Invitation

Manager Xue and his five men used an oxcart from Chenjia Village to pull more than a dozen children away from the eerie Chenjia Village and head towards a neighboring county.

After seeing off Manager Xue and his group, Jiang Chao and the others did not intend to stay in the defunct Chenjia Village any longer.

After burying the villagers who had been corrupted by Bai Su Niang's yin energy and were already suffering from rigor mortis, Jiang Chao and the others prepared to leave Chenjia Village.

At this moment, the illusion that had been concealing the location of Chenjia Village disappeared, and Bi Sheng and his group, who had been wandering around in the mountains all day, also discovered the location of Chenjia Village.

"Brother Bi, look! There!"

Upon hearing Dong Jiajia's exclamation, Bi Sheng instinctively turned around to look.

Suddenly, a village appeared on the hilltop that had been hidden by dense forest.

Bi Sheng was immediately startled and said to everyone:

"Be careful, everyone, this might be a trap!"

In fact, after wandering around in the mountains for so long, Bi Sheng and his four companions had already sensed that something was amiss.

However, rumors are one thing, but experiencing it firsthand is quite another.

At first, they did not believe in the supernatural.

After all, in this world of martial arts, there are countless grudges, affections, and deceitful schemes.

The stories of ghosts and gods are mostly fabricated by those with ulterior motives in order to achieve their own goals.

The truth is often not that complicated.

But the scene before us makes one have no choice but to believe in ghosts and gods.

Under the bright sun, they searched the mountains for a long time without success, but then, suddenly, it appeared.

Xiao Qiushui noticed a group of people walking out of the village not far away.

"Someone's there!"

Li Qingyue frowned and said, "It's best if we don't go over there now; these people are of unknown origin..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Yu'er exclaimed in surprise:

"They're coming towards us! What do we do?!"

"..."

Bi Sheng clenched his fist secretly and said in a deep voice:

"Don't panic, we are martial artists, we are not necessarily weaker than them!"

Jiang Chao and the others had naturally seen Bi Sheng and his group long ago. The reason they walked towards them was because the matter had been mostly resolved.

Bai Su Niang's body was treated by Su E using witchcraft, so it looked no different from a living person. It would not decay in a short time and was not afraid of sunlight.

The six of them walked towards Bi Sheng and his group.

Bi Sheng's expression changed for a moment before he approached Jiang Chao and the others.

"Brother Bi, be careful..."

Dong Jiajia whispered a reminder from behind.

Bi Sheng waved his hand behind him, signaling everyone not to act rashly and to observe the situation. He then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards Jiang Chao from a distance and said:

"I am Bi Sheng of Kaihong Prefecture. Greetings, everyone."

Jiang Chao returned the greeting with a cupped hand, and laughed loudly, "Jiang Chao of Fengxue Temple greets Brother Bi."

Temple in the Snowstorm?

Bi Sheng frowned slightly. The name of Fengxue Temple was well-known in the martial arts world.

That was a true holy land of martial arts.

These people are actually from Fengxue Temple?

Bi Sheng was secretly alarmed.

"Brother Jiang, were you just... coming out of Chenjia Village?"

Bi Sheng asked the question knowing the answer already.

Jiang Chao sighed and said, "To be honest, Brother Bi, we came from Chenjia Village. We passed through this place earlier and found it filled with yin energy, as if some evil spirits were causing trouble. So we ventured in to investigate..."

Jiang Chao then began to deliver his prepared speech in a gentle and detailed manner.

After listening, Bi Sheng and the others fell silent.

They had no doubts.

Because of the reputation of the Wind and Snow Temple, and the fact that the people in front of them, both men and women, did not seem to be bad people.

Bi Sheng quickly believed Jiang Chao's words.

"So, my uncle's family..."

Bi Sheng looked gloomy. In his memory, his uncle's family was honest, kind, and would never do something like aiding and abetting evil.

But people's hearts are fickle. Who knows, the uncle from more than ten years ago and the uncle's family more than ten years later may be completely different people, unrecognizable.

"All the villagers were murdered; none escaped unscathed."

Jiang Chao said with a sorrowful expression.

Shopkeeper Xue and his group went in another direction, and with Jin Yu and others covering for them, Bi Sheng and his group did not notice that there were still living people leaving from there.

While Jiang Chao was speaking, Dong Jiajia and Liu Yu'er kept staring intently at this legendary prodigy.

They wanted to see what made this genius, whom they had long admired, so extraordinary.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the two girls' faces were becoming increasingly red.

Jiang Qilin... he's so handsome!

Especially those eyes, which seemed to contain the stars and the sea, making people unable to resist being drawn into them.

Jiang Chao naturally noticed the two women's gazes, and at the same time, he also sensed a faint killing intent emanating from beside him.

The heroine Chu was already dissatisfied; where did this group of women come from?

The way they looked at Jiang Qilin was very strange!

"Who are these people...?"

Jiang Chao looked at Dong Jiajia, Xiao Qiushui, and others who were not far behind Bi Sheng and asked.

Bi Sheng was currently immersed in grief over the murder of his uncle's family by evil spirits and did not answer immediately.

Dong Jiajia stepped forward first, cupped her hands in greeting to Jiang Chao and the others, and said:

"Dong Jiajia of Kaihong Mansion has long admired Young Master Jiang's name!"

Liu Yu'er's pretty face flushed slightly. "I, I am Liu Yu'er, and I, I have also long admired Young Master Jiang... Oh, that's not what I meant... I meant... I meant..."

As she spoke, the girl blushed, looked down at her toes, and seemed somewhat at a loss.

Xiao Qiushui sighed, thinking to herself, "They say beautiful women are a source of trouble. Jiang Qilin is so handsome, he's probably going to be a menace too!"

Look at him! They've only been together a short time, and the two women on our side are already completely infatuated with him!

With a cupped-hand salute, Xiao Qiushui said, "I am Xiao Qiushui, greetings to Brother Jiang!"

"Li Qingyue".

Li Qingyue, however, was the calmest among them.

Jiang Chao couldn't help but take another look at the woman.

He then greeted the group and briefly introduced Su E and the others behind him.

After getting to know each other, Jiang Chao suggested that the group go to Chenjia Village again to check on the situation, and also let Bi Sheng, who was visiting relatives, pay respects to his uncle.

The villagers were buried in the back mountain, so it was easy to find them. After the worship ceremony, and after looking at the situation in the village, Bi Sheng and the others completely believed Jiang Chao's words.

"Are you all planning to travel to the capital next?"

Bi Sheng asked.

Jiang Chao nodded. "The world is in turmoil, and the court is in a precarious situation. I have been ordered by my elder sister to go to the capital to help the court stabilize the situation."

These words sounded arrogant, but those who knew his identity did not find anything wrong with them.

This was solely because the boy's background was so extraordinary.

"Brother Jiang has lofty ambitions, which is admirable."

Bi Sheng felt ashamed. No wonder he came from Fengxue Temple; his perspective was different.

In comparison, this group of people only knew how to seek revenge and enjoy life in the martial world; their view was far too narrow-minded...

Seemingly sensing Bi Sheng's thoughts, Jiang Che extended an invitation:

"Gentlemen, why don't we go together? I see that you young heroes are quite skilled and must be chivalrous individuals. Why don't we travel together to the capital and contribute to the peace of the land? What do you say?"