"Huh?"
Upon hearing this, the three leaders couldn’t help but stare.
At the same time, the old Family Head also heard it.
Damn it!
He cursed under his breath.
With a sudden swing of his large hand, Battle Intent consolidated into a colossal, sky-covering hand, smashing down towards the ruins below.
BOOM!
Accompanied by a thunderous noise, the ruins were reduced to ashes, revealing a huge crater.
The powerful aura roiled in all directions.
The crowds on the surrounding streets were violently thrown into the air, their screams echoing continuously. Some even lost their lives on the spot!
Is he dead?
The old Family Head waved his hand, and a wild wind whistled, dispersing the dust and smoke. He then scanned the deep pit, his expression unreadable.
SWISH!
Suddenly, a white figure materialized within the pit.
Who else could it be but Qin Feiyang?
Why isn’t he dead yet?!
The old Family Head’s eyes were wide with rage.
Qin Feiyang glanced at him, then turned to the three leaders. "Do you want to know the truth?"
"What truth?" the burly man asked.
"Sirs, don’t listen to his nonsense. He’s trying to sow discord among us!" the old Family Head shouted, immediately swooping down towards the pit, his old eyes brimming with murderous intent. He no longer cared about the treasures; his only thought was to silence Qin Feiyang by killing him.
"The absence of Alchemists in this area is closely related to the Meng Family," Qin Feiyang stated, then vanished once more.
"Damn it, come out and face me!" The old Family Head was enraged, wildly attacking the pit.
「Inside the Ancient Castle!」
"Xiao Qinzi, didn’t you say it was useless to tell them?"
"Why are you spilling it now?" The Wolf King was puzzled.
"Before was before, now is now."
"Before this, I never intended to carry out a wholesale slaughter."
"But now, I want the Meng Family to disappear completely!" Qin Feiyang’s eyes gleamed with cold fury.
The Pangolin’s eyes flickered.
This fiend was truly not to be provoked!
「Outside!」
The three leaders, standing high in the air, all looked bewildered.
How could this have anything to do with the Meng Family? Was there some unspeakable secret hidden here?
Noticing their expressions, the old Family Head hastily flew up to them, grumbling, "This young man harbors wicked intentions. Don’t believe his nonsense, sirs."
But before he could finish, Qin Feiyang’s voice rose again.
"To consolidate the Meng Family’s position in this region, they despicably assassinated other Alchemists."
"Old man, when it comes to wickedness, I don’t even come close to a tenth of yours."
There stood Qin Feiyang once again in the pit, a sneer playing on the corner of his lips.
"What?"
The three leaders were shocked, their eyes flickering.
"Little Bastard, stop spouting nonsense!" the old Family Head roared.
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"Whether I’m spouting nonsense or not, you know perfectly well in your heart."
"Leaders, if you don’t believe me, you can capture a member of the Meng Family and interrogate them," Qin Feiyang said with a faint smile.
"You glib-tongued little wretch! I’ll tear you to pieces!" The old Family Head’s killing intent soared to the heavens.
"Wait a moment," the snake-skinned old man said hoarsely just then.
The old Family Head paused, looked at the three, and said sternly, "Do you really believe him?"
"This matter is of great importance. We need to investigate it thoroughly," the old woman leaning on a crutch stated.
"If it’s confirmed he’s lying, we’ll kill him ourselves," the burly man added.
WHOOSH!!!
The three leaders swooped down, landing in front of Qin Feiyang.
The Battle Intent barrier blockading White Fox City collapsed on its own.
What should I do?
The old Family Head grew anxious.
Suddenly, a glint flashed in his old eyes. "I’ll come down too. I’d like to hear how you spin your wild tales."
Actually, he intended to use this opportunity to get close to Qin Feiyang and silence him permanently.
However, he had clearly underestimated Qin Feiyang’s intelligence.
Qin Feiyang looked up and chuckled. "Old Family Head, you mustn’t come down. You’ll scare me into running away."
These words were actually meant for the three leaders. He was telling them he was afraid the old Family Head would kill him to silence him, and if the old Family Head came down, he would have no choice but to hide.
"Old Family Head, if you’ve done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear. Please stay up there for the time being."
"Rest assured, we will never wrongly accuse an innocent person, nor will we let a guilty one escape."
With the three leaders saying this, the old Family Head truly couldn’t go down. If he insisted on going down now, it would prove he had something to hide.
The burly man looked at Qin Feiyang and said in a low voice, "Young man, do you know the consequences of deceiving us?"
"Of course, I do. Having already offended the Meng Family, I wouldn’t dare to offend the three great tribes as well," Qin Feiyang said with a calm smile.
The burly man said, "Alright then. Now tell us, what exactly is going on?"
"Leaders, have any of you noticed that the Trading Pavilion sells medicinal herbs?" Qin Feiyang countered with a question, his voice audible only to the three of them.
"Yes, we have!" one of them confirmed.
"Is there a problem with that?" the three asked, puzzled.
"Of course, there’s a problem."
"Think about it. In this entire region, the old Family Head is the only Alchemist. Why would the Trading Pavilion still sell medicinal herbs?"
"Doesn’t he know that the price of finished elixirs is several times that of the medicinal herbs?" Qin Feiyang explained.
The three of them frowned.
Qin Feiyang continued, "Ostensibly, the Trading Pavilion sells these medicinal herbs, but in reality..."
The old woman urged, "Hurry up and say it! In reality, what?"
"Don’t react too strongly when you hear this."
"In reality, the Trading Pavilion uses these medicinal herbs to lure Alchemists into buying them."
"Once anyone purchases medicinal herbs, the Meng Family will immediately find an opportunity to assassinate them!" Qin Feiyang revealed.
"What?!"
The three leaders were greatly alarmed. If Qin Feiyang hadn’t warned them not to overreact, they might have jumped up in shock on the spot.
The burly man asked, "Little brother, this is no joking matter. Are you certain this is true?"
He had addressed Qin Feiyang as "young man" before, but now he called him "little brother." This subtle change indicated that he was beginning to believe Qin Feiyang’s words.
"Absolutely true," Qin Feiyang nodded.
The three leaders’ expressions grew grim.
When the Meng Family had first arrived in this region, their three great tribes all had Alchemists. However, shortly thereafter, these Alchemists had died one after another. Some perished in battle, while others died in accidents. Subsequently, many new Alchemists emerged, but without exception, all of them met premature deaths.
Because the Meng Family had acted so flawlessly, leaving no traces, the members of the three great tribes had never suspected them. If Qin Feiyang hadn’t revealed the truth today, they would have remained in the dark.
However, even after learning the truth, they couldn’t help but hesitate now.
Qin Feiyang glanced at the three of them and said, "I know what you’re hesitating about."
"Oh?" The three of them frowned.
"You’re simply worried that if the Meng Family is eliminated, there will be no one left in this region to perform alchemy."
"But I can assure you, there’s no need to worry, because I am an Alchemist," Qin Feiyang stated.
"You?" The three of them looked at him skeptically.
"If I weren’t an Alchemist, why would I have bothered looting those medicinal herbs?" Qin Feiyang asked with a faint smile.
The burly man asked, "Are you saying that after we eliminate the Meng Family, you’ll help us with alchemy?"
"I don’t have that much time."
"However, I can help you train an Alchemist."
"But you’ll need to find the alchemic flames yourselves."
"And the condition is the immediate destruction of the Meng Family!" Qin Feiyang declared.
The snake-skinned old man said, "We don’t need to worry about alchemic flames; our three tribes all possess them. We just lack Elixir Formulas and medicinal herbs."
"You all have alchemic flames?" Qin Feiyang was stunned, finding it utterly incredible.
One had to know, in the Spirit State, alchemic flames were rare outside the Holy Temple. Yet, in the Land of Oblivion, not only did the old Family Head possess an alchemic flame, but all three great tribes did as well. It seemed alchemic flames were rampant here, as common as dirt? No, wait! Setting aside the alchemic flames for a moment, let’s consider the Elixir Formulas and medicinal herbs. It was understandable if they lacked Elixir Formulas. After all, every Alchemist carried their Elixir Formulas with them. If an Alchemist died, their formulas would naturally fall into someone else’s hands or be destroyed and vanish along with their Qiankun Bag. But lacking medicinal herbs? That was inexplicable.
Qin Feiyang asked, "Your three tribes are all major tribes. How could you possibly not have medicinal herbs?"
"We had accumulated a considerable amount of medicinal herbs."
"But every time we purchased elixirs from the Meng Family, we prioritized using medicinal herbs for the transaction."
"Only when the value of the medicinal herbs was insufficient would we use Gold Coins to cover the difference," the old woman stated.
Qin Feiyang asked, "Then didn’t you find it odd that the Meng Family would do such a thing?"
Typically, elixirs were bought directly with Gold Coins. Who would trade with medicinal herbs?
"The old Family Head is an Alchemist; it’s normal for him to require medicinal herbs."
"And our three tribes, having no Alchemists, have little use for the medicinal herbs."
"Therefore, whenever the Meng Family asked us to trade with medicinal herbs, we never refused."
"In fact, we used to be very grateful to him for it," the burly old man sighed.
Only now did they understand. By doing this, the Meng Family was actually cutting off their three tribes’ future prospects!
This Meng Family was truly insidious and deserved death!
"Little brother, how about this!"
"You provide us with the Elixir Formulas, and we will immediately join forces to eradicate the Meng Family!"
"As for medicinal herbs, don’t trouble yourself; we’ll slowly acquire them ourselves," the three leaders proposed.
"This..." Qin Feiyang hesitated for a moment, then said, "I don’t know many Elixir Formulas."
The burly man said, "That’s fine. As long as you have the Elixir Formulas for Healing Elixirs, Body-Refining Elixirs, Qi Gathering Pills, and Battle Intent Pills, it will suffice." These elixirs were commonly used.
Qin Feiyang replied, "I do have those Elixir Formulas."
The burly man then said, "Alright, it’s decided then. Now, little brother, we’ll need you to act out a scene with us."
"Acting is my forte. But are you confident?" Qin Feiyang murmured, a glint in his eyes.
"Of course, we’re confident. We are all Three Star War Emperors. With a sneak attack, we guarantee a fatal blow," the burly man stated confidently.
Next, the faces of all four darkened as they began to argue. The argument grew increasingly fierce.
"Little Bastard, you have no evidence! What are you blathering about?"
Suddenly, the burly man bellowed.
His palm struck Qin Feiyang’s chest like lightning.
AAARGH!
Qin Feiyang screamed, smashing into the dirt behind him, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.
In reality, the burly man hadn’t used much force, at most only a tenth of his strength. But even that was more than Qin Feiyang could withstand.
He scrambled up, his Qi and blood churning within him. Staring daggers at the three, he said angrily, "Every word I said is true! Why don’t you believe me?"
"Still spouting nonsense at a time like this? You’re truly courting death!" The burly man’s eyes flashed with murderous intent as he threw another punch at Qin Feiyang.
"Young man, don’t waste your efforts scheming. You merely want to drive a wedge between us and the Meng Family."
"Too bad for you, your little trick has been seen through by us!" Simultaneously, the old woman and the snake-skinned old man also wore mocking expressions.
"A trick?"
"I promise you’ll regret this!" Qin Feiyang was so furious he laughed, then vanished in an instant.
"Little Bastard, if you have the guts, stop hiding!" The burly man’s punch hit empty air, and he couldn’t help but roar in frustration.
Upon seeing this, the old Family Head, watching from above, finally breathed a sigh of relief and swooped down into the crater.

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