After saying his goodbyes, Yi Tianyun quickly returned to the bamboo forest. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ren Zhirou was still sitting there. However, as he looked up, he saw two burly men lying collapsed in the distance, looking heavily injured.

He walked over and said, speechless, "What in the world happened here?"

"Brother, those two men came over and tried to take me away. They asked if I was lost and wanted to take me to their home..." Ren Zhirou said, clenching her fists when she saw him. "I said no, but they tried to drag me away by force... so I fought back, and they ended up like this. Did I do something wrong...?"

She had a pitiful, doe-eyed look that truly inspired sympathy. Who could have imagined that beneath this heart-wrenching expression was the cultivation of a Fifth-Layer Core Formation expert.

’Looks like she ran into some thugs...’ Yi Tianyun felt a pang of pity for the two men. Of all the people to bother, they just had to pick Ren Zhirou. The area was indeed a bit remote, and the two thugs must have been captivated by her beauty and tried to drag her home. Who knew they would end up in such a tragedy.

"Never mind that. Let’s head back for now." Yi Tianyun nodded to her, then led her toward the place where Yi Yuwei and the others were staying.

He had told them in advance that he was going to the Star Pavilion to claim his reward and would be cultivating in the Celestial Spirit Jade Pool for five days. Now he was returning with an extra person, and he wondered what they would think.

"Remembered anything?" Yi Tianyun asked casually.

"I don’t think I’ve remembered anything..." Ren Zhirou tilted her head, furrowed her delicate brows in thought, but still couldn’t come up with anything.

"Don’t worry about it. Take your time." Yi Tianyun felt a bit helpless but could only continue leading Ren Zhirou away.

When he returned to their lodging, he realized something was very wrong. He couldn’t sense the slightest trace of Yi Yuwei’s or Yi Yuxuan’s aura. His heart sank, and he immediately sprinted toward their rooms.

The moment he arrived, he saw that their rooms were a complete mess. The door had been blasted to pieces, and there were obvious signs of a fight!

His expression instantly darkened, turning quite grim. He swept his gaze across the area. Clearly, some Martial Artist had broken in and taken them.

He looked down and saw a line of words carved into the floor: "If you want to save them, come to Luoyu Mountain alone!"

There was no signature and not much information, but a few candidates immediately came to mind. The only ones who held a grudge against him right now were Lin Li and that Patriarch Wang.

"Patriarch Wang... Lin Li!" Yi Tianyun’s eyes were ice-cold as he spoke in a chilling tone, "If they are harmed in the slightest, I will make the entire Wang Family pay with their lives!!"

He was utterly enraged. The one who would resort to such underhanded means and kidnap Yi Yuwei and the others had to be Lin Li. No one else bore such a great grudge against him that they would stoop to abducting them to threaten him!

Judging by the signs of the struggle, they clearly hadn’t been gone for long. This meant nothing terrible should have happened yet. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Brother, what’s wrong?" Seeing Yi Tianyun’s frigid expression, Ren Zhirou’s eyes also flashed with a dangerous light.

"I’m going to kill someone. Are you coming?" Yi Tianyun said in a low voice.

"I’ll go! Wherever you want to go, Brother, I’ll follow!" Ren Zhirou gave a slight smile.

"Good. We leave now!"

He immediately equipped the Phoenix Wings, grabbed Ren Zhirou, and soared high into the air. He shot toward Luoyu Mountain at top speed, pushing his velocity to its absolute limit. To save Yi Yuwei and the others, there was not a second to waste.

Besides, there was no one around to notice what was happening.

Moving at his fastest speed, Yi Tianyun flew to a remote corner of Luoyu Mountain, then quickly descended and retracted the Phoenix Wings.

After he landed, his formidable Spiritual Power instantly enveloped the entire mountain. Fueled by his rage, he fully unleashed his Spiritual Power, thoroughly scanning every corner of Luoyu Mountain. He soon located the kidnapped Yi Yuwei and the others with ease. They were trapped in a cave, guarded by three people. Yi Tianyun, of course, recognized one of them—it was Lin Li!

Yi Tianyun would recognize Lin Li even if he were burned to ashes.

After locking onto their location, he rushed over. Just as he reached the cave entrance, he heard the sound of crying from within.

"Try moving again! So annoying. I really want to just slap them to death!" Wang Shui grumbled, clearly displeased.

"Wait until that brat gets here. Once we take care of him, you can do whatever you want with these people!" Lin Li’s voice came from inside.

"Young Master Lin, that kid’s cultivation is so weak. You’re already giving him too much credit by dealing with him personally. Did you really need to call the two of us? Aren’t you overestimating him a bit?" Wang Qing’s tone was full of disdain. He felt that one person would have been more than enough to deal with Yi Tianyun.

"I suspect that brat has help. A kid who reached his level must have a guardian protecting him!" Lin Li was clearly being cautious, but his temper was just as fiery.

"That brat has help? Whatever. We’re here, and we’ve got his people. I refuse to believe he won’t show up!" Wang Shui snorted coldly.

"What are you planning to do to Elder Yi!" Yi Yuwei’s icy voice called out.

"Heh, what do you think we’re going to do to him? Oh, an Elder, is he? Such a young Elder... but he’ll be dead at our hands soon enough..." Wang Qing chuckled sinisterly. "That brat sure is lucky with the ladies. These two were the twin flowers of the Zhu Family."

"We are no longer part of the Zhu Family. Our surname is Yi!" Yi Yuwei and the other corrected him, then said coldly, "Elder Yi won’t come. You can give up that hope! Kill us or torture us, do as you please!" Yi Yuwei’s tone was firm; she had no intention of compromising.

"If he doesn’t come, then I’ll just have to enjoy a taste of the women he has his eye on!" Lin Li’s voice was frigid. He had reached his limit with Yi Tianyun. Since he couldn’t deal with him openly, he had to resort to these dirty tricks.

Yi Yuwei’s and the other’s faces instantly turned deathly pale. At the thought of being defiled, they felt it would be better to die.

"Is that so? I’d like to see if you have the life to enjoy it!" Yi Tianyun’s figure flashed in from outside, silent as a ghost.

This made them jump in fright. It was too sudden; they hadn’t sensed his approach at all.

"Elder Yi!" Seeing Yi Tianyun arrive, Yi Yuwei was both overjoyed and worried. They could tell that their three captors had very high cultivation levels.

Yi Tianyun looked up and saw that aside from some bruises on their arms, Yi Yuwei and the other were completely bound but otherwise unharmed. He let out a sigh of relief. But Lin Li and his men’s words had sent him into a towering rage. ’Just like his brother, a real piece of work. They’re all scum!’

"You got here fast. You didn’t bring any helpers this time, did you? If you did, don’t blame us for what happens next!" Wang Shui chuckled sinisterly, pulling out a dagger and waving it in front of Yi Yuwei’s and the other’s faces. The message was clear: if Yi Tianyun made a single wrong move, he would cut them!

"Good. You dare to threaten me. You’re all dead men!" Yi Tianyun’s eyes were filled with killing intent.