The picture of him being snatched of his purse by thugs on the street is relatively easy to imagine......

Although it is very rude to have this impression of my friend's father.

Xia Jing thought to himself, he shouldn't be carrying a weapon with him.

With this level of uneasiness in his heart, Xia Jing stared at An Shen's figure.

"Hmm~ The opponent is fighting with someone the same age as his daughter, and it's really hard to start."

He muttered as he twisted his waist and stretched.

It's hard not to feel the urge to choke on what he's doing now.

Even Xia Jing couldn't stand it anymore, and Adai, who was about to fight him, was already so surprised that he was speechless and couldn't describe it.

“…… Hey, am I being looked down upon? ”

Ignoring the middle-aged old man in front of him, Adai asked Ye Ya.

"It's hard for me to ...... this question"

Ye Ya was also confused.

It seems that now we all have the same mood regardless of whether we are friends or enemies.

"Your name is Adai, don't you need to be so indignant first."

An Shenyi didn't take the atmosphere of the scene to heart, and showed a professional smile.

"There's no need to show mercy. Let the horses come and kill me. ”

"Hey, are you trying to stain my weapon with the greasy blood of a middle-aged old man? Pranks should also be done in moderation. I'm not interested in accompanying my uncle's boring jokes. ”

"When a little girl my age said this, my heart hurt so much. But you're getting one thing wrong. ”

"What? What did I get wrong? ”

"There's no way my blood is on your weapon."

"You're less arrogant!"

Adai's anger rushed to the boiling point at once.

Overwhelmed by the fire, she swung her weapon diagonally upwards without saying a word. The tip of the whip was faster than the speed of sound, and the tearing sound rattled. Towards An Shen swooped, splitting his chest in half.

And yet—

"Ah, I haven't introduced myself yet, have I?"

An Shenyi lowered his head to cooperate with the whip's attack.

At first glance, it looks like you're bending down to salute.

It was just a very mundane action. But the whip didn't even touch his crumpled clothes.

This means that he dodged the attack just now.

……

An Shen dodged while glancing at Xia Jing.

"Back then, I fought side by side with my wife...... I remember when I was about your age."

"Like me...... The same?"

These words made Xia Jing couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and suddenly-

An Shen took action.

It was a step as ordinary as before. However, Adai couldn't react, and Ren Anshen invaded his eyes.

"Huh?"

She was dumbfounded.

An Shen waved his hand as if he was fanning his face.

I saw Adai's knees sink and he knelt on the ground.

Then fall face down to the ground.

"Ah...... Huh?"

Unable to figure out what had happened to him, Adai fell to the ground and ate the mud. Although she kept trying to get up, it seemed that her body could not exert her strength, and she could only lie on all fours.

"Even the deer clan have a concussion."

An Shen squatted down as he explained, grabbed Adai's collar and lifted her up.

Then he struck her hard in the back of the neck.

Adai lost consciousness on the spot.

At the same time, there was also the sound of someone falling on the other end.

It turned out that An Li also concocted the same method to make Ah Ye fall into a coma. But Xia Jing didn't have the heart to take care of the battle situation between An Li and Ah Ye.

After all, An Shen is just an ordinary human being, and he can't be compared to An Li.

It stands to reason that he should be like Xia Jing, far less powerful than the Deer Clan—but in the end, he fell through everyone's glasses, and he defeated that Adai without much effort. It's a no-brainer.

An Shen turned his head towards Xia Jing and shrugged his shoulders.

"My opponent's actions were expected by me. So I caught the flaw with the rhythm of her breathing. Then there was a punch in her jaw. The actions I took were as simple as that. However, it is easy to use this way...... Humans can also defeat the deer."

"Good...... Awesome."

Xia Jing couldn't help but exclaim.

"That's the trick, to put it bluntly. Have you learned? Summer Scene."

Hearing this, An Shen seemed to smile a little proudly.

The powerful heat that suddenly appeared beside him made Lin Yu come back to his senses.

「…… Hmm!"

Lin Yu hurriedly jumped away and looked back.

What appeared there was a bright light bursting with white sparks, blinding brightness, and the appearance of a beast, a white-light phantom beast.

"I'm tired of it."

Qiu Yin muttered as if bored, "Goodbye, Sister Lin Yu. You're still the same weak one."

The white light phantom beast bared its teeth and bent down to lower its center of gravity.

Lin Yu couldn't react. It's just that Yuan's eyes are open, and his body doesn't even have the strength to infuse it at all, staring directly at the death that is about to attack him.

It was Lan Yang who reacted.

"Lin Yu!"

She shouted. The voice caught Sand's attention.

「…… Tsk!"

She looked away from Nangong, who was still fighting, and waved the blade of the long knife in her hand to appear in front of the phantom beast through the space.

The White Light Phantom Beast was knocked back to the rear in one fell swoop.

"Lin Yu, run!"

Shazi's reprimand finally brought Lin Yuyu back to his senses.

She jumped backwards, distancing herself from the phantom beast.

"You bastard......

Unexpectedly, Nangong suddenly cursed angrily. And—again for Autumn Yin.

"What does that mean? I warned you not to meddle!"

"Do you think you have a chance of winning?"

Qiu Yin said with a sharp smile. She was right, Nangong was now in a state full of holes.

"I've also made it clear beforehand, and I'll take action if you're about to lose."

The two stared at each other for a few seconds, and then-

"Tsk, it's so unpleasant that you can't laugh...... It doesn't get much more instructive than that."

Nangong reluctantly put down the weapon in his hand.

"Oh, you seem to be dissatisfied."

「…… Hmph."

Nangong snorted, cast his gaze on Lan Yang, and glared angrily.

"Betrayer, it's the sand that got you back your life today...... Don't think that's it, I'll kill you again someday."

"I won't be killed by the offering."

"You've learned how to pay lip service, you puppet. It's so funny that people don't feel good to watch. It's so upset that people can't help but feel sick to their stomachs and want to vomit."

After finishing speaking, Nangong turned around.

Qiu Yin also left after her.

「…… Phantom Beast!"

The electric beast stood in front of Sand and the others as if it wanted to stop the pursuit.

"You think I'm going to just let you two pat your butts back?"

The sand, which still refused to put down the long knife, pursued it.

"Do you think we can't escape?"

Qiu Yin uses the phantom beast as a meat shield, scoffing at her threat.

The two slowly retreated back to the charred forest where they had first appeared.

"Goodbye, Sister Lin Yu."

As the two departed......

Qiu Yin turned his neck and waved his hand lightly, and said to Lin Yu, "Remember to resist a little next time? The weak."

Lin Yu didn't answer, she couldn't answer......

…… Just bow your head, your eyes lowered.

In the blink of an eye, the figures of the two completely departed and disappeared from view—the phantom beast that restrained the sand also disappeared from its place as if its power had been cut off.

It was only at this time that Lin Yu finally raised his head.

There was more doubt than fear on her face.

「…… Why?"

Why would Qiu Yin know about Lin Yu's sister?

Including Lin Yu himself, no one present could answer this question.

Yasuno's car is a recreational vehicle that looks like it was bought for sightseeing.

The car is driving on a country road at the legal speed, and if you look from the perspective of a third person, it looks like a parent picking up and dropping off her daughter and her friends from school.

In fact, except for the dismissal of school, the rest is in line with the facts - but because of the previous battle, Xia Jing can no longer convince himself that "the driver who believes in front of him is a gentle father".

Everyone in the car was silent. There was an awkward atmosphere.

Because he felt like he was on pins and needles, Xia Jing unconsciously said, "By the way, wouldn't it be more advantageous to snatch their weapons, why didn't you do it?"

The group later left the unconscious Adai and Aye in place and left.

Ye Ya, who was sitting side by side with Xia Jing, was stunned for a moment.

「…… How could you have such thoughts?"

Ye Ya's tone was more like reproach than admiration, and her brows furrowed.

"What does that mean?"

Anno's father, who was in the driver's seat, smiled wryly in the rearview mirror.

"It's a fair win. Now that the victory or defeat has been decided, it is despicable to forcibly seize the opponent's weapons. This is the way the deer people think. You should be impressed, right?"

"Ah...... Maybe that's true."

Xia Jing remembered the conversation between Ye Ya and Adai when they faced each other at school in the past.

The battle between the clans seeks to completely defeat the opponent's counterattack with all their own efforts - it seems to be the case. It is possible that not taking away the opponent's weapon is an extension of this idea. Maybe it's because they're gifted that they pay special attention to combat sentiments?

"But how did you snatch Qiu Yin's weapon?"

"That's because she used despicable means to sneak attack, and it can't be compared to Fang Cai's battle."

"That's right."

In this way, when Ye Ya shows her indignation against her enemies, it is indeed common for her to cite "not reserved" as an excuse - Qiu Yin is a good example.

In this sense, the woman didn't look like a member of the Deer Clan at all. Not only did they encroach on other people's families, but they also took away other people's names - just thinking about it makes people feel sick.

"But the sword is a different story. If I lose, they will snatch it without mercy."

"I think so."

Chatting with Ye Ya, the mobile phone suddenly rang in the car.

"Hey?"

A voice came from the front seat, and Anno's mother answered with her mobile phone.

Xia Jing glanced at An Ye, who was sitting next to Ye Ya, and asked, but-

「…… Anye?"

Anye, who bowed his head and was silent, was a few seconds late before noticing that Xia Jing was asking.

"Huh? Ahhhh......h What's the matter?"

However, she only looked over with a dejected expression.

It seemed as if she had figured things out, as if she wasn't listening.

"No, it's fine."

Anyway, it's not a major question worth asking again, and it's troublesome to explain.

Anno's mother replied to the phone with a "yes" and a "sure enough" to the west.

"I see. See you there. Think. You've worked hard over there, too."

The call is over.

"Little sand?"

Anno's father asked.

"Yes."

Although it is really speechless to put an extra word "small" on the name of that sand, but for Anno's father, the sand is not only much younger, but it should also be the relationship between the two parties since childhood.

"What did she say?"

"It's going well. So there is no need to change the destination...... Sure enough, they met over there."

That sentence made Xia Jing involuntarily lean forward.

"Who did you meet?"

"Well, Nangong and a girl named Qiu Yin."

"And then......

Remembering that Lan Yang and Lin Yu were also with Shazi, Xia Jing couldn't help but worry about their safety. But—

"The sand drove them away."

「…… Really?"

Seeing Anye's mother turn around and smile, Xia Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Yu aside, Lan Yang didn't seem to have the strength to fight. Because she was labeled as the daughter of a traitor, she has been ostracized in the village since she was a child, and it stands to reason that she should not have the accumulated martial arts training like Ye Ya.

It's great that she's safe. Besides, if something happened to Lan Yang, Xia Jing would have no face to explain to his sister.

"So, for the sake of reporting the situation, we're going to join them now."

While turning on the turn lights and hitting the steering wheel, Anno's father spoke.

The car drove all the way away from the idyllic street scene and came to a smooth road section. In another ten minutes or so, you should be able to reach the range of action of Xia Jing and the others, and the scenery that they are usually familiar with.

「…… Mom, Dad."

At this time—

Just as silence was about to fall back into the car, Yasuno raised his head suddenly.

Xia Jing and Ye Ya both turned their heads to look at her.

Yasano's face sank, revealing an extraordinarily serious—and painful expression.

"You two...... Did you go to war in the past when there was internal chaos?"

"It's not big enough to be called civil strife."

"But there are three families that are against us."

When my father had answered, my mother sighed and added, "We don't want to go through the same thing a second time...... It's just that I didn't expect Ah Le to be alive."

"Really?"

Anno muttered, and after a while, he spoke again, "I think...... Mom and Dad, both of you are very strong, very strong. I can't reach it."

Xia Jing also feels the same way.

Although it is embarrassing for Anno to say this, it is true. An Li, who tossed Ah Dai and Ah Ye in the palm of her hand, and An Shen, who was an ordinary person, still easily defeated Ah Dai. The strength of both is unfathomable.

In that case—

Anno said the line that Xia Jing had expected: "So I'm thinking...... Rather than let me come forward, you might as well leave it to your father and mother...... Wouldn't it be better?"

It took a few seconds for An Li to speak.

But the object of her call was not her daughter.

"Ah, Yaya."

"What's the matter, ma'am?"

"You've heard Anno's opinion, what do you think?"

Ye Ya didn't even think about it, and immediately answered the straightforward question.

"This is a foolish question."

Ye Ya's voice did not hesitate at all, and his attitude was very firm.

"If you have to drive the hermit to help, it will really damage the family, no, it will be the face of the patriarch...... Let's take this incident as an example, I'm full of complaints and want to complain to you two."

An Li smiled wryly at Ye Ya, who seemed to be stupid, and then moved her gaze back to her daughter.