Wushan township was quite far from Fenlai City, nearly a hundred kilometers away.
Most of the roads were rugged and filled with trees. For a hundred kilometers long road, it would be incredible if one could travel twenty kilometers in an hour. After all, the carriages were filled with goods, and if one traveled quickly, the road would be bumpy.
Thus, time was very tight. Carmon's carriages would often rest for a day after entering Fenlai City, and would only return the next day. After all, they couldn't travel at night. It was too dangerous.
On the road, the carriages creaked as they moved forward. Li Yue was curled up in the middle of one of the carriages.
The interior of the carriage was very small, and it was filled with goods. Most of them were furs and cloth, as well as some tools and small toys. Thus, there wasn't much space for Li Yue to move. He could only curl up in the middle of the pile of goods and ride the bumpy road of the carriage.
"Li, kid, why did you decide to go to Fenlai City this time?"
Outside the carriage, the voice of the caravan's guard, Daimon, could be heard. His home was on the street behind Li Yue's home, and it was very close.
"Yeah, Li. If there's anything you need to buy, you can just tell us. We'll bring it back for you from Fenlai City. You're just a kid. It's too dangerous for you to go to Fenlai City by yourself."
This was the voice of the caravan's guard, Ryle. He was someone Li Yue knew from Wushan township, and was a very nice person.
"Right now, it's spring. All of the major academies in Fenlai City are recruiting students. Li, you should be going to the warrior academy in Fenlai City to take the test, right? That's right. After all, your talent isn't bad. In the past, even the commander of Lord Baruch's guards praised you. But I wonder how strong you are now. Hahaha! "
Uncle Carmon's voice rang out, chortling as he spoke.
"Yes, Uncle Carmon. This time, I just want to give it a try. After all, I'm not young anymore." Li Yue sat in the carriage, speaking to the people outside.
"Indeed. You're already thirteen, right? That's fast. I still remember what you looked like a few years ago. You were just a seven or eight year old kid. Now, you're so tall. "
Uncle Carmon let out a sigh, then suddenly said, "Right. I heard that Lord Baruch's eldest son, Carter Baruch, is studying at a warrior academy in Fenlai City. If you pass the exam, perhaps the two of you will meet?"
Along the way, they chatted and laughed, which made the boring journey much livelier.
They were all very familiar with Li Yue, because Li Yue was quite famous in Wushan township. Not only because of Li Yue's status, but also because, ever since he was a child, he had been hunting alone to earn money, and his returns had always been quite good. If word of this got out, Li Yue would become someone else's child.
"Alright, let's stop chatting. This part of the road is more dangerous. Let's speed up!"
Suddenly, Uncle Carmon's voice sounded, and his voice sounded a little serious.
Li Yue was taken aback for a moment. Then, he squeezed his way to the window of the carriage and opened it to look outside. At a glance, he saw a dense forest of trees, and they were walking on a small path between the trees.
By now, they had already been walking for several hours. They were roughly forty or fifty kilometers away from Wushan township. This area was desolate, and the chances of bandits appearing were very high. Carmon was a veteran, and naturally had his own experience in this area. Thus, on this part of the road, he would usually increase his speed.
As the carriage sped up, the interior of the carriage began to shake even more violently. Many of the goods were shaking so much that they were about to fall off. Fortunately, Li Yue saw this and hurriedly grabbed the goods and stuffed them back in.
"Li, help me look after the goods!"
"Alright. Uncle Carmon, don't worry!"
As they walked, suddenly, a sound pierced through the air from within the forest. In the next second, Li Yue's carriage was pierced through. The hard wooden planks were pierced through, and a sharp arrow pierced through.
"Stop!"
Carmon raised his hand high, and with a single leap, he jumped off his horse.
"Li, how are you, are you alright?"
"I'm fine!" Li Yue said. In reality, it was very dangerous. That arrow was just a few centimeters away from his position. If he was unlucky, he would have been skewered by now.
"Li, we've encountered bandits. You hide in the carriage and don't make a sound. Don't move, understand?"
Carmon said, "Once a conflict occurs, remember, run if you can, and don't fight back if you can't!"
… …
On a small path in the forest, a few carriages stopped where they were. Carmon, Lyle, and the other guards had already dismounted from their horses. They had already drawn their swords, and their faces were serious as they stared into the depths of the forest.
Very quickly, from within the forest, ten or so big men walked out.
The leader was a man with blonde hair and blue eyes. His hair was very thick, and he wore a dark black cloth armor. There was even a huge and frightening scar on his left eye.
"A small merchant group?"
The big man walked over with his subordinates. His eyes narrowed, and after glancing around, his gaze landed on Carmon and the others.
Carmon's face was unfriendly, because he could see that the current situation was not good. This group of people actually did not cover their faces. It seemed like they wanted to kill them.
Moreover, there was a strong smell of blood on these people. Some of the bloodstains on their clothes had not dried yet. It seemed like they had just killed someone or prey not long ago. Also, with this kind of travel-worn appearance, they did not seem like … bandits.
However, Carmon did not expose them.
"You are people from the 'Black Demonic Dragon' bandit group. I'm old friends with the leader of the 'Black Demonic Dragon' bandit group. He promised that we would not be threatened in this area. If you don't believe him, this is the proof that your leader gave me!"
As he spoke, Carmon raised his right hand to his chest. After touching it, he threw a handful of grayish-brown iron powder at the big man with the beard.
The iron powder flew, and directly flew towards the bearded man's eyes. However, the bearded man reacted quickly, and blocked it with his arm.
"Lyle, Daimon, Caeller, go, these people are probably mercenaries. They want to kill us to silence us!"
As he spoke, Carmon was the first to rush over. He waved the big sword in his hand, and directly slashed towards the bearded man with the beard.
"You're smart, but smart people usually don't live long!"
The bearded man smiled ferociously. He did not dodge, and directly dodged the sword. Then, he smashed a fist towards Carmon's chest.
There were actually streaks of green air flowing in this fist. The fist broke through the air, and made an ear-piercing sound.
"Fighting aura!"
Carmon's expression changed. He did not expect this guy to cultivate fighting aura. He was a warrior who cultivated fighting aura. Although Carmon could see that the big man's cultivation was the same as his, which was also level six, one was a body refiner, and had nothing other than great strength. The other had fighting aura, so there was no need to say who would win and who would lose.
With a bang, Carmon's chest was hit by a fist, and his entire body flew backwards.
"Cough cough cough, Lyle, Daimon, Caeller, the situation is not good. Hurry up and run, quick!!!"
Carmon shouted at Lyle and the others. As he spoke, he did not forget to look at Li Yue's side, so that Lyle and the others would understand what he meant, and run with Li Yue.
Clenching his chest, Carmon stared at the bearded man. He felt a burning pain in his internal organs. A mysterious power kept strangling in his body, and it made his face pale.
The difference between having fighting aura and not having fighting aura was really shocking.
Although the bearded man was only a level six warrior, but ….. he was much stronger than Carmon.
The situation immediately fell into extreme danger.
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