Su Jin remained calm and composed, smiling politely at everyone. "In that case, everyone can rest here. The water in the pool is clean, so it's fine."
"Great!" The two girls from the second team ran over hand in hand.
Li Moke politely returned the greeting, hoping that no one would turn against them; that would be the best outcome.
The four teams were meticulous and composed, never showing their emotions. Without saying a word, they simply marked out a plot of land and began to rest.
As darkness fell, the moon suddenly hid behind the clouds, and the light quietly disappeared, as if true night had descended.
At this moment, Shen Qianxue was still awake.
His bodyguard secretly delivered the message, and after reading it, he smiled with relief before preparing to go to bed.
Suddenly, a guard rushed into the courtyard, shouting, "Third team, urgent report!"
Team Three raises pigeons and is responsible for transmitting messages over long distances.
Shen Qianxue's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly went outside.
The visitor handed over a small note.
The note read: Mai Zizi was captured by bandits in Qingchuan Alley and has been missing ever since.
The date is two days ago.
Shen Qianxue's brows were furrowed with unease. In just two days, a young woman had fallen into the hands of mountain bandits; anything could have happened!
Has Chen Xi returned?
"not yet!"
"Immediately summon a squad of men to accompany me. Also, call the captain of the secret guards."
"yes!"
Before long, Shen Qianxue spurred his horse away from Phoenix Pavilion. As he passed the mountain gate, he glanced into the mountains, his unease growing stronger.
But he couldn't tell whether this unease came from Mai Zizi, who was nowhere to be heard from in the distance, or from Su Jin, who was fighting alone.
No one slept well that night; the whistling arrows kept exploding in the sky, eliminating at least twenty or thirty people.
The early bird catches the worm. Before dawn, Su Jin and her companions went into the woods to look for food. By the time it was fully light, they had returned to the stream with a rabbit.
Team Four had disappeared, while Team Two was washing up by the stream.
Zhang Qing quickly set up the rack, gathered some firewood, and started a fire to roast the rabbit.
Li Moke said enviously, "You actually found a tinderbox?"
Liu Da raised his chin. "That's right. Go find some game. I'll lend you a light."
"Great!" The two girls from Team Four clapped their hands excitedly. They had only eaten a few fruits since they came in, and now they were so hungry that they were dizzy.
Li Moke bowed gratefully, told his teammates to rest, and went to hunt some wild game.
The group ate and drank their fill, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
Some people also found the pool along the way, but seeing that the first and fourth teams were sticking together, they wisely went downstream.
At noon, everyone went out to look for packages, or to see if they could eliminate some lone people and speed up the competition.
Staying in the mountains for ten days or half a month would be quite tough. As time goes on, the disciples' emotions will become more and more irritable, and conflicts will increase.
Su Jin and the other two did not dare to go far, fearing that they would enter a maze and not be able to find their way back, so they found nothing.
At night, the mountains became dangerous, so everyone returned to the stream, except this time there were two more groups of people there.
They were all from Team Nine, and they seemed very friendly.
However, no one caused trouble, and everyone stayed at their own peace.
As night deepened, Zhang Qing walked alone into the woods, attracting little attention; he probably went to relieve himself.
But after a while, the four teams disappeared without a sound.
Su Jin's lower ear twitched slightly, and she opened her eyes.
Liu Da licked his lips, revealing a bloodthirsty and sinister look. "As you predicted, they went to find Zhang Qing!"
Su Jinxia slightly curled her lips, "Let's go!"
The others also noticed something was wrong; Team One and Team Four were leaving one after another, it seemed like a fight was about to break out.
Sure enough, in the woods, Team Four ambushed Zhang Qing.
"Hand over the whistling arrow to avoid physical pain."
Zhang Qing smiled faintly, "I knew you guys weren't pushovers, you've been wanting to deal with us for a long time, haven't you?"
Liu Qianqian, the leader of the fourth team, glared fiercely. "There are only three of you, so it's understandable that you'd be our target. What? Can't you handle losing?"
"Don't speak too soon; it's not certain who will win or lose."
Su Jin's chilling voice crept up the other person's spine like a ghost in the night.
Liu Qianqian turned around abruptly. The night was dark, and she could only see Su Jin's next figure, walking leisurely and unhurriedly, as if everything was under control.
This thought made Liu Qianqian uneasy. She straightened her back, trying to appear more domineering.
"Hmph, they've come at the perfect time, saves me the trouble of dealing with them one by one!"
As Liu Qianqian finished speaking, her three companions drew their swords.
All four of them were armed: Liu Qianqian had a knife, one man had a soft sword wrapped around his waist, and the other two had daggers.
"Little sister, step back!" Liu Da blocked Su Jin's lower body.
Su Jin down...
Actually, I'm very strong, okay!
Without further ado, Zhang Qing, Liu Da, and the other four men engaged in combat.
Su Jin watched the battle from the sidelines, her brows gradually furrowing.
The strength of the four teams is beyond imagination.
Liu Qianqian was clearly someone who practiced swordsmanship for many years; her swordsmanship was skillful and sharp, far from ordinary.
The other two men were no weaker than Liu Da and Zhang Qing.
The worst one was the other girl; she was just there for show. This combination is really strange.
In contrast, Zhang Qing and Liu Da, although stronger, were each armed with a dagger and were suppressed by the sword and soft arrows, so they could only dodge and try to get close to the enemy to stab.
Even so, their momentum was not weak at all; on the contrary, they were like wolves lying in wait, patiently waiting for their chance.
Seeing that the outcome was uncertain in the short term, and that Su Jin had not yet made a move.
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