Chapter 1683 - 1985: Defeating Them One by One (2)
At this moment, Xia Yue was riding a horse, dodging the strikes of the off-road vehicle while seeking opportunities to counterattack. However, the driver of the off-road vehicle was very cunning, constantly swerving left and right, making it impossible for her to lock onto the target.
Whew!
Suddenly, a noise pierced through the air. A steel knife flew from mid-air, piercing the front wheel of the off-road vehicle viciously. With a loud ’bang’, the left front tire of the off-road vehicle exploded. At such high speed, as the vehicle lost its balance, it flipped over completely, ending up upside down.
After a while, the people inside the vehicle finally came to their senses from the impact and struggled to crawl out of the car. However, Xia Yue and Yuan Yun were already waiting outside, ready to capture them one by one.
With two off-road vehicles dealt with, two swift horses galloped over from a short distance away—it was Zhang Zhongfeng, Yang Chen, and Wei Jiahao.
"Fourth brother, are you all okay?" Yuan Yun hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
"No problem, I’ve taken care of those guys." After speaking, Zhang Zhongfeng glanced around and asked, "Why haven’t the second brother and the others come?"
"They’ve gone out and haven’t returned yet. Don’t worry, with the strength of second brother and Yu Beifeng, no one can harm them." As they spoke, Qiu Yong rode a horse, leading three men tied with ropes, walking over slowly.
After regrouping, Qiu Yong spoke, "I just interrogated them. These people are from the Dangyang Sect, under Qi Yong’s command."
"Qi Yong?" Yuan Yun frowned and said, "What the hell does that bastard want? We have no grievances with him, why is he sending people after us?"
"His intentions aren’t hard to understand. I heard from Ling Chen that the Dangyang Sect colluded with the Heavenly Dragon Sect, and we’re aligned with the Dragon Tiger Hall’s camp. Once Dragon Tiger Hall is in trouble, we are bound to go back to support them. Therefore, they want to defeat us one by one to weaken Dragon Tiger Hall’s strength."
Yang Chen chimed in, "If the Dangyang Sect is doing this, it looks like they’re prepared to make a move against Dragon Tiger Hall. Big brother, Ling Cheng’s situation doesn’t look good, we’d better get back quickly."
Qiu Yong nodded and said, "First, let’s return to camp and immediately head to East Sea City after meeting up with the second brother and others."
Not long after returning to camp, Xu Ming and Yu Beifeng finally came back. After learning about what happened, they said little, simply packed their belongings and rode along with everyone towards the nearest city.
After a few hours, the group of eight finally reached their destination. Since there were no planes in the surrounding cities, they could only take the train. After purchasing their train tickets, they went to the waiting hall and sat down in a quiet area.
Watching the bustling crowd around them, Xu Ming withdrew his gaze and said faintly, "Someone is watching us."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded. They had all sensed it since entering the train station. With more than an hour until the train’s departure, Qiu Yong took out his phone to contact Ling Chen, mentioned the earlier incident, and advised him to stay vigilant and avoid being attacked secretly by the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Dangyang Sect.
In the blink of an eye, more than an hour passed, and the train to East Sea City was finally about to leave. Everyone carried their luggage, maintaining a formation of three in front, three behind, with two in the center, as they moved with the crowd to the platform. Since someone was secretly watching them, it indicated that the Dangyang Sect was not ready to give up, and with a train journey of more than ten hours, there was no guarantee that the Dangyang Sect wouldn’t take action.
Qiu Yong thought the Dangyang Sect might attack in the crowd, but until they boarded the train, there was no sign of them making any move.
For safety reasons, the eight of them booked two sleeper compartments, four people in each. This way, if anything happened, they could look out for each other.
"Third brother, fifth sister, eighth brother, you rest first, I’ll stand guard," Qiu Yong said. The four of them were staying in the compartment, and to prevent an ambush, someone had to stay vigilant.
Yuan Yun nodded and said, "I’ll take over in two hours."
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Night passed.
Early the next morning, Xia Yue opened her eyes, sat up from the bunk, stretched as she looked at the bright sunlight outside the window, and smiled, "Seems like it was a peaceful night."
"The people from the Dangyang Sect shouldn’t be so foolish. Knowing there are so many experts among us and still coming to trouble us would be no different than sending themselves to their deaths." Saying this, Yuan Yun stood up, pushed the compartment door open and said, "I’ll go get us some breakfast."
Passing through several carriages, Yuan Yun went directly towards the dining car on the train. At this moment, two men sitting in regular seats stood up and followed closely behind Yuan Yun. This train had over ten carriages, but with fewer passengers, several carriages were empty.
Walking into an empty carriage, Yuan Yun suddenly saw a person standing ahead, who kept staring at him with a cold and stern eye, making him uneasy. Yuan Yun frowned slightly and slowed his steps. Then, the person ahead retreated into the next carriage and shut the door between the carriages.
Seeing this, Yuan Yun’s expression changed slightly, and he quickly turned around to look back. At that moment, the door at the other end of the carriage was also blocked, leaving only three people inside—he, and two thin men.
With six eyes meeting each other, Yuan Yun smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, "You guys from the Dangyang Sect are really persistent, chasing onto the train. Come on! Let’s see what you’ve got."
The two men said nothing, silently pulling out daggers from their waists, and slowly approached Yuan Yun.
The sides of the carriage were filled with regular seats, leaving only a narrow pathway in the middle. As the men drew closer, Yuan Yun instinctively reached behind his back. But his back was empty, with nothing there.
Damn!
He had forgotten his knife when he left the compartment. Blame his own carelessness; after a peaceful night, he assumed there would be no danger on the train, so he went to the dining car alone and unarmed to buy breakfast.
Strike first... Without a steel knife in hand, Yuan Yun decided to launch an attack. Regardless, since there were two of them, he needed to seize the initiative. He lightly tapped his toe, his body slightly leaning forward, and fiercely released his powerful punch straight towards the man in front.
With eyes sharp and the fist coming in fast, the man didn’t intend to dodge but instead lifted his dagger and thrust it towards Yuan Yun’s face. Seeing this, Yuan Yun’s brow couldn’t help but twitch. The opponent ignored his attack and directly wielded the weapon, knowing well that the dagger held the advantage in length. If he didn’t react timely, before his fist hit the opponent, the dagger would have already pierced his body.
From this counterattack, it was clear—the two men before him were battlefield-hardened experts, experienced and formidable.