Chapter 8 Cottages

"Brother Shen, is the one in front of you where you live?" After more than a month of wandering, the two finally ended their adventure in the depths of the forest and came to the periphery of the Crystal City Warcraft Forest. From a distance, Lan Xiaoice looked at a village and asked Shen Liubing.

"Well, that's it, let you see how my stockade is. โ€

"I thought it was just a small cabin, but I didn't expect Brother Shen to have his own village. Lan Xiaoice said excitedly. After more than a month and nearly two months of forest travel, the two of them have been sleeping in the open, although there is no discomfort for the strong to spend the night in the wilderness, but it is obvious that the comfortable accommodation is more refreshing.

"Hehe, I don't live alone, how can I do a small wooden house, besides, I'm also a strong man, don't make my residence more magnificent, and if I don't go, I won't be laughed at to death. Seeing Lan Xiaoice's excited look, Shen Liubing also explained proudly.

"Don't you live alone? This forest is rampant with demonic beasts, won't it be a problem to bring your family here, if you go out hunting, won't you put your family under the nose of demonic beasts." Lan Xiaoice was stunned and asked with some concern.

"There are no family members, they are all brothers who are with me, and their abilities are very good. The haunting of high-level demonic beasts in this kind of place is not too frequent, and they can handle it. โ€

"Then why don't you build a stockade near the trade road, isn't there relatively few magical beasts on the trade road, it should be much safer than here, right?"

"If there are fewer Warcraft, where will we have business, don't we build a stockade here to attract Warcraft, so that everyone has to go out to find it." How is it, is our village magnificent?" While speaking, the two had already arrived outside the main gate of the village, and Shen Liubing asked Lan Xiaoice very confidently.

"Drift Ice Village, the same name as Brother Shen. I really didn't expect that there was such a magnificent village in this Warcraft Forest, and I will get one when I go back, but the people who look at the village seem to be a little difficult to find. That's right. Brother Shen, is your village open on weekdays, isn't it a little unsafe? Lan Xiaoice asked suspiciously. "Drift Ice Village" was originally built by the mountain, so the courtyard of the village is all built with earth and stone structure, and the gate of the village is to imitate the method of defending against demonic beasts in the main city of all parties, and it is built with a city wall structure. Such a dedication. Obviously, I was worried that there might be a Warcraft intrusion, but it seemed that the gate was used to defend against Warcraft, but at this moment, it was opened very unelegantly, and I don't know what the intention was.

"I don't know, it's closed on weekdays, probably because the monster broke in just now, and I didn't care about it, right? Okay, let's go in and talk, this is not the place to talk. Shen Liubing didn't pay attention to it. After guessing, he greeted Lan Xiaoice.

"Second brother, third brother, I'm back!" walked all the way to the boundary of Steel City. It is conservatively estimated that Shen Liubing has also been away from the village for three months, and when he returns to the village again at this moment, he is naturally very excited. Push the heavy gate open a little more. After giving Lan Xiaoice's owner the respect he deserved, he excitedly shouted to the brothers in the village.

"Brother Shen, the situation doesn't seem to be right!" Shen Liubing pushed the gate open. Lan Xiaoice, who had nothing to block his vision, said with an uneasy expression.

"How ......" was reminded by Lan Xiaoice, and Shen Liubing also looked back at the village, but his question, after seeing the situation in the village, was also suffocated.

As soon as the village entered, there was no patio full of flowers and plants like an ordinary courtyard, which made people feel comfortable, but only a wide field of vision and a martial arts arena paved with special bluestone. However, at this moment, the martial arts arena does not seem to be taken care of, all kinds of weapons are scattered on the ground very messily, even the bluestone paved ground is also potholed at the moment, not in line with the dilapidated appearance, and the tall building facing the walled gate, the plaque on the lintel has also been broken in half and fell on the steps of the door. Whoever looks at it can clearly know at a glance what kind of invasion this place has suffered to become like this.

"Second brother, third brother!" After a brief period of astonishment, Shen Liubing reacted quickly and ran towards the hall with a loud shout.

"Big brother?" As soon as Shen Liubing ran into the hall, a man who looked slightly thin and had gloomy eyes ran out of the inner courtyard and said to Shen Liubing as if he was looking forward to a distant relative.

"Who is this?" While speaking, Lan Xiaoice also felt that the man with gloomy eyes in the hall asked a little uncertainly.

"Oh, this is Miss Qianjin of the Steel City Thunder Light Mercenary Group, Lan Xiaoice, which I met by chance after arriving at the boundary of Steel City. This is my second brother, Han Tong. Second brother, what happened here, how did you become like this, third brother?" Shen Liubing immediately asked after he finished introducing.

"Don't mention it, you left for a few days, suddenly a strong man came to seek revenge for you, we saw that the other party was capable, so we planned to be soft, you are not there, we are definitely not his opponent, I didn't expect that the man heard that you were not there, he was angry and copied our stockade, and killed people when he saw them, and they were all killed by that person in three places, if I hadn't pretended to be dead and hid the fluctuating breath, I'm afraid even I would have been poisoned by him." No, I don't dare to take care of the village, for fear that the enemy will come over again and know that there are still people alive here. I've dealt with the corpse, no matter how I say it, it's also a brother who is wandering together, and I can't let them be out, even if the enemy comes and can't see the corpse, I guess it's the monster that took it away. Han Tongxin said with palpitations.

"Who is it, did that person report his name?" Shen Liubing asked with a calm voice, suppressing his anger.

"No, big brother, when did you make an enemy outside, why did you attack so ruthlessly?" Han Tong asked puzzled.

"There is no one who is out there who does not make enemies, but the grievances are so big that they can do such a thing, I really can't think of it. Shen Liubing thought for a while and said convictionally.

"Then why ......"

"Don't ask why, how do I know, it is possible that someone is eyeing our wealth here, or someone is eyeing the crystal nucleus here, or it is possible that there is a grudge, and the other party's flaws must be reported before doing such an excessive thing. Second brother, clean up the village these days. Let people know that someone here is back, and I won't be going anywhere for a few months, for whatever reason, I don't believe this person will show up again. Shen Liubing gritted his teeth and said, even with it, his whole face became hideous, far from the look that Lan Xiaoice had seen in the past. It's no wonder, after all, his brothers have been killed, I'm afraid that if he changes someone, he will be even worse than Shen Liubing.

"I'm sorry. Xiaoice, you also saw that this village has become like this, I can't send you to Jingcheng. Do you think this is good, you rest here for a few days, I'll send you out, give you a compass, and you can go to Crystal City by yourself. This is already the outskirts of the forest, and with your abilities, nothing can go wrong. After Shen Liubing finished speaking. Only then did he remember that there was a guest like Lan Xiaoice beside him, and said apologetically at the moment.

"No need, I'd better stay here with Brother Shen for a little longer. Didn't Mr. Han also say that this enemy is also a strong man. Even if it's you, I'm afraid it's possible that you're not an opponent, and if I help you, wouldn't the odds be greater? I hope Brother Shen doesn't dislike me. Lan Xiaoice said generously.

"Isn't this good, right? This is my own business in Liubing Village, and it's not good to involve you!"

"What's so good or bad, it's always Brother Shen who has helped me these days. Brother Shen is in trouble today, how can I ignore it, so let's decide. โ€

"Okay! I originally planned to entertain well, but now that the village has become like this, where the hospitality is not good, I hope Xiaoice will be more inclusive." "I'm afraid that Shen Liubing didn't have much confidence to face the enemy, and after Lan Xiaoice took the initiative to ask, Shen Liubing just agreed after a few simple excuses.

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"Big brother, why did you come back after all these days?" In a daze, Lan Xiaoice seemed to hear Han Tong's voice.

"Don't mention it, I was chased by that stinky boy of Vinneson along the way, and even my 'Roaring Beast' was scared away. If it weren't for the dense forests that make it easy to hide, I'm afraid I would be in a different place by now. Finally escaped Fan Wensen, but in order to find the 'Roaring Beast', he ran to the side of Steel City, and chased for nearly two months before he finally found the trace, but he was killed by that stinky woman, and after I rushed there, she was already taking the crystal nucleus. A fierce voice reached Lan Xiaoice's ears.

"Big brother, isn't it not bad to arrest her like this, didn't this mother-in-law also say that she wants to help you deal with the enemy, why don't you deceive her, when that Fan Wensen comes again, you two join forces, I don't believe that I can't kill him." Han Tong's voice sounded again.

"No, we don't know when Vinsen will come, but after a long time, it will be easy for this woman to see our problem. Besides, this mother-in-law is a person from the Thunder Light of Steel City, even if she doesn't know Fan Wensen, with that kid's 'Evoking Record' characteristics, I'm afraid she can guess that we are not good people. It's inevitable that there will be a lot of dreams at night, so let's take her down first. โ€

Lan Xiaoice, whose head was still groggy and half-asleep, was immediately startled when he heard what this voice said. As soon as he moved around, he found that he had already been tied up with a rope, and his veins had been completely sealed at the moment, and his ability could not be displayed at all.

"Big brother, that mother-in-law seems to be awake. Hearing the sound of Lan Xiaoice's struggle, and a sudden fluctuating tremor in the air, Han Tong said.

"It's just right, if she doesn't wake up, I'm going to have no place to get out of my bad breath. After Shen Liubing finished speaking angrily, he turned around and walked towards the place where Lan Xiaoice was.

"Who the hell are you?" After struggling a few times, Lan Xiaoice gave up and raised his head to Shen Liubing and asked. Now Lan Xiaoice is also clear about his situation, it seems that he has entered the den of thieves, and he originally regarded him as a big brother, but he did not expect that the other party would set himself up, and finally made such an end.

"I'm Shen Liubing, but I'm not an adventurer, but a bandit leader who specializes in robbing passing merchants. Shen Liubing's eyes were full of pride at the moment, probably because he was too wolf by what he said about Fan Wensen, and she was naturally very proud to be able to catch a mercenary force at this moment.

"Aren't you pursuing immortality, why did you start robbing homes instead?"

"Who would be stupid enough to hunt Warcraft for the sake of immortality, high-level Warcraft are extremely ferocious, even the strong are hunting at the risk of their lives, who would kill to make fun of their own lives in order to increase their lifespan, only a fool like you who is not deeply involved in the world will believe it. Compared to hunting demonic beasts, it is much safer to rob passing merchants here, and it is at ease. If it weren't for Fan Wensen's stinky boy!" Shen Liubing was just about to speak, when his eyes suddenly became fierce after mentioning Fan Wensen, as if he had a grudge against him.

"Fan Wensen?" Lan Xiaoice asked suspiciously.

"Yes, it's that bastard! The cottage that I have worked hard to run for more than ten years was destroyed by him overnight, not to mention that even the 'Roaring Heavenly Beast' that I sacrificed my life to capture was injured and scared away. Shen Liubing became more and more angry the more he spoke, and at the end, he shouted even louder.

When Lan Xiaoice heard the "Roaring Heavenly Beast", he immediately recalled what happened when he met Shen Liubing.

"Not bad. It took me three years to domesticate the Roaring Beast, and I was going to sign the contract right away, but I didn't expect it to be spoiled by Vinnesen, and it was scared away. I chased it for two months, running from Crystal City to Steel City, and just found it, but I didn't expect to be killed by you. You say, you don't deserve to die!"

After listening to Shen Liubing's speech, Lan Xiaoice was suddenly speechless. This is a big misunderstanding. When I felt the sudden surge of breath, I looked at the long sword in Shen Liubing's hand, and thought that it was the swordsman who originally hunted the "Roaring Heavenly Beast", but I would never have thought that the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" was a private captive thing. No wonder when he first accosted himself, Shen Liubing was a little unnatural, because he didn't expect that he would have such a misunderstanding. If you think about it, the long sword. I'm afraid it's also for the sake of playing against myself, it's ridiculous that I didn't notice it at all.

In fact, it's not just that, when I first arrived at the cottage. Lan Xiaoice was also a little suspicious, because there was no difference between this village and the mountain thief's cottage, and it was only because the two had been together for nearly two months that Lan Xiaoice lost his guard. Unexpectedly, in the end, I still lost to negligence.

"I have a question, the two of us have been together for nearly two months, during this time, there should be a lot of opportunities to start, why do you have to wait until now to start?" Lan Xiaoice seemed to have given up the plan of survival, and asked me as a ghost before I died.

"Originally, I really planned to take the opportunity to kill you on the road, but I didn't expect that your vigilance as a young seedling is not small, and there is no chance at all. Later, your vigilance was lowered, and I was a little reluctant to kill you, but with your powerful helper, it was much safer to hunt high-level positions, so I have kept you alive until now. Of course, there is another reason, it is naturally safer to bring you to the stockade, as now, I don't even have to move my hands, just get some drugs, and I can easily tie you up. Shen Liubing said very satisfied with his plan.

"I didn't expect that I was not only tricked by you like a fool, but also used as a gunman for you. Lan Xiaoice smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Don't say that, your role is not so simple, a rare beauty embryo, if you don't let our brothers be happy, how can you be willing to kill you? If you don't have such strong strength, I kind of want to keep you here as a lady of the village." Shen Liubing suddenly said with a lewd smile.

"A bandit is indeed a bandit, and there is no dignity. I really didn't expect that it was such a face, and it actually deceived me, it seems that I am also not enough to practice!" Lan Xiaoice sighed faintly as if he had accepted his fate. For Shen Liubing's obscene thoughts, he didn't show too much panic, and I don't know if Lan Xiaoice was locked up in the mansion and didn't know the world, or didn't care about those at all.

"It doesn't matter if the cultivation is insufficient, it won't be of much use in the future anyway, why don't you have fun with my eldest brother now?" Shen Liubing Tian said shamelessly.

"I'm ashamed to be with you. Let me ask you, what kind of exercises do you practice?" After being called by the other party by his own name, Lan Xiaoice could not suppress his disgusting appearance, and after scolding angrily, he asked again.

"'Immortal Dust Song', why are you asking this, do you still want to double cultivate with me?" Shen Liubing still said dirty.

"No wonder! It's not a person surnamed Fan, and only 'Fairy Dust Song' can be practiced. Hey, did you know that the eight exercises in the camp have their own characteristics. After Lan Xiaoice got the answer, he muttered a few words in a deep voice, and then raised his head and said to Shen Liubing.

"Of course I know, but what does this have to do with me?" Seeing that Lan Xiaoice still asked so indifferently, Shen Liubing also realized that something was wrong at this moment. It is hard to imagine that a person who has nothing to rely on can be so calm at such a time, and he does not even have the slightest disturbance in his fluctuating aura.

"It didn't really have much to do with you before, but now ...... , you still need to know something. For example, the characteristic of the 'Feather Sutra' is agility, and the part of the exercise enhancement is the wings!"

"Strengthen the wings? Are you stupid, where did the human get the wings? If this is the case to stall for time, I advise you to dispel this thought, for no one has ever found this place except Vinson. Shen Liubing was stunned. Immediately laughed and retorted.

"Hmph, with your kind of goods, do you think I need to delay time? Look at my appearance, do you think I'm lying to you? It is true that humans have no wings, but who told you that the 'Feather Sutra' is a human exercise?" Lan Xiaoice completely ignored Shen Liubing's attitude, and still explained indifferently.

"This exercise was created by human beings, naturally it is for human beings to practice, not human exercises, is it still for flying birds to practice?" Shen Liubing listened to Lan Xiaoice say. On the contrary, he was interested, and replied.

"The exercises that came out early in the human race? You really don't know what the sky is high and the earth is thick. 'Beast King Decision', 'Fairy Dust Song', 'Feather Sutra', 'Star Qi', 'Demon God Heart Method', 'Demon Summoning Record', 'Reflecting Moon Blood Song', 'Ghost Meditation Strategy' and 'Jade Spirit Spectrum', this is the practice of seizing heaven and earth, do you think it will be created with human wisdom? There is not a single character in the Nine Middle Exercises. Do you think these exercises will be related to humans?" Lan Xiaoice retorted with a sneer.

"......" Listening to what Lan Xiaoice said seriously, Shen Liubing couldn't help but find out the truth at the moment. This Lan Xiaoice is Lei Guang's inheritance genius, and I'm afraid there is nothing she doesn't know. And Lan Mengchen has only passed away for decades, as Lan Xiaoice. I'm afraid that Lan Mengchen will really say to her some secrets that have been completely hidden from the past ten masters.

"In vain, you practice the 'Immortal Dust Song', but you don't understand this supreme practice at all. I don't know the rest of the exercises, but this 'Feather Sutra' was created by the Yu clan. The exercises tailored for the Yu Clan, Lei Guang is just borrowed to practice, you don't even know this, is it too stupid to want to kidnap me?" Lan Xiaoice asked playfully.

"What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? This exercise was created by the Yu Clan, which means that in order for humans to practice it, they have to become less human-like in order to adapt to it. In this case, do you think that the so-called vein gate you sealed is really my vein?" Lan Xiaoice suddenly seemed to tell his little secret to the other party, his expression was full of mystery and excitement.

"You ......" raised the blue Xiaoice and said this, Shen Liubing was still indifferent before, and immediately became panicked.

"Drift Ice Thief!" is far worse than that, at this time, another voice also came in loudly outside the walled gate, listening to the voice full of energy, I am afraid that it is also a master of the strong level.

"Fan Wensen, why did he even come here!" Shen Liubing heard the voice of the comer, his expression immediately became extremely frightened, and he said in a panic.

"Drift Ice Thief, I know you're inside, come out and die!" Seeing that there was no movement inside, Fan Wensen jumped in from outside the door and shouted again in the arena.

"Why, someone is calling you, don't you have to go out to greet the guests?" Seeing that someone outside the door was calling, Lan Xiaoice asked provocatively as he looked afraid that the world would not be chaotic.

Second brother, you look at her, take her out of the dark passage, be careful, this woman seems to be weird. I'm going to go outside first and lure that stinky boy away, it's really deceitful!"

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"Fan Wensen, are you a little too deceitful!" Although Shen Liubing was annoyed, he didn't dare to act rashly, after all, he and a "Roaring Heavenly Beast" were not anyone's opponents, and now that he was the only one, how could he be Fan Wensen's opponent. There is no way, the shape is stronger than people, and Shen Liubing can only take advantage of it verbally.

"It's too much of a deception? It seems to be the other way around, your name as a drift ice thief is known to everyone in Crystal City. The caravans leading to the Steel City, Qingcheng and the Imperial Capital, but they have been taken care of by you a lot, why is it that I am deceiving people too much?" Forcing the other party here, Fan Wensen is not in a hurry to make a move, anyway, it is already a turtle in an urn, and it doesn't matter when he starts.

"You ......"

"What's the matter, you're running out of words?" Seeing Shen Liubing, who was choked by himself so much that he couldn't even say anything to refute, Fan Wensen asked more happily.

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"Since there is nothing to say, let's get to the point, it's time to eradicate harm for the people. Magic Sword!" Seeing that Shen Liubing didn't reply, Fan Wensen also lost interest in continuing to tease him, and quickly embodied his arms. I saw a long sword as black as ink and without gauntlets appear, and the straight and slender blade continued to emit black mist, making the long sword even more cold and cold.

"Drifting Ice!" Even if he was timid, but since Fan Wensen was ready to do it, Shen Liubing could only harden his head and show his arms.

"Very good, it's a bit backbone, if you could have been so backbone last time, I'm afraid that 'Roaring Heavenly Beast' wouldn't have been scared away. It's a pity that the 'roaring beast', such a loyal pet, actually met such an owner. Feeling Shen Liubing's gradually stronger aura, Fan Wensen said chatteringly.

"You are simply too deceitful, I will fight with you!" Xu was said to be in the sore spot, Shen Liubing, who was originally thinking about how to escape, was the first to strike at this moment, and rushed towards Fan Wensen with his sword.

"I really don't have a long memory, I know my armed ability, but I still have to rush over!" Fan Wensen shook his head and sighed in disappointment.

Of course, although the attitude towards Shen Liubing was very casual, the movements in his hands would not hesitate at all because of his attitude, and at the same time as Shen Liubing rushed over, Fan Wensen lifted the long sword with his backhand, and half of his body quickly squatted, inserting the long sword into the ground. As the long sword pierced into the earth, three black blades like sword waves spread out in a ring with Fan Wensen as the center, hitting Shen Liubing.

"Drink!"

Shen Liubing naturally knew Fan Wensen's ability, but he was helpless as a melee martial artist, and if he opened the distance, he could indeed avoid Fan Wensen's long-distance attack, but in this way, he also let himself fall into a passive situation. Now rushing up, Shen Liubing is not completely without strategy, the three ring air blades are issued with Fan Wensen as the center, and the three air blades are all parallel to the ground, even if they are the highest from the ground, they are not more than two meters. After spreading outward, Fan Wensen's body was also unprotected, as long as he crossed the three qi blades, if he wanted to attack Fan Wensen, it would be much simpler.

However, after all, he didn't do his best to face the battle last time, so he still didn't know much about Vinson's abilities. Shen Liubing had just crossed the air blade from the top and wanted to give Fan Wensen an upper slash from above. But what he didn't expect was that Fan Wensen didn't pay attention to his movements at all, and instead stabbed his long sword into the ground again. With the stabbing of the long sword again, three more ring-shaped air blades slashed out, but, unlike last time, this time the air blades were not parallel to the ground, but instead rushed towards Shen Liubing as the target. (To be continued......)