925: Desert Road

"Are you okay, Teacher?" Liangcai Sword was also startled.

Amidst everyone's inquiries, Giant Rhino waved his hand with difficulty: "It's nothing, just a small issue when I was Cultivation this morning. I'll be fine after some adjustment."

With this explanation, everyone also breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the gazes directed at Giant Rhino still held some strangeness.

Not long after.

As everyone finished breakfast, the convoy also set off.

When they reached the City outskirts, Du Xingchen subtly glanced at the City area behind him.

Behind him, two Saint Master powerhouses were clearly following, hidden in the shadows!

These were the people Jiangshan sent to protect his safety in secret.

Logically, Sun Yingying and Qing Youyu, the proud daughters of two major forces, should definitely have powerhouses protecting them in secret when they came to the Outer Domain.

But in the original story, to advance the plot and highlight Moyun's strength and role.

The top powerhouses of these two major forces were unable to spare personnel and did not dispatch powerhouses because they needed to handle relations with the Divine Hall during this recent period.

After they encountered danger on this trip and were saved by Moyun, the major forces behind the other members of the protagonist group began to give the protagonist benefits as a token of gratitude.

That was the standard plot progression.

Now, it was different.

"Your injuries aren't healed yet?" Wen Xiucheng looked at Du Xingchen with a harsh tone, and his expression worsened when he saw the bandages wrapped around Du Xingchen: "It's been several days, and you're still half-dead. Why don't you just rest until the Soul Card Master College Entrance Examination is over? You're useless in any danger!"

"Captain, it's only been a few days. How could someone recover so quickly after suffering such severe injuries?" Liangcai Sword couldn't help but try to persuade him from the side.

"He deserves to be injured!" Wen Xiucheng's voice was cold: "Who told this guy to listen to Moyun's orders? He does whatever Moyun tells him to do? Does he not know that I am the Captain?!"

"When we were in Tianmu Great Forest, he was selfish and didn't contribute to the team, but in Jiaomang Mountain Range, he was like a lapdog fawning over Moyun. He brought this upon himself!"

Du Xingchen calmly watched the other party speak like this.

He could naturally see that Wen Xiucheng's emotions had somewhat deviated from his original character setting.

Looking at the expressions and gazes of the surrounding team members, it was clear that they had developed some disappointment towards Wen Xiucheng as their Captain.

Why was this emotion being displayed?

It was nothing more than setting the stage for Moyun.

When everyone was very disappointed with Wen Xiucheng and felt he was not fit to be Captain, Moyun could then naturally become the Captain.

Perhaps it was also because Moyun's current situation, his positive image, was not steadily progressing.

And the World's power of plot correction was acting on Wen Xiucheng.

Compared to improving oneself, belittling others was undoubtedly easier.

"Buzz ~"

When everyone returned to their positions.

Du Xingchen, who was in the carriage, suddenly felt the token connecting him to the Jiangshan City General slightly vibrate.

Evidently, a message had arrived.

He subtly took it out and glanced at it.

The message on it was surprisingly related to Moyun.

"Moyun is still in Relic Ancient City. Currently, he is in Relic Ancient City with the woman he saved yesterday and a group of Demon Hall members in disguise. The two sides are not currently in conflict."

After quickly reading this information, Du Xingchen's eyes flickered slightly.

"This time we're taking the road through Relic Ancient City. That way we can save some time, and everyone can adjust better when we get there." After setting off, Wang Lie didn't hide this matter.

This sentence made Du Xingchen understand clearly.

The Demon Hall was going to make their move against them there!

And Moyun, this protagonist, just happened to encounter those ambushing Demon Hall members!

Isn't this perfect?

He was just thinking about how to completely pin the blame on Moyun!

"Do we need to notify the City Lord?" Another message came from the token.

After Wang Lie said they were going to pass through Relic Ancient City, the General on the other side of the token also understood the situation immediately.

Considering the group of Demon Hall members hidden in Relic Ancient City, having only two Saint Masters to guarantee Du Xingchen's safety was no longer sufficient.

"No need, I am not the main target of the Demon Hall." Du Xingchen rejected the General's suggestion.

This entire setup was designed targeting both Wen Xiucheng and Moyun.

The Demon Hall powerhouses were mainly targeting Wen Xiucheng.

As for peripheral teammates like him.

That group from the Demon Hall would at most send one or two Six-Star Soul Card Masters to silence them.

If they couldn't silence them, it wouldn't be a big deal either.

After all, the Demon Hall's reputation was already ruined. People could blame the Demon Hall for encountering bandits, thieves, Old Wang, and so on.

To the Demon Hall, there was no need to hide this kind of mid-road ambush and kidnapping.

The even more ideal situation.

Was for these Demon Hall members to capture Wen Xiucheng and retreat together, not even looking at the other members.

This was not impossible.

After all, they had Giant Rhino, a powerhouse, holding the fort in their team.

The Demon Hall members would most likely not want to stay and get entangled for too long.

In fact, Du Xingchen didn't even plan to let the two Saint Masters behind him make a move.

Normally, he should be able to handle it himself.

If his life was truly in danger, having two Saint Masters as a backup was quite secure.

As for calling Jiangshan to come along, that wasn't necessary.

This trump card was more effective when played in the dark. Putting it out in the open would greatly reduce its effect.

"Relic Ancient City? This road seems relatively dangerous, right? Why not take Baiyang Road?" Wen Xiucheng frowned and said.

Yesterday, he and Liangcai Sword wandered around the City for an afternoon.

They had some understanding of the general situation in the surrounding area, and they naturally knew a little about this Relic Ancient City.

"Dangerous is only relative." Wang Lie waved his hand dismissively.

Thinking of the ancestral inheritance waiting for him in Relic Ancient City, his mood remained restless.

"Normally, this road is actually flatter, easier to travel, and shorter."

"Aren't you all in a hurry? Taking this road with me can save you two hours, almost half a day!"

"Don't worry, we won't charge extra for this road."

Wang Lie's confident words barely managed to suppress the doubt in Wen Xiucheng's heart.

However, in the carriage ahead, Giant Rhino, hearing their conversation, rubbed his fists as if enlightened.

... ...

After setting off.

As time passed, the Sun gradually rose higher.

Accompanying it were waves of surging heat.

Wen Xiucheng, Liangcai Sword, and the two female members of the protagonist group, who were feeling stifled inside the carriage, uncomfortably sat outside the carriage.

But it wasn't comfortable outside either.

The shimmering heatwaves were visible to the naked eye, even showing the distortion of the air currents.

The calm ground had no flowing air to form a breeze.

This place was completely a large steam oven.

To be more precise, it was a frying pan.

Fortunately, the horses in the convoy were exotic beasts and had some resistance to cold and heat.

Otherwise, if they were normal horses, they would probably have already fainted in this Desert by now.

"Thirsty? Here, have some salt water." In this monotonous boredom, Du Xingchen suddenly saw a dark-skinned Middle-aged man next to him smiling and handing him a leather water bag.

"Thank you, I have my own water." Du Xingchen refused and at the same time took out a flask of water from his storage ring.

This action made the smile on the Middle-aged man's face fade slightly.

His seemingly unremarkable eyes lingered on Du Xingchen's storage ring for a moment, then he walked towards another member of the protagonist group with the water bag.

"Caw!"

During the tedious journey, a bright bird cry drew the attention of many in the convoy to look up.

They saw.

In the vast, cloudless, and desolate sky, three to five large vultures were circling!

Their abnormally large size, exceeding normal understanding, made it easy to guess that these vultures also belonged to the exotic beast level!

"Vultures circling and not leaving means they've found something to eat." In the convoy, Wang Lie said with emotion.

That direction was not directly in front of them, nor was it the path they would be taking later.