All the disciples nearby were Gale Foster's subordinates, as well as high-level members from other peaks. Seeing their own peak lord fighting those two, they secretly helped out, launching sneak attacks from behind.
This made Elder Liu and Mason Liu struggle more and more. Finally, Elder Liu roared, "Damn it, what is this about? At least let me die knowing the truth!"
"Still refusing to admit it at this point!" Gale Foster shouted angrily.
"Peak Lord, what exactly did I take from you?" Elder Liu yelled.
"Hmph, something very precious." Gale Foster would never mention the treasure map in front of so many people, so he just diverted the topic.
"When did I supposedly take it?" Elder Liu snapped.
"Just now!" Gale Foster, seeing Elder Liu still refusing to admit it, shouted angrily.
Elder Liu sneered, "I was with my grandson the whole time in my own quarters. How could I have stolen anything from you?"
"If you don't believe me, you can ask the guards. Or do you think I saw wrong? Hmph." Gale Foster was furious at this moment.
Evan Yang and Mad Elder were both grinning widely at this moment. Little Leo, naturally clueless, just watched the two of them laugh, puzzled as to why they cared about someone else being captured.
Elder Liu shouted angrily, "I never even left!"
But no one believed a word Elder Liu said, so he could only endure being besieged by everyone. Driven to desperation, Elder Liu fumed, "Who is it? Whoever framed me, I swear I'll kill them!"
Furious, Elder Liu flashed forward, grabbing Mason Liu and quickly breaking out of the crowd. Elder Liu had always been strong and had been concealing his true strength here. Now he just wanted to escape quickly—not just for himself, but for his grandson as well.
Naturally, Gale Foster and the others wouldn’t let Elder Liu get away, so they led the group in pursuit. Unfortunately for them, Elder Liu was using Flash Step, and aside from the top experts, no one else could keep up.
Watching the banquet descend into chaos, Evan Yang chuckled, "Looks like this has nothing to do with me anymore. Let's go."
"Then I'll go too," Mad Elder laughed. So Evan Yang took Mad Elder, the tavern worker, and Little Leo down the mountain, while chaos reigned above.
When Gale Foster and his brothers returned to the peak, they were furious and ordered the men below to guard the outside, allowing no one in.
"Damn it, just let him get away like that?" Gale Foster fumed.
The others were just as angry. After all, that was the Immortal-Gate Entrance Map, and now it had vanished—how could they not be anxious?
"If only Big Brother were here, at least he could have stopped him," one of them said.
"Damn it." Zhang Xiaofeng kept cursing.
"Third Brother, your cultivation seems much weaker now," someone observed. Otherwise, with several of them working together, Elder Liu shouldn't have escaped so easily.
"Don't even mention it. I don't know what happened—my cultivation was suddenly dropped by five realms," Zhang Xiaofeng said, furious at his predicament.
"What!" The others couldn't believe it.
"We'll wait for Big Brother to return and see if he can find a way to undo it," Zhang Xiaofeng said angrily.
So the group gathered together. If they'd been cheerful before, now they were frustrated and even angry.
Elder Liu, meanwhile, was even more battered, with several wounds from shielding Liu Meisheng.
"Grandpa, what on earth is going on?" Liu Meisheng still couldn't believe it. They'd been doing well before, but now they were being hunted by several peak lords.
"I don't know, but one thing's clear—they lost something, and it's very important," Elder Liu replied, still puzzled.
"But they shouldn't suspect us. We didn't even get a chance to explain—they just surrounded us right away," Liu Meisheng complained.
"It's not that simple. According to the peak lord, the other guards saw it too. That means there's one possibility—someone disguised themselves as me and stole the peak lord's treasure," Elder Liu said angrily.
"What? Who could impersonate you so perfectly that even the peak lord couldn't tell?" Liu Meisheng exclaimed.
"I only know that Phantom Elder from the Fiend Realm has that ability. As for anyone else, I don't know. Besides, we're in the Human World—there's no way the Fiend Realm would know unless the Corpse-Refiner betrayed us," Elder Liu replied.
"That's strange, then. Who would impersonate you for no reason, and with such skill that they could suppress the peak lord's cultivation so much?" Liu Meisheng muttered.
"I want to know too. Once I've recovered, I'll investigate the Human World and find out who has this ability—to change appearance and suppress someone's cultivation by several realms," Elder Liu said after thinking for a moment.
"So we're not going back now?" Liu Meisheng asked, frustrated.
"You want to go back and get yourself killed?" Elder Liu knew those brothers combined were powerful. If the main peak lord appeared, Elder Liu wouldn't be able to protect Liu Meisheng at all.
"I don't want to, but what about that cave?" Liu Meisheng had originally planned to investigate, but things turned out like this.
"Don't worry, there'll be another chance. Since no one else dares to go, we'll try again later," Elder Liu replied.
"Guess that's all we can do," Liu Meisheng said.
"Yeah. Go help me prepare some living people—I burned too much spiritual energy just now, so it's flaring up again," Elder Liu said.
Liu Meisheng nodded and went to find living people, while Elder Liu cursed inwardly, "Damn it, if I ever find out who impersonated me, I'll make their soul scatter to nothing!"
On the third mountain of Sevenmile Peak, the main peak lord, who had gone out to find someone, returned excitedly. But when he saw the chaos on the mountain, he frowned.
When the others saw the main peak lord, they quickly explained what had happened. After hearing it, the main peak lord was furious. "Damn it, how could this happen?"
"He was too strong. The few of us couldn't take him down," Zhang Xiaofeng said, frustrated.
"I originally went to find my master. My master was happy and planned to let me bring it over for him to see, but now look at this mess," the main peak lord said, depressed.
"It's all that bastard's fault. He hid right next to me, and I even made him vice peak lord. Now look—I've brought this on myself, and even my cultivation has been dropped several realms," Zhang Xiaofeng said angrily.
Hearing Zhang Xiaofeng mention his cultivation being lowered by several realms, the main peak lord frowned, "Your cultivation was suppressed?"
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"Yeah," Zhang Xiaofeng replied, then explained what had happened.
Zhang Xiaofeng's explanation made the main peak lord's face turn grim.
"Big Brother, what's wrong?" Zhang Xiaofeng asked, noticing the main peak lord's expression. The others also looked at him curiously.
"The Fenn Family's Tyrant Seal Art has this ability—it can suppress someone's cultivation by several realms," the main peak lord explained.
"What? You mean the vice peak lord is from the Fenn Family?" Zhang Xiaofeng exclaimed, and the others looked puzzled.
"That's the current theory. So if we go to the Fenn Family, maybe we can find a way to restore your cultivation. We can also check if the vice peak lord is from the Fenn Family. If he is, we'll demand an explanation from them," the main peak lord said.
"Big Brother, what if the Fenn Family actually wanted the map?" Zhang Xiaofeng hadn't considered Elder Liu's possible background and was worried.
"So what if they want it? That doesn't mean we'll give it to them. Worst case, I'll bring my master over—if he wants a map, even the Fenn Family won't dare refuse," the main peak lord snorted.
This reassured everyone. Zhang Xiaofeng regained his enthusiasm, and the group discussed their plan to visit the Fenn Family together.
Yang Han had originally planned to leave immediately, but decided to stay a few more days to see what would happen on the mountain.
The next day, after seeing the regulars, Yang Han brought out good wine to reward everyone. They were very grateful and kept chatting about the recent events.
"The peak lord is really furious this time. I heard his cultivation dropped a lot too," one regular said.
"That's right. His cultivation now might not even be as good as mine," another replied.
"Don't say that. If the peak lord hears, you're done for," a timid person warned.
"What are you afraid of? The peak lord and the others have all gone to the Fenn Family," one regular laughed.
"Gone to the Fenn Family? For what?" someone who didn't know the situation asked curiously.
"No idea, but I heard it's related to this whole mess," someone guessed.
Yang Han looked like he was busy, but he was actually listening to their conversation. When they mentioned going to the Fenn Family, Yang Han thought to himself, "Looks like they're really heading to the Fenn Family."
Actually, Yang Han had expected this. Right now, the only known art in the Human World that can suppress cultivation is the Fenn Family's.
Thinking of this, Yang Han secretly laughed. The next day, he left with Mad Elder and the little cat, leaving the tavern to the innkeepers.
Yang Han's destination was the Fenn Family. First, he wanted to see if they'd react to Second Young Master Fenn being captured by him. Second, he wanted to watch the conflict between the Fenn Family and the peak lords—see the show.
On the road, Mad Elder laughed, "Kid, you really pulled off a linked combo."
"What linked combo?" Yang Han asked, confused.
"Don't hide it—you must've used some family technique against the peak lord, made it so he couldn't use his full cultivation," Mad Elder laughed.
"How do you know everything?" Yang Han said helplessly, realizing he couldn't hide anything from Mad Elder.
"Just guessing," Mad Elder laughed.
"Senior, your guesses are so accurate—do you know what I'm thinking right now?" Yang Han said, exasperated.
"No, and I don't care. I just want to watch the show and drink wine," Mad Elder laughed, then went back to his usual crazy antics.
Little Lion stood on Yang Han's shoulder, looking ahead. It seemed like it hadn't been out for a long time, and was excited to see the outside world again.
At the Fenn Family, the steward was furious about Second Young Master Fenn's case. He didn't dare report it, for fear of disturbing the old ancestor from cultivation.
He was interrogating people and searching everywhere for Yang Han, but couldn't find him. They had no idea Yang Han had changed his appearance and was now causing them trouble.
While the steward and Third Young Master Fenn were discussing Second Young Master Fenn's case in the Fenn God Hall, news came from outside: six people were requesting to see the Fenn Family.
"Who are they?" the steward asked impatiently.
"They said they're from Sevenmile Peak," the guard replied.
"Sevenmile Peak?" Third Young Master Fenn didn't seem to know the place, but the steward frowned, wondering, "What are they here for?"