The two of them emerged from the concealed underground tunnel. Yang Yan tugged at Yang Kai's sleeve and said, "Wait a moment — I'll set up a formation to hide this place."
"Sure."
Yang Yan was not only skilled in artifact refining but also well-versed in the way of formations — far beyond what a half-baked practitioner like Yang Kai could hope to match. She took out various materials from her spatial ring and began refining them with her power. Then she arranged the finished pieces around the tunnel entrance in what appeared to be a haphazard manner but actually followed a precise pattern.
Once she finished, the tunnel entrance vanished completely. Not only was it invisible to the naked eye, but even Divine Sense would struggle to detect it.
Yang Yan clapped her hands in satisfaction. "Just remember this location. Next time you come, jump straight down from here."
Yang Kai was quite pleased with her work. Although he might never return, it was good to prevent anyone from accidentally stumbling upon the tunnel. If word got out that there was a large quantity of Spatial Spirit Crystals here, the entire Dark Star would be thrown into chaos.
Ever since ancient times, wealth had been the surest way to stir people's hearts. No one could ignore a precious mineral like Spatial Spirit Crystals.
The two of them began walking back toward the cave. Before they even got close, Yang Kai's expression suddenly shifted — he sensed Yu Feng running toward them, and from the look on his face, he seemed rather anxious. He was currently pacing back and forth near the cave, clearly searching for him.
Yang Kai quickened his pace and soon arrived in front of Yu Feng, calling out: "Brother Yu!"
"Yang Kai!" Yu Feng had been running around like a headless chicken, unable to find any trace of Yang Kai. The moment he heard the call, his face lit up with joy. "Where did you go? I've searched all over Dragon's Nest Mountain and couldn't find you. I thought you'd already left."
Yang Kai chuckled. "I went out for a stroll with Yang Yan. If I were leaving, I'd have said goodbye to Wu Yi. I wouldn't just slip away without a word."
Yu Feng shook his head, cutting him off. His tone turned serious: "You really need to leave. Now."
Yang Kai couldn't help but frown. "What do you mean? Did something happen?"
He knew Wu Yi would never drive him away. She had a grand dream — and it was because of that dream that she had asked him to stay, that she had given him Dragon's Nest Mountain as a temporary base. Over the past few days, Wu Yi had visited several times and treated him well.
But if Yu Feng had come here, he must have been sent by Wu Yi. If something hadn't gone wrong, she would never do this.
Yang Kai immediately thought of the people he had killed before. There was a very high chance they were connected to that Xu Tianze. Failing to pull up the weeds by the roots — sure enough, it had come back to haunt him.
Yu Feng said urgently, "There's no time to explain everything. Check if you have anything to pack. If you do, do it quickly — I'll take you away right now and explain on the road."
"Explain what? I still wanted to wash up first." Yang Yan's face was covered in grime; she hadn't caught on to the situation yet. After spending so long in the underground tunnel, she was filthy from head to toe.
"Miss Yang, please bear with it — you can wash once we're somewhere safe. Why are you two just standing there? If there's nothing to pack, we leave now!" Yu Feng saw the two of them looking utterly unmoved and grew frantic.
Yang Kai couldn't help but laugh. "Brother Yu, calm down. What exactly happened?"
Yu Feng stamped his foot in frustration, wishing he could just knock Yang Kai unconscious to stop his rambling. "I told you there's no time to explain! I've been searching for you here for ages while the Young Miss has been stalling the family back home. If you don't leave now, it really will be too late."
"Mm. It's already too late." Yang Kai's expression shifted as he cast his gaze to one side. There, a large group of people was flying toward them at breakneck speed. Streaks of cyan light — the glow of Star Shuttles — cut across the sky like falling meteors.
Yu Feng's face darkened, and he couldn't help but sigh, knowing the Young Miss's efforts had been in vain. Before those people got any closer, he hurriedly warned: "Brother Yang, a while back — did you happen to beat up some young master from the Xu family?"
"Yeah." Yang Kai thought to himself: I didn't just beat up their young master — I killed a few of them too. How come Yu Feng hasn't mentioned that?
Yu Feng let out a bitter laugh and pointed toward the approaching crowd. "The Xu family's people have come for you."
"How does this Xu family compare to your Haike family?" Yang Kai asked.
"They're about on par — both are outer families under the Shadow Moon Hall. Neither is particularly prominent. But our Haike family and their Xu family have a lot of trade dealings, and the relationship is good. And Yang Kai, you're not a member of the Haike family — the elders won't protect you, and the Young Miss won't be able to shield you either. You were far too reckless." Yu Feng sighed again.
Though he was scolding Yang Kai, he had no intention of drawing a clear line between them. Even as those people were about to arrive, he casually moved to position himself in front of Yang Kai and Yang Yan.