Some townspeople reported seeing visions outside the woods of Vortex Town, which were reported by several transport teams traveling between towns. They said they were shocked by a large area of charred trees as they returned to Vortex Town.

It's not caused by fire, because there's only one big circle in the charred area. The trees have largely turned into dead branches. Moreover, when the convoy stopped to investigate, many signs of freezing were found. The members of the convoy were stunned, unable to explain the current phenomenon, so they came back and told the other townspeople.

Shen Mengting thought of something, and she quickly rode to the place where there was a vision. As soon as she saw the dead branches and the gray dirt on the ground, she suddenly came to the conclusion that Uncle Yang Jiening had appeared here.

Because, only Uncle Yang Jiening can use such a powerful fire mage power. Therefore, Shen Mengting was convinced that her uncle was near here and did not return to Qingse City. Then, after her careful observation of this place, she also concluded that this place had been a place where fierce battles had taken place, and they were all very powerful characters.

Judging from the joints of some severed trees and some broken and scattered tree trunks, Shen Mengting sketched out two people with expert-level professional ranks, they were swordsmen and blood shamans. Combined with the fact that there are signs of freezing elsewhere, Shen Mengting estimates that there is also a magician who is at the level of a master.

It seemed that these three people were the pursuers sent by Sauron, and Shen Mengting began to feel a little panicked in her heart. She wandered around the woods for a while, but found no trace of Uncle Yang Jiening.

In desperation, she had to return to Vortex Town and continue to wait.

After waiting for a few days, no trace of Yang Jiening's book was revealed. Shen Mengting became discouraged again. But at this moment, another piece of information came that turned for the better.

According to a legend among the townspeople, a child picked up a magician's things outside, and Shen Mengting went to inquire about it. Probably after a few sentences, she basically grasped the situation.

That kid was a student of the trial ground class in the town, and his name was Zhao Yu. A few days ago, during a simulation test in the suburbs, he accidentally fell off a cliff. I thought he would not survive, but he miraculously survived. He also encountered a mage's corpse in the woods. In order to survive, the child removed the magician's staff and package.

To be honest, when she first learned the news, Shen Mengting's heart was a little heavy. She didn't know who the corpse was in the townspeople's mouths, but after thinking about it, she had to avoid wondering if it was Uncle Yang Jiening's.

Uncle Yang Jiening has escaped from the Sauron Empire for so long, and he has not been heard from for so long. The only explanation is that he is dead. Since he died in the woods, it makes sense that he would be turned into a corpse and picked up by a child.

Unconsciously, Shen Mengting left sad tears. If her uncle had died, it would be a great loss not only for her, but also for the country of Saran. Uncle Yang Jiening is the pillar of the country, and if he is gone, there will be no one who can deter the Sauron Empire. In that case, the kingdom of Saran would also be on the verge of destruction.

Of course, all this may also be just Shen Mengting's speculation, and the corpse may just be Sauron's magician. But Shen Mengting also knows that this probability is actually very small. When she was surveying the fierce battle site before, she found that Uncle Yang Jiening was weak, and he was almost dodging while fleeing.

But no matter what, we still have to figure out the facts before we can make a final judgment. Shen Mengting inquired about the location of the trial ground and set out to find the boy.

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"How's it going, now you know everything, right?" Shen Mengting concluded, she randomly found a tree to lean on, "That's basically the whole thing." ”

"Oh......" Zhao Yu nodded thoughtfully. His eyes were still shaking in two frames, like a needle hammer in a pendulum clock.

"Then do you have anything else to ask? I haven't slept yet, think about it. ”

"Hungry!"

was told by Shen Mengting, Zhao Yu scratched the tip of his nose. To be honest, the previous information would have confused his mind, especially the fact that another country was about to invade Saran. Perhaps what he knew in a single night today was more shocking than he had been in the past twenty years.

Therefore, he could not say anything logical for a while.

"If there's nothing else to ask, then I'll go and rest. After all, you have to hurry tomorrow?" Shen Mengting straightened up from the leaning on the big tree. But as soon as she was about to sit down, Zhao Yu suddenly came to her mouth.

"By the way, I have a question to ask. ”

"What!

"Hungry ......" Zhao Yu rubbed his hands, and suddenly clenched his fingers together. The clenched fists of both hands were placed on his chest, and he looked very uneasy, "As you said earlier, the Sauron Empire sent three pursuers. Are these three pursuers the same ones you fought against in the proving ground? Remember there were only two of them?"

"Strictly speaking, it should be four pursuers. Shen Mengting replied unhurriedly, "There should be a Zhang Zhijie, who is the leader of the other three." ”

Originally, according to the information that Shen Mengting heard first, there were only three people. But after the two people who appeared in the battle of the trial ground, Shen Mengting found that their professions overlapped. Therefore, if you want to add a swordsman and a blood shaman, it can only be presented in the form of four people.

Two mages plus a swordsman and blood shaman, this should be the lineup of pursuers sent by the Sauron Empire. Judging from Zhang Zhijie's master-level level, it is reasonable to speculate that the other three young people are his subordinates.

"So...... What is the strength of these four people?" Zhao Yu asked this question tremblingly.

Shen Mengting glanced at him, and tilted her neck to the upper right: "The four are all masters among masters." I haven't met the other two yet, but judging by the places where they've been to their fierce battles, they're all at the expert level. And that He Weilin, the young magician who is going to kill you outside the proving grounds. Do you remember?"

Seeing that Zhao Yu seemed to be a little stunned, Shen Mengting added: "It's the magician with a round head and about the same age as you." I remember when he was going to unleash an ice arrow on you!"

Shen Mengting's words were summed up as activating Zhao Yu's recollection, and he thought of the person named He Weilin.

"You think of that, right?"

"Yes. Zhao Yu nodded cowardly, "He ......"

"Don't look at his young age, he is already an expert magician. ”

Zhao Yu gasped when he heard this. What?expert? Don't say anything about the expert level, even the senior and intermediate levels are very far away from him, just like the sky he is currently looking at, it is so untouchable. But a young man in his twenties has actually reached this level.

Is...... It's really ......

The word 'terrible' was blocked in Zhao Yu's chest, and it couldn't be vomited at the top, and it couldn't be eliminated at the bottom.

Even, this is only one of the pursuers. According to Shen Mengting, there are two other ones who are also at the expert level, and they are not too old.

So, in the face of these mountains, how can Zhao Yu avenge his mother?

"Of course, there is also the person who leads!" Shen Mengting suddenly added to herself. While talking, her eyes were slowly narrowing, as if she was thinking about something deep in her memory, "His name is Zhang Zhijie!"

"Actually, until I came to you, I didn't know that he was actually a member of this chaser. ”

Zhao Yu pressed his head slightly: "Who is that person? You seem to know him?"

"Yes, don't say I know, I can't even forget this person anyway. ”

For a moment, the woods seemed to become silent, and Zhao Yu seemed to be able to hear his own breathing.

"Who the hell is he?"

Shen Mengting's eyes widened suddenly, and she seemed to be glaring at the front angrily, which made Zhao Yu afraid.

"His name is Zhang Zhijie, and he used to be a member of our Saran country. ”

"What...... What? He ......" Zhao Yu didn't believe his ears, "He used to be in the same country as us?"

"Yes, he is still Uncle Yang Jiening's most proud disciple. ”

It was another shocking message, Zhao Yu's mouth was full of the word 'ah',

With Shen Mengting's word-by-word in-depth explanation, she also opened the memories of the past.

In Shen Mengting's memory, Zhang Zhijie was an expressionless magician. He is seven or eight years older than Shen Mengting, and Shen Mengting always feels that this person is a generation older than her.

Zhang Zhijie does have the old age of a middle-aged person, which was vividly reflected when he was a teenager. When he saw the dignitaries of Saran, he would always bow humbly, and then talk to them with a smile. It is precisely because of this kind of attentive personality that Shen Mengting does not like him.

I heard that Zhang Zhijie studied with Uncle Yang Jiening when he was twelve years old. Zhang Zhijie's family is very poor, and his parents died long ago when he was a child. At that time, he was also rescued by Uncle Yang Jiening, and then looking at the child's talent, Uncle Yang Jiening accepted this person as an apprentice.

Of course, Zhang Zhijie did not live up to his uncle's trust, and after a series of trials, that is, at the age of about fifteen, Zhang Zhijie successfully passed the primary test of a magician. After that, he was even more out of control, a seventeen-year-old intermediate magician, a twenty-two-year-old high-level magician, and a twenty-seven-year-old expert-level magician.

It is precisely because of such talent and achievements that Uncle Yang Jiening has appointed Zhang Zhijie as his successor. Therefore, no matter what the occasion is, Zhang Zhijie will always accompany Yang Jiening.

So, sometimes when Yang Jiening Shushu went to Shen Mengting's house, he would definitely see Zhang Zhijie.

Shen Mengting likes Uncle Yang Jiening very much and respects him very much. Uncle Yang Jiening is also the best brother with her father. However, this kind of respect will always be greatly reduced because of Zhang Zhijie's company.

Shen Mengting almost didn't have much communication with Zhang Zhijie, but every time Zhang Zhijie would be cheeky and come to talk to him with a smile.

"Hey, girl, how have you been learning lately?"

Shen Mengting couldn't stand this person's false smile, so she ignored it and walked away. But no matter how she resisted, Zhang Zhijie would continue to post it as if nothing happened, which made Shen Mengting extremely annoyed.

And then there's that. Around the age of thirty, Zhang Zhijie went to the Sauron Empire to attend a magician gathering in place of Uncle Yang Jiening. But this is the time to go, Zhang Zhijie never came back.

Because he couldn't wait for the information of his apprentice, Uncle Yang Jiening was still going crazy to go to the Thorin Empire to find it. But just as he was about to leave, he heard a message that knocked him to the ground.

Zhang Zhijie had taken refuge in the Sauron Empire, and was made a guest of honor by Sun Wenwei, the Minister of the Interior there.

Uncle Yang Jiening didn't believe that his apprentice would rebel, but after waiting more and more dimly, he gave up.

Shen Mengting remembers very well that within a year of that incident, Uncle Yang Jiening was very sad. He once sighed: the future pillar of the Saran country is gone.

Uncle Yang Jiening once asserted that in the future, the Sauron Empire must still be the biggest threat to their Saran Kingdom. So he attaches great importance to cultivating Salan's descendants, but the young people of Saran are very uncompetitive, except for that Zhang Zhijie.

But now, Zhang Zhijie is also gone, and he has also joined the Sauron Empire, the biggest threat. As a result, Yang Jiening has never accepted apprentices since then. Shen Mengting knew that Uncle Yang Jiening was already heartbroken.

"Oh, so that's the case!" Zhao Yu listened carefully to Shen Mengting's explanation, "I can't imagine that person named Zhang Zhijie still has such a relationship with you!"

Once upon a time, he was the hope of our Saran, but now he is our most formidable enemy. Shen Mengting looked up to the sky and confided in the sky, and turned around suddenly. Turning her back, she began to wipe her face continuously.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu was a little unclear, so he looked at Shen Mengting's back, and his mouth was slightly open.

"Alright, boy. You've got so much information again. Shen Mengting turned around completely after snorting sharply.

The flames of the bonfire made a shadow appear on the woman's face, and Zhao Yu stepped back. Shen Mengting's terrifying momentum came back again.

"Hungry!"

"Is there anything else you want to ask?" Shen Mengting took a few steps towards Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu moved back. His eyes rolled in the frame, and a question came to his mind. However, it was very disrespectful to Shen Mengting that this question came up, and he didn't know whether he should ask it or not.

"What's the matter? If you have any doubts in your heart, just ask!" Shen Mengting saw Zhao Yu's hesitation, so she urged after hooking the strands of hair that fell in front of her ears to her ears.

Zhao Yu is still in a dilemma. But in the end, he held his breath and shook the problem out.

"That...... I want to ask, what level of strength is you? You should be a swordsman, right? What level are you at?" When he finished asking the question, as soon as he saw Shen Mengting's two dark eyes glance at him, Zhao Yu hurriedly gestured his hands randomly, "Ah! That's right." I think now that I understand the strength of the enemy. So, I think it's time to understand what your allies are capable of, so you can react according to your strength level when you encounter danger in the future...... Hungry!, do you think...... Right?"

Zhao Yu's head seemed to be detached from his neck, and was sliding towards the side.

"Cut! I thought you were going to ask something? It turns out that I just want to know my strength!" Shen Mengting turned her head angrily, "I said that you are a boy who does everything as a mother-in-law, and there is no boldness that a man should have!"

Being ridiculed by Shen Mengting like this, Zhao Yu lowered his head in shame.

"Besides, didn't you pay attention to my conversation with the enemy before? I'll tell you now!" Shen Mengting raised the giant sword in her arms, "I'm a high-level swordsman. ”

Paying attention to the sword, Zhao Yu's eyes kept widening. This sword seems to be extremely unusual, much longer and wider than ordinary swords. Even though Shen Mengting has a figure similar to that of a sturdy man, holding this giant sword, she has the feeling that a dwarf is throwing a long sword.

What is the origin of this giant sword? Zhao Yu's gaze was focused.

"What, are you interested in my sword?" Shen Mengting held the entire sword scabbard with one hand and pushed it towards Zhao Yu's side.

"Oh! no. Zhao Yu shook his head quickly.

However, after a brief period of surprise, he still considered a more realistic problem. Now Shen Mengting has also shown her hole cards, she is a swordsman with a high-level level.

If it were in normal times, Zhao Yu would definitely admire her. It is not easy for a twenty-six-year-old girl to get the qualification of a swordsman at the beginning level, let alone any advanced. However, if you compare it with the enemy on an equal footing, the high level will be very bleak.

Zhao Yu immediately sighed and slowly lowered his head.

"What? Do you think my strength is inferior?"

"Ahh......h If it is really as you say, then the enemy is much stronger than we are. ”

Zhao Yu's uneasiness was justified, three of the four terrifying enemies were at the expert level, and one of them was still at the master level. It can be said that any one of them can defeat Shen Mengting, not to mention that there are four people.

"I know that, but there's no way around it. Shen Mengting's two dark eyes stared at Zhao Yu firmly, "You should be very aware of the difference in strength between the Sauron Empire and our Saran. The contrast between them and ours is just a microcosm between the two countries. ”

Zhao Yu lowered his head in discouragement when he heard this.

"But don't worry too much. After all, this is our territory in Saran, which is our venue. Those Saurons who are looking for something will have some scruples. We can take advantage of this and not have to go head-to-head with them. In this way, you can make yourself invincible. ”

"So, have you thought about what to do next?"

Shen Mengting straightened her chest and walked a few steps casually, "There is no so-called countermeasure." However, a little caution is sufficient. If we don't do something that attracts attention, then we won't be noticed by others. If we don't get noticed, the four Sauron pursuers won't be able to pinpoint our location. Then we headed north to our destination. Shen Mengting said and pointed sharply forward, "That is, Qingse City." ”

Zhao Yu's mouth was rounded, and he had to drag out a long note of 'oh'.