It wasn't a surprise that the City Guards didn't take any unnecessary risks, knowing how powerful Xuefeng was. Not everyone could crack the Safe Zone Barrier like it was nothing.
"You want to talk to the Captain?" A familiar voice suddenly called out and the City Guards made way for the X-men squad. "How about you talk with me?"
"Welcome back, but I don't think you are the City Guards Captain? What does Trade Union have anything to do with this case?" Xuefeng called out as he aimed his sword at the X-men leader.
"Don't worry. Trade Union cooperates with all Cities. You are also on Trade Union Wanted List, so this is our case as well," X-men leader assured with a smile and turned to the City Guards. "We will take it from here. Close all escape routes and call for backup. We need all the help you have."
"Call everyone you want but are you sure you can catch us?" Xuefeng commented casually while leaving a peck on Tianshi's head. "We can leave whenever we want. We just like to chat, so we stayed behind."
"Tsk," the X-men leader snickered. "I admit you are fast, but it's over."
He pulled out a circular Artefact from his Storage Ring and immediately threw it in the sky.
Bzzz!
The ball buzzed and created another barrier which locked them all together. His crew did the same, stacking a series of barriers. One could pass inside from the outside but they couldn't leave anymore unless the barrier was deactivated.
"Unless you can break through all of them and defend against our attacks at the same time, your speed will be useless," X-men leader pointed out with a smile. "So what will it be? Will you follow us willingly or resist once again?"
Xuefeng couldn't help but admit that they came prepared, quite experienced in bounty hunting.
'Five more minutes!' Ming informed. 'I'm preparing the real one this time!'
Xuefeng immediately got excited. The last time he used the Judgment Vine it was unstoppable and it wasn't even its full form, just a pseudo one.
What were five minutes? For Xuefeng it was a piece of cake.
He pretended he was thinking about it for a few seconds and seeing the X-men leader was getting impatient, Xuefeng asked in wonder, "What about my wife? Will you let her go if I follow you?"
"We only want you, so we will not bother your wife but knowing she broke a lot of rules, she will be detained by the City Guards. We can't really influence that," the X-men leader replied honestly. "The most we can do is allow her to pay off her debts immediately instead of sentencing her."
"I have an idea. Cancel the whole debt she has and clean her off all charges. Only then I will follow you," Xuefeng proposed. "If not, this place will become a big mess."
Everyone frowned when he heard how big balls Xuefeng had. He was surrounded from all sides and backed against the Safe Zone Barrier, yet he wanted to make deals?
"I think we can all agree you don't have the negotiating powers. Either you come with us or we force you to," X-men leader presented him with an ultimatum. "You have ten seconds to choose before we proceed with the latter."
"Hahaha!" Xuefeng laughed and asked playfully, "Do I? I thought I have all the powers needed."
Ugh!
Covered by his long sleeve, the Air Elemental Stone brightened once again, and out of nowhere, multiple City Guards began gasping for air. They clutched their throats as if they couldn't breathe.
Having the Air Elemental Stone, Xuefeng was the unrivaled master of the Air Element! Whatever he wished for, the Air Element followed his orders.
How could his enemies breathe if he controlled the air they used to breathe?
"It seems like you don't understand the situation you are in. I'm not the one locked with you but instead, you are locked here with me. Now tell me, should I kill all the City Guards one by one, or all at once?" Xuefeng asked with a grin.
Thud! Thud!
Weak City Guards began quickly losing consciousness from the lack of air and dropped from the sky like eagles with their wings cut. They were caught by their companions to avoid getting hurt but they also quickly followed suit.
The way they looked at Xuefeng changed momentarily, from disdain to fear. He didn't even move yet people were suffering?
"Stop it! We agree!" One of the City Guards Captains with a red eagle on his chest gave in momentarily. "I will ask to cancel all her fines right now!"
More than half of his City Guards were already unconscious on the ground, so it wasn't like he had a choice.
Click!
Xuefeng snapped his fingers and suddenly all City Guards sighed in relief, taking a deep breath into their lungs. He then gazed at the X-men leader who stared at him with a frown and questioned playfully, "Can't you be like Mr. Captain? At least he knows what's good to him. Now, we shall wait till my wife's ID Card is cleared of all charges."
'Three more minutes!' Ming reminded, but Xuefeng was chilling.
This wasn't even his final form.
'My love, prepare for the act,' Xuefeng informed his partner in crime as he caressed her cheek. 'We have three more minutes to stall.'
She smiled in response and kissed him gently, 'You can always count on me.'
"Do you think I'm scared of you? It's obvious you only target weak Cultivators. I can bet it's useless against stronger opponents," X-men leader replied fearlessly but Xuefeng had a quick comeback.
"If you weren't scared, you would attack right away to stop me, but you have no idea what I did and that's what's scaring you the most."
So what if he figured out the truth? Without knowing the whole truth, he could only guess. Xuefeng could control Elements with the Elemental Bracelet but he couldn't touch Qi of the higher refining. Unless he refined his Air Qi, he could only control the Qi of the base level.
It was still enough to cut the airflow for the normal City Guards though.
'Oof, I just got a notification that my ID Card is clean. They were so fast!' Tianshi called out suddenly.
It was faster than expected but Xuefeng could stall them forever.
"The ID Card got cleaned now! Your wife is free to leave," the City Guard Captain announced, withdrawing with his troops as if waiting for backup first.
On the other hand, another two batches of black-clothed cultivators arrived, entering inside the barrier.
Thud!
The X-men leader threw handcuffs on the ground and ordered, "Your wife is free to go as you wanted. Now put on the handcuffs."
Xuefeng gazed at the black handcuffs on the ground and shrugged, "My wrists are too delicate to wear such heavy handcuffs. Do you have anything softer?"
"No," X-men leader replied with his eyes darkened. He seemed already fed up with Xuefeng's games. "I give you five seconds to put on the handcuffs."
"Why is he still not caught?" The other two teams wondered as they pulled out their weapons, ready to attack. "If we catch him first, we will get the reward. Let's get over with it."
They had no idea what happened before.
Xuefeng only smiled as he pulled out another ace from his sleeve or rather, a circular token with a Dragon engraved on it.
"Are you sure you want to attack us? I don't think our master would be satisfied."
Roar!