Chapter Twenty-Three: By the Bamboo Forest
"It's good to come back, White Shark Island is in danger, we have lost several lives, and it is a blessing to be able to come back alive," Song Jifeng said.
Shi Xuan had a light meal and handed over the other spiritual materials, but he kept the thunder attribute spirit core for himself to be used in the refining weapon in the future.
Then it was a busy afternoon, that evening, Song Jifeng counted the materials to achieve the purpose of going to sea, everyone began to call it a day and return home, they set sail overnight, and did not dare to stay at sea for a long time, once the weather suddenly changed it was easy to cause disaster.
After a day and a night of sailing, they finally came to the dock of Canghai Town again, and there was already a steward waiting at the dock with the laborers.
Shi Xuan and the others were told to wait in the previous courtyard to receive the commission, everyone was tired from running around for several days, and Shi Xuan also found a place to live and began to rest.
In an inn, Shi Xuan took out the piece of spiritual jade, and after careful observation, he had no clue, and he tried to use spiritual power to urge but there was no reaction, and finally he had no choice but to give up, preparing to explore in the future.
On the second day, Shi Xuan came to the Song family's courtyard early, and after a while, more than a dozen mercenaries arrived one after another, Song Jifeng came to the scene to take out the roster, and distributed commissions according to everyone's contributions.
Just as Shi Xuan was about to leave to continue to take on some high-value tasks, Song Jifeng stopped him: "Brother Shi Xuan, please wait." ”
Shi Xuan heard Song Jifeng call him, and turned around: "What else is the matter with Brother Song?"
"In the past few days, I have found that Brother Shi Xuan is very skilled, and you don't just lack a travel fee now? Presumably you haven't found a new task for the time being, right?" Song Jifeng said.
"I'm about to pick up some more tasks, I don't know what advice Brother Song has?"
"My Song family has received a business in the past few days, and I need to escort a batch of valuable spiritual materials to Jingyue Lake hundreds of miles away, and there is just a lack of a strong escort, we are just short of people these days, if you think it is appropriate, you can take over this task", Song Jifeng told the truth.
"How difficult is this escort mission?"
"Jingyue Lake is seven hundred miles away from here, there is a sect of the Jingyue Sect where there often has some business dealings with my family, this time we need to escort a batch of their ** spiritual materials to go, and there will be some bandits blocking the way along the way, but they are all some rogue people who are rarely strong, and they have been robbed in the past, but they have all been sent away by our people", Song Jifeng said.
"How many of you are there?"
"In addition to the driver and coolie, we are going to send three people to escort us, and if there are too many people, the commission will be too high, and we will not be profitable," Song Jifeng said.
"Did anyone choose the other two?"
"Yes, this time the other two we are going to send two children of my Song family to follow, and they can be regarded as going out to practice."
Shi Xuan thought for a moment, "Okay, I'll take over this task, I live in the Fuyuan Inn, when to leave, you send someone to inform me."
"Okay, Brother Shi Xuan is a cheerful person, as long as the task is completed in good condition, your commission is indispensable", Song Jifeng is also a cheerful person.
Shi Xuan said goodbye to Song Jifeng and returned to the inn to wait for news. He also specifically asked someone about the news of this Jingyue Sect, and the situation he learned was not much different from what Song Jifeng said, and there was no problem with the ten castings. Jingyue Sect is a well-known sect within a thousand miles, and many forces here want to give them some face, and they have maintained business contacts with the Song family in Canghai Town for many years, even if the Song family has some children who will be sent there to cultivate.
Taking this opportunity, Shi Xuan also went back to the fishing village to visit Grandpa Fan and his grandson once, and gave them a sum of money, Shi Xuan is a person who knows how to be grateful, Old Man Fan saved his life when he was hungry, Shi Xuan sincerely thanked them. But now, that's all he can do.
Back in the town again, the Song family sent someone to inform Shi Xuan that he was ready to go.
Shi Xuan rushed to the agreed place, Song Jifeng led a group of people to wait for him there, and Shi Xuan saw at a glance that several carriages and several coachmen were also there.
"Brother Shi Xuan really keeps his promises, the goods on these carriages are your target for this delivery, you need to personally say that these goods are delivered to the hands of Steward Zhu of Jingyue Sect, you can check the goods now, and then seal the cargo box", Song Jifeng handed Shi Xuan a list, Shi Xuan carefully counted the goods according to the list, and after confirming that they were correct, he sealed them with a special seal.
Song Jifeng pointed to the two Song family disciples beside him and said: "This escort mission, you two need to obey the command of the Shi Xuan brothers, this is also the first time you go out to practice, don't be careless, once there is a special situation, you can go to the Jingyue Sect to find your senior brother for help, there are some children of our Song family who are practicing in the Jingyue Sect."
"I've met Brother Shi, in Xia Song Zhe, he is my brother Song Qing, and I asked my senior brother for more advice along the way", the two children of the Song family introduced Shi Xuan.
"The two of you are polite, and everyone has to cooperate with each other along the way", Shi Xuan returned the salute.
The three of them got into a carriage and started to set off, Shi Xuan sat in the lead car, the coachmen were all people who had been going to and from this place for many years and were familiar with the roads.
Shi Xuan didn't dare to be careless, he only went to the viciousness of these bandits, these people were extremely vicious, and they never talked about morality in the rivers and lakes.
Canghai Town is surrounded by flat plains for hundreds of miles, few mountains, most of the surrounding villagers make a living by planting food, which is much happier than their villagers in Hongyanling, Shi Xuan looked at the surrounding fertile land all the way and sighed, each place has a unique way of life, looking at the people working hard in the fields, Shi Xuan's thoughts flew back to the barren land of Hongyanling.
Most of the inhabitants of these places are simple villagers, who have been farming for generations, and their lives are quiet and peaceful, which is much better than the vicious Jiahe City.
The journey was quite smooth, and Shi Xuan and his party had a peaceful journey for several days in a row.
"Brother Shi Xuan, isn't there any danger here? Brother Song also told us to be careful, I think he was too worried", Song Zhe also found that there was no danger along the way in the past two days.
"Be careful, it's always right," Shi Xuan observed his surroundings from time to time.
When they walked to a hidden wood, an old man in tattered clothes with a broken bowl walked towards the carriage and said to Song Zhe: "This little brother, old man, I have been hungry for several days, give me something to eat."
Song Zhe stopped the carriage and looked at the poor old man, who asked the coachman to take out some dry food and prepare to hand it to the beggar himself.
Shi Xuan noticed this old man in tattered clothes, although he was in tattered clothes, he was full of strength during his walking, and he didn't look like he had been hungry for a few days at all.
Just when Song Zhe was about to hand the godmother to the beggar, the beggar's eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce light, and he took out a snowy dagger from his waist and pointed it directly at Song Zhe's neck.
"Hand over the goods in the car, or I'll die", the beggar suddenly burst into flames. At this moment, four or five bandits suddenly came out of the jungle and surrounded them.
Just when the beggar tried to coerce Song Zhe, a knife as fast as lightning flew over, and the beggar was wiped out on the spot by Shi Xuan's swift knife, and a large amount of blood sprayed directly on Song Zhe's face.
Song Zhe was frightened, and in his panic he was cut by a beggar's dagger, and when Song Qing saw that his brother was attacked, he took out his staff, jumped out of the carriage and began to take precautions.
The bandits also had some incredulity in their eyes when they saw that their killers disguised as beggars were suddenly killed.
"Where are the rats, dare to rob the goods of the Song family in my Canghai Town", Song Zhe was so angry that blood was flowing from his wrist at this moment, if it wasn't for Shi Xuan's timely action, he would probably already be a dead corpse.
"Song family, haven't you heard of it, you killed our people, and if you kill us, you will be caught, otherwise you will die an ugly death," said a vicious bandit.
At this moment, the horsemen were already frightened, Shi Xuan calmly picked up Xueliang's big knife, and said to the bandit: "Give you three breaths, disappear in front of my eyes, otherwise he will be your fate", Shi Xuan pointed to the dead beggar on the ground.
"Boy, you killed him by sneak attack, we are not scared, you will be punished for your actions", the bandit said in the lead.
"The three breaths have arrived, the opportunity is given to you but you don't cherish it, you can't blame me", Shi Xuan motioned to the Song brothers to do it.
Shi Xuan burst out with a terrifying aura in an all-round way, and the flame whips tied up the two bandits in front of him, and directly stepped forward to kill them with their knives, and the Song brothers showed their weapons and started a battle with the bandits.
Shi Xuan thundered and killed the two bandits, and the other two fought with the Song family brothers, the Song family brothers were not weak but the actual combat experience was too poor, and the bandits became extremely vicious at the moment, and the knives were fierce.
Shi Xuan didn't rush to make a move, he wanted to borrow their hands to train their brothers. When these two thieves saw the tragic death of their companions, they began to have fear in their hearts, and they were slowly forced to death by the Song brothers.
The two thieves were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "Two brothers, we don't know Taishan, and we deserve to die if we offend a few masters, but please leave us a dog's life for the sake of my family's seventy old mother who needs support."
Song Zhe and Song Qing had never killed anyone after all, they were soft-hearted for a while, ready to let them go, just as they were about to turn around and leave, the fierce thieves looked at each other, their faces were hideous, and the two grabbed the sharp knives on the ground, wanting to raid the Song brothers from behind.
Shi Xuan could see it clearly from the side, how could he let them succeed, and the huge flame shackles restrained their swords at once. The Song brothers turned around and broke out in a cold sweat, Shi Xuan pulled, and the two knives directly detached from their wrists.
"Kill them," Shi Xuan shouted.
Song Zhe finally gritted his teeth and prepared to attack, the two thieves knew that they couldn't fight, so they turned around and were about to run, Song Qingyuan stabbed them to the ground with a few cold ice arrows, and Song Zhe killed the two thieves directly with a knife.
Shi Xuan was cautiously vigilant around, and the two brothers were frightened, and sat directly on the ground gasping for breath.
"This is the rivers and lakes, this is just a good lesson for you, if you don't pay attention next time, it won't hurt your wrists", Shi Xuan said to Song Zhe.
Despite this, after all, the two of them killed someone for the first time, and they were a little scared.
"You don't have to blame yourself, they are extremely vicious, and I don't know how many people have died in their hands over the years, this kind of death is not a pity," Shi Xuan said.
Shi Xuan asked several coachmen to talk about the corpses of these bandits and dragged them to a hidden place, and continued to move forward, no longer stopping.
With this lesson, the two brothers Song Zhe and Song Qing were much more cautious and did not dare to be careless.
Shi Xuan and his party walked through the vast land and walked through many places, and along the way they also met many businessmen who rushed to distant places, all of them worked tirelessly, just to be able to live better.
This belongs to the southern country, the weather is changeable, sometimes the weather is sunny and sometimes rainy, the journey is a little monotonous, all the way to the car and horses, the two brothers of the Song family traveled far for the first time, the body is a little unbearable, every time they pass through some towns, they are very happy, and only in the town they can rest assured to repair a little, when they enter the barren mountains and wild roads again they can only grit their teeth and insist.
These coachmen are relatively hard-working, most of them are poor families who come to their Song family to sell coolies, and they have long been accustomed to coming and going in the wind and rain.
After a few days of traveling, they had already walked hundreds of miles, and gradually approached the Jingyue Sect's sphere of influence.
Surrounded by mountains along the way, green mountains and green waters, and Shi Xuan's hometown is completely different, these mountains and jungles are dense, full of vitality, and many powerful spirit beasts have also been born.
Unless he encountered an overly fierce spirit beast, Shi Xuan rarely helped, and the two brothers had always lived a pampered life in the family, and they lacked this kind of actual battle.
"Coachman, how far is it?" Song Zhe asked the driver of the car.
"It's called the Green Bamboo Forest, and it's fifty miles away from Jingyue Lake, and you'll be there almost after here," replied the coachman.
"Great, it is estimated that we will be able to arrive tomorrow, and then we will go to Jingyue Sect to have a look, I heard that several eldest brothers in the clan are practicing inside", Song Qing said happily.
Shi Xuan also breathed a sigh of relief, he tensed his nerves all the way, and when he got there, he could rest at ease.
Both sides of the road are full of boundless green bamboos, which are verdant and beautiful, and even the Song brothers are fascinated by it.
The crisp bird call is very pleasant, the breeze blows, and the pieces of bamboo shake neatly, this place is very suitable for self-cultivation, and Shi Xuan also feels that it will be quite comfortable if he can live together again in the future.
However, a sudden noise broke their mood to enjoy the view, and a noisy fighting sound was heard in front of them.
Several people were shocked, and Shi Xuan stopped the carriage and motioned for them to pull the carriage into the depths of the bamboo forest and hide.
Shi Xuan took the Song family brothers to carefully advance along the road to investigate the situation.
From a distance, they saw a group of people fighting in a bamboo forest not far away, and from time to time a strong aura came out.
"You two brothers hurry back to the side of the convoy to guard, I will come forward to investigate, and I will come to you when it is safe", Shi Xuan did not dare to let the Song brothers continue to step forward, for fear that they would reveal their flaws.
The two brothers had less experience, so they had to return to the convoy and wait for Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan cautiously approached the battlefield, and he hid behind a relatively dense bamboo to investigate the situation. In the battlefield, a girl dressed in white like snow was about twelve or thirteen years old, holding a cold sword in her hand and fighting with the six people around, Shi Xuan was difficult to assess the strength of this girl, but it felt incredible to see her exquisite swordsmanship, the other party was about the same age as him, he asked himself that there were few opponents among his peers, but in front of her, Shi Xuan was ashamed of himself.
Most of the six people who besieged her were adults, and their strength was around the Ning Yuan Realm, and the little girl's had actually held out for a long time under the siege of so many of them, Shi Xuan couldn't imagine how strong this girl's terrifying strength was.
"Has she already broken through the Ning Yuan Realm? Reaching such a terrifying realm at the age of twelve or thirteen, this is too shocking", Shi Xuan was a little incredulous.
The fight continued, and Shi Xuan found that the strength of these six people was by no means ordinary bandits, they cooperated precisely, there were melee masters, long-range powerful mages, and powerful control mages, such a team, ordinary people would have been caught a long time ago.
The girl is an extremely strong ice master, in addition to her superb swordsmanship, her speed is the ultimate in the world, even if Shi Xuan has the bonus of combat boots, there is no possibility of catching up.
The superb cooperation of the opposite side is also difficult to put the girl into a desperate situation, the control skills of the other party's control mage have no room to play in front of her speed, the speed of the powerful melee master is ruthlessly crushed by her, and the spiritual skills of the long-range mage have been dodged or blocked by her many times, she is like a flying immortal, the sword technique is smart, the sword qi is compelling, and the terrifying ice sword qi makes the surrounding large bamboo forests frosty.
"If the senior brother continues like this, the six of us will all be dragged to death by her, her speed is too fast, my spell can't help her," said the only woman among the six.
"Prepare to form a formation, use our formation to restrain her", shouted the leader, they suffered big losses one after another, and if they dragged on, they would inevitably be broken by this girl one by one.
The powerful melee master burst out with a strong aura, and in a short period of time he cast a set of powerful spiritual skills on the girl, and suddenly this area flew with sword qi flying towards the girl and slashed towards the girl, the girl was difficult to dodge, and could only launch a subtle sword trick confrontation, this person successfully dragged the girl for a moment.
The other five people successfully drove a unique trapped formation of their sect, and when they saw the formation formed, the attacking man's body exploded, the huge spirit array emitted a terrifying brilliance, and the girl was trapped in their unprovoked formation.
Shi Xuan said secretly on the side: "Despicable and shameless, six people will set a strangulation trap when they fight one."
The girl frowned slightly, the opponent's individual strength was indeed inferior to her, but the exquisite cooperation of the six people was difficult for even her to win quickly, and now these people had formed a formation, and she could only defend passively.
"Girls in the array, hand over what you got, otherwise don't blame us for destroying the flowers", one of the leaders persuaded him to surrender.
"If you want something, then you can take it", the girl was not afraid at all.
"Senior brother, you're still wasting your time, if you don't make a move and wait for her foreign help to arrive, we'll be in danger," the adult woman urged.
"Toast without eating and drinking, give me all the push, it's no wonder I", the six of them urged the formation with all their strength against the girl.
Under the urging of the six of him, the formation was overflowing, and countless powerful spiritual qi in the formation were training towards the girl, and the girl's strength was not strong enough to break through the spirit array, so she could only defend passively.
"She can't hold it anymore and keeps contributing," the man shouted.
Even the girl's superb swordsmanship in the array was difficult to resist countless attacks, and many spiritual qi practitioners directly attacked her body, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of the girl's mouth, and she was almost unable to support it.
At this time, these six people were almost exhausted, and the formation they used was extremely strong, but for the huge consumption of aura, they fought fiercely repeatedly, and now the aura is about to dry up.
"If you try harder, she'll be gone," the man yelled.
"Despicable and shameless lackeys of the Blood Ring Sect, when my master comes here, he will definitely cut you with a thousand knives", the girl in the spirit array was struggling to support, and she was about to run out of oil.
"Who blinded your master and apprentice and even dared to provoke the people of our Blood Ring Sect, when you die, your master will definitely be very sad, right?" said the man at the head viciously, he was about to run out of strength.
Shi Xuan looked at the battle that was about to end, he was unwilling, these people were bullying widows and widows, and his methods were despicable, he was ready to help her, although the strength of these people on the other side was much higher than him.
Shi Xuan secretly spontaneously strengthened, his broadsword quickly gathered pure energy, and under his manipulation, the broadsword wrapped in terrifying flames and slashed towards the weakest mage among the six.
The flame knife slashed the mage with the weakest defense to the ground in an instant, and the large array instantly lost a person to preside over, and the attack faced by the girl instantly weakened a lot.
"Who dares to raid us", the man saw the junior brother in the end, he was directly angry but did not dare to stop, once the girl got out of trouble, they would die an ugly death.
Shi Xuan thundered out, the huge flame shackles hit the remaining few people, so that they had no intention of controlling the big array, his actions successfully interfered with the casting of the two people, the big array lost three people at once, the girl's pressure dropped sharply, she seized the opportunity to successfully urge the terrifying ice spirit technique to destroy the big array, watching the formation was broken, Shi Xuan knew that the rest did not need him to strike again.
The girl broke through the formation and launched a hurry, and the aura of the remaining five people was almost exhausted, so they could only flee in panic, but under the girl's hurry, it was a little sad, the girl showed a set of terrifying ice spirit skills, and several powerful ice arrows pierced several people from behind, and several people didn't even scream, and they were directly frozen into ice sculptures.
Shi Xuan walked over and picked up his big knife, looking at this ice girl, his body was like an extreme fire, at this moment, under the influence of her ice spirit skill, he didn't even have seventy percent of his strength.
Shi Xuan was terrible to think about, although the girl thundered and killed a few people, she was seriously injured in the spirit array, and almost fell to the ground at this moment, Shi Xuan hurriedly went over to help, and he took out some spirit pills from his body and gave her to take.
Shi Xuan was so close to her, he almost froze his hands directly, her cold ice aura was extremely domineering, Shi Xuan had seen a lot of people from the ice system, but he had never encountered such a terrifying one.
The girl was also looking at the boy who had saved her life, and a shallow smile appeared on her pale face: "Thank you for saving me, my name is Huang Shuhan, and I haven't asked what this brother's name is?" The girl's voice was fierce and crisp, although her breath was a little weak.
"It's nothing, in Xia Shi Xuan, it's just that when I see injustice and draw a knife to help, I can't get used to people like them," Shi Xuan explained.