Ten Thousand Sword Masters

We left Beiyue Village and returned to the town.

On the way, looking at the silent Zhang Jianyun, Liu Fei pondered for a while before speaking: "In our line of work, we've seen a lot of life and death, so our hearts have hardened. Boss Yang even personally killed a relative once. You killed a stranger, and that Xiang woman was someone you only just met. You don't need to overthink it."

Liu Fei kept talking, but Zhang Jianyun neither listened nor listened, and the two of them returned to Cangxi Town.

Back in town, before the two could even return the horses to the pavilion, the markings on the back of their hands suddenly appeared.

"Get to the base immediately."

It was Yang Changping's message. Zhang and Liu's hearts tightened, and they immediately whipped their horses and rushed to the pavilion.

Upon arriving at the council chamber, before the others had arrived, Zhang and Liu sat down side by side and closed their eyes for a short rest.

Before long, the rest of the armored soldiers arrived.

Yang Changping, Zhu Yiwen, and Du Zhong also arrived later.

Yang Changping sat down in the main seat, glanced at everyone, and then said in a deep voice, "Gentlemen, panic has returned."

"What?"

The soldiers were all shocked upon hearing this, but Zhang Jianyun remained calm. However, judging from everyone's reactions, he knew that something bad had happened.

"The government officials came to report to me overnight that two people have died in Xuegu Village. One died from blood loss due to missing right leg, and the other died from missing heart. Lightning darts were found on both of their bodies," Yang Changping said solemnly.

"It's been exactly three years since something like this happened in Snow Valley Village. Three years and then another three years. Six years ago, Pavilion Master Zhou died in Snow Valley Village, and three years ago, Pavilion Master Wu died in Snow Valley Village," Zhu Yiwen said sadly.

As soon as Zhu Yiwen said this, the council hall fell silent. All the soldiers lowered their heads, not daring to look at Yang Changping.

Zhang Jianyun was puzzled, but he still followed Liu Fei and the others and looked down at the ground.

"Boss, I advised you to apply for a transfer last year, but you wouldn't listen," Du Zhong sighed, looking at Yang Changping with regret.

After a moment of silence, Yang Changping spoke with a firm expression: "Who is willing to accompany me to Xuegu Village?"

The council chamber fell silent once more.

"I'll go with you," Zhu Yiwen said slowly.

"You can't go; you have to stay and oversee things at the pavilion," Yang Changping refused.

"I propose that we send three armored soldiers with the boss to Snow Valley Village this time," Du Zhong said, looking around at the group of armored soldiers.

"I won't force you. If no one wants to go with me, then you can all stay at the town hall," Yang Changping reassured him.

"Three armored warriors must accompany the Pavilion Master. Since no one is willing, let's draw lots," Zhu Yiwen said forcefully, then got up and went to the lot-drawing box.

Zhu Yiwen's words created a subtle atmosphere among the soldiers, and everyone seemed to be on edge.

Zhang Jianyun secretly glanced at Liu Fei and noticed that Liu Fei's face was a little pale and there was fear in his eyes.

What on earth happened? Why are they all so terrified? Are they no longer the Nine Star Guards?

Zhang Jianyun was very puzzled.

Shortly after, Zhu Yiwen arrived at the council chamber with the lottery box.

"Come on, draw one by one. Whoever draws the one with the character 'snow' on it will go to Snow Valley Village with the Pavilion Master," Zhu Yiwen said very seriously. "Zhou Wei, you start."

Upon being called out by Zhu Yiwen, Zhou Wei jolted to his feet and immediately stood up. His face turned pale as he walked up to Zhu Yiwen and slowly reached his hand into the box.

Then, one by one, they drew lots.

After all the soldiers had drawn their lots, Zhu Yiwen coldly said, "Show your lots."

All the soldiers immediately opened the lots in their hands and held them up to their chests.

"Zhou Wei, Peng Zhong, and Zhang Jianyun, the three of you have drawn the 'snow' character, so the three of you will accompany the Pavilion Master to Snow Valley Village," Zhu Yiwen said decisively.

"yes!"

Although Zhou Wei and Peng Zhong's faces were pale and their bodies were trembling slightly, they still answered loudly, "Yes." Zhang Jianyun, unaware of the details, answered "Yes" with a normal expression.

The other warriors who didn't draw the "Snow" character breathed a sigh of relief, their expressions gradually returning to normal.

At this moment, Liu Fei's expression kept changing. Finally, after gritting his teeth, he said, "Advisor, Zhang Jianyun is a newcomer, and I am the one who mentors him. Since he drew the lot to go to Xuegu Village, I request to accompany him."

Zhang Jianyun looked at Liu Fei in surprise. Although he didn't know what had happened in Xuegu Village, judging from the behavior of the armored soldiers, he knew it was definitely not a simple matter.

"Alright, since you're going to do it on your own initiative, then you can switch with Zhou Wei or Peng Zhong," Zhu Yiwen nodded.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wei and Peng Zhong looked at Liu Fei expectantly, both hoping that Liu Fei would switch with them.

At this moment, Zhou Weipeng and Zhong wished they could bribe Liu Fei to switch places with him.

Liu Fei looked at Zhou Wei and Peng Zhong, and finally pointed to Peng Zhong, "I'll switch with Peng Zhong."

Peng Zhong was overjoyed upon hearing this, and his body swayed involuntarily.

"Peng Zhong, would you be willing to switch places with Liu Fei?" Zhu Yiwen asked.

Peng Zhong nodded hurriedly: "I'm willing."

"Alright, then Zhang Jianyun, Liu Fei, and Zhou Wei will accompany Pavilion Master to Xuegu Village," Zhu Yiwen ordered.

Zhou Wei glared at Liu Fei with hatred, his heart filled with resentment. He knew that the reason Liu Fei wouldn't switch with him was because he was more powerful than Peng Zhong. Since he wanted to help Zhang Jianyun, he naturally hoped that the remaining person would be the most powerful one.

"Now that the people have been chosen, I hope that those who go will not have any reservations. As Nine-Star Guardians, it is our duty to slay demons, eliminate monsters, and protect the people. We are willing to sacrifice our lives for this. I hope the three of you can understand this," Yang Changping said solemnly.

"clear!"

Immediately afterwards, Yang Changping led Zhang Jianyun and the others to the stable to select horses.

"Zhang Jianyun, you will ride the Fiery Horse," Yang Changping instructed.

"it is good."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jianyun went to the Fiery Horse and mounted it.

After mounting their horses, the group cracked their whips and galloped out of Cangxi Pavilion, leaving the town and heading towards Xuegu Village.

"Liu Fei, briefly tell Zhang Jianyun about Xuegu Village."

Galloping on horseback, Yang Changping turned around and shouted to Liu Fei, facing the wind.

"Yes, boss."

Immediately, Liu Fei and Zhang Jianyun rode their horses at the same pace and began to talk about Xuegu Village.

"The story begins six years ago. Six years ago, a series of people went missing from a manor in Xuegu Village. Later, their bodies were found in the fields. All the bodies were missing a part of their bodies, and they all had lightning darts on their bodies. The government sent people to investigate, but they all died. Then, our Nine Star Guards went to investigate. At that time, Pavilion Master Zhou personally led the team."

"Upon arriving, we discovered it was the work of a strange entity. After finding the entity, we found that we couldn't kill it no matter what we did. No matter what damage we inflicted on it, it would quickly recover after escaping. In the end, Pavilion Master Zhou chose to burn his own historical records and perish together with the strange entity. All the armored soldiers who went with Pavilion Master Zhou also died tragically."

Liu Fei paused for a moment, as if recalling some despairing memory.

After traveling some distance, Liu Fei spoke again: "Three years ago, the same thing happened in Snow Valley Village. Then, Pavilion Master Wu led a team to deal with it. It was just as strange and difficult to kill. In the end, Pavilion Master Wu also chose to burn his Sea of ​​History and perish together with the strange."

"Although two pavilion masters have died, we do not know whether the two appearances were of different anomalies or the same anomaly."

Hearing this, Zhang Jianyun's expression turned serious. It was understandable if similar anomalies kept appearing, but if the same anomaly appeared twice in a row, that would be truly terrifying. Wouldn't the previous two pavilion masters have died in vain?