Liu Bolong landed with a thud, only to be surprised by the fact that he was completely unscathed.
Even though Zhao Ya had just thrown him high into the air, Liu Bolong felt an invisible force supporting him before he hit the ground.
He turned to look at Chen An and saw that he was also unharmed, he couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.
"What happened?"
Chen An’s expression was serious. "Young Hero Zhao must have used a special technique when he threw us to prevent us from getting hurt."
Upon saying this, Chen An looked back, but due to the obstruction of the buildings, he couldn’t see what was happening in front of Yuanfu Trading Company.
Chen An’s heart was in suspense.
Liu Bolong, being an ordinary person, might not have felt much, but Chen An, who was somewhat trained, was deeply aware of the danger they had just faced.
The two people who had surrounded Zhao Ya from both sides were formidable opponents.
Especially Zheng Dalei.
Chen An never imagined that the Shopkeeper of Yuanfu Trading Company was such a deeply hidden Martial Artist.
Now that both he and Liu Bolong had been thrown out by Zhao Ya, he wondered how Zhao Ya was faring.
Chen An was filled with anxiety and eventually gritted his teeth.
"Boss, please wait here, I’ll go see what’s happening."
"Alright, Old Chen, you must be careful." Liu Bolong didn’t try to stop him, just advised.
Truth be told, Chen An was quite self-aware.
He knew that his Fourth Realm strength wouldn’t even qualify him as cannon fodder on that battlefield.
But if he just walked away, he would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.
So even at the risk of losing his life, he had to go back and see.
Chen An stealthily approached Yuanfu Trading Company, being extremely cautious.
By now, the commotion from the great battle at Yuanfu Trading Company had already spread.
Most of the surrounding residents had fled.
The streets were empty with not a single pedestrian in sight.
This actually made things more convenient for Chen An.
He didn’t walk along the main street, instead he moved through houses and courtyards, quickly arriving at a courtyard near the battlefield.
Once on the rooftop, Chen An carefully lay on the tiles, poking his head out to look around.
What he saw left Chen An in a daze.
The battle in front of Yuanfu Trading Company had already ended, and many people were lying strewn about the ground.
These were the same people who had ambushed Zhao Ya earlier with bows and arrows.
But apart from them, Zhao Ya and Zheng Dalei were nowhere to be seen.
Chen An was utterly shocked and had no idea what had happened.
Could it be that people from Young Hero Zhao’s sect came and saved him?
And where had Zheng Dalei gone?
Chen An couldn’t figure it out no matter how he thought about it.
Meanwhile, Zhao Ya was sprinting down the road with Zheng Dalei in tow.
By this time, the once-arrogant Zheng Dalei had lost all of his swagger and was being carried like a package by Zhao Ya, his hands and feet curled in an unnatural position, clearly broken.
Zhao Ya was never one to show mercy to enemies.
Nor would he give someone like Zheng Dalei any clemency just because he surrendered.
In fact, if Zheng Dalei wasn’t still useful, Zhao Ya would have killed him on the spot.
The struggle in the Martial Dao is cruel by nature. From the moment you harbor killing intent towards another, only two outcomes are possible.
Either you win and your opponent dies.
Or you lose and you die.
There was never such a thing as striking an amicable balance; that’s all nonsense.
Zheng Dalei was clearly prepared for this outcome, which is why there was no resentment on his face.
He even proactively told Zhao Ya the location where Shen Yunshen and others were intercepted.
The reason was simple.
At this point, hiding that information was useless.
If he couldn’t even defeat Zhao Ya, it was impossible to imagine Shen Yunshen, whose strength was even more advanced, being intercepted.
So he might as well say it now and secure a more comfortable way to die.
But before Zhao Ya could reach the interception point indicated by Zheng Dalei.
As soon as he reached the outskirts of the city, Zhao Ya ran into Shen Yunshen and others rushing towards him.
Seeing Zhao Ya unharmed, Shen Yunshen, who had been anxious and concerned, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness you’re okay."
Zhao Ya noticed the bloodstains on Shen Yunshen’s body, but he didn’t ask. He simply smiled, then tossed Zheng Dalei to the ground.
"This is the person from Separation Tower in Jade Dragon City."
Shen Yunshen’s expression turned grim as he looked down at Zheng Dalei.
"So you’re the one who arranged for us to be intercepted?"
Zheng Dalei had already resigned himself to his fate and nodded.
"Yes."
"Heh, quite something, arranging poison first, then setting up a siege. Did you think that would be enough to deal with me?" Shen Yunshen sneered.
"Let me tell you the truth, all those people you sent are dead now."
Zheng Dalei shuddered all over, a look of horror appearing in his eyes.
"This...?"
"Surprising, isn’t it? Did you think bringing people from Jade Dragon City’s City Lord’s Mansion would let you escape unscathed?"
At this, murderous intent flashed in Shen Yunshen’s eyes, clearly harboring deep resentment over today’s ambush.
It was only now that Zhao Ya learned that the people Zheng Dalei had sent were from the City Lord’s Mansion in Jade Dragon City.
This clearly indicated that the dealings between Jade Dragon City and Separation Tower were far more involved than those with White Tiger City.
Zheng Dalei chuckled bitterly, then closed his eyes.
"I’ve lost. If you want to know anything, just ask."
"Where is the headquarters of your Separation Tower?" Shen Yunshen asked directly.
Zheng Dalei opened his eyes, filled with helplessness. "Do you think I have access to that level of information?"
"And it’s not just me, very few people in the entire Separation Tower know the exact location of the headquarters."