Chapter 28: The Mountain Bandits Arrive T5#2 (2031)

  After a long time, Xia Lin finally let out a sigh of relief, the fire in his body was thoroughly suppressed, he got down from the table and walked to the bedside, only to find that Lu'er had unknowingly fallen asleep.

  Her skin was as white and delicate as ivory, her small cherry mouth was not painted red, and the eyes that had been so lively and quick to move were now slightly closed, looking at her was really moving.

  For some reason, it touched the strings in Xia Lin's heart.

  Gently, he leaned forward and gave Lu'er a light kiss on the forehead. As he did so, Lu'er's smooth white back was exposed to view. Xia Lin, who rarely lost his temper, gently covered her up before quietly withdrawing.

  Climbed back onto the stone table, Xia Lin's heart was filled with warmth and tranquility, slowly closing his eyes once more to begin his cultivation.

  "Boom!"

  A flash of lightning cut across the sky, and in its white light, the small mountain village in the heavy rain suddenly became very clear. The rain was getting heavier and heavier.

  In the blink of an eye, a night has passed.

  The sky is slightly bright, the rain has passed and the sun is shining down, the scenery after the rain looks exceptionally beautiful.

  Xia Lin sat cross-legged on the table, slowly opening his eyes, a hint of disappointment flashing across his face. "Eight days have passed, and there's still no significant progress."

  Chapter 028: The Gathering is Complete. In a nearby area where the villagers had gathered, they were chatting sporadically, each with an unsatisfied expression.

  It's clear that for them, this kind of alert is usually only issued when there's an emergency and they need to assemble quickly, which is why they rushed out, ready to fight. But looking at it now, what danger could there be? It's just the village chief holding a meeting! Anyone would be annoyed if they were woken up for something like this.

  "What's going on?" Xia Lin asked as she walked away.

  "I don't know." Sun Zhong shook his head, "I reckon it's that village chief who wants to speak."

  "En." Xia Lin nodded, "The storm has passed, we should also be going soon, let's see what he says."

  The village head saw Xia Lin coming, and his old body walked forward, took out a cane and tapped it lightly on the ground, making a dull thud, and the scene quickly fell silent.

  "Xia Gongzi, did you sleep well yesterday?"

  "It's all right, thank you, Village Chief, for letting me stay overnight." Xia Lin cupped his hands in gratitude and said.

  "Well, we have village affairs to discuss, it's inconvenient for outsiders to listen. Now that the rain has stopped, Young Master Xia should leave early." The village head said calmly.

  "Really?"

  The village chief's words caused a stir, and it was clear that the villagers of Xiaoshan Village did not expect the village chief to be so direct. The heavy rain had just stopped, the road was very muddy and difficult to walk on, and they would have to rest for at least one day before continuing their journey.

  In the distance, Sun Zhong's eyes revealed a murderous intent, his right hand unconsciously placed on the hilt of his sword. This small village was nothing to him, and if not for Young Master's orders to not act rashly, he would have long since taken over this village by force, how could he tolerate these villagers humiliating Young Master like this?

  Leaving on one's own is one thing, being driven out is another matter altogether.

  Xia Lin smiled carelessly, "We were able to stay overnight yesterday, and we're already very grateful. We'll leave quickly now, so as not to disturb you all."

  "En." The village chief nodded and stopped talking, his attitude somewhat cold.

  Xia Lin turned around and said to the disciples of the various schools, "Go back and pack your things, you can hurry here and prepare to leave."

  "Master, they're too detestable, let's just take this place by force."

  Sun Zhong felt quite stifled, this treatment of being driven out was still the 28th chapter. However, for those who accidentally broke in here, they were all caught and taken away. If the missing person's family had relatives, they would also come to find them, and then be swept away again.

  "So it was."

  Xia Lin finally understood, no wonder they always felt that there were many vacant houses, it turned out that they had all been taken away by the mountain bandits.

  "How detestable!" Sun Zhong said with burning anger.

  "This is the difference between bandits and robbers. Robbers only rob, whereas bandits, they kill wantonly and act recklessly, that's why they are called 'zei' (bandits)." Xia Lin said calmly, but with a hint of realization in his heart.

  Hei Feng Village, located near Linjiang City for so many years, has instead become more and more powerful. Every time they come down the mountain to rob, their main target is robbery, and they rarely kill people, let alone engage in such wanton slaughter.

  This is also the reason why Hei Feng Zhai can survive for so many years. Otherwise, under the massacre, wouldn't it be the best opportunity for those so-called orthodox disciples to regain their reputation?

  Every time the Black Wind Fortress selects a task for trial, it is very particular. For example, this time, although they haven't arrived at their destination yet, from the village chief's words, he has already roughly guessed that his task this time is to eradicate the small mountain stronghold!

  The evil deeds of Xiaoyao Village have caused a stir in this area, and the consequences are extremely evil. For these brainless guys, there is no other way but to eliminate them.

  In this way, the tasks of others are probably not much different either.

  "Xia Gongzi, you'd better hide for now," the village chief said somewhat anxiously. "This group of people will not let outsiders off, wait until they leave and then you can go."