Reversing the Milky Way

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Cui Yuanfang shouted, "No! If we use the miasma-dispelling talisman, it might extinguish the campfire. Although we have taken the Tranquilizing Pill, we are not completely unaffected by the mist."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a loud whooshing sound suddenly rang out from the thick fog.

Immediately afterwards, an S-shaped willow-leaf scimitar, enveloped in a massive phantom of spiritual energy, burst forth from the mist and headed straight for the campfire behind the group.

Before anyone could react, the blazing campfire behind them was struck by a flying willow-leaf dagger. The immense impact, along with the shockwave, spread out instantly, extinguishing the flames. The horses in the caravan were also thrown into a panic by the shock.

Upon seeing this, Cui Yuanfang shouted, "Oh no!"

Bai Cheng looked at the crescent-shaped blade stuck where the flames had died down, which was emitting a faint blue spiritual glow.

"This is... a cultivator!"

Upon seeing this, Liu Xieyang's expression hardened. He quickly took out a miasma-dispelling talisman and activated it. As the talisman bloomed above everyone, a powerful gust of wind exploded outwards, spreading in all directions. Almost instantly, it dispersed all the mist within a 300-meter radius around everyone.

At the same time, the group of men in black who had been hiding in the mist were revealed.

After looking around, Bai Cheng discovered that there were more than a dozen men in black, and some of them seemed to be emitting faint spiritual energy fluctuations.

"Who are you?"

Liu Xieyang manipulated the longsword behind him to hover in front of him. At this moment, the leader of the men in black also slowly stepped forward. He raised his right hand, and the crescent-shaped dagger stuck in the ground quickly flew back into his hand.

"Aren't you just asking the obvious? Can't you see something so obvious?"

After saying that, the man in black brandished his weapon and pointed it at Liu Xieyang.

"Leave this guard to me, you take over the caravan! Charge!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the men in black surrounding the convoy swarmed towards Bai Cheng and his group. One of the men in black threw his crescent-shaped scimitar at Liu Xieyang with all his might, while simultaneously making a hand gesture. A phantom image then enveloped the scimitar and began to spin rapidly.

Seeing this, Liu Xieyang dared not be careless. He quickly gripped his longsword and unleashed several sword energies. However, the sword energies were all repelled when they touched the incoming Willow Moon Saber.

Upon seeing this, Liu Xieyang's heart tightened, and he immediately unleashed a Water Spirit Technique. The Water Spirit Technique conjured dozens of spiritual swords around Liu Xieyang's body, and then, with a thought, these dozens of spiritual swords merged into one, forming a huge spiritual sword that crashed into the incoming Willow Moon Scimitar, and a huge wave of spiritual energy instantly spread out.

After this clash, both of them froze.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Xieyang, wielding his long sword, attacked the man in black.

"Patriarch Cui, I'll deal with this man in black. Be careful."

As he spoke, he slashed at the man in black with his sword, knocking him back dozens of meters away. The man in black was not to be outdone, and rushed forward to fiercely clash with Liu Xieyang using his crescent-shaped saber. The two fought back and forth, gradually disappearing into the thick fog, with only the clanging sounds of their weapons remaining.

"Guard Liu! Don't pursue them too far!"

Just as Bai Cheng uttered those words, two men in black appeared before him.

'hateful'

Bai Cheng cursed inwardly before quickly dodging the attack, simultaneously delivering a whip kick to someone's face. However, the next moment, the man in black in front of him swiftly raised his right arm, and a faint spiritual light emanated from his black robes, solidly blocking the blow.

Bai Cheng was shocked when he saw this.

'This is! Manifestation of spiritual power! This person isn't an ordinary Body Refinement Realm martial artist; they possess a cultivation physique.'

After making that attack, Bai Cheng quickly retreated. However, another man in black suddenly emitted a red glow from his arm, and he swiftly stepped forward, delivering a heavy punch to Bai Cheng, who had just regained his footing.

'What! This person also possesses a cultivation physique!'

Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng also activated his spiritual power. As a burst of golden lightning enveloped his entire body, his speed suddenly increased. After dodging the attack from the man in black, Bai Cheng instantly remembered the others in the convoy.

When he turned to look at the other side, he saw that two of the drivers in the caravan had fallen to the ground and died, their bodies already soaked in blood, while the other three were fighting fiercely behind Cui Yuanfang, protecting him.

They had always been servants of the Cui family. It could be said that Cui Yuanfang provided them with a place to live and work, so in this time of crisis, none of the three of them abandoned Cui Yuanfang and fled.

"Master Cui, you should escape quickly. The three of us will find a way to cover your escape."

Cui Yuanfang was also excited after hearing this.

"Old Mo, what nonsense are you talking about! You've worked for my family for almost ten years, you've seen all kinds of storms, we'll definitely be fine this time too."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Old Mo, who was fighting with several men in black, was suddenly stabbed through the body by a knife because he was outnumbered.

"Old Mo!"

"Patriarch Cui! You should leave now! These people are all at a higher level than us. If we delay any longer, none of us will be able to escape."

Upon hearing this, Cui Yuanfang looked up sharply at the group of men in black in front of him.

"Gentlemen, I am but a traveling merchant. If you fancy our goods, take them. But could you please let us go?"

Hearing this, the group of men in black did not immediately respond, but they stopped what they were doing. The man in black who had stabbed Old Mo in the body with the long knife slowly withdrew his weapon, and blood dripped from the weapon onto the ground at his feet. Old Mo fell to the ground, and soon the blood soaked his clothes.

"Old Mo!"

However, after Cui Yuanfang shouted those words, the man in black glanced at Lao Mo at his feet, then kicked him away. He then stepped forward and said loudly, "These people don't seem to be anything special. Leave this one surnamed Cui here, and take care of the other two."

However, Cui Yuanfang's pupils suddenly contracted upon hearing this.

"Who are you people? If you want money, I'll give it to you."

However, the group of men in black remained unmoved upon hearing this. Immediately afterward, two of them charged towards the remaining two servants, who were already prepared to die.

However, in the next moment, a figure suddenly flashed in front of them. It was Bai Cheng who had arrived. He first kicked one of the men in black in the face, and then broke the neck of another man in black with an elbow strike.

Immediately afterwards, the two men in black coughed up blood and flew away. Because Bai Cheng had hit vital points, the two men in black fell to the ground without making a sound.

The rest of the men in black were also taken aback by the scene.

One of the men in black blurted out, "This kid! Didn't those two hold him off?"

"According to the intelligence, this kid's name seems to be Bai Cheng."

Bai Cheng remained unfazed by the men's surprise and quickly went to Cui Yuanfang's side.

"Patriarch Cui, are you alright?"

"Thankfully, I'm fine. It's just that these people don't seem to intend to let us go. No, to be precise, they don't seem to intend to let anyone else go except me."

Bai Cheng was completely dumbfounded when he heard this.

"Ah? Why is this?"

Just as Bai Cheng was looking puzzled, the two men in black who had fought with him earlier also walked over.

"Besides letting this guy surnamed Cui go, we can also let you go, Bai Cheng, but there's one condition."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng was also stunned for a moment.

"You actually know my name? Has the news of the arrest warrant reached you here already?!"

"Wanted poster? Oh, right, you have a wanted poster on you, but it doesn't matter. Even if you have a wanted poster from the government, it won't be a big deal to us."

"Tell me, what are the conditions?"

"Our condition is that you join us. Once you join us, we will release Boss Cui and his two remaining subordinates!"

"What did you say? You want me to team up and rob you?!"

"What do you mean by robbery? Look at what you're saying. We call this 'a gentleman loves money, but he acquires it in a proper way.'"

"what?"

Bai Cheng was also somewhat bewildered after hearing this.

"If you want money, then what do you need me for? Sorry, I don't have that kind of orientation."

However, upon hearing this, the expression and atmosphere of the man in black who was talking to Bai Cheng immediately turned cold.

"Bai Cheng, our boss appreciates your abilities, which is why he invited you to join us. Don't be stubborn and refuse to listen to reason. Besides, even if you go to Baifeng City, the wanted poster on you won't allow you to enter the city. Why not consider joining us?"

Bai Cheng was also startled upon hearing this.

"What? If you can't enter the city because of a warrant for your arrest, then that's troublesome."

When Bai Cheng turned his head towards Cui Yuanfang and his servants, he found that all three of them were staring at him. This heavy feeling made Bai Cheng a little flustered.

Cui Yuanfang seemed to have seen through Bai Cheng's thoughts and said, "Bai Cheng, you don't need to worry about us. You were just dragged into this by accident. We respect your choice."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng's expression darkened: "Patriarch Cui, I should be the one apologizing, because these people may have been attracted by me. Besides, even if I were with them, they might not let you leave. I have already witnessed the ruthlessness of these bandits."

After speaking, Bai Cheng's eyes quickly swept over all the men in black present. He discovered that, apart from the two men in black who had fought him earlier, there was another man in black whose spiritual energy fluctuations were clearly perceptible. The remaining men in black were all at the Great Perfection of the Body Refinement Realm.

Seeing this, cold sweat gradually appeared on Bai Cheng's forehead.

"This is troublesome. If it were just these Body Refinement Realm Great Perfection martial artists, it would be manageable. But with these three people who possess cultivation physiques, it might be difficult to resolve in a short time. Moreover, Guard Liu also lured away a Qi Condensation Realm cultivator earlier; I wonder how he is doing now."

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng turned his head and looked into the distant mist, where he could still hear the clanging sounds of weapons clashing not far away.

Just as Bai Cheng was pondering, the mist that had been broken by the miasma-dispelling talisman began to slowly gather around them again. The man in black noticed this as well, and after looking around, he said, "Well, Bai Cheng? Have you made up your mind? Time is running out."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng gave a cold laugh, then pointed to Cui Yuanfang and the others behind him and said, "I can join you, but you have to make them leave first."

Upon hearing this, Cui Yuanfang said with some worry, "Bai Cheng, do you really want to fight against so many people?"

The black man, on the other hand, had cold eyes and exuded murderous intent.

"I'm sorry, you're not in a position to negotiate."

Hearing this, Bai Cheng responded with a cold look in his eyes: "I don't think you ever intended to let them go."

"You're asking for death! Attack! Kill them all!" As the voice of the man in black rang out, Bai Cheng's expression hardened, and he immediately circulated his spiritual power.

"You two keep an eye on Patriarch Cui!"

Having said that, he lunged forward, and before the two men in black could react, he punched one of them in the abdomen. The force of the blow caused the man in black to cough up blood on the spot, and his weapon fell from his hand.

After receiving the weapon, Bai Cheng swiftly swung his knife, instantly slitting the throat of another man in black who rushed at him. The other men in black gasped in shock at the sight.

"Damn, is this guy really a metal-type spiritual energy physique? How can he be so fast?"

Just as the man in black was exclaiming in surprise, Bai Cheng had already raised his long sword and forcefully hurled it at another man in black. The other man, unable to dodge in time, was pierced through by the sword Bai Cheng had thrown.

"Damn it! You guys go deal with the other three! We'll take care of Bai Cheng!"

However, right after he finished speaking, Bai Cheng leaped back to Cui Yuanfang and the others.

"With me here, you can't hurt them."

After speaking, Bai Cheng looked coldly at the group of men in black in front of him, and the men in black were terrified upon seeing this.

Upon hearing these words, Cui Yuanfang and the others behind him were immediately moved to tears.

"Bai Cheng, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Cheng slowly turned his head and said, "Don't worry, Patriarch Cui, even without you, I would not let these bandits go."

Of course, half of what Bai Cheng said came from the bottom of his heart. If he were alone, he would basically avoid it if he could.

However, after several rounds, he discovered that although three of the opponents had obvious spiritual energy auras, these three people had only just begun to manifest their spiritual energy, which was far inferior to the geniuses he had fought against in the Wuling Town Grand Competition.

Although his current spiritual power is not enough to activate the power of that mysterious fragment, Bai Cheng would have no problem dealing with these people in front of him.

However, in the mist not far away, the black-clad man's crescent-shaped dagger and Liu Xieyang's longsword were clashing fiercely, while two figures below stood with their hands behind their backs, looking in Bai Cheng's direction.