Chapter 346: Taking


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    When Meng Zhangunched a surprise attack on one of the masked individuals, Jin Qiao''er and Yang Xueyi acted simultaneously as well. Jin Qiao''er''s palms danced in the air, forcing the other masked person into a miserable state. Not only were their protective magic tools shattered in the process, but their mask was also cracked, revealing half of their face.


    Yang Xueyi utilized the Azure Cloud Silk, gently rolling it out to bring An Xiaoran, who was lying on the ground, closer to herself.


    Meng Zhang was about to strike the masked person with the severed arm when he heard a somewhat familiar voice. Despite his continued actions, he refrained from delivering the finishing blow, choosing to capture the opponent first.


    A true qi-formed whip flew from his hand, firmly entangling the masked person with the severed arm.


    At that moment, Meng Zhang finally had a chance to look at the other masked individual. With his excellent memory, even though half of their face was concealed, he immediately recognized them. Wasn''t this Grey Mouse?


    Years ago, when Meng Zhang hired cultivators from the ck market for a mission, he first encountered Jue Ying, Grey Mouse, and ck Horse. Later, after bing friends with Jue Ying, he learned from him that Grey Mouse and ck Horse had close ties to the ck market and could be considered its members.


    Seeing them here, involved in the kidnapping of An Xiaoran, could it be that the ck market had turned against him? But Meng Zhang had no enmity with the ck market; on the contrary, they had a rtively close working rtionship. What reasons led the ck market to treat him as an enemy?


    Though puzzled, Meng Zhang remainedposed without any visible expression. Not even recognizing Grey Mouse would deter him, as he joined the battle to help Jin Qiao''er capture the masked man.


    When they first met, Grey Mouse was merely a Refining Qi stage cultivator. Many years had passed, and now he had made significant progress, reaching the Foundation Building stage.


    Unfortunately for Grey Mouse, while he had made considerable strides, Meng Zhang''s progress was even greater. With Meng Zhang''s mid-Foundation Building cultivation base and the support of Jin Qiao''er, Grey Mouse, who was already struggling, found it even more challenging to resist.


    In the sky, two cultivators were flying towards the scene and noticed the ongoing battle. They immediately elerated, intending toe to theirpanion''s aid.


    Yang Xueyi shielded An Xiaoran behind her, quickly forming hand seals to cast her spells. The clouds in the sky dispersed, transforming into water arrows that rained down on the two rapidly approaching cultivators.


    The two cultivators casually brushed away the water arrows, their speed hardly affected as they continued their swift approach.


    Suddenly, the ground trembled, and the earth rapidly bulged upward. Several earthen dragons emerged from the ground, swirling in the air to form a circle.


    The advanced spell, Chaotic Dance of Earth Dragons, was quite challenging for many mid-Foundation Building cultivators to cast, but Yang Xueyi executed it effortlessly, disying its formidable power.


    The two reinforcement cultivators were finally halted by this onught of earth dragons. Although they managed to disperse the dragons after a brief moment, by then, Meng Zhang''s side had already concluded the fight. Teaming up with Jin Qiao''er, they sessfully captured Grey Mouse before the reinforcements arrived.


    With two hostages in hand, Meng Zhang felt more confident. The two cultivators who came to aid theirpanion had no choice but to temporarily hover in the air, no longer pressing forward.


    Meng Zhang nced at them; they made no effort to conceal their identities, wearing distinctive wolf-head and bald-eagle masks that weremonly seen on their casual days.


    Meng Zhang recognized the origins of the masked individuals, and they were acquaintances. Both of them were Lone Wolf and Bald Eagle, people from the ck market. "Seems like the ck market has really turned against me," Meng Zhang thought.


    Since the ck market showed no regard for their past rtionship, Meng Zhang no longer needed to consider Luo Ye and Jue Ying''s feelings.


    "Long time no see, the circumstances of our reunion are truly unexpected," Meng Zhang said with an icy tone. Over the years, Lone Wolf and Bald Eagle had made significant progress in their cultivation base, advancing from early Foundation Building to mid Foundation Building. Even though they were both at mid Foundation Building stage, Meng Zhang posed an exceptional threat to them.


    In fact, even Yang Xueyi and Jin Qiao''er, who were both at the early Foundation Building stage, were not opponents to be taken lightly in their eyes. The spells Yang Xueyi just disyed were beyond the abilities of typical early Foundation Building cultivators.


    Lone Wolf wore a wolf-head mask, while Bald Eagle had his signature mask. Due to the masks, Meng Zhang couldn''t see their expressions, but he imagined they weren''t happy.


    Considering they had crossed paths with the ck market so many times, Meng Zhang had never paid attention to their true identities. Curious, he activated his Deception Breaking Eye to take a closer look.


    Being caught by Meng Zhang in this situation was awkward for both Lone Wolf and Bald Eagle. Due to their past rtionship with Luo Ye, their rtionship with the ck market had been quite good. Furthermore, as Taiyi Sect grew in influence, Meng Zhang''s importance to the ck market increased as well. It would be difficult to exin how their kidnapping of Meng Zhang''s direct disciple resulted in them being captured on the spot.


    The masks Lone Wolf and Bald Eagle wore were obviously of high quality, blocking much of the power of Meng Zhang''s Deception Breaking Eye. He could only see two somewhat blurry faces, not much more.


    At this moment, Yang Xueyi removed the restrictions on An Xiaoran''s body and began carefully examining whether there were any other hidden mechanisms on him.


    Grey Mouse and the other masked individual captured by Meng Zhang were thrown within reach at his feet. Meng Zhang lightly kicked them; Grey Mouse seemed unaffected, but the masked man with the severed arm couldn''t help but let out a painful groan.


    Lone Wolf and Bald Eagle exchanged nces, realizing they couldn''t remain silent any longer.


    "Sect Master Meng, this is all a misunderstanding, we had no ill intentions..."


    "Enough, don''t treat me like a three-year-old," Meng Zhang interrupted Lone Wolf.


    "Exin everything immediately, or don''t expect me to spare you any mercy."


    As Meng Zhang spoke, he made a throat-slitting gesture toward Grey Mouse and the other masked individual.


    In his mind, Lone Wolf cursed White Dove, the mastermind behind this n. All this trouble for the promise of some benefits from Shangguan Longyan, just to plot against Meng Zhang. Now it had all backfired, and they were the ones caught.


    Grey Mouse and his aplices proved to be ipetent. Even though they were both Foundation Building cultivators, they were easily captured by Meng Zhang. It was an embarrassing blow to the ck market''s reputation.


    Despite Grey Mouse''s failures, Lone Wolf and Bald Eagle couldn''t ignore the situation. The ck market was powerful, with numerous cultivators, but they weren''t at a stage where they could casually abandon mid Foundation Building cultivators.


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