Start as a Temple Spirit

Upon hearing this, Yi Wu groaned and said, "The Seventh Elder has a special identity. If it is possible not to expose him, then don't expose him. It won't be too late to disturb him when we can no longer handle this crisis."

"It's feasible." Everyone nodded in agreement.

They are all veterans who have experienced many battles, so naturally they are not afraid of the invading bandits.

"Then let's go. The old man needs to go feed the wolf cubs." Yiwu waved to everyone, stood up and walked out of the thatched hut.

But there were people who were faster than him, and the remaining water, fire and soil got away first.

When the three of them arrived, they saw the silver-white, lively wolf cub and had long wanted to pet it.

In front of a turbulent river, two teams were facing each other across the bank.

On one side were nearly three thousand bandits flying wolf-pattern flags, with a sparse group pointing and making constant noise towards the other side.

On one side were 1,800 militiamen holding a flag with the word "遗" on it, with sword and shield soldiers in the front, spear soldiers in the back, and archers in the back, standing quietly on the river bank and confronting the bandits.

"I am the old man Yiwu, the chief of the Forgotten Village. Please come out and have a chat." Yiwu, wearing black leather armor, clasped his fists towards the other side and shouted with full energy.

"Haha, no problem, no problem. As long as the old patriarch gives us ten thousand Yuanling coins so that we can buy some food to survive, I will take my brothers away." A ferocious-looking sturdy man stepped out from the group of bandits and laughed wildly.

This man was wearing a wolfskin, carrying a big knife on his back, with a broad back and a face full of flesh. There was a hideous scar running diagonally across his face, making him look extremely ferocious.

"He's at the peak of Na Ling, a pretty good strength, and the lion's mouth is big enough to scare the old man into losing his grip." When Yi Wu finished speaking, his voice suddenly turned cold.

The old man really lost his grip while the ferocious bandit leader was stunned. He chopped the bandit leader in mid-air with his hand knife, and a golden blade of energy shot out from his hand knife, whistling towards the bandit leader on the opposite bank.

When the bandit leader saw the energy golden blade coming towards him, his pupils shrank suddenly. He grabbed his men beside him and threw the golden blade at them in a flash. He turned around and ran away, shouting, "Lao Fu is fierce. Brothers, retreat quickly."

"Ah" a scream of pain followed. The bandit who was thrown by the bandit leader to block the energy golden blade was pierced through the body by the golden blade. His body was cut in half. He fell into the turbulent river with a scream and was drifted with the current.

"Puff" the golden blade penetrated the body and cut into the sand and rocks, and exploded under the gaze of a group of confused bandits.

With a loud "bang", golden light suddenly appeared, sand splashed, and smoke and dust rolled up.

"Run away, he's a master from the Tongxuan realm." The bandit shouted, which immediately caused the other bandits to flee.

"Puh!" Yi Wu spat at the fleeing bandits and cursed, "Damn it, the old man actually called a peak Naling master the king, what a waste of expression."

"The clan leader is mighty!" Yibao took the lead in shouting.

"The clan leader is mighty!" The local militia and reservists raised their weapons and shouted along.

"The patriarch is mighty!" The voice echoed through the wilderness, scaring away the eyes that were peeking at the scene.

The result of the old patriarch's move was that the bandits who came to extort money retreated quietly.

In fact, it was understandable that the bandits retreated.

Even a bandit leader with the strength of Tongxuan realm would choose to retreat when he saw the harvested rice fields on the other side of the river and the tall village walls on the steep mountain, and also because there was a Tongxuan realm master in charge of the village.

Because the effort and reward are not proportional, and whether you can win or not is another matter.

As for the bandits who are stronger than the Tongxuan realm, they will not come to attack Forgotten Township, a self-sufficient village like this.

Since there are more unruly people in poor and remote areas, it is better to collect protection fees in rich areas.

In short, it was just a lot of thunder but little rain, and the Forgotten Township survived the bandit crisis safely.

However, Shang Liangshan, who was pulled away by the purple shadow chain to be struck by lightning, did not think so, because he was struck six times this time.

It was really a case of light rain and heavy thunder, and it took him a long time to recover.

Yi Wu and others in the temple listened to the roar of thunder and secretly worried for Shang Liangshan. It was not until Yi Bao called out Hei Zi to report that he was safe that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Go away, go away. You still have to take the men out hunting tomorrow, so go back and rest early." Yiwu waved his hand to drive them away.

"Chief, aren't you going back?" Yihuo took a few steps, saw Yiwu not moving, turned back and asked.

"The old man wants to comfort the frightened wolf cubs." Yiwu said, walking towards the frightened wolf cubs huddled in the corner, saying as he walked: "Don't be afraid, little darlings, the old man is here."

When the elders heard this, they shuddered and left quickly.

"Leopard, go get some dried meat." Leopard, who was trying to comfort the wolf cub, shouted as he rushed away without looking back, not knowing whether to stay or not.

"Oh oh oh, I'll get the dried meat right away." Yibao turned quickly and ran out of the temple.

"Chief, my father said that it is not good to feed the wolf cubs like this. They are all fat, which is not good for their health." The big dog whispered.

"Just train more." Yiwu said nonchalantly.

“…” The big dog stopped talking, he was afraid he would be beaten.

Daniu became interested. He walked to the clan leader, squatted down, picked up a wolf cub, turned to Dagou and asked, "Dagou, do you think the wolf cub can be promoted to a demon beast under the training of the Seventh Elder?"

He asked this question to the big dog, but in fact he was trying to lure the patriarch into answering it.

Bu Yiwu laughed and scolded: "Nonsense, these little guys will definitely be promoted to monsters under Liangshan's careful training."

This was a conversation starter that could not be stopped once it started. The three of them talked all night long, and even Yibao, who had returned with some dried meat, joined in.

In the Taoist temple, Shang Liangshan woke up slowly with a wry smile on his face, because the meridians he had worked so hard to build were broken by lightning.

This made him want to pull out the purple shadow chain and lead Heizi.

Heizi, who was combing his wing feathers, suddenly looked up because he suddenly felt cold and thought someone wanted to harm him.

It slowly turned its head towards Shang Liangshan, just in time to meet the gaze of its owner who was looking at it.

"Ga" the black bird's neck shrank slightly and it let out a strange cry at its owner.

"Heizi, have you been promoted to level four?" Shang Liangshan asked in surprise as he looked at the outline of wing feathers appearing on Heizi's shadow body formed by the condensation of black energy.

"Haha" Heizi felt relieved after hearing that, and nodded his head.

"The progress of cultivation is really fast. It seems that I have to practice harder." After Shang Liangshan muttered, he closed his eyes and repaired his broken meridians.

The repair of the meridians went surprisingly smoothly, and the originally white and black surface of the meridians actually had an additional layer of purple halo containing the power of lightning.

This change surprised Shang Liangshan a little, but it was just a little surprising because it was reasonable.

Just as Heizi was about to leave the dojo to wander around, he suddenly heard a crackling sound. He looked towards where his master was, only to see a figure surrounded by fragrant mist, flashing purple arcs that frightened him.

Seeing this, its black eyes shrank sharply, and it spread its wings and flew out of the temple, appearing on the statue of the scholar, scaring Yiliu who was burning incense.