"Nice, very nice," Tang Ming responded without lifting his head.
"Hmph, you didn’t even look. You’re just way too perfunctory!"
Li Xiaoli protested discontentedly.
At this mont, the three won—Liu ngting and her friends—had colorful headbands tied around their heads, sold to them by an elderly lady in traditional minority attire. This outfit indeed made the three won look beautiful, but unfortunately, Tang Ming had no intention of paying attention to their appearance.
"Brother Ming, don’t you have a map? Since we can’t get any information about Heavenly Cloud Palace, why not follow the map?"
Chen Cang uncertainly suggested to Tang Ming.
"I thought about it, but the map is too old, and it only has a mark in Wanyou Town. The specific route is blurry.
Tang Ming shook his head helplessly and sighed, "I observed the roads on the way here; the current roads don’t match the map’s routes. To find Heavenly Cloud Palace using the map, unless led by soone very familiar with the terrain, even I wouldn’t be able to find the location."
"Then spend so money hiring a local guide!"
Li Xiaoli quickly proposed.
"Can you tell who the locals are?"
Tang Ming gave Li Xiaoli a sideways glance, "Along the way, I found that the rchants here are all outsiders; I haven’t seen any true locals. Also, I’m not comfortable letting the locals guide us with you guys around."
"Why is that?"
Li Xiaoli asked Tang Ming in confusion.
"Who knows if they’re good or bad? Our group looks pretty decent; what if we encounter so particularly dangerous individuals?"
Liu ngting analyzed cautiously and then looked at Tang Ming, "Am I right?"
"Can they be more dangerous than ? I’m worried about the complex terrain here, mostly mountains and forests. There are bound to be poisonous snakes and savage beasts. Once we enter the mountains, can you guys handle it?"
Tang Ming rolled his eyes and sighed helplessly.
"Oh, so that’s it. Then we indeed can’t act recklessly."
Upon hearing about poisonous snakes and savage beasts, Liu ngting instantly beca frightened.
"Bang! At this mont, the inn’s courtyard gate was kicked open, and three aggressive-looking young n entered the courtyard.
"Are you here to stay?"
The chubby middle-aged innkeeper hurriedly greeted them.
"Get lost."
One youth with narrow eyes pushed the innkeeper aside and walked briskly towards Tang Ming and his group.
"Are they coming for us?"
Liu ngting’s face changed slightly. She quickly pulled Xia Wei’er and Li Xiaoli closer to Tang Ming.
"Are you the ones asking about Heavenly Cloud Sect?"
The narrow-eyed youth asked arrogantly, his eyes brightening as he scanned Liu ngting and her friends.
"Yes, what advice do you have?"
Tang Ming frowned slightly, suspiciously sizing up the trio; they were all martial artists.
"Brother Shi Tou, there are three beauties here."
Another youth with a fat-face stared fixedly at Liu ngting and her friends, addressing the narrow-eyed one.
"Indeed, very fine."
Shi Tou nodded slightly, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he whispered, "Stay calm. These three babes are ours tonight."
"Hehe, tourist cities are the best. Picking up chicks is so easy. We are in for a lucky treat today."
Another skinny youth couldn’t help but laugh wickedly.
Although the trio’s whispers were quiet, Tang Ming and Chen Cang heard them clearly due to their sharp hearing.
Hearing that these three guys were targeting Liu ngting and her friends, Chen Cang beca furious and rolled up his sleeves, ready to act but was stopped by Tang Ming.
"Who exactly are you? Do you know anything about Heavenly Cloud Palace?"
Tang Ming pulled Chen Cang back and looked at Shi Tou in confusion.
"Hmph, we are staff of a special national departnt. You are suspected of harming national security and must co with us now."
Shi Tou snorted coldly, pulled out a badge from his pocket, and handed it to Tang Ming, saying without question, "If you don’t cooperate, don’t bla us for being rude."
"Another special national departnt?"
Tang Ming was slightly stunned and glanced at the badge; he almost spat out blood—it was people from Ming Group.
"Ming Group Martial Arts Inspection Team mber Wang Shilei."
Tang Ming recited the details on the badge, speechless. He ntally cursed Lin Canghai to the eighteenth generation.
This Ming Group turned out to have a Martial Arts Inspection Team too. But to think these three idiots were mbers of the Inspection Team—this crummy Martial Arts Inspection Team wasn’t much of a prestigious organization.
Before, Tang Ming felt that being a Group Leader in Dark Group’s Inspection Team was quite badass, but now he realized it wasn’t such a big deal. Any random Joe can join the organization. How cool can it be?
Actually, Tang Ming really wronged Lin Canghai.
Ming Group and Dark Group are different. Dark Group’s Martial Arts Inspection Team is definitely a powerful and important departnt, not easily accessible, holding the power to dictate the fate of Martial Arts Sects. Ming Group’s Martial Arts Inspection Team, however, is much more vulgar.
Ming Group’s Inspection Team is just a broad term for various factions within Ming Group dedicated to making money and seeking profits. The personnel are diverse, and the internal composition is quite complex. Except for the core mbers being official mbers of Ming Group, most are affiliates.
Anyone who can bring profit to Ming Group’s leaders can be considered part of Ming Group’s Martial Arts Inspection Team, similar to the concept of Dark Group’s affiliates.
Ming Group uses the na of Dark Group’s powerful Martial Arts Inspection Team just to annoy them, referring to these people running errands as their inspection team.
"That’s right, I am Wang Shilei."
Wang Shilei nodded, pulled out handcuffs from behind, and sneered, "Now, you must co with ."
"Yes, if you don’t cooperate, don’t bla us for being rude."
The other two also threatened fiercely, their eyes leering at the three won.
These three n had hard many won in Wanyou Town. As a tourist city visited by outsiders, they used their status to take away tourists at will. Whenever they fancied a woman, they would take her, harm her, and even the police dared not interfere. The bullied won, unfamiliar with the area, could only admit their misfortune.
Seeing Liu ngting and her friends today, Shi Tou and his n had bad intentions again. With the justification of a legitimate investigation, they were even more determined not to spare these beauties.
"What if I don’t go with you? What will you do?"
Tang Ming snorted coldly, tossing the badge back to Shi Tou.
"Oh! Quite arrogant, huh? In that case, don’t bla us for being rude."
Shi Tou sneered coldly, raised his hand, and shouted, "Brothers, act now! Cripple the n, take the won."
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