Chapter 22 - A Scheme? (1/2)

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”Someone's breached the formation!” Ying Sumain shouted, alerting the others. Yan Zaizen was the first one to respond, as he wasn't asleep, and he immediately rose. His brows furrowed as his spiritual sense circulated in the surroundings. With his acute spiritual sense, he could observe the presence of a group of eight men standing behind a transparent film of Qi.

”The formation?”

It seems the formation that Ying Sumian set up was a Qi barrier. It was likely connected to something which is why she realized there were individuals attempting to breach the formation. However, what surprised him was that there was a youth, about twenty years of age, was kneeling as he sent out Qi symbols into the air. A formation slowly took form.

”A formation specialist?” He muttered. However, when Ying Sumian and the rest heard his muttering, their expressions turned pale. ”They have a formation specialist with them?” Ying Sumain asked, her voice clearly filled with panic. Yan Zaizen only slightly nodded in response.

”Did they place a barrier?” She asked, this time her voice was filled with urgency.

Place a barrier? Did she mean her barrier?

Seeing his confusion Ying Sumian clarified, ”I didn't set up a barrier. I set up a repulsion field!”

Hearing this, he was shocked. No wonder he didn't sense any barrier when he entered earlier. However, there was a light feeling of resistance, but since he was chasing after the Katori, there was little time to consider such a weak feeling. He nodded once more in confirmation. Ying Sumian's expression dropped immediately.

Normally, that repulsion field would keep rank two beasts out, not rank three, and definitely not someone with Yan Zaizen's extremely strong mortal body.

”Shit! We need to escape!” Bai Wangzhe yelled. However, Ying Sumian didn't move. She looked upwards, her eyes flashing with a radiant light. She was using an internal-class perception-based Qi Art unique to formation specialists. It was like her eyes were stars in the night sky. Her expression that didn't seem like it could drop further turned dull. One could tell this Qi Art drained her considerably, and probably the situation itself.

”It's a World Entrapment Barrier. A rank four formation.” Her voice solemn. The others all revealed pale expressions on their faces, except for two people. No one was noticing, but Yan Zaizen released his spiritual sense outwards scanning the area. This charming young girl, Su Fengyan, was eyeing him with worry. However, it didn't feel like she was anxious about his safety or his willingness to protect her, but seemed like she worried about him being here.

He didn't get much time to think about it before laughter filled with haughtiness and ill-intentions resounded. They all focused their attention towards its origin. Eight men, dressed in full hunter gear, appeared with one ahead of the rest. His aura was brilliant, revealing the strength of a late-Essence Formation cultivator. The rest were within the Essence Formation, but a mixture of initial and mid.

The leader of this group of men was exceptionally handsome, seemed to be about 24-25 years of age had auburn hair, muscular physique, and a brilliantly white smile. His radiant eyes looked towards the group, sensing their cultivation levels, and couldn't help but laugh once more.

”Brilliant. Little Sister, you truly are extraordinary! You always know how to pick'em.” His words confused the group, but Yan Zaizen looked towards Su Fengyan who still stared at him with an uneasiness in her eyes. She executed a movement-based Qi Art, completely catching the rest in shock, and appeared beside the handsome young man.

When one looked close, they truly had similar features such as their hair color and good-looks.

”Su Fengyan?!” Xing Xuehan felt completely shocked and blindsided by events. She just couldn't comprehend what was happening.

”I see.” Ying Sumien's expression was solemn, yet contained a sort of calm. ”You planned this from the beginning, didn't you?”

”...” Su Fengyan remained quiet, looking at Yan Zaizen.

”Haha! Fools, of course we did. Why risk our lives fighting these beasts when we can simply let you idiots do the work. Hahaha!” The young man, named Su Shinyan, couldn't help but be jubilant. Sending his sister to scout out hunters, form a group, then have them hunt for months gaining spoil after spoils then taking them was a hell of a lot better than them risking their lives.

”However,” A sly, sinister smile appeared on his face. ”If you're willing to please my brothers for a while, perhaps we can let you off, and grant you something for your efforts.” His words caused the others in his entourage to laugh. However, the formation specialist youth among them remained quiet.

”Mister, if you leave, we can offer you a great share of our profits.” Su Fengyan offered. This caused the laughter of the group to fall silent, each of them looked at Su Fengyan in bewilderment. From what they recalled, this charming girl was an incredibly vicious and greedy rose, and she wouldn't even let a dog flee if it meant a penny in hand for its death. Yet, here she was, proposing a deal to someone to share their profits.

Su Shinyan's eyes narrowed as he looked towards this sister of his, and then at Yan Zaizen. It was a fairly skinny youth with an aura at the Initial-Qi Revolving Realm. He was inconsequential. However, unlike some brainless individuals, he was far shrewder in thinking. Observing his sister's expression and words, he turned to Yan Zaizen and assumed he had a great status. Her unwillingness to offend him lead to her proposal.

”Sir, may I know your name?” He asked politely, obviously taking this seriously. The rest of the group, including Ying Sumian's, looked towards Yan Zaizen.

”Haha, my name?” He asked with a hint of playfulness, not an ounce of fear in his heart. ”Han Zaiji.” Deciding that since the Yan Family were allied with the Soaring Cloud Sect, it'd be too risky to announce his true name to others, so he took the clan and family name of his master - Han Genji.