Chapter 51

After a long discussion in the room, the four of them still couldn't come to any conclusion. In the end, it was the simple-minded Molin who broke the deadlock with a single sentence: "Boss, stop overthinking it. Why don't we just go and take a look?"

The other three exchanged glances and then all broke into wry smiles, thinking to themselves: How could we, who are so smart, not think of this?

With a decision made, Zhan Yi quickly divided the group into two teams. Dong Dabao, as the designated babysitter, would stay at the hotel alone, while Lu Hu and Molin would accompany him to check out the situation at the Yin Pond. This personnel arrangement immediately moved Dong Dabao: "Boss, you are so considerate. I really need a good nap."

"Shut up, I just don't want you to be a burden. Who said I'm considerate? I'm good at undressing people," Zhan Yi rolled his eyes at Dong Dabao's sappy expression and blurted out his true thoughts. The other two burst into laughter and then dragged Zhan Yi out the door.

The Yin Pond is located at the bottom of the 'Long Yin Valley' in the Polar Mountain. This valley is about a hundred meters deep and is always in the shade, hence its name 'Long Yin.' When Zhan Yi and the others arrived after a climb, they could already sense that there were many people down in the valley even before they reached the bottom.

They saw people hiding in various spots at the bottom of the valley, and many others dressed in different attire gathered around a deep pond. The pond was about five hundred meters in diameter, with deep green water that looked like a huge emerald embedded in the center of the valley. After a long look and cross-referencing the location provided by Hualiubing Ren, Zhan Yi and the others confirmed that this must be the Yin Pond.

Looking around the Yin Pond, the people gathered there were a mix of men and women, young and old, some in long robes, some in miniskirts, and even some in samurai and business attire. Their skin colors ranged from white to yellow, black, and brown, with a total of about two hundred people.

These people were divided into four groups: one group of brown-skinned people, one group of mixed black and white people, and two groups of yellow-skinned people. One of the yellow-skinned groups was shorter and mostly dressed in samurai attire, while the other group was a mix of ancient and modern clothing, with some in long robes and others in modern attire.

After observing the situation at the bottom of the valley, Zhan Yi felt increasingly conflicted. A rough count showed that the people around the pond, combined with those hiding in other parts of the valley, numbered at least four hundred, and among them were many experts.

Although he now had a powerful Molin by his side, Zhan Yi had a general understanding of his strength. Due to the loss of control of his energy and damage to his soul energy in the town square of More, the current Molin was far from the ancient strongman he once was, equivalent to a cultivator at the Golden Core stage.

However, Zhan Yi was relieved that Molin's potential for growth was enormous. Despite losing a lot of energy, he was still a fusion of ancient strongmen, so his foundation was strong, and his future progress would far exceed that of ordinary people.

Of course, this relief was from a long-term perspective. Now, the idea of relying on Molin, along with himself and Lu Hu, to snatch the Soul Fusion Water from those people was like a dream. At least ten people in the crowd had energy levels surpassing Molin, and some were only slightly weaker. With such a lineup, they wouldn't even be able to get close, let alone snatch the Soul Fusion Water.

Lu Hu, standing beside him, also noticed this and turned to Zhan Yi with a gloomy expression: "Boss, this doesn't seem easy. There are too many people."

"Of course, I know that. So we need to come up with a plan. We can't conflict with these people, but we need to get the Soul Fusion Water," Zhan Yi said with a calm smile.

Although he was very worried inside, he couldn't show it. He knew that if he lost confidence, his subordinates would lose even more. So he had to act very relaxed.

But Lu Hu couldn't understand: "Boss, are you telling a story? Not conflict and still get the Soul Fusion Water? Are you saying you can teleport these people away in an instant?"

"Of course not. From my observation, these people are gathered around the pond for a reason. Otherwise, they would have gone into the pond already. We need to find out the reason first and then think of a plan," Zhan Yi said calmly, which was the only breakthrough he could think of.

"Ha ha, Boss, I think we should just jump into the pond. It will be a mix of fish and dragons, who cares?" Molin said naively.

"Uh... Molin, can you check a dictionary before using words? Don't just use any word. Besides, those people don't dare to go into the pond. What if there are monsters waiting for us with their mouths open? We'll end up as food," Zhan Yi said, breaking into a sweat.

"You're right, Boss. But now that you mention food, I'm hungry. Can we go back and buy some meat?" Molin gave Zhan Yi a thumbs-up.

"Shut up, let's never mention food again. Let's go," Zhan Yi felt that communicating with this sub-ten IQ subordinate was too frustrating. He waved his hand, stood up, and led the two away from their hiding spot.

When the three returned to the city of Polar, it was already dark. As soon as they entered the hotel room, Zhan Yi noticed something was wrong. The furniture was all knocked over, clearly showing signs of a struggle. When he looked around, Dong Dabao was nowhere to be found.

"Shit, it's bad. Dabao has been kidnapped by the Yin-Yang Group. We need to go save him quickly," Zhan Yi analyzed and immediately made a decision. In the city of Polar, only the Yin-Yang Group knew them, and from Hualiubing Ren's confession, he learned that they had been discovered by the Yin-Yang Group shortly after arriving. This led to the ambush in the snow, but the Yin-Yang Group didn't send any super experts because they didn't expect Zhan Yi and his group to be so strong. Now that Dong Dabao was missing, it was clear that the Yin-Yang Group wanted revenge.

Lu Hu and Molin were also anxious: "Boss, those Yin-Yang Group guys are too despicable, always ambushing us. This time, we need to save Dabao and teach them a lesson."

"Right, Boss, let's go quickly. If we can't save Dabao, who will do the odd jobs for us in the future?"

Zhan Yi nodded slightly, then thought for a moment and finally said coldly: "Yes, but we can't go now. We need to wait until just before dawn. The Yin-Yang Group will be on high alert and set up an ambush for us. We need to outlast them, making them tired after a night of waiting, and then strike them by surprise."