It was a familiar back. His shoulders weren’t particularly broad, nor was his figure imposing, but in the eyes of Tang Baijie, Tang Piaomiao, and Fan Wei, he was towering.
Just the sight of his back was awe-inspiring, exuding the calm air of one standing on high, looking down upon their subjects.
And the owner of this back was...
"Tang Yi?"
The three of them gazed at the man before them, a mixture of joy and astonishment on their faces.
That’s right. The person who had arrived in their moment of crisis, saving them just in the nick of time, was none other than Tang Yi!
"Everyone, long time no see. Did you miss me? Because I sure missed you all a lot."
Tang Yi turned around with a dashing flair and said with a smile.
"It really is Brother Yi! I... WAHHH."
The joy of surviving a near-death experience combined with the emotion of seeing Tang Yi caused Tang Piaomiao to break down in sobs. Though he was proud and arrogant, he was still young and lacked a man’s usual composure. After encountering such a perilous situation and then being rescued from the brink of death by Tang Yi, how could Tang Piaomiao possibly restrain the emotions churning within him?
He was moved beyond words.
"Brother Yi, it’s so good to see you alive. For a moment there, I thought my life was over, heh," Tang Baijie said, her face filled with joy.
"I haven’t given you permission to die, so it’d be hard for you to do so."
Tang Yi chuckled and said to the sniffling Tang Piaomiao, "Piaomiao, you’re a grown man now, still crying? How are you going to protect your brothers and sisters in the future? How are you going to revitalize the Tang Family? I heard everything, you know."
"Also..."
Tang Yi then turned to Tang Baijie and said sincerely, "Sister Bai, I, Tang Yi, must have been blessed in three lifetimes to have a sister like you. You are all my best brothers and sisters. Having you all makes me, Tang Yi, very content."
After speaking, under Tang Baijie’s astonished gaze, Tang Yi walked up to Fan Wei, patted his shoulder, and said, "Fan Wei, to be honest, I didn’t think much of you before. But now, I’ve changed my mind. You truly are a real man! Please take good care of my Sister Bai in the future. She’s a good person."
"Uh."
Hearing this, Fan Wei froze for a moment, then glanced at Tang Baijie, who happened to turn her head at the same time. Their eyes met, and an invisible current collided between them, creating intense sparks that CRACKLED in the air.
Blushing, they both quickly looked away, not daring to look at each other again. At that moment, Fan Wei turned back to Tang Yi and nodded firmly. "I will."
"Good. I hope things work out between you two."
Tang Yi nodded with a smile, feeling like a proud father.
"What are you talking about... Brother Yi, were you here earlier? Did you eavesdrop on our conversation?" Tang Baijie didn’t dare look at Fan Wei again and changed the subject, questioning Tang Yi suspiciously.
"Absolutely not!" Tang Yi immediately shook his head in denial.
"Then how did you know what we were talking about earlier?" Tang Baijie asked, unconvinced.
"Because... I have the Downwind Ear..." Tang Yi said seriously.
However, Tang Yi wasn’t lying. Ever since his Six Spirits fully opened, his Sixth Sense had become incredibly sharp. Both his vision and his hearing had improved dramatically.
When Tang Baijie and the others were in danger, Tang Yi had just arrived nearby. Using his powerful vision, he located their position, and with his enhanced hearing, he overheard their conversation.
That was how Tang Yi was able to arrive before them so accurately and promptly, saving them.
His ears truly did have the ability of a Downwind Ear. But while Tang Yi wasn’t lying, whether others believed him was another matter entirely. After all, who would believe something as absurd as a Downwind Ear? Tang Baijie certainly didn’t.
"Get outta here! ’Downwind Ear,’ my foot! Next you’ll tell me you have clairvoyance! You must have arrived nearby ages ago, yet you didn’t step in to save us sooner. Look at my hair and clothes, and look at Fan Wei’s hair and clothes... You owe us new clothes and hair!"
Tang Baijie pointed at herself, then at Fan Wei, as she complained. At this moment, more than half of Tang Baijie’s hair was gone, completely singed, and her clothes were burned to tatters, revealing glimpses of skin underneath...
This made Fan Wei unable to resist stealing glances in her direction, his face as red as an apple. He looked like he wanted to look but was too shy.
Fortunately, although their clothes and hair were scorched by the intense heat, the flames hadn’t actually burned them. As they were both Martial Artists protected by True Energy, besides looking covered in soot and grime, they were not seriously injured.
However... Tang Baijie was a woman, and what does a woman care about most?
Her appearance, of course... Yet Tang Baijie’s current state... you could barely tell she was a woman. Covered in black soot, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call her a beggar...
It was no wonder that even someone as normally Stable as Tang Baijie would complain to Tang Yi.
"Uh."
Tang Yi was taken aback. He didn’t know how to explain himself. He had told the truth, but no one believed him. ’Any further explanation will probably just make things worse,’ he thought. Helpless, he could only change the subject. "Alright, we still have things to do. We can talk about the other stuff later, later."
"What else do we have to do?" Tang Piaomiao asked, confused.
"We’re going to settle a score," Tang Yi said.
"Settle a score? What score?" Tang Piaomiao didn’t understand.
’We’re not in the city,’ he thought. ’There are no shops here. What score is there to settle...’
Just then, Tang Yi snorted and said, "A blood debt! They dared to coerce my brothers and sisters, and they caused the deaths of so many candidates from the North District. This is a debt I must settle properly with the candidates from the Three Major Zones!"
"Tang Yi, you mean you’re going to stand up for us and settle the score with the candidates from the Three Major Zones?"
Hearing Tang Yi’s words, the eyes of Tang Piaomiao, Tang Baijie, and Fan Wei all lit up.
Their team had been forced to join an alliance to besiege a Level 5 Demon Beast. Then, they were used as bait to draw the Demon Beast’s attention and attacks. The North District candidates, who originally numbered over thirty, had been reduced to just the three of them. If Tang Yi hadn’t arrived, even they would have met a terrible fate.
Because of all this, the three of them were already seething with a suppressed rage. Now that Tang Yi said he would help them settle the score, how could they not be overjoyed?
The three of them had been bottling up their frustrations for too long and had long wanted to unleash their fury. If not for their lack of strength, they might have already charged in to fight the people from the Three Major Zones to the death!
Dozens of lives of the North District candidates... gone just like that. How could they not be furious?
"Let’s go. Follow me," Tang Yi said calmly.
His voice was filled with incomparable confidence. Of course, there were only four of them, while the candidates from the Three Major Zones besieging the Level 5 Demon Beast numbered in the hundreds. Four against several hundred—if he wasn’t confident, would Tang Yi dare to go?
After he finished speaking, Tang Yi turned and slowly walked in the direction where the Three Major Zones were besieging the Demon Beast.
And Tang Piaomiao, Tang Baijie, and Fan Wei also cast a cold gaze toward the distant candidates from the Three Major Zones, then quickened their pace to follow Tang Yi.

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