CHAPTER 50: CHAPTER 54: STRAIGHTFORWARD

"Alright, alright, let’s say he won."

Rubbing her fist, the young deserter girl pouted and muttered, but quickly regained her smile and said cheerfully, "That Wang Junze, you won, come over and eat some meat."

"That’s right, sit down and let’s talk," the deserter who had just spoken also smiled and echoed.

"Thank you!"

Wang Junze didn’t hesitate, he sat down by the campfire and continued to ask, "Miss, you just said you know where the Cloud Mirror Sect disciples are trapped, could you elaborate?"

"Alright, alright, I’ll tell you." Carelessly waving her little hand, the young deserter girl agreed, "By the way, my name is Nini, not Miss!"

"Thank you, Miss Nini!"

Wang Junze had no choice but to agree.

"I told you, it’s Nini, not Miss Nini!" Pouting, Nini unhappily corrected him once more.

"Haha, we deserters are different from you Han people, we don’t have so many confusing forms of address," the deserter who spoke earlier chimed in, "I haven’t introduced myself yet, I’m Jing Yuan, this is Ah-Man, and the three of us are from the same tribe."

"Wang Junze, pleased to meet the three of you!" Nodding slightly, Wang Junze responded with a fist salute.

"The place where the Cloud Mirror Sect disciples are trapped is called Broken Dragon Cliff, it’s not far from here, just over twenty miles north." Jing Yuan explained, "What’s trapped them isn’t us deserters, but the demon beast Li Dragon. Broken Dragon Cliff is the territory of Li Dragon, they intruded and woke Li Dragon, not dying was already because there are Refining God Realm experts among them."

"Nini advised you not to go for your own good. Now that Li Dragon is enraged, anyone approaching will anger it. You may be strong, but facing Li Dragon, you’re certainly not a match."

"Is there any way to rescue them?" Wang Junze asked again.

"If it’s just Li Dragon, escaping wouldn’t be too difficult. As long as the Cloud Mirror Sect Refining God Powerhouses make a distraction, others can escape easily, and Refining God Powerhouses aren’t easy to kill, they might just get seriously injured, but escaping alone wouldn’t be difficult." Jing Yuan paused before continuing, "However, Li Dragon’s actions have already alarmed the nearby deserters, now many deserters have gathered near Broken Dragon Cliff. If the Cloud Mirror Sect’s Refining God Powerhouses fight Li Dragon again, the other deserters would seize the opportunity to kill the Cloud Mirror Sect disciples."

These words made Wang Junze’s heart sink.

If the other party is telling the truth, then the current situation is indeed very tense, no one can predict when Li Dragon will attack again. Once it does, the Refining God Realm Elder may have a chance to escape, but the other Cloud Mirror Sect disciples would be in serious danger.

"Of course, you needn’t worry too much. The Cloud Mirror Sect isn’t weak, help messages have been sent out, and soon experts will come for the rescue, but a fierce battle is inevitable."

Taking a deep breath, Wang Junze continued to ask, "As far as I know, the Cloud Mirror Sect also has Heaven-Stepping Powerhouses, if they really want to rescue, why haven’t they arrived yet?"

"Heaven-Stepping Realms must not easily enter the Extreme North Wilderness." Jing Yuan calmly replied, "Over the years, our deserters and you Han people have maintained balance, and this is a crucial factor! If Heaven-Stepping Powerhouses enter the wilderness, it’ll be seen as war, and our deserters will naturally have powerhouses taking action."

Hearing this, Wang Junze quickly understood.

Previously, Luo Qingxuan mentioned that she wasn’t convenient to enter the wilderness, instead having various sects and families send people into the Extreme North Wilderness to investigate the ruins’ locations, presumably for this reason.

Yet, this also means that the strong among the deserters wouldn’t easily enter Jubei City.

However, this makes rescuing the trapped Cloud Mirror Sect disciples even harder.

As they chatted, the deserter man named Ah-Man sliced a large piece of meat with a knife and handed it over, although he didn’t speak, it was a gesture of goodwill.

"Thank you!"

Slightly surprised, Wang Junze then took the roasted meat, not hesitating to bite into a large piece.

Having hurried out of the city, Wang Junze was indeed somewhat hungry.

As for the possibility of poisoning, Wang Junze wasn’t worried, the other party being a deserter showed straightforwardness through interaction, if they intended to fight, they likely wouldn’t resort to poison, and by instinct, Wang Junze felt their goodwill.

"Refreshing!"

Seeing Wang Junze unhesitatingly take the roasted meat and eat it, Ah-Man couldn’t help but smile and said, "You’re refreshing, different from other Han people."

"I haven’t met deserters before, you’re also different from the ones I’ve heard about." Shaking his head, Wang Junze answered softly.

"Haha, that’s interesting!"

Upon hearing this, Jing Yuan laughed heartily, "Today we sit down and drink, we’re friends, if war erupts between our tribes someday, we needn’t show mercy when fighting, now that’s straightforward!"

"Alright!"

Hearing Jing Yuan’s words, Wang Junze couldn’t help but feel a surge of pride, laughing heartily, "That’s right, a true man should be like this!"

"Can you drink?" Ah-Man grabbed a wineskin from his waist, took a big gulp, then handed it to Wang Junze, asking.

"Of course I can drink!" Laughing, Wang Junze took the wineskin and drank a large gulp, feeling even more spirited as the strong liquor went down.

After drinking, Wang Junze passed the wineskin to Jing Yuan.

"I want a drink too!" Before Jing Yuan could respond, Nini grabbed the wineskin and took a big gulp, though the little girl clearly wasn’t used to drinking, a single sip made her face turn red, even bringing tears.

"Pah, pah, pah! So hard to drink!"

"Hahaha!"

In an instant, the group couldn’t help but burst into laughter together.

"No laughing!!!"

Clenching her fists, the little girl glared at the three with furious resolve, threatening them.