Soman Shuchiin, starting from Fulilian to become a magician

A calm but unquestionable voice rang out. Under immense pressure, dozens of young men silently walked out of the formation. Ye Shanming glanced at them and ignored them. He then said to the remaining thousand or so people:

"I will take you away from the battlefield and find a place for you to live in peace. Those who are willing to follow me can follow me, and those who are not willing can stay where you are."

"No, they are orphan soldiers recruited by the empire..."

A man dressed as a general spoke quickly, but the next moment, Ye Shanming cast a paralysis spell on him, and he opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word.

Seeing this, the man who was about to use the empire to suppress the unknown magician in front of him silently closed his mouth and said no more.

Tears welled up in the lifeless eyes of the children in the field and fell to the ground along their cheeks. At this moment, in their hearts, Ye Shanming was the savior who saved them from hell.

"Sir, I am willing to follow you!"

A brave boy of twelve or thirteen years old took the lead and stepped forward, following behind Ye Shanming. Inspired by him, one child after another plucked up the courage to stand behind Ye Shanming. Both boys and girls clung to the last straw of their miserable lives.

"Whether you're from the Northern Empire or the Central Kingdom, tell your king that I won't interfere in wars, but children must not be sent to the battlefield again, or I won't be so gentle next time."

Ye Shanming finally gave a warning and left the battlefield with thousands of children, heading north.

"General, shall we continue to fight?"

After a while, the mind control magic cast by Ye Shanming was finally lifted. An adjutant asked his superior in a daze, but in return he received a merciless slap in the face:

"What the hell? Send scouts to follow that mysterious magician and relay the news to His Majesty!"

"withdraw troops!"

Taking away thousands of children, managing them is more troublesome for Ye Shanming than fighting a big demon, especially since these children are basically only about seven to thirteen years old.

In desperation, he could only divide the children into two teams, male and female, and each team elected a leader to lead the team.

In the large camp, the children distributed food under the arrangements of their respective leaders. Ye Shanming also set up a large barrier before finally sitting by the fire and starting to rest.

Aura brought two bowls of broth, sat next to him without any hesitation, and handed him one bowl.

"Don't you dislike interfering in the internal affairs of humans? Why did you take action today? But you are quite handsome."

Since it wasn't Aura who made dinner today, Ye Shanming drank it without worry, patted her head, and sighed:

"It's hard to bear seeing them push all the children into battle... I'm still worried about what to do with all these children. We didn't have such a plan originally."

A little girl of about twelve or thirteen came up timidly. Ye Shanming recognized her. She was the leader who was pushed out by the girls to assist in management. Her name seemed to be Licht.

"Sir, we can actually survive anywhere. Just leave us here."

"Don't say stupid things."

Ye Shanming touched her head. Due to malnutrition, her hair was dry and tangled, and it felt not as good as Aura's.

"It's not that I dislike you. Since I promised to find a place for you to live in peace, I will keep my promise. This is my principle."

“Really… Uaaaaaaa…”

Ye Shanming's warm big hands reminded her of her parents who died in the war. She thought they would die on the battlefield, but they were saved by Ye Shanming. A ray of light finally came into the dark world. She could no longer suppress her inner emotions and hugged Ye Shanming and cried bitterly.

Inspired by her, the children in the camp were filled with grief and sadness at being rescued, and shed tears.

After a while, they were a group of malnourished children after all. After experiencing great sorrow, they were mentally exhausted and fell asleep.

Licht rested her head on Ye Shanming's thigh, and the latter stroked her hair gently. Aura had never seen him show such a gentle expression, and an inexplicable feeling surged in her heart.

Driven by an inner impulse, she lay down on the other side of Ye Shanming, resting her head on his free thigh, and fell asleep.

"Get out of the way, the horn is poking me."

Ye Shanming pushed her head away in disgust, but she put her head down again in defiance. Finally, Ye Shanming gave up, moved her head away a little, and let her use him as a pillow.

"I really don't understand what's wrong with me again."

Muttering softly, Ye Shanming closed his eyes and began to rest.

The next morning, Aura was awakened by Licht. As orphans conscripted to the battlefield, they had been forced to be independent and take care of themselves by the cruel fate, so as not to cause Ye Shanming too much trouble. At this time, they had basically packed up and were ready to follow Ye Shanming to the unknown new home at any time.

Aura rubbed her eyes. She had a rare good sleep last night. The most important thing was that it was the first time she used Ye Shanming as a pillow, which made her in a very good mood.

But when she stood up to wash her face, she found that there was something wrong with the look in Licht's eyes when she looked at her. She reached out to touch her head and found that her hood had been rubbed off at some point, and the two large horns unique to the demons were exposed to the air.

"!"

A look of vigilance appeared on her face. Ye Shanming had given her an absolute order not to kill anyone unless threatened. Before she could figure out what to do, she saw Licht smile and comfort her in return:

"You have been kept by Master Ye Shanming all the time. Although I don't know the situation, I trust you."

"I'm a demon, do you trust me so much?"

She asked back, a bloodthirsty smile on her face. Licht took a step back in fear, but still mustered her courage and managed to keep smiling.

"I believe in you, my Lord!"

"whispering sound."

With some complicated feelings in her heart, she showed disdain on her face, ignored Licht, put on her hood again, and walked towards Ye Shanming.

Chapter 24: Shadow Warrior's Assassination.

The map made of magic was suspended in front of Ye Shanming. He carefully looked through the details, hoping to find a suitable place for these children.

"It's really troublesome to find a place with water and not easily attacked by monsters, and it has to be near here."

Ye Shanming was a little annoyed. Aura followed behind him. Ever since Licht discovered her identity as a demon that morning, she had been following Ye Shanming closely and staying away from the group of children.

"Do you have any good ideas?"

Although he asked for Aura's advice, Ye Shanming didn't count on her. Aura folded her hands behind her head in boredom and replied casually:

"Then why not just find a lake and create a piece of land? You know the magic of controlling the earth anyway. With your magical power, it shouldn't be a difficult task."

The seemingly unreliable words made Ye Shanming fall into deep thought. He had to admit that Aura's suggestion was really feasible.

By creating land in the lake, both water and food can be solved in a short time, and you only have to worry about attacks from flying monsters, so the safety is also good.

The only problem is that if surrounded by a large army, it would be easy to get into trouble. However, this problem is easy to solve. It just requires me to spend more time teaching these children magic.

What he lacked the least was time. Anyway, the monument of the goddess that allowed him to travel through time and space again could not be escaped, so it didn't matter when he went there.

"Sir, there is someone calling for help ahead."

In order to avoid being regarded as a burden, the children were doing what they could and did not rely entirely on Ye Shanming. Licht, who had received some scout training, volunteered to explore the way for the large group, although she did not know that Ye Shanming was actually always concerned about her safety.

"You stay where you are. Aura, protect them. Licht and I will go check them out."

Ye Shanming followed Licht and walked a short distance before he heard a faint cry for help. In the swamp, a carriage had already sunk halfway into the water. Two men and one woman were lying on the roof of the carriage, hugging each other tightly and not daring to move, for fear of sinking deeper and deeper.

Judging from their clothes, they should be ordinary businessmen. Ye Shanming did not detect much magical aura on them. He pointed with his right index finger and used the magic of pulling out the swamp to pull the three people and the carriage out of the swamp.

"I'm so grateful to you, Master Magician. My three siblings and I finished shopping and were about to return to the village when we got stuck in a swamp. If it weren't for you, Master, I really don't know what we would have done."

The one who looked the oldest among the three held Ye Shanming's hands tightly with a look of gratitude on his face. Licht's face was full of admiration. Only such a kind adult could save herself who was as useless as a weed.

Another man took out a magic book from the carriage and handed it to Ye Shanming respectfully: "This is the magic book left by Volame, the ancestor of magic. I give it to you as a reward."

Ye Shanming stretched out his right hand to take it, but something strange happened. The man who was originally grateful grabbed his hand tightly, and the other man pulled out a dagger from under the magic book and went straight for his heart.

The only girl took out a strange stone, and Ye Shanming suddenly could not feel the existence of magic power around him. The defensive magic that was originally half-activated was unable to dissipate without magic power.

This was a carefully planned assassination. For any magician, it was a sure kill. The actions of the three were too sudden and well-trained, and Licht had no time to react at all.

"Boom!"

A muffled thunder suddenly sounded, and the three men felt their hearts skip a beat. A deep pit was stepped on by Ye Shanming's feet. The man who was holding his right hand tightly felt that he was hit by the Red Mirror Dragon. His body suddenly flew out, breaking several large trees, and he sat down on the ground powerlessly.

The dagger hit nothing, and the other man didn't see how Ye Shanming disappeared. The next moment, he felt an unstoppable force coming from his side. All the bones in his body were broken, and his body flew high and fell into the swamp, losing consciousness.

Seeing the situation on the field reversed in an instant, the woman turned into a black shadow and rushed straight towards Licht, hoping to use her as a hostage to restrain Ye Shanming. However, she was pressed to the ground by Ye Shanming halfway, and her head smashed a big hole in the ground. Blood flowed out and soon dyed the bottom of the hole red.

"Go back to the main force first and find Aura. She will protect you."

Ye Shanming touched Licht's head and comforted her. Licht nodded obediently and quickly turned and left, leaving only Ye Shanming and three others on the scene.

He walked slowly to the girl, bent down to pick up the stone that could block magic, weighed it in his hand, threw it into the swamp, and watched the mud swallow it up.

"The preparations are quite sufficient, even the Demon Sealing Mine is available."

Using levitation magic to throw the girl next to the older man, Ye Shanming squatted down, looking at their unwillingness to speak, and took the initiative to reveal their identities:

"Legend has it that the Unified Empire has a special agency that specializes in dealing with uncontrolled magicians. They are called Shadow Warriors. I think they are you."

"I didn't expect that this organization still exists after so many years since the fall of the Unified Empire. Did the Northern Empire send you to assassinate me?"

"Cough cough..."

The older man tried to speak, but couldn't help coughing twice. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. He took a deep breath and said with a bit of reluctance:

"I just didn't expect that besides being a magician, you're also a powerful warrior. Just in case, you even brought out the only demon-sealing ore."

Ye Shanming raised his eyebrows: "I just can't figure out why the Northern Empire is targeting me. I haven't done anything to harm them."

Just as the girl was about to speak, she was interrupted by a look from the man and fell silent. Ye Shanming was too lazy to continue communicating. After all, it was nothing more than the upper echelons of the Northern Empire who were uneasy about what he had shown on the battlefield, so they sent shadow warriors to eliminate him. There was nothing new about it.

"I won't kill you either. Go back and tell your leader that I won't interfere. If there's a next time, I'll go to the imperial capital and talk to them."

Watching Ye Shanming's back disappear into the woods, the man who had been holding on finally couldn't help but fall to the ground. The girl, whose head was still bleeding, suppressed her dizziness and quickly helped him up.

"He showed mercy. I'm not going to die yet. You should take care of your wound first."

The man stroked his chest, gasping for breath. He sighed softly as he watched his companion's body being swallowed by the swamp.

"It's a pity for the second brother, but this is the fate of the shadow warrior. If you take the lives of others, you will die at the hands of others one day."

After the girl treated her wounds, he stood up with her help and walked out of the forest with a staggering gait.

"Boss, this operation failed. Are we really going to just go back like this? The higher-ups won't let us off."

"It's okay, just report the truth. Those higher-ups are more concerned about their lives than anyone else. They'll give up on their own."

Chapter 25 The Promised Land.

As soon as Ye Shanming came back, he saw that Licht was surrounded by people. Her face was full of tears and she looked dejected.

"what happened?"

Ye Shanming asked curiously. When the children saw him come back, they seemed to have found their backbone and quickly told him everything. After listening, Ye Shanming was a little amused.

Licht stepped forward timidly, her eyes filled with regret.

"I'm sorry, sir. It's my fault that you were attacked. I'm no longer worthy to follow you. Please allow me to leave."

Ye Shanming touched her head. He was not surprised by this attack. He had expected such a day to come when he intervened on the battlefield.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, you just need to follow me with peace of mind."

He looked at the group of children and raised his voice, reassuring them from their wild thoughts:

"I said I would let you live a peaceful life, and I will definitely keep my promise. Don't worry about anything, just follow me."

"Yes, my lord!"

After the assassination that day, Ye Shanming inexplicably felt as if he was about to become a religious leader. The children's attitude towards him became more and more respectful. He even saw a few dexterous children secretly carving his statue, which made him feel complicated.

Since then, Licht has been even more dedicated and diligent, managing thousands of children in an orderly manner. The boys have all started to obey her commands, and she has become a well-deserved big sister in the hearts of the children.

As they headed north with this group of children, it seemed that the Central Kingdom had also received the news. The ruler of the fortress city of Frisch, which was originally behind them, actually sent his steward and guards, and rushed up with more than a dozen carts of supplies, and presented them to Ye Shanming.

Ye Shanming knew that this was the intention of the Central Kingdom, but since the weather was starting to get colder and the cold wave from the north was only a few days away, the children's thin clothes were completely unable to keep them warm, so he simply accepted the kingdom's kindness.

When the steward learned that he was looking for a place to settle down, he gave him a big gift, saying that there was a large lake nearby that would perfectly meet his requirements, and he also gave him the right to rule the entire land nearby.

"I didn't expect the kingdom to be so generous as to give you such a large territory."

Aura teased Ye Shanming narrowly: "Should I also use obedience magic to control a group of human nobles and satisfy my desire to be a lord?"

Ye Shanming knocked her head mercilessly: "When you grow up to replace the Seven Bengxian, you can even have your own demon army."

"And this territory isn't in a good location. It's adjacent to the border of the Northern Empire. The kingdom has a pretty good idea."

While chatting, we walked out of the forest and a large lake came into view. It was so vast that there was no end in sight. The sunlight on the lake surface was broken into pieces of golden scales. The lake water was clear and there were schools of fish. If we settled here, we would definitely not lack food sources in the short term.

The children were so excited to see their new home that they all ran towards the lake. Some brave ones even went in to swim.

Licht ran around in the crowd to maintain order in the team, and was extremely busy for a while.

Ye Shanming understood their excitement very well, but if they wanted to settle down here, they still needed to make some changes.

After casting the magic of walking on water, Ye Shanming stepped on the lake as if it were flat ground, causing the children to exclaim in surprise and look at him expectantly. Aura curled her lips in disdain: