Chapter 133 Squad
Chapter 133 Squad
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Instead of being angry, the Fourth Young Master laughed upon hearing this. He looked Yang Silang up and down a few times, a smile playing on his lips and a gleam in his eyes. He seemed even more excited.
"Good, good, good! Well said!"
"I'll remember you!"
"You're great!"
He lightly tapped Yang Silang a few times with his knife from a distance, then turned and rode back. However, his followers glared at Yang Silang fiercely, their eyes cold and menacing, making no attempt to conceal their true intentions.
Yang Silang knew he had offended these four young masters.
He did not regret it. If he gave up a donkey today, he could give up an ox tomorrow, and then he would have to give himself up as well.
If we give up now, once the hunting party starts, everyone keeps what they get. If these four young masters also want what they've got, should we continue to give up?
Pei Buqi tugged at his sleeve, his tone anxious.
"You're in trouble, bro."
"That man's name is Pei Shihou. He is the son of a concubine in the Pei family. His mother is the favorite concubine of the head of the Pei family."
"This person is known for his delicate appearance and petty nature; he is young, narrow-minded, and ruthless in his actions."
"Moreover, he is quite clever. He doesn't provoke the legitimate sons of noble families, but only bullies those of lower status than him."
"He probably has his eye on you!"
Yang Silang sighed.
Pei Shihou is not kind at all.
I originally thought that the person I needed to be most wary of was Yan Nanxing, but after Yan Nanxing was dealt with, another unscrupulous aristocratic birdman appeared!
Zhuang Sheng frowned and asked in return.
"Does this mean we have to offer up the giant blue horse as a sacrifice?"
Pei Buqi rubbed his hands anxiously.
"Too late! Too late!"
"Even if he castrates him now, he won't spare Brother Yang!"
"From the moment of rejection, the donkey ceased to matter."
"Brother Yang has offended this man; he'll probably try every means to kill him!"
Bai Lang gasped.
"A scion of a prominent family? Surely not?"
Pei Buqi stomped his feet in anger.
"I've seen that you've never been scions of noble families."
"These people are gentle and polite to their own kind; but they are brutal and violent to outsiders, with no moral bottom line."
Yang Silang looked around and found that quite a few people were looking at them, their eyes filled with schadenfreude—it seemed that Pei Shihou's infamous reputation was well-known among the scions of aristocratic families.
Huang Shouren and Wu Shuying glanced in this direction, saw it was just a minor disturbance caused by Pei Shihou, and didn't take it seriously. The two then went back to talking.
Pei Buqi tugged at Yang Silang's sleeve.
"Brother Yang, we must stay by his side at all times. This guy is highly skilled in martial arts and has brought along a henchman. We can't win a direct confrontation."
"However, at least my bloodline with the Pei family is not too far removed. Perhaps out of consideration for sharing the same Pei name, I will be more restrained in the secret realm."
"Let's avoid them later."
"You don't know how ruthless he is. Let me put it this way: last time he wanted someone's demon pet, he offered 300 gold coins to buy it, but the other party refused. In the end, that person and his entire family, including the demon pet, died in a fire."
"Do you think he did it?"
Yang Silang nodded silently, but a flame was slowly rising in his heart.
Anything associated with demons is expensive; three hundred gold coins is no joke.
Even if you force someone to buy it, can't you at least have some integrity?
If someone refuses to sell, you might as well kill their entire family, since that would make you a pervert anyway; but what does it mean to kill the demonic pet you fancy as well?
This is considered extremely abnormal, even among abnormal individuals.
All I want is to make money peacefully and steadily, why is it so difficult!
Normally I am timid and obedient, never causing trouble or provoking anyone, I just practice boxing, practice boxing and practice boxing some more, striving to become stronger.
But when I actually encounter problems, I don't shy away from them; I face them head-on.
If I dodge and avoid it, then all the hard work I put into practicing boxing will have been for nothing.
He was seething inside, but he gave a low reply and put on a worried expression.
Anyone would be upset in this situation.
Pei, Zhuang, and Bai sighed, their faces filled with sorrow. The hunting party hadn't even started yet, and they felt as if they had already become the prey.
"If Pei Shiliang shows up later, I'll plead for him..." Pei Buqi gritted his teeth and made a decision. "This little devil is afraid of the eldest young master."
"No need, Brother Pei, I appreciate your kindness..." Yang Silang shook his head. "Being targeted by this kind of person, finding a strongman to force him to submit will only make him hate even more."
"It wouldn't be good if you were implicated."
"I'll handle this. I'll take my time and look for an opportunity."
Strictly speaking, Pei Buqi doesn't even qualify as a branch of the Pei family.
If his family hadn't been relatively wealthy, and if he hadn't been a successful candidate in the imperial examination for military officers, would the Pei family even know who he was?
He may not have much face to lose, but it's not easy for him to have this kind of heart.
Pei Buqi was anxious, looking around anxiously, but Pei Shiliang did not show up.
When faced with a problem, Yang Silang took it in stride. He carefully observed his surroundings and discovered that this place was also a fortress, but it was several times larger than the fortress at the entrance.
Riding on the back of the big green dog, you can see that the city walls surround the area, and there are rows of houses in the distance with smoke rising into the air. You can also hear the barking of dogs. It seems that people have been stationed here for a long time, and it seems that the four great families have invested a lot of resources here.
I just don't know if I have to go through here to return to the human world.
Every now and then a flash of light would appear on the playground, followed by a person and a horse. After a short while, about seventy people had gathered on the playground.
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After waiting for a while, no more light came on.
Yang Silang estimated in his mind that the number of people didn't match up; it was half short.
There were about a hundred people attending the last meeting, and about ten of them are not here. The four great families have also sent many more skilled people. With one decrease and one increase, the number of people has actually increased.
He did not see Jin Xiangyu, Yan Nanxing, or the others on the playground.
At this moment, a martial arts master dressed as a servant ran up to Huang Shouren, knelt down and reported.
Huang Shouren was riding a white horse demon. If there was anything different about this horse, it was that it had two wings growing from its ribs. Now it was shrunk into a bulging ball, and it was unknown whether it could actually fly.
Beside her, Wu Shuying rode a bull demon. This bull demon had two large, curved horns that looked like knives. Its skin was black, but its horns were as white as snow. This should be the mighty horned bull that her family had contracted with.
"Gentlemen," Huang Shouren said, bowing to everyone after hearing the servant's report, "all those who participated in today's hunting party have arrived."
"The next five days will be a great time for everyone to show their skills."
He gave a brief explanation, saying that the rules of this secret realm are special. People enter in batches through the entrance, and they are not teleported to one place, but are divided into two fixed locations.
Therefore, the four great families built fortresses in two locations as bases for exploring the secret realm, which they called the East and West Fortresses.
The people are now in the East Fort.
The heirs of the two prominent families, Bai Chengyu and Zhu Jingxing, took charge of the situation in Xibao.
The two fortresses are not far apart, about a hundred miles apart. This area has already been explored and cleared by the four major families, so it is relatively safe.
Our mission is to explore the unknown areas to the north and south. For safety, we must set off and return after two and a half days, trying to return via the same route to avoid getting lost.
After all, many places in the secret realm were shrouded in mystery for everyone, and they had no idea what dangers lay within.
The group from Dongbao planned to split into several teams, arranged in a fan shape, and explore southwards.
Huang Shouren clapped his hands, and a group of servants distributed various items to everyone, including water-filled leather bags, healing pills, specially made dry rations, and a round plate covered with runes, with two faint red dots on it.
Huang Shouren explained that this is a positioning compass. If you get lost, the red dot indicates the location of the two forts, East and West, and the closer you are, the darker the color becomes.
"Alright, now everyone can form teams voluntarily."
"The Huang family and the Wu family will form separate teams."
"There are demons lurking in this secret realm, so everyone be careful."
These two powerful families, as the masters of the secret realm, form their own teams and may carry out some secret missions, so it is not convenient for outsiders to participate.
Of course, teams like Huang and Wu were also very extravagant; Yang Silang even saw several Mercury Blood Grandmasters in their teams.
soon.
The people on the playground automatically formed lines.
Based on their closeness to each other, family affiliation, and other factors, five teams were quickly formed, with the largest having more than ten people and the smallest having eight or nine.
Because they were being targeted by the mischievous Pei Shihou, Pei Zhuang, Bai Yang, and their companions didn't want to embarrass themselves by joining any team.
People in other teams also seemed to be avoiding trouble.
After all, Pei Shihou is nothing special, but the Pei family behind him is the real trouble; the Pei family is nothing compared to the four great families, but compared to everyone else, they are a terrifying behemoth.
The group eventually formed a team with the remaining loners for various reasons, totaling only seven people, the smallest of all the teams.
They can be considered the weakest team.
Yang Silang actually recognized two of the other three people in the team.
One is a man named Zhu Hecheng, who is also a martial arts graduate and was born in the same year as Pei Buqi. The two had a conflict. The other is Su Zhixiu, the apple of the eye of the owner of the Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce, who is also a beauty.
These two were tested by the Nine-Lives Heavenly Maiden Mo Xinlian with Daoist sounds. They were born with strong spirits, but Mo Xinlian did not choose them and instead chose Huang Shifu.
As a result, Huang Shifu was attached to worldly affairs and did not leave with Mo Xinlian immediately. As a result, he lost face and lost an arm. The two of them escaped a calamity by chance, but they did not expect to come here today.
The two were in an awkward situation because of their involvement with Mo Xinlian. Although they came this time, no one else invited them to join the team, so they were left alone.
Another person was named Ji Jinliang. He had shifty eyes, narrow shoulders, and was short. He had a bad reputation. It was said that he liked to haggle with people over every little thing and was unwilling to suffer any loss. He also had a black rat crawling on his shoulder, which made him look even worse. Therefore, he was also left behind.
The seven of them awkwardly formed a team, and none of them arrogantly said they wanted to go alone.
This isn't outside the provincial capital; this is a secret realm where ferocious beasts and even demons exist. Going out alone would undoubtedly be suicide.
Five teams have been formed, and team leaders have been temporarily selected based on their cultivation level or family background.
For example, the little devil Pei Shihou, accompanied by two master martial arts servants, became a team leader and even smiled and nodded at Yang Silang.
Pei Buqi naturally became the team leader. He had met Zhu Hecheng, Su Zhixiu, and Ji Jinliang a few times and chatted with them, so they were practically acquaintances, which made it easier for him to lead the team.
Huang Shouren handed five jade talismans to the team leaders. This was a magical artifact. If the team encountered a danger that they could not withstand, they could crush the jade talisman, and if there were other teams nearby, they would sense it and come to their aid, which was a kind of unreliable insurance.
"Wishing you all a bountiful harvest and a safe return."
See you in Eastburg!
Huang Shouren spurred his winged horse forward and galloped off, with the rest of the group following closely behind.
After leaving the playground, the city gate opened, and the seven teams left the small town. After discussing with their teammates, the team leaders generally headed south, randomly choosing a direction to disperse and leave.
Outside the small town, the ground was barren Gobi red sand. A blue round wheel hung in the sky, which we'll call the sun. The sound of horses' hooves kicked up countless dust particles, and the various groups of people quickly became tiny dots in the wilderness.
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