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Chapter 425 - 333: Escape from Freedom Village (First Update)

Chapter 425: Chapter 333: Escape from Freedom Village (First Update)

Fang Jiong sighed deeply. Being a man of integrity who focused solely on cooking, he was not interested in the current power struggles within "Freedom Village". However, seeing what had happened to Su Yu and the others today made him feel a certain chill. After all, he was someone who had journeyed from the "Heavenly Pit Forest" alongside Su Yu.

Qin Jiagui’s face shifted slightly, asking, "So, this Chen Xuanbai is a Sixth-order powerhouse, and so is Meng Ting? Does that mean ’Freedom Village’ now has two Sixth-order powerhouses?"

Fang Jiong nodded his head. Qin Jiagui stood up and said, "No wonder Meng Ting was worried about Chen Xuanbai’s opinion. I can imagine that the real power in ’Freedom Village’ must have fallen into Chen Xuanbai’s hands by now. He won’t be welcoming our return. I think we must leave this place immediately."

His words took everyone by surprise, even Fang Jiong asked, "Why? Even if Chen Xuanbai is not welcoming, I don’t think he’ll do anything to you all."

Qin Jiagui shook his head, "It’s easier to dodge a bullet than an arrow in the dark. Now is not the time for us to be angry. What’s most important now is to treat Su Yu. As long as Su Yu recovers, we can come back here at any time to reclaim everything that belongs to us originally."

Zhao Shichang also stood up and said, "Exactly, the most important thing now is to figure out how to heal Su Yu. Without Su Yu, we are simply unable to struggle against these people."

Zhang Zhongmou asked, "Leave here? Where would we go to earn Day Coins then?"

Ada slightly lifted her head, speaking softly, "Su Yu has the Golden Bread Seeds and the God Source Stones. These are very precious and can sell for a good price. We can go to ’Peach Blossom Town’. Does anyone know the way there?"

Ruan Minghong said, "I’ve been there twice."

Qin Jiagui nodded and said, "Well, let’s leave immediately. We shouldn’t delay a moment longer."

Fang Jiong stood up and said, "In such a rush? Then I..." His expression showed indecision.

Qin Jiagui clapped his shoulder and said, "You should stay behind. With Xiao Wei and the others still here, they need your protection. Don’t worry, we will be back soon and take back everything that belongs to us. Nobody can take our things away."

Fang Jiong’s previous hesitation stemmed from worrying about Kou Xiaowei. If she had been here, he would have without hesitation taken her along with the group. But since she and An Xiaoyang were unaccounted for, Fang Jiong had to consider Kou Xiaowei. There was no way he would leave her behind to follow the group.

"Then you all... take care." Fang Jiong tightened his grip on Qin Jiagui’s hand and turned to look at the unconscious Su Yu. Seeing his frail, aged appearance, his heart sank. Who could have predicted that the once War God-like Su Yu would become so weakened? He had returned to "Freedom Village" only to have to flee immediately. The gap between his former and current states was too vast.

"By the way, I forgot to mention, Xu Ruyun is now very close with Chen Xuanbai. Be careful of him." Fang Jiong seemed to have remembered something and quickly warned the group.

Qin Jiagui nodded, "We understand." But he still felt uneasy. After all, Xu Ruyun had come all this way with them, so hearing that he was now very close with Chen Xuanbai made them all feel uncomfortable.

"Fang Jiong, what about Shangguan Wan? How is she doing? I haven’t seen her in a long time." Zhang Zhongmou hurriedly asked.

"Her?" Fang Jiong smiled and responded, "Nothing much. She’s just the same." There was a curious expression on his face, as if he was hiding something. Zhang Zhongmou didn’t notice and simply responded, "That’s good." However, the observant Ma Ziye noticed and her brow creased in suspicion.

Qin Jiagui said, "We’ll talk about everything else next time we get the chance. We need to leave now." After hearing Fang Jiong explain the current situation in "Freedom Village", he realized that their circumstances were likely grim. Although there were more than a hundred people in "Freedom Village" connected to Ada through a Symbiotic Contract, those relationships couldn’t control those people.

One must know that if the Master of a Companion dies, as long as the Category 5 Lifeform doesn’t die, these companions won’t die either. At most, they just lose their status as companions. Moreover, Ada couldn’t commit suicide. This means that even Xu Ruyun, who is also a companion, could attack them without restraint.

Although these were just guesses, Qin Jiagui felt an uncomfortable sense of insecurity. He wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. Now, he somewhat regretted their decision. If he had known this would be the outcome, they wouldn’t have returned to "Freedom Village" in the first place, but would have headed straight for "Peach Blossom Town". Now, thinking back, they had been away for just over a month. In a month’s time, unpredictable changes were bound to take place, leading to the current conditions; although surprising, but on second thought, it was within reason.

Through Fang Jiong, Qin Jiagui understood that, clearly, within this one month, the emerged Chen Xuanbai had completely replaced Su Yu’s position in "Freedom Village". There is a saying ’one mountain can’t contain two tigers’; this Chen Xuanbai couldn’t tolerate Su Yu and his group. Remembering the attitude of Fu Lingyin, a close follower of Chen Xuanbai, Qin Jiagui realized the situation.

"Let’s go." Qin Jiagui gestured, and Zhang Zhongmou shouldered Su Yu. The group walked out of the stone houses without bothering to greet the others, ready to leave "Freedom Village" directly.

Fang Jiong personally saw them off. Qin Jiagui turned back and said, "Fang Jiong, remember, we’ll be back soon. You all take care of yourselves." He then signaled that there was no need to escort them further; Qin Jiagui did not want to draw too much attention from others.

Qin Jiagui and his companions, along with the unconscious Su Yu and their dog Doudou, headed for the outskirts of "Freedom Village" in silence. Before they had gone halfway, a shout came from behind them, "Wait, wait! Brother Xuanbai wants to see you."

Qin Jiagui murmured, "Ignore them, run——" He was the first to sprint forward. Immediately, the group, along with their dog, broke into a mad dash.

The group of people chasing from behind were completely taken aback by Qin Jiagui and his group’s sudden reaction. They froze for a moment before shouting out, "Stop, don’t think about running——" and swiftly pursued them.

At this moment, in one of the buildings behind them, some figures were watching all this unfold through a window. Qin Jiagui and his group’s sudden flight was somewhat unexpected for them.

"Yikes, those guys... They’re pretty sharp. Looks like they’re trying to get out of here." One of these figures was the arrogant Fu Lingyin.

In the middle of these figures stood a dashing man with his hands behind his back. This man, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, was brimming with male charm. He always wore a confident smile on his face, as if he always had everything under control.

This man was Brother Xuanbai that Fu Lingyin had mentioned and the Chen Xuanbai who Fang Jiong had brought up.

After Fu Lingyin had left Meng Ting, she had found Chen Xuanbai and reported the situation regarding Su Yu and his group to him.

When Chen Xuanbai entered "Freedom Village", he had heard rumors about Su Yu. With the continuous development, he had gradually become the real leader of "Freedom Village". At this point, Su Yu had become a thorn in his side that he had to remove; "Freedom Village" only needed one true leader.

The sudden return of Su Yu and his group did not surprise him as it was bound to happen unless Su Yu and his party had died in "Heavenly Pit Forest".

Moreover, this time, providence had handed him an incredible opportunity: Su Yu was in the final stage of "Terminal Debility", barely able to walk. When Chen Xuanbai learned this news, he laughed. He suddenly realized that he was the favoured one, the only protagonist of this Solar Epoch.

Originally, he had been quite wary of Su Yu. After all, he had later heard about the battle and events involving Su Yu and Wang Di. He had conducted some serious research into Su Yu’s power and had even developed some plans. He had planned out how to respond when Su Yu and his group returned, how to find opportunities to set traps, and finally, how to silently kill Su Yu through a conspiracy.

Unbelievably, providence had helped him immensely. He no longer needed any of these strategies that he had been contemplating for so long.

Aside from Su Yu, Chen Xuanbai did not care about the others like Qin Jiagui.

"They went into the ’Heavenly Pit Forest’, for the novice activity and nearly died from life drain. It seems this Su Yu only has a big reputation but no substance, right, Ruyun?" Chen Xuanbai said with a faint smile.

"No," another person standing next to Chen Xuanbai interjected impassively, "This Su Yu is truly formidable. At least so far... I have not seen anyone with more talent in combat than him..." This person was none other than Xu Ruyun.

"Oh? He is more formidable than you? I mean, if you were at the same level." Chen Xuanbai became curious.

Xu Ruyun smirked, a sense of inexplicable chill permeating his laughter, "I don’t know... I’ve always wanted... to challenge him... But he has always been a level higher than me. Challenging him would only end up as a joke."

Chen Xuanbai laughed, "But it’s different now. At least you can attain the same power level as him; I’ll ensure your wish is fulfilled."

Fu Lingyin seemed a little anxious, "They’re about to leave the village. Shouldn’t we chase after them?"

Chen Xuanbai smiled faintly, "I’ve prepared for this. They can’t escape. In fact, it’s better to take action outside the village. Acting inside the village would paint Meng Ting in a bad light and potentially cause a commotion, especially since there are over a hundred beings here who have formed a Symbiotic Contract with Category 5 Lifeforms. I think this battle will be more exciting in a quieter place."

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