I'm already invincible, and you're telling me I just logged in?

Shen Shuangning did not act with Xu Yan, but instead relied on her own clues to find her way.

Seven days later.

Xu Yan began to question the meaning of life.

To make his disguise convincing enough, he pretended to be a ten-year-old tenant farmer's son who had come to Shangyuan County to visit relatives, and then wandered the streets for seven days.

They could barely fill their stomachs each day with the help of kind strangers.

When it was time to eat, Xu Yan was very hungry, so he thought he would try his luck, just like he had done a few days before, to see if any kind people would give him food.

He walked to the door of a noodle shop and stopped.

A few days ago, this noodle shop had a sign saying that they had something to do at home and hadn't opened.

The noodle shop owner saw him not far from the shop, looking at him with pleading eyes and appearing quite unfamiliar, so she kindly came over and asked, "Child, you're not from Shangyuan County, are you?"

Xu Yan nodded slightly and, following the prepared story, said that his father had died in the mountains and his mother had also passed away early. He had come to Shangyuan County specifically to seek refuge with relatives.

After saying that, he cautiously asked, "Auntie, do you know my uncle, Wang Hu?"

After hearing this, the proprietress shook her head and sighed, "What a poor child."

"You look starving, come in and have a bowl of noodles."

Xu Yan thanked her gratefully, "Thank you so much, Auntie. We will definitely repay you once we find Uncle and settle down."

The woman invited him into the shop and sat him down, then turned and went to the kitchen to cook.

While eating his noodles, Xu Yan subconsciously opened his system panel.

However, he was stunned at first glance.

[ID: Xu Yan]

[Title: Unparalleled in the World]

[Level: LV17 (218/450)]

[Status: Datura (Active)]

"Datura?"

"Is there a problem with the face?"

Xu Yan felt drowsy, but this kind of drug was of ordinary strength, and most of it was neutralized with a little internal energy.

He yawned, his eyelids drooping.

Seeing his weary face, the woman said with concern, "Child, are you tired? Rest here with me for a while, and I'll try to find out about your uncle tomorrow."

Xu Yan nodded gratefully, "Thank you, Auntie."

The woman led him into the inner room.

As night deepened and the guests left, she quickly closed the shop door.

In the middle of the night, Xu Yan was pretending to be asleep when the door was pushed open.

A hand reached out and pinched him from head to toe. The person frowned and said, "With things so strict now, you still dare to lay a hand on me?"

The woman lowered her voice: "This is someone who's come to visit relatives, perfect."

She urged, "Hurry up, this is the last one."

The man said nothing more, weighed the silver in his hand and tossed it to the woman, then hoisted Xu Yan onto his shoulder and left under the cover of night.

This person was clearly a martial artist, though not of high skill level, yet he carried Xu Yan all the way without even breaking a sweat.

After passing through several alleys, we arrived at the backyard of a magnificent mansion.

He sneaked into a room, triggered a mechanism, and a hidden door opened up in the floor.

He went down the steps to the secret room, casually threw Xu Yan on the ground, and turned to leave.

After he left, Xu Yan sat up and looked around.

The secret room was small, with torches hanging on the walls, casting a dim yellow light on the faces of four children who looked to be around seven or eight years old.

They stared blankly as Xu Yan sat up, his eyes empty and numb.

After an unknown amount of time, footsteps finally came from the end of the passage.

"Is everything taken care of?"

"Everything has been taken care of."

"Then what are we waiting for? Shen Shuangning is back. Hurry up, don't let her find out about this place."

"I don't want to be implicated by you!"

Listening to their conversation, Xu Yan suppressed the urge to make a move.

They swiftly covered the children's mouths and noses and led them away.

Xu Yan and the others were crammed into a horse-drawn carriage, which sped away from Qingyuan County.

When they passed through the city gate, the guards didn't even stop them and let them pass directly.

Xu Yan leaned against the car wall, his brows slightly furrowed.

"No questioning?"

There's probably more to these people than meets the eye.

After daybreak, Xu Yan and several children were taken to a bamboo house in the mountains.

The people in charge of guarding them were all newly entered the third or fourth level of the Transcendent Realm, and their strength was not particularly strong.

After feeding the children and Xu Yan with water and dry food, they locked the door of the bamboo house and squatted outside to wait for someone to come and hand over the supplies.

However, several hours passed, and there was still no sign of anyone on the mountain path.

As night fell, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from afar.

The group noticed the commotion, exchanged glances, and quickly pulled out black cloths to cover their faces.

Shen Shuangning rode on her horse, followed by several yamen runners.

No unnecessary words.

The two groups immediately clashed.

Although there were only five people on the human traffickers' side, they were all experts at the third or fourth level of the Transcendent Realm, ruthless in their attacks, and well-coordinated with each other.

Although the yamen runners were numerous, their cultivation levels varied greatly. After a few exchanges, their formation was broken up, and they had to retreat repeatedly.

Inside the house, upon hearing the sounds of fighting, Xu Yan did not hesitate and immediately broke free of the ropes, returning to his original state.

After he joined the fight, the human traffickers quickly began to retreat.

Shen Shuangning was surprised to see Xu Yan, but she had no time to ask any questions.

Soon, all five human traffickers had been injured.

Xu Yan knew he had to leave them alive, so he didn't use excessive force.

But something unexpected happened on Shen Shuangning's side.

With a single stroke, she ripped off one of the men's masks, and upon recognizing the familiar face, her pupils constricted sharply.

"Senior Brother Zhu! Didn't you say you were tired of the unpredictable life and death in the Bureau of Arrests and wanted to travel around?"

Just as Shen Shuangning was feeling incredulous, a sudden change occurred.

"Senior brother, stop acting!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than one of the officials suddenly turned against him and swiftly dealt with several of the yamen runners.

Xu Yan was immediately startled.

Why the sudden change of heart?

"Senior Brother Feng, what's going on?"

Shen Shuang's gaze turned cold as she stared intently at Feng Jing in front of her, her aura instantly darkening.

Seeing this, Feng Jing sighed softly, his tone tinged with helplessness: "Junior sister, why are you so persistent?"

"You should understand that cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents."

Feng Jing glanced at Xu Yan and recognized him.

"You guys deal with this brat, I'll take care of Junior Sister."

"Senior Brother Feng, you have quite the nerve!"

Shen Shuangning showed no mercy to her former fellow disciples.

She drew another knife from her waist, now wielding two knives, and faced Feng Jing.

Xu Yan finally understood.

Why did Shen Shuangning want Huang Gui's knife after she had dealt with him?

Shen Shuangning was raised by Shen Hua from a young age. She was exceptionally talented, and she was the only one who had the aptitude to learn the double-sword martial arts passed down by her master.

Unfortunately, she sold her pair of swords to raise money for her master's medical treatment.

For a martial artist, their weapon is their second life. Without her own pair of swords, she has been making do with a decent single sword for the past six months.

Now that she has two swords in her hands, Shen Shuangning is the complete Shen Shuangning.

After she gripped the twin swords, her aura changed, revealing a strength that Xu Yan had never seen before.

He could multitask, wielding two swords, one for offense and one for defense, his body constantly shifting and turning. When attacking, he was as fierce as the wind; when defending, he was impenetrable.