C10 Wind-fire Bandits

It was early in the morning and the sky had just begun to brighten. The Yanhui gate had already opened on time, and Shi Soong and Mu Touwu had already arrived at the west gate.

Mu Touwu sized up Shi Soong with a face full of surprise. Yesterday, Shi Soong's injuries were not light, and his external and internal injuries were still there. Normal people would have to lie in bed for at least a few months to heal their injuries, so he had made arrangements for people to take care of Shi Soong for a long time.

Unexpectedly, after just one night, Shi Soong's injuries had greatly improved. Although he still couldn't exercise vigorously, his movements were still fine. Mu Touwu was momentarily in disbelief.

But the fact was right in front of his eyes. Mu Touwu could only sigh in his heart, "I didn't expect there to be someone with such a tyrannical body in this world. He's even more powerful than me!"

Shi Soong himself was also secretly surprised. He was never injured while cultivating in the sect, nor did he realize that the incomplete mental cultivation method could have such a miraculous effect.

He could faintly feel that the injuries all over his body were healing and recovering at a rapid pace. He felt extremely refreshed and wonderful. When he came this morning, he discovered that most of the injuries had healed.

This discovery filled Shi Soong with surprise, he just didn't know why this strange cultivation technique was so powerful, or why his cultivation had improved so much previously. No matter what, Shi Soong was filled with anticipation towards this mysterious Fragmentary Book of Arts.

Last night, the city guards and Patrol Camp jointly searched the Yangma Ancient Road of Yanhui Mountain and carefully searched the Wind and Fire Forest Sector that Shi Soong described as ambushed. After searching for an entire night, they still could not find any trace of Xie Yun.

Shi Soong was extremely worried in his heart, as he was secretly worried for his Junior Master's safety, especially thinking about Yellow-robed Elder's frightening cultivation, his worry grew even stronger. He pulled Mu Touwu along early in the morning, wanting to personally investigate this matter at Yangma Ancient Road again.

Leaving the Yanhui City, Shi Soong and Mu Touwu brought a few guards and followers, and headed straight towards the Yangma Ancient Road Mountain.

When they arrived at the hillside where Yellow-robed Elder had fought before, Shi Soong couldn't help but stop and look around. He looked at the scarred tree and the craters on the ground.

"That yellow-robed old thief is really strong!" Mu Touwu observed the marks and exclaimed.

Shi Soong smiled embarrassedly. He didn't say much. Shi Soong had explained the fight to Mu Touwu in a few sentences. Mu Touwu didn't know the details, and actually attributed these traces to Yellow-robed Elder.

From Mu Touwu's mouth, he found out that this place had a name. It was called Yangma Po. That night, Shi Soong had used all his strength to attack this place without harming Yellow-robed Elder in the slightest. Thinking of this, Shi Soong's heart felt a bit sad.

As they talked, they had already reached the place where Shi Soong and Xie Yun met each other the night before. At that Yangma Ancient Road section of Wind and Fire Forest, Shi Soong's mood couldn't help but become serious again. Mu Touwu, who was constantly talking, also quietened down and looked around.

The wind blew through the forest, and the sound of a great fire filled the air.

The dead grass and fallen leaves on the ground had turned into a mess, obviously swept away by some powerful force and scattered in different places. Deep footprints and holes were everywhere on the ground, and a few rocks were shattered beside the road.

"Look at these shattered rocks. Such a powerful force … that yellow-robed old man's power is truly incredible!" Mu Touwu looked carefully at the shattered rocks and sighed. Once again, he attributed this to Yellow-robed Elder as he exclaimed.

Shi Soong smiled again. In his heart, he knew that this kind of forceful collision was not Yellow-robed Elder's nor Martial Uncle Xie's style. It was very similar to the actions of the four Sun steelers.

Shi Soong guessed. Then, he suddenly thought of that iron-head Barbarian. His heart shuddered and his forehead turned cold. That iron-head Wu Tie's two strikes seemed to have made Shi Soong feel a little shadow in his heart.

"Walk all the way from here, through the Wind and Fire Forest, and we'll go to the abandoned bandits' nest, the Wind and Fire Stronghold. Let's take a look over there!" Mu Touwu didn't find anything after looking for a while, so he pointed towards the deeper part of the forest.

Shi Soong was a bit lost, so he immediately nodded his head and followed Mu Touwu into the dense forest, hoping to find something.

The deeper they went into the forest, the denser it became. They were not used to travelling through the dense forest, and it took a lot of effort for them to do so. Mu Touwu waved his saber in front to clear the way, and even after a while, they were still out of breath.

After walking for a while, there was a burst of open space in front of their eyes. Everyone had actually walked out of the forest.

Taking a closer look, they did not walk out of the dense forest. Instead, a large open area with a radius of a mile appeared in the middle of the forest. A small mountain stronghold was sitting on a stone slope in the middle of the open land.

There were no fences around the stronghold, just a cluster of wooden buildings. In the middle of these buildings, there was a rather large lobby. It seemed to be where the people in the village gathered for a meeting.

A vaguely visible path meandered down from the village and extended to the entrance of the village. There were two thick wooden pillars standing on both sides of the road. The pillars were somewhat dry but a row of large characters could still be vaguely seen on them.

Shi Soong walked forward and carefully recognized the words "Yangma Ancient Road Rising Horse Slope, Wind Fire Old Forest Wind Fire Stronghold". It seemed like this should be the Bandit Village Couplet Mu Touwu mentioned just now.

"Pui!" A group of bandits, what are they playing at? A bandit's nest can write something as shameless as this, so shameless! " Mu Touwu looked at it with disdain. The guards who followed him couldn't help but laugh.

Entering the mountain stronghold, Mu Touwu observed his surroundings for a moment. Then, he motioned for the guards to separate. Each of them would inspect their surroundings and the guards would disperse accordingly.

Shi Soong and Mu Touwu walked together towards the tall wooden house that seemed to be the meeting hall.

Before he could step into the lobby, Mu Touwu held onto Shi Soong with one hand and looked around vigilantly. Seeing that there was no one inside, he led the way into the lobby.

Mu Touwu looked around and explained carefully: "Someone has been in the lobby recently!"

Shi Soong was shocked when he heard this. Such a place with few traces of people had been visited recently. It was very possible that it was the place where the ambush had taken place that night!

According to Mu Touwu's reminder, Shi Soong took a closer look and sure enough, there was a fire ashes at the side of the hall. Judging from the situation, it seemed like it was something that had been left behind recently.

If you looked carefully, you could tell that someone had been staying in the lobby for the past few days.

On the top of the stairs, there was a large wooden chair with most of the steps broken. This large wooden chair was situated at the top of the steps, which was most likely where the Bandit Village King would normally sit.

Looking at the wooden chair, most of the dust had been wiped off, indicating that someone had been sitting on it recently.

On the wall behind the wooden chair, there was a statue of the God of Red Eyes that was rarely worshipped. The statue had just been simply wiped a few times, as if someone was curiously inspecting it.

There were many traces of movement in the lobby, but no clues as to where these people were headed or what had happened to them.

Shi Soong couldn't help but feel a bit discouraged. At this moment, he heard Mu Touwu say, "Huh?" He turned his head and saw Liu Ming looking at the pile of dead grass with surprise. He slowly pulled at it a few times and picked out something that looked like a jade token. He was still looking at it in surprise.

Shi Soong hastily walked over, and upon closer inspection, Mu Touwu discovered that it was a purple jade identity token. On the back of the identity token, there was a Skylark Sect symbol, and when he flipped it open, the word "Thank" astonishingly appeared!

"This is Martial Uncle Xie's identity card!" Shi Soong couldn't help but exclaim out loud. He grabbed the identity token and carefully looked at it. In the end, he confirmed that it was correct.

Mu Touwu was surprised when he heard that. He turned around but there was no one in sight. He asked with a strange expression, "Could it be …" Great Hero Xie really lost his identity token? "

Shi Soong ignored Mu Touwu's questions. However, he was shocked and didn't know what to do next. He urged Mu Touwu again, "Quick, quickly look for something else!"

The two of them walked over together, and Mu Touwu was the one who noticed the situation. Although Mu Touwu was big and looked like Barbarian, he had been around as a constable for many years after all. He did have a lot of experience, and over the years, Shi Soong had gained a lot of trust in him.

However, no matter how Shi Soong urged Mu Touwu, he didn't discover anything new.

The guards who had been scouring the place gathered over, but they did not find anything out of the ordinary.

Shi Soong frowned. It seemed like Martial Uncle Xie had stayed at this place before, but why didn't he go to Yanhui City? Why did he leave his badge here? Could it be that Martial Uncle Xie had already fallen into the enemy's hands?

Looking at the identity token in his hand, Shi Soong felt more and more uneasy.

Everyone once again probed around the perimeter of the Bandit Village, but there really were no other traces or clues. Helpless, everyone could only return to the way they came.

"After returning to the city, I will immediately send a message to report this matter. You should first heal yourself in peace and wait for your recovery before making any further plans." Mu Touwu said as he walked in front.

Shi Soong sighed helplessly, but he didn't say anything. He was confused and confused.

By the time everyone rushed back to Yanhui City, it was already dusk, the guards were exhausted, Mu Touwu waved for them to disperse, and he immediately returned to the camp of the Wu Steel Battalion, reporting the matter of sending the letter to Skylark Sect's Eleventh Department.

Shi Soong returned to his seat of honor. After taking the medicine and changing the bandages, he took the night time to meditate to recuperate. It was only after being distracted for a long time did he calm down.

The wind blew through the forest, and the sound of a great fire filled the air.