Four people stood at the entrance to a valley with hesitation written all over their faces.
"Do you think we should go inside and meet these people?
I heard that there are members of the royal family inside, with Bruce and Graham in the lead. Should we? Should we not?
We have several secret manuals about martial arts with us. What if Graham and Bruce give us a hard time and force us to give them those secret manuals?
On the other hand, if we don't join them, we might have to face the nine masters of the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom alone. In that case we would be killed instantly because we don't stand any chance of defeating cultivators at the Sky Realm," Dewey pondered with a troubled look on his face.
The remaining three of the group were Maria, Iris and Anna.
Since the four had discovered some martial skills inside, they had wasted no time in leaving the Emperor Library to avoid the members of the royal family.
Recently, they had heard the news of the nine cultivators at the Sky Realm who were from the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom and were slaying warriors of the Violet Orchid Empire.
Therefore, they had agreed on joining the group of cultivators from the Violet Orchid Empire to survive.
But when they arrived at the valley where this group was staying, they came to know that Bruce and Graham had become the leaders of this group. The four wavered in their decision now.
After all, they had offended the members of the royal family inside the Emperor Library. They were unsure and worried that these people would get back at them and force them to hand over the secret manuals about the fifth-grade or sixth-grade martial arts.
None of the four was willing to give up those manuals since they meant a lot to them and would help them immensely.
However, Bruce and Graham had a cultivation base at the Sky Realm, while Dewey, Maria, Iris, and Anna were all at the Earth Realm.
It was impossible for them to knock down such powerful opponents.
As a result, the four were in a dilemma, not knowing what to do.
"Got any ideas?"
Dewey asked his friends, pacing back and forth anxiously.
"Stop acting like that. It's so annoying."
Maria whined at his incessant pacing and anxiousness.
"Where is Austin?
If he was with us, everything would be okay," Iris cut in with a sigh.
She was somehow, dependent completely on Austin. She had a feeling that they would be safe when he was around.
"I think we'd better go into the valley.
If we meet the nine martial artists from the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom, we're going to be as good as dead.
Although we have had a conflict with the members of the royal family inside the Emperor Library, I don't think they will put us down. After all, we have powerful enemies in common.
Besides, there are many disciples from other sects with them. We have got nothing to worry about. We got our treasures and didn't do anything wrong. I don't think they would dare to take our things away in public," Maria voiced out her opinion after musing for a moment.
"You have a point.
Fine. Let's get inside.
The worst case scenario is that we're going to go up against members of the royal family.
I don't think they'll have the guts to hurt us in front of others. Besides, what more could happen?"
Dewey agreed with a nod.
Both Iris and Anna didn't have any thoughts about the matter. They acquiesced in Maria and Dewey's decision.
The four then walked towards the entrance to the valley.
There were several young cultivators from the Violet Orchid Empire lurking near the exit to keep a lookout. The moment they caught sight of the four, they recognized them. They turned up and greeted them before letting them in graciously.
All things considered, they had just got four more pairs of hands in their fight against the nine masters at the Sky Realm from the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom.
When the four entered the valley, they saw a bunch of people in the open field. About every two or three of them were staying together.
There were several tents in the valley. It looked like a temporary stronghold of the cultivators of the royal family.
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