The Tao is far away

With a loud bang, the sun appeared and illuminated the world. The night turned into day, but the day turned into night again in an instant.

The flames died down, and a large melted pit appeared on the ground. The power of these five combined into one was indeed very strong.

Li Hao turned into ashes, and only the storage bag on the ground could prove his existence.

Wang Chi grabbed the air and the storage bag flew into his hand.

"It's a shame about that bell."

"What's so regrettable? It's just a low-level magic weapon. What kind of magic weapon is that? It has no spiritual power fluctuations, but it is quite powerful. I have never seen it before."

Situ felt very depressed, thinking that he, who was once a powerful and omnipotent person, also had things he didn't recognize.

"Nothing, I picked it up on the mountain."

"Oh? You are lucky, but this thing can be used against mortals, but it is useless to cultivators." Although Situ was interested in the pistol, he was only interested in such a useless thing.

"Erhu, are you okay?" At this time Wang Chi noticed Erhu standing aside. As one of the few survivors in the village, he lowered his head and did not dare to look at Wang Chi.

Seeing Erhu didn't answer, Wang Chi walked over, held Erhu's shoulders with both hands, and asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? Are you hurt somewhere?"

As he spoke, Wang Chi used his spiritual power to wrap Erhu's whole body and check his injuries.

Erhu is Ergou's best playmate. Although Wang Chi has replaced Ergou for several years, Wang Chi can still feel Erhu's kindness and has been with him over the years.

Since traveling through time, I have rarely felt such true friendship.

"No, it's okay, Ergou..." Erhu said hesitantly.

Wang Chi carefully checked Erhu's body. Fortunately, there was nothing serious wrong with him. He was just frightened and he would be fine in a few days.

Wang Chi looked at the few surviving villagers. In addition to Erhu, there was also an older boy who used to team up with others to bully Ergou.

There are also some old ladies and a little girl.

"Old lady, what are your plans next?" Wang Chi said calmly, "These bandits haven't returned to the mountain yet. The bandits on the mountain will definitely notice it and may come here again."

The old man saw that Wang Chi was very kind, and the tension in his heart finally relaxed.

She couldn't help but kneel down and cry loudly. On that night, her husband, son, daughter-in-law and her most beloved grandson all died, and they died in extremely tragic ways.

If she hadn't had a granddaughter who was still young, she would have gone with her family long ago.

The old woman burst into tears. For the sake of her granddaughter, she had no choice but to live.

"I'm going to the town to live with my second son," said the old woman.

Wang Chi nodded. It was enough to have a place to stay. To be honest, because he absorbed Ergou's memory, he still had some prejudice against this old woman.

But he is not Ergou after all.

The old woman stood up and left this bloody place with her granddaughter, apparently going home to pack up some money.

"Erhu, let's go!" Wang Chi called Erhu. As for the other person, he left while Wang Chi was talking to the old woman, and Wang Chi didn't say anything about it.

Erhu and Wang Chi came to the cabin of Carpenter Wang together.

After taking off their dirty clothes, the two of them squeezed onto the small bed in the cabin.

For a moment, neither of them was speechless.

……

"Erhu, I'm leaving here"

"Okay, where are we going? I've been wanting to leave here for a long time."

After hearing Erhu's answer, Wang Chi was silent for a while. He didn't know how to answer Erhu.

Yes, where can Erhu go if he leaves this small village? To the town at the foot of the mountain? But how can he, a fool, live there?

Wang Chi was at a loss for a moment. He looked at Erhu beside him and found that he was already fast asleep, so he couldn't help but smile.

"What a big heart!"

……

After some time, the first sun came out and day broke.

Wang Chi woke up Erhu, and the two went to Village Chief Li's house and looted all the wealth he had plundered from the people over the years. Fortunately, there was still a horse in the stable, so the two hung the money on the horse's back and rode away.

Village chief Li’s family had two horses, but the whereabouts of the other one was unknown, so Wang Chi didn’t think much about it.

Erhu rode a horse with Wang Chi and galloped through the mountains.

……

Not long after Wang Chi and Erhu left the village on horseback, they saw a human head hanging on a tree not far away. The head's eyes were wide open and the death was extremely tragic. Judging from the wound on the neck, it looked like it had been ripped off alive.

Under the tree, a group of horse bandits were watching them with interest.

Wang Chi secretly thought that this was not good. He found that his retreat was also blocked, so he could only secretly pinch a talisman in his hand.

Wang Chi secretly asked Situ in his heart whether there were any immortal cultivators. Fortunately, there were none, which made Wang Chi breathe a sigh of relief.

Wang Chi told Erhu to continue riding his horse, and then he put his mouth close to Erhu's ear and whispered: "Erhu, when you run away, control the horse's head. I have my own way."

Wang Chi explained some things to Erhu and then jumped off the horse.

Only then did he see the true face of the head on the tree. It was the surviving young man. It seemed that he was riding on the horse of Village Chief Li and encountered this group of horse bandits.

"Everyone, are you welcoming me by blocking the road? Such a big scene!" Wang Chi looked at these dozen people and said in a very arrogant tone.

The leader was a very elegant man, and his Confucian robe added a touch of elegance to his demeanor.

"My friend, I am Ouyang Yu, the leader of Qingfeng Village. My brother and a group of people have not returned yet. Do you know where they are?"

This person's tone is gentle and easy-going, making it difficult for people to be wary.

Wang Chi responded: "We went down the mountain and didn't meet anyone."

The man laughed and said, "Little boy, lying is not a good habit."

Then he pointed at the human head hanging on the tree.

"See? This is the price of lying. I know it even if you don't tell me!"

Wang Chi glanced at the head and cursed: "Then why are you talking so much!"

As he spoke, he threw a fireball talisman at the boss. At this time, the three bandits had quickly protected the boss behind them. However, they seemed to have underestimated the power of the paper. The huge air wave directly burned the three people into ashes.

Then he took out a pistol and three gunshots were heard, and three more people fell to the ground.

Wang Chi slapped the horse on its butt. The horse was already frightened, and after being slapped by Wang Chi, it neighed and started running.

Wang Chi took advantage of the situation and jumped onto the horse's back, rushing out of the encirclement at an extremely fast speed.

The strange thing was that the boss said nothing, and even his expression did not change, he just kept smiling in a friendly manner.

Seeing that Wang Chi and the other man were getting farther and farther away, he casually took a bow from his men.

He casually nocked the arrow, pulled the string, and aimed. It looked so casual, as if he didn't use any effort.

"Be careful, little brat!" Situ was shocked. He seemed to have figured out something.

With a "whoosh", a huge sound of breaking through the air came from behind Wang Chi.

Wang Chi was stunned. This voice made him feel the breath of death.

No, you can’t hide!

Just when the arrow was about to hit Wang Chi, Wang Chi injected all his spiritual power into the shield talisman. The shield talisman was activated, emitting a green light, and a semicircular shield formed behind him.

Wang Chi underestimated the power of this arrow. With a bang, the arrow hit the shield. The huge impact force was too great for even the shield talisman to withstand.

There was a sound like glass breaking, and the shield was shattered.

Wang Chi's shoulder was shot directly through!