Facing everyone's questioning looks, the old shopkeeper laughed dryly and said, "What kind of soul boy? I don't know."
But Lin Yan and others are not stupid. This kind of excuse is naturally difficult for everyone to believe. Even the eyes of Dulong, the escort leader, are constantly flashing.
Now that Scarface has become a prisoner, his life is in the hands of Lin Yan and his group. There should be no need for him to lie. It is obvious who the person in question is!
In fact, it was strange from the beginning. There were children of several years old in the long-distance caravan. Even if there was a suitable reason, it would be difficult to completely eliminate the sense of disobedience.
The value of the caravan transporting porcelain is not great. Instead of plundering it at this time, it is better to wait for it to return and then rob it, so as to maximize the profits!
Ordinary bandits do the same thing, because the main purpose of bandits is to seek money, not a group of brainless lunatics who only know how to kill people to vent their anger!
Therefore, there must be someone else behind their abnormal behavior to achieve some ulterior purpose!
Lin Yan took a deep look at the old shopkeeper, and then asked Hua Gu to continue asking what a soul boy was. But after waiting for a while, he found nothing.
"Sure enough!" Lin Yan thought to himself.
Scarface and his gang of bandits only use knives to kill people, and they don't know the purpose of the person holding the knife.
Even though they are just chess pieces that can be discarded casually, the people behind them may not pay much attention to them.
Now, these bandits have no value anymore!
Guo Toad on the side asked: "Sir, how should we deal with these bandits?"
Monk Chen curled his lips and said: "Kill them, there is no use keeping these guys anyway!"
Hua Gu also looked at Lin Yan with great interest, wanting to see how the young sect leader would solve the problem.
Lin Yan thought for a while and said: "Abandon all those bandits and leave them to fend for themselves in the desert!"
Then he turned to look at Scarface and said, "As for this guy, stay here to lead the way."
Although to be on the safe side, it would be a good idea to kill all these bandits. But on the one hand, Lin Yan is not a murderous person. On the other hand, there is no major damage to his own side. The unnecessary killing may attract the attention of interested people and be counterproductive!
Abandoning their cultivation, in this desert where desolation and danger coexist, whether they can survive or not is up to fate!
Lin Yan didn't care about these little people, and without their cultivation, it was difficult for them to pose a threat to the passing caravans.
As for Scarface, he must know more about this place than the caravan. Lin Yan stretched out his fingers and tapped several acupuncture points on his body, which sealed his cultivation and could only be slaughtered!
After doing all this, the bandits who lost their leaders fled in all directions and disappeared in an instant.
Lin Yan also turned his attention to the old shopkeeper again and said, "Can I take a step to speak?"
The old shopkeeper's expression changed, and finally he just sighed and nodded slightly.
"Please!" Lin Yan walked to one side, followed by Hua Gu, who would use her abilities when necessary.
The old shopkeeper took the child with him, and the man wrapped in a robe beside him stayed close to him.
Some distance away from the caravan, Lin Yan raised his hands to the old shopkeeper and said, "I have no intention of prying into the shopkeeper's secrets. However, as we travel along the way, I need to know who the enemy I am facing is?"
Now entering the Northern Desert, with the cover of the caravan, the whereabouts of his group can be well hidden and will not attract the attention of the Buddhist country.
Therefore, if there is a way, Lin Yan does not plan to leave the caravan and go alone. Before making a decision, he needs to know what kind of trouble the caravan has gotten into.
The old shopkeeper sighed softly and said: "This matter has nothing to do with you. It's still too late to leave now. If you get involved, it will be difficult to get out!"
Lin Yan shook his head and said: "I will decide whether to leave or not. But now, I need to know the truth, and I ask the shopkeeper to tell the truth!"
In the attack by the sand bandits just now, everyone actually walked away from the gate of hell. If Lin Yan and others were just ordinary people, they would also be destroyed along with the caravan.
It can be said that the sand bandits were subdued and the caravan avoided the fate of total destruction, all because of the variable of Lin Yan and his party. Otherwise, they would not be able to stop the sand bandits who are masters of the acquired world from robbing and killing!
The old shopkeeper said: "Sir, if this is the case, the little old man will tell you the truth. The other party's target is indeed this child, and he is not the little old man's grandson, but the Buddha!"
Lin Yan was shocked when he heard this, but he thought of a lot in his heart. "Buddha" is no stranger to him, and he has fought against him many times, such as "Blood Buddha" Wu Xie and "Holy Buddha" Wu Ming. The former even lost an arm because of him.
However, he did not know the origin of the Buddha. In the past, he thought that he was independently selected by the Buddhist sect, but it was probably based on strength. But the child in front of me has not yet begun to practice spiritual practice, and has not even been ordained yet, yet he is actually a disciple of the Buddha!
The old shopkeeper seemed to have noticed Lin Yan's doubts and said: "This child is the grandson of the boss and the young master of Xiao Lao'er. He was destined to be a Buddha from birth. This time he is going to Lingshan to receive the title and officially become a Buddhist monk. 'Buddha'!"
After hearing this, Lin Yan finally understood. This "Buddha" seemed to value the relationship with the Buddha more than his strength. In the past, he may have had some misunderstandings about this.
Lin Yan groaned: "The enemy is..."
The old shopkeeper hesitated for a moment and replied: "It's the Buddha Sect, they..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a deep voice, saying: "Enough has been said, that's the end!"
After hearing this, the old shopkeeper sighed and stopped talking.
Lin Yan's eyes turned to the figure wrapped in a robe, and the voice just now was made by this person.
He glanced at the other person and said, "Who are you, Your Excellency? Why don't you show your true face?"
The man sneered and said, "It's not good for you to know too much about Buddhism!"
Lin Yan said "Oh" when he heard this and said: "From what you mean, it seems that you have a close relationship with Buddhism!"
The gaze under the robe suddenly became sharp, and then his figure suddenly disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Lin Yan, and his thick arms stretched out to grab Lin Yan.
Just when his palm was about to touch Lin Yan's body, a ghostly figure suddenly appeared in front of Lin Yan. A snow-white catkin quickly poked out and lightly imprinted on the former's chest.
"Bang!"
The figure under the robe seemed to have been hit hard, and then retreated violently. Deep pits appeared one after another, and fine sand and soil splashed around, obscuring the sight of everyone in the field.
"Xiantian realm?" The eyes under the robe flickered with surprise and uncertainty.
Then, his eyes suddenly became sharp and he shouted in a low voice: "Who are you?"
In the electric fight just now, he sensed that the coquettish woman in front of him was a master of the Xiantian realm. Coupled with the two bodyguard-like warriors of the Houtian realm just now, the lineup around this young master was terrifying!
The reason for such a group of people to come to the Northern Desert to visit the elders of the sect was obviously unconvincing. They must have other purposes, which made the man secretly vigilant.
After Hua Gu repelled the opponent, he turned his head and gave Lin Yan a rollicking look, charmingly, and said in a sweet voice: "How did you predict that my sister would take action?"
Lin Yan smiled and said, "Isn't this why my sister loves me so much?"
Hua Gu chuckled twice, then glanced at Ming Ya and Miao Miaomiao not far away, and said, "If you are capable, say it in front of your little lover!"
Lin Yan didn't say anything. This was just a small "counterattack" against Hua Gu's teasing, but Ming Ya must not let Ming Ya hear these words!
After coughing slightly, Lin Yan said seriously: "You are not weak at all!"
As for Hua Gu, although he has never fought against him head-on, judging from the strength of Zhan Beixuan, the master of the war hall, Hua Gu, as the master of the secret hall, is definitely not bad at all, at least he has the strength of the innate realm!
He deliberately didn't take action just now, on the one hand it was to temporarily hide his strength, and on the other hand it was also to test Hua Gu.
As if he didn't hear the double meaning in Lin Yan's words, Hua Gu's soft and charming voice came: "That guy should be at the level of the Great Perfection in the Houtian Realm!"
At this time, the rising smoke and dust gradually dispersed, and after their vision recovered, Lin Yan and Hua Gu also saw each other's true appearance.
The energy fluctuations that erupted in the brief exchange just now had blown away the hood of the robe. The first thing that caught their eyes was a bright bald head with nine ring scars on it.
Looking down, he saw a face full of bitterness and hatred. The brow bones were raised but there were no eyebrows. The eyes underneath were glaring at Lin Yan and the two, full of anger and vigilance.
"A person from the Buddhist sect?" Lin Yan and Hua Gu looked at each other. Although they had already guessed it, they were still a little surprised to see it with their own eyes.
This trip was originally to go to the Buddha Sect to cause trouble, but I didn't expect to meet people from the Buddha Sect in the hidden caravan. I don't know if it was a coincidence or a joke of fate!
Then Lin Yan thought of another point, that is, since the child here is the so-called "spiritual boy" and the default "Buddha child", and is protected by Buddhist masters, he is still targeted and attacked.
According to the old shopkeeper, he might be a member of the Buddhist sect who attacked them, so that would be interesting!
"It seems that the Buddhist sect is not monolithic!" Lin Yan thought in his heart.
In fact, the forces within the Buddhist sect are mixed, among which the "Buddha's Heart Sect" and the "True Word Sect" have the absolute say. As for the "Huanxi Sect" that Lin Yan encountered when he fled, they are only a small force among them!
This is beneficial to Lin Yan's side. In this way, there will be more room for maneuver and the plan will be more likely to succeed!
Lin Yan said: "Master, there is no need to be so excited. We have no ill intentions. We are just living in the desert, and it is only right to support each other. There is no conflict of interest between you and me. If we continue to act, we will only hurt the harmony and let others benefit." "
The monk said coldly: "How is the donor doing?"
Now that his identity has been exposed, he took off his disguise and asked Lin Yan about his intentions.
Lin Yan said: "The matter is now clear. We can go together as usual and separate when we reach a safe place. Of course, if something happens during this period, I can also lend a helping hand."
The monk examined Lin Yan, and then glanced at Yao Ye's Hua Gu. He was not confident that he could kill Hua Gu, not to mention that there were two Houtian realm guards not far away.
As for Lin Yan, he couldn't see through the other party's strength for the time being, but considering the former's age, he shouldn't have too much fighting power. He might be a noble young master!
Now that the matter has come to a point, it really is not appropriate to add extraneous ramifications. To calm down the fight with Lin Yan and others, it would be good to stop the enemy for a moment without expecting to come to help as the young master said.
The two parties temporarily reached an agreement, and Lin Yan also learned that the monk's dharma name was "Jueyuan" and that he was a disciple of the Buddha's Heart Sect. This reminded him of an interesting Buddhist sect he met during his previous trip to the Northern Desert. Disciple, he seems to be called Cangjia or something, and I don’t know what’s going on now!
With his thoughts drifting away, the caravan continued to move forward slowly...
