After wandering alone for a long time, Tian Jihong finally saw a familiar face and quickly called out to the three of them. Lin Rong is the only son of shopkeeper Lin. Since he had been exposed to spiritual practice for a period of time when he was still young, he can barely be regarded as half a monk and he usually works as a messenger for the village. Due to the nature of his work, he often travels outside, and his face looks inexplicably mature. The sharp outlines of his face and the hint of heroism between his brows make it impossible to tell that he is only eighteen or nineteen years old.
However, being a messenger naturally has its benefits. In addition to attracting more guests to Uncle Lin's inn on weekdays, Lin Rong has also become the most knowledgeable and well-informed person in the village. Whenever there is any information that needs to be conveyed or inquired about, Lin Rong will be the best choice. Even when Tian Jihong first tried to find out the whereabouts of his parents, he entrusted the former with help.
At this time, when he saw Tianjihong coming towards him, unlike the shocked eyes of the two people beside him, Lin Rong in the middle had a look of joy. Needless to say, the latter must have found out from the head of Huai Village that he was safe. News of return.
"Xiao Hong, I just heard Xiao Fei say that it's great that you finally returned safely after surviving the catastrophe in Dongyun Mountain! You don't know that the whole village has been going crazy looking for you these days. Why didn't you come to the inn to tell us all when you came back? It made us worry all day long for no reason."
Tianjihong scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed, and replied: "Thank you, Brother Rong, and so many uncles and uncles in the village for caring! I originally planned to go to Grandpa Huai with Xiao Fei today to explain it clearly, but I was in Dongdong two days ago. Something did happen in Yunshan that had not yet been resolved, so I had to go to Dongsheng Town again today and wasted some time. Fortunately, Xiaofei brought the news. After a few days, the things will be finished. Let me visit again to thank the uncles who worked together to find my whereabouts in the past few days."
"Hey, why are you being polite to us? You two brothers are lonely and living in a foreign land. Everyone has already treated you as a family. If you can help, you won't hesitate. How can you seek anything in return? "Say." Lin Rong waved his hand and said, "And the village has not been very peaceful these days. Everyone is now worried and too busy to take care of themselves. You must have heard about this, right?"
"Well, when I went home yesterday, I heard Grandpa Huai talk about this matter at the entrance of the village. It seemed that a sea beast appeared nearby and was harming the people in the village." Tian Jihong nodded and turned his gaze to the ruins of the house nearby, "I I was just about to ask, what is going on today? Is there a new attack? Is Xiaofei still safe?"
"Don't get excited yet. Your brother is very good. Don't underestimate Xiao Fei. He is smarter than you. He knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages to protect himself. Xiao Fei went to Huai Village Chief early in the morning. After hearing the news over there, they followed the latter closely. I just came back from [Wangripo] and saw that he was safe and sound." Lin Rong also noticed Tianjihong's uneasiness and quickly comforted him.
Tianjihong breathed a sigh of relief at this time. In fact, after the last encounter with the bandit attack, his younger brother has become more alert to the naked eye; otherwise, how could he, who has always been lazy, be so proactive and want to start together? Learn how to practice?
"But as you said, there was another attack today, but this time it was more serious." Lin Rong changed the subject, and his tone suddenly became serious and sad, "You see, this was originally the house of Uncle Niu's family. At dawn today, that cunning beast unexpectedly launched an attack on Uncle Niu's home from the forest behind the village while everyone was preparing to go fishing in the early morning. Since Uncle Niu's son had gone to sea first, the family only had He was left with an old man and two five-year-old children, and he didn't expect to be killed by that beast in an instant."
Tianjihong's expression changed greatly after hearing this. He had only been in the village for two years. Since he lived in the wilderness outside the north of the village, he didn't know all the residents at the south end of the village, but he still knew a lot about Uncle Niu and his family. I had a vague impression that back then I and Fei Di had played together with his two lovely grandchildren, but I didn't expect that now we would be separated forever in the blink of an eye.
What's even more worrying is that according to Lin Rong, this sea beast is not only bold and dares to break into the bustling village in broad daylight, but it also seems to be quite intelligent and knows how to avoid the easy-to-detect things due east. The vast wasteland where they roam, and they choose the time when people relax their vigilance to prepare to go to sea, and launch attacks from the more hidden shrubs in the northeast. These characteristics are obviously beyond the scope of ordinary spiritual beasts. Since he and Fei brother had lived in the wilderness a few miles outside the village for a long time, the probability of being attacked by the former would obviously be higher. At this time, Tianjihong had to pay attention to these successive attacks.
"Then where has everyone gone now?" Tianjihong asked quickly.
"After this beast killed Uncle Niu's family earlier, the noise he made alerted several fishermen in the village. Although they didn't know anything about spiritual practice, they didn't want to sit back and watch this murderous beast escape, so they came to find him. They emboldened the weapons and launched an attack on the beast together. The beast didn't know whether it was frightened by the momentum of the few people or for some other reason. After a brief confrontation, he hurriedly escaped towards the sea near Wangripo. " Lin Rong continued to explain.
"Later, after notifying the village chief and contacting several experts from nearby caravans, we all chased to Wangripo based on the descriptions of several people. Unfortunately, when I came back from there just now, I didn't seem to have heard of anyone. Traces of this spiritual beast were found. Now Grandpa Huai seems to be encouraging everyone to spend money to hire the most powerful leader of the [Longsheng Caravan] to help exterminate this beast. But I didn't expect that the Longsheng Caravan suddenly sat down and raised the price. The remuneration has been increased three times, and everyone is arguing about it."
"I see, then I'd better go over and have a look." Tian Jihong didn't care about so much at this time. He just wanted to ensure the safety of his younger brother, so he was in a hurry to leave.
"Forget it, it just so happens that I can't get any results from the investigation here. I'd better ask my two uncles to help clean up this place." Lin Rong turned to the two middle-aged people beside him and said. Although the two people beside him are far apart in age, Far more than Lin Rong, but because the latter knows how to practice and has wider knowledge, the latter has always been the leader among the three. At this time, after hearing Lin Rong's arrangement, the two of them didn't say much. They silently went to the side to find some tools and started cleaning up the ruins destroyed by the sea monster.
Lin Rong continued to talk to Tianjihong: "It's getting late now, and it's not so safe outside the village. Although I heard that your kid has also learned some spiritual practices, I still go with you to Wangripo to save the journey. What danger will arise?"
"That's great, then I'll ask Brother Rong to lead the way."
The two of them trotted along while the sunset was still hanging over the mountains, and soon threw the two people behind them away. At this time, Wangri Slope, where the two went, is located at an oblique angle on the coast at the intersection of Dongyun and Tianling. Since it is basically located on the easternmost coastline in this area, it can be the earliest to observe the sun on weekdays. The rising scenery is therefore called Wangri Slope by surrounding villages.
The altitude of Wangripo itself is not particularly high, at least it is much lower than the steep peaks in the Dongyun Mountains further north. However, since the surrounding area is basically flat wilderness or woodland, when you are actually on Wangri Slope, your view into the distance is extremely broad. Not only can it have a clear bird's-eye view of several villages located between the south and east Lingang, some old fishermen who have lived nearby even said that under the clearest blue sky, one can still vaguely see the new villages nearly fifty nautical miles away to the east. Tsukishima.
The two of them, who both had a certain foundation in cultivation, did not encounter any danger on the way. On the contrary, Tianjihong's sudden burst of terrifying speed made Lin Rong, who had practiced cultivation earlier than the former, look incredulous. In fact, with Tianjihong's current cultivation level, he could easily see through that Lin Rong was not in the Body Refining realm. Although the other party started earlier than him, he obviously did not persist on this path; and his cultivation talent was not considered. Excellent, otherwise with his vast magical powers, he would have already found a connection to join a cultivation force.
For the residents who had not seen a few practitioners in the entire village, Lin Rong was obviously shocked that Tianjihong surpassed his own realm just a few days after entering the practice. He was eager to try all the way. He even said that he would like to discuss things with Tian Jihong in the future. Of course, the latter had to agree politely, but with Tianjihong's current cultivation base and the magic weapon in his hand, unless he was a freak like Rokkaye, monks in the same realm would definitely not be his opponents.
It was already dark when the two arrived near the hillside, but the lights not far away in front of them made it easier to point them to the location. Now, under the leadership of Huai Village Chief, the men, women, and children in the village saw that it was getting late and were already preparing to return together. Now they were waiting for the last two or three searchers to return.
However, as Lin Rong said, at this time, in addition to Tianji Fei, who was closely following Huai Village Chief, he was also surrounded by several senior elders in the village, who were constantly arguing about something. Uncle Lin, who was standing quietly not far away, as well as other distinguished people such as the martial arts master, had no time to join the discussion.
At this time, Tianjihong, under Lin Rong's low voice, noticed an unfamiliar face under the light a little further away. The latter is the leader of the Longsheng caravan that Lin Rong mentioned and has just raised prices. Unlike ordinary merchants who hire martial arts masters, the leader of the Longsheng caravan is named Qian Biao, who is somewhat similar to Tong Bo. He is the strongest person in the caravan, with enough strength and ability to lead an entire team through the dangerous Dongyun Mountain.
