Only My Way

“It's nothing.”

“My name is Ling Wuyuan, and I'm just here to take care of some things.”

Although he had no interest in the city of [Huayan City] or Sun Poyun, Ling Wuyuan replied out of courtesy.

“Is that so… Is there anything we can help you with?”

“If there is, please don't hesitate to ask. I most enjoy making friends with powerful individuals.”

“No, thank you. I've already finished what I needed to do at [Wenyin Pavilion], and I just need to wait here for a few days.”

Upon receiving this answer,

Sun Poyun first showed a hint of disappointment and sighed:

“Is that so… Very well then.”

Then, he changed the subject and said:

“However, I feel I should still fulfill my duty as a host. I wonder if you are free now? I'll treat you to a meal, and we can enjoy drinks and conversation under the night sky. That would be wonderful…”

These were truly heartfelt words.

Regardless,

Ling Wuyuan looked a little too young.

So young that it was almost unbelievable…

Furthermore,

Ling Wuyuan possessed a palpable aura of a chosen one, a sense of excellence that seemed to draw attention.

‘Damn!’

‘This guy is definitely going to be promising in the future, and will most likely become a big shot!’

Almost the moment he saw Ling Wuyuan, Sun Poyun subconsciously had this thought.

Therefore, Sun Poyun really wanted to get closer to Ling Wuyuan, to find out where the person in front of him came from, and why he had never heard of or seen him before.

‘Could he be from another state?’

‘Is he just passing through this place!?’

While pondering these questions,

Sun Poyun also secretly sized up Ling Wuyuan, scanning his features, trying to find some relevant information in his mind.

His apparent age should be within eighteen years old, his height about 1.75 meters, with gray hair and gray eyes…

Faced with these extremely obvious physical characteristics,

Sun Poyun was completely certain that he had never heard of Ling Wuyuan before.

He thought to himself with some uncertainty:

‘Could he be a newly emerged genius?’

However,

Although he wanted to get closer,

Ling Wuyuan didn't have that intention.

After all, Ling Wuyuan still had a lot of things to do at the moment.

Whether it was to have the necessary remote communication with Pei Yiman, or to further adjust his own state, these were more important matters.

He didn't have the free time to get close to unimportant strangers…

Therefore, in just a few words, he decisively but politely rejected Sun Poyun's proposal, causing the other party to feel deeply disappointed.

At the same time,

Teng Shenghu, the Third Elder of the [Crimson Blood Ghost Sect], although he wanted to slack off, after dragging his feet for a while, he finally managed to reach his destination, and had already conducted a relatively thorough inspection of the place.

“The problem isn't too big… Although it looks like a mess, the ghost-raising formation buried deep underground hasn't been destroyed on a large scale, and has only suffered some collateral damage. It can continue to be used with a little adjustment.”

“So… Could it really be that someone passed by here and then took the opportunity to uphold justice and slay demons?”

He was still not too sure about the matter.

However, generally speaking, the current situation was in line with his thinking.

At the very least, he didn't need to directly confront a strong opponent.

Just as he was wondering if he could go back and report,

Suddenly,

His gaze caught sight of something.

It was a person.

A person who looked extremely disheveled, slowly climbing out of the ground.

Judging from the other party's appearance,

The other party probably belonged to the kind of unlucky person who was forced into the battle when passing by, and was buried alive by the aftermath of the attack, and only now crawled out…

Looking at that figure,

After thinking about it, Teng Shenghu moved, immediately turning into a black line and traversing several kilometers, arriving a few meters directly above the other party.

At this moment,

The guy who had just crawled out of the ground only felt that the already dark light around him suddenly became a bit darker.

However,

The other party didn't care about that little problem.

He just assumed that the clouds in the sky were blocking a part of the moonlight.

He continued to climb upward, dragging his battered body.

At this moment, the other party was very clear that although he couldn't be said to be seriously injured and dying, he was suffering extremely serious injuries and had to be treated as soon as possible.

Furthermore,

He also had to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible. No one could be sure if there were any remaining ghosts in this damn place.

Once there really were,

Then he would be no different from a mobile gift pack…

Thinking of this,

The man's heart was full of anger, unwillingness, and some regret.

He understood that if he hadn't turned back with his subordinates at the time, trying to continue to detour and pursue that caravan, he and others would not have experienced this disaster…

For a time,

His heart was full of remorse and hatred, regretting the greed that sprouted in his heart, causing his foundation to be wiped out in one fell swoop, and hating Ling Wuyuan's actions…

Although he didn't know what those shockwaves that swept through all the surrounding areas were all about, he was very clear that Ling Wuyuan was definitely involved, and the matter was highly likely caused by Ling Wuyuan fighting with someone else.

As for the aftermath of his fight with others, burying some unlucky people alive on the spot, and even almost causing the other party to be wiped out, Ling Wuyuan might know a little, but even if he did, he wouldn't care… Even if he knew that the other party would probably hate him for the rest of his life.

Of course,

It's worth mentioning that this bandit leader obviously wouldn't have a chance to hate Ling Wuyuan for the rest of his life.

After the other party slowly crawled out of the deep pit, Teng Shenghu, who was above the other party's head, immediately showed a very obvious look of anticipation on his face.

Especially when he saw a large pile of corpses buried in the deep pit, it was even more so.

“Although his strength is relatively low, he is full of fierce aura, and his whole body is entangled with a large amount of resentful energy from the dead. It's really a good raw material～”

That was a serious compliment.

But as soon as these words came out, the guy who had just escaped from death below immediately paused, and then slowly raised his head with an extremely pale expression.

At this moment,

The man saw a figure looking at him seriously with a face full of horror.

In the other party's eyes,

He saw a look of satisfaction.

The kind of satisfaction that a butcher has when he is very satisfied with the pork on a live pig before killing it…