dgy, greasy hand and smeared it across Tong Xiaoxi's cheek."No, Mr. Bai, this is absolutely not acceptable. I won't agree to it. If you keep doing this, I'm going to call someone!"Tong XiaoXi refused...Following Huang Xiaomei's finger, I saw a small wooden boat rowing towards us on the lake.

The little boat was getting closer and closer, obviously heading straight for the three of them.

Three people stood on the deck. At the head was a man in his thirties, accompanied by a bearded man and a thin, wiry fellow.

When they saw clearly the appearances of Ye Bufan and his three companions, greed immediately flashed across these people's faces, yes, it was greed.

The burly man beamed with excitement: "Master Cao, we're in luck this time. We stumbled upon three newcomers right away."

The scrawny monkey looked even more wretched, his face contorted with lasciviousness: “Boss, the key is that these two little girls are really beautiful. They’re not even worse than our new leader’s wife, they’re even comparable to Xiangfei.”

This guy mumbled and wiped the drool from his mouth with his hand.

The man with the bushy beard scoffed. "What use is beauty A woman like this, it's beyond your reach. Even if the test fails, she'll be snatched up by those big shots, not something we could ever touch."

Cao Tangzhu said, "That's right. This time, the Second Master has obtained the inheritance of Tianbao Island. When he comes out, we will offer these two beautiful women to him. We are sure to please the Second Master and then we will surely reap the rewards."

The lake was calm, and all around was silent. A few people’s unrestrained conversation could be heard clearly by Ye Bufan and the others on the shore.

Lian Qingqiu's expression immediately turned cold. These guys actually treated her like a piece of cargo.

Ye Bufan glanced at the three people. They were all martial artists. The one leading them, Cao Tangzhu, had reached the peak of the Earth Rank, while the other two had also reached the middle stage of the Earth Rank.

And though the three people's clothes were somewhat tattered, they were all modern garments. It seemed they weren't far removed from modern society at all; they spoke in common Chinese as well.

This relieved him greatly. He was truly afraid of being sucked into that vortex and transported to a strange world. If that happened, getting back would be a huge problem.

At that moment, the small boat docked at the shore, and the three people jumped off.

Cao Tangzhu took a look at Ye Bufan and the others. He didn't detect any aura of a martial artist from them, and his heart was immediately certain about many things.

What this guy didn't know was that Huang Xiaomei truly had no Qi at all, she was just an ordinary person.

But Ye Bufan and Leng Qingqiu were better than him.

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Those with high cultivation levels were far too numerous, exceeding his ability to detect them.

"Three new members, welcome to the Dragon King Hall."

Cao Tangzhu let out a dry chuckle, his gaze roving with ill intent over Leng Qingqiu and Huang Xiaomei before finally settling on Ye Bufan.

"Boy, from now on you're one of our Tianlongmeng."

Ye Bufan smiled faintly, "The Heavenly Dragon Alliance, what kind of place is that What benefits would I get by joining"

After seeing these three people, he felt much more at ease. Since others could come in, he would be able to find a way out too.

"Benefits" The bearded man chuckled coldly. "The benefits are that everything you have on you now belongs to us, including those clothes you're wearing."

From their tattered clothing, it's clear that garments are in very short supply here.

The skinny monkey screeched, “We also need those two women! They must be handed over to our Heavenly Dragon Alliance!”

Ye Bufan touched his nose and said playfully, "This seems like a bad deal. I refuse to join."

"Kid, when you get to the Dragon King's Palace, do you think you can call the shots"

Cao Tangzhu's expression was grim as he said, "There are only two paths before you: join the Tianshe Alliance, or die."

"Squawk!"

Leng Qingqiu didn't have Ye Bufan's patience. As soon as these people started treating her and Huang Xiaomei as prey, anger had already ignited in her heart.

At this moment, there was no politeness whatsoever. With a single slap, he sent Cao Tangzhu flying across several meters and crashing into the lake behind him with a splash.

That headmaster was completely caught off guard. He never dreamed that Leng Qingqiu's cultivation would be so powerful.

Falling into the lake, this guy let out a scream and jumped right back up. The whole process only took a second or two, but his legs were already covered in little red fish.

This kind of fish is only seven or eight centimeters long, it doesn't look too big, but each tooth is sharp and fierce, in the blink of an eye, it has bitten him bloody.

Even after leaving the surface, these still clung tightly and kept twisting their bodies.

Ye Bufan was startled by this fish. It seemed even more ferocious than a piranha. He never expected such clear lake water to harbor such danger.

"What the hell are you standing there for Come help me, now!"

Cao Tangzhu let out a loud shout, and the two men with big beards only then came to their senses. Their blades flashed, and soon all the dozen or so small fish were cut down.

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"You little bitch, you dare to hit me..."

Cao Tangzhu came to his senses, just about to unleash his fury, but the moment the words "little slut" left his lips, Leng Qingqiu's palm struck him again.

This time she showed no mercy to the three people, not one survived, all of them were sent into the lake.

"Oh!"

The three of them immediately screamed like pigs being slaughtered, especially Cao, the headmaster, who had been bitten twice by these man-eating fish and cried out the most pitifully.

Fortunately, they still had their cultivation to rely on. They quickly jumped out of the lake and scrambled back to shore.

After they finished cleaning the fish off their bodies, their eyes looked at Leng Qingqiu with fear and they didn't dare to act rashly anymore.

If the first instance could still be attributed to carelessness, the second time it was unacceptable. At this moment, they realized that this woman's cultivation level far surpassed theirs; she was simply not someone they could provoke.

"Who... who are you"

"Cao Zhuangzhu asked with some hesitation, his position rather awkward at the moment. Retreating was easy to be knocked back into the lake again, and advancing was feared to be met by Leng Qingqiu."

"Shouldn't I be asking you this"

Ye Bufan took two steps forward, looking at the several people with a playful tone, "Answer my questions honestly, or I'll throw you all into the water to feed the fish."

"Kid, we're from the Heavenly Dragon Alliance. If you dare touch us..."

Cao Tangzhu originally still had hope, wanting to intimidate the other party with the power of the Heavenly Dragon Alliance. But before he could finish speaking, three people flew out at the same time and fell back into the lake.

This time, they were farther from the shore. By the time they climbed back up, their entire bodies were covered in bites from those tiny fish.

Three times they fell into the water. Though they weren't seriously injured, they were badly scratched and bruised.

Now the three of them were completely subdued, looking at Ye Bufan and the others with fear in their hearts.

Now they all deeply regret their actions. If only they had known how ferocious these new recruits were, they wouldn't have come to take advantage of them. They had initially thought the newcomers were just bronze, but they turned out to be kings.

Ye Bufan squatted down and smiled at the three people: "How about it, can you now answer my questions honestly"

"We...we...can, whatever you ask we'll tell you."

The three of them nodded hurriedly, realizing they had met a formidable opponent. If they weren't careful, they might be thrown into the water to feed the fish.

Ye Bufan asked: "Where is this place"

Cao Tangzhu said, "It is the Dragon King Hall."

(The End)dent and wanted revenge, but unfortunately, she had no chance.The reason I didn't rush home to my hometown this time after returning to Shanghai was because I felt guilty towards my parents for attemp...