Small town in front of Ghost Valley.

You wouldn’t notice much from the roadside, but once entering the town, you’d find that such a remote place had already gathered so many people.

In front of many run-down houses, there were luxury cars from various places parked.

"Hey, bro, where can we rent a place around here?" Liu Zixuan stopped a man by the road and asked.

The man thumped his chest: "You’ve come to the right person, most of the houses in town are already rented out. Only I have two rooms left."

"Then please take us to see them."

Earlier, Jiang Yunxuan had said there would certainly be many Martial Artists coming this time. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to secure a place before things began, lest they end up without a place to stay.

As he spoke, the man led Liu Zixuan and the others into an alley. Before long, they stopped in front of a courtyard.

This courtyard, though only having two rooms, was better than those around, at least it didn’t look so dilapidated.

The man chuckled: "This house might not be the best in town, but it ranks among the top five, so naturally, the rent is a bit higher."

"How much?" Jiang Yunxuan asked.

Everyone thought, buying a house in such a small town wouldn’t be more than a hundred thousand yuan, so renting for a few days couldn’t be that expensive.

But the man’s words made them want to curse out loud.

"Two thousand an hour," the man said flatly.

Liu Zixuan and the others’ expressions changed drastically, and Huzi couldn’t help but curse: "Why don’t you just rob people, two thousand an hour, that’s nearly fifty thousand in a day! That amount is enough to buy your house!"

"Times are different, we all heard that there’s going to be a Ghost Market in Ghost Valley soon. People from all over, even abroad, will come, naturally, housing prices go up. Anyway, this is my bottom price, if you want to rent, rent it, if not, I’m not worried about someone else renting it, right!" the man shrugged and smiled.

Indeed, this was a good opportunity to make money, but it was too unscrupulous!

Clearly, it’s a case of raising prices arbitrarily! Such a remote place, without the Ghost Market, normally nobody would come.

Huzi grumbled angrily: "Wherever you go, there are shameless profiteers, just like those guys in big cities who speculate on house prices this way."

"So, are you renting or not?" The man showed no sign of shame, instead, a hint of impatience appeared.

"If they don’t rent, we will!"

Just then, four figures walked in from the alley entrance, each emitting a strong aura, all in the Imperial Realm Early Stage.

The man glanced at Liu Zixuan and the others: "See, you think it’s expensive, but someone else doesn’t mind."

"We’ll rent!" Liu Zixuan immediately said.

"Sorry, you hesitated earlier, we said we’d rent first."

The four Martial Artists stepped forward, glaring at Liu Zixuan with hostility.

"We came first, besides, we were only hesitating, we never said we wouldn’t rent!" Jiang Yunxuan boldly took out several stacks of cash and handed them to the landlord: "We’ll rent this house for two days, the extra money is a tip!"

The landlord saw so much cash, at least thirteen or fourteen thousand, and his eyes lit up, nodding repeatedly: "Alright then, the house is yours, I’ll leave now, if there’s any problem, we can discuss it!"

With that, the landlord ran off with the cash.

Jiang Yunxuan crossed his arms, staring at the four Martial Artists: "Anything that can be solved with money, for me, is not a problem!"

"So what if you have money?" One of the Martial Artists angrily cursed.

"That’s right, having money is great, what can you do about it!"

The Martial Artist frowned, angrily drew out his blade: "If I kill you, all your money will be ours!"

"Oh wow, look at how tough you think you are!" Jiang Yunxuan stepped forward without fear: "Come on, not to mention killing me, even if you just injure me, my money is yours!"

"Count me in!" Huzi stepped up beside Jiang Yunxuan.

When ordinary people have a disagreement, it might just be a matter of throwing a few punches and swearing. But when Martial Artists clash, it’s a fight to the death!

Seeing this situation, the four Martial Artists looked at each other and then charged at them.

Gu Yu whispered: "Zixuan, are we just going to let them fight?"

Liu Zixuan smiled and shrugged: "Fighting won’t do any harm. Eliminating some people here is better than having extra competition at the Ghost Market. Besides, they’re at a bottleneck in their Realm, it’s good for them to grind a bit for a breakthrough."

"Can they take on those four?" Mo Chengfeng followed up with a question.

"Isn’t that what I’m here for?" Liu Zixuan leisurely lit a cigarette, watching the fight unhurriedly.

Although they hadn’t known each other long, the journey to the Witch Country made them understand each other a lot. Each carried a determination to grow stronger quickly, to not leave Liu Zixuan to face dangers alone. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Liu Zixuan’s strength came from step-by-step battles!

If they want to become stronger, they can’t rely on others’ praise or auxiliary tools, but grow through countless injuries, standing sturdy amidst the stumbling!

Huzi and Jiang Yunxuan were at the same Realm as those four, but because the opponents had more numbers, they had a slight advantage at first.

But let’s not forget, Huzi and Jiang Yunxuan were seasoned by the bloody events in the Witch Country, surpassing the four Martial Artists in both mindset and experience.

As Liu Zixuan said, they’ve reached the bottleneck stage, and what’s most needed now is combat!

The 2-on-4 battle quickly heated up.

The four Martial Artists, relying on their numbers and slightly higher Realm, had been suppressing Huzi and Jiang Yunxuan.

But Huzi and Jiang Yunxuan didn’t seem like they’d ask Liu Zixuan for help, gritting their teeth and holding on.

With a bang, a Martial Artist kicked Jiang Yunxuan to the ground, and took the chance to slash down with his knife.

In that critical moment, Huzi swung his massive fist right into the Martial Artist’s side-face, helping Jiang Yunxuan dodge the strike.

Jiang Yunxuan gave a furious shout and stood up, suddenly his aura surged, eyes glaring at those Martial Artists as he counter-attacked.

Seeing his increased aura, Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow: "Not bad, you managed to break through at this crucial moment!"

Having just broken through the Realm requires stabilization, so Liu Zixuan stopped watching leisurely and moved directly towards those Martial Artists.

With him at the Peak of Imperial Realm against four at the Imperial Realm Early Stage, it was a complete overpowering!