Chapter Thirty-Seven: A Black Eye and a Swollen Face

  After turning around the village for two rounds, Ye Feng didn't see a single person. Every household's door was wide open, and the large black pot on the stove was still boiling water, but there wasn't a single person inside.

  "What's wrong with that?" Ye Feng muttered to himself: "Even if it is, what's there to be afraid of in broad daylight? Never mind, first go inside and find something ready-to-eat to fill my stomach." Ye Feng's stomach growled, as if reminding him that it was time to eat again.

  After searching the house for half a day, Ye Feng only found two steamed buns and a plate of salted vegetables. "At least it's more flavorful than those Three Yang First Heaven Nourishing Dan." As he spoke, Ye Feng wolfed down his food like a starving wild wolf that had caught a rabbit, swallowing everything in one gulp without even spitting out the bones.

  At this time, Song Renjie and Meng Changjun finally arrived, looking disheveled as they entered the room. Seeing Ye Feng eating with such gusto, the two of them couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

  "Is it that delicious?" Meng Changjun muttered to himself, "For the sake of practicing, let's eat the San Yang Xiantian Chi Ji Dan that Zi Xiao Zhenren gave us." He casually took out two Chi Ji Dan from his bag and handed one to Song Renjie. Song Renjie held it in his hand as if he had obtained a treasure, looking like he was reluctant to eat it.

  Ye Feng glanced at the two: You're a pair of fools, I'm already fed up with this thing, and you're still treating it as a treasure.

  Ye Feng finished his meal and stretched, saying to Song Meng who were meditating: "It's getting late, why don't we spend the night here? You two go to the woodshed quickly, I'm going to sleep."

  Song Meng and the other person did not dare to resist, they looked at each other and were just about to stand up when a hurried footsteps sound came from outside.

  Ye Feng suddenly stood up and vigilantly looked at the entrance. After all, this place had never been visited before, so it was hard to say if there were any strange beasts or not.

  The hurried footsteps were getting closer and closer, the slightly worn wooden door creaked open, and a frail old man with a cane slipped into the house.

  Seeing that it was a thin old man, Ye Feng put down his heart. But the old man was startled and trembled all over, saying: "You... who are you, why did you break into my home?"

  Ye Feng stepped forward and bowed, saying with a smile, "Don't be afraid, old man. We're just passing by and saw that there's no one at home, so we thought we'd borrow your place to stay for the night."

  The thin old man saw Ye Feng looking handsome and elegant, not like a bad person at all. He stroked his chest and said, "I'm scared to death, I thought it was another group of robbers."

  "Robbers? Are there robbers in this place?" Ye Feng's body still retained the strong sense of justice from his previous owner, causing him to ask involuntarily.

  "Yes, our Linxing Village originally had more than a hundred households, all of whom made a living by farming. Who would have thought that one day a group of bandits came and forcibly took away the young and strong men from our village to dig for some kind of ore in the mountains to the west? The people in the village either died or left, leaving only us old men and women behind, working in the fields every day."

  "Doesn't anyone care?" Meng Changjun asked out of curiosity.

  "At first, the young and strong men in the village all resisted, but the leader of the bandits was highly skilled in martial arts and extremely robust. I personally saw him punch a stone as big as a donkey into pieces. Moreover, he had thirty or so men under his command, and anyone who resisted was killed by him." The old man said this with tears streaming down his face, "My poor son and daughter-in-law are still suffering in their hands."

  Ye Feng thought: One punch shattered the stone, ordinary people can't do it. It seems that this bandit leader is a cultivator, interesting!

  "Where are those people? I'm a bit curious, what's their skill to be so arrogant?" Ye Feng smiled and came to this continent, not many people had seen before, and even more so, he hadn't seen any living bandits before. It wasn't bad to see some bandits either.

  "Just at the southern mountain head in Wulon Village, it's just that there are many thieves, and Xiaoxia is afraid of being outnumbered."

  "I'd like to see just how capable they really are."

  On the side, Meng Changjun saw Ye Feng so excited, and hurriedly covered his mouth and whispered to Song Renjie: "I've long heard that this kid loves to take sides, it's really true, there's going to be a show this time. Hehe..."

  Song Renjie shook his head and said in a low voice, "Do you think this kid is stupid? The sect has rules that anyone who eliminates evil and brings peace can receive rewards from the inner sect's elders, including immortal pills and secret manuals. The rewards are given according to the size of the contribution. I've personally seen a senior brother being chosen as a true disciple after eliminating a small demon king."

  Meng Changjun's face was filled with surprise, her eyes rolling back and forth in their sockets. "So this is a perfect opportunity? You and I can make a name for ourselves, and when the time comes for the True Transmission selection, we'll have something to back up our words."

  "Brother Meng is absolutely right, those few bandits are nothing, with our cultivation, we will definitely eliminate them."

  Meng Changjun nodded and quickly got up to intercept Ye Feng, who had just walked out the door: "Brother Ye, don't worry, is it necessary for you to take action against such a trivial thief? I'll go with Brother Song and we'll bring back the bandit leader's head within half an hour. It's getting late, you should also get some rest, we still have a long journey tomorrow."

  Ye Feng was puzzled, what kind of medicine were these two selling in their gourd? They had been at odds with me for a long time, what's going on today? They even offered to help voluntarily? Whoever goes is fine, just let them go, after rushing for a day, I can also take an early rest.

  "Alright then, I won't go, and just wait here for your good news."

  Having obtained Ye Feng's permission, the two of them were as happy as if they had received an imperial reward, and rode those two emaciated horses all the way to the southern mountain head.

  Ye Feng sat on the ground and chatted with the thin old man, through chatting he knew that this place belonged to the jurisdiction of "Shengzhou City", Shengzhou City is 50,000 hectares in size, one of the largest cities in the southern county.

  Unconsciously, the sky had darkened, and Ye Feng couldn't sit still: It's been an hour now, why haven't those two fools come back yet? Could they have died on the mountain? What if they really died in the bandit's lair, how would I explain it to the elders when I get back? No way, can't just wait here, I've got to go take a look.

  Ye Feng stood up and had just reached the center of the courtyard when he saw two figures limping and staggering towards him from a distance. Ye Feng took a closer look and was startled.

  Song Meng two people supported each other, their faces were blue and purple, their white clothes were full of countless footprints, their backs and legs had obvious knife wounds, fresh blood was still flowing constantly, if it wasn't for Ye Feng recognizing them, they would have thought they were two lonely ghosts wandering in this desolate countryside.

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