Xiao Fan ran around in the forest like a cheetah. Along the way, he found people walking through the treetops one after another and rushing to the back mountain. With his IQ, it was not difficult to guess the purpose of those people.
"It seems that it was attracted by the explosion of the evil soul in my body and the aura of the birth of the Holy Heart. Don't let them see the clues, otherwise there will be big trouble."
Xiao Fan muttered to himself and ran quickly towards the direction of the village. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, he saw Hong Dahai looking there, and his heart felt warm.
"Xiaofan!"
Hong Dahai exclaimed, his worried eyes turned into excitement and joy. He ran to Xiao Fan in a few strides, grabbed his shoulders and looked at him carefully.
"Are you okay? Where have you been this month?"
"I'm fine, Master Hong. I've made you worry."
Xiao Fan shook his head, feeling moved in his heart. In this village, apart from his aunt and sister Shangguan Lanruo, only Hong Dahai cared about him the most. Others were relatively indifferent because Xiao Fan had never shown his talent and strength in front of others.
In the eyes of the villagers, Xiao Fan was weak and had no strength to tie a chicken. In a village like this, which relied on mountains and mountains and hunted for a living, the villagers naturally liked strong people.
"It's good that you're back." Hong Dahai said happily, then his face suddenly changed, his eyes were strange, he looked at Xiao Fan again, and said in surprise: "I haven't seen you for a month, your muscles have become fuller, and even your tendons have become much tougher.
, have you broken through to the seventh level of the body refining realm?"
"um, yes."
Xiao Fan nodded, which made a look of shock appear in Hong Dahai's eyes. After practicing for more than ten years, Xiao Fan was able to reach the fourth level of the physical realm, and now he has made rapid progress in one month, continuously breaking through the third level. This is simply unbelievable.
"Okay, okay! I've seen that you have talent a long time ago. Although I don't know why you haven't been able to break through in realm, I believe that you will become a great person in the future. Now it seems that it is true. I, Hong Dahai, don't
Wandering eyes."
Hong Dahai nodded repeatedly, with a look of relief in his eyes. However, his expression soon became heavy and he said: "I haven't seen your sister-in-law for this month. Has she left the Ancestral Saint Village?"
"Yes, my aunt is gone."
Xiao Fan nodded, a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes.
"Don't think too much. You will eventually go to the outside world. As long as you keep getting stronger, you will definitely meet your sister-in-law."
Hong Dahai said that in fact, he felt that Xiao Fan's sister-in-law was a bit mysterious before. Ever since he brought Xiao Fan to this village, he had never revealed his name. In the past ten years, except for his temperament, which has become more mature, his appearance has not changed at all.
Variety.
It is impossible for an ordinary mortal woman to retain her youthful appearance. Furthermore, Shangguan Lanruo's appearance, temperament, speech and the clothes she wears make it clear at a glance that she is not an ordinary person.
"The outside world..." Xiao Fan was full of longing, looking at the distant sky and said: "I heard that the Dragon Empire has been at war for ten years. The outside world may not be as beautiful as imagined."
"Yes, but these things are not what you are worried about." Hong Dahai patted Xiao Fan on the shoulder and said: "Go back and rest, practice more aftercare, and ask me if you don't understand."
"Thank you, Master Hong. I understand."
Xiao Fan nodded, watching Hong Dahai's back disappear from sight, he turned and walked towards his cabin.
Entering the house, Xiao Fan vaguely saw the beautiful figure of his sister-in-law again. The main hall, kitchen, and bedroom were all places where Shangguan Lanruo was busy, and her breath seemed to be mixed in the air.
Xiao Fan gently stroked the shabby furniture, then entered the bedroom, smelling the smell on the bedding, his eyes a little intoxicated.
"I will come to the top of Unzen."
Xiao Fan whispered to himself softly, his eyes firm.
In the following days, Xiao Fan went to the mountains to practice every morning and returned at sunset, day after day. His strength was also increasing rapidly, and he had reached the ultimate level of body training, which meant that he had to enter
On the eighth level, I began to cultivate my bones.
In the past years, most of Xiao Fan's cultivation results were in the meridians, and now the toughness of the meridians has temporarily reached its peak. He can finally practice normally like ordinary people. With his talent, his cultivation progress should be far beyond that of ordinary people.
These days, disciples from various major sects have been searching in the back mountains and have not left. However, they have not come to the village to stay, they all sleep in the wild. There are rules in the major sects, and they are generally not allowed to disturb ordinary people's homes when they go out.
Of course, not all disciples of major sects stick to the old rules.
"Ta, ta, ta!"
On this day, there was a heavy sound of horse hooves and metal friction outside the village, which alarmed everyone in the village, and they all ran out of their houses immediately.
"No, our Ancestral Saint Village may be in big trouble!"
Village chief Hu Yang and martial arts master Hong Dahai had deep worries in their eyes. Everyone in the village looked outside the village, where a group of people came quickly, all wearing armor.
The leader is a young woman wearing a fiery red dress, with a beautiful face and arrogant eyebrows. Behind her are two generals on both sides, with swords hanging on their waists and spears in their hands, looking very majestic.
"Herod!"
The horses neighed, and a group of sergeants entered the village. The woman in red glanced around coldly, and finally her eyes fell on Hu Yang and Hong Dahai. It was obvious that they were the main figures in the village.
The two generals behind the woman in red understood what they were doing, and immediately a man came forward on horseback, glanced at everyone in the village, and said lightly: "What kind of village are you here?"
"General, this village is called Zusheng Village. I wonder why the military gentlemen are here?"
Hong Dahai took a step forward and answered the general's question.
"Ancestral Saint Village?" The general nodded, and then said: "Yes, there are many mature people in the village. This general has come to recruit troops. The empire has been in war for ten years, and we need you to wait for these good men to bravely go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
The empire will do its best!"
"General, have mercy!" The village chief Hu Yang was shocked and lowered his head slightly: "There are more than a hundred people in the village, and they have made a living by hunting for generations. Although there are only about 30 people in their prime, if they join the army, the rest will lose
Survivability.”
The general groaned slightly when he heard the words, and then turned to look at the other general. Both generals could not bear it. They had seen too many compatriots die in the ten years of war. This time they were ordered to recruit troops everywhere, but they did not force them.
For those who live unwillingly, the situation in this village is indeed like this: the mountain depends on the mountain. If those in their prime are taken away, the remaining old, weak, women and children will not be able to survive.
"I hope the general will have mercy!"
Village chief Hu Yang said again.
"Well, in that case, you only need ten strong men in your village. As for which ten men you want, you can decide for yourself."
"Vice General Xiao, the empire ordered you to wait to recruit troops, not to show mercy to others. Haven't enough people died in the past ten years?" the woman in red said in a deep voice, looking at the two lieutenants coldly. "Now,
The empire's military strength has dropped sharply, and there is a shortage of soldiers to kill the enemy. Every time you go to recruit troops, you must ensure that you recruit the maximum number of people!"
"Miss." Another deputy general spoke, and he said: "There are only thirty-two strong men in this village. It won't be a big deal for us to recruit twenty less people. Let's give them a way to survive. After all, they are also members of our Dragon Empire."
People."
"Vice General Pang! Aren't you afraid that my father will find out if you recruit troops like this?"
The face of the woman in red was cold. When she mentioned her father, Vice General Xiao and Vice General Pang's expressions suddenly changed and they did not dare to speak anymore. The woman in red, Zhao Zishan, whose father, Zhao Tienai, was a grand master of the empire, was in a high position. How dare he be a deputy general?
offend.
The faces of the villagers were pale. If all the able-bodied men were taken away to join the army, how would the remaining women, children, old and weak survive? This simply did not give them a way to survive and forced them to die.
"Why? We don't want to join the army, why do you force us!"
An angry voice sounded very suddenly among the villagers, coming from the mouth of a teenage boy.
"Yes, you don't care about our life or death at all!"
The others also joined in, and Hu Fei and other young men even glared at the girl in red, Zhao Zishan.
"Snapped!"
An air explosion sounded, and the woman in red stretched out her hand to whip at her waist. A soft whip whirred, exploding the air, and slapped Hu Fei on the face. Blood immediately splattered, and Hu Fei stumbled to the ground.
.
He quickly climbed up, pointed at the woman in red, and said: "You!"
"Pah, pah, pah!"
The woman in red trembled her wrists, and whipped the soft whip like a snake, one after another on the bodies of Hu Fei and several other teenagers. This time, the force was stronger, and they were whipped two to three meters away, leaving their skin and flesh torn.
"stop!"
Hong Dahai's eyes were filled with anger.
However, Zhao Zishan ignored it, sneered, and pulled out the soft whip in her hand again, causing a series of air explosions.
"Snapped!"
The soft whip struck a palm, but was caught by that palm. Zhao Zishan's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and her wrist shook, but the soft whip did not move at all.
"You lowly mountain boy, you are looking for death!"
Zhao Zishan was filled with murderous intent and her eyes were cold.
At this time, Hong Dahai glanced at Xiao Fan. Xiao Fan immediately let go, and the soft whip bounced back with a snap. Zhao Zishan reached out and grabbed the soft whip, wrapped it around her wrist, and looked at Xiao Fan indifferently.
Xiao Fan remained silent and looked at Zhao Zishan indifferently. Zhao Zishan's eyes turned vicious as she looked at the young man in front of him who was wearing coarse clothes and had delicate features. Growing up, no one dared to disobey her, not even the high-ranking officials in the imperial capital.
Even her son dared not do this. Now a mountain boy dared to hold her soft whip, which made her unbearable.
Seeing the look in Zhao Zishan's eyes, Hong Dahai knew that things were going to be bad, and now I'm afraid it would be even worse.
"Young mountain boy doesn't know etiquette. If you offend the eldest lady, please forgive me!"
Hong Dahai bowed and said that he did not want Xiao Fan to get into trouble.
"Excuse me?" Zhao Zishan sneered. The lieutenants on the left and right were already covered in cold sweat. They offended the grand master's daughter, and the young man was finished.
"I want to dismount now, but the horse is too high." Zhao Zishan said, then raised her head slightly, looked down at Xiao Fan, and said: "Come here, bend down and lie on the ground to step on my feet. If I feel better,