Chapter 2020: A Wasteland

The guards before Shui Hengfeng glanced at each other and indeed found that seven or eight men were missing.

But whether they stayed there or were killed by Ye Liuyun, they didn't know.

"You bunch of trash! You'd better pray the herb field stays intact, or I'll skin you alive!"

"Some of them can shoot arrows.

When we scattered, I saw with my own eyes someone get hit by an arrow and fall.

We guessed that bow was a treasure, so we didn't dare stay within their range!"

One guard explained.

He said he saw someone get shot, but didn't see who fired.

"You all hurry back; I'll bring people over right away."

Shui Hengfeng gave the order, and immediately went to count the troops.

These outsiders, unfamiliar with the Shui family's influence, are actually the most dangerous.

Anyone who knows the Shui family's power would certainly not act recklessly.

But for Ye Liuyun and the other refugees, they don't care that much.

He feared Ye Liuyun might casually snatch some herbs, hide them, and make them impossible to find.

The guards also dared not delay and rushed back toward the herb field.

The clone, seeing them emerge, immediately informed Ye Liuyun to gather the others.

Even with so many of them, Ye Liuyun still hadn't collected the entire herb field; a small portion remained.

However, the prized herbs in the center, Ye Liuyun had already planted each one in his own Space World.

He immediately gathered everyone, then, with Lei Ming, Huo Wu, Xiao Lan Bing and Qing Feng, pressed on to harvest as many herbs as possible.

When the guards returned, Ye Liuyun's group was harvesting the last plot of land.

The guards were also shocked by the scene before them.

They opened their mouths wide, standing dumbfounded, watching Ye Liuyun and his companions.

Not long after the guards left, Shui Hengfeng emerged from the Side Courtyard with several Martial Cultivator experts.

The clone cross‑checked one by one and found that, aside from a Side Courtyard overseer, everyone on Shui Bingyue's list was present.

"We're still missing one overseer!"

The clone notified Ye Liuyun.

After Ye Liuyun's side completely cleared the last herb field, the vast field turned into a wasteland.

They no longer lingered and turned to leave.

The guards tried to surround Ye Liuyun at close range, but he shot them down with a gilded divine bow, forcing them to scatter and keep watch from afar.

Until Shui Hengfeng arrived with his men.

Seeing the herb field completely stripped, he let out a startled "Ah—" and felt such pain he nearly fainted on the spot.

A guard immediately told him that Ye Liuyun had fled in that direction.

"Give me chase! Slaughter them all, leave none.

I will crush their bones to ash!"

Shui Hengfeng shouted with a ferocious face, and led his men in pursuit.

When he finally saw Ye Liuyun from afar, he suddenly came to his senses and ordered his subordinates: "Do not kill them; capture them alive, including that beast!"

He wanted to bring back living captives to the clan as an explanation.

After such a huge incident, there must be someone to take the blame.

If they were killed outright, it would be a death without proof, and his account would naturally lose credibility.

Botched handling could even affect his standing in the clan.

He had struggled to reach this point and could not jeopardize his future with a momentary impulse.

While chasing Ye Liuyun, he kept scheming in his mind how to report the matter to the clan.

He first needed to assess how many herbs could be retrieved and how much of the herb field could be restored.

He could see that Ye Liuyun's group had almost swept away even the soil; although there was certainly loss, perhaps most could be repaired.

Ye Liuyun didn't run fast, and they soon caught up.

"You stripped our Shui family's herb field clean; you still want to run?"

Shui Hengfeng looked at Ye Liuyun and the others, saying bitterly.

"We never ran! If you wanted to run, could you have caught up so quickly?"

Lei Ming retorted indifferently.

"Fine, you have guts!"

At this moment, Shui Hengfeng didn't want to say much; he just wanted to beat these people half to death to vent his anger.

So he didn't hesitate and threw a punch at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun met the punch head‑on with full force.

"Boom" rang out, and Ye Liuyun was blasted away, both arm bones shattering.

"A Seventh Layer mid‑stage Martial Cultivator, truly powerful!"

Ye Liuyun thought to himself, and a mouthful of fresh blood burst out.

"Father!"

Xiao Lan Bing immediately lunged forward, and Huo Wu hurried over to check the situation.

"What makes your Shui family so great? Just because you have numbers, you can bully others?"

"You blackmailed us first, and now you come to attack us?"

Lei Ming also checked on Ye Liuyun's condition while shouting loudly.

"Hmph, if it weren't for the fact that you're still useful, I'd have flayed you, ripped out your tendons, crushed your bones, and scattered your ashes!"

Shui Hengfeng said resentfully.

He also didn't expect Ye Liuyun to be so fragile.

This left him with nowhere to vent his anger.

As for the remaining women and children, he also didn't feel comfortable attacking them himself in front of everyone.

"Roar!"

Qing Feng let out a low growl from its throat, crouched on the ground, guarding against his next attack.

"It's all because of you, you beast!"

Shui Hengfeng sent another palm strike toward Qing Feng.

However, he pulled back his strike, fearing he might kill it outright.

But suddenly, four people approached rapidly from the distance, one of whom also threw a punch, blocking his strike.

"I can't stand those who bully others with power!"

The man who had struck out shouted loudly.

These few people moved with great speed, arriving in the blink of an eye and placing Ye Liuyun and the others under their protection in the middle.

Upon seeing them, Shui Hengfeng also felt somewhat worried.

Because these people's cultivation levels were actually all at the late Seventh Layer.

But on their side they only had one Martial Cultivator at the late Seventh Layer, clearly indicating the opposing side was far stronger.

He also immediately changed his attitude, cupping his fists toward those people and saying: "Seniors, I am Shui Hengfeng, the Administrator of the Shui family."

"These people are no good—they just ransacked our Shui family's medicine field clean..."

"The Shui family?"

"Are they well-known?"

One of the men asked another Martial Cultivator, rudely cutting off Shui Hengfeng's words.

"How would I know!"

The other Martial Cultivator ignored him and went straight to check Ye Liuyun's injuries.

If it had been anyone else, Shui Hengfeng would have already lost his temper.

But since they were too strong, he could only endure it for now.

He now worries that these people, like Ye Liuyun, have never heard of the Shui family's name.

"Brother Jin, is that you?"

Ye Liuyun feigned surprise and called out.

Actually, this is his subordinate Jin Hui.

Jin Hui nodded, examined his injuries, and told Ye Liuyun: "It's fine, just a broken arm bone; it'll heal after some rest. Rest assured, with me here, no one will hurt you again today!"

Afterwards, Jin Hui again asked Lei Ming: "Lass, what exactly happened?"