Danwu God Emperor

"Do you still want to go check on the gang?" Ye Lou asked.

Although Xiong Wu was straightforward, he wasn't stupid. He understood what Ye Lou meant. After so many years of accumulation, the Tian Sha Gang must have a lot of wealth, perhaps even comparable to a family in a second-tier town.

"I'm not going." Xiong Wu shook his head.

Ye Lou nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Xiong Wu was definitely doing this to leave the gang's wealth to his brothers. Now that their dantian was ruined, their future lives would definitely be difficult, so leaving that wealth to them was understandable.

On the contrary, this made Ye Lou look at him with even more respect. Even though those bandits betrayed him, he still didn't take their lives and even considered their needs in every way. He was indeed a good person.

"Then let's go."

"it is good!"

The two continued their journey. From here, they would pass through fifteen towns on their way to Radiant City. Even traveling day and night, it would take three or four days. There was still a week until the new students of Tianyi registered, so there was no need to rush.

Xiong Wu was a rough man who enjoyed talking, and Ye Lou learned a lot about his past along the way.

Unexpectedly, Xiong Wu was originally a young master of a family, but he was born out of wedlock. Moreover, his mother used to be a prostitute and had a very low status in the family. She was bullied by the main wife every day and died of depression when he was very young.

He then diligently cultivated his skills, and finally, at the age of seventeen, he killed the wife and her son. He then escaped from his home and became an outlaw in the Qilian Mountains behind Wushan Town.

From then on, he never returned to his home and lived there ever since. It was only after so many years of development that the Tian Sha Gang has reached its current size.

Now, when Xiong Wu talks about this matter again, he has no resentment at all. It seems that he has truly let go of the past. Ye Lou is also happy for him. If such a thing happened to him, he would make the same decision.

Ye Lou also shared some of his past with him. After the two men opened their hearts to each other, there was no age gap at all. They both seemed to be passionate people, and their biggest similarity was that they cared deeply about the people around them.

"Brother Ye, how many towns have we passed through? This Glory City is damn far away." Xiong Wu spat and couldn't help but curse.

The two found two fine horses and had been traveling for a day and a night. The spirit beasts in the vicinity were quite familiar with Ye Lou. This Tongbei Monkey had quite a lot of influence, and it didn't come up to cause trouble when it saw Ye Lou.

Ye Lou would never provoke them, and they had only just passed seven towns on their journey.

"It's still early! What's the rush?" Ye Lou said helplessly.

"Once we get to the city, I'm going to have a good time," Xiong Wu complained. His horse, however, was in a bad mood and neighed repeatedly as it couldn't take his roughhousing.

Ye Lou was both amused and exasperated. This was only one day, and the boy was already so temperamental. What would happen if it lasted three or four days? Would he blow this place up?

"Brother Lou, did you hear that? There seems to be some movement ahead." Xiong Wu suddenly tightened the reins, the horse came to a sudden stop, and his sharp eyes stared straight ahead, as if he could see through everything in front of him.

Ye Lou stopped immediately and listened carefully. Although the sounds ahead were very faint, he could indeed hear the sounds of fighting. The Qilian Mountains were vast and home to many spirit beasts, so any fights they encountered were usually involving the killing of spirit beasts.

However, as the two drew closer, they discovered that things were not as simple as they had imagined. The battle ahead was not between spirit beasts and martial artists, but rather between two groups of martial artists, and there were quite a few of them. The tremors they felt from the ground were so intense that they struck their very souls, indicating that their strength was certainly not weak.

"Brother Ye, would you like to go take a look ahead?" Xiong Wu asked, seemingly asking but unable to suppress his curiosity.

"That's exactly what I was thinking!" Ye Lou smiled, also quite curious about the battle ahead.

The two quickened their pace and galloped ahead. They stopped not far away, hid their two horses, and quietly approached, crouching behind a rock on a small hill to observe.

Below, a group of people surrounded an old man, three men, and a woman. There were dozens of them. They were dressed in simple, tattered clothes and had cunning smiles on their faces. Their leader, in particular, was fierce and menacing, and had a resemblance to Xiong Wu.

Among the five people who were surrounded, the old man was quite strong. However, the man and woman hiding behind him were about the same age as Ye Lou. Although their faces were not clearly visible, their fear was evident from their behavior.

"Butcher's knife!" Xiong Wu stared intently and couldn't help but call out the name.

"You know him?" Ye Lou was taken aback.

“I’d recognize this bastard even if he were ashes!” Xiong Wu said coldly. “He’s the chief of the Butcher’s Knife Stronghold. It looks like the people behind him are also from the Butcher’s Knife Stronghold. Back then, when we fought him for territory, he resorted to dirty tricks when he couldn’t beat us, and he almost killed me. It seems we’ve come to Lotus Town.”

I never expected that Xiong Wu had such a story with this group of people. But isn't Lotus Town a first-class town? It seems that the people who are besieged are quite strong.

Ye Lou nodded thoughtfully, then looked down again. He saw the Butcher's Gang members approaching the group. The old man protected them behind him, his face grave. Clearly, these bandits were not easy to deal with; with his strength, he could probably only handle Butcher's Blade at best.

The people from the Butcher's Clan behind them were also quite strong, and the old man seemed worried that they wouldn't be able to handle the others from the Butcher's Clan.

"Since he's your enemy, I have to join in the fun." With that, Ye Lou jumped down, and everyone turned to look at him.

"Who are you?" Butcher raised his cleaver and pointed it angrily at Ye Lou. His fierce gaze made him look like a butcher. Regardless of who the newcomer was, he released a violent aura that was anything but friendly.

"Of course I'm here to stop you," Ye Lou said with a nonchalant smile.

"You think you can act tough with just a kid like you? Don't you even know your own limitations? What a piece of trash! Bah!" Butcher Knife sneered, completely disregarding Ye Lou. He turned to the bandits and laughed, "Brothers, there are too many idiots like this in this world. We've done something to rid the people of a scourge."

"Hahahaha!" Butcher's words drew a burst of laughter from the bandits behind him.

"Young brother, thank you for coming to help. I am Jiao Deshou, the third elder of the Jiao family in Lotus Town. This is our young master, Jiao Pengxing, and also two prodigies from the Jiang family, Jiang Bo and Jiang Xue, and the other is Wei Siqing, a prodigy from the Wei family. May I ask where you come from, young brother?" the old man asked politely.

The three men and one woman behind them nodded slightly in response.

Ye Lou turned around and finally saw the four people in detail. The old man had a full head of white hair and looked to be over seventy years old. Although the three boys behind him were exhausted from the battle, it was still clear that they were proud scions of a great family, each with an extraordinary bearing.

The girl beside her was also very beautiful, her appearance no less stunning than Dong Qianqian's, and it was clear that the three boys had different feelings for her.

"My name is Ye Lou, and I come from the Ye family in Wushan Town," Ye Lou replied simply.

However, Ye Lou's words disappointed them. Wushan Town was far from Lianhua Town, and the news of the Ye family's unification had not spread so quickly. In their minds, they only knew that Wushan Town was a third-class town. Even if Ye Lou was from a prominent family in Wushan Town, it was still just a prominent family in a third-rate town. How could they be compared to them?

Instead, they were somewhat dismissive. If a fight broke out, they might have to rely on them for protection. Ye Lou's appearance was now seen as a burden by them, so they naturally didn't give him a friendly look.

Ye Lou couldn't help but smile to himself. He hadn't expected these people to be so pragmatic, but he didn't care. He was only doing this for Xiong Wu and didn't care about their opinions at all.

"Kid, they don't seem to like your presence. They treat you like a burden. You're meddling in other people's business and you've even lost your life for nothing. You're the dumbest person I've ever met, bar none."

Tu Dao grinned from ear to ear, finding Ye Lou's behavior and Jiao Deshou's disdain even more amusing.

"Old man, do you really think you can escape today just because there's one more brat around?" Butcher Dao stood there swaggering around, while the bandits behind him remained just as arrogant.

"Hmph, they are all the pride of their respective families and have been admitted to Tianyi Academy. If you dare to harm them in the slightest today, the families will not let you off easily." Jiao Deshou was furious. When had these bandits ever dared to ride on the heads of a family elder from a first-class town?

"Still dreaming? You think you're in Lotus Town, this is my territory, and what can your families do to me?" Butcher's Blade laughed coldly. "Besides, I don't want to be your enemy. Just hand over that treasure of your Jiao family and leave that girl here, and everything will be fine."

"Bullshit!" the two Jiang brothers said in unison. "Siqing, we will protect you."

Wei Siqing nodded slightly, but her gaze remained fixed on Ye Lou. Although he didn't have much strength, he at least didn't have any ill intentions and was willing to stand up for them. However, she couldn't quite figure out Ye Lou's intentions.

Don't the scions of families from third-tier towns know how to assess their own strength?

"Then you're going to have to suffer the consequences of your refusal to listen to reason." Butcher wiped his precious sword, looking eager to try.

"You guys stay with me from now on, don't leave my side for a second," Jiao Deshou instructed, his eyes fixed on Tu Dao and the others. He glanced at Ye Lou out of the corner of his eye and added, "Don't worry about that kid's life or death."

Everyone nodded.

These words reached Ye Lou's ears, and he frowned, suddenly feeling disgusted with these people. Although his original intention was not to help them, they still dared to gossip.

Ye Lou stepped aside, wanting to see how long they could hold out.