Fortunately, the group escorting the goods this time had not departed for too long, only one day.
So, with Ye Fei’s all-out effort, he finally discovered scattered footprints on the ground as dawn broke.
There were also broken weapons and quite a bit of blood scattered on the ground.
It seemed a fierce battle had indeed taken place here.
Ye Fei continued to follow the direction of the footprints.
However, inconveniently, there was a crossroads ahead.
And both roads at this crossroads were scattered with numerous messy footprints.
Just as Ye Fei was hesitating, an extremely faint cry reached his ears.
"Help, help!"
"Thirsty, I want water, I'm so thirsty!"
"Someone, give me a drink of water."
Ye Fei's eyes lit up, and he quickly moved in the direction of the sound.
After listening carefully, he realized the voice was strikingly similar to Shangguan Yu'er's.
Finally, in a patch of overgrown weeds, Ye Fei found a woman lying on the ground, covered in wounds and unable to move.
It was indeed Shangguan Yu'er!
"Are you alright?"
Ye Fei hastily helped the woman up, then gave her some warm water and patted her face.
Seeing that she still hadn't woken up, Ye Fei placed his hand on Shangguan Yu'er's forehead.
"Why is it so hot!"
"Not good, she has a fever!"
Ye Fei quickly took out a Qingxin Pill from his Qiankun Bag and had her swallow it.
The continuous medicinal power directly caused Shangguan Yu'er to regain consciousness.
She slowly opened her eyes, and upon seeing Ye Fei, she was so surprised that she immediately grabbed his clothes and said in a hoarse voice.
"Brother-in-law, hurry and save my little brother and the others!"
"They were taken away by a group of men in black!"
"My personal guards were all killed protecting me!"
"Fortunately, they haven't gone on a killing spree, they just fed them medicine that prevents them from using their elemental energy."
"Brother-in-law, I'm fine, hurry and save them!"
"I beg you!"
Shangguan Yu'er pleaded with a distressed look.
After learning about the situation, Ye Fei quickly asked a few more questions.
"I understand."
"Don't worry!"
"I will definitely save them!"
"Xue'er and the others who came to the rescue are still behind. You wait here, understood?"
Ye Fei instructed.
Shangguan Yu'er nodded obediently.
Having taken the high-grade Qingxin Pill refined by Ye Fei, she had already recovered.
And she still had the communication jade pendant with her, so Ye Fei felt at ease leaving her to wait.
If nothing unexpected happened, Shangguan Xue'er and the others would appear here in another two hours.
"I'm leaving now!"
Ye Fei had no time for further words. He immediately followed the route provided by Shangguan Yu'er and sprinted towards the right.
Considering that Shangguan Yu'er had been unconscious for nearly two hours, Ye Fei pushed his speed to the absolute limit again.
The howling wind ruffled Ye Fei's robes.
Under Ye Fei's relentless pursuit, he finally discovered a man dressed in black night-blooming clothes on a very secluded mountain peak.
Ye Fei immediately reacted and cautiously followed the man.
After the man had surveyed the area and found nothing amiss, he walked towards a palace behind the mountain peak.
Only after he entered did Ye Fei crouch and swiftly move to the eaves of the palace.
Ye Fei directly lay down on the eaves.
And began to listen carefully.
"Big brother, I just counted around and found two missing!"
"What if they ran back to call for help!"
The man in black spoke first.
The middle-aged man with a long scar on his face, sitting in the center, said playfully.
"Don't worry, the two missing ones are already as dead as they can be."
"Give those people some food later, don't let them starve!"
"After this job is done, we'll have a good time!"
The man with the scar took a sip of tea and said.
"Yes, big brother, I'll go now!"
Upon receiving the order, the other man in black turned and left the room, heading towards the room on the right.
Ye Fei, once again, silently followed him.
"Fifth Brother, Big Brother asked me to bring them some food. Let me in."
The two guarding the door, whose cultivation was around the middle stage of Qi Refining Layer five, turned and opened the door after hearing the man in black.
After the man in black entered, the two resumed their vigilant watch.
After all this commotion, both Fifth Brother and Sixth Brother guarding the door were exhausted.
They yawned repeatedly.
"Fifth Brother, you stand guard. I'm going to sleep for a bit."
Sixth Brother yawned and said.
"Rest for a moment. I'll tell you immediately when Third Brother comes out."
Fifth Brother replied.
Inside the room, the Third Brother was placing two large basins of steamed buns and water in front of over a dozen people.
"My big brother instructed me to bring you some food."
"Eat!"
Third Brother said directly to Shangguan Ming, who was tied in a row.
"We're all hungry, give it to me!"
As soon as Shangguan Ming spoke, the others also silently bit into the steamed buns fed to them and ate them.
"Good, you know what's good for you!"
"Alright, you be good, or I'll make you regret it!"
Seeing that these people were relatively obedient, the man in black directly left the room, closed the door, and locked it.
"Sixth Brother, stay alert!"
"Don't sleep!"
Third Brother, who was the man in black who had just come out, reminded Sixth Brother, who was yawning continuously.
"Third Brother, don't worry, I'm awake!"
"I'm awake now!"
Sixth Brother, who was already a bit afraid of his usually stern Third Brother, immediately assured him.
"Alright, I'm leaving now."
"Fifth Brother, keep a close eye."
Man in black, Third Brother, cautioned.
After the man in black's figure disappeared, Ye Fei cautiously lifted the roof tile.
Then he silently landed in the corner of the room.
Shangguan Ming's hearing was particularly sharp, so he looked towards the corner immediately.
"Shh!"
Ye Fei made a gesture to keep his mouth shut and then, like a gust of wind, approached Shangguan Ming and his group.
As there were people outside, Ye Fei directly took out paper and a pen from his Qiankun Bag and wrote down his two most important questions.
Then he handed it to Shangguan Ming.
At the same time, he took out over a dozen Qingxin Pills and fed them to everyone present.
In a short while, those who were previously unable to move were pleasantly surprised to find that their strength had been restored.
Everyone excitedly cupped their hands towards Ye Fei.