Nine out of ten things in the world are not what you want them to be, and sometimes you just get what you're afraid of.
Mu Feng and Wei Hu both wanted to reach the stronghold behind the mountain quickly so that the guards could not find them, but suddenly several figures passed through the air, and the extreme speed made everyone below feel a strong wind.
Pass.
Wei Hu looked at the sky with a guilty conscience: "Brother Mu, do you think these people are here to find us?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the figures that had flown past actually flew back again, and then slowly landed towards them. This scene made Mu Feng and Wei Hu suddenly feel a thump in their hearts.
"Run!" Mu Feng shouted, turned around and ran away.
Not to be outdone, Wei Hu followed Mu Feng closely, complaining as he ran: "They cheated and couldn't beat us, so they called in stronger people!"
"If you have the ability to fight one on one!"
Mu Feng didn't have time to talk. He was weak now and couldn't run fast at all. Looking back, he saw a somewhat familiar face.
Nanli, the general banner of the Royal Guards, had even been to the Chess Academy before.
"This is really bad!" Mu Feng knew that he was out of luck now, and the guards were serious about it.
But this is just a selection, there is no need to make such a big fanfare, the only explanation is that the empress is the one.
He had guessed before that the empress asked him to participate in the guard selection just to retaliate against his anger, but now he is sure that this is the case!
It's already outrageous to dispatch the flag commander, but now even the chief flag is dispatched!
What he didn't know was that Nan Li had been promoted from General Banner to Hundred Households.
Among the imperial guards of Empress Xuanji, the positions are arranged in order of rank, namely commander, governor, thousand households, hundred households, general flag and flag chief.
Although the flag leader is the smallest official position among the imperial guards, with only ten people under his command, most of them are around the fifth level of the reincarnation realm and are very powerful.
They were running on the ground, but of course they couldn't outrun a few flying in the sky. Not long after, Nan Li led his men to catch up with them.
"Mu Feng, long time no see." The scars on Nan Li's face were very conspicuous, making him look more ruthless.
Mu Feng sighed and asked aloud: "Did the Empress send you here?"
Nan Li didn't answer, but his expression said everything.
Wei Hu leaned towards Mu Feng with some fear and whispered: "Brother Mu, this is an acquaintance of yours, can you let us go?"
Nan Li looked at Wei Hu with interest and said coldly: "I thought I heard you just now saying that you wanted to challenge me to a duel? I'll satisfy you!"
A guard came out with a wicked smile on his face and waved to Wei Hu. Wei Hu wished he could sew his mouth shut, because it always caused bad things: "Misunderstanding, it's just a misunderstanding. Don't take it seriously, I just said it casually."
The guard who came out shook his finger and said: "We guards are always good at listening to other people's opinions. Today I will satisfy you no matter what you say!"
With that said, he rushed towards Wei Hu.
Poor Wei Hu had just been beaten not long ago, and now he was faced with another one-sided crushing, and he was pushed to the ground and beaten violently.
Nan Li moved his fingers, and several guards behind him immediately surrounded Mu Feng. They did not intend to leave any opportunity for Mu Feng this time.
Mu Feng was still weak and had no ability to fight against them, so he simply gave up resisting and said slowly: "Hurry up, I'm tired!"
Nan Li and others were a little embarrassed to take action at this time. They seemed to be bullying the old, weak, sick and disabled, and their reputation would not be good.
"The empress just wanted to let them know that guard selection is not a child's play, and everything is the same as before!" Nan Li said coldly.
Several imperial guards understood clearly and walked directly in front of Mu Feng.
"Boy, you have to be patient. No one can disobey the empress' order, and don't blame us."
"Yes, the patience is over. You will definitely pass the selection. We will be comrades in arms in the future."
Looking at their kind eyes, Mu Feng wondered if they were deliberately speaking sarcastically, but he soon understood that these people really didn't want to hurt him.
Among the guards, strength is respected, and only those with strength can be respected.
Mu Feng was able to counterattack the flag commanders and deal with them. This was a strength in itself, and his strength had been recognized by the imperial guards.
In addition, Mu Feng is a person favored by the empress. After joining the imperial guard in the future, there may be opportunities to work together, so there is no need to make enemies.
Several people put their hands on Mu Feng's shoulders, arms and knees, and then suddenly exerted force. The huge holy energy instantly invaded his body, causing him serious injuries.
These injuries will not be fatal, but they will prevent them from recovering for a while and will greatly slow down their speed.
As for other people, they were also injured in these places during the competition, so the difficulty of the selection skyrocketed.
"We will keep your things temporarily and will return them to you when you pass the selection trial."
After several imperial guards finished speaking, they took away Mu Feng's space sacred weapon and searched Mu Feng's body. Even the Qingxiao Sword was taken away by them.
After confirming that nothing was left behind, they were ready to leave.
Nan Li glanced at Mu Feng and said calmly: "I'll wait for you at the stronghold."
Afterwards, Nan Li led the guards to leave the place one after another.
Wei Hu's previous injury has not healed yet, and now he has been injured more. His body is more swollen than before, and he looks extremely miserable.
"Brother Mu, why are you okay? It's not fair, there is already a shady story involved!"
Mu Feng sighed: "Brother Wei, when can you stop your mouth, maybe it won't be so miserable."
He stood up with difficulty, his shoulders and knees were in great pain, and even walking was a bit difficult, but he gritted his teeth and walked step by step towards the mountain.
Wei Hu seemed to be infected by his spirit, so he slowly followed Mu Feng.
"Brother Mu, I really admire you. I know your injuries are definitely not lighter than mine, but you didn't say a word. What a man!"
But Mu Feng turned around at this time, blinked at him, and said, "Actually, I'm just pretending, my injury has healed."
Wei Hu was stunned for a moment and said subconsciously: "How is it possible? Even the space sacred weapon was taken away. How could you recover so quickly?"
Mu Feng didn't bother to explain that they had taken away the Space Sacred Artifact, but they could not take away the Wordless Golden Book. Of course, the divine spring water of youth in the golden book was still in his hands.
After Nan Li left, he took the water from the Spring of Youth, and his injuries quickly recovered. His appearance of pain was indeed an act.
Because he knows that there must be guards watching them in the dark now. If they act too relaxed, they will definitely find trouble for them!
Wei Hu's pain was not pretended, he was really in pain, and there was no part of his body that was not in pain. He followed behind with a grin on his face and let out bursts of moans.
Mu Feng took the trouble and had to secretly feed him some water from the Divine Spring of Youth. The huge vitality allowed Wei Hu to recover from all his injuries in a short period of time.
"Brother Mu, it turns out you are really pretending. You are so awesome. How on earth did you do it..."
Before he finished speaking, Mu Feng covered his mouth and said coldly: "If you don't want to continue to be beaten, just don't say anything, just like before."
Wei Hu nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand!"
So, both of them Pretending to be in great pain, he continued to move forward. Although the guards following him in the dark felt something was wrong, they didn't care.
Many people think that they can reach the stronghold behind the mountain even in this way. In fact, this is because they have not encountered real danger yet.
In the jungle, there are not only guards, but also many powerful gods and demons!
Mu Feng and Wei Hu were soon targeted by a god and demon, and the imperial guards showed no intention of intervening. If the god and demon launched an attack, Mu Feng and Wei Hu would not be able to resist it.
However, the god and demon discovered them, and Mu Feng also discovered the god and demon, and figured out a way right away.
He quietly released the power of his soul. Now he is still weak, only the power of his soul is still very abundant.
And the power of the soul happens to be the nemesis of most gods and demons.
The imperial guard originally wanted to let the gods and demons attack Mu Feng and Wei Hu first, and then when the two men were exhausted and in a desperate situation, he would show up to drive away the gods and demons.
In this way, they can be made aware of the dangers of guard selection, and their respect for the guards will be deeper. They have been through this process for so many selections.
But this time, because of Mu Feng's joining, there were many uncertain factors and many historical firsts occurred.
For example, for the first time in history, they counterattacked to snatch the guards, and for the first time in history, hundreds of households were asked to personally find someone...
Now, something happening for the first time in history is happening.
This demon was already close enough to Mu Feng and Wei Hu, which was within its hunting range. Just when it was about to attack, its body suddenly softened and it took a few steps back.
The guards hiding in the dark couldn't help but widen their eyes. Why did this god and demon seem to be suddenly attacked? Mu Feng and Wei Hu were obviously not aware of it.
After the demon stood up, he turned around and ran away, without even meeting Mu Feng or the other two.
For the first time in history, the gods and demons were scared away just by their momentum!
The guard only felt curious in his heart, but apart from the momentum, he couldn't think of anything else that would make the gods and demons run away in fear.
In fact, Mu Feng only used the power of his own soul to attack the gods and demons, forcing the gods and demons to escape from this place.
The imperial guard continued to follow Mu Feng, thinking that Mu Feng would not always have such good luck, but he found that all the gods and demons would flee in panic when they were only a few steps away from Mu Feng.
Once or twice could be said to be a coincidence, but when the number of times increased, the guard realized something was wrong.
"No, this matter must be reported as soon as possible!" the guard said coldly.