Chapter 2993: No Lingering Threat

After Ye Liuyun returned, he handed out the armbands to his own team members, then quietly cultivated with Tang Xinyao and the others.

But that night, Ye Liuyun discovered that the bandit gang members were gathering and boarding the Flying Boat.

He wasn't the only one; several other captains and some Martial Cultivators also ran out to watch the departing Flying Boat. Ye Liuyun also left the big tent, went toward the bandit gang's big tent to investigate, and found that apart from a few bandits posted outside on guard, everyone inside the tent had already left.

The expedition team members were all discussing.

"What's going on? Why did they just leave on their own?"

"They wouldn't have lured us here just to abandon us, would they?"

The captains then came to Ye Liuyun and asked him about the situation.

"Ye brother, where did they go?"

"I don't know either!" Ye Liuyun could only say.

They saw that Ye Liuyun's expression didn't look like he was lying, so they didn't ask further.

Ye Liuyun returned to the big tent, puzzled, not knowing where the bandits had gone. He didn't dwell on it; after returning, he let his duplicate emerge, handed his armband to the duplicate, and then, with Tang Xinyao and the others, entered the duplicate's Duplicate Space World to cultivate.

If anything went wrong, he'd have the duplicate don the Invisibility Cloak and flee; if that failed, he'd use the teleport Black Tower, since this place can't contain them anyway.

The bandits on guard outside only shouted for everyone to return to the big tent and not wander around.

But before dawn, the duplicate found the bandits returning. He scanned with his Golden Pupil and saw they seemed to have endured a major battle, their numbers were reduced, and some bore injuries.

He also saw Liu Yan, whose right arm bore a slash. After Liu Yan returned to the big tent with his subordinates, the duplicate discovered that his subordinates had been reduced by half. Everyone's mood was rather low.

Clearly, these people had gone through a great battle.

Ye Liuyun was very puzzled: "This is their territory; who did they fight? Could the Dragon Head bandit gang have acted early?"

However, he didn't have the duplicate investigate further. This was the bandit gang's affair, and he didn't want to get involved.

But the next day Liu Yan came early to find Ye Liuyun.

The duplicate greeted him outside, deliberately pretended not to know, and upon seeing the wound on his arm, immediately asked, "What happened?"

"Sigh, don't bring it up!" Liu Yan sighed, sat down heavily and started chatting with him. M..

"We went out last night, did you know?" Liu Yan asked the duplicate.

"I know. I also want to ask what happened!" the duplicate replied.

Liu Yan then began to explain: "Before we set out, some strong individuals disappeared near the city. The boss found it odd and sent people to investigate, and they discovered several Dragon Head bandit gang details."

Further investigation showed it wasn't limited to our area. The Dragon Head bandits intended to ambush our city while we were away. So our leader ordered that before we left, we eliminate those details, leaving no lingering threat.

Since we were gathered together, we all acted. We went out last night to deal with those people.

But the opponent was too strong; although we won, it was a hard battle, half of my subordinates were wiped out, and I was also injured.

"Huh? Their strength was that great?" the duplicate feigned surprise.

"Many of them were Guiyi Fifth and Sixth Layer strongmen!" Liu Yan shook his head and sighed.

"For those strongmen, you expect us to intervene? Let your own experts handle them!" Ye Liuyun also felt indignant on his behalf.

Liu Yan also explained to Ye Liuyun: "We only handle interception and scouting; anything below Guiyi Fifth Layer we can deal with. It was just unlucky last night; we encountered two Guiyi Sixth Layer strongmen, and before our strongmen could arrive, our people were already in trouble."

The duplicate also understood what had happened and turned to Liu

Liu Yan asked, "So Brother Liu came to find me, is it to have me capture more people?"

Liu Yan immediately shook his head: "No, the expedition team already has enough people."

These past few days, every night we've had to eradicate a bandit detail near a city. I'm afraid if we keep going like this, not only will my subordinates be wiped out, but even my own life will be at stake.

I wanted to ask for your help, to join my small squad. Don't you have a combined strike formation? I heard you can block attacks from Guiyi Sixth Layer strongmen.

You don't need to defeat those strongmen; just be able to stop them. Our strongmen will then take action.

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun immediately realized this was a chance to profit from the chaos, and of course agreed.

But the duplicate didn't act too eager, feigning difficulty: "Brother Liu, actually we aren't certain we can handle those strongmen! If we truly had that ability, we wouldn't be adventuring here. For us, this matter is even more dangerous than an expedition!"

Liu Yan immediately added: "I know this is risky, it's a bit of a dilemma for you. But I won't shortchange you; whether we fight or not, I'll give you 200 Primordial Power each night, how does that sound?"

Since you're also here to desperately earn resources, adventuring is inevitable. With these resources, you can also explain it to your subordinates.

After speaking, Liu Yan looked at the duplicate with hopeful eyes.

The duplicate pretended to clench his teeth and agreed.

"Alright then, since Brother Liu has spoken, we accept. But when we need your cooperation, you must also contribute. You can't rely solely on us!"

"Rest assured, this is our own matter; we'll definitely go all out! Though we're all bandits, we never fight cowardly!" Liu Yan also pounded his chest in assurance.

The duplicate also expressed confidence: "Alright, when do we set out?"

Liu Yan, satisfied, said: "After nightfall, I'll bring you to my camp and then we go together. Prepare yourselves first!"

The duplicate also agreed. After sending Liu Yan away, Ye Liuyun finally notified Tang Xinyao and the others.

"Only we can intercept Guiyi Sixth Layer Martial Cultivators?" Tang Xinyao asked with some worry.

Although their realm has risen one level, they lack confidence in intercepting Guiyi Sixth Layer Martial Cultivators.

Ye Liuyun reassured them: "It's fine, you're just making a show; intercept Guiyi Fourth and Fifth Layer strongmen. Guiyi Sixth Layer ones are for me! This is a chance to kill more strongmen and gather more high-end resources."

Tang Xinyao and the others relaxed. Using the combined strike formation, intercepting Guiyi Fourth and Fifth Layer strongmen wasn't a big problem.

Thus they immediately entered cultivation mode; outside there was only a day's time, while inside the duplicate's Duplicate Space World there were still five days left, allowing them to improve further.