Ah Zhu stuttered as she spoke. She didn't like horse thieves, so she turned around and continued walking south in small steps, not forgetting to say something.

"Hurry up! If you're slow, I won't wait for you!"

"Okay."

Xia Xiao twisted his neck, took a fancy to the two good horses, and went towards them. This action was very simple, but it frightened the four horse thieves.

"Brother, this guy has no vitality fluctuations, but he still dares to come forward. Could he be the legendary Xia Xiao who can hide his aura?"

"Old Four, you are too cowardly. As horse thieves, we always have to hang our heads on our belts. Even if he is Xia Xiao, we will just die! But if he is not, we will earn a little wife today, hahaha!"

"Third brother, don't underestimate the enemy. Big brother, do you think so?"

The man whom the three men regarded as their eldest brother had been through hundreds of battles and had never been defeated in this area. He was about to enter the realm of honor, and at this moment he whipped his whip and rushed out.

"Go! Is Xia Xiao someone we can possibly meet?"

"good!"

The four brothers acted as if they were ready to live and die together, but the next moment, the world was silent, the trees grew wildly, and three of the four had turned into skeletons, with their corpses wrapped by the big trees growing out of the ground. Only the eldest brother was left, sitting on the ground in shock in front of the calm Xia Xiao, with no fighting spirit at all.

What just happened?

The eldest brother didn't know what was going on. He only saw a flash of light, and then his three brothers became three trees around him. In the future, many people may come here to enjoy the cool or rest. It is not common to see a few trees growing in the vast grassland. But they don't have to worry about being robbed, because the eldest brother will also die.

After removing the saddles from the two horses, Xia Xiao scolded them and told them to go away. Then, while leading the horses, he cast his eyes at the boss. The latter had been stunned for a long time, and now he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy. It was all because he didn't check the almanac before going out today. The man was sweating all over and was extremely nervous.

"Master, I have no intention of offending you. I hope you can spare my life. From now on, I, Liu San, will serve you like a cow or a horse. All the money and silver in my village will be provided to you. There are eight women and children here, and you can use them as you like..."

No matter how much he said, Xia Xiao remained indifferent and just stuffed the handful of silver in his hand into the cloth bag.

"Take out the money."

Liu San hurriedly did as he was told. He looked at the silver and cloth bag in Xia Xiao's hand, which should belong to his brothers. He had no intention of counterattacking and just said hurriedly:

"Master, I still have ten taels of gold and five silver notes in my village. Can you please forgive my fault and spare my life?"

"Answer my questions carefully. If you answer correctly, I will let you go. But if you lie, you will suffer the same fate as them!"

Liu San kowtowed quickly to thank Xia Xiao for the opportunity. But Xia Xiao did have a lot to ask. He led the two horses, looked up at Yuntian, and asked:

"What time is it now?"

"It's June now, almost July."

More than a month had passed in the cave, which was a long time. However, I had absorbed enough vitality and my strength increased quickly, so it was not a loss. But a month had passed in the blink of an eye, and I didn't know what the situation was like outside. The academy was probably going crazy with anxiety, so Xia Xiao asked:

"Is there any new announcement from the academy regarding Xia Xiao's matter?"

"Yes! Yes! I first heard about Xia Xiao a month ago. At that time, strong men from the academy patrolled the world every once in a while. We, as horse thieves, naturally didn't dare to cause trouble. But they disappeared during this period of time. They only posted a notice for everyone to report it and there would be a reward. But some people said that the people from the academy hid in the human world, waiting for Xia Xiao to appear."

"What else?"

"Originally, only the academy was in charge of Xia Xiao's affairs, but now the Qingtian Sect also has the right to inquire about it. Anyone who is asked must cooperate and must not conceal anything, otherwise they will be held accountable!"

"When did it happen?"

Liu San scratched his head and thought for a long time, his toes curled up in anxiety.

"Master, I heard about it, just two days ago."

Xia Xiao's expression gradually became stern, as if he was disgusted, and even had a violent murderous intention. Liu San saw this, and put his forehead to the ground, not daring to look any further. He didn't know who this person was. It might be Xia Xiao, but wasn't he possessed by a demon? How come he looked no different from a human?

Liu San had many thoughts, but now she just wanted to survive. As long as she could survive, she didn't mind giving her virgin concubine to Xia Xiao. But Xia Xiao didn't speak for a long time, which made her anxious, but she didn't dare to say anything, so she could only kneel like this.

Liu San didn't know what Xia Xiao was thinking, but the latter simply had ill intentions towards the Qingtian Sect. He always felt that the force was targeting him, or was it that Mr. Pan and the woman in the dark were in the same group at that time, and they acted together just to force him into a desperate situation?

Although Xia Xiao was not fooled, if the Qingtian Sect was the force behind that woman, then this world was more chaotic than he thought, and would become even more chaotic.

Xia Xiao suddenly remembered something that happened a long time ago. He and Azhu first came to Goulongbang's family to find the hiding place of that woman. They found many broken magic patterns. Putting them together will increase the upper limit of absorbing the energy of living beings at a time. Putting all the things together, Xia Xiao felt that this chess game might be bigger than he thought. But all of this is related to the ancestor of the spiritual contract!

A woman who had left the Great Wilderness for more than 30,000 years had caused so many things, causing Xia Xiao's good impression and respect for her to disappear little by little.

"Xia Xiao——"

Ah Zhu behind him was getting a little impatient, so Xia Xiaosan asked:

"Where's the nearest town?"

"If you keep heading south, you will see him in the afternoon if you ride a horse."

Liu San's voice trembled. Since this guy was really Xia Xiao, would he let him go?

"Finally, how many people have you killed?"

Liu San was speechless. He seemed to be counting in his mind, but he remembered them clearly. Those were his great achievements. He usually brags about them. He just opens his mouth when he is pressed. When he was about to answer, the dust in front of him turned into darkness. He was sucked away without any pain, and then became the fourth tree.

Xia Xiao didn't want to let him go, but he took the initiative to absorb the spirit energy, and he didn't think it was unforgivable. It might be an excuse for his own depravity. But Xia Xiao knew the value of these guys. Besides doing evil, what good could they do? He finally understood why so many people fell into the devil's way. The spirit energy was a good thing, but he knew how to control it.

Mounting his horse, Xia Xiao left without looking back, and soon caught up with Ah Zhu. The latter mounted his horse and asked with dissatisfaction:

"Are you having a love affair with him? It takes so long."

"You are such a genius."

Xia Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. When he looked south, he always had a premonition that something was going to happen. But he also felt that the academy shouldn't focus on Gou Longbang at this time. After all, who would have thought that he had disappeared for a month and hadn't walked out of this grassland yet? He had entered the state and began to think from the perspective of the academy, but he was not sure what the Qingtian Sect was thinking.

Even though Xia Xiao was now on the opposite side of the academy, he was not its enemy. But he felt suspicious of the slightest movement of the Qingtian Sect. Because the threat to him was never from the academy, but it could be from the Qingtian Sect!

"What did he say?"

"Everyone in the academy has retreated into the mortal world. We must be more careful!"

"And riding a horse?"

"It doesn't matter. There are many people riding horses on the grassland."

"Are you still going to the city?"

"Go! How can we eat pig's trotters and chicken feet if we don't go?"

Ah Zhu didn't understand the logical relationship, but Xia Xiao had already returned to normal, so she didn't need to think too much, just follow him, anyway, Xia Xiao was there if something went wrong! He always had his own unique insights on things, and this time was no exception.