Chapter 28

My grades are quite stable; it seems I won't be able to surpass anyone this week. Everyone, please give it your all next week!

Seeing Xu Haobo leading his team out of the city gate, the three men immediately put on fake smiles, laughing loudly as they walked towards Xu Haobo.

"Brother Haobo, you're leading the team this time! How is Brother Xuran? Has he not woken up yet?" Xiao Ruxing said in an exaggeratedly loud voice, which could be heard for miles, his eyes gleaming with schadenfreude.

"Haha, Brother Xiao, your words are surprising. Think of Xu Xuran, such a hero, how could he not wake up from a small snake bite? He will definitely wake up. If he doesn't wake up in a year, it can be two years, if not two years, it can be five years, if not five years, it can be ten years? Hahaha..." Wu Yue laughed, his eyes full of arrogance.

"Brother Haobo, this time your Xu family is guarding the Tongyou Valley, a heavy responsibility. The safety of Zhongdu City is in your hands. If the demonic beasts break through from the direction of Tongyou Valley, don't blame the military law for being ruthless." Li Wanbao laughed with a "hehe."

Xu Haobo and the others were so angry that their faces turned green, but what could they do? Their side was now at a disadvantage, and challenging the other side would only bring shame upon themselves. With a furious flick of his sleeve, Xu Haobo coldly said:

"No need to worry!"

After saying that, he left first, heading towards the Tongyou Valley. The disciples behind him all had angry faces, glaring at Li Wanbao and the others. As the three men laughed loudly, they walked past in humiliation.

Xu Ziyun walked at the back of the team, looking far away at Li Wanbao and the others, her eyes slightly narrowed, a glint of determination in them. She thought to herself:

"It seems that Uncle's analysis last night was correct. The City Lord's residence, the Xiao family, and the Wu family have already joined forces. This time, they have assigned the most dangerous place to our family to guard. After this battle with the demonic beasts, the thousand people heading to Tongyou Valley will probably not have many survivors. If they ambush us on our way back, we might not have a single person return to the family. In this way, our family's strength will be greatly weakened, and if they join forces again, the day of our family's destruction will not be far off."

As Xu Ziyun walked past Li Wanbao and the others, she kept thinking:

"We need to find a way! We need to find a way..."

After a day of travel, at dusk, the Xu family team arrived at Tongyou Valley. Xu Haobo stood on a rock, looking down at the disciples below, feeling disheartened. He took a deep breath and made a decision in his heart, determined to bring as many of these disciples back to the family as possible. He composed himself and shouted loudly:

"Disciples of the Xu family, although the demonic beasts in the Cangmang Mountains often attack humans, they rarely invade cities, and such a large-scale invasion is even rarer. This time, Fangtian City has already lit the beacon fires. According to the news from Fangtian City, although this wave of beasts is not a large-scale invasion, it can certainly be considered a medium-scale invasion.

There are four passages between Fangtian City and Zhongdu City, and our Xu family is responsible for the Tongyou Valley passage. Our goal is to guard the Tongyou Valley and kill any demonic beasts that try to attack Zhongdu City from here. Behind us is our home, where our families are. I want to ask, can you do it, can you kill any demonic beasts that dare to threaten our families here?"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Kill the demonic beasts!"

"Kill the demonic beasts!"

The Xu family disciples raised their arms and shouted. Seeing the young faces of the disciples, Xu Haobo raised his voice even higher:

"Now, the demonic beasts may already be heading towards the Tongyou Valley. I hereby appoint Xu Haomiao as the military supervisor. If anyone dares to retreat or spread rumors to demoralize our troops, they will be beheaded on the spot."

"Yes!" Xu Haomiao stepped forward and bowed.

Xu Haobo waved his hand, signaling Xu Haomiao to step back, and then said: "In front of the Tongyou Valley, there are two forked paths. Inner Hall disciples Xu Tianzheng and Xu Tianhai, listen to my orders!"

"Disciples are here!" Xu Tianzheng and Xu Tianhai stepped forward.

"You two will each select ten people. Xu Tianzheng will go to the left fork, and Xu Tianhai will go to the right fork to conduct reconnaissance. Do not engage the demonic beasts in battle. If you discover any traces of the demonic beasts, report back immediately."

"Yes!" Xu Tianzheng and Xu Tianhai bowed and quickly left to select their teams.

"Outer Hall disciples Xu Gan and Xu Wen, listen to my orders."

"Disciples are here!" Xu Gan and Xu Wen hurriedly stepped forward.

"You two will each lead a hundred people to immediately set up traps and mechanisms at the two forked paths. You must complete everything by dawn tomorrow and then return here immediately."

"Yes!" Xu Gan and Xu Wen stepped back, selected a hundred people, and set off, each heading towards the forked paths.

"Brother Xu Haoyang and Brother Xu Haofei, listen to my orders."

"Here!" Xu Haoyang and Xu Haofei stepped forward.

"You two will each select fifty Inner Hall disciples and fifty Outer Hall disciples to go to the two forked paths as the first line of defense. If the demonic beasts attack, you must do your best to eliminate them. If there are too many and you cannot hold them back, you must retreat decisively and return here. When the time comes, we will fight the demonic beasts to the death here."

After Xu Haoyang finished speaking, he scanned the disciples and said: "The remaining people will stay here with me."

Xu Ziyun, hearing Xu Haobo's arrangements, could not help but be impressed. Seeing Xu Haobo calmly and orderly arrange everything, her original worries were greatly alleviated. At this moment, Xu Haoyang and Xu Haofei were each letting the Inner Hall and Outer Hall leaders select the disciples to accompany them to the forked paths.

The person responsible for selecting the Outer Hall disciples was, of course, the remaining two Outer Hall leaders, Xu Tiaoxiao and Xu Dongxue. As expected, Xu Ziyun and the other twenty new disciples were unceremoniously selected by Xu Tiaoxiao and Xu Dongxue. Xu Haobo, standing on the rock, saw Xu Ziyun being selected and was about to scold Xu Tiaoxiao and Xu Dongxue, but Xu Ziyun shook her head at him, and he glared at Xu Tiaoxiao and Xu Dongxue with a stern face.

Xu Tiaoxiao and Xu Dongxue, of course, did not notice Xu Haobo's gaze. They were very pleased with themselves, but seeing Xu Ziyun's calm face, they became very unhappy. Xu Ziyun, of course, would not exchange false pleasantries with them, and led the nineteen new disciples to stand behind Xu Haofei.

Xu Tiaoxiao and Xu Dongxue gave their subordinates a few whispered instructions before letting them stand behind Xu Haofei and Xu Haoyang.

Xu Haofei and Xu Haoyang, seeing that the team was complete, bowed to Xu Haobo and said:

"Brother, we're off."

"Take care!"

Xu Haobo also bowed, sincerely saying. At the same time, he quickly glanced at Xu Ziyun, who quickly nodded. Then, under Xu Haofei's lead, they headed towards the right forked path.

New and old friends, if you feel that this book is still short, you can wait a bit. You can also check out my previous book "Feng Ming Song," which is linked below.

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