Imperial Treasure
Chapter 382 - 262: The Third Party!

Chapter 382: Chapter 262: The Third Party!

"Dodge!"

Xiao and the others were alert, hastily retreating...

But their bodily response couldn’t keep up with their nervous reactions.

Bang, bang, bang!

In the blink of an eye,

Sui Yi stood between the two groups, Demon Que carrying the moonlight.

On the other side, Brother Ma and his companions felt a chill on their scalps, turning their heads to see Wu Gu clutching his pierced arm. Fresh blood dripped steadily, completely soaking the cuff of his sleeve, with Liang Qing and Xiao looking on in horror...

The bullets had just grazed their faces...

The rest...

Three were dead.

The two tour guides, pale-faced, stood there dazed, while Gao Yi, having seen much before, was mentally prepared for Sui Yi’s capabilities. But the previous ones were monsters...now it was humans.

All killed by a single bullet to the head.

Such was the terror of Demon Que!

But the map had already fallen into Wei Feng’s hands...

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The two groups confronted each other, but Wei Feng was not annoyed by the collapse of his men, only holding the map with a smile towards Sui Yi, "Nice moves, but thanks."

"You’re welcome," Sui Yi replied indifferently.

Wei Feng smiled again, not planning to linger, because Sui Yi’s skill already seemed particularly troublesome to him.

"Let’s go," he gestured, and his group prepared to retreat.

However...

"I think you won’t be able to leave," Sui Yi remarked.

"Oh? Do you still want to keep fighting? It seems we still have the advantage," although three were dead and Wu Gu was injured, Gong Jiu and his people were also all injured, with only Sui Yi unscathed.

Wei Feng was still confident of winning, only it would cost him dearly.

Compared to keeping most of their strength to find the real Ancient City, it was obviously foolish to entangle with Sui Yi and his group, and Sui Yi’s group must think so too.

Why suddenly keep them here?

"It’s not us..." Sui Yi lowered his gaze, speaking softly, then...

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.

Red laser dots appeared on their foreheads or temples.

Long-range sniper rifles!

Fuck!

Brother Ma and his group cursed, watching as red laser beams twinkled in the night all around.

People arrived, clad in camouflage, armed with guns.

Twenty-some individuals, approaching from three sides.

Soon, Sui Yi saw their faces clearly.

From their attire, gun-handling, and demeanor...

Soldiers.

Wei Feng’s eyes shifted, noticing a soft yet bright spot of light emerging in the darkness, illuminating the incoming figures clearly.

First, a pair of military boots were visible.

Then, the sleek black military trousers and jacket, followed by a somewhat handsome face, a young soldier.

His looks and demeanor had a rogue-like flare.

A gun slung across his waist and a Military Sabre too.

As he walked over, humming, "Having a gunfight in the dead of night. If it were in the city, you all would be in prison... But here in the desert, you could be directly executed on the spot."

"Are the military always so careless with lives now?" Gong Jiu’s comment left Flower Demon utterly astonished.

"Idiot Gong, you actually used a proverb correctly! I thought you’d only ever use the plainest crude vernacular in your life!"

"Mind your own business!"

The younger soldier seemed annoyed by the two women ignoring him and chuckled, stepping forward, "Mind your manners, folks. Put down your guns, sit down! Hmm? And those with knives and swords too...?"

Having not seen Sui Yi and Wei Feng use knives and swords, he naturally didn’t realize how formidable these two seemingly young and unarmed individuals were, but as he spoke, the snipers twitched their fingers, the red dots fluttering over their heads.

The threat was quite clear.

Wei Feng looked at Sui Yi, giving him a quick glance, inwardly wondering if this person had sensed them in advance?

If so, that sensory ability was terrifyingly sharp.

But it seemed unlikely that they would lay down their weapons, especially with these soldiers...

Why had they come?

"It seems you’re very resilient, not planning to surrender easily..." The young soldier’s smile faded, turning cold and stern.

Suddenly, Flower Demon spoke up, "I say, comrade soldier, it seems you’ve used the wrong phrase. The term ’surrender without a fight’ is used for those of questionable origin who engage in criminal activities, but we are the victims."

This statement made the young man raise an eyebrow.

It also gave Wei Feng and the others a rather uneasy premonition.

"Those people across from us are from Ghost Teeth, and they’re about to attack us innocent folks. If it weren’t for our justifiable defense, we would have all been eliminated by now... So as a protector of our people, shouldn’t you restrain these thugs first?"

"Ghost Teeth?" The young man’s expression suddenly turned stern and cold, he squinted his eyes and looked towards Wei Feng and the others.

Clearly, this term was not unfamiliar to him.

Knowing that this woman was cunning and ruthless, Wei Feng smiled, "One-sided statements are unacceptable. Don’t tell me you don’t have guns?"

Guns are officially prohibited, haha, Flower Demon, don’t think you can escape easily!

"These guns? We are businessmen adventuring in this desert. We acquired some firearms for safety purposes, at most it’s private possession of firearms.. Besides, this place is a desert, and there are even air rifles for self-defense sold in that shop out there," Gong Jiu argued.

Such an excuse was truly half-hearted.

"Coming on an adventure with so many top-grade firearms and equipment, are you too rich or too idle? With your readiness and proficiency with guns, you’re almost on par with our military," he said.

"Not at all, thank you for the compliment," Gong Jiu smoothly replied.

The young man was immediately speechless.

In this remote place, the law is somewhat ineffective. Each year, countless people of various kinds die here, created by their own factions, and officially, there’s no motivation to spend mental energy on these cases.

Even if someone were captured, without witnesses or evidence,it’s impossible to tell what you are doing here. Tomb raiding? Treasure hunting?

The damn place hasn’t even been found yet!

Everyone has their own justification, and those who can bring firearms here often have powerful backgrounds. With a little manipulation, even a significant crime can be made to disappear.

So unless torture is used privately, once it’s brought into legitimate view, such matters are trivial...

Naturally, the officials would never bring it up either.

But once Ghost Teeth is mentioned, the nature of the matter changes.

Compared to Ghost Teeth, Sui Yi’s group has a much cleaner background.

Seeing the reaction of the young man and the other soldiers upon hearing this term made clear the dangerous reputation of this organization to the officials.

Luckily, Wei Feng was no vegetarian and coolly asked, "Evidence?" He paused, then looked at the young man and narrowed his eyes, "But I am more suspicious of your identities... are you national soldiers? Where are your credentials? You might as well be part of some terrorist organization... Xinjiang has been quite chaotic lately."

What they say about a thief shouting to catch a thief was truly witnessed, the young man and the other soldiers were visibly angered...

If it wasn’t for their status as regular army, bound by military discipline and legal concepts, they would have shot these people dead already!

"Dammit, you are really audacious! Looks like we need to teach you what national authority is.." the young military scoffed, about to charge forward...

"Yueh Xiangnan"

A woman’s voice suddenly emerged from behind, causing him to stiffen and turn around.

Sui Yi and his group saw another group arrive from behind; compared to the twenty or so intensely trained soldiers, these ten people seemed much less harmful.

Except for the woman in front.

A woman.

A woman in a military uniform, similar to the others’, she was tall and somewhat slender, but did not give off a soft impression, instead, her footsteps were rhythmic like a rock, stable and tough. After she stopped walking, her face became visible under the light.

Around twenty-five or twenty-six, with prominent features. Though not as exquisite as Sui Yi or as gorgeous as Flower Demon, her clear-cut features had a special appeal between professional coolness and pure beauty.

So-called beauty in uniform, heroic and impressive as ever.

But at night, her skin tone was hardly discernible, just like her minimal reaction to Sui Yi and the others’ appearance.

However, after she paused, one look she cast was bright and noticeably sharp, as if she saw through them instantly.

Sui Yi marked this person with several impressions.

Cold, confident, and of high status.

"Mr. Wei truly is an exceptional businessman," the female soldier started by saying to Wei Feng.

That one sentence already revealed a lot of information...

Had Wei Feng mentioned his surname earlier? Or that he was a businessman?

Clearly not.

Wei Feng narrowed his eyes, staring at the woman.

"No need to look at me like that, I know for sure you know who I am... I am Xiao Yu, protector of the 0814 archaeological team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences," she said.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences, the archaeological team, undercover.. Gong Jiu and the others finally understood!

"Ha! Mr. Wei, you really stepped in it this time, your undercover must have already been unearthed!"

As they say, kicking someone when they’re down, and that was just Gong Jiu’s style. At that moment, his expression couldn’t be more smug; Brother Ma and the others were all secretly thrilled...

Weifeng’s expression remained unchanged, only smiling, "Undercover? I don’t have any undercover that could penetrate the Chinese Academy of Sciences.. but I have indeed heard of the great reputation of Major General Xiao Yu.. a new star of the Military Department, with impressive military achievements," he said.

"Thanks for the compliment, but I can tell Mr. Wei some good news... I haven’t figured out your spy just yet, I’ll keep him for now," Xiao Yu had already approached, a gun in her hand, another strapped to her thigh, and a military sabre on her lower leg.

A woman revealing sharpness yet restrained.

Wei Feng finally narrowed his eyes; he would rather his spy had already been caught and killed or escaped, rather than not yet exposed.

Because clearly, Xiao Yu had other plans.

Meanwhile, Sui Yi quickly became distracted by the people resting behind Xiao Yu, an exhausted group with both young and elderly, all very tiredly sitting on the ground, resting while watching the unfolding scene...(To be continued. If you like this work, I invite you to vote on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)