93: A resounding victory

Valley Master Baihua knew she couldn't defeat Old Gang Leader, but dealing with Bao Hui, a Level 5 Martial Artist, was more than enough for her.

However, Bao Hui had already sensed this. So, when Valley Master Baihua lunged at him, he nimbly turned, exposing Xiong Mao, who had been beside him, to Valley Master Baihua's eyes.

Xiong Mao:!!!

He hadn't said anything, knew nothing, so why was he suddenly the one facing Valley Master Baihua's attack?

That sword strike clearly had a large amount of vital energy attached to it. Bao Hui's sudden evasion meant Xiong Mao had no time to dodge and was about to be hit.

Yet, Valley Master Baihua's sword point suddenly shifted just as it was about to pierce Xiong Mao, heading straight for Bao Hui!

"So this is the 'gentleman' Bao Hui, praised by everyone in the Axe Gang? Letting his brother take a hit for him at a moment of life and death, what a true gentleman!"

As a Level 6 Martial Artist, how could Valley Master Baihua be led by the nose by a mere Level 5 Martial Artist? Bao Hui thought highly of himself, believing others would fall for his tricks like Xiong Mao, but Valley Master Baihua was no fool.

Bao Hui admitted that when Valley Master Baihua lunged at him, he panicked.

He thought that in Valley Master Baihua's eyes, both he and Xiong Mao were members of the Axe Gang, and killing either would be fine. But Valley Master Baihua insisted on coming for him.

"Second Brother!" Old Gang Leader, seeing Bao Hui in trouble, quickly chased after them.

Don't let Old Gang Leader's usual appearance of poor leg mobility fool you; in a real fight, he was faster than anyone. After all, he was the Axe Gang's top fighter, and his strength should not be underestimated.

Bao Hui used all his strength to block Valley Master Baihua's attack, and then Old Gang Leader arrived just in time to save Bao Hui.

Valley Master Baihua, on the other hand, was surrounded by Old Gang Leader and his men and tied up with Binding Martial Ropes.

"People of Hundred Flowers Valley, listen up! Your Valley Master has been captured! If you don't want to die, lay down your weapons now!"

Bao Hui shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, the Hundred Flowers Valley members, who were fighting the Axe Gang, immediately had their defensive line broken.

"The Valley Master has been captured, what should we do?"

"Let's put down our weapons, I don't want to die..."

"Valley Master..."

They were all unwilling, but what could they do?

The victor is king, the loser is a bandit. It was a pity for Hundred Flowers Valley, a power that had only been established for a few years, as it would completely disappear after today.

Valley Master Baihua's eyes were filled with deep unwillingness.

She stared at Bao Hui, who stood there in a dark robe, with a gentle smile on his lips, and bit her own lip.

Not long ago, Bao Hui had come to find her.

Strictly speaking, they were actually old acquaintances.

They had known each other since they were young, and had even experienced life and death together.

However, he joined the Axe Gang, while she founded Hundred Flowers Valley, and from then on, they had almost no contact.

That day, Bao Hui told her many things. Because of their youthful friendship, she believed his words without any doubt.

Who knew that it would lead to such a result.

"Take them all away!"

After Valley Master Baihua was captured alive, the people of Hundred Flowers Valley lost their will to fight; some died, some surrendered.

The Axe Gang achieved a great victory.

But Xiong Mao could never forget the look in Valley Master Baihua's eyes when she first lunged at him with her sword, and then changed direction.

For some reason, in that instant, Xiong Mao suddenly felt that she shouldn't have been the one to order the attack on the Axe Gang members.

She was innocent... Ge Yunying successfully captured a second-tier Demonic Spider, so she took it to the guild's quest hall to submit the quest.

"Sign here, and you can submit it."

People came and went in the quest hall; some were there to take quests, some to submit quests, and some just to look around.

"Okay." Ge Yunying signed.

"Here is your quest reward, please take it."

"Thank you."

Ge Yunying took it and counted. The guild gave her fifteen fifty low-grade spirit stones vouchers, totaling exactly seven hundred and fifty low-grade spirit stones.

Because capturing a Demonic Spider was much more difficult than killing one, this quest yielded seven hundred and fifty spirit stones.

Ge Yunying, after receiving the spirit stones, did not rush to leave. Instead, she looked at other quests she could take for tomorrow.

Finally, she chose a spirit herb gathering quest, registered, and then left.

Don't think that gathering spirit herbs isn't about killing fierce beasts; in fact, this quest is even more difficult than killing fierce beasts of the same level, because wherever there are spirit herbs, there are always fierce beasts guarding them.

However, the reward for completing this quest was also higher than ordinary quests of the same level. Ge Yunying was short on money, so she took this one.

Exiting the quest hall, there were two rows of shops outside.

Old He had a stall here, but his hours were irregular; sometimes early, sometimes late, and sometimes he didn't come at all.

Today, he did set up his stall, but he wasn't alone; Xiao Shen was sitting beside him.

"It's rare for you to have time to come out with me today. Have you finally decided to part with your fiancée?"

Old He sat in a recliner, a willow leaf in his mouth, and wore a bamboo hat to block the sun, looking quite content.

"Of course, I can't bear to part with Ling'er. Ling'er wanted to come too, but considering Sister-in-law's condition, she gave up." Xiao Shen said.

Old He fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan and said, "That's true."

It was already June, and the weather had gotten much hotter. When Old He set up his stall, he always used a large sun umbrella to cover the entire stall and sat underneath it to cool off.

Ge Yunying hadn't noticed the small stalls on either side, but she suddenly saw Xiao Shen and immediately remembered that he was also on that carriage.

At that time, Wang Yi had even greeted him, but he never said his name.

Seeing a girl stop in front of his stall, Old He asked, "Miss, are you here to sell beast crystals? My old man here is honest and offers fair prices."

At Old He's words, Xiao Shen turned his head and saw Ge Yunying opposite him.

This girl... seemed a bit familiar.

Oh, he remembered, she was the one with Wang Yi from the Beast Taming Bureau on the carriage earlier.

At that time, they seemed to be a team of three, but Xiao Shen only knew Wang Yi was from the Beast Taming Bureau; he wasn't clear about the other two.

"Really fair prices?" Ge Yunying only glanced at Xiao Shen and didn't delve further. Instead, she became curious about what Old He had said.

She had quite a few beast crystals in her storage bag, but they were all first and second-tier; she had none above second-tier.

beast crystals could be used for cultivation, absorbing and converting them into vital energy, or they could be sold for spirit stones.

Currently, these beast crystals weren't much help to her, as she could take a carriage ride every day and absorb rich vital energy inside the carriage.

"Of course, I, this old man, never lie." Old He said.

Xiao Shen's mouth twitched, expressing doubt about that statement.