Two hours passed...

By now, all the young men who had hallucinated from the medicine were completely healed. Including Dong-Chen, Xiao-Ming, Zhao-Ke, and Tian-Zhong, all of them were in perfect condition and ready to leave. But Zheng-Fu was still sleeping, causing Dong-Chen and the others to be stunned and slightly wonder why Zheng-Fu was still sleeping.

But after about ten minutes, Zheng-Fu finally opened his eyes and lazily twisted his body a few times. Then he rubbed his eyes with a big yawn before standing up and walking towards everyone who was waiting for him under the tree in the courtyard.

"Good morning, Young Master!" Dong-Chen was the first one who greeted him when Zheng-Fu walked in.

"Um… Good morning. How are you all? Did you sleep well last night?"

"I slept well, Young Master. I just don't know why I still feel pain in my nape. Like I've been smashed by some hard thing." Zhao-Ke was the first one to answer, as he stroked the back of his neck. He was still in pain after waking up until now. And it was not only Zhao-Ke; the other three were also in pain.

"Is that so? Didn't you toss and turn in your sleep, making your head fall off the pillow? Or it might be since you're restless, so someone might come and poke you," Zheng-Fu said with a smile before going to do his personal activities, and so did the others.

Half an hour had passed when everyone was ready. Zheng-Fu, Dong-Chen, and his men immediately continued their journey. They wasted so much time on the way, and the distance was still far from reaching In-See City. At least it would take almost a month to travel.

Inside the Great Hall of the Tian-Tang Clan...

"This is near the end of the time that Zheng-Fu should come out of the test. Don't know what he is going to be now?"

"That's right. I don't know what Little Brother Zheng-Fu will be like."

"I think Zheng-Fu will definitely come back. I believe that."

"But if he doesn't come out, what are we going to do? The situation is getting worse and worse now. The other clans have gathered to put a lot of pressure on our clan these days. And most importantly, both the money and the resources in our treasury are beginning to run out."

"That's right!!"

Inside the Great Hall, the elders and important people of the clan were all attending a meeting with serious concern about the current situation. Because the Jia Clan and Mu Clan* (*From this chapter on the Mo Clan will be called Mu Clan), the big clans in this region, had united with many other small families to pressure them in trade and transportation.

That caused the Tian-Tang Clan to face the problem of a lack of supplies.

With more people, more supplies were needed. Although other families still supported them, it was not yet enough. The routes of transportation in many areas were blocked since they were the territory of the united clans.

"As for these tasks, I have sent Tong-Kuang to handle them. It won't be long until the convoy of supplies arrives," Kong-Shi said when he saw that the atmosphere was getting worse.

"We know about that. But if they continue to do this, we will be in trouble soon."

"That's right!! I think we'd better lead our troops to fight with them and finish the issues!!"

"Don't be hasty. Wait for the convoy of supplies to return before we talk about it. Because right now, the most important thing is to protect our territory, especially the Cave of the Immortals and the Monster Crystal Mine that we recently acquired," Mo-Zi said solemnly, sitting on the chair of the Head of the Clan.

Everyone in the room nodded in agreement with Mo-Zi's words. After all, the Monster Crystal Mine was definitely more important because it could produce monster crystals, which were used to make monster crystal coins for spending, although it was just a small mine.

At the Jia Clan hall...

"How is the thing I ordered you to deal with?" asked a middle-aged man with a fierce look, glaring at a young man sitting on one knee in the middle of the room.

"Elder Jia-Gong-Gong, the task you ordered, we have already dealt with. Now our elite troops are ambushing along the way, waiting to attack their convoy of supplies. When their convoy arrives, we will take action immediately." The young man put his hands together and proudly reported the orders he had received.

"Very good! And what about a skillful master named Tong-Kuang? Did you get his data yet?"

"Um, that matter... we still haven't received any response from the secret agent we sent, but Elder Jia-Shi-Lei doesn't have to worry about it. I guess not..."

Bang!!!

"Haven't you got any data yet!? It's been several months now. Why haven't you got any data about him yet!!?" said a middle-aged man with a long, thick mustache, slamming the table vigorously in anger.

"Calm down, Second Elder… Trust our secret agency. I expect that in a few days, we will definitely get the data." Another middle-aged man sitting across from him waved his hand, telling him to calm down and sit down first.

Tch!

"Well, on this matter, we need to act as quickly as possible. For if that kid named Zheng-Fu comes back, he will cause us trouble." A middle-aged man sitting on a large chair in the middle spoke up, waving his hands to silence everyone.

"Yes, sir, the Grand Master!!!"

…………….

A week had passed by quickly…

"When will we arrive? My ass is aching!"

"Walking, you complain; riding a horse, you complain. What's going on so much with you? Baldy!!!"

"It really aches. Been riding a horse for a week, both up the hill and down to the creek. It's more difficult than even riding off-road. You aren't me; you don't know," Zhao-Ke said as he rubbed his butt.

"You said it as if everyone wasn't riding a horse like you. Everyone is riding on horses too, and no one complains but you! Take this method if you don't want to hurt your butt. I have one way to help you. Are you interested?" Xiao-Ming said with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Do you have a method? What way? Tell me quickly," Zhao-Ke immediately smiled when he heard that there was a way to relieve his butt pain.

"So easy. You just stop right here. Don't go any further!"

"You!!!"

Ha ha ha!!!

Laughter rang out as everyone saw Zhao-Ke's suffering expression. Their laughter was filled with joy, which could be told about a close relationship like a family. When seeing that, Zheng-Fu appreciated it and felt good. It reminded him of the time he was with Tong-Kuang and his team when they walked through the Monster Forest to In-See City at that time.

"Young Master, don't you feel any pain?" asked Dong-Chen, who was riding next to him.

"There is some, but not much." Zheng-Fu shook his head, replying with a slight smile.

Huh...!?

"Dong-Chen!!! Order everyone to be careful. In front of us, two monster beasts are approaching!!" Suddenly, Zheng-Fu sensed two monster beasts heading towards them with speed.

"Monster beasts!?" Dong-Chen frowned and exclaimed in shock before he quickly calmed himself and turned to the others. "Everyone lined up to tighten the area urgently. In front of us, two monster beasts are coming this way!!" said Dong-Chen, clenching the weapon in his hand tightly with a ready posture.

Monster beasts!!!?

The others were even shocked when they heard that. But they all lined up and prepared to fight immediately in an orderly manner, just like the soldiers they had trained.

"Young Master, what stage are the monster beasts that are coming, sir?" Zhao-Ke, who was preparing to hold the weapon in his hand tightly, turned to ask Zheng-Fu with a curious and worried face.

"Advanced Golden Core stage."

Advanced Golden Core stage!!?

Everyone's faces turned visibly pale when hearing that the monster beasts rushing toward them had skills at the Advanced Golden Core stage. They already felt greatly frightened by just the Elementary Golden Core stage. Then, at the Advanced Golden Core stage, what skill would they use to fight?

"I'm doomed for sure!!" Zhao-Ke was sweating all over his face.

"You don't have to be afraid. I'll deal with them myself." Zheng-Fu spoke as he galloped his horse forward to ride in front of Dong-Chen's team to wait for the two monster beasts heading toward them.

A hundred li away from Zheng-Fu's team, there was a group of over a dozen black-robed men chasing the two monster beasts. These black-robed men were all on the Advanced Golden Core Stage. And especially the one in front of the group seemed to have a higher power stage than anyone else.

"Hurry up to get after them. Don't let them flee away. No matter what, capture them back!!"

"Yes, sir!!"

Grrrr!!

Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!

The small and large trees all fell as they passed by. These two monster beasts had the appearance of a fox, only their size was many times larger than a normal fox. Its body was about two meters tall and also had a beautiful long tail. Most people know them by the name 'The Brown Wind Fox Monster'. Moreover, they were the wind elemental monster beasts known for their speed.

"They arrive, they arrive!!!" Zhao-Ke continued to shout madly as the sound of soil explosions and falling trees echoed along the way.

Shuek!!!

Grrrr!!!

Boom!!! Bang!!! Boom!!!

The two Fox Monster Beasts roared loudly throughout the distance they ran, dodging the attacks of the black-robed men. But suddenly, one of the Fox Monster Beasts was struck by the strongest black-robed man. He threw his weapon at its leg, causing it to fall down and slide along the ground until it stopped a few hundred meters before reaching Zheng-Fu's team.

"Ha ha ha... It finally hit!!! Before getting hit, good at dodging like a dog, you are!!" The black-robed man who threw the weapon laughed, satisfied when he saw one of the foxes fall.

Grrr!!!

As for the other fox, seeing its friend fall, it hurriedly turned around, flicking its claws out, causing a wave of energy to attack the group of black-robed men before it jumped to stop beside the fox monster beast that fell down.

"Damn!! How dare you, savage beast, attack me back? Die!!! You die!!!" The black-robed man with the strongest power came out of the wind and, in anger and fury, prepared to attack the fox monster beast that attacked him.

"Wait, wait, Chief, you can't kill it! Our task is to capture them. If you kill it, we will definitely be punished by the Elder." The black-robed man beside him immediately rushed over to stop his chief when he saw that he was about to kill one of the fox monster beasts that were supposed to be captured alive as part of their mission.

"Tch! If this wasn't a mission, then... Huh...?" But suddenly, his gaze landed on Zheng-Fu's team, which was a hundred meters away, before an evil smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "You guys deal with those two bastards. I'll be right back." Finished speaking, he immediately flew toward Zheng-Fu's team.

Huh...!?

The black-robed man who stopped the chief was a little puzzled as to where their chief was going, but all of a sudden, his gaze met Zheng-Fu's team, and he immediately understood where his chief was going and what he was going to do.

Then he lightly shook his head with a pitiful expression, looking at Zheng-Fu's team before turning his gaze back to the two fox monster beasts again and ordering the rest of his team to surround the monster beasts in order to capture them according to their mission.

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