Chapter Ninety-Five: Citywide Lockdown

At that moment.

When subduing Jiang Wei, the entire process was smooth and effortless, not a single wasted motion.

One look was enough to tell that this masked woman was no simple character!

Qin Feiyang and his companion exchanged a glance, both silently going on alert.

Jiang Wei, at this moment, was like a mute swallowing bitter herbs—unable to express his misery.

He had thought this would be a chance to regain a shred of dignity, but he had never imagined that this woman was the real tigress!

Just what kind of day was today? Why was he so unlucky?

"You there, hurry up and apologize to your granny."

The masked woman planted a foot on Jiang Wei's back, speaking with fierce boldness.

"Wuu wuu..."

Jiang Wei wanted to apologize, but his face was pressed intimately against the ground, making it impossible to speak.

"Miss, how is he supposed to apologize to you like that?"

Qin Feiyang reminded her kindly, but in return received a vicious glare.

The masked woman shot him a glare, then loosened her foot.

"Ptoo, ptoo!"

Jiang Wei spat out the dirt from his mouth and hastily said, "Granny, I'm sorry! Just spare me, please!"

"Hmph, if you ever cross me again, your granny will cripple you!"

The masked woman let out a cold snort, kicked Jiang Wei once more, and then finally stopped. But she turned to stare at Qin Feiyang and the others and said, "Are you two with him?"

Ling Yunfei quickly waved his hands. "No, no. We just happened to run into him by chance."

"Is that so?"

The masked woman eyed the two with suspicion, her gaze turning somewhat hostile.

"They're just ahead! Follow me quickly!"

Suddenly.

A loud shout rang out.

"Hm?"

Qin Feiyang raised an eyebrow and looked toward the sound.

Before long.

Accompanied by a clatter of chaotic footsteps, the group of idle rich young men who had fled earlier came back in force.

But behind them were a few familiar faces.

They were the grand elders and family heads of the Jiang and Mu families!

"They really aren't dead!"

Qin Feiyang's pupils contracted.

Now, there was no need to interrogate Jiang Wei any further. The doubt in his heart already had its answer.

At the same time.

The moment the grand elders of the Jiang and Mu families laid eyes on Qin Feiyang and his companion, a sinister cold light flickered deep within their old eyes.

Noticing the change in the two, the head of the Jiang family quickly whispered, "The two little bastards don't know we're here to kill them yet. Don't startle the snake."

Hearing this.

The two swiftly suppressed the cold gleam in their eyes.

But in secret, they were already coiled like drawn bows, ready to strike!

"Jiang Haotian, Ling Yunfei, so here you are."

"I thought you'd been killed by the Sawtooth Crocodile King!"

"Surviving a great disaster means good fortune ahead. Come back with us. Everyone's been so worried about you."

The four spoke with smiles, walking toward Qin Feiyang and the other as they did.

Qin Feiyang was taken aback.

Since when had the people of the Jiang and Mu families been so cordial to him?

Something was wrong!

The last time the grand elders had appeared near the crocodile pack, it definitely hadn't been a coincidence!

Suddenly.

An inexplicable panic surged through him!

A foreboding sense of unease, like a flood tide, swept across his heart.

"Run!"

He hissed at Ling Yunfei, then turned and bolted.

Ling Yunfei was startled for a moment, but instantly understood Qin Feiyang's intent. He hastily turned and followed behind him, fleeing deep into the jungle without looking back!

"They noticed?"

The family heads and grand elders of the Jiang and Mu families immediately darkened their expressions.

"Why are you running?"

"We're not going to hurt you."

"I admit we've had some grudges with you in the past, but now we've seen the light. Enmity should be resolved, not prolonged."

"Exactly. More friends mean more paths."

The four rushed after them, continuing to explain and soothe as they went.

"Boss Jiang, are you alright?"

A group of the idle young men gathered around Jiang Wei. Seeing him covered in dirt and grime, they all wore looks of shock and confusion.

Jiang Wei said proudly, "I'm the undefeated little tyrant of Black Bear City. How could anything happen to me? The ones in trouble now are Jiang Haotian and Ling Yunfei. Those two bastards deserve a thousand cuts and ten thousand slashes!"

"Then who is she?"

The group looked at the masked woman with suspicion in their eyes.

Jiang Wei's pupils shrank sharply, and he whispered, "Don't go provoking her. She's a tigress!"

"Hm?"

The masked woman gave him a menacing look.

"Um..."

"Granny..."

"Don't misunderstand. I'm not talking about you..."

Jiang Wei waved his hands frantically, backing away while explaining. Beads of sweat as big as beans rolled down his forehead, his nerves wound to the breaking point.

But.

The masked woman didn't fly into a rage.

She looked up in the direction where Qin Feiyang and the others had vanished, a trace of puzzlement in her eyes, then turned and headed back toward Black Bear City.

"Strange, who is this woman? I've never seen her in Black Bear City before. But her back view feels somehow familiar?"

Jiang Wei stared at the woman's retreating figure, his eyes full of confusion.

The masked woman walked along deep in thought, stepping out of the jungle, and Black Bear City came into view.

She stopped, looked up at the city before her, and beneath the mask, her face broke into a brimming smile.

"Grandfather, I'm back. Are you well?"

She muttered softly to herself, then quickly ran into Black Bear City and headed straight for the Alchemy Hall.

"This is the restricted grounds of the Alchemy Hall. No unauthorized entry!"

But halfway there, she was stopped by two elder stewards of the Alchemy Hall.

The masked woman politely bowed to the two and clasped her hands. "Elders, I wish to see Elder Feng Cheng, Elder Feng. Could you please inform him for me?"

"You want to see Elder Feng?"

The two were taken aback, and one of them asked, "Are you very familiar with Elder Feng?"

"I..."

The masked woman's words reached the tip of her tongue, but she swallowed them back. A sly glint flashed through her beautiful eyes, and she shook her head. "Not very familiar."

The elder steward said, "If you're not familiar with him, then come back tonight. Elder Feng isn't at the Alchemy Hall right now."

"Not at the Alchemy Hall? Then where is he?"

The masked woman was momentarily startled and asked.

"We don't know either, but he's sure to be back tonight."

"Why don't you go take a stroll somewhere else for now?"

The two elder stewards said, their attitudes relatively cordial.

"Then I won't disturb you any further."

The masked woman clasped her hands, a trace of disappointment in her eyes, and turned to leave the Alchemy Hall.

"I wonder whether Elder Feng and Elder Mo can find Jiang Haotian."

"If they still can't find him, then that kid might well have really died somewhere."

"But what I can't figure out is why the Hall Master and the others think so highly of this Jiang Haotian."

The two elder stewards gathered together and whispered among themselves.

Meanwhile!

Outside the city, within the jungle.

The chase was still going on!

No matter what the Jiang family head and the other three said, Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei paid them no heed. They only focused on fleeing.

Seeing that the two were impervious to persuasion, the four gradually lost their patience.

The grand elder of the Mu family roared furiously, "Today, you two won't live to see Black Bear City again!"

The fox's tail had finally been exposed!

Qin Feiyang sneered coldly. "You were always hypocritical people to begin with. Why bother pretending to be kind now?"

"Death is right before your eyes and you still run your mouth. Truly foolish!"

"What you should be doing right now isn't running—it's kneeling and begging for mercy!"

"If we happen to be in a good mood, we might even spare your worthless lives!"

The four laughed cruelly, one after another.

The distance between them was shrinking without pause!

All four were Martial Ancestors. Given Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei's speed, how could they possibly escape?

Ling Yunfei glanced back at the four and said in a low voice, "Qin Feiyang, they've already made up their minds to kill us. We need to think of a plan fast."

"I know."

Qin Feiyang scanned the area ahead, searching for a place to hide.

Suddenly.

He noticed a cluster of jagged rocks about fifty meters ahead.

In an instant.

A plan formed in his mind!

The two shot forward like lightning, swiftly disappearing into the cluster of rocks.

The Jiang family head and the other three chased in right behind them, almost in the same instant.

But!

Once they rushed inside, they were shocked to find that the two had vanished without a trace!

"What's going on?"

"Where are they?"

"Could those two little bastards have grown wings and flown into the sky, or burrowed into the earth?"

"Destroy this place! Dig three feet down if we have to! We must find them, or the City Lord won't give us an easy time!"

Bang! Thud! Boom!

Rumble!

Crack!

The four, their hair standing on end with rage, unleashed surges of true qi as they crazily bombarded the cluster of rocks.

The thunderous noise shook the heavens!

Dust and smoke blotted out the sun!

In no time at all, the place had been leveled to the ground.

But when the dust settled, not even a ghost was in sight!

The four's faces sank like water.

"What do we do now?"

said the grand elder of the Mu family.

"What else can we do?"

"Those two little bastards seem to have grown wings. There's no way we'll find them by searching."

"We might as well play the waiting game and squat down near the four city gates."

"The moment they show their faces, we cut them down!"

said the head of the Mu family.

"That's a good plan."

"Even if they don't show up, it doesn't matter."

"As long as we can keep them from entering the Alchemy King Hall and the Martial King Hall, they'll be no threat worth worrying about. There will be plenty of chances to kill them later!"

The head of the Jiang family nodded.

The grand elder of the Jiang family said grimly, "Then let's split up. And remember, there's no way we're letting them sneak their way into the city."

The four immediately turned and sped off toward Black Bear City.

Before long.

Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei appeared out of thin air.

Both their faces were extremely grim!

Blocking off the four city gates was as good as cutting off every path of retreat they had.

These people truly had murderous intent in their hearts!

Ling Yunfei pondered for a moment, then asked, "Qin Feiyang, do you have any Transformation Pills on you?"

Qin Feiyang shook his head. "No. But even if I did, sneaking into the city right now would still be no easy task."

With the two great families and the City Lord's mansion joining forces to seal them out, getting into the city was probably harder than reaching the heavens.

Ling Yunfei's face twisted with fury, and he roared, "Bastards! One day, I'll wipe them all out, especially that dog of a City Lord. If I don't kill him, I'll never be satisfied!"

Qin Feiyang said, "We'll talk about that later. Let's split up and take a look around. Maybe we can find a sliver of a way out. Meet back here in a bit."

Ling Yunfei nodded.

The two circled around Black Bear City for a full lap.

What they found was that not only were the city gates heavily guarded, but the city walls were also lined with sentries at every third step.

Not to mention a person—even a single fly would be hard-pressed to slip through.

"At this rate, how are we supposed to get into the Alchemy King Hall and the Martial King Hall?"

Ling Yunfei was utterly frustrated.

Suddenly!

His eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Not long ago, besides the people of the Jiang and Mu families, plenty of others saw us. They're bound to spread the word. Once the Hall Master and Luo Xiong hear about it, they should come to rescue us. Don't you think?"

Qin Feiyang sneered coldly. "Don't be so naive. With a single order from the City Lord, who would dare open their mouths?"

Ling Yunfei's heart sank. The situation was even grimmer than he had imagined.

"But then again, it's not like there's no chance for a turnaround."

Qin Feiyang suddenly spoke again.

"What turnaround?"

Ling Yunfei looked at him urgently, hope brimming in his eyes.

A sharp glint flashed in Qin Feiyang's eyes. "We go to Black Bear Mountain and find the Black Bear King!"

"Find the Black Bear King?"

Ling Yunfei was stunned. There was no denying it was indeed a good idea, but would the Black Bear King be willing to help?