"It's really you! I am Ying Zi's grandfather, Cunshang Zhengye, please come and save Ying Zi, she's hurt, very badly hurt, please hurry and save her! We are at… is Grandpa Cunshang at home?…"

From the receiver came the old man's urgent voice, which was then cut off by a distant shout.

Du Du…

Immediately after, the phone rang with a dial tone.

"Hello! Hello?"

Jiang Chen called out urgently twice, glanced at the hung-up phone, and frowned tightly.

After a moment of thought, Jiang Chen looked up at Yan Hu: "Hu Zi, did Ying Zi ever tell you where her grandfather's house is?"

"Grandpa? Ying Zi's grandpa is in the old cottage!"

Yan Hu replied softly; "However, I don't know the exact location."

"Never mind! Let's head to the old cottage first!" Jiang Chen spoke conclusively, and the group stood up and headed outside the hotel.

Ding ling ling!

Just as the group had left the hotel, a cell phone rang again.

Jiang Chen took out his phone and slightly furrowed his brow, it was a call from a local number in Beihai National.

"Hello." Jiang Chen answered the phone, greeting in a commonly used language.

"Chief Instructor, it's me, Shen Xiangtian, this is my temporary contact method for these two days in Beihai National!"

Jiang Chen said with excitement: "Old Shen? The others said you change contact methods every two days, and today was the day to change numbers, I was just worried about how to get in touch with you!"

"Haha! It's necessary for the operation! But first, let's get down to business. We are now at the old cottage, surveilling Ying Zi's grandfather's house. A team from the Sanzan Association has arrived there, it seems like they're searching for something, and we suspect that Ying Zi is inside her grandfather's house."

Jiang Chen's face changed, he nodded repeatedly: "Yes! Ying Zi is indeed at her grandfather's house, keep watching it, we are on our way, and be ready to rescue if necessary!"

"Yes!"

…

The old cottage, on the outskirts of the east.

Here, there was a secluded pastoral yard with three connected wooden houses in it.

In the courtyard, various crops were being sundried, and in one corner stood a two-meter-high pile of firewood.

Bang!

Thud!

From inside the house came a muffled sound, as an elderly man tumbled out from the middle house, falling to the ground.

"Old man, speak up! Where is your granddaughter?"

A fearsome-looking burly man with a katana tucked into his waistband chased out of the house, glaring fiercely at the old man on the ground. Three young men, also with katanas at their waists, followed the burly man out.

"Grandpa Cunshang, just tell us, if you don't say it you might get beaten to death! You know the methods of our Sanzan Association!" A young man came over to the elderly man, speaking with a grim face.

The old man looked at the young man with a face full of panic, crying out: "Nakamura, I truly don't know where Ying Zi is! I really don't know! Ever since she was taken away by an envoy from the Divine Palace, I have never seen her again!"

"Never seen her? Yesterday someone saw you carrying a girl covered in blood out of the woods nearby, and now you're telling me you haven't seen her? Old man, you dare to deceive me?"

The burly man's eyes bulged, and he fiercely kicked towards the old man.

Hum!

A subtle aura emanated from the woodpile, and a wisp of cold light emerged.

"I really don't know!"

The old man suddenly grabbed the leg the burly man kicked out, shouting loudly, and gestured frantically toward the woodpile with his left hand behind his back.

The cold light in the woodpile abruptly vanished, and that elusive aura dissipated instantly.

"Squad leader, there's someone in the woodpile!"

Hidden behind the trees on the left side of the courtyard, a group of people peered out, and a young man whispered to the person beside him.

This group was none other than Shen Xiangtian and others, who had come to Beihai National to investigate the mastermind behind the incidents of the Sanben Group in Zhudao City.

Following Venerable Bai's order, they headed straight to Yanjing County; after investigating, they pinpointed Cunshang Zhengye's house in an ancient village.

Hearing this, Shen Xiangtian nodded slightly, his expression solemn as he said, "Xue Yu, Feng Lang, Xie Long, Bao Xiong, God of Wealth, this matter isn't our mission; it's the head instructor's personal affair. You may refuse to participate!"

"Squad leader, what are you talking about? Aren't the head instructor's affairs our affairs too?" Feng Lang called out in a low voice.

Shen Xiangtian glanced at the several people beside him, his voice low and heavy, "Do you know who we may be facing this time? The Sanzan Association, Beihai National's number one underground organization, and we might even provoke the Divine Palace, the number one martial arts force of Beihai National. Do you understand the consequences if our cover is blown?"

"We know!"

Xue Yu, Chen Jiantao, spoke in a deep voice, "Squad leader, we're aware of these risks, and we understand what you mean! So what if we attract these powers? For the sake of the head instructor, how does it matter if we cause an upheaval in Beihai National?"

"Right, what's the big deal if we cause an upheaval?!" Feng Lang and others called out quietly.

Shen Xiangtian cracked a faint smile, "Alright, then I'll cut to the chase!"

Turning his head to glance at the scene in the nearby courtyard, Shen Xiangtian continued in a low voice, "Inside that woodpile must be Ying Zi, the head instructor's recognized sister, and the old man is Ying Zi's grandfather. Seeing her grandfather being humiliated, Ying Zi is about to lose her composure. Once she reveals herself, we must immediately take down the two Venerables hiding outside the courtyard gate!"

"Those two by the door are Venerable Realm experts?!"

Chen Jiantao's expression darkened as he called out softly.

"Correct! The two outside the gate are Early Stage Venerable Realm experts!"

Shen Xiangtian spoke gravely, "We are all at the peak of the Semi Venerable Realm. Facing two Venerables, six against two. Using the combined battle technique taught to us by the head instructor, taking them down won't be an issue. But the difficulty lies in quick execution. If we hesitate in making our move, we might attract more people from either the Sanzan Association or the Divine Palace. Once their large forces are alerted, not only will we be unable to withdraw, but Ying Zi will also be implicated by us. Therefore, once the fight begins, we must achieve a decisive kill in one strike!"

"Understood!"

Chen Jiantao and the others nodded firmly, a resolute expression in their eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Shen Xiangtian voiced his hope, "I'm just hoping the head instructor and his team can arrive quickly! We came all the way to Beihai National, and working with the head instructor again, I want to make some noise here in Beihai National. I don't want to die so soon!"

"Haha, following the head instructor, there are always countless battles to fight. I really miss those days when we used to fight together. I wonder how Spirit You is doing now!" Xie Long said with a light laugh.

"Old guy, it looks like you'd rather drink a penalty than a toast!"

While the group was quietly discussing, a sudden shout echoed from the courtyard.

Shen Xiangtian and the others quickly focused their gaze toward the courtyard.

Suddenly, their expressions changed drastically, all thinking to themselves:

Not good!

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