Chapter 489 - 488: How Come This Kid Also Has the Bad Habit of Bragging?

Old Wei was seething with rage. He threw open the car door, jumped out, and roared at the crowd across from them:

"You dare provoke the Qiao family? Have you all got a death wish?!"

The words had barely left his mouth when a contemptuous voice replied from the other side, "The Qiao family? Are you really all that?"

"You're fucking asking to die!" Hearing their blatant disrespect for the Qiao family, Old Wei flew into a rage and couldn't stop himself from cursing.

But he was only halfway through his sentence when he recognized the people across from them. His pupils constricted, and he couldn't help but gasp.

"The Adjudicators… and an Executioner!"

Across from them stood more than a dozen people in white robes. On the left breast of their clothing, the name "Adjudicator" was written in large, blood-red characters that stung the eyes.

Old Wei looked at the tall, elderly man leading them and said with a frown,

"Lord Executioner, the Qiao family and your Adjudicators have always coexisted peacefully. Why are you targeting us today?"

The tall, elderly man pointed at Ye Feng, who had just stepped out of the car. "We are here for him today," he said coldly. "This has nothing to do with the Qiao family. You should leave now and stay out of it."

"You're here for Divine Doctor Ye?!" Old Wei's eyes flew wide.

'He never would have imagined Ye Feng had connections here.'

The tall, elderly man didn't spare Old Wei another glance. His gaze fell on Ye Feng, and a sinister smile touched his lips.

"Ye Feng. We were originally planning to go to the mainland to find you, but you've delivered yourself right to our doorstep. Excellent. Hand over the Linglong Jade Pagoda, and I might just spare your worthless lives. Otherwise, not a single one of you will leave here alive today!"

Ye Feng's eyes grew cold and he was about to speak, but Old Wei took a step forward, shielding him. He faced the tall, elderly man and declared resolutely,

"Divine Doctor Ye is a benefactor of the Qiao family. Therefore, the Qiao family will protect him today."

A few of the white-robed men stared at Old Wei, their faces contorting with rage.

"You dare to oppose the Adjudicators? Does the Qiao family wish to be annihilated?"

Old Wei replied with calm dignity, "You're welcome to try."

"You old bastard. If you're so eager to die, we'll send you on your way…" Two of the white-robed men's eyes turned cold as they prepared to charge.

But just then, the roar of engines echoed from behind them. Several off-road vehicles burst from a cloud of dust and screeched to a halt beside Old Wei. A full twenty men jumped out, approached Old Wei, and said respectfully,

"Elder Wei, we've come as reinforcements!"

The moment they appeared, a terrifying pressure radiated from them. They were clearly no ordinary fighters.

The two white-robed men froze on the spot, their expressions wavering.

The tall, white-robed elder raised a hand to stop them. He looked at Old Wei and said coldly, "I'll give you one more chance. The Qiao family backs down now!"

"The Qiao family does not back down!" Old Wei's voice was like iron.

The white-robed elder's face turned impossibly cold. "Fine. Just fine. The Qiao family can wait for the Adjudicators' punishment!"

With that, he turned to leave with his men. After a few steps, the elder looked back over his shoulder at Ye Feng and let out a cold sneer.

"Kid, do you really think the Qiao family can protect you? You're dreaming. You won't be getting away this time, and your Linglong Jade Pagoda will belong to the Adjudicators!"

Then, with a flicker, he vanished.

Ye Lingtian, standing nearby, shouted anxiously, "Ye Feng, why didn't you act? You should have kept them all here! Now they'll spread the word!"

The words had barely left his mouth when he realized Ye Feng was already gone.

Seeing this, Old Wei grew anxious. "Oh no, how can Divine Doctor Ye be so impulsive! You don't understand how formidable the Adjudicators are! He'll be killed if he goes after them so rashly!"

He turned and gave a hurried order to the men who had just arrived, "Quick, follow him! Stop Divine Doctor Ye and bring him back!"

The men acknowledged the order and were about to rush off when Ye Feng reappeared.

Seeing Ye Feng safe and sound, Old Wei let out a long sigh of relief. "Divine Doctor Ye, you're all right! That's good, that's very good!"

Ye Feng chuckled. "Just a few ants, and they thought they could touch me? They weren't worthy. Don't worry, I've already taken care of all of them."

Old Wei looked at Ye Feng, a flicker of disappointment in his eyes. 'This kid is great in every way, but why does he have this bad habit of bragging?'

'Does he have any idea how powerful the Adjudicators are?'

'Wiped them all out, just like that? Even we couldn't do something like that!'

He shook his head but said nothing more. Looking at the men around him, he commanded, "Get in the cars! We're returning to the Qiao family immediately. I need to report this to the Patriarch!"

With that, he turned and got into a car.

Feng Qingwu came over to Ye Feng. "Ye Feng," she asked, "did you ask them if they knew Master's whereabouts?"

Ye Feng shook his head. "I asked. They didn't know anything. It's probably information that someone at their level wouldn't have access to."

A trace of disappointment crossed Feng Qingwu's face. Ye Feng looked at her and said calmly,

"Don't worry. As long as Master is here, I'll rescue him, even if it costs me my life. Let's get in the car. We'll go to the Qiao family's estate to rest and regroup first."

Feng Qingwu looked like she wanted to say something, but in the end, she just sighed and turned to get in the car.

The cars started up and sped away.

Half an hour later, they arrived before a walled city.

The walls were dozens of feet high, and numerous figures could be seen patrolling the top. The defenses were formidable.

They had arrived at Xia City.