Ordinary people can also be extraordinary

Daxi Town is the intersection of five surrounding towns. A large river runs through the town, making transportation very convenient.

Entering Daxi Town, the entire town was basically in ruins. The houses were riddled with holes after the insect swarms passed by. Most people had already fled before the insect swarms attacked, and the remaining ones had already become food for the insect swarms.

Zhang Chen and Sima Feng took Xiaobai to walk along the main street of the town. From time to time, they saw store plaques fallen on the ground, indicating its former prosperity.

Zhang Chen looked at the map in his hand. The map showed that the spiritual mine was in a big mountain behind the town. He passed through the town and walked for more than ten miles. The road became more and more remote, and the trees on both sides became lush. He soon came to two mountains. He saw the mountains in front. They were called mountains, but in fact they were just two small hills. The mountains behind them were continuous, like a mountain range.

There was a valley between the two mountains. Zhang Chen and Sima Feng went straight to the valley. While walking on the road, Zhang Chen found many footprints, which were obvious signs of many people's life activities, and they were recent. Zhang Chen looked into the valley and found a little green smoke. He thought it was fog before, but it seems not to be, but smoke from cooking.

"It looks like there are people in the valley."

Zhang Chen looked at the scene in the distance and said to Sima Feng

"Maybe it's the townspeople hiding to escape the insect swarm. This place does look quite quiet and secluded."

Sima Feng sighed as he looked at the surrounding environment.

"Xiaobai, just hide here and don't scare the townspeople."

Zhang Chen said to Xiaobai beside him. Xiaobai looked up at the woods next to him, then quickly went in and hid inside in an instant.

The two soon arrived at the entrance of the valley and saw that a gate had been built at the entrance, blocking the way. When they arrived at the gate, Zhang Chen saw two soldiers in armor, and the soldiers also saw Zhang Chen and the others.

"Who are you and why are you here? You are not allowed to enter this place."

The soldier asked the two men in a tentative tone.

"Why don't you allow others to enter? We are the residents of Daxi Town. This is our place."

Zhang Chen asked deliberately tentatively.

"Your place? Bah, get out of here right now, or don't blame me for being blind."

The soldiers were afraid of the two men because of their extraordinary demeanor, but when they heard that they were residents of Daxi Town, they immediately showed disdain and spoke in a vicious tone.

"You dare to kill people at will? Is there still law?"

Zhang Chen spoke in a frivolous tone, pretending to be a little scared.

"You're right, we do have laws, haha..."

When the soldiers heard Zhang Chen's words, they looked at each other and smiled, then drew out the swords at their waists, opened the door, and walked towards the two of them.

"I'll give you a chance. Take out the valuables on you and see if you can make Grandpa happy. Then I'll spare your lives."

The leading soldier, with a full beard and messy hair, looked at the two men with a grim smile and tried to intimidate them.

They were all sent by the Zhennan Palace and had long been accustomed to being arrogant and domineering. Not to mention the townspeople, they even killed the mayor.

Zhang Chen looked at him with a half-smile and said:

"We don't have anything valuable on us. Before you die, can you tell us what you are doing here?"

When the man heard Zhang Chen say that he had no money, his face darkened. He looked at Zhang Chen's fair skin and sneered in his heart.

"I'm going to die anyway, so why do I need to know so much?"

After saying that, he raised the knife in his hand and prepared to chop at Zhang Chen.

"It's because I'm going to die that I don't want to be a confused ghost."

Zhang Chen had a smile on his face, without any fear at all.

The man paused with his raised hand, and looked at Zhang Chen with a strange expression, wondering why Zhang Chen and the other man were not afraid.

"Are you really residents of Daxi Town?"

The man asked tentatively.

Before Zhang Chen could say anything, Sima Feng on the side had already become impatient.

"Junior brother, why bother with them? Just kill these scumbags."

When the soldier on the other side heard this, his face became uncertain and he looked at Sima Feng and said:

"You are so arrogant. Come and have a taste of the power of Grandpa's knife."

As he said this, he raised his knife and chopped towards Sima Feng. He had been a soldier for more than ten years, and he could wield the knife as easily as his own arm. He had also learned sword techniques over the years. Although Sima Feng looked relatively strong, he was full of confidence.

But when he had only cut halfway with the knife, he suddenly found that he could not cut any further. Then he realized that half of his body was frozen, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

"Junior brother, why did you make a move? You are not allowed to make a move on the remaining one."

Sima Feng pointed at another soldier.

The frozen soldier seemed to have thought of something at this moment. His mind was immediately struck by lightning. His face turned pale and he looked at Zhang Chen with a pleading look.

"Master, I am blind. Just dig out my eyes and spare my life. I have parents and children to take care of. As long as I am alive, they still have hope."

At this time, the other man was already scared silly. Seeing Sima Feng walking towards him, he immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed continuously, and begged for mercy.

"Now I ask you, what are you doing here?"

Zhang Chen walked up to him and asked calmly.

"This...I..."

The man looked embarrassed and his eyes struggled, and it seemed that he found it difficult to speak.

"It seems like he doesn't want to live anymore."

Sima Feng took out a mace from his storage bag and slammed it hard on the ground. There was a loud bang, which frightened the two men so much that their hearts beat violently.

"Master, it's not that I don't want to tell you. If we tell you, our whole family will be executed."

The soldier kneeling on the ground raised his head and looked at Sima Feng nervously, and said tremblingly.

"Who executed him? Prince Xiao Ta of Zhennan?"

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he looked at the expressions of the two people and found that they couldn't help but shudder when they heard the name, and he knew that he guessed correctly.

Then the two of them nodded silently.

"Don't worry, he's dead."

Sima Feng said lightly.

"What? The prince is dead?"

The two men looked up with disbelief in their eyes, but they did not dare to question Zhang Chen and the others.

"He is indeed dead, but if you don't tell us, we can find out after we go in. I'll give you another chance to tell me whether you want to or not."

Zhang Chen looked at them playfully and said, at the same time Sima Feng picked up the mace, put it on his shoulder, and stared at them.

The two men really couldn't stand this kind of pressure, and the kneeling soldier spoke first.

"We are mining here, gold mining."

The frozen man closed his eyes silently and chose to accept.

"Gold mine?"

Zhang Chen frowned slightly, thinking to himself:

"Did he deceive me?"

"Are you sure it's a gold mine? There's nothing else? If you lie to me, you know the consequences."

Zhang Chen asked again.

“It’s really a gold mine.”

The frozen man replied hurriedly.

"Junior brother, did that guy deceive us?"

Sima Feng looked at Zhang Chen and said.