mesbooks Chapter 515: Were we ambushed?
Chapter 515: Were we ambushed?
Shen Rugo and her gang prioritized efficiency and speed in their robberies; by the time reinforcements arrived, they were long gone.
Li Canghai, the head of the Western Regions branch of Wanbaoge, was furious. He had been in charge of the Western Regions for thirty years; how could he have ever suffered such a humiliating disgrace?
The seven branch associations, with the resources lost combined, are worth over a hundred billion top-grade spirit stones. He simply cannot bear this responsibility!
What's even more infuriating is that those robbers were insatiable; they didn't even spare the shelves in the warehouse, leaving not a single penny behind.
"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly!"
Li Canghai roared, "Use all your connections, all your undercover agents! I need to know just who these Seven Star Thieves are!"
He dispatched all available manpower to cast a wide net across the Western Regions, determined to find and tear these audacious bandits to pieces.
But he didn't know that Shen Rugo and the others' final target was his headquarters, Tianxing City, the largest city in the Western Regions.
This is a city several times more prosperous than Crimson Fire City, with a population of over ten million and countless cultivators.
Wanbaoge is located in the east of the city, covering an area of a thousand acres, with continuous pavilions and strict guards.
Li Canghai personally oversaw the operation and also invited Elder Qingmu and Elder Chihuo.
Both of them are elders of Wanbaoge, and their cultivation is at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. They have been investigating clues about the robbery case from a few months ago, but have made no progress. They have been reprimanded countless times by Ling Tian, the president of Wanbaoge.
The two men were furious that these robbers dared to come to their door and rob them so blatantly.
Elder Qingmu closed his eyes to rest, his voice indifferent: "Seven branch guilds have been ambushed. The other side has at least five Nascent Soul cultivators, and their combat strength is not bad. We cannot be careless this time."
Elder Chi Huo, with his fiery temper, slammed his fist on the table: "What are you afraid of? You're here just in time! I've been holding back a lot of anger!"
Unbeknownst to them, a blue flying boat had already quietly disappeared into the clouds outside Tianxing City.
On the flying boat, Shen Rugo looked at the intelligence in her hand, her brows furrowing slightly.
"Tianxing City has a peak Nascent Soul cultivator in charge, and there's more than one."
"Peak Nascent Soul stage?"
Chen Tianba immediately rubbed his hands together, his eyes flashing with excitement. "Perfect! Let me test my current strength!"
Xiao Qiushui also got excited and loudly echoed, "That's right! Senior Brother is already at the Nascent Soul stage. How could the four of us, working together, not be able to defeat a peak Nascent Soul cultivator?"
Shen Rugo shook her head: "Don't underestimate them. There's a world of difference between a peak Nascent Soul cultivator and an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator. So, let's change our plan, not force our way in, but lure them out."
She explained her new plan in detail. Although the Nascent Soul cultivator Qinghe Daoren was present, she couldn't let him make a move openly. After all, Nascent Soul cultivators were high above others, and if word got out that he was involved in theft and robbery, it would be too much for him.
After listening, everyone nodded in agreement.
Half an hour later, an ordinary-looking girl walked out of the headquarters of Wanbaoge in Tianxing City.
The girl walked timidly into the lobby and whispered to the receptionist, "I...I want to sell a treasure."
The steward sized her up and down, noticing that the girl's cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment stage and her clothes were unremarkable. He immediately became impatient: "What treasure? Take it out and let me see."
The girl carefully took out a jade pendant.
The jade pendant was entirely emerald green, engraved with mysterious runes, and faintly emitted a spiritual light.
The deacon's eyes suddenly lit up. Although his cultivation level was not high, he still had a good eye for appraising treasures.
This jade pendant is at least a high-grade magic treasure!
"Wait here, I'll go get an appraiser."
The deacon's attitude improved considerably immediately.
Soon, an appraiser at the Golden Core stage rushed over. He took the jade pendant, examined it repeatedly, and became increasingly alarmed.
"This...this is a protective magic treasure, the Jade Spirit Pendant!"
The appraiser exclaimed in astonishment, "It can withstand the full force of a Nascent Soul cultivator's attack! Young lady, where did you get this jade pendant?"
The girl whispered, "It's a family heirloom. My family urgently needs spirit stones, so we have no choice but to sell it."
The appraiser's eyes darted around, suppressing his excitement: "We at Wanbaoge will take this jade pendant. How about we give you 100,000 high-grade spirit stones?"
The girl immediately shook her head: "At least 300,000."
"Three hundred thousand? That's too high!" The appraiser waved his hands repeatedly. "At most, it's fifteen thousand."
The two began haggling over the price in the lobby.
Just then, a deafening explosion suddenly came from outside the headquarters.
"boom!"
The heavy door was smashed to pieces.
Two fierce-looking, burly men carrying weapons rushed in; they were none other than Chen Tianba and Xiao Qiushui in disguise.
"Robbery! Everyone, put your hands on your heads and squat down! Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
Chaos erupted instantly.
The appraiser was shocked and instinctively tried to put away the jade pendant, but the girl suddenly attacked and slapped him in the chest.
"puff!"
The appraiser coughed up blood and flew backward.
The girl was Shen Rugo. She casually put away the jade pendant, and her figure flashed like a ghost as she rushed straight into the inner hall.
Her target was the warehouse.
But as soon as she stepped into the inner hall, two incomparably powerful auras locked onto her.
"Little girl, we've been waiting for you for a long time."
Elder Qingmu and Elder Chihuo stood on the left and right, like two mountains, firmly blocking the way.
At the same time, the sounds of fierce fighting could be heard outside, as Xiao Changkong and his group had already engaged in combat with the guards.
Fell into a trap!
Clearly, they were prepared.
Shen Rugo remained unmoved, instead letting out a cold smile.
At this moment, Li Canghai walked slowly from behind, his face full of sarcasm: "Do you really think our Wanbaoge is made of clay? We've used the same trick six times; even a fool would know you'd come here. Today, none of you will leave alive!"
With a wave of his hand, more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators surged out from all directions, surrounding the entire headquarters.
"Set up the formation!"
Li Canghai gave the order.
A trapping and killing formation suddenly rose up, and a golden light curtain enveloped the entire headquarters completely.
Shen Rugo glanced around and quickly began to calculate in her mind.
The opposing side has two peak Nascent Soul cultivators, more than ten ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, and dozens of Golden Core cultivators.
If Qinghe Daoist doesn't intervene and they fight head-on, they won't gain any advantage.
But when she looked at Xiao Changkong and his two companions who had already stormed in, and saw Chen Tianba and Xiao Qiushui standing back to back, facing an enemy dozens of times their size, they showed no fear whatsoever, but rather their eyes gleamed with excitement, she nodded in approval.
"Junior Sister, what do you mean?"
At this moment, Xiao Changkong's voice entered Shen Rugo's mind.
"beat."
Shen Rugo replied with only one word.
"it is good!"
Xiao Changkong let out a long roar, and the phantom of a white tiger appeared with a roar. He swayed and rushed towards Elder Qingmu first.
Ye Xinghe's sword light shone like a rainbow, heading straight for Elder Chi Huo.
Lu Haoran, Chen Tianba, and Xiao Qiushui charged forward like tigers released from their cages, roaring as they attacked.
A great battle erupted instantly!
Elder Aoki and Elder Chihuo originally thought they could easily take down these "petty thieves," but once they started fighting, they realized something was wrong.
Although Xiao Changkong was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, his combat strength approached that of the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm after the White Tiger bloodline was fully activated.
Moreover, he had extremely rich combat experience and his moves were wide and powerful, allowing him to fight Elder Aoki to a standstill.