Chapter 56: Brothers Reunited

  The sudden scene made Hai Tian confused, and at this time the little second immediately ran over and said: "Sir, the situation is not good, the two largest mercenary groups in Chaoyang Town are going to fight, you'd better avoid it quickly. I'm also going to run away."

  The words were not yet finished, and the three-star swordsman had already run away first. The guests in the small tavern also ran away instantly. The boss was also urgent to close the small tavern, as if encountering a terrible plague.

  With the crowd, Haitian also followed everyone out.

  Not far away, two groups of people and horses were gathering continuously. Countless swordsmen were shouting and scolding each other without restraint, not like they were confronting each other, but rather like a shrewish woman scolding on the street.

  Many idle swordsmen were watching from a distance, none of them wanting to be drawn into this dispute.

  Haitian grabbed a swordsman who was hastily retreating backwards: "Hey, brother, can you tell me what's going on here?"

  That swordsman was a two-star swordsman, who was originally about to get angry, but he soon discovered that he couldn't feel Haitian's strength at all, which meant that Haitian's strength was higher than his, and the anger on his face also dissipated instantly.

  "Little brother, you're not from around here, are you? This is a fight between the two largest mercenary groups in Chaoyang Town to become the boss of Chaoyang Town. Just a few days ago, they had a battle and many people died, also implicating many innocent swordsmen. I advise you to do the same as me, escape far away, don't get involved." As soon as he finished speaking, the two-star swordsman took off running.

  It seems that the struggle between these two mercenary groups in Chaoyang Town has indeed brought trouble to many people, especially those innocent swordsmen who have suffered heavy casualties.

  For Hai Tian, such a struggle was meaningless. He didn't come to Chaoyang Town to watch others fight. He shook his head and turned around, ready to leave.

  At this moment, Haitian's eyes suddenly turned to a figure, and the figure made him feel extremely familiar. Haitian immediately widened his eyes and looked over, shouting loudly: "Xiaoyu! Xiaoyu, is that you?"

  However, his cries did not elicit any response. The figure he saw quickly disappeared into the crowd.

  The sea and sky were despondent, wanting to drill through the crowd to search, but at this moment, the swordsmen on both sides were gathering more and more, the smell of gunpowder was getting stronger and stronger, if they forced their way in at this moment, they might cause unnecessary disputes.

  "Will it really be a light rain?" Haotian muttered to himself.

  At this moment, the swordsmen on both sides who were cursing at each other all stopped. A middle-aged man walked out from each side, and Hai Tian noticed that these two middle-aged men had the strength of a three-star Sword Master.

  "Xī Kè, didn't expect you'd still dare to come over?" The middle-aged man on the left sneered.

  "Why should I be afraid to come over? You're the Kaohsiung Mercenary Corps, not some kind of ferocious beast. Even if you were a ferocious beast, daring to block our path would still only lead to one dead end." Xike retorted with disdain.

  The middle-aged man at the front of the left side had a somewhat gloomy face, and coldly smiled: "Less nonsense, let's see who's stronger. However, the battle a few days ago caused significant casualties on both sides. Why don't we change from an all-out struggle to a focused one?"

  "What's with the intense fighting?" Not just Sieg, but swordsmen on both sides looked at each other in curiosity.

  "It's simple, we each choose three people under the age of twenty to fight it out. What do you say?" The leader of the Gao Xiong Mercenary Group, Shen Yu Shu, had a confident smile in his eyes. He made this suggestion because he had complete faith in his own subordinates.

  Moreover, if the two major mercenary groups were to clash head-on, it would not be a good thing for them themselves, nor for the other idle swordsmen in Yangyang Town.

  "Xī Kè, how's your consideration going?" Shen Yu Shu raised her head and smiled as she asked.

  After listening to Shen Yushu's question, Xie Ke raised his head and sneered: "I know what you mean, isn't it just that you've taken in a genius under your wing? Planning to use this to deal with us? But our Ice Fire Mercenary Corps is not afraid, come if you dare, don't think only you can find geniuses, we have them too."

  "So you've agreed?" Shen Yushu immediately confirmed once more.

  Xī Kè nodded and said, "Alright, I agree. However, I think this rule should be changed a bit. Since we're letting young people participate in the war anyway, why not just lower the age limit a bit more? How about fifteen years old?"

  "Fifteen years old?" Shen Yushu lowered his head and didn't speak, but instead slightly narrowed his eyes. He had a genius under him who was only fifteen this year and had already reached the level of a four-star swordsman. It's very likely that he will become a sword master before the age of twenty.

  In their Kaohsiung mercenary group, there were only a handful of top-notch swordsmen at the Sword Master level, and each additional swordsman was a huge boost to their mercenary group's strength.

  But if this genius were to be killed here, he would lose the chance to advance to Sword Master. However, once they lose here, they will have to leave Chaoyang Town.

  After a moment of contemplation, Shen Yushu raised her head and said coldly: "Alright, I agree to your terms. But we must make one thing clear beforehand - the losing side must immediately withdraw from Chaoyang Town and never be allowed to enter again."

  "Great, I was just looking for it!" Xike also agreed instantly.

  At this time, the swordsmen on both sides couldn't help but whisper to each other, after all, the stakes were too high. Once they left Chao Yang Town, it would mean that the loser would become a wandering mercenary group, and it would be easy for others to eliminate them.

  Soon, under the pressure of the two team leaders, all team members stopped discussing and decided which three people to send out for battle, which would affect the fate of the mercenary group in the future.

  Haitian stood by and watched from a distance, occasionally searching for Xiaoyu's figure in Xieke's Ice Fire Mercenary Group, but he never found her.

  "How strange, am I seeing things?" Haitian muttered uncertainly to himself.

  Before long, Xike and Shen Yushu each sent out a young swordsman. However, Xike had sent out a two-star swordsman, while Shen Yushu had sent out a three-star swordsman. To be honest, at their age, being able to cultivate into formal swordsmen was already considered genius.

  The two of them quickly clashed, countless sword auras flying wildly, crisscrossing and intersecting, sand and rocks flying about, the momentum filling the sky. The distant onlookers, those idle swordsmen, were completely enthralled.

  Soon, one of Xike's swordsmen was defeated first. Although they were about the same age, there was a gap in their abilities, and the defeat was expected.

  "How's that? Xike, you guys lost the first round, if you lose this one too, then you can roll out of Chaoyang Town." Shen Yushu, the team leader, looked particularly radiant with his subordinates' victory.

  "Hmph! This is just the first round, we'll definitely win back in the next one!" Xike's face was gloomy, and he quickly sent out another three-star swordsman. Shen Yushu also sent out a three-star swordsman in response.

  Both sides fought fiercely and the street became a mess.

  Such a fierce and intense battle, in the eyes of others is very exciting, but in Haitian's eyes it is full of loopholes. In order to find Xiaoyu's trail, Haitian didn't have the mood to appreciate the two swordsmen's fight.

  It wasn't long before Xī Kè's swordsman finally defeated Shěn Yǔ Shū's, and the two sides were once again evenly matched.

  "Hmph, I expected as much. The outcome of this battle won't be clear until the very last moment. But unfortunately, Xike, the victory in this battle is already mine! I've decided to send Rika out next, he'll represent our Gao Yang Mercenary Group!" Shen Yushu sneered coldly.

  Xi Ke's face was gloomy as he pointed at one of his subordinates behind him. A young man, similarly very young, walked out quickly.

  However, when Hai Tian saw the figure of that young man, he was stunned: "It's Xiao Yu! Absolutely Xiao Yu!"

  Before he had finished speaking, Hai Tian squeezed over and shouted loudly: "Xiao Yu! Xiao Yu, is that you?"

  Perhaps hearing the cry of Haitian, the young man in the center of the field also stumbled, looking at Haitian who was squeezing over with all his might, and exclaimed: "Tian Ge! It's really Tian Ge!"

  Upon hearing the cry of "Gege", Hai Tian no longer had any doubts and was certain that the person in front of him was his younger brother, Xiao Yu, who had been separated from him for over three years.

  Three years had passed since they last met, and Xiaoyu had grown up, with some changes in her appearance. However, Hai Tian recognized her at a glance, and the memories of their childhood seemed to reappear before his eyes.

  "Little Rain, it's really great, I finally found you." Hai Tian excitedly hugged Little Rain's shoulders, he had never been so excited in all these years.

  Family, such an ordinary word, has now become a luxury for him.

  This time I came to Chaoyang Town, just wanted to investigate the situation three years ago, but who would have thought that he actually met his long-lost brother here, it's really fate.

  Xiaoyu was also very excited, tightly hugging Haitian and sobbing.

  As she thought back to that day three years ago, Xiaoyu's tears fell uncontrollably: "Tiangge..."

  "Alright, alright, don't say anything more, everything is in the past. From now on, as long as I'm around, I absolutely won't let anyone bully you." Haitian comfortingly patted Xiaoyu's shoulder.

  However, Hai Tian and Xiao Yu's reunion interrupted the battle between the two largest mercenary groups.

  Xī Kè was fine, after all Xiǎo Yǔ was on his side. Xiǎo Yǔ being able to find her own relatives made him happy too. However, the mercenaries from Gāo Xióng were getting impatient.

  "Are you done yet? If you're going to fight, hurry up and fight. If not, then hurry up and surrender and get out of here!" Rika shouted coldly.

  At the age of fifteen, he had already become a four-star swordsman and looked down on everyone around him. Xiaoyu and Haitian looked even younger than him, so naturally they were even more insignificant in his eyes.

  Immersed in the warmth of reuniting with Xiaoyu, this sudden disturbance made Haitian very displeased. He stood up and gazed at Rika with a cold expression: "Give you three seconds to disappear immediately, or else it's death!"