200 Invitation (1/2)

After spending the night and morning cultivating his spiritual energy, Xue Wei gathered his friends and looked at them with a big smile.

He was in an amazing mood. Never before had he experienced such a rise in mental vigor.

He felt more powerful than normal; his body was brimming with energy and his mind was clearer than ever before.

”So, looks like there is nothing left to do here in Golden Crow city,” he started. ”We will probably be followed by those jealous of my abilities and those wanting to use us for their own nefarious purposes. But none of them should be stronger than Heavenly Warriors so we should be able to shake them off.”

”Can I kill them?” Hei Gou asked. Xue Wei shook his head. ”We should not kill humans while pretending to be independent cultivators.”

”But we can injure them?” he pressed on. Xue Wei smiled while nodding his head. ”Sure,” he said casually. ”We are allowed to act in self-defence.”

”Let's get a proper last meal before we hit the road again,” Bai Tianyi said with a grin. The others readily agreed when they recalled the kind of food they would be eating while on the road.

Manager Hu was as friendly and as eager to please them as ever.

He quickly made it so that they were being led to one of the private dining rooms.

A group of Heavenly Warriors were constantly keeping tabs on them, and they did not even try to hide it.

Xue Wei completely ignored them. After finishing their breakfast, the group said their farewells to Manager Hu before casually leaving the hotel for a walk through the city.

They were completely carefree as they made their way through the market district, looking for useful items, but sadly nothing caught their eye.

Finally, as the sun was setting, the group made it to the city gates.

They could have easily stayed for another day, but they were eager to continue their journey.

The people hot on their trail also heaved a heavy sigh of relief when they saw that they were heading out of the city. They had been bored to death from having followed them around the entire day.

After exiting the city, the Heavenly Warriors followed closely behind. They made their move only after around a hundred kilometers away from the city.

Xue Wei had sensed around ten experts initially, but it seemed that more had joined since then. Now, a full twenty-five experts surrounded them.

It was obvious who held the upper hand, but Xue Wei still smiled despite that.

”Halt!” one of the experts called out, stepping out from their encirclement around the four to get slightly closer to Xue Wei.

”We were sent by the royal families of the Chengzi Kingdom and the Skyward Empire.”

”Our aim today is not to hurt any of you but to invite you to come back with us to visit our master. He would very much like to see your magnificent skill in the art of formations on display.”

Although his words sounded polite, the man who spoke was anything but. His demeanor made it clear that he looked down on Xue Wei and the others as if they had no choice in the matter.

Such behavior made Xue Wei's lips curl upwards in amusement. Did he really think that he could look down on them just because they had the advantage in numbers?

Before they left the hotel, Xue Wei had provided his team with formations. He had given each of them some Spiritual Bombs to confuse, a Paralyzing Formation to stall for time, and some Blazing Light Formations.

Although the Blazing Light Formation could not kill those at the Heavenly Warrior stage, it could stall them for a good amount of time and could shave off at least a layer of skin.

He had ensured that each of his teammates had ten Blazing Light Formations.

”I am honored that the princes have taken a liking to my skills, but I am busy. I'm heading to the center of the continent to reunite with a few important people,” Xue Wei said with a smile on his face.

Right now, his aim was to meet Lan and learn more about his uncle. He had a feeling that Lan would be able to give him some answers. It was clear that his uncle would be reluctant to answer any questions, and he had no idea where to look for him to boot.

The faces of the surrounding people turned menacing and their eyes glistened with malice when Xue Wei said this.

”Since you decline our polite invitation, don't blame us for being ruthless! Your friends are not allowed to leave either! All of you will follow us! That pretty lady over there will be a concubine for the princes and your other two friends will be used as hostages to keep you slaving away for the princes; therefore, isn't it better to come willingly?”

Xue Wei snickered, but a storm was brewing in his eyes. ”You think you can take my wife and make her the concubine of a prince?” he said mockingly, causing them to be shocked. But grins spread on their faces right after.

”Follow our orders and your wife won't be hurt, but if you do not, don't expect her to look beautiful after we are done with her!”

Xue Wei frowned and his mood got worse and worse.

”Guys, I just changed my mind,” Xue Wei said in a bone-chillingly cold voice. ”Leave no one alive!”

The experts sent by the two princes began roaring with laughter. It was as if they had heard the best joke ever.

”Grab them all!” the one who had spoken up until now called out as well. Now, it was impossible to avoid a battle.

The wind billowed across the plain. Their clothes and hair whipped in the wind while they waited for someone to make the first move. It was the silence before the storm.

Qi dragons roared throughout Xue Wei's body, ready to be unleashed. The others also got ready to attack. Xue Wei, Hei Gou, Wang Xiaoyun, and Bai Tianyi all stood back to back.

They were faced with enemies from all sides. Even Xue Wei felt some pressure. He flipped his hand and a Blazing Light Formation appeared.