At this time, the village chief Xuequan was walking back and forth in the yard with a hint of helplessness in his expression.
Seeing Xueyu and Xuejun coming quickly outside the courtyard, they went to greet them.
"Hey! The crisis in the village has arrived, and we have to prepare for the worst." Xuequan sighed after taking the mother and son into the secret room of the house.
"Grandpa Village Chief, what is going on? Is it so serious?" Before Xue Yu could ask, Xue Jun asked first.
"Well, it's quite serious." Xuequan was helpless.
"Village chief, where did those blood ones come from? Are they related to the blood killer?" Xue Yu asked.
"Those are the guards of Baron City." Xuequan said.
"Guard of Baron City?"
"Why are they here?" Xuejun and Xueyu said at the same time.
"I don't know why they came, but the leader should be Xue Ke's uncle, the second steward of Baron City, Xue Pu." Xue Quan explained to them.
"Xue Pu? Xue Ke's uncle? Then..." Xue Yu had a premonition of something bad.
"You are right. Their target should be me. However, I am not a master who can be manipulated casually. However, this happened a bit suddenly, and some changes may be beyond my control." Xuequan said in a deep voice.
"Village Chief, if we, mother and son, will become a burden to you, we would rather leave first than burden you anymore." Xue Yu stroked Xue Jun's head and said to the blood spring.
"Let's take it one step at a time. There's no need to worry too much. After all, I'm still here with my old bones. It's no problem to fight with them. Even if we end up with the Baron, we still have to reason with them. , After all, I am also from the imperial army!" Xue Quan comforted Xue Yudao.
"Okay, you go back first. Even if you want to leave now, you won't be able to get out with those guards surrounding the village. Besides, even if you can leave this village, you can't leave the Blood Slave Star!"
After listening to the village chief's words, Xueyu was silent for a while, then left the village chief's house with Xuejun and returned home.
Xue Jun was at the village chief's grandfather's house just now. He had been listening to the conversation between the village chief and his mother, but he did not interrupt too much, because he knew that with his current ability, he could not help the village chief's grandfather at all.
I can only blame myself for being too weak, and I don't know when I will be able to get out of this predicament.
"Mom! I still think we should be prepared to leave the village, just in case." Xue Jun said in a deep voice.
"Jun'er, I feel the same way. I have never seen the village chief so helpless before." Xueyu also said with a worried look on his face.
After being silent for a while, Xueyu continued: "Okay, it's useless to think about it now. We still have to be prepared. Let's see what they want first!"
Xue Jun nodded: "It seems that this is the only way for now. Mom, I'm going back to the room first."
Looking at her son's back, Xueyu was also helpless. This happened too suddenly. With her current ability, she could only take one step at a time.
However, if she really needs to sacrifice, she will risk her life to protect Xuejun from this danger.
…
Blood defeats the family.
"Uncle, it wouldn't be easy for you and I to work together to kill the old village chief. Why don't you let me do it?" Xue Ke said depressedly.
Previously, when Xue Ke saw the arrival of his uncle Xue Pu, he proposed the idea of taking control of the village.
In his opinion, Uncle Xuepu would definitely agree immediately and then join forces with him. Even if the blood spring is not killed, it would be good to imprison the blood spring.
However, Xue Pu directly rejected it.
At this time, Xue Pu saw Xue Ke's depressed expression and said slowly: "Before I came, the Baron clearly told me not to disrupt the order of the village. Moreover, after all, the blood spring was arranged here by the military. Retired person, if there is no fault at all, just deal with him. Even if the baron doesn't say anything, the military will intervene in the investigation. The baron may still take action to save me, but do you think you can do it without paying a price? ?”
Hearing this, Xue Ke broke into cold sweat on his forehead. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Uncle, it's better to see far away. I was indeed reckless just now. What should I do next?"
"It's not impossible for you to replace Xuequan as the village chief, but you must first get the recognition of the military. The Baron can help with this, but why should he help you? Is it just because of my relationship with him? Then I think you are overthinking, I am just one of his subordinates, and I can't influence his thoughts at all, unless you can come up with something he likes, but can you come up with it?"
Xue Ke lowered his head after being told by Xue Pu and remained silent.
The reason is very simple. In his opinion, Uncle Xuepu's status is already very high, but if he can't even deliver the message, then how can he rely on himself? That's not a joke.
As for what the baron could fancy? I guess it would take me a lifetime to get it.
Xue Pu could see that his nephew was in trouble, so he comforted him: "The Baron's side doesn't work, so we will try to find the weakness of Xue Quan, guide him to make mistakes, and grasp his handle or guilt. , in this way, whether we let him voluntarily abdicate in favor of someone more worthy, or let the military remove him from his post, we can reap the benefits, and your position as village chief will be secure."
After hearing what his uncle said, Xue Ke immediately raised his head, and all the clouds on his face dissipated.
Xue Pu smiled slightly and continued: "Actually, the main reason I came here this time is to complete a task of the Baron. If I complete it well, I can say something nice to you while the Baron is happy, and maybe the Baron will help you to report to the military." Say hello, so you don’t need to be discouraged, and you have to cheer up and help me complete the tasks assigned by the baron. This is the most important thing at the moment!"
Xue Ke gathered his energy, patted his chest and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely do my best."
"Well, let's just wait and see what happens in the village. During this period, we will mainly search the area first. Some of the information I brought will be shared with you later, so that it will be easier for you to investigate."
After saying this, Xue Pu took out a small bottle from his arms, then handed it to Xue Ke and said: "This is the elixir promised to increase the rank of that boy from Xuefeng last time. That boy's qualifications are too poor." , even ascending to the first level requires the assistance of elixirs, what will happen in the future, hey!"
After Xue Ke took the small medicine bottle, he said helplessly: "This kid is indeed a bit dull. I hope he can enlighten himself in the future!"
"Haha, I think this is quite difficult, but you should take me to meet him. After all, he also calls me uncle and grandpa." After Xue Pu finished speaking, he followed Xue Ke towards Xue Feng's room. .
…
The baron's escort surrounded the village of Rafah for a long time and then retreated.
During this half day, Xue Pu once went to the village chief Xue Quan's house and stayed for about half an hour. However, the outside world did not know what they talked about specifically. Even Xue Yu mother and son, Xue Quan did not tell the specific content. Just let them go out as little as possible.
After Xuejun learned about it, he could only put aside his plan to go to Waterfall Mountain to practice at night, and use the time to cultivate Dantian Qi.
…
A week passed quickly, and the village was still the same as usual.
It seemed that Xue Pu's arrival with the baron's escort was just a small episode, and then calmness returned.
However, Xuejun knew that the Baron Guards had not gone far.
Because, through the increase in the spiritual sea, he could still detect the movements of some baron guards.
But Xue Jun was also confused about what they were doing specifically, and he had no direction to guess.
Xue Pu came to the village that time and after talking to the village chief, he never appeared again. Moreover, Xue Pu has been running out of the village recently.
At this point, Xue Jun always has some doubts: "I really want to follow Xue Ke out of the village to see what they are doing!"
However, Xuejun also knew how much he weighed, and based on his current cultivation level, he was just delivering food. Therefore, as soon as this idea arose, he was killed by Xuejun himself.
"I'm probably looking for something important, but what exactly are I looking for?" Xue Jun muttered in his heart.
"Forget it, don't think about it. It has nothing to do with me anyway. You can just look for it if you want!"
Xuejun felt that as long as they didn't come to the village and cause trouble with their mother and son, he could just let them go and ignore them for now.
…
Outside Rafa Village, where the Baron Guard is stationed.
This garrison is nearly one kilometer away from Rafa Village. It is considered the place arranged by the village chief Xuequan for the Baron Guards.
Moreover, the Blood Spring promised to provide them with enough food to meet their daily needs.
This was also the request that Xue Pu had negotiated with Xue Quan at that time, provided that the Baron Guards would no longer harass the village.
However, Xue Pu did not say clearly what the escort was going to do or when exactly they would leave, and Xue Quan did not ask further questions. Everyone tacitly remained silent.
At this time, in the main camp tent, Xue Pu was sitting in the main seat, while Xue Ke and Xue Ming were sitting on both sides, talking with Xue Pu.
On the table in front of them, there are rich dishes and drinks, which are relatively luxurious on this barren planet.
"Xue Ming, do you have any clues about what you were told to do? It's been a week. Although the Baron is not too anxious, Captain Xue Ming has a time limit to cover us. After he finishes, , if we still can’t find it here, there will definitely be other forces that will doubt the purpose of our trip. Everyone will know what happens by then, and we can’t bear the Baron’s anger!” Xue Pu said to the escort team in words. Team leader Xue Ming started beating.
"General Manager Xuepu, please rest assured. Two hundred of our brothers have conducted a blanket search of this area according to the information you gave us. Although there is no result yet, I believe that given us a few more days, we will definitely get it." Something has been gained!" Xue Ming replied bravely.
"Haha, I hope so too!" Xue Pu was noncommittal to Xue Ming's answer.
Then he turned to look at Xue Ke and said, "Do you have any clues here? After all, you have lived in this area for several years, so you should be very familiar with it!"
