Surviving in the chaos of battle, I'm grinding for proficiency.

At noon, the sun hangs high in the sky.

The already cold winter felt warmer.

Many icy roads gradually thawed, making it safer for horse-drawn carriages to travel and reducing the risk of slipping.

However, Luo Houping frowned, staring at the large group of hungry wolves gathered in the distance.

Each one was emaciated, with a green glint in their eyes.

The number of refugees outside the city increased, and most of them traveled in groups, hunting wild animals to make a living, which greatly squeezed the living space of wild wolves.

Luo Houping took out a yellowed piece of paper with many lines and red circles drawn on it.

Each red circle represents the death of at least one person.

This map was created with human lives.

There were roughly seventy or eighty wolves in front of them, and their fighting strength and ferocity far surpassed that of ordinary wild wolves. If they forced their way through, several people would inevitably be injured.

Even more seriously, the carriage was easily startled, not only overturning the medicinal herbs but also refusing to move forward.

After much deliberation, Luo Houping chose to take a detour.

"This road is blocked. There is a side road, about two or three miles long. Go around it and you will be back on the main road."

Luo Houping loudly explained.

Li Chuan felt something was off.

Although wolves are social animals, it is rare for them to travel together in groups of seventy or eighty.

There seems to be something fishy going on ahead!

He became wary and nudged Wang Youfang, telling him to be careful.

The unpaved path was significantly more difficult to traverse than the main road.

Although the road wasn't paved with bluestone slabs and was full of potholes, at least there weren't many obstacles and it was wide enough.

But if you venture onto a wild path, it's a completely different story.

The path was overgrown with weeds, and large rocks frequently blocked the way. The dense forest also made visibility very low.

They could only observe the situation ahead through the gaps.

The horses were also scratched by sharp branches and became agitated.

Wild trails often lead to remote and uninhabited areas, where one is likely to encounter wild beasts such as tigers.

Of course, tigers are nothing to this huge medicine delivery team.

But if you encounter a monster that rivals a human warrior, then you'll be in trouble.

Monsters are physically stronger than martial artists of the same level, and it often takes two or three people to deal with a monster of the same level.

Luo Houping's expression was serious, and he made no attempt to conceal his internal strength cultivation, emanating a suffocating sense of oppression.

The jungle, which had been filled with various sounds, immediately became quiet.

Li Chuan was startled, not expecting the pressure from the hidden force to be so great.

He and Ming Jin are not on the same level at all.

Perhaps it was Luo Houping's aura that had an effect, because the road ahead was clear and there were no poisonous snakes or ferocious beasts to bother them.

As they approached the exit of the wild road and were about to merge into the main road, everyone's expressions finally relaxed a bit.

Wang Youfang was about to speak.

"Click!"

The sound of stepping on dead leaves was particularly jarring in the silent forest.

Everyone turned around at the same time.

Wang Youfang raised his hand apologetically: "I stepped on it."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bang!"

In a flash, a long, slender, gray-white arm emerged from the bushes, heading straight for Luo Houping's throat!

If this attack succeeds, I'm afraid I'll die instantly!

Luo Houping's eyes widened in fury as he quickly dodged, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.

But he was still tackled to the ground.

As the smoke cleared, Li Chuan was able to see clearly.

It turned out to be a gibbon with a grayish-white body and white eyebrows!

"The White-browed Ape, a demonic beast, possesses hidden strength! Can our leader withstand it?"

Wang Youfang was so frightened that he trembled.

Li Chuan remained silent, secretly gathering strength in his feet while his eyes warily scanned his surroundings.

If things go wrong, he can run away immediately!

After all, he didn't need to outrun the white-browed ape; he only needed to run faster than everyone else.

Fortunately, Luo Houping was a skilled fighter and managed to hold his own against the White-browed Ape.

Wang Youfang took a deep breath:

"The white-browed ape is quite intelligent. If it finds that it cannot be defeated, it may choose to conserve its energy and leave."

Just then, the white-browed ape's eyes darted around, and it suddenly changed its shape, heading straight for the carriage.

"You beasts!" Luo Houping cursed angrily. "Take the carriage and leave immediately. Wait for me on the main road, and I'll lure the white-browed ape away!"

The group hurriedly spurred the carriage forward, but in the chaos, some people fell down.

Upon closer inspection, Li Chuan realized it was a martial arts expert with the Ming Jin skill.

"How did he cultivate this Ming Jin? His temperament is so low!" Li Chuan didn't have time to complain. He took the reins and ran forward.

They weren't far from the main road, and after running for a while, they finally emerged.

The sounds of fighting in the dense forest gradually faded into the distance.

After walking a few more miles, the group stopped to rest.

Wang Youfang's lips were white; he was still somewhat shaken.

"I almost died there just now. The white-browed ape lunged at the carriage next to me. If I had died, wouldn't my wife have been left a widow, or have gotten a free ride with someone else!"

"What are you thinking about at a time like this..." Li Chuan said speechlessly.

He found a place to sit down and made the most of his time to recover his strength.

"I was fine on my last escort mission, how come this one is so dangerous? There were wolves and white-browed apes, each one more frightening than the last!" someone complained, patting his chest.

"Wait, isn't that a group of refugees walking towards us?" someone warned.

Li Chuan turned his head and found that they were a group of fourteen or fifteen-year-old refugee teenagers.

He frowned, sensing something was off.

He always felt that the light in these people's eyes was very similar to that of those hungry wolves.

"Master Luo, please have mercy! We haven't eaten for three or four days!"

The young man with the sword-like eyebrows at the head of the group knelt down and cried loudly.

The thirty-odd teenagers following behind also knelt down upon hearing the sound, their cries were earth-shattering.

Wang Youfang lifted the cloth and glanced at it, then looked troubled:

"We've already given out all the porridge we had before, so you should go find someone else."

The boy with sword-like eyebrows hugged Wang Youfang's leg and cried:

"Please, sir, have mercy and give us some money to buy food, or we'll starve to death!"

Wang Youfang quickly shook his head and said:

"Where would we get the money!"

The boy with sword-like eyebrows rolled his eyes:

"What's in the carriage? We could have some!"

"Yes, sir, please give us some!"

The loud shouts of more than thirty people were quite shocking to hear at the scene.

Wang Youfang's face paled slightly as he realized that these refugees had no good intentions at all!

Sure enough, as they shouted, other refugees gradually gathered around and knelt on the ground.

It is foreseeable that, over time, the number of migrants will continue to increase.

If we want to pass through then, we'll probably have to pay a considerable price!

The group looked at each other, all of them newbies who had only delivered medicine a few times, and had no idea how to handle the situation.

"How about we kill one or two to scare them away!" someone suggested.

Another person pointed to the fluttering Luo family flag:

"With so many people, if you kill them and still don't leave, are you going to keep killing? You'll ruin the Luo family's reputation, can you bear the responsibility?"

The others remained silent.

A reputation for benevolence and righteousness is both a blessing and a constraint.

If the Black Bear Gang or something similar were present, they would definitely kill the chicken to scare the monkey without saying a word.

The Luo family's pharmacy, which has been operating with "benevolence and righteousness" for more than ten years, would be completely destroyed if they dared to kill so many refugees.

After all, many people do business with them because of their reputation.

"But this cartload of goods is worth dozens of taels of silver. If we lose it, will we have a good ending?" someone murmured.

Because of their poor performance, no one will ask them to take up temporary positions anymore.

Without this job, where will I get the money to practice martial arts?

A smug glint flashed in the eyes of the sword-browed youth.

This "cry for help" will soon be successful.

As more and more refugees gathered, by the time two or three hundred people had assembled, the Luo family's pharmacy was no longer able to leave.

Then he can do whatever he wants with us!

The young man with sword-like eyebrows threw himself at the feet of the person next to Wang Youwei and continued to weep bitterly.

"My lord, I am suffering so much!"

He quietly raised his head to look around, only to find that the man's face showed no hesitation or bewilderment, but rather an indifference.

A strong arm lifted him up.

"Then you might as well die."

Li Chuan grabbed the sword-browed boy by the throat, and with a snap,

Crush it directly!

The eyes of the boy with sword-like eyebrows gradually lost their luster.

he died!

The entire audience was stunned!