Adoption brings disaster

This is the longest roller coaster I have ever ridden. I don’t know how long I slid in the cave, but I just know that I was sleepy at the end.

Later, I didn’t know what I hit, but I passed out. When I woke up, I was already in a small village.

I pressed the place where I hit my head and looked carefully with my eyes open. The place I was in was so unfamiliar to me, like a building in another world.

When I saw this, my first reaction was that I had traveled through time again.

The low house made it difficult for people to breathe, the thatch on the roof gave off a strange smell, and the crooked table in the middle of the room had one leg broken and was barely supported by a large stone.

This is the first time I have seen such a shabby house. Even the poorest families in the village don’t live in such houses.

There was a bowl of food on the table covered with a large leaf. I have a sensitive nose and I could tell how disgusting the food was just by the smell. I would never eat such a disgusting thing even if I starved to death.

I forced myself to stand up, circulated my true energy, and sensed my martial arts skills.

The true energy in my body is still there, and my martial arts skills have not only not disappeared, but are even stronger than before.

Looking at his body again, there was nothing strange except the big bump on his forehead.

It's just that I was seriously injured when chasing the woman in red, and I can't use my true energy. It's okay for me to do some light work, and there's just a slight pain in my meridians. If I were to fight with someone, I would definitely not be able to do it.

Just as I was checking my body, an old woman outside noticed that I had woken up. She also stood up tremblingly, shook her skeletal body, and slowly moved inside.

The old woman was obviously not in good health. Just the two or three steps to the door made her breathless, as if she was about to die.

After the old woman had caught her breath, she said with difficulty, "Little brother, please don't get up. You are injured. Go to sleep quickly and recuperate."

I had been looking around the house and didn't notice the old woman. When I heard the sound, I looked at the old woman and was shocked by her appearance.

The old woman's cloudy eyes looked like those of a dead person. She was hunched over, with a few scattered silver hairs on her head. Her bony body was no different from a mummy, and there was a strange smell coming from her body, which was even worse than the rotten thatch on the roof.

I was frightened and didn't know how to answer for a moment. When the old woman saw that I didn't say anything, she slowly walked in.

Watching her walking towards me step by step, I felt inexplicably scared.

Just as she was about to walk up to me, she suddenly seemed to remember something and turned around to walk outside. Soon, the sound of careless footsteps came from outside.

"Brother Qianqiu, you're awake." Wude said happily, pulling my arm and shaking it.

"The dean hit his head. Don't shake him like that. It will make him uncomfortable." Wuxin said.

Wu De was actually an excellent doctor, but he was so happy that he forgot about it for a moment.

After hearing Wuxin's words, he immediately reacted and stuck out his tongue in embarrassment.

He wanted to be more intimate with me, but was coaxed out by Wuxin.

As soon as Wude left, Wuxin sprinkled a handful of poison on the surrounding walls. Wude, who was outside, saw it and exclaimed, "Wuxin, why did you sprinkle so much Ten Thousand Souls Smoke? Do you know how rare this thing is? I have only made a small amount in all these years. Have you used it all?"

I know Wuxin is an extremely steady person. He spreads out such precious Wanhun smoke as if it were free. There must be a necessary reason for doing so.

So without a second thought, I shouted outside, "Wu De, stop making a fuss. I'll naturally find a way to compensate you for this when I return to the capital."

When Wude heard this, he thought it was an order for Wuxin to spread it, so he stopped asking and said, "So it's Brother Qianqiu who wants to use it. That's okay. I have a lot here. If Brother Qianqiu wants it, I'll give it to you."

"You go and do your work. If I need it, I'll let Wuxin get it from you." I found an excuse and casually sent Wude away.

I knew that this Ten Thousand Souls Smoke had the effect of isolating true energy. With such a dense layer of Ten Thousand Souls Smoke, people outside would definitely not be able to hear what was happening inside. I ignored Wu De who was yelling outside and asked, "What happened?"

Wu Xin's eyes were solemn. Something bad must have happened. As expected, Wu Xin sighed and said, "Your Highness, the martial arts world is in chaos."

"The martial arts world is in chaos?" I didn't immediately understand what Wuxin wanted to say, so I said nonchalantly, "It's in chaos, so what? Do you think I, the leader of the alliance, should be the one to unify the martial arts world?"

Wu Xin explained, "Your Highness, the leaders of the three major sects have passed away, and the King of Zhenbei has died suddenly. There is no one to suppress the evil masters in the martial arts world, and they have come out one after another to stir up trouble."

When evil people stir up trouble, there will naturally be countless casualties. Although I feel reluctant, the King of Zhenbei died suddenly and the restoration of the country still needs me. People are close to each other and things are far and near. I am not a hero who can save the world. I am just an ordinary person who can only take care of himself when he is poor and help the world when he is rich. I can't take care of this matter anymore.

I had no idea what Wuxin meant, so I could only ask tentatively, "The demons are rampant, and the people are suffering. I am deeply saddened, but we must proceed slowly and carefully, lest we fall into the trap of the evil masters."

"These clowns can't cause much trouble. Shuikushan has already taken action. We just received news that the treasure house of the Eighty-Eight Village was completely robbed last night. Now that these evil demons have lost their money, it won't be so easy for them to cause trouble again."

"Shuikushan has already taken action. I think Bodhi Temple and Wudang Sect will also take action soon." I thought for a moment and said.

"Your Highness is absolutely right. The Buddhist disciple has already led the monks of the Bodhi Temple down the mountain and has successively wiped out several small gangs that tried to take advantage of the situation. Taoist Tianshu also returned to Wudang Mountain yesterday. The Seven Masters of Wudang will be down the mountain by tomorrow at the latest."

I didn't expect the three major factions to act so quickly. No wonder they have been able to convince the heroes of the world for so many years.

"Just." Wuxin said hesitantly.

I saw that Wuxin seemed to have some doubts. Although I was also uneasy in my heart, I also knew the principle of "when the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers; when the water comes, we will block it with earth." There is always a way to solve it.

So I pretended to be indifferent and said confidently, "Just say whatever you want. The three major sects have already taken action. These evil demons won't be able to stay here for many days."

Wu Xin also knew that I still needed to make the decision, so he said bluntly, "Your Highness, you are the leader of the Wulin Alliance and the benchmark of the righteous martial arts world. I don't know what these evil people are thinking. They actually wanted to behead you. And I don't know who leaked the news. Now everyone in the Eighty-Eight Villages has surrounded you, hoping to kill you for fame."

I have heard of the Eighty-Eight Villages. In recent years, the Baofu Escort Agency has been adhering to the principle of making money through harmony, and has not wiped out these bandits. Instead, it has turned a blind eye to them.

Instead, as long as they were not our enemies, the escort agency gave them some silver every month to send them away.

Over the years, the escort agency has either attacked or retained the bandit camps in Beishang Kingdom, leaving a total of eighty-eight camps, which are the eighty-eight camps mentioned by Wuxin.

When I heard this, my face turned cold and I said with a sinister look in my eyes, "Since they don't want to live anymore, just kill them. Do you need me to say anything about this?"

Wu Xin naturally planned the same thing and said, "Of course, from the moment they had this idea, they were already dead."

Wu Xin sighed and said, "But the situation is not favorable for us now. They have surrounded this area. If this place is not a valley that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and if it weren't for the poisonous insects given by Miss Duo'er, I'm afraid they would have already entered."

Hearing this, I became even more furious and cursed, "My three escort leaders are all famous generals in the Northern Border Army. They have money, food, and men. They destroyed the Eighty-Eight Villages in just three to five days. How can you say that the situation is not favorable for us? They have surrounded this place, which makes it easy for us to catch them all in one fell swoop and save us the time of searching for them."

I still have confidence in the fighting ability of the escorts. Not to mention facing these bandits of varying quality, they are capable of fighting even against the local regular army.

Wu Xin listened and said, "Of course, but the three escort leaders came here early to provide support. The escorts outside are leaderless, so it's probably not that easy to wipe out the Eighty-Eight Village."

I was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say. I continued unintentionally, "The prince had arranged for the three escort leaders to come and pick us up. I just don't know how the Eighty-Eight Villages knew about this."

I understand what Wuxin means. This matter is very suspicious, and it is natural to think that there is a traitor.

But being able to surround this place so early was more of a foresight. If this was not the work of Zhaixing Tower, then it could only be done by the woman in red.

But this is not important. I don’t really take them seriously, just a few thousand bandits.

But the poster said that my trip was a bit dangerous. Just look at this bunch of bandits who were spoiled by the escort agency. Not to mention that I have Wuxinwude and the three escort leaders by my side, even if it was me alone, it would be easy to sneak through the defense line set up by the Eighty-Eight Villages. Where is the risk?

I knew in my heart that the risk of this trip definitely did not come from these bandits, but from someone else.

His Royal Highness Prince Yong was still waiting for me in the capital. In order to avoid any further complications, I decided to set off after dark, sneak through the Eighty-Eight Villages, and return directly to the capital.

After making a plan, Wuxin immediately took back the Wanhun Smoke and went to scout the route and find the three escort leaders to discuss the details.

"Brother Qianqiu, let me tell you, these twelve old men in this village were actually heroes in martial arts when they were young." Not long after Wuxin left, Wude came running over and said something.

The Baofu Escort Agency has found out too many stories about the underworld over the years. Anyone who knows a little bit of martial arts claims to be a man of the underworld. If someone has been walking around the underworld and has had a few fights, there is no one who does not claim to be a hero. Judging from the appearance of that old woman, I am afraid that she has nothing to do with being a hero.

"It's really rare. I didn't expect that in such a remote and poor place, there are heroes of the martial arts world. It really is true that there are heroes everywhere in life." I responded perfunctorily.

Seeing my approval, Wu De became even more interested and said, "Hehehe, there are many things that Brother Qianqiu hasn't thought of. They suffered internal injuries when they were young, so they lived in seclusion here."

I don't want to know these things, and I have no interest in discussing these things with Wude behind these old people's backs. I am too lazy to even pay any attention to him, so I just ignore Wude.

Unfortunately, Wude was very proud now, and regardless of whether I liked it or not, he continued to talk to himself: "Their internal injuries are very strange. They have not been properly treated for so many years. Now, they have become serious illnesses. Even if my brother used all his strength, he could not cure such serious injuries. Only I have this ability."

Wu De looked like he was asking for praise, and then added, "I just randomly gave them a few injections and cured all their internal injuries. Brother Qianqiu, I'm really awesome, aren't I?"

This is very contradictory. If it is an internal injury that few people in the world can cure, how can Wude cure it so easily?

However, I didn't dwell on this question. Instead, I praised Wude's superb medical skills and said, "We will leave at night. Your brother has already gone to make preparations. You should also make some preparations."

Although Wude was a little careless, he was still clear-headed and did not get proud of himself. Instead, he went to prepare the powder and poisonous smoke.

It’s not clear how much effect the powder and poisonous smoke prepared by Wude can have when encountering danger, but at least they can be used to harass and stop people.

Wuxin was the best at Qinggong, and he spent the entire afternoon flying around in the woods, surveying the terrain and planning routes.

The three escort leaders had the most experience in the martial arts world. They spent the whole afternoon preparing some small gadgets that could break the traps, so as not to fall into the traps and expose their whereabouts.

Wu De received guidance from the Miaojiang Gu King. Although he could not make a very deadly Gu insect poison in an afternoon, he did make a lot of Gu insect poison for harassment purposes.

The busy time passed very quickly, and it was dark in the blink of an eye.

Wuxin Wude and the three escort leaders have all packed up and are ready to set off at any time.

"Thank you so much for saving me, Doctor. We are down and out right now and have nothing to offer you in return. This pot of chicken soup is all we can offer as a token of our gratitude. I hope you won't despise it. We will definitely repay you for your kindness in the future."

Just as we were about to leave, the old people came to thank Wude with chicken soup and speaking in a tongue-twisting underworld dialect.

Wu De has superb medical skills and with the guidance of the Gu King, there is no poison in the world that can be hidden from him.

Wu De took a bite and confirmed that it was non-toxic. Then we all ate some at the old man's invitation.

But the food the old man cooked didn’t taste very good, so we didn’t eat much. We just drank a bowl of soup and ate a few pancakes. No more to say.

By the time I was putting on makeup, it was already dark. It was really a quiet night walk. I didn't bother with the old people any more. I put on my night clothes and headed towards the mountain road that I had no intention of exploring.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.