"Cheng Xue, you've always stayed in Tianyuan City, why did you suddenly go to Taixuan City with the caravan this time?" Luo Mengxuan asked.
“That’s because my older brother isn’t feeling well, and he wants to see me,” Cheng Xue replied.
“Tell me more about it, I’m really curious,” Luo Mengxuan said.
Cheng Xue then smiled sweetly and explained from beginning to end: "A few days ago, my older brother wrote to me saying that he caught a cold in Tai Xuan City and it just wouldn't get better. Maybe it's because people become weak when they're sick, and he misses me a bit, and he also misses the snacks in Tian Yuan City."
"So I brought a lot of food with me, and took advantage of the caravan's trip to Tai Xuan City to see him."
Just as I expected.
Cheng Feng seemed to have no other way to save his life, so he decided to fully activate the Life and Death Substitution Curse and have Cheng Xue die in his place.
Otherwise, there would have been no need for him to specifically summon Cheng Xue to Tai Xuan City!
Junior brother's judgment is correct!
Looking at Cheng Xue's sweet smile, Luo Mengxuan felt a pang of pity.
After hesitating for a moment, Cheng Xue still probed indirectly, "Cheng Xue, if one day in the future you find out that someone who is especially kind to you and cares for you in every way is actually not a good person and even wants to kill you, what would you do?"
"Why would you ask such a strange question? The situation you described simply doesn't exist. If that person really wasn't a good person and wanted to kill me, why would he care about me and take care of me?" Cheng Xue shook her head with a smile.
"His concern and care for you might just be a facade he's deliberately creating?" Luo Mengxuan said indirectly.
Cheng Xue thought about it seriously for a while and said, "If that really happened, I think I would be heartbroken..."
Luo Mengxuan sighed, ultimately not revealing the matter of the Life and Death Reversal Curse.
Because she couldn't bear to hurt Cheng Xue's feelings, she simply couldn't bring herself to say it.
Although she knew that saying it would be for Chen Xue's good, Luo Mengxuan swallowed the words back before she could say them.
After repeating this several times, Luo Mengxuan finally lost her patience and said, "I'm going to find my junior brother. Let's talk again tonight."
After saying that, Luo Mengxuan left Cheng Xue's carriage.
Cheng Xue looked at the spot where Luo Mengxuan had just sat, completely bewildered.
"That's strange. What did Mengxuan mean by what she said? Was she hinting at something to me?" Cheng Xue tilted her head and muttered to herself.
It's evening again.
Chen Zhigang and his guards lit a bonfire by the roadside and ate roasted meat around it.
The roasted meat they ate was from wild animals caught along the way. A large group of people sat around the fire, chatting and laughing, looking very happy.
Luo Mengxuan's mouth watered at the sight of it, so she ran over and said, "Chief Chen, could you share some of your barbecue with me?"
"There were already too many."
Chen Zhigang laughed and picked up a roasted, juicy deer leg, throwing it at Luo Mengxuan.
As a martial artist in the Divine Travel Realm, Luo Mengxuan naturally had no chance of failing to catch it. With a wave of her hand, the deer leg landed steadily in her grasp.
Luo Mengxuan then excitedly took the roasted deer leg back to the carriage, tore off a large piece, and handed it to Ye Feng.
"I won't eat it, you eat it," Ye Feng said calmly.
"Junior brother, please wait a little longer. I asked for this especially." Luo Mengxuan pleaded.
Ye Feng finally accepted the roasted venison from Luo Mengxuan and began to savor it slowly.
Chen Zhigang and the others had a really good way of grilling meat. The grilled venison was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with plenty of oil. Although only a little seasoning was added, it was very flavorful and tasted great.
Night Breeze nodded and said, "Very good."
"Chief Chen's barbecue is truly exceptional. I used to enjoy his barbecue with Cheng Xue often," Luo Mengxuan said with a smile.
"Are your Luo family and the Cheng family closely related?" Ye Feng asked.
“Of course, my father and Cheng Xue’s father are sworn brothers,” Luo Mengxuan said with a smile.
Night Breeze nodded and continued enjoying the barbecue, refusing to say anything more.
At that moment, Ye Feng's brows furrowed slightly.
Luo Mengxuan thought that Chen Zhigang's barbecue hadn't satisfied Ye Feng, but she immediately heard Ye Feng say, "There are monsters attacking, and quite a few of them."
Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, Luo Mengxuan's expression immediately turned sour.
"Quickly notify Chen Zhigang and the others," Ye Feng reminded them.
Luo Mengxuan realized what was happening and shouted at Chen Zhigang and the others, "There are monsters attacking! There are many of them! Be careful!"
Chen Zhigang and dozens of other guards immediately showed surprise.
Cheng Xue also heard Luo Mengxuan's shouts, and she was immediately terrified.
Cheng Xue leaned out of the car window and asked, "Mengxuan, is there really a monster attacking?"
“It’s true!” Luo Mengxuan said.
Almost simultaneously, a bird-like monster flew down from the sky and pounced on Cheng Xue.
Cheng Xue quickly pulled her head back into the carriage, narrowly avoiding the attack.
"Protect the young lady! Protect the convoy!" Chen Zhigang roared, drawing his sword.
The guards, forgetting all about eating their barbecue, scrambled to their feet and rushed over to protect the convoy and Cheng Xue.
A rumbling sound came from behind.
One after another, monsters rushed out of the mountains and forests and pounced on the convoy.
A rough estimate suggests that there were at least a hundred monsters that rushed out of the mountains and forests!
Moreover, these monsters vary in strength and are not of the same kind.
That's very strange.
Generally speaking, different kinds of monsters do not move together, but now so many monsters are attacking the caravan together, which seems very strange.
But now is not the time to think about these things. Chen Zhigang has already led his guards in a brave battle to resist the attack of the monsters.
Chen Zhigang is a martial artist in the early stage of the True Essence Realm. His swordsmanship is wide and powerful. Every time he strikes, a crescent-shaped sword aura shoots out, which is quite powerful.
The guards were mostly at the early stage of the Separation and Union Realm. Although their strength could not compare with Chen Zhigang's, they were all skilled fighters.
However, more and more monsters rushed out of the mountains and forests, and these monsters that appeared later became even stronger!
"What's going on? Why are so many monsters attacking the convoy like madmen?" Luo Mengxuan said in shock.
"I don't know either. I'm not omniscient or omnipotent," Night Wind said.
Luo Mengxuan suddenly realized something and said, "Could it be that Cheng Xue's older brother secretly sabotaged things, which is why the caravan was attacked by the monsters?"
"It's unlikely," Ye Feng shook his head.
"Why?" Luo Mengxuan asked again.
Ye Feng said, "That Cheng Feng still needs Cheng Xue to die in his place. If Cheng Xue dies here, wouldn't his plan fall through?"
“That makes sense.” Luo Mengxuan suddenly realized.
Suddenly, a beast's roar resounded throughout the entire area, and powerful fluctuations of true energy emanated from its body.
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