On the way back to the county seat, the two deviated from the direction and road they had come.

By inquiring with local residents, the two learned that there was a shortcut to Sanshan City, but they might encounter some fierce beasts on the way, and there was a certain risk.

Bian Yao and Twilight Song naturally didn't care about the danger in the villagers' mouths, in the eyes of cultivators, the fierce beasts in the mouths of mortals were basically no different from cats and dogs, and they could be easily dealt with with three punches and two kicks.

In early summer, the morning light is fleeting and the sun is rising.

In order to be able to exchange the rat tail for money a moment earlier, the two hurried through the bleak mounds, over the deserted slopes, and finally down a winding path overgrown with weeds, and directly into a forest.

This is an old forest, and the withering is very obvious, many tall and stout trees have died of old age, and the dry bark is cracked into scales, clearly recording the cruel peeling years.

The road in the woods was easier than expected, and the two of them ran quickly among the trees.

Not long after, in front of the road, a clearing the size of several zhang square suddenly appeared, which was particularly abrupt in the jungle.

In addition to being surprised, the two of them suddenly felt a trace of vigilance in their hearts, and they couldn't help but slow down.

At this moment, behind the bushes in front of them, five figures suddenly appeared, blocking the way.

The leader was a man in a short shirt, with a complexion as black as charcoal, with a few green tendons on his forehead, and a poor face. Closer to him stood a white-faced Confucian with a gentle face and a sly smile on his lips, while the other three stood on either side.

Judging from the situation revealed by this group of people, they should all be cultivators, and they are all dream maniacs, the black-faced bandit leader and the white-faced Confucian are very likely to be late-stage dream maniacs, and the other three are not simple, I am afraid they all have the realm level of the middle stage of dream mania.

Bian Yao's face changed suddenly, thinking that he should have met a robber, he hurriedly paused, and secretly cried out in his heart. Twilight Song stood aside, frowning slightly, and looked coldly at the group of people in front of him, but his expression was inexplicably calm.

"Are you coming from the rat-infested area?" the white-faced Confucian asked, smiling, taking a few steps forward.

Hearing this, Bian Yao couldn't help but be stunned, and after a little hesitation, he nodded and replied, "Yes." ”

The white-faced Confucian smiled, and suddenly turned his eyes to look at Twilight Song, and when he saw that the thing behind him was a sword, his expression froze slightly, but soon returned to normal.

"Seeing that you are hurrying towards the county seat, you must be in a hurry to exchange the rat tail for spirit fruit, right?" The white-faced Confucian priest shifted his gaze to Bian Yao again.

Bian Yao didn't squeak, his eyes were fixed on this person, and his face showed a look of vigilance.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, the white-faced Confucian priest smiled and said, "Seeing that you are not very old, it is not easy to venture outside, so I will not embarrass you, hand over the ten strange rat tails, and you can pass." ”

Hearing this, Bian Yao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but he was a little reluctant in his heart. The rat tail was obtained by him and Twilight Song at the risk of their lives, and ten rat tails can be exchanged for five hundred bixiang fruits, although it is not a lot, but it is given away for nothing, and no one will be willing to exchange it.

Since Bian Yao cultivated the "Dividing Mind Technique", his combat power has almost doubled, and with the sword maniac of Twilight Song, if he really turns his face and makes a move, the two of them can also fight with each other. It's just that he doesn't want to expose his secret because of this.

"Is it okay to have five roots?" Bian Yao pondered for a while and asked tentatively.

"No!" replied the white-faced Confucian priest, the smile on his face undiminished.

"Seven?"

The white-faced Confucian didn't speak again, the smile on his face was obviously a little lighter, and there was a faint hint of impatience.

"Second brother, I told you a long time ago, since you have committed a robbery, you must have the appearance of a robbery, if you show him a smile, he will have the courage to talk to you non-stop!" The black-faced bandit leader, who had been silent, suddenly sneered in the back.

Bian Yao was very annoyed when he heard this, and understood that his hope of bargaining with the robbers had been dashed, so he turned his head to look at Twilight and said in a negotiating tone, "Give them to them." ”

The latter looked at the people opposite with an expressionless face, and did not answer, looking noncommittal, and did not know what was going on in his heart.

Seeing that he didn't squeak, Bian Yao took it as a default, so his heart moved, and ten gray-brown rat tails appeared in his palm, and he casually tied them into a bundle and threw them at the other party.

The white-faced Confucian raised his hand to catch the rat's tail, smiled softly, then turned and walked backwards, nodding and saying, "Let them go." ”

Hearing this, the black-faced bandit leader walked slowly to the side, and at the same time raised his hand and waved it lightly. Seeing this, the other three robbers moved to the other side of the clearing without saying a word, making way for the middle road.

Bian Yao's face showed hesitation slightly, and then he said softly: "Let's go." After saying this, he should take the first step and walk forward. Twilight Song remained silent, following with a grim face.

The forest was quiet, and with a gentle pace, the distance between the two and the five robbers became closer and closer.

Suddenly, the unexpected happened!

Twilight Song, who was walking behind Bian Yao, suddenly flicked her fingers, and a sword qi instantly shot towards the black-faced bandit, piercing into his chest in an instant, causing a low snort of pain.

Before anyone else could react, Twilight Song had already reached out and flipped her wrist, quickly pulled out the shrouded sword behind her back, and rushed towards the injured bandit!

The sudden change startled the white-faced Confucian for a moment, and he reacted in an instant, his complexion changed, and there was already an extra silver spear in his palm, and he saw him holding the gun with one arm and slashing diagonally, panicking and stabbing at the attacking black shadow.

Twilight Song suddenly shook sideways, stopped and dodged, and with a treacherous footwork, she swung her sword and danced a awe-inspiring arc of light!

In an instant, blood splattered, and a silver spear, along with a broken arm, fell at the same time!

"Ah......h

Almost at the same time, the three robbers on the other side suddenly realized! One of them, a fierce-looking robber, reacted the most quickly, holding a sharp knife in his hand, and quickly pounced on Bian Yao's side.

Sensing the crisis, Bian Yao suddenly came back from his surprise, he quickly lowered his body and kicked a spinning kick, which hit the knee joint of the murderer, and then bounced up, and with a flip of his wrist, the Wusha blade instantly appeared in his palm, and hit the opponent's throat like lightning!

Seeing this, the other two robbers each held their swords and halberds, and were about to relieve the siege for their accomplices, when they suddenly heard a shout - "Stop!"

Hearing this, the two robbers couldn't help but froze for a moment, then held their weapons and stood in place, not knowing what to do.

Bian Yao tilted his head slightly, glanced at the side of the clearing, immediately curled the corners of his mouth, shook his head, and smiled helplessly.

The shout just now was from the black-faced bandit, who was pressing his hand on his chest at the moment, and a trace of bright red slowly overflowed between his fingers. At his neck, there was a Pu sword diagonally horizontally, the blade glowing with cold light.

However, in just a few breaths, the situation has changed in a reversal.

Among the robbers, the two strongest men: the black-faced bandit leader was injured and controlled, and his life was in the hands of the twilight singer, and the white-faced Confucian was stripped of an arm and basically lost his combat effectiveness, and at this time he had retreated to the foot of a tree, and his face was full of panic to stop the bleeding of his broken arm.

The black-faced bandit leader knew that there was no room for a reversal, so he gritted his teeth fiercely, his expression quickly calmed down, and he smiled slightly: "I really didn't see it, the little brother has actually cultivated to the realm of sword madness! Being able to meet a sword cultivation genius in his lifetime can be regarded as a blessing for us cultivators! ”

Twilight stared at him coldly, still expressionless, and the hand holding the sword did not move, as if the other party's words had nothing to do with her.

Presumably feeling a little embarrassed, the black-faced bandit leader laughed dryly and continued: "What your friend wants, you might as well say it directly, everything is negotiable." ”

"Robbery. Twilight pondered for a moment, then spat out two words with a blank face.

After hearing this, the black-faced bandit leader did not show a trace of surprise, but breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly smiled: "All the rat tails are given to you, it will be regarded as an apology." As he spoke, two large bundles of rat tails suddenly appeared in his hands.

Twilight Song turned her head and glanced at Bian Yao, the meaning in her eyes was self-evident.

Bian Yao rolled his eyes, hesitated slightly, and then put away the Wusha blade that was under the robber's jaw, walked over, caught the rat tail thrown by the black-faced bandit, and put it in the space bag.

After a few moments, the two turned away under the watchful eyes of the robbers, and their figures quickly disappeared into the forest road.

A day later, the two returned to Sanshan City smoothly, and rushed to the designated place as soon as possible to exchange all the tails of the rats for green fragrant fruits.

After that, they spent half a day touring Sanshan County and bought a lot of things to eat and drink.

Early the next morning, the two left the county seat and hurried west.