Chapter 277 First Arrival at the Land of Huawai, White Tiger City
Even in an uninhabited land with such a harsh environment, there are still bandits, and they are even more rampant.
This is the case with Heifeng Village, which specializes in robbing passing pedestrians and caravans.
Although not many people take this path, Heifeng Village is still doing quite well thanks to its unique geographical location and ruthless tactics.
This time is no exception.
They had long discovered this caravan camped in the mountain col, so they had to send people to find out the truth even in the middle of a heavy snowstorm.
If it is detected that the guards are not strong enough, Black Wind Village will immediately dispatch all their troops to wipe out the caravan.
But they never expected to meet Zhao Ya.
After some interrogation, Zhao Ya carried the surviving man back to the mountain col.
It was only then that the guards responsible for keeping an eye on Zhao Ya were surprised to find that Zhao Ya was not in their tent at all.
But this was not the time to talk about this, because Zhao Ya casually threw the person he was carrying to them.
"This is..." The guards couldn't help but be confused after hurriedly catching this person.
"He said that he is from Black Wind Village, and several of his companions were killed by me. It's up to you to decide what to do."
Black Wind Village!
Upon hearing this name, these guards trembled, and their expressions instantly became very solemn.
Since they planned to take this route, they had naturally inquired about the information in advance, so they all knew where the Black Wind Village was.
Unexpectedly, even such a snowy night could not stop Heifeng Village from coveting it, and even sent people to find out the truth.
Just when the guards were delivering a message inside and planning to thank Zhao Ya, they saw that Zhao Ya had already turned around and left.
Zhao Ya has done his best to achieve this step. As for what countermeasures they plan to take to get rid of Heifeng Stronghold, that is a matter for the caravan guards.
Zhao Ya was not interested in paying attention to this and returned directly to his tent.
At the same time, everyone, including the boss, was awakened.
After interrogating the spy from Black Wind Village, everyone's expressions changed.
The guard leader Chen An was even more frightened for a while.
Fortunately, Zhao Ya discovered this, otherwise his group might have been plotted by Heifeng Village without knowing it.
"Old Chen, what should we do now?" Boss Liu Bolong asked anxiously.
"Don't panic, boss. According to what this person said, they just came to explore the truth. This also proves that Black Wind Village has not made any plans to take action yet, so we still have time now. We just need to leave here as soon as possible under the night. We should be able to avoid this crisis.”
After hearing Chen An's analysis, Liu Bolong nodded, "Okay, without further ado, you guys quickly start preparing to leave."
With that said, he turned around and walked out.
"Master, what are you doing here?" Chen An asked.
"Thanks to that lone traveler of unknown origin, I want to go over and thank him in person."
With that, Liu Bolong left the tent and walked outside the camp.
The snow has stopped now, but the wind is still strong.
Even wearing a thick leather coat, Liu Bolong still felt the biting cold wind.
It’s hard to imagine how this lonely traveler survived such a harsh environment.
Before he could reach the tarpaulin tent, Zhao Ya's voice came from inside.
"What?"
Liu Bolong hurriedly stopped and said, "Don't get me wrong, friend, I'm here to thank you. If you hadn't discovered the spies from Black Wind Village, we might still not be aware of it until now."
"There's no need to express my gratitude. These spies touched my tent and disturbed my sleep. Of course I have to deal with them." Zhao Ya said calmly.
"Friend, we are going to leave now. After all, no one knows when the people from Black Wind Village will come, and if you don't mind, you can leave with us." Liu Bolong issued a sincere invitation.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Ya refused directly.
"No need, I'm used to being alone, and I appreciate your kindness."
"But if you continue to stay here, if people from Black Wind Village come, you will be in danger..."
Liu Bolong wanted to continue persuading, but was stopped by Chen An who came later.
Chen An winked at him, and then whispered in his ear.
"My boss, this one should be a top master! And these masters have weird tempers, so my boss, you'd better stop talking. If you piss him off, we won't be able to leave."
Although Chen An's words were spoken in a low voice, Zhao Ya still heard them clearly because of his sharp ears.
It has to be said that although Chen An only has the strength of the Fourth Realm, he still has experience in the arena, otherwise he would not dare to lead a caravan deep into this dangerous no man's land.
For example, now, he obviously regards Zhao Ya as an eccentric outsider.
Zhao Ya did not refute this.
At this time, Chen An said loudly outside: "My friend, thank you for your help this time. I, Chen An, would like to thank you. If we meet again in the future, I will definitely repay you."
Zhao Ya didn't pay attention and just replied with a single word.
"good!"
Then Liu Bolong also reported his name, thanked him and left.
These caravans, who are traveling all year round, move very quickly once they are ready to leave.
In just over a quarter of an hour, they packed up all the tents and other debris, and then drove away from the mountain col.
Before leaving, Liu Bolong specially ordered someone to bring several jars of wine and several roast chickens to Zhao Ya.
This time Zhao Ya did not refuse.
Soon, the caravan disappeared into the vast night.
Zhao Ya relit the fire, heated up the roast chicken, and then started eating.
The night gradually faded, and when a faint light appeared in the east, Zhao Ya had already eaten all the roast chickens and drank all the wine.
However, as expected, the troops from Heifeng Village who were attacking in large numbers did not appear.
It seems that these people also understood the seriousness of the matter after discovering that all the spies sent out had lost news, so they did not send anyone over.
In fact, this is the norm in the world.
How could there be so many fools who would disregard their own safety just for the sake of gambling.
This is especially true for these bandits and robbers who gather in the mountains and forests.
In their eyes, only their own lives are the most important.
And robbery is a business.
When the cost is too high, they will wisely choose to give up instead of doing loss-making business for the so-called face.
There was a big gash in the oilcloth last night, so I definitely can't keep it.
So Zhao Ya packed up his things and set foot on the road to the land of alienation again.
It had snowed all night, and the snow on the ground was more than one meter deep at this time.
In such difficult road conditions, most people will lose strength after just a few steps.
However, this did not bother Zhao Ya, but it was just a good time to practice his Qinggong movement.
So after jumping up, Zhao Ya quickly disappeared into the boundless snow scene.
The wind is obviously much lighter today, but the temperature is even colder than yesterday.
You can even hear the crackling sound of stones being cracked by the extreme low temperature.
But while running with all his strength, the Qi and blood in Zhao Ya's body circulated rapidly, especially when his heart turned red. Zhao Ya didn't feel the slightest chill, but felt warm all over.
In just over an hour, Zhao Ya caught up with the caravan that left last night.
However, Zhao Ya did not stop, but chose to pass quickly through the nearby mountains and forests.
It's so fast that many people don't even notice it.
Only the guard leader Chen An seemed to be aware of it, but when he looked around, he only found a blurry figure rushing towards the sky at an extremely fast speed.
"Old Chen, what's wrong?" Liu Bolong couldn't help but asked when he saw Chen An's expression was wrong.
Chen An shook his head, "It's nothing, maybe I'm dazzled."
Although he said this, Chen An understood that it was not his own eyesight, but someone actually flying by at extremely fast speeds.
And this incredible speed of movement far exceeded Chen An's imagination.
Even the adults in the White Tiger Hall probably don't have such strength.
Chen An suddenly felt that he and his boss seemed to have come into contact with an extraordinary person last night.
Zhao Ya didn't stop this time. Except for occasionally stopping to eat dried meat to replenish his energy, he ran almost all day long.
With such an all-out effort, Zhao Ya had already left the vast no-man's land and arrived at the edge of the Outer Land in the early evening.
The so-called land of alienation is actually a general term. In fact, this territory is extremely vast, even several times larger than Dayan.
Because the martial arts here are extremely prosperous, it is not the country that dominates this land, but the sect.
As time went on, a pattern of many sects coexisting here was formed, and it was therefore evaluated by Dayan as a barbaric land that refused to accept the king's rule.
But in fact, this place is not wild at all, but very prosperous and lively.
Just like now.
After leaving the no-man's land, Zhao Ya ran forward for about a hundred miles, and then a city appeared in front of him.
When I arrived at the city gate, I saw a huge plaque hanging on the city gate with three big characters written on it.
White Tiger City.
Zhao Ya had consulted the information in detail, so he knew that Baihu City was a city on the edge of the Huawai Land and was controlled by a sect called Baihutang.
Although it is located on the edge, its strength is quite strong.
At least when Zhao Ya entered the city, he saw many people of the fourth realm among the people walking on the street, and even occasionally one or two warriors of the fifth realm appeared.
As for the warriors in the second and third realms, they are even more numerous.
But with so many warriors gathered in one place, it was rare that there was no fight.
This also shows how strong the White Tiger Hall is.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to subdue so many warriors.
After running around for the past few days, Zhao Ya was a little tired, so he found an inn to stay at, washed up first, and then went to the lobby on the first floor to eat.
Although the waiter can deliver the food directly to the room, Zhao Ya still likes to eat in the hall.
In this way, you can feel the atmosphere that is completely different from Dayan, and secondly, you can also get some information through conversations with others.
After the food and wine were served, Zhao Ya listened to the conversations of the people around him while eating.
Most of the people eating there were also warriors, and naturally they were talking about martial arts training or things in the world.
But as he listened, a piece of news suddenly attracted Zhao Ya's attention.
"Hey, have you all heard that Xu Suanzi, the master thief who stole the Xishan Mansion and the Jianhai Gang, seems to have come to our White Tiger City."
"Oh? How do you know."
"My friend is from the White Tiger Hall. He said that a thief sneaked into the hall last night and tried to steal the treasure, but he was discovered by the hall master. It turned out that this man's qinggong was so good that even the hall master couldn't keep him. Let him run away."
"No wonder the adults from White Tiger Hall have been patrolling the city today. It turns out something like this happened."
"If you ask me, this Xu Suanzi is really courageous. He just stole the Xishan Mansion and the Jianhai Gang, but he actually dares to come to our White Tiger City to commit crimes. Isn't this looking for death?"
"Yes, but this can be regarded as the boldness of a skilled person. After all, even the hall master himself couldn't keep him, which shows how high his lightness skills are."
In fact, Zhao Ya didn't pay much attention to these discussions at first.
It was only when he heard people saying that Xu Suanzi's qinggong was very good that Zhao Ya suddenly felt something and glanced at a table in the northeast corner of the hall, either intentionally or unintentionally.
At this table sits a man.
This person is thin and thin, especially with a pointed face. If his facial features were not obviously that of a man, one would really wonder if he was disguised as a man.
But these are not what Zhao Ya is concerned about.
He just looked at the man's hands and feet thoughtfully, and then continued to eat.
After eating, Zhao Ya stood up and left.
But as soon as he left, the man on the back also got up and left.
Zhao Ya seemed to be completely unaware and walked towards his room on the second floor.
But when he was halfway there, Zhao Ya suddenly dodged and got out of the window at the stairway.
The man who was following him from a distance did not hesitate at all when he saw this, and followed closely behind him.
As soon as he flew out of the window, he saw a figure flying above the eaves in the distance.
The speed is simply breathtaking.
A strange look flashed in the man's eyes, and he followed him immediately.
After his Qing Gong was put into use, he was on par with, or even better than, Zhao Ya.
He could see that the distance was gradually getting closer, but before a smile appeared on the man's face, Zhao Ya, who was already speeding, suddenly surged up in speed and threw him away in an instant.
"F*ck!" the man yelled, and chased after him full of dissatisfaction.
In an instant, the two of them were flying over White Tiger City.
Not only that, because of the two men's running, Baihutang, who was patrolling the city defense closely, was also alerted.
"who!"
Several guards from the White Tiger Hall shouted, and then joined the chasing team.
In this way, Zhao Ya was at the front, the thin man in the middle, and the pursuers from Baihutang were at the back.
The group of people began to circle around the White Tiger Hall.
The man in the middle groaned secretly in his heart.
He had been hiding in the inn to eat, and planned to escape from White Tiger City at night after eating.
But he didn't expect to be noticed by this young man who appeared out of nowhere.
Although the young man looked at him very covertly at that time, Xu Suanzi had been traveling in the world for so many years and had so much experience that he noticed it at that time.
After Zhao Ya left, he immediately followed him in order to prevent this person from leaking information to Baihu Hall.
But who would have thought that such a young man who looked like he had just left his master and traveled around the world would be so abnormal in his Qinggong and body skills that even he could not catch up.
Now that Baihutang had been alerted, he might suffer big losses if he continued like this, so he decisively decided to give up, turned around and ran out of the city.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhao Ya turned around and ran after him again.
I'm a loser. Yesterday I promised 10,000 words, but today I was slapped in the face. It’s really the last two days that Kawenka has been feeling uncomfortable, coupled with the cough and headache, but it’s useless to say anything else. I’m sorry for everyone, so I kowtow to apologize!