115: Borrowing a knife to kill someone, a stroke of genius

"Let's negotiate with them and offer them benefits."

"They must also share some of our burdens."

"They probably wouldn't be willing to do other things."

"But as for the matter of killing Yang Yi."

"Presumably, they would be willing."

"I wonder what you think?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Xifeng immediately understood what Cang Jiuzhou meant.

"Good, good, good."

"Invite them over now."

"I want to negotiate with them."

"No rush."

"It is already late."

"It won't be too late to have them come over tomorrow."

Wang Xifeng looked at the sky and finally nodded.

On the outskirts of the Purple River Valley, the people from the Diancang Sect were in a standoff with the people from the Luoyue Sect.

Both sides hurled insults at each other. They cursed for half an hour until their mouths were dry, and only then did they stop.

The people of the Diancang Sect were filled with righteous indignation upon learning that Wang Xifeng's son had been killed and his head had not yet been found.

One person was so overcome with grief that she fainted several times. This person was none other than Wang Xifeng's wife, Jin Chanyue.

Jin Chanyue's strength was at the Earth Moon Realm. Originally, she did not want to come here, but upon learning that her youngest son had snuck out, she followed him, fearing something might happen to him.

She found her youngest son on the way. Since they had already traveled more than half the distance, she followed her son to take a look.

Two days ago, she wasn't paying attention, and her son ran off with a few Elders. She only received the news yesterday that her son had been brutally murdered.

Jin Chanyue was devastated and fainted several times. When she slowly woke up again, her eyes were red. There were more wrinkles on her face than usual, and she seemed to have aged a dozen years in an instant.

Her arms were trembling slightly—not from Qi, but from rage. She struggled to stand up and looked at the two maids beside her. The two maids were not lacking in strength either, having reached the Earth Star Realm.

"Follow me."

Jin Chanyue stood up and walked outside. One of the maids quickly supported her and asked where she was going.

Jin Chanyue shook off the maid's hand, her face deathly pale. "Where to?

"Where do you think?"

"Of course, to find Yang Yi and avenge my son."

The maid pursed her lips, her eyes slightly red, her voice filled with a sense of sorrow.

"The Young Master was brutally murdered."

"This servant is also very sad."

"But if only the three of us go to find Yang Yi,"

"can we kill him?"

"It would be better to take a few more people."

Although Jin Chanyue was filled with rage, she had not lost her reason. Thinking the maid made a lot of sense, she immediately gathered twelve experts to go with her in search of Yang Yi.

Under the cover of night, the group wove through the jungle. Trying to find one person within the vast Purple River Valley was no easier than looking for a needle in a haystack.

Deep within this purple-red sea, Yang Yi was hiding in a small crevice in the rocks, recuperating.

The battles of the past few days had left him covered in wounds. He had been severely injured from the start, and before he could recover, he was surrounded and intercepted by others.

After experiencing several battles, although he had killed many enemies, the wounds on his body had increased significantly. Before his old wounds had healed properly, new ones arrived.

Especially during the battle two days ago, he was left severely injured. Although he killed Wang Xifeng's son, he nearly lost half his own life in the process.

Just as he was healing, he felt something flash across the sky above. Although he didn't know what it was, Yang Yi guessed it might be the enemies searching for him.

Within the Purple River Valley, there were only Vicious Beasts and enemies. While there were many Vicious Beasts capable of flight, it was almost impossible for them to fly at low altitudes in the night sky. Therefore, it was highly likely to be humans.

Just as Yang Yi was pondering, another figure drifted overhead. This time, Yang Yi looked up slightly and confirmed it was a human figure, and a woman at that.

She was wearing a light purple dress. Although she moved extremely fast, a hint of fragrance drifted past Yang Yi.

Shortly after, several more figures drifted past above. Yang Yi sensed something was wrong. The sudden appearance of so many people meant they were likely here to find him.

Just as he was preparing to move to another location, a woman's mournful voice suddenly came from the sky.

"Yang Yi."

"Are you nearby?"

"If you are nearby, come out!"

"I want to avenge my son."

Jin Chanyue was so enraged that she tried to shout Yang Yi out directly.

Yang Yi shrank his neck, finding it amusing. "You want me to come out, so I'll come out? I'm not coming out."

He sneaked down along the crevice. At a corner of the crevice, he discovered that the rock wall recessed inward a bit, just enough to accommodate him sitting cross-legged.

He hid inside the recessed rock wall. Looking from above, one couldn't see anyone below at all. Looking from the sides, one couldn't see anything either. This place was an excellent hiding spot.

Yang Yi decided to recuperate here. He would wait until his injuries were completely healed before going out to find a way to escape.

Jin Chanyue searched all night but couldn't find Yang Yi. She was frantic with rage. At first, she was just shouting for Yang Yi to come out, but later she started hurling insults until her throat was hoarse, yet she still couldn't find a trace of Yang Yi.

The two maids asked her to rest, but she refused, determined to find Yang Yi. Finally, one of the maids said:

"If you keep insisting like this,"

"I'm afraid that before you find Yang Yi,"

"you will have collapsed yourself."

"If Yang Yi appears,"

"how will you avenge your son?"

This remark had an effect. Jin Chanyue finally listened, sat down by a rock, and sighed as she rested for a moment.

Only a few minutes after sitting down, she wanted to go look for Yang Yi again. The Elders beside her tried to persuade her:

"Madam, you should rest first."

"Continuing like this is not a solution."

"Our people are all around."

"Yang Yi shouldn't have been able to run too far."

"Our encirclement is still slowly tightening."

"As long as you wait a little longer,"

"we will definitely be able to find Yang Yi."

"Let's eat something first."

"Restore our energy before searching for him."

"It was dark and windy last night."

"We might have missed some clues."

"In a while, we will go back and search carefully again."

"Perhaps we will be able to find Yang Yi's tracks."

"He has clashed with our people several times recently,"

"and is already severely injured."

"He will inevitably leave some traces."

Seeing everyone urging her to rest, Jin Chanyue, though unwilling, knew that she still had to rely on these people to kill Yang Yi. Seeing how exhausted they all were, she could only nod.

She ate something and rested for about half an hour. Before Jin Chanyue could speak, an Elder took the lead and said:

"We've rested enough."

"Let's go."

The group returned along the original path, continuing their search for Yang Yi.