Martial Sage from the Vajra Skill

"Brother Xu, please help us defeat this powerful enemy."

Li Shun’s shout startled everyone. The faces of Gao Peng and Gu Haoming lit up with delight.

Although their ambusher possessed a Great Achievement in Gang Qi Cultivation, he hadn’t broken through long ago, so the three of them could barely hold him off.

If Xu Yang joined in, they would have no problem defending themselves.

It wasn’t that they valued money over their lives. This man had simply appeared and attacked without a word, so they had no choice but to fight back.

"Brother Xu, please help us! We’ll give you one of the Ten-Perfection Rejuvenation Pills we won at the auction," Gu Haoming shouted.

His clothes were stained with blood, and his hair was a mess.

Among the three of them, his injuries were the most severe.

The man in black seemed to hold a grudge against him, focusing his attacks on him the entire time.

He stated his terms directly. Unlike Li Shun, he wasn’t trying to get a near-stranger to risk his life with empty promises. He would rather give a Ten-Perfection Rejuvenation Pill to Xu Yang than be killed and have his elixirs stolen.

The man in black also found a moment to glance back at Xu Yang, his eyes filled with malice in a clear warning not to meddle.

"Interesting!" A smile played on Xu Yang’s lips.

Although the man was clad in black and masked, deliberately concealing his techniques to hide his identity, Xu Yang had already undergone Marrow Cleansing. His five senses were extraordinary, and he had recognized the man’s identity through his aura.

Lu Ren!

The one ambushing Gu Haoming, Li Shun, and Gao Peng was none other than Lu Ren, who hadn’t attended the auction.

Xu Yang had thought Lu Ren missed the auction because he had entered the Yunling Mountain Range. It turned out he was planning to ambush Gu Haoming on the road all along.

"If you’re not satisfied, Brother Xu, the elixirs are all yours! Just save our lives."

Seeing that Xu Yang remained silent and showed no intention of making a move, Gu Haoming grew desperate, a flash of hatred in his eyes.

He was willing to promise anything. Once the man in black was defeated, whether he actually paid up was another matter entirely.

He had already made up his mind: after they defeated the man in black, he would settle his old scores with Xu Yang.

"Xu Yang, if we’re killed, he won’t let you go either! You also won two stalks of Pure Yang Grass," Gao Peng said.

He knew promises were worthless. Facing a Gang Qi Great Success master, few would dare to take the risk. The only way was to make the man in black their common enemy. That way, Xu Yang would have no choice but to intervene.

So he directly informed the man in black that Xu Yang also had valuables on him. His message was clear: if we’re killed, don’t let him get away either.

This way, Xu Yang would either have to fight alongside them or wait to be killed by the man in black after they were.

"You’re courting death!"

Killing intent blazed in Xu Yang’s eyes. He was about to strike and annihilate everyone.

But just at that moment, he suddenly heard footsteps. Looking back, he saw Jiang Fan and Jiang Yan striding toward them from a distance.

The two had clearly heard the commotion. They moved quickly, arriving behind him in the span of two or three breaths.

Xu Yang could only lament Gu Haoming’s incredible luck. His plans to kill Gu Haoming had been interrupted by unexpected events several times now.

’This is exactly why I always lure people into the forest to kill them,’ he thought. ’Fighting on the main road makes it too easy to be discovered.’

"Brother Jiang, save us!"

Gu Haoming’s group of three also saw Jiang Fan and Jiang Yan appear and immediately shouted for help.

Lu Ren glanced back and saw it was Jiang Fan and Jiang Yan. Not daring to bet that they would stand by and do nothing, he immediately sent Gu Haoming staggering back with a punch, then vanished into the forest as a black shadow.

"Brother Jiang, Senior Brother Jiang!" Xu Yang reined in his killing intent and cupped his fists toward Jiang Fan and Jiang Yan.

"Brother Xu!"

Jiang Fan smiled and returned the salute, while Jiang Yan merely gave a slight nod. "It seems we’ve come at an inopportune time."

Xu Yang’s killing intent might have fooled others, but it couldn’t fool an Inner Sect Disciple like him.

However, he couldn’t tell if that killing intent was aimed at Gu Haoming’s group or the man in black.

"Greetings, Young Master Marquis. Thank you for your help, Senior Brother Jiang."

Not daring to slight them, Gu Haoming and the other two dragged their injured bodies over to offer their thanks.

Jiang Yan shook his head. "No need for thanks. That man was scared off on his own. I had no intention of saving you."

At these words, the expressions of Gu Haoming and his companions turned incredibly awkward; they had clearly misplaced their gratitude.

Jiang Fan frowned. "Brother Yan..."

He was a warm-hearted person. While Jiang Yan had no intention of intervening, he himself had no thought of standing idly by. He had rushed over specifically to save them.

It was just that the man in black had fled too quickly, leaving him no chance to even make a move.

Jiang Yan pursed his lips and said no more.

They were both from the Jiang Family, so he naturally knew Jiang Fan’s character. He didn’t have the slightest air of a Young Master Marquis about him.

Even after the incident with Xiaoya, his personality hadn’t changed much. If you didn’t know him, who would have guessed that the future Young Master Marquis of the Jiang Family was this kind of person?

"Are you all alright?" Jiang Fan asked with concern.

Gu Haoming and the others quickly shook their heads. "Thank you for your concern, Young Master Marquis. We just suffered some internal injuries. We’ll be fine after a few days of rest."

Jiang Fan nodded. "As long as you’re alright. Come up the mountain with us."

Gu Haoming’s group hurriedly thanked him, and the party continued on their way to the Purple Sun Sect.

After walking for a kilometer or two, they came across another Purple Sun Sect disciple being ambushed. Without a word, Jiang Fan charged straight into the fray.

Jiang Yan sighed in resignation and followed him in. With two Bone Marrow Cleansing Martial Artists taking action, the few ambushers were torn to pieces in an instant.

Xu Yang had assumed someone with Jiang Fan’s disposition wouldn’t be so merciless. He was surprised to see how viciously Jiang Fan fought; even when his opponents begged for mercy, he struck them down without a shred of hesitation.

After the three rescued people expressed their thanks, they untied the black cloths from the faces of the attackers, revealing several young faces.