The three of them didn't fall for it, and the young man couldn't do anything to Xin Zhongze.
Because they didn't dare to act in the safe zone.
Acting in the safe zone would result in being thrown into the dungeon at best, or being killed on the spot by Bichi City NPCs at worst.
Let alone that they were only players of level ten-something; even if players above level sixty came, they wouldn't be a match for the NPCs.
In Bichi City, the class change instructors for the three professions were all Sixth Tier powerhouses.
Besides that, the King of Bichi City was an Eighth Tier powerhouse.
Once, someone fought in Bichi City and was directly killed on the spot by an NPC.
So, even if the young man wanted to attack Xin Zhongze and his two companions, he would need to lure them out of Bichi City first.
"You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. Just you wait."
Finally, the young man threatened Xin Zhongze before leaving with his group.
Although the young man left with his group, Xin Zhongze felt as if someone was still monitoring them.
"These people are strange," Xu Muyan whispered.
"They are very strange." Xin Zhongze nodded; he felt it too.
Just then, a middle-aged man walked over.
Seeing this middle-aged man, Xin Zhongze immediately recognized him as the player they had encountered when they first arrived in the main city.
"Did you offend the Former Alliance?" The middle-aged man asked Xin Zhongze and his two companions.
"I don't know. They invited us to join their guild, but I didn't agree," Xin Zhongze said.
"The Former Alliance is a guild established by the Shen, one of the Federal 36 Great Families. People from the 36 Great Families are not good people; they usually ambush and kill lone rogue players. How could they invite you to join their guild? Could it be that you are also from the Shen family?
That's not right either; if you were from the Shen family, you wouldn't need an invitation to join, would you?
But regardless, you've probably offended the Former Alliance now. You'll need to be careful from now on. It's best to stay in Bichi City and not go out, or you'll be in danger," the middle-aged man told Xin Zhongze and his two companions.
Hearing this, Xin Zhongze immediately thought of something: it seemed he had killed a self-proclaimed descendant of the Shen family of the 36 Great Families when he was in Novice Village.
Before dying, the other party had said that their Shen Family Old Ancestor had placed a tracking mark on his body, and if Xin Zhongze dared to kill him, the mark would attach to Xin Zhongze's body and would then be sensed by his Shen Family Old Ancestor.
"Could it be that I am now being sensed by the Shen Family Old Ancestor, and the Shen family came to deal with him just now?"
Xin Zhongze thought for a moment, then asked the middle-aged man, "Senior, have you heard of a situation where someone can place a mark on another person, and after the marked person is killed, the mark attaches to the killer?"
Hearing Xin Zhongze's words, the middle-aged man asked in surprise, "Did you kill someone from the Shen family in Novice Village?"
As soon as Xin Zhongze said that, he guessed some of the situation.
Hearing the middle-aged man's guess, Xin Zhongze hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "I did kill two people in Novice Village who claimed to be from the 36 Great Families. They attacked me the moment they arrived, wanting to kill me, so naturally, I couldn't just sit there and wait to die."
Hearing Xin Zhongze's words, the middle-aged man immediately said, "The Shen Family Old Ancestor is a Sixth Tier powerhouse, so it's possible he has abilities we don't know about."
After a pause, he continued, "If that's the case, you could actually join our guild. Our guild is called the Anti-Imperialism and Anti-Hegemony Alliance, and it's a guild specifically against the 36 Great Families. If you join us, at least in Bichi City, the Shen family won't be able to do anything to you."
Hearing this, Xin Zhongze was somewhat tempted, but he still didn't immediately agree. "Senior, I still need to consider joining your group."
Xin Zhongze knew that the Shen's Former Alliance was not good, but he was also not sure if the Anti-Imperialism and Anti-Hegemony Alliance that the middle-aged man spoke of was good.
"You can take your time to consider, but before that, you absolutely must not leave the city, otherwise, the Shen family might very well besiege you. The Shen's Former Alliance has at least three hundred people in Bichi City," the middle-aged man told Xin Zhongze.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior." Xin Zhongze quickly expressed his gratitude.
Soon, the middle-aged man left.
"Husband, when did you kill someone from the Shen family?" Xu Muyan quickly asked Xin Zhongze.
"It was the day before you found out I entered the game. Two people claiming to be from the 36 Great Families wanted to kill me, but I killed them instead," Xin Zhongze explained.
"It seems that the Shen family has discovered that you killed their people. What should we do now? Are we just going to keep hiding in Bichi City?" Xu Muyan finally asked Xin Zhongze.
"There will be a way. At worst, we'll join that Anti-Imperialism and Anti-Hegemony Alliance." Xin Zhongze's tone was very calm.
After speaking, he looked at He Yingxue: "He Yingxue, I killed someone from the Shen family, which means I've made an enemy of a major force in the game, so you might as well make your own way."
Hearing this, He Yingxue quickly waved her hand and said, "Brother-in-law, I am now Yan-jie's little sister. As the saying goes, a loyal minister serves no two masters, and a chaste woman does not marry two husbands. Since I am already Yan-jie's person, I will follow Yan-jie for life.
Moreover, you saved my life, helped me level up, and brought me to the main city. If I were to betray you now just because you encountered a strong enemy, would I still be human?"
"Yan-jie, Brother-in-law, don't worry. I, He Yingxue, swear that if I betray you, may I be struck by lightning and my body and spirit be utterly destroyed..."
Hearing He Yingxue's words, Xin Zhongze's gaze towards He Yingxue softened a lot.
Xu Muyan, on the other hand, patted He Yingxue's shoulder, everything unspoken.
If He Yingxue could truly do as she said, then Xin Zhongze wouldn't mind taking He Yingxue with him on his journey to the peak.
"Wife, He Yingxue, from now on, you two stay in the city and don't go anywhere. I'll go out of the city alone to meet those people from the Former Alliance," Xin Zhongze said to the two women.
Hearing Xin Zhongze's words, Xu Muyan quickly shook her head: "Husband, no, it's too dangerous for you alone. I don't want anything to happen to you."
Hearing Xu Muyan's words, Xin Zhongze said, "Wife, don't worry. My Agility has reached over thirty points; most people simply can't catch up to me."
"Even so, no. That's too risky. If it really doesn't work out, let's just join that Anti-Imperialism and Anti-Hegemony Alliance," Xu Muyan shook her head.
She would never agree to Xin Zhongze going out of the city alone.
Hearing Xu Muyan's words, Xin Zhongze sighed inwardly.
To be honest, he was not at all afraid of the people from the Former Alliance.
Xin Zhongze had checked the information of that group of people.
For example, the information of that Level 19 Warrior.
"Name: Shen Pingsheng, Level 19, Class: Warrior, Attack 47 (9-12), Defense 16 (3-7), Magic Attack 5, Magic Defense 15 (3-9), Agility 24, Accuracy 5, Spirit 13. Skills: Basic Sword Technique Lv3 (Attack increases 3 times physical damage.)..."
This Shen Pingsheng was still the highest level and strongest in terms of attributes among that group.
However, even the Level 19 Shen Pingsheng's physical attack was only 47 (9-12).
With such an attack, the highest physical attack was only 59 points.
Even with the Attack Sword Technique's 3.5 times physical attack, the maximum attack power was only over one hundred seventy points.
Subtracting Xin Zhongze's 25 points of physical defense, the opponent could at most deal over one hundred fifty points of damage to him at a time.
And Xin Zhongze's Fireball, with the opponent's highest magic defense of 23 points, could deal over three hundred points of health damage to the opponent.
Normally, although a Mage's magic attack value is not as high as a Warrior's physical attack, magic damage is continuous damage. For example, Xin Zhongze's Fireball can burn for three seconds, dealing 2.5 times damage per second.
Xin Zhongze's maximum magic attack was 50 points, only slightly lower than the opponent's physical attack.
If Xin Zhongze couldn't stack equipment, his maximum magic attack would only be 32 points, and a Fireball would only deal over 170 points of damage to the opponent, with an average of only 57 points of damage per second.
Of course, if a Warrior got close, they could slash a Mage once every second, so letting a Warrior get close was very dangerous.
In addition, the main reason Xin Zhongze was confident that the Former Alliance people couldn't do anything to him in the wild was because his Agility was as high as 40 points.
It was simply not something a Level 19 Warrior with 24 Agility could catch up to.
However, since Xu Muyan strongly disagreed with him going out of the city alone, Xin Zhongze gave up his plan to meet the Former Alliance people outside the city.