In the dark underground, a long team trudged forward on the path of the Holy Ancestor.
The composition of this team is very complex, including common traveling merchants, hunters, warriors, civilians, and scholars, as well as many poor refugees in ragged clothes.
Zhong Lei took a deep breath and took his daughter from his wife's arms.
Not only did he have a heavy luggage hanging on his back, he also had a five-year-old son, so the burden was already very heavy.
But Zhong Lei couldn't bear his wife's fatigue and haggard, and was willing to put more burden on himself. At the same time, he comforted her and said, "Xiuyun, if you persist for two more days, we can reach Taiwu City!"
His wife was too tired to speak, but she still forced a smile.
Zhong Lei held her hand with his free left hand: "Believe me, we can live a good life when we get to Taiwu City."
Zhong Lei's family originally lived outside Baimu City. He himself was a hunter, and his wife farmed and weaved, which was enough to support their two children, and their life was quite harmonious.
However, something unexpected happened. Just for the sake of preying on a fourth-level ferocious beast, Zhong Lei offended a son of a noble family in Baimu City and was forced to flee with his wife and children.
When leaving, an elder in the village told Zhong Lei to go to Taiwu City to make a living.
Taiwu City is the largest city in Wushan Realm, with a population of millions. Even if you can't get into the city, you can rent a field and build a thatched cottage outside, and there is still no problem in settling down.
Zhong Lei had heard all kinds of things about Taiwu City when he was very young.
I have always longed for it.
It's just that in the past, it was difficult to leave my hometown, and it was impossible to leave the family business and take risks.
Now that everything is over, Zhong Lei, his wife and children have gone through many hardships along the way and spent most of their savings, but they finally have a promising future.
"Um!"
Zhong Lei's wife nodded vigorously.
For her, as long as she can be with her husband and children, no matter how hard life is, she is happy.
And she is also full of longing for a new life in the future.
Beep! Beep! Beep ~
At this moment, a sharp whistle suddenly came from the front of the team.
Enemy attack!
Zhong Lei's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Xiuyun, take the children to the center!"
He, his wife and children changed teams several times along the way, and encountered thieves and bandits four or five times along the way.
According to the rules of the brigade, when attacked by bandits, men must stand outside to resist, including the elderly, women and children crowded in the middle.
Zhong Lei has the third level of bone refining, so he is not very weak in this team.
So he immediately put down his luggage and children, took out his longbow and arrows as quickly as possible and rushed forward.
Zhong Lei's wife opened her arms and hugged her two children tightly, then dragged her luggage back.
I have encountered the same situation many times and am now very experienced.
But there was still a worried look on her face.
Zhong Lei struggled to separate the commotion in front of him and immediately saw black figures appearing in the distance.
The hunter's heart suddenly sank.
There were a lot of bandits that appeared this time, and they all looked tough. They were by no means the kind of stragglers who were easy to deal with.
There are not many powerful warriors in Zhong Lei's team. Although there are many people, they are essentially a mess.
Zhong Lei knew very well that this battle would be difficult!
But it was difficult to return. With his wife and children behind him, there was no room for him to flinch.
The hunter immediately took his long bow, strung the arrow, and prepared for a desperate fight!
What made him vomit blood was that the front of the team seemed to suddenly explode and it became extremely chaotic.
"The robbers are coming!"
"Run!"
"Everyone, run for your lives!"
"run!"
One by one, they cried for their father and mother and ran away desperately to the rear.
Although there were only a few people at the beginning, they easily aroused the fear in people's hearts, and many weak-willed guys immediately lost their fighting spirit and ran around blindly.
Zhong Lei was rushed by the fleeing crowd and almost fell to the ground, feeling extremely cold.
It’s over!
Experience told him that there must be bandits and spies mixed into the team in order to create chaos at the critical moment.
But you understand, you understand, Zhong Lei is only a third-level warrior, so he has no ability to turn the tide!
He leaned against the rock wall in despair, watching the hordes of bandits roaring towards him, his limbs were powerless for a moment.
Hugh! Hugh! Hugh!
Just when Zhong Lei was completely desperate, arrows shining with cold light fell like raindrops among the bandits, creating a bloody storm.
"ah!"
Shrilling screams came one after another, and a large number of the bandits who had looked so ferocious just now fell down.
Many people were nailed to the ground alive, and some who were lucky enough to survive made howls of terror like slaughtering pigs!
"Chang'an, Chang'an Iron Armor!"
"The Iron-Blooded Youth League is the Iron-Blooded Youth League!"
"Run, run!"
This time it was the bandits' turn to cry for their fathers and mothers. They all wished they had one more leg and tried their best to escape to the nearby side road.
However, waves of arrows followed closely, ruthlessly harvesting their lives.
There are also a few powerful bandits who bravely fight back against the hail of arrows, trying to carve a bloody path.
As a result, they were greeted by bright blades of light!
Zhong Lei was stunned.
He saw hundreds of steps in front of him, groups of armored warriors sweeping across and blocking the Saint Ancestor's path with overwhelming force, crushing the bandits in front of them into powder.
He saw a bandit leader roaring and leaping high, only to be shot into a hedgehog by a dozen flying spears.
Screams, wails, begging for mercy...
In just half a cup of tea, there was no longer a bandit standing on the path of the Holy Ancestor.
The armored warriors, like divine soldiers descending from the sky, quickly rushed in front of Zhong Lei's team, stepping on the corpses and blood all over the ground.
The people around Zhong Lei were so frightened that they all backed away, their heads shrinking like quails.
These armored warriors kill bandits like chickens, so killing them is even easier.
Zhong Lei is undoubtedly much more courageous, and he doesn't think that these well-equipped and well-trained warriors will attack poor people like him who are miserable.
Therefore, he plucked up the courage, stepped forward and saluted, "I will never forget your life-saving grace."
These armored warriors stopped, and one of them lifted his silver-grey mask and asked in a deep voice: "Where are you coming from, and where are you going?"
The other warriors lifted their masks one after another.
Zhong Lei was extremely surprised to find that these powerful and ruthless warriors were all teenagers, with a childlike look on their faces.
Zhong Lei was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly replied: "Replying to your lord, I, the younger one, am on the run and want to go to Taiwu City."
When the other party heard this, he smiled and said, "Taiwu City? Then you might as well come to our Chang'an City!"