The Return of Stars to the Jianghu

"Wait, what is the Wei Er equipment?" Hu Hanhui had already picked up the wine jar and started drinking.

"Yes, it's similar to the Mystic Martial Arts Arena." Shen Lixi continued to sip her wine slowly.

"Oh."

Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door, followed by a shout of "Report!" and a knock.

"Go in," Hu Hanhui said.

"A messenger from the south has sent a message," the messenger reported.

"read."

"The fleet was attacked by bandits bribed by the Cao family. Jack Qi, Song Han, and three Tang Clan swordsmen have been rescued by Liu Changqing. Luo Yifei is missing and is being searched for."

"Step down," Hu Hanhui waved his hand.

Shen Lixi stood up after hearing this.

“Go ahead. Your friends are very important to you. You’ve been talking all night, and it’s almost dawn. Don’t leave yourself with any regrets. I’ll have someone prepare a carriage for you. Get some sleep first, and set off when you wake up.”

……

Floating Life Continent, within the territory of Western Wu.

Luo Yifei took a bite of white radish and continued, "Shen Lixi and I went to school together, joined the youth team together, and defended our country. After the war was over, I went to university, while Shen Lixi and some other comrades stayed on the battlefield."

"Going to another world is the dream of our Shi family army, so we can live a peaceful life without the ravages of war. But don't worry, we're not going to Earth, we're going to the Xuan Tian Continent or the Huan Chen Continent."

"Okay, I don't care where you're going in the future. Can you find the right direction? We're still going in circles. Why don't we go to that village and ask for directions?"

"Absolutely not, that would be like going from one danger's den to another."

"Brother, we're lost! We've been starving for two days, and we've been eating radishes for two days straight. I can't take it anymore. Isn't the western part of your Wu Kingdom your territory? How could you get lost?"

"This is not my fault. I am only familiar with Shijiazhuang and the State of Qi. I grew up in Shijiazhuang and was later sent to the State of Qi as an undercover agent. I have never been to this place before, but I have seen it on a map. I always felt that there was something strange about this place."

"What's so strange? Is it some kind of maze or the Nibelungen? I was walking in one direction, but I ended up back at the starting point."

"Wait, a barrier, we might have entered a barrier. Have you heard of Peach Blossom Spring? That's a barrier."

"The Peach Blossom Spring of the Wuling Man?"

"Yes."

"Then how are we going to get out?" Luo Yifei asked.

"We found the spot where we came in; the entrance is the exit."

……

On the Floating Continent, within the territory of Eastern Wu, near Shawo Town, southeast of the North Changhe River.

"Is there a relatively safe section of the river where we can cross secretly?" Song Han asked.

"Further northeast, near the Liang Kingdom, there are very few bandits there," replied Liu Changqing, an old friend of Qi Yuan.

"No, it's too far," Song Han said.

“Isn’t there a reed bed over there where we can hide? Would it be feasible for us to sneak back quietly?” Bili asked.

"No, those bandits know the terrain better than we do, and we could easily fall into their trap. I've already sent someone to deliver a message, and the General should send troops to suppress the bandits in about three days," Liu Changqing replied.

“Four days have already passed, three more days won’t make a difference, let’s wait,” Song Han said.

Just then, Qi Yuan, who was lying on the bed next to him, started coughing again.

"Here, have some more hot water." Liu Changqing handed over the water.

Qi Yuan looked haggard and didn't say anything as he slowly took the kettle.

"Knock knock knock..." A knocking sound came from outside the door.

"Deputy General Liu, this is your subordinate." A voice sounded from outside the door.

"Tian Qiang, is there any news?" Liu Changqing asked hurriedly after opening the door, and gestured for his subordinate, Tian Qiang, to come inside.

After Tian Qiang came in, Liu Changqing closed the door.

"When we went there today, we happened to see Mr. Ding's army. They... they wiped out the reeds. We heard from the local villagers that they were also looking for them. We showed them the portraits and had them identify them, and we confirmed that they are the Luo Yifei and Shi Hao you mentioned." Tian Qiang finished reporting his message in one breath.

"Okay, okay, I understand." Liu Changqing paused for a moment, then said, "Tian Qiang, tell the brothers to get ready and head to the reed marshes tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Deputy General Liu." After saying this, the soldier named Tian Qiang left the room and closed the door behind him.

"Well, Mr. Ding is also looking for them, but they haven't found them either. This has made things more complicated," Song Han said.

“Song Han, Sect Leader Li must have a solution. Why don’t you go back and ask him to send someone over?” Bi Li said.

"Ridiculous! You mean I'll go back and find a team of Tang Clan swordsmen to come to Wu? The Tang army is still in Qi territory, and a large number of our Tang Clan swordsmen have appeared in Wu. Are we telling all the countries that our Tang Clan is about to start vying for the position of the world's supreme ruler?" Song Han said, somewhat annoyed.

“Isn’t that right?” Bili retorted.

"I, you. I..." Song Han was so angry at Bi Li's question that he couldn't speak, and he felt very frustrated.

“Everyone hopes for peace, so it’s unrealistic for Tang Clan swordsmen to come to Wu. Let’s go check on the situation tomorrow; perhaps Mr. Ding can be of help,” Liu Changqing said to the others.

"Okay." Qi Yuan, lying on the bed, said one word and then immediately coughed.

"You shouldn't go. Just rest here," Liu Changqing said to Qi Yuan.

……

At this very moment, on the Floating Life Continent, within the territory of Western Wu, in a place called Reed Marsh near the Northern Long River.

“They just entered this reed marsh. Our orders were to kill Qi Yuan, so we didn’t pay any attention to the two men who jumped into the water,” a bandit kneeling on the ground said to Ye Xuehan.

"You really didn't do anything about it?" Nan Tian asked from the side.

"When I saw the two people jumping into the water, I immediately told our second-in-command, but he told us not to worry about it and to kill Qi Yuan." As the bandit spoke, he unconsciously glanced at the scarred man lying in a pool of blood. This man was their second-in-command, but he was already dead.

Mr. Ding's team, along with Ye Xuehan and Nantian, followed the clues to this place and learned that the river bandits had intercepted Luo Yifei's fleet. They went back to call for reinforcements and together they quelled the banditry, but they still couldn't find Luo Yifei's whereabouts.

"I doubt we'll get anything out of them, let's kill them." The speaker was Li Yongfu, the general leading the team under Mr. Ding.

"My lord, spare my life! Everything I've said is true. My family was killed by bandits, and they forced me to become one to survive," the man kneeling on the ground pleaded repeatedly.

"Your family was killed by bandits, so you became a bandit yourself?" Li Yongfu asked, staring directly at the man.

“I had no choice. It was either die or join them. I didn’t want to die. I’ve never killed a woman or a child since I joined them.” The man’s voice was already trembling with sobs.

"Take him back and lock him up for now," Li Yongfu said to the two soldiers guarding the bandit.

Then Li Yongfu said to Ye Xuehan and Nan Tian, ​​"Let's look for clues in the woods north of the riverbank over the reed marshes. Their best option after leaving the reed marshes should be to hide in that woods."