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The three men with pockmarked faces were preparing to descend the mountain when they encountered several arrogant men dressed in yellow. A fierce tiger was embroidered on their chests, marking them as members of the notorious Cheng family from down the mountain.
Startled, the three men wanted to leave, but the leader stopped them. "Oh, running away upon seeing us? It seems you know our Cheng family's rules. In that case, I won't waste my breath. You can either hand over three mid-grade spirit stones as a toll or leave behind your prey."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the three men changed slightly. Just for coming down the mountain, they were being asked for three mid-grade spirit stones as a toll—wasn't this just robbery?
The man with the pockmarked face quietly pulled the big man aside. "Brother, we can't give in. These people are too overbearing!"
The big man glanced at the white tiger cub in his hands and hesitated. Although this cub had good potential, it was still just a juvenile. It would require considerable resources to grow into a fighting companion. If he sold it after descending the mountain, it would only fetch about five mid-grade spirit stones. After paying the toll, there wouldn't be enough left for them to share.
Gritting his teeth, the big man exchanged glances with his two brothers and whispered, "They only seem to have one person at the early Gold stage; we can take them on!"
Both he and the young man were at the early Gold stage, while the pockmarked man was at the Foundation Establishment stage. In terms of cultivation levels, they actually had an advantage.
The big man placed the cub carefully at the base of a tree and stepped forward, while the other two followed suit, slowly revealing their aura and spreading out.
Noticing their intent to attack, the triangular-eyed leader became wary and his expression darkened. If a fight broke out between them, he wasn't entirely confident of victory.
He took a step back and threatened in a low voice, "If you want to make a move against us, aren't you afraid of retaliation from the Cheng family?"
The big man tightened his grip and coldly smiled. "We are afraid; that's why burying all of you here is our best choice."
Furious, the triangular-eyed man shouted arrogantly, "I will teach you a lesson!"
He cracked his knuckles and advanced to confront the big man while signaling one of his underlings to go down the mountain for reinforcements. However, that person had barely taken a few steps when two fingers lightly tapped him on the forehead, piercing through it instantly.
The young man smiled as he wiped his hands, standing behind them.
Seeing this, the remaining members of the Cheng family no longer held back and began to attack. The one with the triangular eyes was on par with the burly man, neither gaining an advantage over the other. However, among the group, the young man posed the greatest threat due to his higher cultivation level. Thus, the Cheng family members clenched their fists and charged at him.
As for the one with the pockmarked face, he was the weakest among them. One of the Cheng family members struck him in the face, leaving him dazed, while another kicked him in the chest, shattering three of his ribs.
Watching him fall to the ground, spitting blood and looking utterly defeated, the two attackers couldn't help but sneer before turning back to join in on beating up the young man.
"Useless!"
Hearing this mockery, the pockmarked man’s expression darkened. Gritting his teeth, he pulled out a small white porcelain bottle from his waistband. He poured out a small amount of powder and gently blew it into the air, where it quickly dispersed on a breeze.
Before long, every member of the Cheng family collapsed to the ground, their limbs weak. The one with triangular eyes had held out the longest due to his higher cultivation level; now he knelt on one knee, looking at the pockmarked man and cursing him.
"Shameless! I should have killed you first!"
He attempted to rise and charge at the pockmarked man but was met with a powerful punch from the burly man that shattered his skull.
After a fierce battle, all three were exhausted. Beyond their relief at surviving, they were more excited about their impending fortune. The pockmarked man spat out a mouthful of blood and rushed forward to rummage through the bodies.
These Cheng family members must have collected quite a toll here; now it all belongs to us! Hahaha!
The burly man and the young man also stood up and moved toward the corpses to search for loot. Each member had at least several dozen mid-grade spirit stones on them, with the triangular-eyed one having a full bag.
Just as they could no longer contain their joy, a voice lazily echoed through the air.
"How can we miss out on such a lucrative opportunity? Why not make it convenient for us brothers and share?"
The burly man's expression darkened as he looked up to see which reckless youth dared to act so brazenly in front of him. But when he recognized the figures in the tree above, his legs went weak and he fell onto his backside, pointing at them while trembling as if he had seen a ghost.
"You..."
Qi Xiao coldly smiled as he descended from the branches with Lu Mingyuan and slowly approached them. With each step they took, the three men instinctively shrank back in fear.
Qi Xiao smirked wider. "Why are you three being so polite? We’re just helping you out by taking care of your little mess."
The big man was taken aback and quickly forced a smile. "Have you two misunderstood something? How could we dare to offend you? After you let my brothers leave Little South Mountain, we haven’t returned since. We can only go up the mountain to hunt for a living.
Brothers, what do you think?"
As soon as the pockmarked face and the young man nodded in agreement, a powerful and intimidating roar of a tiger echoed behind them, causing their faces to turn pale instantly.
Earlier, they had thrown some foul-smelling, slightly paralyzing liquid at the tiger den to distract the White Tiger. How could it possibly track them down? Unless it had come with someone else!
In an instant, the young man seemed to understand something, his face turning ashen. "Were those two unfortunate souls being chased by the White Tiger you?"
Qixiao no longer wasted words with him. He directly picked up a small black beetle from his body, enveloped it in spiritual energy, and threw it at them.
It was because they had accidentally gotten some of the foul liquid on themselves at the entrance of the tiger den that they had drawn the White Tiger's ire. Now he was returning this little gift to them.
The young man's expression changed drastically. Seeing him make a move, he thought it was some kind of secret weapon and quickly retaliated with his own spiritual energy.
In the next moment, the beetle exploded, splattering its juices all over his face. He wiped some off and sniffed it, his whole body shuddering as he turned and shouted for everyone to run.
But before he could even escape a yard, he was crushed by a paw of the pursuing White Tiger.
The pockmarked face and the other man’s eyes turned red. "Second Brother!" "Second Brother!"
"We're going to fight with you!"
The remaining big man and pockmarked face also got some of the juice on them. Knowing there was no way out, they gathered their strength and charged at the White Tiger.
The White Tiger let out a roar that echoed powerfully, snapping several large trees in half. The two men hesitated in their movements, their breaths coming in quick gasps.
They wiped away the blood trickling from their mouths but didn’t have time to lift their feet again before a tiger paw sent them flying, completely extinguishing their life force.
The White Tiger had no time to pay attention to them; it sniffed around and ran to the roots of a tree where it uncovered a cloth bag. Inside, it found its cub safe and sound, and joyfully circled around it several times.
It picked up its cub without sparing a glance at Qixiao or the others and turned to leave.
Qi Xiao chuckled.
"Hey, you're just leaving like this? You've been chasing us for so long, and we even put aside our grudges to help you find your cub. Isn't it a bit unreasonable for you to just walk away?"
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