Frightening Oneself

A fine drizzle fell, and the biting wind was piercingly cold!

Qin Feiyang calmly observed every single person.

At last, his target locked onto the burly man in black and the old man in blue.

Because gazes could reveal everything.

All the others took their cues from these two.

Naturally, the Universe Bag had to be on one of them!

"Hurry up!"

"Let me tell you, you'd better not play any tricks, or else..."

At this point, the burly man in black turned his head, shot a greedy glance at Feng Ling'er, and said, "We're all full-grown men, and it's been a long time since we last touched a woman. It just so happens that your friend here is quite pretty..."

Except for the few women present, the rest of the men burst into lewd laughter.

A cold flash crossed Qin Feiyang's eyes as he drew the Universe Bag from his bosom.

With his other hand, he firmly gripped Cangxue, saying in a deep voice, "You'll regret this!"

"Regret?"

The burly man in black curled the corner of his mouth in a sneer full of mockery.

The others also burst into continuous jeers and laughter.

"I'd like to see how long you can keep laughing."

Qin Feiyang muttered inwardly as he handed the Universe Bag over.

"Once I get the Universe Bag, I'll slaughter the lot of you!"

The burly man in black also sneered coldly in his heart, reaching out to grab the Universe Bag.

Right at that moment!

A fierce, icy light surged into Qin Feiyang's eyes as he lunged forward in a flash!

Cangxue, concealed within his sleeve, slashed through the air like a venomous, ferocious snake.

"Ah!"

With a miserable shriek, the hand the burly man in black had reached out with was severed on the spot, dropping heavily to the ground.

Blood!

Instantly gushed forth like a fountain!

At the very same time, Qin Feiyang brushed past him, leaping swiftly toward Ling Yunfei and the others.

"Bastard!"

"Stop him!"

The burly man in black roared.

Everyone present was caught completely off guard by this sudden turn of events.

Only upon hearing the burly man's roar did they snap back to reality.

"Little bastard, you're courting death!"

The old man in blue and the middle-aged woman beside him immediately lunged at Qin Feiyang.

"You're the ones courting death!"

"You'll soon find out just what kind of person you've offended!"

Qin Feiyang smiled grimly. With one hand he grabbed Feng Ling'er, and with the other he grabbed Ling Yunfei. Then, with a single thought, he vanished into the ancient castle.

"Huh?"

"Where are they?"

The old man in blue and the middle-aged woman exchanged glances, their faces plastered with shock and doubt.

The others were left dumbfounded, filled with sheer disbelief.

They had been right in front of them just a moment ago—how could they have vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye?

Did they run into ghosts in the middle of the night?

Or could that fellow perform magic tricks?

"Search! Search everywhere!"

"You must find them!"

"If I don't kill them, I'll never let this rest!"

The burly man in black stood stunned for a moment before descending into a fit of wild fury, roaring like a madman.

However, nobody moved.

Because the nighttime jungle was essentially a graveyard, and none of them had any desire to throw their lives away.

The old man in blue looked at the burly man in black, frowned imperceptibly, and advised, "Wang Gang, calm down. It's too dangerous here; we should head to the safe zone first."

The middle-aged woman nodded and said, "That's right. They'll have to pass through the safe zone sooner or later. We can just wait there and catch them when they walk right into our trap."

"Fine, let's move!"

Wang Gang snatched up his severed arm, lowered his head, and marched forward, his eyes burning with an extreme, venomous malice.

"Everyone keep up, and pay close attention to the movements around us."

The old man in blue called out, then hurried after Wang Gang, offering consolation, "Don't be too anxious. Those two are disciples of the Martial King Hall; there's bound to be a 'Myriad Spirit Pill' inside the Universe Bag. Even if there isn't, the moment dawn breaks tomorrow, I'll have someone go back to Star Moon City and buy one for you."

Wang Gang nodded.

The Myriad Spirit Pill could reattach severed limbs.

Moreover, once healed, it left behind no sequelae whatsoever.

Meanwhile, inside the ancient castle!

Feng Ling'er and Ling Yunfei lay quietly on the ground.

Qin Feiyang had already administered top-grade healing pills to them, and their complexions and injuries were slowly recovering.

At this moment, Qin Feiyang and the Wolf King stood side by side, listening to the commotion outside, intense killing intent flashing in their eyes.

The Wolf King asked, "They've left. What are your plans?"

"Do you remember how we hunted down the members of the Black Demon Stronghold back in Iron Bull Town?"

Qin Feiyang licked his lips, a bloodthirsty smile surfacing on his face.

"Of course I remember."

The Wolf King nodded.

"Back then, we were mere martial artists and didn't even have the ancient castle, yet we still wiped out the Black Demon Stronghold in one fell swoop. How much easier is it now?"

Qin Feiyang sneered.

"Confidence is a good thing, but Wolf Brother must remind you—back then there was a moon, so you could see.

"Right now, you can't see a thing. That's the first problem.

"The second problem is that the fierce beasts here are far more powerful than the ones in Iron Bull Town.

"While we're hunting them down, we'll also have to face ambushes from fierce beasts. I'm afraid the odds are not in our favor..."

The Wolf King expressed some worry.

Qin Feiyang fell silent.

The Wolf King's concerns were not unreasonable.

It would be best to come up with a foolproof plan!

"Let's head out first."

Qin Feiyang waved his hand, took the Wolf King out of the castle, and trailed fifty or sixty meters behind the group.

From time to time, those people would turn their heads, scanning their rear with vigilance.

Yet, as long as the Wolf King closed its eyes in time, those men remained utterly oblivious to their presence, hidden as they were in the darkness.

Furthermore, with that group clearing the path ahead, they didn't need to worry about being ambushed by fierce beasts.

After several hundred breaths passed, the Wolf King asked, "Little Qin, have you thought of a method yet?"

"I have."

Qin Feiyang leaned close to the Wolf King's ear and whispered a few words.

"Will that actually work?"

The Wolf King questioned skeptically.

"As long as you cooperate properly, we can definitely eliminate them one by one!"

Qin Feiyang smiled sinisterly.

"Very well."

The Wolf King nodded.

Suddenly, it raised its head and let out a long howl that pierced the rainy night, lingering for a long time.

"There's a wolf!"

The expressions of Wang Gang and his party shifted drastically. They hurriedly halted, spun around, and stared into the darkness behind them.

Immediately, they spotted a pair of eerie, greenish eyes glowing like twin ghostly fires, sending a shiver straight through their hearts!

"It really is a wolf!"

Panic instantly overtook them.

Wolves were cunning, crafty, and cold-bloodedly ruthless!

Once targeted by a wolf, even if you survived, you'd be stripped of a layer of skin!

"What do we do?"

The crowd looked toward the burly man in black and the old man in blue.

The old man in blue spoke in a low voice, "Don't panic, everyone. There's only one wolf for now. Seeing that we have so many people, it certainly won't dare to approach. Let's keep moving and not provoke it."

The group formed a defensive circle, back-to-back, and pressed forward at high speed.

However, they failed to notice that a person was riding atop the wolf's back.

"Let's go, follow them."

Qin Feiyang said in a low voice.

The Wolf King picked up its pace, breaking into a swift, galloping run.

"Oh no, it's coming after us!"

The middle-aged woman shouted, panic plastered all over her face.

"Run!"

The old man in blue gave a low bark.

The entire group broke into a frantic sprint.

Yet ahead of them, fierce beasts would leap out to block their path from time to time, severely slowing down their pace.

The old man in blue grew utterly exasperated and snapped, "No more running! We'll wait right here for it. I want to see if it actually dares to come over!"

The score of people stopped in their tracks, maintaining a state of intense, hyper-vigilant focus.

"Awoo!"

The Wolf King let out another howl.

Everyone's body and mind tightened.

In the face of such savage creatures as wolves, human beings inherently harbored a primal fear deep within their hearts.

Then, suddenly, that pair of greenish eyes vanished.

"Did it leave?"

Everyone exchanged doubtful, startled glances.

The old man in blue sneered, "No matter how cold-blooded they are, they still fear death. It definitely left."

However, before they even had a chance to let out a breath of relief, that pair of eerie green eyes reappeared.

"Bastard!"

"It's blatantly targeting us!"

"There might even be a whole pack of wolves hiding nearby!"

The burly man in black roared in a low voice, his expression extremely grim.

Hearing this, everyone panicked all over again, their minds and bodies enveloped by terror.

The old man in blue gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "We can't keep going like this. You, you, and you—the three of you go take a look. If there really is only one, get rid of it early!"

He pointed at three middle-aged men, his tone carrying an unquestionable command.

"Us?"

The faces of those three men turned green instantly.

The old man in blue barked, "Go quickly, or we'll leave you here to fend for yourselves!"

Their bodies trembling, the three men picked up a torch and stepped forward, one pace at a time, toward the man and wolf.

The torch was crafted from the bark of a black tung tree.

In the flickering illumination of the flame, beads of sweat the size of soybeans could be clearly seen beading upon their foreheads.

Sweating in such freezing weather was proof enough of how tense they were at that moment.

"Have they finally come over?"

A murderous glint flickered in Qin Feiyang's eyes.

Making the Wolf King act this way was merely a bluff, a theatrical display to lure those people straight to their doorstep.

Immediately afterward, the man and wolf split up, concealing themselves within the grass alongside the path.

"They vanished again?"

The three men froze, then were struck by ecstatic joy, turning their heads to look back at the old man in blue.

It was as if they were asking: since they've vanished, is there still any need for us to keep going over?

"Keep moving!"

The old man in blue shouted.

Their expressions stiffened. With no other choice, they had to bite the bullet, turn back around, and continue forward.

Before long, they arrived right at the ambush spot of Qin Feiyang and the Wolf King.

Scanning their surroundings, one of them smiled and said, "I don't see any wolf; it must have left already. Let's hurry across as well!"

The other two nodded.

Yet right as they turned around to leave, the man and the wolf lunged fiercely out of the grass together.

Qin Feiyang's target was the one holding the torch.

Cangxue's blade gleamed with lethal sharpness!

With effortless ease, it slit the man's throat!

At the same time, Qin Feiyang snatched up the torch and flung it deep into the jungle behind them.

In an instant, the area was plunged into pitch-black darkness.

"Ah!"

Accompanied by a shrill, miserable shriek, the Wolf King clamped its jaws down and snapped another man's windpipe.

"Hurry up and save me!"

Only the last man remained!

Clutching a broadsword, he slashed wildly and frantically into the dark while crying out for rescue to the burly man in black and the others!

"What do we do?"

The group in the distance descended into utter panic.

Ah!

The very next second.

Yet another scream rang out.

They knew all three of them were dead.

Everything had happened far too quickly, leaving them without an ounce of mental preparation.

"Quiet down, all of you!"

The burly man in black shouted furiously, his face as dark as water.

The crowd immediately clamped their mouths shut, staring unblinkingly at that pair of greenish eyes in the distance, their scalps tingling with fear.

"Did any of you notice that two shadows just appeared?"

The old man in blue said in a deep voice.

The middle-aged woman nodded and said, "There were indeed two shadows. It looks like it's not just one wolf—there are two!"

Although Qin Feiyang had tossed away the torch the very first moment, most of them had still managed to catch his shadow.

However, they hadn't seen it clearly.

Hence, they assumed there was another wolf.

"No, if there really were two wolves, shouldn't there be two sets of eyes?" someone questioned.

The old man in blue replied, "Wolves are naturally cunning. That other wolf probably kept its eyes closed or squinted the entire time just to trick us and make us lower our guard."

Hearing this, the group reached the peak of panic, completely at their wit's end.

How could they be so unlucky to run into such crafty beasts?

What on earth should they do now?

Yet what they didn't know was that they were simply overthinking everything, scaring themselves out of their wits.