Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1097 A Narrow Escape

After a while, Yan Jin released Lin Feng, looking puzzled.

With his years of cultivation experience, he was unable to determine the strange condition within Lin Feng's body.

The amount of true energy is large, but the level is not high.

Based on this quantity, they should have advanced long ago.

After a moment, Yan Jin smiled.

"Young brother, you are very diligent. You have accumulated so much true energy, which must have taken a lot of effort. However, your cultivation method is too inferior, which prevents you from advancing and thus you cannot break through the bottleneck."

As he spoke, he pointed to Lin Feng's chest.

"This introductory training manual will be very helpful to you, so please take it seriously. As your senior brother, I look forward to your visit to Tianshan."

His earnest and meticulous tone revealed the demeanor of an elder.

Lin Feng was somewhat moved; few people treated him with such sincerity, and he sincerely thanked them.

Yan Jin turned around and gave one last instruction before leaving.

"Junior Brother Muchuan, you can enter the Tianshan Mountain Gate with this technique. Remember that."

After saying that, he turned and went into a small alley, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Lin Feng stood at the street corner, looking at the alley, and was filled with emotion.

Except for eating and sleeping, Master Duan and Lu Fang stayed in the study, waiting for news from Luoxi City.

To everyone's surprise, two days passed and things remained calm.

Aside from a fight that broke out in the courtyard, no one saw the fighters; all they saw was the scene of collapsed walls and houses, a truly chaotic sight.

The message also stated that Duan Erye's daughter, Duan Sanniang, remained diligent, working late into the night in the office every day, and sometimes even sleeping there.

According to an inside report, no outsiders were found to have entered Duan's Bank. The only outsider they could be identified was a man named Mu Chuan, who also brought a mute person with him.

The two of them stayed around Duan San Niang the whole time, and it was unclear what they were doing.

These messages left Master Duan quite depressed.

Haven't the people from Tianshan arrived yet?

Lu Fang confidently asserted that he personally handed the Duan family's token to the cultivator Yan Jin, and that it was indeed him.

It's impossible for a cultivator from such a reclusive sect to do something so foolish as to cause such a collapse; it makes one look down on them.

The two remained silent, both pondering the problem.

After a while, Master Duan listlessly fiddled with the paperweight on his desk.

"Brother Miao wrote that His Highness the Crown Prince is at the front and has suffered a setback in his attack on the Zhenxi Army. He will be returning to Luoyang soon. What should we say then?"

Lu Fang stood there for a moment, then said, "Second Master, why don't you order Third Sister to come to Luocheng?"

"I can't show my face. Third Sister has been kidnapped by bandits. Who else knows about this?"

"At that time, the silk shops in western Los Angeles could not keep quiet immediately, and the news had already spread."

Master Duan waved his hand irritably.

"Take a few assassins to Losi and see what happens. In any case, clean this up before His Highness the Crown Prince returns to Los Angeles."

Lu Fang looked troubled, yet helpless.

He already sensed the strangeness of the matter; even cultivators from reclusive sects avoided it, so no matter how many people he brought, it would probably be in vain.

Duan San Niang is a formidable figure, as evidenced by her business acumen. Will Lu Fang be able to escape unscathed from this trip?

Song Chen, the leader of the Thirteen Horse Caravan, along with Xu Qi, narrowly escaped death and were not killed by Kuroda Shi. Their ancestors' graves were emitting auspicious smoke.

After leaving Los Angeles, the two hurried to the Yantong River ferry.

They were still thinking about their more than seventy brothers, and after they reunited in Yanxin Prefecture, they wanted to find a secluded place to hide for a while.

Song Chen knew that ever since Xu Qi robbed Duan San Niang, misfortune had been constant, especially after encountering Mu Chuan, which made him worry all the time.

With the help of two cultivators, Kuroda Shi and Kairo Keizo, Song Chen breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to completely escape the shadow of Mu Chuan.

Although they had betrayed Mu Chuan this time, they still didn't believe that Mu Chuan could escape the pursuit of the two cultivators.

The two were relaxed. When they arrived at the agreed-upon ferry crossing, they saw no one and knew that their brothers had all crossed the river. This gave them even more confidence.

Therefore, Song Chen and Xu Qi stayed at the ferry for a day, caught some fresh fish and shrimp, and bought a pot of wine, indulging themselves to the fullest.

The next day, the two hired a fishing boat, crossed the Yantong River, and headed straight for the agreed meeting place.

The place they agreed to meet with their brother was a desolate and remote place, where no one else would usually appear.

So when Song Chen and Xu Qi arrived at the meeting point, they were met with a scene of utter devastation.

Excluding the two of them, all seventy-one members of the Thirteen Horse Caravan were found dead in the fields.

Song Chen and Xu Qi stood there, stunned and unable to react for a moment, their minds in a state of confusion.

After a long while, Song Chen finally came to his senses and began to examine the condition of the corpse, trembling.

The body was already somewhat shriveled, indicating that quite some time had passed.

Each of the brothers had a calm expression on their face, as if they were unaware of the impending death, showing neither fear nor joy.

This indicates that they were killed instantly without their knowledge.

Facing more than seventy people, to be able to deliver a fatal blow without their knowledge is something that ordinary martial arts masters cannot do.

Unless it's a cultivator making the move, and it can't be an ordinary cultivator; at the very least, it has to be a second-generation disciple or higher from a reclusive sect.

Song Chen's mind flashed back to Mu Chuan's calm face. Was it Mu Chuan who did it?

Given that Kuroda and Kaiji were pursuing him, it was impossible for Kikawa to have survived.

Xu Qi also let out a miserable cry, fell to the ground, and wailed, beating his chest and stamping his feet.

Xu Qi cried and wailed, "Boss, it must be that bastard Mu Chuan, he's back for revenge because we betrayed him..."

"What ruthless methods! Not a single one was left..."

Song Chen shouted fiercely, "How do you know it was Mu Chuan who did it?"

"If it's not him, then who is it? Among those who have a grudge against us, there are no experts."

"Why can't it be Master Duan?"

Xu Qi stopped crying and stared blankly at Song Chen.

It's highly likely that Master Duan, having kidnapped his own daughter, would retaliate, and he certainly has the ability to do so.

"Is the Duan family really this ruthless?"

Song Chen stared at Xu Qi: "You've already kidnapped his own daughter, do you expect him to be lenient?"

Xu Qi was stunned. It was all his fault for being blinded by lust and kidnapping Duan Jingqiu out of the city.

"But, but, Third Sister Duan already said she'd help us get a position in the Imperial Guard..."

"You actually believe that? None of these rich people are any good."

Song Chen cursed through gritted teeth.

"Boss, I think it was Mu Chuan who did it. Duan San Niang is beautiful and kind-hearted, she couldn't possibly do such a cruel thing."

Song Chen shook his head: "We don't need them to be ruthless. It only takes a word. How did the Duan family rise to power? Could it be without the loss of lives?"

Xu Qi straightened his neck: "Boss, just kill me. It's all my fault. I'm willing to go with the brothers."

"Fuck you, I'm already annoyed enough, why do you have to spout nonsense?"

Song Chen cursed angrily.

"Boss, Xu Qi's life is yours. You can decide what to do with him."

Xu Qi knew his sins were grave, having harmed more than seventy brothers, and that he could not atone for them without dying.

"Go dig a hole, let the brothers rest in peace, and live well for me to avenge them."