With a series of fierce strikes, the person who originally rushed over with enthusiasm to deal with the masked man was sent flying and heavily slammed onto the ground.

Among the Soul Sect people, one supported Heini, while the other two immediately approached their fallen companion. As they got closer, they discovered that their comrade was already dead, with many of his bones broken.

"Haha, the Soul Sect members aren't particularly formidable after all," the masked man said with a laugh.

At this moment, all the Soul Sect people turned their gaze towards the masked man.

"Who are you? Knowing you're up against the Soul Sect, you still dare to act!"

Upon hearing this, the masked man burst into laughter and said, "What the Soul Sect owes me cannot be compensated by your lives. I'll give you a chance to survive: hand over that person, and I will spare you."

"What?" The remaining unharmed Soul Sect disciples were somewhat taken aback by the masked man's words. What a joke; this guy was so arrogant. The Soul Sect people were already quite arrogant, yet this man in front of them was even more so.

Apart from the one supporting Heini, the other two slowly stood up, their faces becoming solemn.

"So, you know he belongs to the Soul Sect."

"Of course, and I must say, I didn't expect the Soul Sect members to use the name of the Soul Sect to scare people at the moment of death. This only makes me despise them more because it's disgraceful for the famous Soul Sect to resort to thievery."

"What did you say?"

"I'll tell you straight—your skills aren't much different from that guy. Xie Jiantao's Dragon Flag was originally taken by me, and I didn't expect this guy dared to steal my thing."

"Dragon Flag?"

Hearing the words 'Dragon Flag,' they were all shocked. Clearly, they never expected that Heini had actually stolen back the Dragon Flag. Although it wasn't done in the most upright manner, retrieving the Dragon Flag was a significant matter, and the person in front of them was obviously persistent because of it.

Seeing that the two were swayed by his words, the masked man thought to himself: It seems the plan is about to succeed.

The masked man was none other than Ye Xiao.

To ensure Heini's smooth return to the Soul Sect, Ye Xiao collaborated with Heini, and the uproar in Han City was entirely to draw the Soul Sect's attention.

Now, just as Ye Xiao expected, Soul Sect members had indeed shown up to rescue Heini.

The two Soul Sect disciples exchanged a glance at Heini.

If they had any doubts about Heini before, now those doubts were completely dispelled, as they didn't believe anyone would joke about the Dragon Flag—after all, it was the Dragon Flag.

However, at this moment, the two suddenly felt a gust of wind coming at them. Sensing danger, they quickly raised their defenses.

Bang! Bang!

Both were simultaneously struck by Ye Xiao's attack.

The pair staggered back a few steps from Ye Xiao's assault, but weren't seriously harmed.

"Capture alive!" The two Soul Sect disciples exchanged glances, then uttered these words.

As those words were spoken, they swiftly charged towards Ye Xiao. Their power was no less than Heini's, and by just a glance, Ye Xiao could tell they were at least late-stage or peak Xuan Rank.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Ye Xiao, facing two opponents, continuously engaged in battle with them. Initially, they were evenly matched, but after about ten rounds, Ye Xiao knew it was time to leave.

Thus, Ye Xiao deliberately appeared as if he was struggling to hold on against them.

In a flash, after more than twenty exchanges, Ye Xiao dodged one Soul Sect disciple's attack, and in that moment, the other person delivered a fierce punch that hit Ye Xiao's chest hard.

Ye Xiao flew about five meters through the air.

"Hmph, is that all you're capable of?" The two Soul Sect disciples saw Ye Xiao struggling to stand up and felt a bit triumphant.

However, just then, Ye Xiao suddenly raised his head and exclaimed in shock, "Ah? Dragon Flag!"

The two Soul Sect disciples, hearing Ye Xiao's surprised voice, instinctively glanced back.

But when they looked back, they found nothing but emptiness behind them.

The two disciples immediately realized they'd been tricked and quickly looked back at Ye Xiao, only to see he had disappeared.

"Damn it, he escaped," one of the Soul Sect disciples said angrily.

Of course, their anger mainly stemmed from feeling tricked by Ye Xiao.

In fact, with their intelligence, they shouldn't have been fooled by such a simple trick, but Ye Xiao was a martial artist, an exceptionally skilled one at that, so they didn't expect him to deceive them using such a low-level tactic. The key wasn't in the eloquence of the deceit but rather the timing, location, and situation.

At this particular moment, the situation was enough to cause them to make such a mistake.

"What do we do now?" one of the Soul Sect disciples asked.

"There's no way around it. Let's take Heini back first."

The three of them then carried Heini and the already slain martial artist away.

After they left, in a hidden spot.

Ye Xiao's eyes quietly watched them leave.

"It's up to Heini now," Ye Xiao murmured with a hint of a smile and then quickly turned to leave.

However, after moving less than ten meters from his current spot, he suddenly stopped because he felt someone watching him.

Ye Xiao immediately turned to look around.

But it was already one or two in the morning. The surroundings were silent, the dim streetlights cast some light, but not particularly bright.

Ye Xiao's expression turned a bit grim.

This wasn't the first time, and it was the second occurrence today.

Could it still be the same person from this morning? Ye Xiao pondered, yet he had no way to verify it.

Although Ye Xiao couldn't see who was watching him, he knew someone was indeed keeping an eye on him. Even though he wore a mask, obscuring his appearance, it made Ye Xiao even more uneasy because, even though his face was hidden, someone was still following him, indicating they knew who he was!

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