"In March next year, there are less than five months left before now, and in such a short period of time, it is not easy to stand out in the hundred trials. ”

Xia Yanzeng was a little surprised, it was not that he looked down on Ye Xuan, but among the more than 100 families in the Great Xia Kingdom, like Ye Xuan, there were many sons in the realm of fourth-grade martial artists, and even more outstanding, they were already in the realm of seventh-grade martial artists, more than one or two, if Ye Xuan wanted to seize the top three positions in the trial from the hands of these sons, it would not be ordinarily difficult.

"You'll have to give it a try. ”

I have long known that it is difficult to achieve the top three results with my current strength, Ye Xuan just wanted to try his luck in the places on the ancient map, if he was lucky, he could also have more impact in the hundred trials, competing for the top three places.

Waiting for two or three months, bringing Xia Yanzeng, who has recovered his strength, can indeed reduce a lot of risks, but Ye Xuan doesn't have the time to wait.

"Well, since you've made up your mind, I won't say more. When are you going to leave for Black Annihilation?" Xia Yanzeng asked after a deep groan.

"Two days later. ”

There are still some things to explain, such as the errand of the disciple of Aoba Valley that Xia You arranged for him before, and he has to explain it to the other party first tomorrow, and completely push this matter away.

Originally, he planned to stay in the capital for a few more days, but this place was not very suitable for him to stay for a long time, after all, it was a drunken place, and he was afraid that staying for a long time would wear down his fighting spirit.

Now that the Jun family has suffered continuous blows, I am afraid that there is no time to pay attention to him, and the other party is now afraid, and he should not dare to attack him again, plus now that the secret of the remnant map has been solved, he can't wait to explore this hidden treasure place.

......

Two days later.

After Ye Xuan said goodbye to Xia You, he brought enough equipment and pills and set off for the Black Annihilation Ridge.

This act was unnoticeable, and he left the capital in the early morning, rode a black horse, and set off lightly to the north.

Hei Annihilation Ridge is located on the northern border of the Great Xia Kingdom, and it is still more than 5,000 miles away from the capital, and at this distance, even if it is galloping on horseback, it will take five or six days to arrive, and if there is any delay on the road, I am afraid it will take about ten days.

These days, Ye Xuan can only stop and go, and he can't exhaust the horse to death, and along the way, he has also feasted his eyes, and he can be regarded as a trip to the north by the way.

There are a total of twenty-one counties in the Great Xia Kingdom, although it is a weak one in the six countries of Tiannan, but the territory under its jurisdiction is still vast, from the capital to the northern border, the span is quite large, when Ye Xuan is in the Ye family, the weather is still hot, and when he arrives in the capital, it is just autumn, but when he comes to the north, it is as if he is in winter, and the temperature plummets.

On the cold and windy plain, Ye Xuan was galloping on his horse, and it had been eight days since he left the capital, and it was still about two days away from the border land to get here.

Da Da Da ......

Suddenly, in front of Ye Xuan, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded, mixed with a noisy commotion, and in front of the plain, billowing smoke and dust were formed.

Hearing such movements, Ye Xuan's heart also moved, then he grabbed the reins, and then looked into the distance ahead, only to see that in the billowing dust and smoke, there were some people in coarse linen clothes who were running in a panic, and behind them, there were dense horse thieves, with fierce eyes, holding scimitars, bows and crossbows, screaming in their mouths, constantly shooting the civilians fleeing in front, as if they were driving away wild beasts.

And among those fleeing people, there are many old and weak women and children, with frightened faces, these people, obviously ordinary villagers of a village, but they have been robbed by horse thieves for no reason, this kind of thing, on the northern plain, is not an uncommon thing.

In the whole world, there are many martial artists, there are always some people who are not right-minded, these people are not willing to live a normal life, so they take risks and become bandits.

"Drive!"

Ye Xuan flicked the reins, rode his horse forward, and galloped towards the flow of people who were chasing and fleeing.

"Chief, someone's coming!"

It seemed that Ye Xuan's approach was discovered, and among the horse thieves, someone immediately reported to the person who looked like the leader.

"Oh?"

The leader of the horse thieves was startled, and then he also looked in the direction that the man was pointing, only to see that there was only a young man in green clothes in sight, who rushed towards them single-handedly.

"This kid has a cerebral convulsion and wants to die?"

Seeing that it was only Ye Xuan, the surprise on the face of the leader of the horse thieves disappeared instantly, and was replaced by a touch of mockery, which normal person didn't immediately avoid them when he saw them, this kid actually dared to hedge directly over alone, it seems that he also thought about being a hero, such a stupid hat, he has not seen it.

"You two, go and send him back to the West!"

The leader of the horse thieves motioned for the two sturdy horse thieves next to him to come out and solve Ye Xuan.

"Yes!"

The two horse thieves received the order, and they immediately urged the humvees under the seat and rushed towards Ye Xuan.

Seeing the three figures approaching quickly, a cruel expression also appeared on the faces of the horse thieves, the two horse thieves who came out of the battle, they were both martial artists who had reached the first-grade level, and the next moment, it was estimated that the kid would have to be divided......

The two sturdy horse thieves also looked at Ye Xuan playfully, and just as they wanted to play the latter, suddenly, a lightning-like fist suddenly struck in front of them without warning, smashing head-on and smashing on the faces of the two of them.

Bang bang!

A dull voice rang out, and the two tall figures were like sandbags, and they were directly smashed out and fell heavily to the ground.

"What?"

The smile on the face of the leader of the horse thieves suddenly froze, replaced by a sharp shock, and in the line of sight, Ye Xuan's figure actually jumped up from the horse's back, his body was like a ghost, and in the blink of an eye, he had already crossed the dozen horse thieves in front of him, and fell directly towards the position of the leader of the horse thieves.

"Stop him......"

A touch of horror suddenly surged on his face, the last word "he" had not yet completely fallen, and the star-cutting knife in Ye Xuan's hand was already unsheathed, and a star-like sword light slashed through the air.

Click!

A slight voice spread, and the leader of the horse thieves seemed to be stuck in his throat, unable to speak anymore, and his head, at this moment, was also separated from his body, and where the mouth was broken, blood gushed like a spring.

The sword is shining, and the head is falling!

See blood seal your throat!

"Chief!"

When the horse thief saw that the leader was killed with a knife, his eyes were red immediately, and he yelled.

"Kill this kid and avenge the boss!"

More than a dozen horse thieves rushed up, and the bright sword light and sword shadow shrouded Ye Xuan in an ancient way, impenetrable.

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and the star-cutting knife in Ye Xuan's hand swung out again, and the continuous sparks of "Ding Ding Ding" burst out, cutting off the many blades together, and the sharp knife instantly brought a bloody wind and rain, and the throats of more than a dozen horse thieves suddenly burst open, and the blood mist was everywhere, and they all fell to the ground and died.

"Run!"

Seeing that Ye Xuan killed more than a dozen people in a single sword, the rest of the horse thieves were scattered and fled in a hurry, but most of them were still killed by Ye Xuan, these people, it is also a scourge to keep them, it is better to kill them cleanly.

After cleaning up the remnants of the horse thieves, Ye Xuan walked to the side of the leader of the horse thieves, searched out a pocket from the latter, and after taking it into his pocket, he jumped on the horse's back and looked at the frightened villagers, "The belongings of the other dead horse thieves, you can divide them equally, it should be enough for you to settle down again." ”

"Thank you ......"

Hearing this, those villagers were also immediately overjoyed, but just as they were about to thank Ye Xuan, the latter had already ridden away, and only the billowing smoke and dust remained in everyone's sight.

"One person killed a gang of horse thieves, he was young, but he was really powerful. ”

"The most important thing is not this, but that this young man has a chivalrous heart, ordinary people, where would he care about the life or death of us ordinary people. ”

"Alas, yes, it's a pity that I don't know the name of this young man, so even if we want to repay him for saving his life, we don't have a chance. ”

"Forget it, don't talk about it, let's go, as long as we live well, it will be the greatest reward for the young man's life-saving grace. ”

The villagers talked a lot and sighed with emotion, but they didn't know Ye Xuan's identity, which made them all a little regretful and regretful in their hearts.

In fact, it doesn't matter if you don't know, Ye Xuan didn't plan to tell these villagers, if he did, it would only make them worry, so it was better not to know.

......

The matter of the horse thief in the plains was just a small episode, and after a long journey of more than ten days, Ye Xuan finally came to the periphery of the Black Annihilation Ridge, on the northern border of the Great Xia Kingdom, a small town called Heishui Town.

After arriving at this black water town, you can already see the location of the Black Annihilation Ridge from afar, and the poisonous miasma there directly forms a layer of dark clouds in mid-air, covering half of the sky, exuding a daunting aura.

"It's so poisonous, it seems that this Black Annihilation Ridge is really not a good place. ”

Ye Xuan was sitting in the only inn in the town, holding a teacup in his hand, but his gaze would look in the direction of the Black Annihilation Ridge from time to time, falling on the lead-thick miasma cloud. Even if this Blackwater Town was the closest town to the Black Annihilation Ridge, ordinary people would not dare to approach this forbidden place of death in the slightest.

He had already asked the shopkeeper just now, every day at noon, it was the time when the miasma was the thinnest, and it was the best time to enter the Black Annihilation Ridge.

It was getting late today, so he would rest in this Blackwater Town for one night, and at noon tomorrow, he would set off on time and enter the Black Annihilation Ridge to find out. He was very curious about what the ruins in this remnant picture were.