I am the snake demon!

With a sudden movement, Bai Xuan flew back to the post station as if teleporting. Then, as if awakened by the sound of an explosion, he walked out of the door, his face full of surprise. He was also surprised to see Duan Baiyu and the others.

"Such a strong fluctuation of Yuan Qi, it must be from a ninth-realm expert," Duan Baiyu said with a solemn expression.

"Perhaps they are just a passing expert. Your Highness, please rest assured. I have already sent spies to investigate."

Li Daoyan replied with a solemn expression.

Such ability suggests that this person is not just an ordinary ninth-realm expert, but someone who has made it onto the martial arts rankings.

Coming at this time is more of a curse than a blessing.

Everyone remained where they were, except for Bai Xuan, who all waited anxiously for the result.

After a while, the scout rushed back to report the situation.

"Is there a large army of barbarians in the distance, possibly defeated by a meteorite?"

After hearing this, Li Daoyan frowned and looked at the scout in front of him suspiciously, wondering if he had been coerced and controlled by the barbarians.

Are they treating him like a fool?

A meteor fell from the sky and struck the enemy?

What kind of joke is this?

But because it's so outrageous, it actually seems somewhat believable.

After all, if someone wanted to deceive him, they wouldn't tell such a stupid lie.

For a moment, they were unusually unable to make a decision.

"This humble servant would not dare to lie or deceive; every word is true," the scout said hastily, noticing Li Daoyan's suspicion.

Li Daoyan frowned slightly and immediately sent out three more groups of scouts. After receiving the exact same answer, he was certain that no one was deceiving him and showed a surprised expression. It really was a meteorite falling from the sky.

"Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Since things have come to this point, why don't we go and see for ourselves?" Bai Xuan suggested.

Don't be surprised, it's true.

Although it's outrageous, similar things have happened before.

"Too."

Li Daoyan nodded. If what the scout said was true, this post station was not defensible, and there was not much difference between being here and being outside.

Thinking of this, Li Daoyan immediately organized his troops and set up a formation. Array seals flowed throughout the army, and array patterns extended to form a huge array diagram that enveloped the entire army.

Even if they encounter a martial arts master, they still have the strength to fight.

The army set off, their horses galloping at full speed.

Before long, they arrived at the scene of the incident.

Seeing the devastation all around, with huge craters formed by meteorite strikes, ravines stretching for tens of feet deep, and countless barbarians lying dead on the ground, their fates unknown.

"Are these people from the Hegu family?"

Upon seeing this, Li Daoyan was horrified.

"There are no signs of a large-scale military battle nearby. If it's not a natural disaster, it must be a martial arts master. Could it be Mr. Meng who happened to be passing by?" Xu Yuhua asked, looking around in confusion.

The number one person in the world, Mr. Meng.

Once a leading figure in Confucianism and Taoism, now a taboo subject within Confucianism, and the most wanted criminal in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Thirty years ago, defying all conventions, he murdered the emperor in the capital, leaving the throne vacant and directly triggering the War of the Eight Princes.

However, even so, he is still recognized as the number one person in the world.

Everyone addresses him with the respectful title of "Mr."

After all, you can't defeat him without a massive army, and you can't catch up with him even with a massive army.

The only person Xu Yuhua could think of and who could do what was right in front of her was him.

"I don't know. If it really is him, it might not be a good thing," Li Daoyan said with a solemn expression.

The Prince of Zhenbei's mansion was already in the eye of the storm, and getting involved with Mr. Meng, who had murdered the emperor, would only arouse the suspicion of the emperor in the capital.

While he is undoubtedly the best in the world, if Mr. Meng wants to leave, no one can stop him. But if he doesn't leave, he can't withstand the overwhelming force of thousands of troops and will be worn down to death.

So if something really happens, Mr. Meng can leave, but the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion might be destroyed.

"If it's a natural disaster, we're lucky. If it's man-made, it might just be dissatisfaction with the barbarians, an act of justice. Our most urgent task is to get to Wuwei as soon as possible," Duan Baiyu said.

The current situation is truly bizarre, and investigating it would be extremely difficult, so it's better to simply put it aside for now.

After all, none of these are the key points. The key point now is to send Bai Xuan back to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion.

We can investigate this matter later.

"Your Highness is right, we shall depart immediately," Li Daoyan nodded.

Anyway, it wasn't one of our own people who died.

If these people were to attack the post station, they might not be able to win.

If it's just good luck and no one is secretly helping out, then it's even more troublesome.

Before his death, the Prince of Zhenbei launched a northern expedition against the wilderness, sweeping across the northern wilderness and killing 100,000 barbarians. The Hegu family, one of the eight major families of the northern wilderness, was almost wiped out. Logically speaking, they should not have been able to move south within five years.

But now a sizable army of barbarians has suddenly arrived here, there must be something wrong with the Zhenbei Army.

If one army can come, a second one might follow.

No one dared to delay, and they immediately sped off towards Wuwei.

After traveling for a while, Bai Xuan frowned subconsciously. His divine sense detected another army, also filled with murderous intent, and in greater numbers than the Hegu army that had just been wiped out.

What kind of joke is this?

Didn't they say that the Prince of Zhenbei swept across the northern wilderness, expanding his territory by thousands of miles, and that the Zhenbei defense line was as solid as a rock, preventing the northern wilderness from daring to advance south?

Why are there wave after wave of them?

Or is it that there are people all over the Zhenbei Army who want me dead?

To make matters worse, Bai Xuan is currently in a difficult position to take action.

Bai Xuan had a headache and was gazing into the distance when he suddenly saw a flag with the large character "Duan" written on it flying in the distance. Upon seeing this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Wuwei section.

Duan Baiyu's maternal home.

Finally, I've met someone I know.

Moreover, the Zhenbei Army is not so badly rotten that it's beyond repair.

The response from Duan's team was quite good.

Even without me, Li Daoyan and the others could have held out until the Duan family army arrived.

Thinking of this, Bai Xuan pretended to be nonchalant.

After Bai Xuan sensed it for a long time, Li Daoyan and the others realized something was wrong. After verifying each other's identities and confirming that everything was correct, the sound of galloping horses rang out again.

Bai Xuan looked up and saw four figures rushing towards him from afar.

Three men and one woman.

The man and woman on the far left are both teenagers; the man is handsome and the woman is beautiful, but there is nothing unusual about them.

On the contrary, the two men in the middle attracted attention.

The leader was a middle-aged man, eight feet tall, as upright as a pine tree, wearing black armor, with a resolute gaze, and his body exuding a military aura. The array seals were mysterious, like a fierce tiger attacking.

The middle-aged man beside him was unusually not wearing armor, but dressed in a gray robe. His temples were gray, revealing a sense of vicissitude that did not match his age. He carried a sword box on his back, and a chilling sword aura surrounded him, drawing attention.

"Third brother, this is the current head of the Duan family of Wuwei, and also our maternal uncle, Duan Qingyue. Next to him is Qiu Linyuan, the master of Cangjian Villa, the number one martial arts sect in the Northern Territory. Those two young people are our uncle's children, and also our cousins," Xu Yuhua explained softly to Bai Xuan.

Duan Baiyu knew more about these things than she did.

Bai Xuan nodded slightly. He had heard of Duan Qingyue, but he was more curious about Qiu Linyuan.

Now that we've obtained the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram, we should at least learn some swordsmanship.

Hidden Sword Manor—it sounds like a place dedicated to swordsmanship.

After learning formations, you can learn swordsmanship.

Or, in between studying formations, one can learn swordsmanship to refresh one's mind.

"Little sister."

Just then, Duan Qingyue arrived at breakneck speed.

"Big brother."

When Duan Baiyu saw Duan Qingyue, he breathed a sigh of relief. With Duan Qingyue's army around, their safety was guaranteed.

"Many years have passed, but my little sister is still as charming as ever," Duan Qingyue said with a smile.

"Brother, you are even more heroic than before. However, this place is still quite a distance from Wuwei. Why did you come here?" Duan Baiyu asked in confusion.

"My scouts reported that some barbarians were heading south. I was afraid something might happen, so I personally led the army. I didn't expect to run into my little sister." Duan Qingyue said, looking at Bai Xuandao, "This must be Shi'an. He is indeed a handsome man."

"That's right, Shi'an, come and pay your respects to your uncle!" Duan Baiyu said to Bai Xuan.

"Greetings, Uncle," Bai Xuan said as he stepped forward.

"Well, it's been many years since we last met. Shi'an has grown up. When he was little, he always begged his uncle for a big horse. I never thought he would grow up so fast." Duan Qingyue said to Bai Xuan with a smile.

"Over the years, while I was at Yuzhen Temple, I often heard others mention the name of my uncle, one of the Three Heroes of Liangzhou, whose might shook the northern border and made the demon wilderness helpless," Bai Xuan also praised.

"It's just an empty reputation, nothing more."

Upon hearing this, Duan Qingyue feigned modesty, but his smile widened even more. He said, "Now that Your Highness has suffered a great calamity, the burden of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion still needs you to shoulder it. I appreciate your hard work. However, as the saying goes, a tiger father will not have a dog son. Your future achievements will surely surpass mine."

"Uncle, you flatter me. I am not very knowledgeable. If I am to inherit the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, I will need your guidance. I hope you will not look down on me. I will certainly follow your teachings," Bai Xuan said.

Hearing Bai Xuan's words, Duan Qingyue's smile became even brighter. He was overjoyed, but he still humbly said, "We're all family, what's with the advice? These are my two good-for-nothing children, my eldest son Duan Zhiguan and my eldest daughter Duan Fuxue. We're all family, so let's get closer in the future."

As he spoke, Duan Qingyue introduced the two people beside him with a smile.

Both the man and woman on the left and right expressed their goodwill towards Bai.

"Cousin." Duan Zhiguan's voice was gentle and warm, befitting the appearance of a young master from a prominent family.

"Cousin Shi'an." Duan Fuxue smiled brightly, her voice charming and lively.

Bai Xuan responded with a smile, saying that they were all one family.

Seeing this, Li Daoyan frowned slightly.

"This place is dangerous and not a place to talk. Why don't you have Master Qiu escort you back to Xuanwu County? I'll go and wipe out those sneaky barbarians, and then we'll meet up in Xuanwu," Duan Qingyue said.

"No need," Li Daoyan said. "I have seen those barbarians you mentioned. For some reason, they were all wiped out by a meteorite."

"A meteorite fell from the sky, wiping out the entire army?"

Upon hearing Li Daoyan's words, Duan Qingyue and the others were horrified, their expressions filled with disbelief.

If it hadn't been Li Daoyan who spoke, they would have thought someone was joking with them.

"That's right," Li Daoyan affirmed.

Duan Qingyue was shocked, yet had no choice but to believe it. A hint of joy appeared in his eyes as he said, "If that's the case, with the Prince injured and Zhenlan deceased, Shi'an urgently needs to return to oversee things. I will personally lead the army to escort Shi'an back."

It's fine to go back now.

"No, before that, let's go back to Wuwei and wipe out the Blood Shadow Sect's branch," Bai Xuan retorted.

"Blood Shadow Sect? The situation at the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion is urgent right now, and everyone is eyeing you, Shi'an. It's safest to go back first," Duan Qingyue said, frowning.

"So, in Wuwei, my uncle couldn't protect me?" Bai Xuan asked in return.

"Of course not. Once we get to Wuwei, no one can harm you in the slightest," Duan Qingyue said confidently, unwilling to lose face in front of his future superior.

"If that's the case, what's there to worry about? Go back to Wuwei and kill the Blood Shadow Sect's Liangzhou branch," Bai Xuan said decisively.