Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

As the sun sets, the sky is burning with a fiery red sunset glow, dyeing the whole yard with a layer of golden light. Gao Xingchen is instructing Xiao Hei in his practice in the yard, when suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps comes, breaking the original tranquility in the yard.

Gao Xingchen frowned slightly, and a sense of foreboding rose in his heart. He stopped what he was doing and turned around to see a burly man in black walking towards him at a brisk pace. There was a hint of anger on the man's face, and his sharp eyes were full of hostility, like a beast ready to attack at any time.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Gao Xingchen asked vigilantly, feeling vaguely that a storm was coming.

"Are you Gao Xingchen?" The man in black looked Gao Xingchen up and down, his tone arrogant and with a hint of contempt.

"It's me, sir. What can I do for you?" Gao Xingchen replied calmly.

"Hmph, stop pretending!" The man in black snorted coldly, "Let me ask you, did the spirit beast beside you escape from my Black Wind Village?"

As soon as the man in black finished speaking, Gao Xingchen immediately realized that the man was not a good person. The man in front of him was none other than Sun Dazhuang, the leader of the nearby Black Wind Village. The Black Wind Village was notorious for bullying the people and committing all kinds of evil. Gao Xingchen had long wanted to find an opportunity to teach them a lesson, but he didn't expect that they would come to him first.

"You said Xiao Hei is your spirit beast? What a joke!" Gao Xingchen sneered, "I raised Xiao Hei since he was a child, how come he became your spirit beast?"

"How dare you!" A thug beside Sun Dazhuang pointed at Gao Xingchen's nose and cursed, "If our village chief says it's yours, then it's yours. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Gao Xingchen ignored the lackey and just looked at Sun Dazhuang coldly, saying, "Village Leader Sun, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. You said Xiao Hei is your spirit beast, but do you have any evidence?"

"Evidence?" Sun Dazhuang laughed loudly, "My words are the evidence! If you know what's good for you, hand over Xiao Hei immediately. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Oh? Really?" Gao Xingchen fought back, not wanting to be outdone, "I want to see how you can be so rude!"

"Good boy, if you don't accept my toast, you will be punished!" Sun Dazhuang's face darkened, and he waved his hand. A group of minions behind him surrounded Gao Xingchen aggressively.

Seeing Gao Xingchen being so tough, Sun Dazhuang's eyes flashed with viciousness. He sneered, took out a yellowed scroll from his arms, and threw it away with force. The scroll suddenly unfolded in the air, covered with dense handwriting and a bright red seal.

"Open your dog eyes and see clearly what this is!" Sun Dazhuang pointed at the seal on the scroll and said arrogantly, "This is the seal of my Black Wind Village. It is clearly written in black and white that this spirit beast is called 'Xiao Yue'. It was lost by my Black Wind Village five years ago. Now, what else do you have to say?"

Gao Xingchen looked at the scroll carefully and was secretly surprised. The handwriting on the scroll was indeed quite old, and the seal did not look fake. Could it be that Xiao Hei was really the spirit beast of the Black Wind Village? However, Xiao Hei was clearly brought out from the Monster Forest by himself, so how could he be related to the Black Wind Village?

Just when Gao Xingchen was puzzled, Nan Li, who had been standing beside him, gently pulled his sleeve and whispered, "Xingchen, there is a problem with this contract."

Gao Xingchen's heart moved, and he quickly asked: "Sister Nanli, what did you see?"

Nan Li didn't say anything, but walked in front of Gao Xingchen and carefully observed the scroll. After a long while, she pointed to a tiny mark on the scroll and said, "Look here, although the color of this seal is the same as the seal of Black Wind Village, if you look closely, you can find that the color of this seal is lighter than the real seal. Moreover, the material of this ink is also different. It should be mixed with a special herb. This herb can imitate the color and texture of any ink, but as long as you look closely, you can still see the flaws."

Gao Xingchen heard this and immediately understood that Sun Dazhuang had planned this and that he had forged the contract! He glared at Sun Dazhuang and sneered, "Master Sun, do you think you can get away with just forging a contract? I tell you, if you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, I will never let it go!"

Sun Dazhuang's face suddenly turned ugly when he saw that his plot had been exposed. He glared at Nan Li fiercely, snorted coldly, and said, "Okay, very good! Just wait, this matter is not over yet!"

After saying that, Sun Dazhuang left with his men in disgrace.

Looking at Sun Dazhuang's departing back, Gao Xingchen's eyes flashed with a cold light. He knew that this matter would never end like this, and Sun Dazhuang would definitely come back to cause trouble again.

"Xingchen, what should we do now?" Nan Li asked worriedly, "Sun Dazhuang is full of tricks, we have to be on guard."

Gao Xingchen pondered for a moment, a determined light flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Don't worry, Sister Nanli, I won't let him succeed. I decided to go to the government tomorrow and sue him for false accusation!"

Gao Xingchen returned to his residence, and his anger could not be calmed for a long time. Sun Dazhuang's despicable behavior completely angered him, and he decided to use legal weapons to protect his rights.

"Xingchen, are you really going to sue Sun Dazhuang?" Nan Li frowned and asked worriedly, "The Black Wind Village is very powerful. I'm worried..."

"Sister Nanli, don't worry, I have made up my mind." Gao Xingchen said firmly, his eyes as sharp as a torch. "I can't let him do what he wants, and I can't let Xiao Hei be taken away for no reason! I believe that good will prevail over evil, and the law will give me justice!"

Early the next morning, Gao Xingchen brought Nanli and Xiaohei to the government office in Jiuxing City. He told the official the whole story in detail and presented the evidence that Sun Dazhuang had forged the contract.

After listening to Gao Xingchen's statement, the official carefully looked at the contract again, frowned, and remained silent.

"Sir, this contract is obviously forged. Please help me!" Gao Xingchen said anxiously.

"Don't worry, I will find out the truth." The official said slowly, "Come here, summon Sun Dazhuang, the leader of the Black Wind Village!"

Soon, Sun Dazhuang was taken to the government office. When he saw Gao Xingchen, he immediately started to curse: "Gao Xingchen, you dare to report to the government, you are courting death!"

"Sun Dazhuang, stop slandering me here!" Gao Xingchen retorted without showing any weakness, "It was you who wanted to snatch my pet and forged the contract. Now you are the first to accuse me. Do you have any shame?"

"You..." Sun Dazhuang was speechless after being told this by Gao Xingchen. He could only look to the official for help. "Sir, this guy is talking nonsense. You must not believe what he says!"

"Silence!" The official slammed the gavel and shouted, "I will judge right and wrong. How can I allow you to make a noise here?"

Afterwards, the official began to hear the case. Gao Xingchen and Sun Dazhuang argued endlessly. At the critical moment, Nan Li stepped forward and told the details of how he discovered the flaw in the contract.

"Sir, I can testify that this contract is indeed a forgery." Nan Li spoke calmly, but every word was clear, "Moreover, I also know how Village Master Sun got this fake seal..."

Nan Li recounted how Sun Dazhuang stole the seal with despicable means and how he forged the seal with special herbs. She was clear and logical, exposing Sun Dazhuang's crimes vividly.

Sun Dazhuang's face became uglier and uglier, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He wanted to explain, but found that he had no way to speak.

Finally, faced with overwhelming evidence, Sun Dazhuang had no choice but to admit his guilt. The official sentenced Sun Dazhuang to compensate Gao Xingchen for his losses and apologize to Gao Xingchen in public.

Gao Xingchen finally won the lawsuit, and he was extremely happy. He looked at Nan Li beside him and said gratefully, "Sister Nan Li, thank you."

"You're welcome. This is what I should do." Nanli smiled slightly, her eyes full of relief.

However, they didn't know that this was just the beginning. Although Sun Dazhuang lost the case, he didn't give up. He secretly planned a more vicious conspiracy, waiting for the right time to give Gao Xingchen a fatal blow...

Just as Gao Xingchen and Nan Li were about to leave the government office, suddenly, a strong wind blew up, raising a cloud of dust.

"Oh no, something's happening!" Gao Xingchen's heart was filled with alarm. He grabbed Nan Li's hand and protected her behind him.

The next moment, a group of men in black descended from the sky and surrounded them. The leader was Sun Dazhuang, who looked sinister and said with gritted teeth: "Gao Xingchen, do you think you won? I tell you, today, I will make you pay the price!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the men in black rushed forward and launched a fierce attack on Gao Xingchen and Nan Li... The gavel in the hands of the official fell heavily, declaring Sun Dazhuang the loser of the case, and requiring him to compensate Gao Xingchen for his losses and apologize to Gao Xingchen in public. Justice finally stood on Gao Xingchen's side.

After leaving the government office, the bright sunshine fell on him. Gao Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief, and the haze in his heart was swept away. He looked at Nan Li beside him and said gratefully: "Sister Nan Li, thank you! If it weren't for you, today's matter would really be difficult to solve."

Nan Li smiled faintly, a hint of warmth appeared on his cold face: "No need to thank me, seeing injustice on the road, drawing the sword to help, is my generation's chivalrous act."

However, what they didn't know was that a bigger crisis was quietly approaching.

Sun Dazhuang stood under a big tree not far from the government gate with a gloomy face, staring at Gao Xingchen and Nan Li's receding backs with resentful eyes. He gritted his teeth and roared in a low voice: "Gao Xingchen, you wait! I, Sun Dazhuang, will never let it go!"

"Chief, what should we do now?" A sly-looking thug beside him asked in a low voice.

"Go back!" Sun Dazhuang spat out the word viciously, with a sinister light flashing in his eyes.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li were unaware of Sun Dazhuang's plot, and they were walking along the street, preparing to return to their residence. Suddenly, a gust of wind swept in without warning, with flying sand and rocks, covering the sky and the sun.

"Not good!" Gao Xingchen was shocked and instinctively protected Nan Li behind him, looking around vigilantly.

"Roar!" A deafening roar of a beast resounded through the sky, and a huge black bear fell from the sky and smashed heavily in front of Gao Xingchen and Nanli, blocking their way.

"It's Xiao Hei!" Gao Xingchen recognized the black bear at a glance. It was the spiritual pet he had raised since childhood. However, at this moment, Xiao Hei's eyes were red, his fangs were exposed, and he exuded a violent aura, as if he had lost his mind.

"Xingchen, be careful!" Nan Li's pretty face changed, she grabbed Gao Xingchen's arm, and stared at Xiao Hei vigilantly.

"Xiao Hei, what's wrong with you? I am Xingchen! Don't you recognize me?" Gao Xingchen called out anxiously, trying to wake Xiao Hei's consciousness.

However, Xiao Hei turned a deaf ear to his calls and became even more agitated. It waved its huge bear paws and pounced towards Gao Xingchen and Nanli.

At the critical moment, a figure appeared in front of Gao Xingchen and Nanli like a ghost, blocking Xiao Hei's violent attack.

"Sun Dazhuang!" Gao Xingchen looked closely and found that the person coming was Sun Dazhuang.

"Hahaha, Gao Xingchen, you didn't expect me to come, did you?" Sun Dazhuang laughed wildly, "Today, not only will I take away your pet, but I will also make sure you die without a burial place!"

Gao Xingchen finally understood that all this was Sun Dazhuang's conspiracy! He deliberately angered Xiao Hei, made it lose its mind, and then took the opportunity to snatch Xiao Hei away.

"Despicable villain!" Gao Xingchen was furious and wished he could cut Sun Dazhuang into pieces.

"Xiao Hei, wake up! Don't let him use you!" Gao Xingchen tried to wake Xiao Hei up while resisting Sun Dazhuang's attack.

However, Xiao Hei's mind had been controlled by Sun Dazhuang through special means, and he could not listen to his words at all.

"What should we do? If this goes on, we will all be killed by Xiao Hei!" Nan Li said anxiously.

Gao Xingchen was extremely anxious, but he had no idea what to do. At this moment, an old voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Child, don't panic, I'm here..."