Supreme Alchemist
Chapter 498 - 498 498 Encounter with Sand Bandits Third Update

498: Chapter 498: Encounter with Sand Bandits (Third Update) 498: Chapter 498: Encounter with Sand Bandits (Third Update) “Wuxia, come back.”

At this moment, the old man in the plain robe called out to Yu Wuxia with a tone of indulgence, while looking at Long Yan with indifference.

“Oh.”

Yu Wuxia responded and made a face at the plain-robed elderly man, then said to Long Yan, “Brother, if there’s not enough dried meat, I have more here.”

After saying that, she obediently returned to the old man in the plain robe and ate the dried meat in small bites.

An hour quickly passed, and Long Yan had finished the small pack of dried meat.

The merchant group set off again.

Along the way, Yu Wuxia always took advantage of the moments when the plain-robed elderly man was not paying attention to run to Long Yan’s side and chat with him.

At first, the plain-robed elder was cautious of Long Yan, but later, seeing that Long Yan had no ill intentions, simply trying to make Yu Wuxia happy, he slightly relaxed his guard.

On the journey, Long Yan told stories to Yu Wuxia, making her ponder and laugh from time to time.

Her ethereal voice without any impurities added a cheerful atmosphere to the merchant group and brought some enjoyment to the otherwise dull journey.

Just a moment before, Long Yan had told Yu Wuxia a story about whether a person could be considered a thing, which made her lost in thought.

“Brother, are you a thing then?”

Suddenly, Yu Wuxia looked up at Long Yan and asked him seriously.

“This…”

A black line appeared on Long Yan’s forehead.

Looking at the innocent and adorable Yu Wuxia, he was left speechless.

“Hahaha…”

Hearing that, everyone around them burst into laughter.

“Brother, you must not be a thing.

Even if you are, you must be a good thing,” said Yu Wuxia with a serious face.

“This…”

Long Yan couldn’t help but secretly wipe his cold sweat, feeling that he had dug a pit for himself and buried himself in it.

“Let’s discuss another topic.”

Facing such a pure and adorable little girl, Long Yan was somewhat speechless.

“Not good, enemy attack!”

However, at this moment, Zhan Meng shouted, and the entire merchant group became alert, especially the merchant guards, who quickly assumed a defensive formation.

Long Yan’s gaze became focused as he looked towards the front.

Unexpectedly, they still encountered trouble even after setting off with the merchant group.

Ahead, within the rolling yellow sand, more than ten figures approached.

The figure at the front wore a bamboo hat, his face obscured, but his breath clearly revealed him to be an Emperor-level Strong.

The other ten or so people behind him were also Emperor-level Strong.

There was only Zhan Meng in the entire merchant group who was an Emperor-level Strong; facing more than ten Emperor-level Strong, the strength disparity was too great.

“Not good, sand bandits!”

Zhan Meng’s expression changed, as the sand bandits of Beichuan Desert Sea were not easy to deal with, and there were quite a few strong ones among them.

Quickly, those ten or so sand bandits appeared in front of everyone, led by a man wearing a bamboo hat, who scanned the crowd with his gaze.

“What do you mean?

Do you not know that this is the merchant group of the Ten Thousand Merchant Alliance?”

Zhan Meng’s gaze fell on the sand bandits, scolding immediately.

His expression was extremely grave.

Their merchant group belonged to the Ten Thousand Merchant Alliance, and although the sand bandits of Beichuan Desert Sea were fierce, they never dared to rob the Ten Thousand Merchant Alliance’s merchant groups.

Offending the Ten Thousand Merchant Alliance would lead to the uprooting of all sand bandits in the Beichuan Desert Sea.

“We have not come here to rob your merchant group, but to find someone.”

The man wearing the bamboo hat said faintly.

At this moment, the gaze of the plain-robed elderly man in the merchant group became extremely solemn.

“There is no one you’re looking for in our merchant group.

Even if there were, they would be under the protection of the merchant group.”

Zhan Meng said.

This was the reputation of the Ten Thousand Merchant Alliance.

Having received payment, they naturally had to protect the safety of their employer, unless the employer did not require their protection.

“You pose no threats to us.

Since we have come, we won’t give up easily.

If your merchant group insists on intervening, don’t blame us for being rude.

In this Beichuan Desert Sea, there are not only sand bandits who can bury you in the yellow sands.

Perhaps something might grow from the sand next year.”

The man with the bamboo hat said coldly.

Although the Ten Thousand Merchant Alliance made them wary, they did not take the merchant group in front of them seriously.

“You dare!”

A transmission jade token appeared in Zhan Meng’s hand.

As long as he crushed the token, the Ten Thousand Merchant Alliance would know immediately.

Seeing the transmission jade token, the bamboo-hatted man’s brow furrowed and then swept his gaze over everyone in the merchant group.

“Yu Kun, come out, do you want all these people to accompany you in death?”

They were looking for Yu Kun.

“Yu Kun, could it be?”

Long Yan’s gaze tightened, and he looked at the plain-robed elderly man unnoticeably.

Yu Kun must be the plain-robed elderly man, and he was the one these sand bandits were looking for.

“I see you finally found me.”

The plain-robed elderly man, Yu Kun, knew that he couldn’t hide any longer, so he stepped forward.

“Wuxia, stay here and don’t move.”

After instructing Yu Wuxia, Yu Kun walked towards the front.

“This is my private affair and has nothing to do with the commercial association.”

As he passed by Zhan Meng, Yu Kun saidunciasedly.

Immediately, Yu Kun stepped forward, standing in front of the sand bandits.

At this moment, he released his momentum, revealing himself to be a Third Level Emperor Realm, one who had survived the Heart-devouring Demon Tribulation.

“Yu Kun, hand over the key.”

The man wearing the bamboo hat looked at Yu Kun and said coldly.

“Who sent you?”

Yu Kun’s gaze was heavy, filled with murderous intent.

“You don’t need to know that; you just have to hand over the key, and we can spare your life.”

The man with the bamboo hat said.

“I don’t have any key on me; you’ve got the wrong person.”

Yu Kun scoffed.

“If you don’t want to hand it over yourself, we’ll have to take it.”

The cold gaze of the man with the bamboo hat told Yu Kun that they would not leave without obtaining what they wanted, even if it meant offending the Ten Thousand Merchant Alliance.

“Attack!”

The next moment, led by the man wearing the bamboo hat, more than ten sand bandits surrounded Yu Kun, their imposing presence locking on to him.

The bamboo-hatted man was also a Third Level Emperor Realm who had gone through the Heart-devouring Demon Tribulation, and among the other sand bandits, five had survived the Heaven Gang Tribulation and reached the Second Stage Emperor Realm.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

In an instant, a fierce battle unfolded.

It was clear that Yu Kun was injured, and with the bamboo-hatted man of the same cultivation base, plus the other sand bandits, Yu Kun was no match and faced constant danger.

“Grandpa!”

Yu Wuxia was so worried that she cried.

Zhan Meng clenched his fists as he watched helplessly.

He wanted to help, but his strength was not enough.

To intervene rashly would cause the entire merchant group to be buried here.