaries who still had some fear to let out a loud roar. These mercenaries who were already living on the edge of their knives, which one didn't have some skill? Under Yin Xu's fierce slash, they suddenly used all their strength and started fighting the Long family guards in front of them.

  In a flurry of blows, several Dragon House guards were cut down to the ground, while those mercenaries, although each wounded, did not retreat.

  Long Ao Tian narrowed his eyes and gazed ahead for a moment before saying calmly, "Four Dou Zhe acting together at the same time is indeed formidable. The family's personal guards are probably going to be troublesome. You two should also go into action!"

  "Yes!" Two of the three people who were originally standing behind Long Ao Tian nodded slightly and drew out their waist swords, charging into the battle group. The strength of these two people seemed to be much higher than that of the ordinary Long family guards. As soon as they charged in, the pressure on the Long family guards was greatly reduced.

  These two men blocked one of the mercenaries, and for a while neither could gain the upper hand. However, the line of battle formed by the mercenaries was now on shaky ground...

  On the road, shouting to kill the sky, blood splashing everywhere, but within tens of meters away in the dense forest, Li Yi was half squatting on a branch, his wide black robe still shrouding him, making it impossible for outsiders to see his appearance.

  He pinched a leaf and rubbed it for a moment before saying faintly, "Old ghost, didn't you say that Yin Xu's formation wouldn't be just this small? Why do I feel like he's about to be finished off now? Do you think it's time for us to make our move? If we act now, we might still be able to gain an advantage. But if we wait until the treasure falls into Long Ao Tian's hands, it'll probably be much harder to get back than it is now."

  "You're quite confident, aren't you? Clearly not even a warrior," the voice of the Snake Deity said with an unknown tone of sarcasm or amusement. "But how do you think that if the object falls into Long Ao Tian's hands, it will be harder to get? Perhaps after he kills someone, he won't even want the Wolf Tooth Blade, and wouldn't you just pick up a ready-made bargain?"

  Li Yi rolled his eyes and said lightly, "If only it were that easy. Unfortunately, Long Ao Tian is absolutely more difficult to deal with than Yin Xu. Don't even mention others, just look at the people from the Li family and the Mo family who haven't made a move, yet he brought people to openly rob us. This alone shows that he has absolute confidence. You should know that in this situation, unless we can wipe out all of the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group's people, otherwise if their leader finds out, the Long family will never have another peaceful day again."