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The two girls have reaped their rewards and in their satisfaction, have started trading with each other.
In contrast, the two older boys at home are still locked in battle with their respective opponents. Their opponents, who were only at the high level two of the Vital Energy Refining Realm, excelled at joining forces and attacking together.
Forced into a corner, the brothers had no choice but to team up. The battle between them was heated, evenly matched.
More importantly, the scar-faced bandit leader had not yet made a move.
Among the bandits, his cultivation base was the highest, nearly reaching the fifth level of the Vital Energy Refining Realm. It wasn't easy for an independent cultivator like him, to reach this level in his early forties.
They were not like the clan disciples and heads of households who received substantial support each year, and even got extra rewards if they performed well.
