70: It's the right person to mess with him.

You pick on the weak, and he happened to be the right person to pick on.

He was a soft touch.

"Please, have a seat." Feng Zhi immediately stood up.

Hao Xing didn't stand on ceremony with him and sat down directly.

Feng Zhi was about to find a spot on the ground to sit when, as he passed by Wang Yi, Wang Yi's outstretched hand suddenly grabbed his sleeve.

"You're just giving up your seat like that?" Wang Yi frowned deeply. "Actually, even if it came to a fight, we might not be afraid of them."

He was a Beast Tamer and could summon his contracted beast to fight, which was like having two people. Plus Feng Zhi and Ge Yunying, they could muster four combatants.

Although he didn't know the exact strength of those mercenaries, in terms of numbers, they were only one short.

Feng Zhi knew Wang Yi would stand up for him, which made him even more unwilling to implicate him: "It's fine, it's just sitting on the ground. Anyway, our time is almost up."

He valued the time he could cultivate on the vehicle, but he was even more unwilling for the two sides to fight.

Because that would consume even more time.

The other four mercenaries had no intention of snatching the remaining seats. After all, besides Hao Xing, two of the people sitting were young girls, and Wang Yi was fair-skinned and clean-cut, wearing expensive-looking clothes. He clearly looked accustomed to a pampered life and might have some background.

Feng Zhi sat beside Zhuang Sanming and cultivated for a while, both of them very focused.

Zhuang Sanming rarely meddled in others' affairs; he only needed to ensure that he and Su Duo weren't troubled.

"Destination reached. Passengers, please disembark."

Within a few minutes, Feng Zhi and their two companions' riding time was up.

Wang Yi went over and helped Feng Zhi up, saying, "Let's go."

"Mm."

After the three of them got off, two seats became empty on the vehicle.

Zhuang Sanming didn't stubbornly try to snatch them from the mercenaries. It wasn't his first time sitting on the ground, and in this vehicle, one couldn't be too demanding.

Lin Feng wouldn't care how they allocated the seats; as long as they didn't fight, it was none of his business.

But if they really did fight... then he wouldn't be polite.

He wouldn't go easy on anyone or any fierce beast that dared to challenge his authority.

"Why did you so obediently give up your seat just now? The three of us together might not lose to them."

After getting off the vehicle, Wang Yi was still somewhat indignant.

He rarely experienced such grievances. If Hao Xing had chosen him just now, he would have immediately started a fight with Hao Xing.

"It's just giving up a seat, it's no big deal. All right, let's go back, it's getting late," Feng Zhi said.

"But..."

As Wang Yi spoke, his peripheral vision glanced at Ge Yunying.

Ge Yunying's expression remained calm, as if she hadn't taken this small incident to heart.

"Alright then." Wang Yi no longer insisted.

Feng Zhi nodded: "It's not a big deal, and this vehicle is so mysterious. What if we really cause a conflict on it and get blasted away like those fierce beasts? That wouldn't be good."

"Would that happen?" Wang Yi hadn't considered that question at all.

"I don't know, but I think it's possible," Feng Zhi said.

Wang Yi stroked his chin, falling into contemplation... Outside the Bastion, at Ximen Chuifeng's home.

After buying the Advancement Pill from Lin Feng, Ximen Chuifeng couldn't wait to use it.

He summoned his contracted fierce beast, the Crimson Flame Ant: "You guard the door and don't let anyone in."

"Chirp. (Okay.)"

Ximen Chuifeng had the Crimson Flame Ant swallow the Advancement Pill, and both man and beast sat down together, beginning to circulate the spiritual energy within their bodies.

Soon, a cool sensation, like a gentle breeze across the cheek, appeared in the Crimson Flame Ant's chest. Ximen Chuifeng, sitting next to the Crimson Flame Ant, felt the same.

Ximen Chuifeng suddenly opened his eyes, looked down at his hands, and then said in surprise, "I've broken through!"

He had broken through!

He had finally broken through to Level Three!

The Crimson Flame Ant's rank became Third-tier, and Ximen Chuifeng also broke through to Level Three Beast Tamer.

Don't underestimate the difference of one tier; a Third-tier's strength compared to a Second-tier's is simply a qualitative leap!

This feeling of being filled with spiritual energy made Ximen Chuifeng overjoyed.

"This Advancement Pill is indeed a good thing."

He remembered that when he bought the Advancement Pill, the text on the vehicle seemed to say there were three left in stock. After he bought one, there were only two left.

Should he buy these remaining two Advancement Pills as well?

Of course, not for himself to consume; he was already a Level Three Beast Tamer, and even if he took another, he couldn't level up.

But couldn't they be sold to fierce beasts?

Thinking of this, Ximen Chuifeng looked up at the Crimson Flame Ant.

The Crimson Flame Ant knew many ant fierce beasts, so if they needed them, they could be used for trade.

So Ximen Chuifeng took out his small money box, opened its specially designed lock with a key. These were the spirit stones he had saved up recently.

"Fifty, one hundred, two hundred..."

Counting them, there were only one thousand seven hundred low-grade spirit stones.

Not even enough to buy one Advancement Pill.

"Ah, why am I so poor?!"

He hadn't realized how poor he was before, but after buying one Advancement Pill, he clearly became aware of it.

"Ahhh, why isn't anyone placing an order yet? I need to make money!"

No sooner had he spoken than the Crimson Flame Ant turned its head and chirped to him: "Chirp chirp chirp chirp, chirp chirp. (Someone's outside, it might be a customer.)"

Ximen Chuifeng's eyes immediately lit up.

"Good, you go back first, I'll receive them."

He recalled the Crimson Flame Ant, then put on a smile, trying to project enthusiasm, hoping he succeeded.

"Hello, is this Ximen Chuifeng's home? I'd like to inquire about someone."

"Yes, I am Ximen Chuifeng. Please come in quickly."

..."Destination reached. Passengers, please disembark."

On the vehicle, Zhuang Sanming and Su Duo's riding time was also up.

"Oh my goodness, why are there so many people?!"

Su Duo was scatterbrained and had been immersed in cultivation. She only opened her eyes when she heard a "ding" in her mind, then realized that Wang Yi and the others had long since left. Everyone else on the vehicle besides the two of them were mercenaries.

Zhuang Sanming quickly pulled her over: "Let's get off first."

"Oh." Su Duo nodded.

She had no desire to communicate with these burly, broad-shouldered men.

After getting off the vehicle, Zhuang Sanming said to Su Duo: "You've seen those people before. You even talked to their boss last time, have you forgotten?"

"Huh?" Su Duo was startled at first, then scratched her head and said, "I think I forgot. They all look the same; there's nothing memorable about them."

Zhuang Sanming said helplessly: "Anyway, just don't always think about chatting with people on the vehicle, alright? Let's go, we're going back."

"Back where?"

"To home, of course. Where else?"