The leader fell silent upon hearing Duanmu Lei’s words. If this man is truly Duanmu Lei, given his standing in the martial arts world and his martial arts skills, it’s clear even with a simple thought that the identity of these two young men is not simple.

He pondered for a moment, then spoke up: "I never said they couldn’t leave. Niu Tou Mountain always abides by the rules of the martial world."

He glanced towards the gorge below, "Farewell to the few young masters, I won’t see you off!"

Qi Er and You Er immediately mounted their horses, clasped their hands towards the leader’s direction, "Thank you, leader."

Then the two clasped their hands towards the surroundings, "Thank you, Senior Duanmu. We will surely repay your great kindness in the future."

The two then spurred their horses and left, with several trusted aides following them.

The bodyguards also hurriedly mounted their horses and chased after them.

There were still many unwilling bandits on the mountain, but at this moment, none dared to make a sound.

With the leader present, there was no place for their words.

Watching as You Er and Qi Er exited the gorge, a voice came from afar, "In view of your Niu Tou Mountain being sensible, let’s call it a day today."

The leader understood that this meant it would not be pursued further in the future.

Only then did the bandits on Niu Tou Mountain dare to speak up, "Leader, that Duanmu Lei is going too far, isn’t he? If this gets out, who will regard our Niu Tou Mountain anymore?"

The leader looked at the bandit who just spoke, "Zhang Shitou, if you wish to die, don’t drag everyone along."

"Senior Duanmu’s martial arts are among the top in the world, where did you get the guts to call him by his name?"

Zhang Shitou shrank his neck back.

The leader sneered again: "Besides, what do you think we are? We’re just bandits, bandits!"

"Do you think Niu Tou Mountain has a good reputation in the martial world?"

He glanced around, "Just let it go, anyone who dares to grumble further, I’ll kill him!"

No one on the mountain dared to make a sound again.

The leader snorted and looked in the direction of the Second Master, "Old Second, come with me."

The Second Master knew that he had not handled today’s matter well and was inevitably going to face the leader’s anger, so he apprehensively walked up the mountain.

At this moment, Qi Er and You Er had already exited the gorge, their horses galloping along the wide official road.

Qi Er shouted loudly to You Er, "Have you ever heard of that Senior Duanmu who helped us?"

You Er shook his head, "No, never."

"From what the leader said, Senior Duanmu’s skills are among the top in the world."

"I wonder why such a high-level person would help us."

You Er said as he looked back, the gorge had already been left far behind, and there was not a single person to be seen on the mountain road.

Seeing that it was getting late, they galloped and finally reached Yu Hall before dark.

First, they found an inn to settle down. While waiting for the food, Qi Er inquired with the shopkeeper about the whereabouts of Captain Xu’s mansion of the Defense Department in Yu Hall.

The shopkeeper looked over Qi Er, this young master with delicate skin, obviously not a local.

He curiously asked, "Why, young master, are you looking for Captain Xu?"

Qi Er frowned, "Captain Xu?"

"May I ask the shopkeeper, isn’t the captain here surnamed Lin?"

The shopkeeper waved his hand, "Surnamed Xu."

"Officers from the Defense Department often come here to drink, I recognize almost all the people up and down."

"I’ve never heard of a Captain surnamed Lin."

You Er chimed in from the side, "Shopkeeper, please think again, is there really no one surnamed Lin, transferred here three or four years ago?"