Chapter 2250 - 2245: West Desolation Old Fiend

Chapter 2250: Chapter 2245: West Desolation Old Fiend

Niu Lili covered her mouth, her face pale. Hu Jiuze wanted to say something, but his expression suddenly changed: "There’s a fight at the foot of the mountain."

"Niu Lili, you go inform your father; the two of us will go down to help."

Hu Jiuze grabbed Tang Ming’s arm and flew with him toward the foot of the mountain.

Niu Lili couldn’t afford to think about how she had broken clan rules. She quickly flew towards the village.

"Mother, are we really letting that Tang guy and Hu Jiuze go? He’s so arrogant, daring to target our clan members. Do you think the people who tried to abduct Lili were really from the West Desolation’s Old Demon? Could it be Hu Jiuze and that Tang guy?"

Before Niu Hao could finish speaking, Niu Lili pushed the door open and barged in from outside.

Niu Lili was gasping heavily: "Father, at the... foot of the mountain, there’s a fight."

"Who’s fighting?"

Niu Hao’s eyes narrowed. If Tang Ming really had his sights on Niu Lili, she wouldn’t have come back unharmed after seeing him and Hu Jiuze off.

This was actually Niu Yingzi’s way of testing Hu Jiuze and Tang Ming.

But Niu Lili returned and said there’s a fight at the foot of the mountain, which means it’s definitely not with Hu Jiuze.

"I don’t know either. Aunt Jiuzhe told me to come back quickly and inform you, she’s gone to help."

Niu Lili said, still gasping for breath.

Niu Yingzi glanced at Niu Hao, then said, "Form a lineup, notify your uncle and cousin, have them secretly guard Dou Niu Mountain, and you come down the mountain with me to take a look."

After coming to West Desolation City, Zeng Xing told the West Desolation’s Old Demon that he liked women. So, the Skeletal Venerable prepared several pure and charming women for the three Zeng brothers.

Zeng Qiang and Zeng Meng didn’t care for women, so they all passed them to Zeng Xing, who simply indulged in them, only meeting his two brothers at their place around noon.

By the timeline, Zeng Xing should have come to see them, but today he hasn’t shown up.

Zeng Meng was a bit annoyed: "Big brother, the third brother’s behavior is becoming more and more out of line. He’s almost been consumed by women. It’s already past time; why isn’t he here yet?"

"Anyway, there’s nothing going on. If he likes women, let him sleep a bit longer. Maybe in a few months, our Zeng family will have a few more descendants."

Zeng Qiang nonchalantly took the strong liquor from the table, his fondness for alcohol like Zeng Xing’s for women.

Zeng Meng still felt a bit uneasy, deciding to check Zeng Xing’s residence.

Zeng Qiang, unable to argue with Zeng Meng, followed him to Zeng Xing’s courtyard.

When the two brothers arrived at Zeng Xing’s residence, they found out that Zeng Xing had left early in the morning and hadn’t returned by noon.

Zeng Qiang and Zeng Meng realized something was wrong. The unease grew in Zeng Meng, prompting them to go directly to the West Desolation’s Old Demon. There, they learned that Zeng Xing had been sent to Dou Niu Mountain to kidnap Niu Hao’s daughter, Niu Lili, without consulting them.

Zeng Meng was incredibly furious, loudly criticizing the West Desolation’s Old Demon in his small lounge, arguing that Zeng Xing should not have been sent to Dou Niu Mountain without informing his brothers.

The West Desolation’s Old Demon was also furious, considering himself the City Lord of West Desolation City. Meng Xiao had always shown great respect for him.

Even if you are Meng Xiao’s junior and disciples of the Fearful Demon Elder, aren’t you being too presumptuous?

Seeing the conflict between Zeng Meng and the West Desolation’s Old Demon, Skeletal Venerable quickly instructed Wang Xi to persuade Zeng Meng and then arrange for Wang Xi to accompany Zeng Meng and Zeng Qiang to meet them.

But just as they left West Desolation City, both Zeng Qiang and Zeng Meng suddenly shuddered, a bead on their four-bead bracelet shattered with a crack.

Zeng Meng shouted, "Third Brother," then fell unconscious.

Zeng Qiang sobered up, realizing that the fourth brother hadn’t come, the revenge for the eldest brother hadn’t been sought, and now the third brother, Zeng Xing, had fallen.

It was Zeng Qiang’s first time descending the mountain, filled with fury. He woke Zeng Meng, and the two brothers conspired to push the West Desolation’s Old Demon to deploy troops and attack Dou Niu Mountain.

Zeng Xing’s death was unexpected not only to the Zeng brothers but also to the West Desolation’s Old Demon.

This time, to capture Niu Lili, the West Desolation’s Old Demon had activated a long-standing pawn from Dou Niu Mountain.

Unexpectedly, not only did they fail to capture Niu Lili, but they lost Zeng Xing’s life. It was a complete failure with additional losses.

With no other choice, the West Desolation’s Old Demon had to instruct the Skeletal Venerable to dispatch a team from the mining guard squad to follow the Zeng brothers to Dou Niu Mountain for revenge.

The Zeng brothers were confident in their strength, considering no consequences, they rushed directly towards Dou Niu Mountain with their troops.

Tang Ming’s visit had somewhat eased the previously tense atmosphere at Dou Niu Mountain. Niu Song was deeply saddened by the demise of the scouts because among the fallen sentries this time, two were his grandsons.

But with war comes casualties, something Niu Song had long understood. This time, the plan for sentry arrangement involved two elders, and Niu Song assigned one of the slots to himself.

He wanted to find out who exactly killed his sons. If they tried to kidnap Niu Lili once, there was a high chance they would try again.

Sure enough, just after setting up the sentries, a team arrived at the foot of the mountain. Compared to the merchants usually coming to Dou Niu Mountain for business, these people were clearly different; they all wore uniforms of West Desolation City’s mining guard squad, and Niu Song didn’t know the two leading individuals.

However, he recognized Wang Xi, who followed them. If he remembered correctly, this person should be a disciple of the West Desolation’s Old Demon.

"It really was the West Desolation’s Old Demon who struck."

Niu Song clenched his hands tightly. He took out his withered wood staff from the Storage Ring and walked to the middle of the mountain path.

"Old man, who are you? Don’t block the road."

Zeng Meng narrowed his eyes as he walked in front.

Wang Xi approached from behind Zeng Meng: "Elder, this is Elder Niu Song of the Left Bull Horn lineage of Dou Niu Mountain."

"Elder? So, my third brother was likely killed by him. Brother, take action."

Hearing Wang Xi’s words, the tragic and fiery emotions in Zeng Meng’s heart turned into combat power. Before Niu Song could open his mouth, Zeng Meng’s hands brandished two rib-cleaving steel constructs.

Demonic Qi was released from Zeng Meng’s body, his strength far surpassed Zeng Xing’s, and Niu Song alone was no match for both Zeng Meng and Zeng Qiang.

In just one exchange, Zeng Qiang’s foot smashed into Niu Song’s chest.

Niu Song couldn’t defend in time, the kick pierced through his chest. He widened his eyes, green blood flowing from the wound.

"Elder, how dare you kill an elder of our Niu family."

The surrounding sentries rushed forward as Elder Niu Peng, who had arrived on the battlefield earlier from the Elder Council, changed his expression drastically, pulling the two sentries beside him.