"Oh no! We have to get out of here!"

Zhang Jiu rushed towards the crowd in a panic.

He glanced at the square-faced man kneeling on the ground, ignored him, and hurriedly reported to Chen Feng:

"It's 'Iron Butcher'!"

"I climbed to a high place and looked into the distance, and I saw that he was heading this way!"

Chen Feng's expression changed drastically.

Even with Zhang Biaotou and Xue Hai combined, they couldn't take him down?

"Iron Slaughter" is clearly not the Tempering of the Internal Organs Realm.

And how did they get here so quickly?!

"Go! Let's go now!"

Chen Feng directed everyone to mount their horses, and then he himself mounted the square-faced warrior's horse.

"And what about me!"

The square-faced warrior panicked immediately, ignoring the blood on his face, and hurriedly stepped in front of the horse.

"Go and help Senior Cheng drive the carriage!"

A look of resistance flashed in the square-faced man's eyes.

The carriage is the heaviest and slowest, so it will definitely be the first one to be overtaken.

"Are you going or not!" Chen Feng shouted.

There's no time to waste with square-faced people now.

The pursuers are right behind us. At this point, whether we kill him or drive him away, it will be a waste of precious time. It's better to let him drive the carriage.

This would also free up Cheng Li's hands, allowing martial artists at the Bone Forging Realm to play a greater role.

"Go! I'll go!"

The square-faced martial artist hurriedly agreed, ran to Cheng Li's side and took the reins and whip, afraid of being left behind.

"drive!"

Chen Feng pulled on the reins.

With a neigh, Chen Feng's horse galloped forward, and the others followed closely behind.

Chen Feng observed the road ahead, constantly recalling the scenery from his memory, and judged how long it would take to reach the next inn.

At the same time, he had to prepare for the worst—there were already enemies in the inn.

At that time.

It was truly a time of utter desperation.

There will be no water and no food.

If the horse couldn't hold on any longer, Chen Feng would decisively abandon it and have Cheng Li carry Cheng Tingxue on his back.

Throw away the maid.

They sped all the way back to Pingcheng.

The two sides will part ways here, each leaving their fate to destiny. Chen Feng's actions can be considered as doing his utmost in terms of benevolence and righteousness.

but......

He couldn't understand how Tie Tu was tracking them.

Mingming specifically found a secluded spot to rest.

There is more than one way back to Pingcheng.

But Zhang Jiu said that Tie Tu was heading this way...

And those mountain bandits, they seemed to have been lying in ambush for a long time.

What went wrong?

Chen Feng's thoughts raced.

......

......

Evening, Zhangjia Village.

This place is very close to Pingcheng, and it's the first place Chen Feng stayed after leaving the city.

He was particularly impressed.

Fortunately, the worst-case scenario that Chen Feng had anticipated did not occur.

The group could also quickly replenish their supplies and buy some fodder to feed the horses.

However, Chen Feng did not choose to rest for a while longer.

Horse-drawn carriages are inherently slow.

No one knew whether Tie Tu would catch up in the next moment.

Everyone obeyed Chen Feng's decision and continued on their way.

However......

Before long, they had to turn into a side road and find an open space to stop.

"Damn it!"

The square-faced martial artist cursed loudly.

"Damn it, the carriage broke down! It's the last stretch of the journey, how could the wheel just break like that!"

Chen Feng dismounted to inspect the wheels and found that they were so worn that they were completely unusable.

The square-faced martial artist's expression shifted between light and dark.

There's still a distance to Pingcheng, and it's in the middle of nowhere, so it's obviously impossible to repair.

But there aren't enough horses.

Everyone was at a loss for what to do.

Cheng Li remained alert to the movements around him.

Wang Huan paced anxiously back and forth, frustrated that things always went wrong at the last minute.

Zhang Jiu silently watched the wheels.

Old Li sat quietly to the side, lost in thought, watching the Xu family martial artist occasionally fiddling with his wounds, seemingly preoccupied with something.

"Waaah..."

Cheng Tingxue's maid burst into tears, sobbing intermittently.

This made everyone feel agitated.

Cheng Lixue whispered words of comfort to the maid.

His face was pale and weak; he was clearly forcing himself to appear calm.

It's unclear whether her comforting words were meant for the maid or for herself.

"Still crying!"

Wang Huan rebuked him.

"I've been fed up with you, maid, for a long time. All you do is cry and cry. You cry when you're surrounded by bandits, you cry when the carriage breaks down. Can't you just shut up for a bit?"

"Ugh!"

After being scolded by Wang Huan, the maid cried even louder.

It was noisy and disruptive.

It was as if she was deliberately throwing a tantrum; she not only cried, but she also screamed as she cried.

Chen Feng's expression turned cold.

The maid's cries were so loud that they could easily reveal everyone's location in this quiet place.

He quickly walked to Wang Huan's side...

hum-

A metallic humming sound rang out.

Everyone was shocked.

Chen Feng drew the sword from Wang Huan's waist and held it directly to the maid's neck.

"Cry again."

It seemed to be recalling the ruthless way Chen Feng beat the square-faced martial artist.

The maid immediately shut her mouth.

His eyes revealed terror.

They were afraid that Chen Feng would actually make a move.

Seeing that she had calmed down, Chen Feng gave up and put the knife down.

Just as he was about to put the knife back into Wang Huan's scabbard.

My nose twitched as I caught a whiff of a subtle fragrance.

It's faint.

It's easy to miss if you don't sniff carefully.

Chen Feng's expression changed.

I realized something.

Throughout the journey, he could always smell a faint fragrance from behind the carriage.

He originally thought it smelled like rouge.

But that may not be the case.

He approached Cheng Tingxue and her maid, sniffed them, and then quickly walked to the carriage and pulled back the curtain.

A familiar aroma wafted towards me.

No one knew what Chen Feng was doing. They only saw him crawl into the carriage and grope around for a while.

soon.

He took a sachet out of the car.

Chen Feng, his face grim, handed the sachet to Cheng Tingxue and asked:

"Whose is this?"

A look of doubt flashed in Cheng Tingxue's eyes. She remembered that this sachet was...

Cheng Tingxue turned her head to look at the maid.

Upon seeing this, a hint of panic appeared in the maid's eyes.

Although it was quickly suppressed, Chen Feng still keenly noticed it.

"Did you know there's a traitor in our family?!"

Chen Feng gritted his teeth and looked at Cheng Tingxue with disappointment and frustration.

At the same time, he was also annoyed with himself for not checking the carriage sooner.

No wonder the bandits were able to ambush us in advance...

No wonder Tie Tu could pinpoint the location so accurately...

Along the way, Chen Feng trusted others too much, but he didn't expect his teammates to be so unreliable!

He roughly pulled the maid away from Cheng Tingxue, letting her stumble and fall to the ground.

The maid panicked and turned to Cheng Tingxue, wanting to ask for help.

Even if Cheng Tingxue was slow-witted.

At this moment, she realized something and looked at the maid in shock.

I can't believe that after being so good to her, all I got in return was betrayal.

Just then.

"So you guys are here!"

A familiar voice rang out from outside the woods.

Chen Feng suddenly turned his head.

Xue Hai, holding a long spear, rode his horse toward the group.

His face was covered with several bruises, as if he had been in a fight.

I met Xue Hai.

Cheng Li's face lit up with joy.

"That's wonderful..." the maid exclaimed in delight.

Chen Feng's expression changed drastically.

The fact that Xue Hai could find them so accurately even though they were hiding in the woods shows that he has the means to locate them.

"etc!"

Chen Feng shouted loudly.

The crowd paused, turning to look at Chen Feng, awaiting his next instructions.

"Step back, he's suspicious, senior, be prepared."

Cheng Li's expression changed.

He then assumed a fighting stance and looked at Xue Hai warily.

The others did the same, quietly retreating.

The maid, however, looked anxious and said:

"Xue Da..."

The voices stopped abruptly.

Chen Feng raised the knife in his hand, and to everyone's disbelief, he...

A single stab!

It pierced the maid's heart.

The maid's eyes widened, not understanding why Chen Feng had suddenly made a move.

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