Buzz!

Soul power spread like ripples from Luo Feng’s body, covering all directions, and various scenes within the courtyard appeared in his perception.

Uncle Qiu sat on a rockery, facing the morning sun, as immobile as a stone sculpture.

In the training ground in front of the courtyard, Lin Hongyi was practicing her punches. Her tall figure moved gracefully, her fists and feet exuding fierce bravado. Every punch caused the air to tremble violently, penetrating with astonishing force.

Without pausing, Luo Feng’s soul power continued to spread beyond the residence.

Lin Hongyi didn’t notice it at all; only Uncle Qiu slightly opened his eyes, a faint glimmer in his gaze, then closed them again, as if nothing had happened.

Under the perception of soul power, the entire Black Iron City shimmered in the morning sun with a faint golden light, resembling a city made of black crystal.

Although it was still early morning, the streets were already bustling, with pedestrians coming and going, and residents riding barbarian beasts heading outside the city, preparing to start a new day of work.

"It’s that kid..."

When Luo Feng’s soul power approached the city gate, he noticed some familiar figures.

On the large open space behind the city gate, nearly twenty children under ten years old were practicing boxing earnestly.

The thin teenager at the front was Little Stone, who had previously declared he would defeat Luo Feng someday.

"Before the punch moves, the intention goes first, feet follow the fists, dragon punches, and tiger steps. This is the essence of ’Tiger Gang Fist.’ We must always keep these in mind as we practice to achieve success."

Little Stone scanned everyone, slightly furrowing his brows. His small body exuded some authority, but his immature voice completely undermined it.

"Yes!"

The other children, faces flushed, looked at Little Stone with admiration.

"Let’s start practicing, and no slacking off, or I’ll tell Sister Lin Hongyi."

Little Stone instructed before leading everyone to practice boxing.

Adult passersby couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight.

"Tiger Gang Fist... It must be Lin Hongyi who taught them."

Observing the boxing methods these children were practicing, Luo Feng smiled faintly. Lin Hongyi’s martial arts and cultivation techniques were all about overcoming force with force, unrivaled in their fierceness, easy to recognize at a glance.

Reaching the city gate was currently the limit of Luo Feng’s soul power, and he was about to withdraw it.

Hmm?

Suddenly, his mind stirred, and soul power immediately gathered at the city gate.

"In such a remote small city, there are actually experts like this."

Black Iron City is similar to Panlong City, a small city where it’s rare to see Spiritual Rotation Realm martial artists. Yet, at this moment, Luo Feng sensed an extremely strong presence near the city gate. Compared to this person, the surrounding people were like stars compared to the bright moon, indicating this person was likely a peak of Spiritual Rotation Realm martial artist.

There weren’t many people at the city gate, and Luo Feng’s attention quickly focused on one individual.

A middle-aged man in his thirties or forties, dressed in brocade clothes, exuding a thick murderous intent, and the strong Yuan Qi fluctuations made him stand out in the crowd.

This person...

Swipe!

Detecting the brocade-clothed middle-aged man’s presence, Luo Feng opened his eyes, his gaze cold and stern.

At the city gate, the brocade-clothed middle-aged man, unaware of Luo Feng’s perception, walked boldly through the gate.

"In a radius of a thousand miles, there are only Wind Rock City and Black Iron City. Since Luo Feng and Lin Hongyi haven’t been to Wind Rock City, they must have come here..."

Standing in the square, the brocade-clothed middle-aged man’s thick eyebrows twitched, revealing a sinister expression. This man was Tu Shan.

Yesterday, he ventured to Wind Rock City, inquiring throughout the city but found no trace of Luo Feng or Lin Hongyi, thus hurried to Black Iron City.

Sweeping his gaze around, Tu Shan’s eyes fell on Little Stone and the other children practicing boxing, and he walked directly over.

"I have something to ask you."

A group of children stopped their movements, looking at Tu Shan. Seeing his fierce appearance, fear flickered in their eyes, causing a few timid ones to retreat two steps unconsciously.

Little Stone mustered his courage and said, "Uncle, what do you want to ask?"

With a casual gesture, Tu Shan produced a bar of gold, smiling at Little Stone and the others, "As long as you answer well, this bar of gold is yours."

Gulp!

Staring at the gold in Tu Shan’s hand, the nearby children’s eyes were instantly drawn, many subconsciously swallowing saliva. They rarely saw silver, let alone gold.

Tu Shan was satisfied with this effect, tossing the gold and looking at them as he asked,

"In recent times, have any of you seen a boy and a girl in red entering the city, both around sixteen or seventeen years old?"

"A boy and a girl in red..."

A little girl with two pigtails bit her finger thoughtfully, then her eyes suddenly lit up, and she exclaimed happily, "I know! You’re looking for Sister Lin Hongyi and that big brother!"

A cold gleam flashed in Tu Shan’s eyes, and he instantly appeared before the little girl, asking, "Good, where are they?"

Unintentionally, Tu Shan revealed his true nature, his eyes brimming with killing intent, making his tone chilling.

Wah!

The little girl couldn’t withstand Tu Shan’s gaze, her face turned pale, and she cried out loudly.

The others were also too frightened to speak, retreating quickly.

Tu Shan sneered, restraining his aura, held the gold before the little girl, and smiled, "Tell me where they are, and this gold is yours."

At this moment, Little Stone stepped in front of the little girl, furrowing his brow, and stared at Tu Shan, saying:

"We don’t know who Lin Hongyi is, nor have we seen the people you mentioned."

Tu Shan frowned, flicked his hand, revealing several more gold bars, saying, "Gold is not an issue for me, kid, tell me where they are, and I can make your life prosperous forever."

Staring at the gleaming gold, Little Stone licked his lips but firmly shook his head, "I’ve already said, we haven’t seen them."

"Hmm!"

A fierce light flashed in Tu Shan’s eyes as he clasped his fingers, a sizzling sound followed, the gold in his palm melted into flowing liquid.

"Kid, where are they?"

Tu Shan stepped forward, towering over Little Stone, releasing a ferocious aura from his body, creating whirlwinds around.

"I... I..."

Little Stone stepped back two paces, his legs trembling, but he gritted his teeth and shook his head, "I don’t know."

"So you don’t know."

Tu Shan grinned, revealing white teeth, his expression sinister and cold, with a scorching crimson aura bursting from his right palm.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle...

The crimson aura was exceptionally fierce, roasting the surrounding air into violent distortions, seemingly ready to ignite at any moment.

"Brat, you dare lie to me, you’re really bold," Tu Shan advanced step by step.

"Stop!"

With a cold shout, a sword light shot forth fiercely.