C46 On the way to the northwest, he was attacked by bandits
C46 On the way to the northwest, he was attacked by bandits
However, due to the events four days ago, the academy didn't allow him to participate.
With regards to Xiao Fan's deeds from four days ago, no one could help but to praise him.
A mere second stage Astral Soul was able to annihilate a peak third-stage Astral Soul expert, and kill Qing Bufan in a ruthless and merciless manner.
To be able to survive the ultimate attack of a Fate Star Realm cultivator, he was truly a monster.
And the most shocking thing was Xiao Fan's identity. No one would have thought that the commander of one of the five great elite armies of Da Xia would be his own older brother.
Not just the students, even the teachers of the entire academy were extremely shocked. Xiao Fan's background was so powerful.
However, the general of the Godly Armored Army was always very mysterious. No one knew the true identity of the general, but today, it was revealed to the world because of Xiao Fan.
Aside from that, the Godly Armored Army Commander's other identity had also caused the entire courtyard to tremble.
From the seniors in the advanced class, he revealed that Godly Armored Army's commander was also someone who had left the academy.
After being shocked, everyone did not find it strange. After all, the Royal College was the main base where the government transferred people, and most of the officials in the country left through the academy.
The first round of the Ranking Tournament had been held for five whole days before it ended. After that, Xiao Fan brought Bai Qing to the Academy's Quest Office to receive the Northwest Army mission, but discovered that the mission required eight people.
Other than him and Bai Qing, there were coincidentally a few other people from Situ Tao who participated in the mission as well.
What surprised Xiao Fan the most was that, the idiot, was the weakest amongst the team.
Xiao Jin relied on his sister's superiority to obtain a spot in the mission.
Northwest, the desert, the most chaotic part of the country.
In this place, mounted gangsters and bandits were rampant, and bandits would appear from time to time.
Xiao Fan and the rest accepted the mission and went to the northwest direction. They did not know what the details of the mission was, but it was more or less related to the horse bandits and robbers.
On the second day after they finished receiving their mission, Xiao Fan and the others had already set out. Five kilometers away from the Divine Capital, there were more than twenty people waiting inside the small pavilion which led to the northwest.
"There are quite a few people, even those who haven't seen the Sun and Moon Academy were scared away." Looking from afar, Bai Qing said in disdain.
"With Brother Xiao here, wouldn't it be embarrassing if they dared to come?" Situ Tao laughed.
"It's better if he isn't here, in case we make a ruckus along the way. Let's go." said helplessly. Sun and Moon Academy had already formed an enmity with him, so without the people from Sun and Moon Academy, it would be peaceful instead.
Inside the small pavilion, there were the female disciples from the three academies.
The Northwest Association's mission this time was issued by the imperial government. It was announced in all five academies, so all five academies were qualified to participate in this mission.
The Four Major Academies were all present, and the only thing missing were the Sun and Moon Academy.
On this trip to the Royal College, the leaders would naturally be Xiao Fan and Situ Tao. The leader of Star Light Academy was a youth called Mo Leng.
The leader of the Taixing School was a youth who loved to laugh. His name was Quan Zhenqing, and his face maintained a smile at all times.
The leader of Phoenix Academy was a standard beauty called Li Qian. She had delicate facial features and delicate skin, just like tofu.
However, it was strange that this Li Qian was actually Uncle Situ Tao's daughter, and his uncle was also an important official in the court.
After five days of travelling day and night, Xiao Fan and the others finally stepped into the northwestern boundary.
The desert and desert were common in the northwest. As soon as they stepped into the northwestern boundary, everyone could feel a desolate atmosphere. The lush vegetation was sparse, mostly bare rocky deserts and windblown sand.
"I heard that there are a lot of bandits in the northwest. I don't know if we will encounter any bandits, but look at the valley in front of us. It's the most suitable place for bandits to rob families." Bai Qing pointed to a large valley one Li away.
"That's right, that's right. I heard that the bandits in the Northwest are very fierce. It's fine if we meet ordinary bandits, but if we meet those strong bandits, we'll be at a disadvantage." Xiao Jin agreed with Bai Qing.
The bandits of the northwest were valiant and had extraordinary strength.
There were some bandits that only robbed money without taking their life, but there was also a type of bandit that was extremely vicious. Not only did they rob money, but they also killed people.
Anyone who encountered this kind of bandit would most likely lose their life, and the ones that didn't die would be useless.
"You son of a b * tch, shut your crow's beak!" Xiao Fan stared at Xiao Jin, and acted as if he wanted to cut him.
Xiao Jin's words were not without logic, and everyone silently increased their vigilance, as they continued to move forward.
Soon, they had covered a distance of one kilometer. Everyone then walked into the valley.
Here, the valley was long and narrow, and the terrain was steep. On both sides of the valley, there were three hundred meters high cliffs.
In terms of robbery, this place was indeed very suitable. As long as they sent people in front of them, their prey would not be able to escape even if they wanted to.
The narrow path in the valley was long. Even after a quarter of an hour, no one had left.
Along the way, everyone did indeed see many traces of a battle. There were even a few human skulls with broken remains.
Dong, dong, dong!
Suddenly, a loud crashing sound rang out from within the valley. The ground was clearly trembling, and two streams of dust and smoke instantly pounced over.
"What happened?"
Suddenly, something happened. Everyone was at a loss, but they all had a bad guess in their hearts. They were being intercepted by bandits.
When the dust settled, everyone saw that the two sides of the road now had a group of weird-looking people. All of them were dark and had a fiendish look on their faces.
The eyes that looked at them were sparkling, and they salivated over them.
"Hehe, I'm really rich today. A group of students from the four great academies actually came." A middle-aged man wearing a string of skulls said with a sharp laugh.
"Boss, look, there are still eight beautiful ladies with Tian Xiang Country colors. They're really rich!" One of the small fry lustfully said as he stared at the eight female disciples.
"En, not bad. The man can leave safely with all his belongings. As for those eight women, I'll take them, hehe!" The middle-aged man with a skeleton said with an evil thought.
"Scoundrel, you're courting death!" Li Qian's face turned pale as she spoke angrily.
Although they were far away, Li Qian and the other girls could feel the evil thoughts of this Thief, and it made them feel disgusted just thinking about it.
"Bold robber, it's fine if you dare to rob me, but my cousin even dares to think about it. Are you tired of living? Do you know that my father is a minister of the imperial court?" Situ Tao said coldly.
This dead bandit leader not only wanted to rob them of their wealth, he also wanted to rob their women. He was truly despicable.
Most importantly, one of them was Situ Tao's cousin, which made him even angrier.
"Friend, there is a way to rob others as well. You can rob money, but not women." Xiao Fan said calmly to the bandit chief.
"F * ck, laozi hijacked and was afraid of one or two officials. What a joke, but what you say is quite pleasant to listen to." That bandit leader had a slanted smile and said while drooling, "But today, I will make an exception. If you guys are not satisfied, then I will rob you guys too."