It’s all about martial arts, why did you turn on the simple mode?

The content of the letter was long, and Hong Ming said a lot.

Hong Ming is a member of the Hong family, the first aristocratic family in Qinzhou. Although he is backed by the Hong family, his family background is average, but he is only at the bottom of the Hong family's many forces.

Hong's father's greatest wish is to cultivate Hong Ming into a talented person and allow Hong Ming to join the Xuan Shui Sect, the Hong family clan sect.

Xuanshui Sect recruits disciples every year, distinguishing between internal and external disciples. Family disciples are no more than sixteen years old, and each age group has various requirements. The conditions for joining are very strict.

Although Hong Ming's qualifications are not excellent, under the training of Hong's father, he met the minimum requirements to join the Xuan Shui Sect at the age of fourteen.

Unexpectedly, due to the participation of a direct disciple, Hong Ming was eventually ranked outside the quota and was not selected.

Helpless, Hong's father had to wait for another year. During this year, Hong Ming practiced even harder.

However, Hong Ming's talent seems to have reached its limit. Even after practicing for a year, he is still a little short of reaching the conditions of Xuan Shui Sect.

Fortunately, Hong's father provided resources for Hong Ming in the end, and the requirements were met in the last three days of Xuan Shui Sect recruiting disciples.

This time, it still failed because there were too many geniuses emerging this year. Xuan Shui Sect temporarily changed the recruitment conditions and decided to recruit based on ranking. Although Hong Ming met the requirements, his ranking was too far beyond the prescribed quota.

In the last year, Hong Ming was sixteen years old. This was his last chance. However, this time Hong Ming did not meet the conditions and could not join the Xuan Shui Sect again.

Repeated hopes and disappointments not only overwhelmed Hong Ming's spirit, but also overwhelmed Hong's father. He passed away not long after, and then his mother became seriously ill.

At the age of twenty, Hong Ming left Dafeng City for training. At the age of twenty-three, he came to settle in Baishi City. At the age of thirty, he began to recruit disciples, hoping that one day he could cultivate a talented disciple and join Xuanshui for him. Zong, fulfilling the wishes of his parents and his own knot.

Su Chen was the disciple he valued. He hoped that Su Chen could go to Dafeng City and join the Xuanshui Sect. Based on his qualifications, he was the most promising.

Moreover, the skills that Su Chen practiced originally came from the Xuanshui Sect. Joining the Xuanshui Sect will not only obtain subsequent skills, but also obtain a large amount of resources for training, which will be very beneficial to Su Chen's future cultivation path.

As for Hong Ming himself, he did not plan to go to Dafeng City. He took Li Mo and others to Qinghe City to find friends. If nothing else happened, he would settle in Qinghe City.

After reading the letter left by Hong Ming, Su Chen sighed and then turned to the other two letters, one from Li Mo and one from Fang Rou.

Li Mo said that he would accompany Hong Ming to Qinghe City, take good care of Hong Ming for him, and tell him not to worry and just do his own thing.

Fang Rou specially thanked Su Chen and learned that Su Chen might go to Dafeng City, so she left him a map to Dafeng City and an address, indicating that Su Chen had arrived in Dafeng City. The city can contact them.

After reading the three letters, Su Chen found the map sandwiched in the letter. The map marked the roads, buildings, distances and other details to Dafeng City in detail.

In addition, there was also a contact letter left by Hong Ming. The contact was Hong Ming's childhood sweetheart Tan Xue. Su Chen wanted to participate in the Xuanshui Sect's assessment and needed a letter of recommendation from a disciple of the sect.

After accepting the map and letter, Su Chen began to think about his own way. Hong Ming's words were not unreasonable. With his current strength, even if he did not join the Xuanshui Sect, there was no need to stay in Baishi City, whether he was going to Qinghe City or Dafeng City is one of the choices.

But according to what Hong Ming said, Su Chen's best choice is to go to Dafeng City. Dafeng City is the capital of Qinzhou and has prosperous martial arts. Relatively speaking, it is a more suitable stage for him than Qinghe City, not to mention the follow-up. This requirement of Qigong method.

After thinking like this, Su Chen quickly made a decision. Life should be constantly climbing, and he who owns the panel should not stop there. He should go to Dafeng City, go to a broader stage, and not only enjoy better scenery. , and you can improve yourself faster.

"Then go to Dafeng City!" Su Chen said firmly.

After a night's rest, Su Chen packed his luggage early in the morning and hurried on his way according to the map's instructions.

Noon.

The sound of horses stampeding followed, and the figures of Hong Yue and others appeared outside the ruined temple.

"Sir, no trace of anyone was found!"

A group of soldiers searched the ruined temple for a long time, but no trace of Su Chen was found.

Hong Yue said nothing, looking at the empty ruined temple with a slightly ugly look on his face.

Ever since he realized that Su Chen might leave the city yesterday, he sent troops to ambush outside the city in multiple directions. As a result, all the soldiers in one direction were killed.

After getting the news, he and his people rushed over quickly, but unfortunately it was still a step too late.

"Hmph, retreat!"

In desperation, Hong Yue had no choice but to order a retreat.

…

Five days later.

"The Honglin Mountain is ahead. Let's rest for a while before we continue our journey."

On the rugged official road, a caravan was moving forward slowly. At this time, a middle-aged man with a sword said loudly.

After hearing this, dozens of guards sat cross-legged, leaning on each other, taking out dry food and water, and eating and resting.

"Second uncle, it's going to get dark soon. If we don't hurry up and hurry up, if we encounter robbers, wouldn't it be a disaster?" A young man wearing splendid clothes asked with some doubts.

Tan Run looked at his nephew after hearing this, with a look of helplessness on his face: "Xiaoxu, it is good that you are so vigilant when escorting a caravan for the first time, but it is because it is getting dark that we rest and do not have enough strength. It’s even more dangerous if you’re in a hurry.”

"Why is this?" Tan Xu asked.

"Honglin Mountain lies on the ground for dozens of miles and is plagued by banditry all the year round. If you encounter those gangsters who take money and leave, you can get away with a little blood. But if you encounter those gangsters who are unreasonable and murderous, you will not be able to survive without food and drink." , how can you fight with them if you have enough energy?" Tan Run explained.

"I see," Tan Xu nodded thoughtfully, but then lowered his voice and said, "That's not right, second uncle, didn't you say Honglin Mountain is dangerous?"

"Yes, what's wrong?" Tan Run nodded and followed Tan Xu's gaze. He was stunned. Behind the road, there was a young man with a knife on his way. He was wearing black clothes and had a hard face. Seeing the gazes of Tan Run and others, he couldn't help but look over.

"Xiao Xu, there is something I must tell you in advance." Tan Run turned his head and looked at Tan Xu, his voice a bit solemn.

"Second uncle, please tell me."

"If you encounter such people in the future, don't mess with them!"

After watching Su Chen leave, Tan Xu nodded solemnly and quickly guessed the reason.

Who would dare to walk alone in the world without strong skills? The man in front of him has already been classified as someone not to be messed with.

Deep in the red forest mountains, in the bushes.

A few faint eyes peered through the gaps in the forest and landed on the rugged mountain road.

"Brother, didn't you say that the Tan family's caravan would come? It's almost dark and we haven't waited yet." A deep voice sounded.

"Don't worry, it will be there soon, just wait and see." Another voice said.

Suddenly, someone else said: "Shh, don't talk, someone is coming, get ready!"

"Why is there only one person?"

At the end of the road, an arrogant figure gradually appeared in front of his eyes, making everyone who was prostrate startled.

As Su Chen got closer and closer, the scene behind him came into full view, and everyone's eyes became even more confused.

"Brother, I suspect that this person is from the Tan family's caravan. They deliberately sent someone to investigate to confuse our sight."

Seeing that Su Chen was about to approach their ambush, someone said that this was the first time they had encountered such a situation as bandits for so long. The teams that came and went before were not in groups of three or five, but at least they were in twos and twos. Companion, there is only one person now, which is really suspicious.

The eldest brother among the people stared at Su Chen's figure. After looking at it for a moment, he looked at the person who had just spoken and asked, "What do you think we should do?"

The man thought for a moment and then said: "It's better to just kill him and let him be done with it once and for all!"

After hearing this, someone immediately retorted: "No, if he is really from the Tan family, killing him wouldn't be a warning."

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"I have an idea. Let him go first and send two good men to follow him. If he comes back, it will be revealed that he is from the Tan family's caravan. If he doesn't come back, he will be killed directly. What do you think?"

The leader nodded and said: "Okay! You two will monitor this person together."

"yes!"

The mountain road was rugged, and Su Chen's pace was not fast. After several days of traveling, he became a little tired.

Baishi City is hundreds of miles away from Dafeng City, and there are many mountain roads that are extremely steep. If he didn't have the map given by Fang Rou, he would probably get lost in these vast mountains.

"Um?"

As he walked, Su Chen's expression surged, and he noticed the faint breathing sound deep in the dense forest. Since his five senses were greatly enhanced, breathing sounds within a hundred meters could be heard.

The closer he got, the heavier the breathing sound in his ears became, and one of the breathing sounds seemed particularly long.

Su Chen continued to walk calmly. When he came to them, he could feel the hidden prying eyes.

"Two people are following us."

These robbers did not seem to intend to deal with Su Chen, but just watched Su Chen leave. But not long after, Su Chen noticed that two people were following him.

"This guy is gone."

Seeing Su Chen leave, everyone's attention quickly shifted away from him.

Not long after, the sound of rolling carriages was heard not far away, making everyone tremble: "The people from the Tan family's caravan are here."

After a while, a caravan slowly approached. When the people in ambush saw this, their faces suddenly became happy. With eye contact, they all waited for the opportunity to move.

"No, they seem to have discovered us!"

Before the eldest brother could give the order, the Tan family's caravan suddenly stopped, each of them pulled out their swords and looked around cautiously.

A middle-aged man in the lead said directly: "May I ask which group of robbers ambushed here? We are members of the Tan family's caravan. We are willing to hand over the money to buy the road. Please let us pass!"

"rush out!"

Seeing that the matter was exposed, the robbers no longer hid, and rushed out shouting to the sky and the earth, surrounding everyone in the Tan family's caravan.

The green-faced man at the head looked at Tan Run and chuckled: "You are quite sensible, but today we don't want to buy road money, we want to buy lives!"

Hearing this, the faces of Tan Run and others changed slightly, but they still said with a smile: "It's easy to say, why don't you give us a number so that we can raise money."

"One person, one hundred taels!"

The green-faced man was very satisfied with Tan Run's attitude, stretched out a finger and said, then looked at the faces of Tan Run and others.

Upon hearing this price, both Tan Run and the people behind him became ugly. The caravan totaled at least a hundred people. If it were based on this price, it would be at least 10,000 taels.

Although this escort trip can bring a lot of profits to the Tan family, it is really difficult to come up with more than 10,000 taels at a time.

"Your Excellency, the money to buy one's life is a bit too high, I'm afraid we can't afford it." Tan Run narrowed his eyes, ignoring the menacing postures of the robbers.

The green-faced man snorted coldly: "If you can't get it out, then I'll keep you alive. The labor and management finally caught your Tan family caravan. Do you think you can escape this time?"

After saying this, the group of robbers sharpened their knives and were ready to take action as soon as their leader gave the order.

"Second uncle..." Tan Xu was about to speak, but was stopped by Tan Run.

Tan Run looked around, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he sighed: "Why? Why do you have to force me? Why do you have to seek death?"

"What?" The green-faced man was stunned for a moment and blurted out.

However, what greeted him was Tan Run's lightning-fast sword. Seeing this, a look of ferocity appeared on the green-faced man's face, and he shouted loudly: "Kill!"

The war is about to break out here, but on the other side, the battle is already over.

Su Chen quickly eliminated the two robbers who were following him, and suddenly heard the sound of a fight coming from behind.

He knew that this was a collision between the caravan and the robbers, so he didn't care. After a short pause, he continued on his way.

The sky is getting dark, and the mountain road at night will become more and more difficult to walk. According to the records on the map, there is a temporary landing place for tourists at the foot of Honglin Mountain.

Su Chen's purpose tonight was to rush there before dark, so as not to have no place to rest at night.

After walking for about half an hour, Su Chen saw a dilapidated inn not far away and couldn't help but quicken his pace.

We arrived at the inn very quickly. There was no one in the inn, and it looked like it had been abandoned for a long time. However, some of the tables and chairs were clean and dust-free. Passers-by should often come to stay. Although it looked dilapidated, it could shelter from the wind and rain, and we could barely live there. It wouldn't hurt to take the last night.

Su Chen put down his luggage, made a temporary bed for himself, then lit a fire and roasted the hare he caught from Shang Lin.

Tap tap tap.

At this moment, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the door. When he followed the sound, he saw a group of people coming in a hurry.

"Hey, why are you here?"

Su Chen was not prepared to pay attention to these people, but when Tan Xugang walked in and saw Su Chen who was barbecuing, he asked abruptly.

"Xiao Xu, what are you talking about? This is not our territory."

Tan Run's body was stained with blood and his breath was calm. Hearing Tan Xu's words, he glared angrily, and then apologized to Su Chen, "Please don't take offense, little friend."

Su Chen glanced at Tan Xu, said nothing, and continued to eat the barbecue.

Tan Run and others didn't care. They took out the dry food and dried meat from the package and chewed it slowly while smelling the aroma of barbecue.

Gulu.

Tan Xu's mouth watered when he saw Su Chen eating with gusto. He couldn't help but stood up and said, "Second uncle, I'm going to get some game too."

Before Tan Run could reply, Tan Xu walked away and disappeared.