Chapter 97: You said my nephew is dead?

  "Haha, I've finally come out!"

  Kang Bin felt an unprecedented sense of relief as he walked out of the forest and burst into loud laughter.

  Although his face was full of joy, he didn't have the slightest intention of stopping. Because this wasn't the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group's campsite and it wasn't safe, for him, what was most important right now was to hurry back to the campsite and tell Zhen Hong about their encounter with danger.

  ......

  On the open grassland less than a hundred meters from the forest exit, some mercenary troops often stationed.

  At this moment, at the forefront of that campsite, there is a large white circular tent, which can accommodate about a hundred people.

  In front of the tent, there were several bonfires, with about a dozen people sitting around each one. On top of one of the bonfires was a rack of food, emitting an enticing aroma that wafted through the air. Surrounding this particular bonfire was a group of people, roughly ten in number, who appeared to be mostly young adults under the age of thirty.

  One of them was handsome in appearance, with bright eyes that shone with a light that ordinary people could not perceive.

  His name is Feng Ze, the deputy commander of the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group, and also a figure similar to a military strategist in the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group. Many things in the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group are handled by him, and he has a great reputation in the group.

  "Ze Ge, where did that little rascal Zhen Liang go? He's gone missing since early morning?"

  A slender young man next to Feng Ze took over the freshly baked food and said with a puzzled face.

  As the nephew of Zhen Liang, who was the leader of the group, his whereabouts were still a concern for many people.

  Feng Ze looked at the thin young man, smiled and shook his head, saying: "I haven't seen him either, but I guess he should be in the Lagerson Forest."

  "Wow, Ze Ge, you're really something! Hearing you say that, I've got a thought. This morning, I saw Zhen Liang leading over a dozen people into the forest. Oh, and that kid Kang Bin followed them too."

  Among those ten people, a young man wearing a blue long shirt with an ordinary face suddenly looked surprised and patted his thigh.

  People around immediately flattered him.

  "Wow, really? Ze Ge, you guessed it right again, amazing!"

  "Of course, Ze Ge is our mercenary group's military advisor. What could possibly stump our Ze Ge?"

  "It's true that Ze Ge's strength is only at the 7th level of Xuan Shi, but his wisdom is actually the most formidable among us. No wonder he was able to become the deputy captain! You know, there are many people among us who are already at the 8th or 9th level of Xuan Shi!"

  ......

  Feng Ze heard the deliberate flattery of those people around him, he shook his head and smiled lightly: "Actually, it's nothing, here, except for going to Lagerson Forest, that kid doesn't have anywhere else to go."

  He's really puzzled about this, by the way. Logically speaking, that kid usually doesn't get up early unless there's something in it for him. So why did he go out so early today? It seems like there must be something that attracted him, otherwise he wouldn't have gone out so early and brought so many people with him.

  But whatever Zhen Liang discovered had nothing to do with him, his responsibility was to plan for everyone, minimize harm and maximize benefits.

  In this way, the more benefits he gets as deputy captain, the more silver ingots he can get to treat his sister who is unable to walk due to an unknown illness.

  In fact, most of the silver he had obtained in these years were spent on his sister. Otherwise, with this amount of silver, his cultivation would have advanced further.

  However, he has no regrets. In this world, his sister is his only relative, and to cure her legs, even if it means bankruptcy, he is willing.

  Curing his sister's legs was not only his wish but also his mother's last words before she passed away.

  He still vividly remembers the poor alley, a worn-out room, his mother lying on the mat with a pale face and white hair, saying those words to him with tears in her eyes before she passed away.

  "Azhe, mother... Mother knows that she will die soon... As for you, mother is relieved. You are now a strong master of the Xuan level, much stronger than your father was when he was alive... The only thing mother worries about now is your younger sister."

  "She's had some strange illness since she was a child, which has left her unable to walk. Although she doesn't show it on her face and doesn't want us to worry... but Mother knew that she really hopes to be able to walk one day... Mother hoped... after Mother passes away, you... can find the best doctor to treat her, understand? Understand?"

  As soon as he finished speaking, he stopped breathing.

  "Mother..."

  Feng Ze let out a sorrowful cry and threw himself into his mother's arms, wailing loudly. Just then, a clear voice reached his ears.

  "Brother, what's wrong with mom?"

  Feng Ze hastily took a look and found that his younger sister, who was lying on another mat and was less than ten years old at the time, had woken up at some point. She sat up, looking puzzled at her mother lying motionless in bed, then turned to Feng Ze with an innocent face and said: "Isn't Mother just sleeping? Brother, why are you crying so loudly? You'll wake Mother up!"

  At this time, Feng Ze rushed over and hugged his sister tightly, sobbing in a low voice: "Yes, mother is tired, she's just sleeping, just sleeping..."

  And her sister Feng Lan continued to look at her mother in confusion, not knowing why her brother was crying so loudly without waking her up.

  ......

  "Don't worry, daughter, I will think of every possible way to cure your sister's leg."

  Feng Ze raised his head and gazed at the sky, with tears unknowingly welling up in the corners of his eyes, his gaze firm as he thought.

  Suddenly, a shrill cry came from afar.

  "Help!"

  A crowd of people around Feng Ze hastily looked around, only to see a few dozen meters away, a thin young man was rushing towards them, his face pale and terrified, as if there was something ferocious behind him.

  "Hey, isn't that Kang Bin?"

  "Huh? It really seems like him. That's strange, why did he come back alone? What about Zhen Liang and the others?"

  "Look at him, it seems like something is chasing him from behind!"

  "Go and take a look!"

  In an instant, a large crowd rushed up.

  Before long, everyone surrounded him and asked questions from all sides.

  "Kang Bin, how can I save just you? What about the others?"

  "Yes, and others?"

  "Just now I saw your expression, is there something behind you chasing after you?"

  "Right, you looked really scared just now, what's behind it?"

  ......

  "Behind, behind..."

  Kang Bin was so out of breath that he couldn't finish what he wanted to say.

  "Alright, you all stop for a moment and let him catch his breath before continuing." Feng Ze raised his arm high and said to the crowd.

  As the deputy commander of the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group, his words generally carried weight. In an instant, everyone fell silent, but their eyes were fixed intently on Kang Bin.

  "There's someone behind me who wants to kill me, and he has already killed everyone else, including Zhen Liang!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, everyone heard someone furiously shouting from behind.

  "What! You say my nephew is dead?"