Chapter 344 Bandits

How much is Xuan'er worth? This is a very interesting topic.

Judging from its ability to subdue these packs of wolves, it was naturally not a divine item that could be bought at an ordinary price.

But to Xu Han, Xuan'er's price was not determined by these factors. Xuan'er had accompanied him for so many years. Not to mention the peculiarity that Xuan'er displayed now, even if Xuan'er was just an ordinary black cat, Xu Han would not make any trade with it.

Xu Han didn't have much.

And it was precisely because he had too little that he would use his own life to protect each and every one of them.

So he shook his head and replied, "You can't afford it."

Of course, he was grateful to Liu Sheng and sincerely treated Liu Sheng as his friend. However, this did not mean that he would send or sell Xuan'er as a commodity. Both were equally important to Xu Han.

Such an answer was within Liu Sheng's expectations. He smiled valiantly and didn't care about it.

"You know me?" He simply turned away from this question and asked.

"Naturally." Xu Han nodded.

At this moment, the people who had finally recovered from the demonic wolf's misfortune hurriedly packed up the goods on the ground. As for the demonic pills on the ground, after Boss Gan asked Liu Sheng what they meant, he put them into a small alley. Seeing that, Xuan'er jumped into the alley excitedly, squinting her eyes and sending these demonic pills into her mouth like she was eating.

"Tell me, who am I?" Liu Sheng narrowed his eyes and asked Xu Han.

…

The next day, a group of people with nervous or uneasy emotions once again headed towards the center of the antler plains. However, because of yesterday's events, the relationship between the people in the team had quietly changed.

The big shot named Liu Sheng was naturally still sitting in the caravan's only carriage, but the crowd had faintly become led by the black cat standing on his shoulder.

"Boss, do you think that monster is those bandits?" With luck in mind, Hu Ma walked over to Zhen Yue and whispered.

Hearing this, Zhen Yue shook her head, "He said no."

The person she was talking about was naturally Xu Han. Hearing this, Hu Ma raised his head and looked at the youth's back. He felt somewhat guilty thinking about his previous cruelty.

"Boss, this kid is a little strange." He said in a calm voice.

Unexpectedly, Zhen Yue glared at him fiercely. She said, "Hold your tongue, be careful what you say!"

Hu Ma immediately lost his arrogance and shrunk his head back.

"Half a day's journey will take us to the center of the antler plains." Boss Gan, who was walking ahead, looked up at the sky and said.

The antlers were actually a narrow plain, In fact, it was only four to five days before and after crossing the antler plains, After driving away the pack of wolves yesterday, Xu Han ordered Boss Gan to dump all the goods on the spot. The boxes in these carriages were already empty. Without the heavy carriage, they would naturally be much faster. In less than half a day, they would reach the center of the antler plains.

"Yes, continue on your journey." Xu Han nodded and said.

Hearing this, Boss Gan's expression was a little ugly, but he didn't dare to go against Xu Han's intentions in the end, so he brought everyone along.

Evidently, after what happened last night, Xu Han's prestige in the hearts of everyone had reached a point where everyone didn't have the courage to refute his decision.

As Boss Gan led the group of people on their way again, Xu Han looked at Boss Gan and the others' back and suddenly frowned.

"Are you worried about those bandits?" At that moment, Zhen Yue walked to Xu Han's side and asked softly.

Hearing this, Xu Han, who was immersed in his thoughts, turned to look at Zhen Yue, but shook his head without saying anything.

He's not lying. It's not what he's thinking.

Yesterday, he told the other party everything he knew about Liu Sheng, but Xu Han was somewhat disappointed by the other party's reaction.

He seemed to have completely forgotten about what had happened before as Liu Sheng. Other than his own name, he could not remember anything else. Even his younger brother and younger sister had forgotten about him. If it weren't for the fact that he took out the dagger carved with the word "cold" in the end, Xu Han would have suspected that the person in front of him was just a fellow who happened to have the same name and the same surname as Liu Sheng.

Although the appearance of the dagger allowed Xu Han to confirm his identity, the other party was extremely wary of Xu Han.

The conversation last night came to a dead end.

As for what Liu Sheng had experienced in the past few years, it was obvious that he was wary of Xu Han. Not far away, Xu Han naturally could not force him. He could only let it go for the time being and think about staying here to talk to Xu Han for a while.

However, Xu Han's worried expression landed in Zhen Yue's eyes. The other party did not seem to believe Xu Han's attitude and only thought that he was comforting himself.

At that time, Zhen Yue whispered, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Maybe those bandits are really those demonic wolves."

This speculation had been in Zhen Yue's mind ever since she saw the yearning of those demonic wolves for demonic pills. However, for some reason, Xu Han had denied this speculation from the beginning.

At this moment, Zhen Yue naturally had her own thoughts. She hoped that Xu Han could explain why he was so sure that those demonic wolves were not bandits, or perhaps she could learn a bit about the identity of those bandits from Xu Han, so that she could be more or less prepared for the arrival of the bandits.

However, how could she conceal this thought from Xu Han? Xu Han glanced at her and said, "You want to know who those bandits are?"

Zhen Yue did not have the slightest bit of vigilance when her mind was pierced. She nodded and looked straight at Xu Han.

"Actually, it doesn't matter to you if you know who the other party is. The only thing I can tell you is …" Xu Han raised his eyebrows and a voice came out of his mouth at that time. "If you really encounter those bandits, don't think about anything."

"Run!"

…

Xu Han calculated carefully. If it was really as Zhen Yue had said, every caravan that had been looted would carry this Demon Pill, and the amount would be about the same as Boss Gan's this time.

Then the number of demon cores added together from one murder to another would probably be an extremely high number, If all of these enormous numbers of demon cores were obtained by that pack of wolves, then the mutation they would be able to produce would definitely not be as simple as what they saw yesterday. Clearly, the existence of the pack of wolves was very likely due to the coincidence that they had obtained some of the demon cores that those bandits had plundered.

As for whether it was deliberately done by those bandits or accidentally lost Xu Han, it was unknown.

As for the true identities of those bandits, Xu Han combined some information he had obtained from Ning Zhumang and the others, and he had some faint guesses in his heart. Xu Han also told Liu Sheng this guess, but for some reason, Liu Sheng still stubbornly maintained his previous decision to cross the antler plains.

Xu Han knew that because of his amnesia, the other party was wary of him. Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, Xu Han could only bravely go with one of them. However, he was already thinking about how to settle this matter in his heart.

As for reminding Zhen Yue and the others, it was just a simple act of kindness for Xu Han. He was willing to do such a thing. He even let Boss Gan unload the goods in the hope that Boss Gan and his staff would be able to escape this place quickly when danger came.

Perhaps Xu Han himself had never noticed it, just as the Headmaster had said.

Underneath Xu Han's icy cold exterior, there was actually a heart that was far more kind than he had imagined.

…

Soon, night fell on the antler plains again.

The caravan stopped and a campfire lit up in the camp.

However, the crowd did not have the slightest intention of sleeping. This was already the center of the deer horn plains, and also the place where the tragedies of the caravans occurred. Boss Gan had intended to rush through this place overnight, but Liu Sheng rejected the other party's proposal with extreme severity. Boss Gan did not dare to go against Liu Sheng's intentions no matter how reluctant he was. He could only stay where he was.

However, in this situation, neither the waiters nor Zhen Yue were sleepy. Instead, their nerves tensed up.

Xu Han finally recovered from Liu Sheng's actions. Liu Sheng did not want to rush or anything else. From the beginning, he chose this caravan to use the demon cores on them as bait to lure the bandits to appear.

In fact, his plan could be said to be very successful.

After everyone settled down for supper, footsteps came from afar in the plains.

At that moment, the people who had already tightened their strings raised their eyes to look, only to see a row of figures suddenly appear on the horizon in the distance.

They strolled over. Although they didn't seem to be in a hurry, their speed was astonishingly fast. In just ten breaths of time, their appearances could already be clearly seen.

Unlike the bandits with sabers and halberds that they had imagined, those who came were all people wearing white robes, hairpins, handsome appearances, and a calm aura.

Rather than being a bandit, it was more appropriate to say that he was a scholar.

"Them?" Boss Gan frowned and turned to look at Xu Han beside him, trying to get some answers from him.

However, Xu Han obviously ignored their thoughts. He only took a step forward and spat out the same words as before, "Run!"

Everyone was stunned, but they did not regain their senses, while the group of white-robed Confucian scholars still walked in front of them.

The scholar in the lead swept his gaze over the icy-cold crowd. Finally, he raised his eyebrows and looked at the only carriage in the camp.

"Looks like this time, it's a big shot, huh?" The scholar said this, but there was not the slightest bit of surprise in his eyes. "I didn't expect the Dark Asura Palace Clan to be so ambitious. To think that they would have to work so hard for these demonic pills."

At that moment, the carriage slowly opened and Liu Sheng stepped out.

He walked over to the white-robed Confucian scholars and looked at each other as if they were looking at everyone. Finally, he said in a deep voice.

"I didn't expect that Lunar Temple, known as the Holy Land of Scholars, would actually do such a damaging thing for a few demon cores!"

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