Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 46: Savages in the Mountains
Between the steep mountains, a clear stream divides the dense woods on both sides into two parts. The water flows rapidly, and from time to time it scares the light blue fish to jump up, with a little splash of water on both sides.

"Whoosh!"

A wooden branch flashed by, and the sharp tip pierced directly into the belly of the leaping fish, and then accurately inserted into the center of the crevice in the riverbed and stopped steadily.

Then, a figure flashed by, and a black-haired boy with his upper body naked jumped into the river at a high speed. He felt the water and got to the riverbed, then picked up the branch with the fish stuck on it.

He cut open the belly, removed the scales, put in the firewood, lit the fire, and finally set up the rack. The boy's movements were smooth and fluid, and it was obvious that he was very familiar with it.

Soon, the fragrant aroma floated into the air along with the rising bonfire.

"If I still had all those seasonings, it wouldn't be so miserable."

The young man had a sad face as he wolfed down the fish in his hand. Although it was fragrant, it didn't taste very good and could only be considered as a way to fill his stomach.

After a short meal, the boy went to the river, drank some water to moisten his throat, and then walked towards the lawn not far away.

There was no shade from the trees here, and the light was abundant. There was only a huge heavy ruler stuck straight into the ground with a ball of black rag hanging on it, which looked very strange.

To be precise, it should be a piece of clothing.

After putting the clothes on, the young man's hands were bulging with veins. He used all his strength to carry the heavy ruler on his back and continued to walk slowly forward.

The young man carrying the heavy ruler was naturally Xiao Yan.

For several days, Hun Ruoruo and Yao Lao still had no contact with him. However, after his exploration, he was able to roughly judge that he should be at a certain edge of the Demon Beast Mountains, which was not that dangerous.

The safety issue was guaranteed, but the only thing that confused him was that not only were there few people around, but there were not even any traces of monsters.

In his opinion, after living in seclusion in Wutan City for a few days, he could be said to be able to endure loneliness, but when he was truly and completely separated from the secular world, the loneliness that suddenly emerged was still too much for him to bear.

The hard training was not as easy as he had imagined.

Continuing into the dense forest, Xiao Yan continued to move forward towards the east.

"That witch, I don't know what tricks she used, but she can only barely sense the location of the valley when I carry the Xuanzhong Ruler on my back. It's as if I'm just lazy."

The young man's lazy voice sounded, "Xuan Chongchi" was the name he gave to the heavy ruler.

"Is this a caravan?"

After walking for half a day, Xiao Yan, who had just walked out of the woods, looked at a group of people on a small road not far away, and couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity in his heart.

The feeling of seeing a living person made him subconsciously relax his vigilance. After realizing this, Xiao Yan stopped in time and secretly observed the strength of the group.

After a brief observation, he found that the strength of the group was only five-star fighters at most. In a one-on-one fight, he would not be afraid of any of them. Even if they were surrounded, escaping should not be a problem.
The prerequisite is to abandon the Xuanzhong ruler.

After much hesitation, Xiao Yan decided to go and say hello in order to find out some information.

When he got closer, before he could speak, he saw the middle-aged man in the lead standing up quickly not far away, staring at the direction where Xiao Yan was with extremely vigilant eyes.

Then, when he saw the extremely young face beneath Xiao Yan's black hair, his original vigilance suddenly turned into astonishment—

"Little brother, are you okay?"

"Uh, uncle, why do you say that?" Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, the middle-aged man's mouth twitched and he looked up and down at the boy's current outfit and dress.

With messy hair wrapped in a few leaves, wearing rags, and carrying a large piece of iron on his back, he looked like a wild man in the mountains.

Noticing the other person's gaze, Xiao Yan immediately realized his own dismal appearance and said awkwardly, "I accidentally lost my way while training in the mountains earlier, so I haven't been able to change clothes for several days."

Seeing this, the middle-aged man stopped talking and said cheerfully, "Little brother, you dare to venture into the Demonic Beast Mountains alone. You are truly courageous. This place is quite far from the nearby towns. If it's convenient for you, why not come with us?"

"As for supplies and the like, I still have quite a bit here, so it wouldn't be a big deal to share some with you."

The other party was so enthusiastic that Xiao Yan couldn't refuse, so he could only point in a rough direction according to the fluctuation position on the Xuanzhong ruler.

"Haha. Although it's not on the same route, at least we're not going in the opposite direction. You're lucky, little brother."

The middle-aged man laughed and teased, then pointed behind him and said, "I happen to have some spare clothes over there. If they're not too big for you, you can try them on."

"In that case, thank you very much."

Xiao Yan clasped his fist towards the other party and said,
"If you need anything along the way, I will certainly lend a hand."

The middle-aged man nodded, but before he could say anything, a sudden hoarse voice came from not far away.

"You're just a little kid, you haven't even grown all your hair yet, what can you do? I think you'd better stay with Kagan and not cause any trouble."

Xiao Yan frowned and looked over when he heard the voice. He saw a bald man with fierce eyes looking at him with disdain, and his words were obviously full of a playful attitude.

"Who is this?"

"We call him Scar. He's a mercenary recruited by the caravan. Although he hasn't joined any mercenary group, he possesses the strength of a four-star fighter."

Kagan said, trying to smooth things over.

"Scar, my little brother's kindness is enough. Why do you have to say all this?"

Scar sneered and said no more. It was obvious that Kagan's status in the eyes of everyone was definitely not low.

Although this person's attitude was not very good, his words did not contain any intention of expelling him. Therefore, Xiao Yan did not intend to argue with him and simply chose to ignore him.

The caravan's rest time was not long, so Xiao Yan took advantage of the remaining time to quickly change into the clothes given by Kagang, and then started chatting with everyone in the caravan.

After a brief inquiry, Xiao Yan roughly understood where he and his group were currently. They were located in a corner at the edge of the Magic Beast Mountain Range. There were few Magic Beasts and even fewer passers-by, so it seemed isolated from the world.

At the same time, he also learned that Kagan and others were also mercenaries and were not from the same force as the caravan. The main purpose of this trip was to escort the caravan safely to a distant town in order to obtain commissions.

At this point, Kagan said mysteriously that the sedan chair carried by the caravan was escorting a rich lady, who was said to be of unparalleled beauty and extremely noble status, and had never been seen in person.

If the cargo being transported was not of great importance, it would be impossible for that young lady to risk her life to cross the Monster Mountain Range.

Although Xiao Yan responded to Kagang's gossip-like words with a smile, there was no ripple in his heart.

Instead of thinking about the rich lady, he wanted to find Hun Ruoruo as soon as possible and get back the supplies he had prepared for a whole week.
Rolling his eyes secretly, Xiao Yan stood up and walked quickly towards the caravan that was ready to set off.

(End of this chapter)