"Senior Brother, Senior Brother, all you see in that blockhead is that block of wood! How come you can't see how good I am!"
An Er angrily kicked the fire, causing the firewood to collapse and the flames to flicker dimly for a moment.
"Oh no, my shoes!"
An Er looked at the charred shoe surface with heartache, and subconsciously wanted to kick it again to vent his anger, but stopped when he saw the charred part of the shoe surface.
Suddenly, the firelight flickered again, as if something had swept across it, but An Er didn't feel any wind. Just as he was wondering about this, he felt a pain on his face.
He, An Er, the second-in-command of the Fifth Prince's secret guards, whom everyone addressed as "Second Senior Brother," had actually been slapped in the face!
"Who, who is it? Come out here, or I'll beat you up!" An Er covered his livid face and shouted angrily at the air.
Xu Jinhuan, standing to the side, rubbed his fingers together in disgust. What was that greasy face of this person's?
As for the guards who were preparing to fall asleep again in the cave, they looked at An Er with puzzled expressions.
"Second Brother, what's wrong with you? There's no one in front of you."
"Was there a gust of wind just now, Second Brother? Don't scare yourself."
Upon hearing his companion's voice, the fourth guard opened his heavy eyelids, rubbed his eyes, and mumbled sleepily.
"Yes, that old immortal has already left and couldn't possibly be here."
Unexpectedly, after he said this, the cave fell into an eerie silence for a moment.
"Siyi, you really know how to bring up the most sensitive topics. Can you please not mention those three words? They hurt my face."
"Yes, ever since that accident, I get terrified whenever there's even a little bit of wind. I've finally calmed down a bit now, so don't scare me."
Hearing the voices of the guards, An Er regained his senses. He rubbed his still sore face and looked around in confusion.
Could he have been mistaken? Was it really just the wind?
An Er coughed awkwardly and walked over to the group of guards in a pretentious manner.
"I've been hearing you guys talk about that old immortal for a long time. What's the deal with him? I went on a mission to Jizhou before, so I didn't have a chance to see him."
Upon hearing that the second guard was interested in this matter, the fourth guard immediately began to explain, "Second senior brother, it's a good thing you weren't here, otherwise your fate would probably not be much better than ours."
After saying that, as if afraid that An Er wouldn't believe him, he pointed to An Wei Si Wu and said, "Second Senior Brother, look, Si Wu's tooth was broken that time. The old immortal is ruthless."
Seeing that Dark Guard Two had no intention of stopping, the Fourth Guard continued, "We were patrolling the silver mine when the old immortal gave us a lesson."
Later, others came to help, but they were also reprimanded by the old immortal. In the end, the old immortal not only let the miners escape, but also moved the silver mine away!
After listening, An Er glanced silently at An Wei Si Wu, who was speaking with a lisp. Remembering what An Wei Si Yi had just said, his heart began to pound.
After all, there are many supernatural and bizarre things in the world, and he actually believed in them to some extent. Of course, he couldn't show this in front of his bodyguards, as he still had to save face.
Especially at such a critical juncture, he needs to perform even better than An Yi, so that the guards will admire him.
Therefore, he reprimanded the guards in a stern tone.
"Nonsense, I don't believe in any old immortals. At most, they are just some extraordinary people who have cultivated special abilities."
Don't mention this again, or we Fifth Prince's secret guards will lose all face!
After saying that, An Er flicked his sleeve, wanting to show off his heroic demeanor.
As a result, the next second he appeared in front of everyone with a face full of shit.
"Second Senior Brother, what's wrong with you? Are you learning some kind of martial art that we don't know about?" the fourth guard asked absentmindedly.
An Er quickly got up, rubbing his sore buttocks, his eyes wide open, filled with fear and dread.
Even though there was nothing behind him, he definitely felt something kick him hard.
The force seemed to transport him back to the Dark Guard training camp, where his master had taught him the same lesson back then!
"You... the old immortal you mentioned before, he's the one who suddenly attacks you without you even seeing his movements, right?" An Er swallowed hard and asked.
The fourth guard continued, oblivious to the situation, "Yes, that's how it is. Second senior brother, you didn't want to talk about it just now, why are you suddenly asking about it again?"
After saying that, he looked at An Er with a puzzled expression, "Second Senior Brother, why are you sweating in this heavy rain? Are you hot? Then quickly move away from the fire."
An Er silently wiped the cold sweat from his face, wanting to say that he wasn't hot, but for the sake of his pride, he held back.
An Er, with a cold face, tried his best to hide his panic and said in a serious tone, "If what you said is true, then we may have encountered that old immortal again."
I didn't fall down on my own; someone kicked me.
Upon hearing this, the fourth guard immediately jumped up from the ground. "What? The old immortal is here again?"
The other guards also hurriedly stood up, instinctively huddling together to minimize their presence.
It's not that they're cowardly, it's just that they were traumatized by what happened last time.
Looking at the group of guards who were already huddled together, and at himself all alone, An Er wondered, why was he so disliked? No one even offered him a hug at a time like this.
The guards didn't have time to think too much. They simply felt that since An Er was the first to be beaten, he must have done something to displease the old immortal.
Why not help them share some of the blows? That way, his role as the team leader won't be in vain.
Xu Jinhuan looked at An Er, who was frozen in fear and didn't know where to look, and kicked him in the butt in disgust.
Only then did he swagger over to the others.
Xu Jinhuan continued in his previous falsetto, "I was harvesting vegetables in my own herb garden when I suddenly heard you calling me. I rushed here before I even finished harvesting the vegetables."
So that's what you all thought of me?
Upon hearing that familiar voice, the guards instinctively knelt on the ground, muttering something under their breath.
"Old Immortal, it was our fault. We shouldn't have brought up your affairs and disturbed your peaceful cultivation."
"Old Immortal, we really know we were wrong. We haven't hired anyone to mine anymore."
"Yes, old immortal, we came to the mountain this time to save people, we're doing a good deed!"
An Er, rubbing his sore buttocks, chimed in, "Really, we're here to do good!"
Xu Jinhuan sneered and slapped An Er across the face. "Do you think I'd believe that?"
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