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Staring at the thirty year old middle-aged man, the expression in the masked youth's eyes changed. He waved his hand to signal for the bandits to halt, because even with his Foundation Establishment cultivation, he was unable to see through the man's cultivation.

"Who are you?" After a brief inquiry, the masked man thought to himself that he might not be able to rob Shangguan Jingxiang and Shangguan Mu today.

"He's just a passerby. I just can't stand watching you become a bandit." The middle-aged man dressed in black answered with a faint smile.

"Since we're just passing by, don't meddle in other people's business. Otherwise, we might lose our lives in the future." The cold voice glanced at the black-clothed middle-aged man, its tone full of threat.

"Oh? With just you people? " After hearing that, the middle-aged man looked around and smiled at the masked youth, "I'm afraid you don't have the ability to do so."

Hearing this, the young man wasn't an idiot. Anyone who could fly in the air was at least a Spirit Refinement Stage powerhouse. Against his group, let alone thirty people, even three hundred people would be a piece of cake.

"Alright, alright, alright. Do you dare to state your name? If we meet again in the future, we can ask for guidance. " With a cold voice, the bandits surrounding the Shangguan family started to slowly retreat.

"Yang Chou, but …" With a chuckle, the middle-aged man, Yang Chou, disappeared from the spot in an instant. When the crowd finally reacted, they were surprised to find that he had suddenly appeared in front of the masked man: "You, have no future."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the young men who noticed him immediately became frightened. They looked at the pair of strange golden eyes in front of them, and although they wanted to run away, they discovered that they were unable to move at all.

Holding the young man's neck with one hand, it was as easy as lifting a chicken. Yang Chou instantly lifted the young man off the ground.

"You, you …" The masked young man's eyes were filled with fear. His two hands tightly held the other's arm, which was not that thick. He seemed to be trying to pry away Yang Chou's single hand that was strangling his neck, but it was to no avail.

Suddenly, two golden flames appeared in his eyes. Yang Chou stared at those eyes full of fear and said softly, "If there is an afterlife, don't ever do such a thing again."

As soon as his voice fell, his five fingers formed a claw and tightened. The young man who was lifted up gave two "En" sounds and his legs kicked in the air a few times. His body then turned soft and he died.

Shock! Whether it was the bandits or the people from the Shangguan family, the mysterious man Yang Chou only brought them one word, shock!

Although they shared the same feelings, they all had different feelings in their hearts.

The Shangguan Family that was determined to die was naturally overjoyed after the shock. As for the group of bandits, when they saw their leader had died, they were at a loss as to what to do after the shock.

Without waiting for an order, over thirty people threw down their weapons in fear and slowly retreated. Seeing that Yang Chou didn't have any intention of attacking them, they all scattered.

"Don't chase after a desperate enemy!" "You'd better hurry over and see if you know this person." Yang Chou shouted and stopped a few Shangguan guards who seemed to want to chase down and kill those criminals. Yang Chou pulled away the black silk covering the young man's face and said coldly.

"Thank you for your help, Sir. I am Shangguan's Guard Captain Li Zeng." Putting his saber back into its sheath, Li Jun had an excited look on her face as she stepped forward and bowed.

Waving his hand, the mysterious man Yang Chou turned to Li Zeng and asked, "Have you seen this person before?"

Upon hearing this, Li Zong looked at the pure white face and the frightened expression on the handsome face. He shook his head and said, "My Lord, I have never seen this person before."

Nodding his head, Yang Chou turned around and looked at the rest of the people who were slowly walking over. Although he did not say anything, his eyes were still questioning.

Seeing that everyone surrounding him shook their heads and said they had never seen him before, Yang Chou didn't pursue the matter any further. He bent down and began to search the young man's body for any identification token.

"Thank you sir for your help. I am Shangguan Jingxiang and this is my younger brother, Shangguan Mu." Looking at the indifferent man in front of her who had come out to help when she was feeling depressed, Shangguan Jingxiang was also a bit curious. She then shyly said, "Please tell mister's name, and it will also be a good way to thank mister for saving my life."

After searching for a long time, he only found a jade plate with the word "Secret" engraved on it. Yang Chou turned his head to look at the pretty girl and replied, "I am Yang Chou, it was nothing but a small effort."

As soon as he finished talking, under the astonished gaze of the crowd, Yang Chou's expression was cold. He flicked his hand and a golden flame instantly burnt the young man's corpse into ashes.

"Alright, it's time for me to leave as well. See you later." Yang Chou took a deep look at Shangguan Jingxiang and Shangguan Mu before turning to leave.

"Sir, please wait a moment!" Seeing that the mysterious master wanted to leave, Shangguan Mu hastily spoke up, "My home is the Shangguan family from Northern Chi Prefecture. How about you follow us back so that we can thank you for saving our lives?"

"The Shangguan family of Northern Chi Prefecture?" Withdrawing his step, Yang Chou thought of something. "It's really the Shangguan family. The purpose of this trip is also to spy on the Shangguan family. Wouldn't it be more convenient if we went with them?"

That's right, the mysterious middle-aged man was Qingyang, who had disguised himself. After the human skin mask was put on, Qingyang, who was only 16 years old, turned around and looked at Yang Chou with a cold expression.

Previously, when his spiritual sense sensed that many warriors had gathered, he had rushed over and discovered that the Shangguan Family had been surrounded, while Qingyang was also quietly watching from the bushes on the cliff.

Although he heard them say that they were from the Shangguan family, Qingyang was not too sure. After all, there was not only a Northern Chi County family with the surname Shangguan. If there were merchants in the past who met bandits, there would also be people who pretended to threaten them.

Qingyang had acted only because he loathed those who did such a thing. When he saw that the young man was about to order his subordinates to kill those people, he naturally intervened.

For Qingyang, not to mention a Foundation Establishment expert, even if there were three or five of them today, it would still not be a problem. He didn't even use any techniques and only relied on his physical strength to easily break the youth's neck.

If the people from the Shangguan family had feelings of gratitude before, then after hearing Qingyang say the name "Yang Chou", they were even more interested in recruiting this mysterious expert who was never known for that.

Although the Young Master Shangguan Mu did not know what level Yang Chou had reached, he was vaguely aware that he could definitely be considered as a powerful expert. Therefore, he naturally invited Yang Chou back to his residence.

"Yes, it is the Shangguan family of the Northern Chi Prefecture. I wonder what mister thinks?" Shangguan Mu cupped his hands and said softly.

After a moment of contemplation, Qingyang nodded his head coldly and said, "That's fine too. I'm also heading to the Northern Chi Country to purchase some medicinal herbs. I'll go with you."