Chapter 16

Yitian glanced at Wushi Gong and knew that he had no solid evidence to prove that he was the murderer. It seemed that he hadn’t even caught the Iron Man who had attacked him. The reason everything pointed to him probably lay with the shopkeeper of Shiyun Pavilion standing beside Wushi Gong.

His eyes turned fierce.

This shopkeeper of Shiyun Pavilion was a complete scoundrel.

The other party had no evidence to prove that he was the murderer. Even if they caught the attacker who assaulted the third young master of the Wu family, they couldn’t prove that he was the mastermind. With the intimidation of the Yi tribe, Yitian wasn’t afraid that the other party would take action against him without solid evidence.

Sure enough, the deputy leader Yizhen lived up to his expectations and withstood the pressure from the Wu family.

Yitian, of course, wouldn’t let Yizhen directly confront the other party.

So, Yitian stepped forward and asked Wushi Gong, “When was your son attacked?”

Wushi Gong replied, “Yesterday afternoon, around the hour of You, just before sunset, on Qinggu Street!”

Yitian smiled and said, “I’m sorry, at that time we were all having a feast at Yunlong Inn. How could we have time to care about your son? I should thank the person beside you; otherwise, I wouldn’t have earned a Yuan Stone for free and sold it for eight hundred gold coins.”

The shopkeeper Qi of Shiyun Pavilion, upon hearing Yitian’s words, felt a twinge of pain in his heart.

At the same time, he realized it was bad.

Sure enough, Yizhen asked Yitian, “Is this true?”

He was somewhat surprised that Yitian had earned a Yuan Stone for free, but he didn’t say anything. Instead, he confirmed the content of Yitian’s words.

“That’s right, at that time we were all having a feast at Yunlong Inn. Those dozen famous dishes were indeed well-deserved, the most delicious dishes I’ve ever tasted.”

Yishan, Yifeng, Yikai, and the others all agreed, and there were many people in the tribe who could vouch for them.

Upon hearing Yitian’s alibi, Wushi Gong’s expression changed immediately.

“If you don’t believe it, there are many people at Yunlong Inn who can vouch for us. You can go and ask them.”

Yitian said with a smile.

“Since everything is clear, it proves that Yitian and the others were at Yunlong Inn at that time, and thus they are not the attackers of your son. So, please step aside!”

The deputy leader Yizhen’s voice suddenly became firm.

“You...”

Wushi Gong could no longer maintain his dignity. If he left like this, it would become a laughingstock for other forces in Black Dragon City.

“You can leave if you want, but leave these suspects behind to assist in the investigation.”

Wushi Gong also became firm.

This was his territory, and the Wu family’s power in Black Dragon City was significant. He couldn’t let the other party leave so easily, even with an alibi.

For them, as long as there was suspicion, evidence didn’t matter.

“Do you want to start a war with my Yi tribe? You can try!”

The deputy leader Yizhen drew his bow, and a silver arrow instantly pointed at Wushi Gong. A powerful aura suddenly spread, as if a terrifying beast had descended.

Wushi Gong, being pointed at by Yizhen’s arrow, immediately felt a terrifying death aura rush towards him.

It seemed that in the next moment, that arrow would pierce his body.

Extremely dangerous!

The head of the Wu family felt intense fear; that arrow could definitely kill him.

At this moment, he truly understood the terror of the Yi tribe.

After all, he was an eighth-rank peak warrior, and with the Wu family’s powerful combat techniques, he could match a general ninth-rank warrior. However, now, in front of this seventh-rank warrior of the Yi tribe, he felt a sense of being unable to resist.

The sharpness of the arrow was intimidating and terrifying.

“We retreat!”

Wushi Gong, unwillingly, led his family’s guards and warriors to withdraw. The Yi tribe’s team continued on their journey and soon left Black Dragon City.

Wushi Gong, seeing the Yi tribe’s team leave, immediately became gloomy.

The other party was too arrogant and had threatened his life, which was absolutely unforgivable.

If he had more experts around him, he wouldn’t have let them leave so easily.

As the head of the Wu family, he controlled the family’s development, but his strength wasn’t the strongest. That belonged to the Wu family’s council of elders, who were all ninth-rank warriors. They usually stayed in seclusion or went out to train, only appearing when the family faced a life-or-death crisis.

At the same time, if the head of the family made a mistake or overstepped, he would be immediately replaced by the council of elders.

The tribe’s caravan left Black Dragon City and headed towards the tribe’s location, about dozens of miles away. On the way, no bandits or robbers appeared.

This invisible crisis had passed.

Yifeng, Yishan, and the others were somewhat suspicious about whether Yitian had been the one to teach the other party a lesson, but at the time, they were all together having a feast and didn’t have the time.

This left them scratching their heads, unable to figure it out.

In the end, there was only one explanation: it wasn’t Yitian who did it.

Yitian didn’t explain.

This time, Yitian used a Yuan Stone to make a family guard attack the third young master of the Wu family. Yitian had both threatened and tempted the guard.

He used a Yuan Stone to make the guard, Iron Man, beat up the third young master of the Wu family and his servant. A Yuan Stone was a significant wealth for the guard, making it impossible to refuse.

Especially, that Yuan Stone could potentially advance the guard’s cultivation, leading to a brighter future.

Yitian wasn’t afraid that the guard would regret after getting the Yuan Stone.

First, he pretended to be a wealthy and powerful young master, using a Yuan Stone to make the guard take revenge on the third young master of the Wu family and his servant, and specifically pointed out that he knew the guard’s identity, making it impossible for the guard to escape his control.

Moreover, if Yitian spread that he had a Yuan Stone, it would likely bring disaster, and he wouldn’t be able to keep the Yuan Stone.

In short, the possibility of the guard privately keeping the Yuan Stone was reduced to the minimum.

The guard was also very smart, attacking the third young master of the Wu family when he was most off guard, and immediately fleeing after the attack, which took only a few breaths. He quickly left the scene using his familiarity with the terrain, completing the task seamlessly.

The journey was uneventful, and the team of over three hundred people returned to the tribe in the afternoon.

The entire tribe became lively.

Yitian and the others moved the arrows, blue salt, seasonings, and other items they had bought in Black Dragon City back to the tribe.

Mother Su Yue, Aunt Hua, Aunt Tian, and others also came to help.

Yixiaolong and Yixiaoting, the brother and sister, showed off some curious things they had seen in the city to the children and shared packets of snacks with them.

After all the hard work, it was nearly dusk.

After the large amount of supplies was distributed, Yitian divided the remaining hundreds of gold coins, giving each person at least seventy to eighty gold coins.

“Uncle Kai, this time I owe you six gold coins. This Yuan Stone is for the principal and interest!”

Yitian gave a Yuan Stone to Yikai.

“What?”

Yikai couldn’t believe it; the stone in front of him was actually a Yuan Stone!

When he activated his cultivation technique, the Yuan Stone immediately released essence energy, which surged into his meridians.

Yikai thanked Yitian with gratitude and thought deeply, clearly understanding something. A hint of shock flashed in his eyes, as he suspected that Yitian had more Yuan Stones.

Of course, he wouldn’t think that all thirty-four stones Yitian bought were rare Yuan Stones, which was too unbelievable. Just a few of them were already shocking.

Next, Yitian called Yifeng, Yishan, and Yili to the side and took out the remaining thirty-one Yuan Stones, saying, “These stones are actually extremely rare Yuan Stones. Each of you gets six, as if you bought them with two gold coins. The rest I need for important purposes, so I won’t divide them.”

“Are these all Yuan Stones?”

Whether it was Yifeng, Yishan, or Yili, they were all incredibly surprised and a bit unbelievably excited.

After Yitian confirmed, they were all extremely excited.

They had no objections to Yitian’s distribution. After all, they had only paid two gold coins and received six Yuan Stones, which made them feel somewhat embarrassed.

If the Yuan Stones weren’t so important to them, allowing them to rapidly advance their cultivation, they probably wouldn’t have accepted Yitian’s gift.

At least, Yitian had bought them with their money, which gave them some comfort.

Yitian reminded them to keep it confidential.

Even if they told their fathers, they should not spread it around.

Yifeng and the others solemnly agreed.