Half a day later, Xiao Heng led them into a dense mountain forest.

He would glance back at Xiao Feng's position every now and then, afraid that Xiao Feng wouldn't follow behind him, otherwise their plan would fall through.

Just then, the magistrate, panting, said to them, "Could you please take a short break? You're moving too fast, and we're too weak to keep up."

Having undergone rigorous training, the disciples of the Azure Sect were full of energy and looked refreshed.

The Xiao family also sent their best disciples here, each of whom was quite capable and naturally did not mind the hardship of the journey.

Xiao Heng walked up to the magistrate and found that his entire face had turned white.

If he isn't allowed to rest properly here, he'll likely die on the road soon.

Looking around at the magistrate's face, which was full of disdain, he said, "They have spiritual power to rob those passing merchants, but they don't have spiritual power to travel."

Hearing the complaints around him, Xiao Feng couldn't help but laugh: "He just came to the City That Never Sleeps to ask the Xiao family for help, and then followed the Xiao family to our place."

Now, the county magistrate is going back to the Xiao family with them, which means he has made two trips back and forth.

Let alone the county magistrate, even a member of the Xiao family would probably feel uneasy walking back and forth like this twice.

Xiao Heng approached Xiao Feng and said, "We'll rest in the mountains for a bit. You won't run away, will you?"

Hearing Xiao Heng's concern that they might leave, Xiao Feng sneered, "I told you to lead the way, how could we possibly leave? You can rest now."

Just then, someone appeared out of nowhere and brought some fruit to Xiao Feng's side, deliberately saying, "Xiao Feng, have some to fill your stomach."

Xiao Feng looked around and saw that people were calling him by his given name. He subconsciously glanced in Xiao Heng's direction and knew exactly what he meant.

He planned to use this opportunity to remind Xiao Heng that the people in the team were their biggest trump card.

However, Xiao Heng pretended not to hear anything, frowned, and returned to the magistrate's side.

When the magistrate saw Xiao Heng's expression, he couldn't help but say to him, "Young Master Xiao, the Xiao family should be able to deal with them easily, don't be afraid."

Xiao Heng thought the magistrate had seen through his fear, so he slapped him hard on the head: "Which eye of yours saw that I was afraid? I just heard that person call him Xiao Feng."

The Xiao family members beside him were all stunned by those few words.

As long as they are members of the Xiao family, they are taught by their families from a young age that they must learn from Xiao Feng and become a member of the Qing Clan as soon as possible.

Moreover, some time ago, he became the sect leader's personal disciple, and the Xiao family held a grand banquet, so almost everyone knew Xiao Feng's identity.

Suddenly, Xiao Heng shook his head: "No, how could a direct disciple come here inexplicably? I think the two of them might have the same name."

In his eyes, a direct disciple should be protected by the sect leader, so how could he inexplicably come down the mountain to train?

At this moment, the person sitting next to Xiao Feng gestured with their chin towards Xiao Heng, saying, "I'm using this method to guide them; I believe they should understand now, right?"

Xiao Feng shrugged helplessly: "To someone who doesn't believe you, whatever you say is nonsense."

Just as he had guessed, Xiao Heng didn't believe they were from the Qing Sect at all.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Xiao Heng came to Xiao Feng and sneered, "If you apologize to us now, we can forgive you."

The other members of the Xiao family stood up one after another: "That's right, otherwise if our eldest brother finds out, you will all be dead. A direct disciple is not someone to be trifled with."

Xiao Feng's face turned extremely ugly as he listened to them using his reputation to bully others. He grabbed the county magistrate.

"You've wasted a lot of time resting, so now I hope you can fly on your swords and get to the City That Never Sleeps as soon as possible."

Xiao Heng had no intention of flying on his sword, but Xiao Feng summoned the Mountain and River Sword and led the surrounding disciples and the Qingzong disciples away ahead of time.

If they don't follow behind, that's their own business.

Xiao Heng, his face ashen, glanced at the family members beside him and said, "Everyone, fly on your swords. Don't let them escape."

The group had planned this all along, and there was no reason to let them go now.

The family members behind Xiao Heng exchanged glances, their faces full of difficulty, and summoned their weapons.

The magistrate watched them fly away on their swords one by one, his face full of bitterness. He forced himself to summon his sword and followed at the very back.

At this point, he was no longer the main character in the whole incident, but he couldn't leave.

Otherwise, it would be a joke if Young Master Xiao came out to support him; he wouldn't dare offend anyone so easily.

What used to take them three or four hours to walk through the mountains, now only took half an hour by flying on their swords.

Looking at the familiar city that never sleeps, Xiao Feng smiled broadly: "I never imagined that I would come from this very city."

Just then, Xiao Heng came up behind them and gestured with his chin towards the inside: "If you're so capable, come inside with us. Don't be a coward."

He led the Xiao family members to the city gate, where they approached the guards one by one.

The guards at the gate saw them descending from the sky one by one, and they all picked up their weapons, their faces serious, as if afraid that someone would attack them.

When they saw Xiao Heng in the crowd, they realized that they had already returned.

Before they could speak, Xiao Heng walked up to them with a wronged expression: "This time, you must help me. Someone is slandering the Xiao family."

When the guards at the gate learned that someone had disrespected the Xiao family, their faces turned so ugly they were almost frightening. Their anger surged, and they slapped the wall hard.

"Who? How dare someone disrespect our Xiao family? Has that person never heard of our Xiao family?"

In Zili Kingdom, almost everyone knows the Xiao family, and everyone gives them some face.

Now that the Xiao family has produced a prodigy like Xiao Feng, even the major sects dare not have any designs on them.

When Xiao Heng heard the guards asking him questions, he pointed to Xiao Feng and his group who had just landed and said, "It's them! They actually insulted our eldest brother! You must stand up for us!"

The guard turned his gaze to Xiao Feng, pushed aside Xiao Heng, stepped forward, and pointed in Xiao Feng's direction: "So it was you who insulted our Xiao family? Do you know what you've done?"

Xiao Feng exchanged a glance with the two people around him and couldn't help but laugh: "I didn't expect that we would have to come back for help now. It's really a disgrace to our Xiao family."