In the midst of his urgent escape, Su Jikuan no longer went to the island where Li Hongjiu and the others had been hiding, instead taking out the Mother-child Talisman to contact their own forces, arranging a meeting point.

Soon after, he received a series of concerned messages from Beiju Commander Lan She; in his replies, he didn't curse Dongguo Shou, but instead brutally insulted Tong Mingshan, repeatedly calling him "Old White Head."

"It's one thing for a Sect Master from an Artifact Refining Sect to forge, but using poison as well?" Lan She was shocked and suspicious. Perhaps in an attempt to comfort Su Jikuan, he agreed and began to harshly criticize Tong Mingshan's vile behavior.

When he met up with his forces, his deputy, Chang Shifei, noticed Su Jikuan's poor complexion, the usual slight arrogance he held with his chin was gone, and unintentionally saw that two of Su Jikuan's fingers were missing. In shock, he exclaimed, "Brother Su, your fingers?"

This immediately drew the attention of the surrounding people to Su Jikuan's fingers, and they were all astonished; Duan Jie's surprised eyes especially glinted.

Everybody knew the power of the leader's 'Star-shattering Finger' was no joke; even the sharpest edge touching it might be shattered. What could possibly cut off Su Jikuan's fingers? Could Li Hongjiu be so terrifying?

Only then did Su Jikuan realize he had shown weakness before his subordinates; feeling even more unbearably distressed in his heart, he immediately wrapped his severed fingers with a piece of white cloth and cursed again, "Shi Chun's subordinate, that Old White Head who forges counterfeit goods, not only hid his strength but also poisoned the sword. I severed these fingers after they were poisoned."

"Old White Head?" Duan Jie inquired: "Could it be Tong Mingshan, Sect Master of the Mingshan Sect?"

Su Jikuan thought for a moment, nodding, "Yes, exactly this villain!"

Previously, he couldn't quite recall Tong Mingshan's name, and would often confuse even the name of the sect, but this time he truly memorized both the Mingshan Sect and Tong Mingshan's names deeply.

Seeing everyone had many doubts, he didn't want to delve deeper into the events, so he hurriedly said, "Dongguo Shou and Luo Que have sneaked over here, this place is not safe to linger at; let's quickly depart."

Astonished, everyone swiftly complied.

Duan Jie followed along indifferently, yet secretly, while flying, he took out the Mother-child Talisman to contact his informants for further details, only to find himself increasingly shocked the more he learned…

Watching the two in the Mirror Image struggling to reach a decisive win, East Victory Commander Wei Mo was nearly green with regret; he hadn't expected that Tong Mingshan would have the capabilities to match the genius of the Carefree Sect.

And An Wuzhi and Zhu Xiangxin, each was extraordinary in their own right.

It was evident that people who had absorbed the Divine Fire were truly extraordinary. He regretted it deeply; knowing this, he bemoaned not acting swiftly and decisively earlier, thinking they should have been under his command. He couldn't help but resent Young Master Nan's previous endless entanglement, which caused him to miss his opportunity.

Of course, blaming others was of no use, he did indeed fail to anticipate that such a small Mingshan Sect, with just a dozen people, would be a hidden place of extraordinary talent.

Living in the Royal Capital of East Victory for so many years, no one ever discovered anything amiss; it wasn't his incompetence, but rather that these fellows were excessively low-profile.

Ming Chaofeng of the Nanshan Team took a sigh of relief after Luo Que escaped; he was also shocked by the situation in the Mirror Image, and turned to Pu Gong to transmit, "Shi Chun and his group, for the sake of rescuing Brother Hongjiu, truly went all out, not hesitating to fight their own people.

Previously, it seemed Shi Chun merely wanted to cling to our Yanbao Sect for support, but now it seems with such strength, their future is limitless. There's really no need to go to extremes for Brother Hongjiu, even less to ruin their future with such actions.

It appears Shi Chun is a person of deep sentiment and righteousness, and their friendship with Brother Hongjiu is indeed extraordinary. Perhaps earlier we really misjudged them with a petty mind."

Pu Gong responded in thought, "Senior Brother, you're right; Shi Chun's origins might be complex, but there's a saying, true friendship is seen in adversity, and those who act righteously often have rough backgrounds. Only such people could dare such reckless actions. Brother Hongjiu has indeed found true friends full of sentiment and righteousness, regardless of success or failure, it's a blessing in life!"

Ming Chaofeng nodded, agreeing with the sentiment—wealth is easy to find, true friendship is hard to come by.

At the Command Center of the Heavenly Court Team, faced with the Mirror Image, Manxi gradually regained his composed expression, though his awe still lingered. He hadn't anticipated such strength from the Mingshan Sect, turning to transmit to Mulan Jin, "No wonder Shi Chun dared to break through the encirclement to save Li Hongjiu; he had such backing strength. Commander, you hid this from me so well!"

Mulan Jin was somewhat speechless, but not wanting to be misunderstood, transmitted back in explanation, "If I had known they possessed such strength, I wouldn't have let my daughter leave them earlier."

Manxi smiled knowingly, thinking, you specifically recruited them to protect your daughter, including Han Bao; whether they have strength or not, don't you know in your heart?

As for earlier getting Mulan Qingqing to part ways with Shi Chun and them, it was understandable—not expecting Shi Chun, newly released from prison, would be targeted by all sides; separating was meant to reduce troubles.

His noncommittal reaction made Mulan Jin slightly frown.

However, Manxi didn't mind this; anyway, now that their strength was exposed, they must all serve his purpose, so he earnestly implored, "Commander, we are all on the same side. Please contact Shi Chun and have his people cease fighting. I'll also have someone contact Dongguo Shou."

This was indeed reasonable, and Mulan Jin slightly nodded, took out the Mother-child Talisman, and coincidentally, Shi Chun's message arrived first, inquiring about the situation with Tong Mingshan.

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