The next day, in front of the gate of Wu Mansion.
Xiao An looked at Wang Chen and others in front of him with a complicated expression.
He said slowly: "Xiajiang County has just stabilized. As the county guard, I can't escape for a while, so I can only ask Elder Xiao to escort everyone to the headquarters."
While he was talking, an old man standing next to him nodded towards Wang Chen and others.
The old man's face was full of wrinkles, and his appearance was somewhat similar to Xiao An's. However, both in his clothing and temperament, he looked very ordinary, no different from the old man he met on the street.
However, since Elder Xiao is an elder and the person who escorts them to the headquarters, Wang Chen and others will naturally not neglect and salute him one after another.
Seeing this, Elder Xiao quickly stretched out his hand to stop Wang Chen from saluting, "Guo Shisha has become an old man, so I should salute you."
Elder Xiao said and was about to salute.
After all, he is just an elder of the martial arts family. How can he bear the courtesy of a national scholar?
Wang Chen shook his head helplessly, stretched out his hand to support Elder Xiao, "Elder Xiao, in this way, we don't have to do this, how about being more casual?"
Although he already has the status of a national scholar, he is not used to the people around him being like this, which will make him feel a sense of estrangement and distance in his heart.
Hearing this, Elder Xiao laughed twice and said, "Okay, okay, then be more casual."
As he said that, he glanced at Lei Jian and others again.
"You are all talented disciples of my Xiajiang County Martial Palace. Being able to escort you to the headquarters this time is one of the few valuable things I can still do for me now."
Elder Xiao said with a smile, the wrinkles on his face suddenly squeezed together like wrinkled old tree bark.
"Although I am old, I still have the ability to emit light and heat. I will definitely escort you to the headquarters safely!"
Speaking of this, Elder Xiao's cloudy eyes flashed with a sharp light.
"Zhou Wenyanyu, you two will go together as planned." At this time, Xiao An looked at the two people aside and said.
However, there was a bit of solemnity in his eyes.
Zhou Wenyan and Yu nodded, a look of determination flashed on their faces.
Seeing this, Lei Jian and others couldn't help but feel heavy.
They vaguely felt that this time on the way to the headquarters, it might be very uneasy.
But soon, they calmed down.
On the day when the Silver Sword Sect was annihilated, Zhou Wen and the others told them the stakes involved.
But in their hearts, they still have the obsession to enter the headquarters.
No matter how difficult the road ahead is, so what?
The worst case scenario is death.
If they don't enter the top ten in the selection, forget it if they are not qualified to go to the headquarters to take the entrance test.
Now that they have this qualification, it is naturally impossible for them to give up.
And Wang Chen naturally has no reason to give up.
Entering the headquarters means that you have more ways to obtain cultivation resources. Only by improving yourself crazily can you go to find grandpa.
And now, in addition to looking for his grandfather, he also has someone he misses in his heart.
Luo Qingxue was in the capital and was in a very difficult situation. He had to find her!
"Okay, here is the reward you got for annihilating the Silver Sword Sect last time. I have been delaying giving it to you until now."
"In addition, there are some resources from the military government to support you. I hope all ten of you can successfully enter the headquarters, bring glory to our Dajiang military government in Xiajiang County, and create a bright future for yourselves."
With that said, Xiao An took out ten storage rings and distributed them to everyone.
"Now that everything is ready, let's set off now." Elder Xiao said from the side.
Xiao An nodded and waved goodbye to everyone.
Elder Xiao took the lead, climbed onto the spirit horse prepared by the Wu Mansion for them, and walked forward.
Wang Chen and others followed suit and waved goodbye to Xiao An and the friends who came to see him off.
If I leave this time, I don’t know if I can come back alive.
But for the goal in their hearts, they will never stop moving forward.
Lingma's speed was very fast, and everyone was not delayed on the way. In just one day, they left Xiajiang County and arrived at the nearby Zhongjiang County.
"The three counties of Xiajiang County, Zhongjiang County, and Shangjiang County are named because they are close to the big river." Zhou Wen introduced them to everyone while walking.
It was not the first time that Elder Xiao and Yan Yu left Xiajiang County, so they were not unfamiliar with this information.
But Wang Chen and others were different. It was the first time they left Xiajiang County and they were curious about everything. They listened to Zhou Wen's introduction while admiring the scenery of Zhongjiang County.
"This time we are going to pass through these three counties and go all the way north to Jiangshou County, and the capital is right above Jiangshou County." Zhou Wen pointed to the direction of travel, trying to get Wang Chen and others to better understood.
"There is still some time before the entrance test to the capital. If we are fast, we can reach Jiangshou County and repair there for a few days before heading to the capital."
As he spoke, Zhou Wen looked at the town ahead and continued: "We will rest here tonight and set off again early tomorrow morning."
They came to an inn, got a room, and after dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
After a day's journey, they were all very tired.
Just when Wang Chen was about to return to his room, he was stopped by Elder Xiao.
"You have to be careful when you rest at night. The Dalian State just issued a reward for you two days ago. If you kill you, you will get a set of ninth-grade martial arts and spiritual skills, plus 10,000 spiritual stones!"
Elder Xiao's wrinkled face had a serious expression.
Hearing this, Wang Chen raised his eyebrows.
These are the two Dalian people who were ambushing the Silver Sword Sect. They didn't kill him, so they came here openly now.
"A set of ninth-grade martial arts and spiritual skills, plus 10,000 spiritual stones. It seems that the Dalian Kingdom really wants to kill me." Wang Chen said with a smile.
Elder Xiao also shook his head helplessly, "This reward is quite tempting. Just the set of ninth-grade skills and spiritual skills can make many masters excited, not to mention the addition of 10,000 spiritual stones."
"Under such temptation, many people will definitely choose to take a chance."
Wang Chen nodded slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"Don't worry, Elder Xiao, I will be careful."
Elder Xiao reached out and patted Wang Chen on the shoulder, "I'm right next door to you. If there is an emergency, I will be there as soon as possible."
With that said, he turned and walked into the next room.
Looking at Elder Xiao's back, Wang Chen's eyes became even colder.
Along the way, he also knew the identity of Elder Xiao.
His name is Xiao Ping, he is Xiao An's clan uncle, and he is also the previous head of Dajiangwu Palace. His cultivation has reached the ninth level of Lingtai Realm!
He is the strongest person in Dajiangwufu!
After knowing Xiao Ping's identity and cultivation level, Wang Chen also understood.
The main purpose of Xiao An asking Xiao Ping to escort him was to protect himself.
