Lin Chen's father quickly stepped forward: "Brother Chen, you are saying that someone deliberately lured the wolves here."
The head of the Li family and the head of the Qiao family all looked at Chen Xiao and no longer regarded him as a junior.
If they really fight, they may not be Chen Xiao's opponents.
"If someone really led us here, who could it be? We haven't offended anyone!"
Li Qi's father frowned and said, the three of them are all from Chiba County and are no strangers to each other.
After some exchanges, the Qin family leader found that he had no strong enemies.
That's who wants to kill them.
"I suspect someone is preventing us from joining the martial arts academy."
Chen Xiao said slowly.
He wasn't too sure, just a guess.
Maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it's premeditated.
Baiyun Martial Arts Academy is the largest martial arts academy in Baiyun Kingdom and has trained countless masters. Once the input of talent to the martial arts academy is cut off, the martial arts academy will not be able to absorb good talents.
The most direct result is that the younger generation of Baiyun Country is experiencing a shortage of resources.
Without exception, these seedlings who went to the martial arts academy for examination were geniuses from all over the world.
If they all died, it would be a huge blow to Baiyun Country, no less than a magnitude 12 earthquake.
"What Brother Chen said makes sense, but who could it be?"
Although there is no evidence for what Chen Xiao said, various signs indicate that it does make some sense.
Everyone was silent, no one knew who did it.
The martial arts examination is getting closer and closer, and everyone speeds up.
Another three days have passed, and in one more day, we can reach the capital.
"We will attack here tonight and set off early tomorrow morning. We will be able to enter the capital before dark."
Lin Chen's father pointed to a village in front of him. After what happened last time, everyone was very vigilant and tried to find a place with people to live at night.
In the wilderness mountains, it is very likely that we will encounter the same things as before.
Everyone had no objection and walked towards the village.
The village was not big, with only a few hundred people living there, and there were no inns. Lin Chen's father spent a certain amount of gold and silver to temporarily rent a separate house.
It's enough for a dozen of them, although it's a bit crowded, but safety is guaranteed when they get together.
Chen Xiao lives alone in a house, Lin Chen lives alone with his father, Li Qihe is also his father, Qiao Ya lives with Qin Yu, and the head of the Qiao family lives with the head of the Qin family.
In terms of accommodation arrangements, Chen Xiao was obviously given top priority.
At night, the owner of this house also brought a lot of food.
As the night got darker, everyone began to go back to rest, and Chen Xiao took the initiative to apply for night duty.
Looking at the sky full of stars, City Lord Mu's words kept echoing in his ears.
"Dad, Mom, where are you now?"
Chen Xiao secretly said that no matter what the future holds, he must find a way to find the whereabouts of his parents.
After so many years, the only clues left to Chen Xiao were the tarnished jade plaque on his chest and the four words "Tian Qin Empire".
Finding his parents is Chen Xiao's desire to survive. No matter what, he must investigate clearly what happened back then and why his parents were hunted down.
"Da da da……"
Suddenly there were bursts of clattering sounds in the distance. These were the hoofbeats of fierce horses. They could be heard clearly from a long distance away.
Lin Chen and others quickly rushed out of the house. It seemed that they were not asleep, and they were worried that someone would attack them at night.
As long as tonight is over, they will be safe and no one will dare to cause trouble in the capital.
"It's a bandit, everyone hide quickly!"
The village started to move. These villagers seemed to have gotten used to it and hid quickly.
Every house has a cellar or something like that, but the yard where Chen Xiao and the others live does not have one, because there are very few owners here and it has always been abandoned. They just rented it out tonight.
No one expected that they would encounter thieves in the middle of the night.
Bandits are rampant in the Baiyun Kingdom. Chen Xiao encountered them once on the way here and almost died at the hands of the bandits.
These thieves smashed and looted everywhere, especially those villages and stockades, which became the targets of their plunder.
"Normally, thieves don't come to the village even once in several months. What happened tonight? They suddenly attacked."
A sound came from the yard next to it, and then disappeared. The owner next door must have been hiding.
The sound of hooves was approaching quickly, and they were already outside the village. It was too late to leave at this time.
"Get ready to fight!"
Lin Chen's father drew his sword and asked everyone to prepare for battle.
If the thieves don't cause trouble for them, that's fine. If they cause trouble for them, they can only kill them.
As long as they don't encounter the Dan Gathering Realm, they are not afraid. They have four high-level Spirit Gathering Realms.
Chen Xiao clenched his sword and swept down from the roof. There was a fire in the distance, and there were probably more than a hundred bandits, a large number.
Quickly rush into the village and search every house.
"Who are you and why are you breaking into our yard."
A cold shout came from a few dozen meters away from Chen Xiao's yard.
The voice sounded familiar, and Lin Chen and others looked at each other in confusion. It was not that enemies were not getting together, but they did not expect that several members of the Zhang family, Tian family, and Wang family, who were one step ahead of them, were also resting in the village.
They arrived one step earlier than Chen Xiao and others, so they didn't meet each other.
The person who spoke was the head of the Wang family, who relied on his strength to be ignored by ordinary thieves.
So from the beginning, I didn't take it seriously, thinking that it was just a group of pony thieves, and the leader was at most a spirit-gathering leveler.
But soon, they discovered that they were wrong. A terrifying power of gathering pills swept across the entire village.
"It's strange. It's unusual to see a Dan-Gathering Realm. In just a few days, there's a third-level monster and a Dan-Gathering Realm again. What's wrong with Baiyun Kingdom?"
Lin Chen's father frowned and said, this Dan Ju realm is too worthless.
The main reason is that someone from the Dan Ju realm has become a horse thief, which is even more unbelievable.
"This is not a pill-gathering realm, but a fake pill realm!"
The head of the Qin family spoke at this time. The aura of the real Dan Gathering Realm was purer than this.
What is a fake elixir?
It is between the spirit-gathering realm and the pill-gathering realm. Many people prefer to call it the half-step pill-gathering realm.
There is only one step away from the true elixir gathering state. The golden elixir has already emerged but has not yet been completely condensed.
At this time, a group of horse thieves rushed into Chen Xiao's yard. After seeing them, they let out a loud shout.
"Put down the weapons in your hands and get out of here."
The horse thief in front shouted loudly, telling Chen Xiao and others to put down their weapons.
What happened here also alarmed the courtyard next to it. The wall of the courtyard had long been knocked down by horse thieves, and the dust was flying. The whole village was like a purgatory.
When the Tian Family Head, the Zhang Family Head, and the Wang Family Head saw Chen Xiao and others, they had expressions of astonishment on their faces.
"They're not dead?"
The head of the Zhang family looked surprised. There were third-level monsters nearby at that time. Even if they killed those wolves, they would not be able to escape from the third-level monsters.
Not only did they survive, but they caught up with their footwork, which is incredible.
Chen Xiao ignored Zhang Family Leader and the others and looked at the thieves.
The leader was a burly man with an unkempt beard, who was also in the Half-step Pill Gathering Realm mentioned by the Qin family leader.
There are four other people in the peak spirit-gathering realm. Their strength is terrifying. Each one of them releases a terrifying evil spirit, which is beyond the comparison of these people.
"Are you going to the martial arts academy for the assessment?"
The leading man spoke, his gaze sweeping around, and his voice was like thunder, which made people's eardrums very uncomfortable.
"yes!"
The head of the Zhang family did not dare to hide it. He went to Baiyun Martial Arts Academy to take the exam. It was an honor. Anyone who was a monk from Baiyun Kingdom would give face to the Martial Arts Academy.
It stands to reason that if these horse thieves are really from Baiyun Kingdom, they will never make things difficult for those who go to the martial arts academy to take the exam.
Because they are the hope of Baiyun Country and the future of Baiyun Country.
Something happened that year. A ruthless gangster was about to kill a group of people. When he learned that they were going to the martial arts academy for examination, he not only let them go, but also gave them a large amount of money.
No one in Baiyun Country knew about this matter.
Only a country has a family. Only the Baiyun Kingdom is strong. As a monk of the Baiyun Kingdom, one can continue to practice comfortably.
If there is no country left, the iron hooves of other countries will instantly flatten the land of Baiyun Country, and it will be the real hell on earth.
The head of the Zhang family took the initiative to speak out, hoping that the horse thieves would see that they were going to the martial arts academy to take an exam and let them live.
