Not long ago, at a location on the city wall some distance from the city gate.
Two other people were also watching the commotion at the city gate; they were Wei Shanhai and Wei Xinghe.
The two were in a very clever position.
It was positioned perfectly at the corner, not only avoiding Wang Cangyi's line of sight, but also keeping the distance outside of his innate perception.
The interaction of Qi between beings in the Innate Realm also has its limits.
Beyond a certain distance, it can no longer be sensed.
If one deliberately conceals their breath, this distance can even be shortened to about 100 meters.
Wei Shanhai grew up in Cang County and knew the layout of the city like the back of his hand.
Finding a spot that could avoid Wang Cangyi's line of sight and senses while still being able to observe the movements at the city gate was not difficult.
So everyone was wondering why the Wei family hadn't shown up yet.
Little did they know, Wei Shanhai and Wei Xinghe had already reached the city wall and were lying in ambush.
Therefore, both of them witnessed the battle between Lu Qing and the burly man.
While shocked, they also saw an opportunity.
The burly man was seriously injured, and the Tiancang Sect had temporarily lost a Grandmaster-level combatant.
This is the best opportunity to bring Ningyan and Zian back.
So the two discussed it and then took action, rushing out from around the corner towards the location of the oxcart.
However, as soon as the two of them unleashed their power, Wang Cangyi immediately noticed it.
Overjoyed, he leaped down from the city gate, pointing his sword at Wei Shanhai.
"Xinghe, hurry! I can only hold him off for half an hour at most!"
Wei Shanhai sensed the full force of Wang Cangyi's attack and his expression changed. He used his palm to gently push Wei Xinghe towards the oxcart.
Immediately, a soaring aura erupted from his body as well.
"Hahaha, Wang Cangyi, it's time to settle our grudge of over a hundred years. Let me see what progress you've made in the past hundred years!"
Wei Shanhai laughed heartily as he watched Wang Cangyi pounce down from mid-air. Suddenly, a long sword appeared in his hand, and he slashed down with it.
A fiery red blade of energy tore through the sky and flew towards Wang Cangyi.
At the same time, he roared, "Silver Moon Guards, form ranks and charge!"
The sound was deafening for miles around; it could be clearly heard throughout the entire county.
When Chief Steward Wei, who was on high alert at the Wei residence, heard this voice, his expression turned solemn.
He pointed his spear forward and shouted, "My men, follow me!"
"yes!"
The gates of the Wei residence opened, and led by Chief Steward Wei, the Silver Moon Guards rode out in single file, like a long silver dragon, rushing swiftly towards the city gate.
In just over ten breaths, they arrived at the city gate.
"Those who block my way shall die!"
Upon reaching the city gate, seeing a group of Tiancang Sect disciples still blocking the entrance, Chief Steward Wei's eyes sharpened, his aura connecting with the Silver Moon Guards behind him. With a tremor of his spear, he blasted forward.
With his continuous charge, Chief Steward Wei's momentum was already building.
At this moment, the energy and battle formation combined, and the power of this spear reached its peak.
Even a martial arts master at the peak of the Inner Vessel Realm would find it difficult to withstand its power.
The strongest of the Tiancang Sect disciples blocking the gate was only at the Inner Viscera Realm. They dared not face this terrifying battle formation charge and practically scrambled to give up their positions at the city gate.
Those who were slow to run were easily whipped by Chief Steward Wei, spitting blood and flying through the air, their bones broken and tendons shattered, their fate unknown.
In the blink of an eye, Chief Steward Wei, with his imposing aura, and his Silver Moon Guards had already rushed out of the city gate and arrived outside the city.
"How did they break out so easily?"
Chief Steward Wei, who successfully rushed out of the city gate, was surprised.
He had been waiting in the mansion and was unaware of the situation outside the city.
However, the anticipated obstacles did not materialize.
The martial arts master who had fought him before also did not make a move.
This made him feel uneasy.
"Could this be a trap?"
Just as Chief Steward Wei became wary.
Suddenly, I felt a wave of air rushing towards me, accompanied by a powerful pressure.
The BMW beneath him was so startled that it screeched.
He quickly looked ahead and saw two figures fighting.
The crimson blade light and white sword energy intertwined, and the occasional clashes that revealed even a trace of power were enough to make everyone's hearts tremble.
"Ancestor!"
Chief Steward Wei recognized the identities of the two sides in the battle and exclaimed in surprise.
"Don't worry about me, escort Ningyan and the others into the city first!"
Wei Shanhai shouted.
"yes!"
In that short time, Chief Steward Wei had already spotted Madam Wei and her entourage. With a flick of his spear, he immediately turned his horse around and led the Silver Moon Guards toward the oxcart.
Meanwhile, on the oxcart, Madam Wei and Wei Zi'an were overjoyed at their reunion.
"father!"
Upon seeing Wei Xinghe's arrival, Wei Zian immediately rushed over.
Madam Wei looked at her husband with tears in her eyes.
"Okay, very good, you're all alright."
Wei Xinghe's expression was also somewhat excited, but he knew that now was not the time to speak.
Hearing the approaching sound of horses' hooves behind him, he bowed deeply to Lu Qing and the others.
"Thank you all for escorting my wife and children back safely. Please come with me back to my residence so that I, Wei, can express my gratitude."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Chief Steward Wei, along with the Silver Moon Guards, surrounded the oxcart, protecting it from within.
Magu immediately looked at Lu Qing.
Having just finished regulating his breathing, Lu Qing smiled and said, "Then I'll gladly accept your offer, Master. Let's go into the city."
"good."
The old doctor nodded.
Gently pulling the ox's head, he drove the oxcart toward the city gate.
"Young Master Lu! Ma Gu, Miss Xiao Yan?"
At this moment, Chief Steward Wei noticed that Lu Qing and Ma Gu were standing next to the oxcart, and even Xiao Yan was on the cart.
As for the old man driving the carriage, although his face was obscured by a bamboo hat, the only person Lu Qing could call "Master" was that old doctor.
These are the people who escorted the lady and the young master back?
What exactly happened?
For a moment, Chief Steward Wei's thoughts were somewhat confused.
If he weren't currently focused on maintaining the Silver Moon Battle Formation, he would absolutely need to figure out what was going on.
The old doctor drove the oxcart toward the city gate, and to speed things up, he also channeled a burst of innate true energy into the ox's body.
With this help, Da Niu suddenly seemed to have taken a powerful tonic, and strode off towards the city gate.
Its speed was no slower than that of an ordinary galloping horse.
However, when the group had walked most of the way, they were about to reach the city gate.
Suddenly, with a loud bang, a figure landed heavily in front of Lu Qing and the others; it was Wei Shanhai.
"Ancestor!"
Wei Xinghe and the others exclaimed in surprise.
Didn't our ancestors say it could last for half a quarter of an hour? How much time has passed?
At this point, Wei Shanhai was in a very sorry state.
His hair was disheveled, his clothes were torn, and there were several deep wounds on his body that exposed the bone.
"Hahahaha, Wei Shanhai, your injuries are indeed not healed. You're trying to suppress the sword energy I left in your heart meridian with your true qi. In this state, you can't even unleash 30% of your full strength. How could you possibly be my match!"
Wang Cang walked towards them step by step, holding a long sword in one hand.
A terrifying innate pressure suppressed everyone's hearts.
He was completely unharmed, and even his clothes were not disheveled.
"Hmph! If I hadn't used underhanded tactics to ambush you that day, how could you have been my match? You despicable villain, I even called you my brother back then, now just thinking about it makes me want to vomit!"
Despite his serious injuries, Wei Shanhai showed no weakness and sneered mockingly.
"Stop patting yourself on the back. You never beat me even once back then. Even if you were at your peak now, you still wouldn't be a match for me. Besides, it's all about the winner and the loser. If there's an easier way to defeat you, why wouldn't I use it?"
Wang Cang remained calm, unaffected by his former friend's words.
"In the end, you were just afraid that I had already mastered that thing, so you only dared to launch a sneak attack. It's also my fault for being blind and still having illusions that you still remembered the friendship from back then. But I never expected that you have never changed and have always had the same hypocritical face as before."
Wei Shanhai said dismissively.
"Enough with the nonsense, are you going to hand over that thing or not?"
Wang Cangyi didn't want to argue with him anymore, and coldly retorted.
"Stop daydreaming! You'll never get that thing. I'd rather die than give it to you!"
"Since that's the case, I'll kill you first, then slaughter your entire Wei family. I refuse to believe I can't find them!"
Wang Cang's eyes hardened, and with a flick of his wrist, an incomparably sharp sword aura slashed towards Wei Shanhai.
"Let's see how you dodge this sword strike!"
Behind Wei Shanhai was the entire Silver Moon Battle Formation and Madam Wei and the others.
If he dodges, the sword energy will cut down the entire formation.
I don't know how many people will die or be injured then.
Having understood all this, Wei Shanhai gave a bitter smile.
Knowing that they had no other choice.
He forcefully gathered his energy, condensing it into a red blade of light.
But he knew that this blade of light alone was not enough to stop Wang Cangyi's full-force sword energy.
As the mental technique was activated, the true energy that had been suppressing the sword energy in his heart meridian also surged, as if it wanted to be poured entirely into the blade's edge.
However, this also caused the sword energy within his body to become restless, threatening to completely destroy his heart meridian.
"Absolutely not."
Just then, a hand appeared on Wei Shanhai's back.
A gentle aura entered his body, calming the restless sword energy in his heart meridian.
At the same time, water vapor filled the air, and a transparent, swirling stream of water appeared in front of Wei Shanhai, heading towards the white sword energy.
The incredibly sharp white sword energy, upon encountering this stream of water, was like a fish entering a river, completely trapped and unable to break free.
Ultimately, it couldn't withstand the swirling and strangling force of the water and collapsed and dissipated.
This sudden turn of events shocked everyone.
Even Wang Cangyi couldn't help but have his pupils suddenly contract.
"The old doctor?!"
When they saw who had made the move, Madam Wei and the others gasped in shock.
The old doctor who had been sitting at the front of the oxcart had disappeared and appeared behind Wei Shanhai.
One hand rested against Wei Shanhai's back, while the other hand formed a sword shape with fingers, pointing straight ahead.
That previous stream of water was what he used.
"Old man, your heart meridian is injured. You must not recklessly use your true energy, otherwise the injury will flare up and your heart meridian will not be able to withstand it."
After stabilizing Wei Shanhai's injuries, which were on the verge of flaring up, the old doctor gently removed his hand from Wei Shanhai's back.
"Thank you for saving me."
Wei Shanhai stared blankly at the old doctor for a few moments before he reacted and quickly thanked him.
However, the shock he felt was indescribable.
Not only that, but the old doctor was able to so easily neutralize the sword energy that Wang Cangyi had just unleashed with all his might.
What's more, the restless sword wound within his body, which was on the verge of exploding completely, was also calmed down by the old doctor with ease.
He was simultaneously saving lives and fighting off enemies.
The old man before me displayed his level of cultivation and demeanor in that instant.
Even Wei Shanhai felt a sense of awe and reverence for him.
However, in his perception, the old man's cultivation aura was clearly much weaker than his own.
In an instant, the old doctor appeared shrouded in mystery in Wei Shanhai's eyes, becoming unfathomable.
Wang Cangyi shared the same feeling.
At this moment, Wang Cangyi was equally surprised.
He never expected that his sword energy, which he had exerted almost all his strength, would be neutralized by someone whose cultivation was clearly weaker than his own.
And judging from the other person's expression, they didn't seem to be having any trouble.
In an instant, Wang Cang's wariness of the old doctor intensified dramatically.
"So you've decided to be my enemy?"
Wang Cangyi looked at the old doctor with a gloomy expression and said in a deep voice.
"I have no intention of making enemies, but I hope you can be lenient and not commit unnecessary killings."
The old doctor said sincerely.
"My hatred for the Wei family is irreconcilable. If you don't step aside, you're my enemy, Wang Cangyi, and I'll kill you too!"
At this point, how could Wang Cangyi possibly listen to such words? Seeing that the old doctor insisted on intervening in the matter, his anger grew.
His gaze was gloomy, and his innate true energy circulated rapidly within his body. His aura surged once again, making everyone in front of him feel suffocated.
Under the terrifying pressure, Wang Cang swung his long sword, and a powerful sword aura burst forth, sweeping towards the old doctor and Wei Shanhai.
This time, Wang Cangyi truly went all out, giving it his all.
All they wanted was to defeat the old doctor, this mysterious innate realm cultivator, in one fell swoop.
Faced with this surging innate sword energy, the old doctor's expression turned solemn. He formed a sword with his fingers and slowly thrust it out.
As he pointed his sword, the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) surged and gathered instantly, water vapor filled the air, and countless water droplets appeared out of thin air.
"Certainly."
With a soft shout from the old doctor, the entire space seemed to freeze.
Countless water droplets, along with the sword energy filling the sky, were frozen in mid-air, unable to move.
"break!"
After freezing all the sword energy, the old doctor gave another soft shout, and the countless water droplets instantly transformed into sword shapes, flying towards the sky full of sword energy. Each water droplet corresponded to a sword energy, the number was just right, and the power was neither too strong nor too weak, just enough to cancel out and dissolve each other.
When all the sword energy dissipated, the water vapor dissipated, the sky cleared, and everything returned to peace.
It was as if everything that had just happened was an illusion, and that it had never actually occurred.
But everyone knows that what just happened was definitely not an illusion.
That terrifying innate power still trembled in everyone's minds.
Everyone was utterly astonished by the old doctor's miraculous skills.
Wang Cangyi looked on incredulously.
He murmured, "The innate realm, turning the illusory into the real—how is that possible?"
