Chapter 14: Encounter with Highwaymen

  "Really don't want to go with us?" Ling Yu Yan heard this and looked at Sun Tao, asking somewhat uncertainly.

  "No, thank you for your kindness, sister."

  "Farewell, may our paths cross again! Oh no, it's better if we don't meet again."

  Sun Tuo heard this and with a wave of his hand, he strode down the mountain, leaving behind a lean figure.

  "Is this really that piece of trash?"

  "Yu Yan, did that useless person really refuse to travel with us?"

  As soon as Sun Tuo left, the few figures swaying in the forest suddenly appeared beside Ling Yu Yan, and then one by one curiously asked her.

  "Who would have thought that this waste material really seems to be a prodigal son, somewhat different from the rumors. There is a hint of an unyielding pride in his bones, no wonder that Li Ba Shixiong would entrust me to take care of him." Ling Yu Yan heard this and said with a slightly sideways tone.

  This matter has already gone beyond his control, Yunlan Sect's Tian Jiao girl, wherever she goes, there are flattering voices like a tide, who doesn't want to surround her skirt and turn around, but Sun Tao actually refused! This opportunity to get close to Fang Ze was rejected just like that, as if she were a fierce beast, intentionally avoiding him.

  Because of Sun Tao's rejection, a thread of unusual emotion floated in the heart of that day's delicate and charming girl, Ling Yu Yan. There was an unspoken meaning, unclear and inexplicable, as if still containing a small sense of loss.

  Sun Tuo was a free and easy-going person, unencumbered by worldly concerns. He had come to this unfamiliar world, and in Yunlan Sect, he was either bullied or ignored. It would be better for him to go out and take a look at the world outside. As for Yunlan Sect's heavenly proud daughter Ling Yu Yan and her entourage, he directly ignored them, not even bothering to bid farewell when he left. They were inner sect elite disciples, but they didn't deign to exchange greetings with him either.

  Deep in the forest, countless wild grasses and trees surrounded him. The mountain was quite steep, but Sun Tao was young and strong, so he could still climb over mountains and cross ridges. At this moment, Sun Tao was thinking that he didn't know when he would be able to fly with his sword and laugh proudly in the world. This was a strange and mysterious world where there were humans, immortals, demons, and devils, a world full of unknowns. His future would certainly be magnificent.

  From the 20th century, Sun Tao was missing a bit of the world's rightful acidity. He did things without being bound by trivial matters and wouldn't get overly entangled in small affairs. After leaving Yunlai Sect, he would once again be in a different world. This Yunlai Sect wouldn't become his haven, but it could be said to be the first home he had arrived at in this strange world, a place of refuge, a foothold in life. Although he was being bullied at home now, he would just go out for a walk when he felt like it, and come back to take a look when he felt homesick. As for Earth, it's possible that he wouldn't be able to return this lifetime!

  With a brisk pace, strolling through the forest, Sun Tuo didn't notice that above his head, several sword lights were flashing, until it was confirmed that Sun Tuo had really left Yunluo Mountain, the figures on the sword lights disappeared. Entrusted by others and loyal to one's duties, Ling Yu Yan did not do things in an absolute manner, not abandoning Sun Tuo after sending him down the mountain!

  "Leaving Yunlan Sect, I didn't complete the task with Ling Yu Yan and others. Where should I go now?" After a brief moment of contemplation, Sun Tao suddenly realized that after leaving Yunlan Sect, he hadn't thought about what to do next. His intuition told him that as long as he left Yunlan Sect, everything would be fine. Leaving Yunlan Sect, who else knew that he was a useless good-for-nothing who couldn't cultivate? But what he never expected was that Sun Tao was a second-generation celestial being, and since childhood, he had grown up in Yunlan Sect, rarely leaving the sect, and didn't understand much about the outside world.

  The boat goes straight to the bridge, Sun Tao believes that he doesn't want to think about these annoying problems. Without cultivation, it's naturally impossible to mix in the Cultivation Realm, so going to the Mortal Realm to take a look is also a good choice.

  Yunlan Mountain, with a height of over 10,000 meters, has a continuous and undulating terrain, with countless gullies and ancient trees that pierce the sky. Large ferocious beasts often appear and disappear in this mountain range. In Yunlan Mountain Range, except for the main peak where the Cloud Sect of the Xiu Zhen Men is located, it can be said that human footprints are rare, and large carnivorous beasts often appear and disappear. For those ordinary wild animals, for those flying and escaping masters, this is naturally nothing. But for mortal people, they are absolutely powerful existences that can take their lives.

  The Yunlan Mountains stretched for hundreds of miles, and Sun Tao was just an ordinary person without any cultivation. He had only been walking in the mountains for half a day, but he had only covered three or four tens of miles. The exit from the Yunlan Mountains was still far away! But even within these thirty or forty miles, Sun Tao could be said to have encountered countless dangers. If it weren't for his divine sense still being present, with a sensory power that far surpassed ordinary people, he would probably have been killed by beasts long ago!

  "Damn it, what kind of place is this? How can there be so many man-eating beasts? The little family property I have on me will all be lost. When can I get out of these Cloudy Mountains?"

  Sun Tuo struck out a sword talisman and knocked down a leaping leopard, this was the fifth time he had been suddenly attacked. He really couldn't understand why there were so many ferocious beasts in the mountain, without any cultivation, relying solely on some talismans to kill these ghostly and ferocious man-eating beasts. Sun Tuo was forced to be busy and flustered, several times being clawed by those fierce beasts, this journey had been extremely embarrassing.

  Sun Tuo panted heavily, sat down on the ground with a thud, leaning against a rotten old tree, looking at the dead leopard that was still twitching in the pool of blood. Sun Tuo felt deeply moved! This world is indeed wonderful! Even being an ordinary person is not easy! One has to be constantly on guard against these ferocious beasts that devour humans. Fortunately, he still had a few talismans on him for self-defense, otherwise, it would have been impossible to leave the Yunlai Mountains safely.

  "This talisman is not enough, I have to use it sparingly, but these beasts are too cunning, only launching a surprise attack when they get in front of me, really making it hard for people to defend themselves!" Sun Tiao tidied up his somewhat disheveled clothes and mentally checked the contents of his storage bag, only to find that there were only two or three talismans left. He had many good things left behind by his parents before, but they were all extorted by those bastards from Yunlan Sect, leaving him with no talismans to use now."

  "The animal's sixth sense is the most sensitive, and it has a super strong response to unknown dangers. Should I summon Xiaojin out? With its guidance, we should be able to avoid many hidden dangers." Sun Tao randomly swallowed an 'Anti-Hunger Pill' to eliminate his hunger, and suddenly his expression changed.

  With Xiao Jin by his side, Sun Tao encountered fewer and fewer dangers in the vast mountains. Thanks to Xiao Jin's cleverness, Sun Tao can be said to have not encountered a single large carnivorous beast on their journey, everything went smoothly beyond expectation. Unfortunately, they only had one hour of travel time each day before Xiao Jin had to return to the world of Journey to the West.

  Three days later, under Xiao Jin's leadership, Sun Tuo finally emerged from the vast mountains and stood at a high point, where he could see the town of Zhenzhen not far away. After four or five days of trekking through mountains and rivers, Sun Tuo had finally walked out of this Yunlan mountain range!

  "Halt! This tree was planted by me, this road was opened by me. If you want to pass through this road, leave your toll." Out of the Yunlan Mountain range, Sun Tuo walked along a green-shaded official path towards the main road, when suddenly a loud shout startled him awake. Several tall and sturdy big men with large knives in their hands stood on both sides of the official path, and shouted at Sun Tuo.

  "This world is indeed not peaceful! How come as soon as I came down the mountain, I ran into a group of bandits?"

  Because they had left the Yunlan Mountains, there were no large man-eating beasts on the road, and now they were close to the secular town, Sun Tao relaxed his mind and didn't carefully observe the surrounding situation. Suddenly hearing that rough and loud shout, Sun Tao was startled, instinctively looking around, seeing seven or eight men who looked like evil spirits, holding sharp blades, wearing green forest attire. At once he couldn't help but laugh mockingly.

  "Hey, kid, what are you smiling at? Hurry up and leave some money for the road, or else we'll let you pass. If you have any evil thoughts, the shiny knives in our hands won't hesitate to make you bleed." Sun Wei didn't take the green forest bandits seriously, which immediately provoked the one-eyed dragon Hanzi, who was the leader. He was eight feet tall, wearing a short jacket that revealed his robust upper body, with a fierce expression on his face and a sharp blade in his hand, threatening Sun Wei loudly.

  "You think you can rob me with just these few trash? You're tired of living!" The one-eyed big man's rebuke made Sun Tao instinctively feel that this world was too wonderful, a few ordinary people from the secular world dared to try and rob him, a cultivator. Although he had been abandoned by his sect, he wasn't someone these small fries could provoke. With a look of disdain, he angrily retorted.

  "Little brat, you're quite arrogant. I was going to let you off easy, but it seems that's not possible now! Brothers, give this ignorant little brat a taste of our blood and let him know the ferocity of Xue Tuo Village!" The one-eyed Dragon Han's face turned red with rage as he shouted orders at his brothers below.

  These green forest heroes are all doing the kind of thing that robs and steals, who doesn't have a few cases of murder under their belt, wanted by the government, this is how they occupy the mountain as king, robbing passing travelers. They each look sturdy and rough, with an evil spirit, if ordinary people were scared by them, they would definitely be frightened to the point of having weak legs, obediently offering up their belongings. But at this moment, Sun Wei was different, although he was a cultivator who had his dantian destroyed, he had also stood in the highest position, above these worldly ordinary people, naturally he wouldn't put these green forest heroes in his eyes, this is a kind of disdain, a disdain for ants.

  The green-clad bandits on the mountain were ignored by Sun Tiao, and it can be said that they were enraged. One by one, they swung their weapons at Sun Tiao with a fierce killing intent. The swift and sharp moves were all aimed at Sun Tiao's body. Sun Tiao dodged and weaved, relying on his previously cultivated martial arts foundation to barely keep up with them.

  "Damn it, these green forest heroes are so fierce, do they want to use that symbol power again?" Avoiding the lone-eyed big man's slashing blade, Sun Tou had a bad feeling in his heart. The martial arts of these green forest heroes were more powerful than his own, and he was not their match. If it weren't for his extraordinary spiritual awareness and some basic martial arts skills, he would have been chopped into minced meat by these green forest bandits by now!

  His cultivation was abolished, and Sun Tiao's physical quality also decreased a lot. He was only slightly stronger than an ordinary mortal, but against these professional bandits, he really didn't have much of an advantage.

  Sun Wukong's ability to be fearless and confident is due to the talismans on his body that can kill people without a trace, as well as the little monkey King Kong who can be summoned at any time from the Journey to the West world.

  "No way, I can't use those talismans, they're for saving my life. Let's summon Little Gold instead!" Sun Tao was desperately dodging the attacks of the one-eyed giant and others, his mind immersed in the world of Journey to the West, thinking of summoning Little Gold to resolve this crisis.

  This time, Sun Tuo can be said to have a real life-threatening crisis. These fugitives are likely to take his life. This is not in the Yunlan Sect, because of the door rules, no matter how humiliating and bullying he is by the disciples in the door, he will not have a life-threatening crisis, at most, he will be beaten to death and suffer some physical pain. But this time it's different, there really is a life-threatening crisis, and if things go wrong, he might be killed by the other side. Sun Tuo must muster up his spirit to respond to this crisis.

  "Rustle..."

  A streak of gray light flashed across Sun Tao's brow, and the little monkey Xiao Jin from Journey to the West appeared, letting out a strange cry in the empty air. Under Sun Tao's command, it sped away at high speed, leaving behind a residual shadow as it chased after the green forest bandit.

  The crimson blood splattered, followed by a series of mournful cries that echoed through the nearby dense forest. Caught off guard, those robust and towering men were ambushed one after another. With several swift moves, Xiaojin continuously unleashed his "Monkey Steals Peaches" technique, directly knocking down two of the burly men.

  "Who?! Who is it, get out here! Who ambushed my master, you despicable thing, get out here!" The group of subordinates were caught off guard and fell into disarray. The one-eyed burly man swung the sharp blade in his hand, his face ashen with rage, bellowing at the surroundings.

  "Where did this wild monkey come from, daring to ambush Master? You beast are looking for death." The green forest bandit discovered the existence of Little Monkey Xiaojin and suddenly had a furious face, scolding him.

  "Rustle..."

  The little monkey Xiao Jin was jumping up and down all the way, each time unexpectedly giving his opponent a blow, after several rounds, the green forest bandits who were besieging Sun Tao began to form an array to defend against Xiao Jin's sneak attacks.