Great Swordsman
Ch.26 - Towards the Village of Xue

“Brother Xu, Miss Ding. please be careful, I apologize for not being able to come help you.”

Huo Teng looked at Xu Feng's entourage who was now preparing themselves. Gao Gao had been told beforehand so he was already in that place as well.

“No need to apologize.”

Xu Feng waved his hand, he knew that Huo Teng could not leave the village, once he left, he left, the people with ulterior motives who were in Huo Village would probably carry out various actions that harmed the village.

His figure is very necessary to maintain the stability of the village.

“Senior Xu, let's go.” Huo Tin walked up to Xu Feng and whispered beside him.

Although Huo Teng did not leave, it did not mean that Huo Village did not provide any help at all, at least Huo Tin and the sixth Elder would join as reinforcements along with the ten clan members who were all at the First Stage.

Soon they put on robes and hoods before leaving Huo Village through the secret passageway. This was a path known only to the Patriarch and Village Elder Huo alone.

Xu Feng had previously not accepted the mounts given by Huo Teng, he had only chosen two ordinary horses as mounts for him and Gao Gao.

The appearance of the Juvenile Snow Deer was too conspicuous since only Patriarch Huo Teng had it in Huo Village, it could attract unnecessary attention if Xu Feng rode it. They need to leave in secret.

It didn't take long for them to go through the secret passageway and immediately leave Huo Village. Their horses ran very fast as soon as they came out, they were racing against time.

“I hope they can survive.” Ding Xiang was extremely anxious, he was afraid that his village would not be able to hold on before they arrived.

He even refused firmly when Xu Feng and the two Elders of Xue Village agreed to give him time to rest for fear of his already exhausted condition.

He was just an ordinary person who had yet to break through to the First Stage, the journey to that extent must have been extremely exhausting for him.

“Nona Ding, no need to push yourself too much. What if this is the case, you stay here rest and let me take the others continue the journey.”

Xu Feng immediately gave a suggestion. He said it was not out of pity for Ding Xiang but because he realized the girl's exhaustion was slowing them down. In order to avoid an awkward situation, he could only reveal it in such a manner.

“This.”

Ding Xiang hesitated but finally agreed as the two Elders of Xue continued to advise him. He failed to understand Xu Feng's intentions and felt warm in his heart, never had a stranger ever given him any attention aside from his father and the two Elders.

“Good.”

Xu Feng nodded seeing that and immediately ordered Xue Lan to accompany Ding Xiang before proceeding with a hasty journey. He himself did not want if the Xue Village suffered severe damage, that village was his power base in the future.

“Come fast!!” Xue Gong at the side continued to spur his horse, he was getting more agitated from time to time, every second of the moment felt like centuries to him.

The sun was already at its peak yet they did not even stop and continued to accelerate. No one was resting, no one was eating, no one was complaining, they had to arrive as quickly as possible.

Time changes and the day before evening.

“Senior Xu, soon we will reach the village!!”

Xue Gong exclaimed weakly from the side, this endless round trip weighed heavily on his body even though he was a Second Stage warrior.

“Good.. Keep forward!”

Time will not wait for them either. Xu Feng had better take that reckless sounding decision than to have to let more lives die in Xue Village.

“Senior Xu, isn't your decision very hasty?”

Huo Tin inevitably reminded while pointing at the ten people from his village who had almost fainted from exhaustion. His condition on the other hand looked better than Xue Gong as it only traveled one way.

“Brother, Elder Huo is right.” Gao Gao immediately chimed in, his tongue sticking out as he spoke breathlessly.

“Sial!!”

Xu Feng cursed in his heart, he did not think that their condition would turn out to be that bad, he only realized it when Huo Tin reminded him.

He was too focused on the path in front of him that he did not realize how serious the condition of his comrades was.

Traveling for half a day without stopping was not an easy thing.

“Then you rest here!”

Xu Feng only gave a simple order. He on the other hand continued on his own journey after obtaining the direction of the road from Xue Gong.

“Hei remember! Don't take too much time!” Xu Feng shouted his last sentence before disappearing from their sight very quickly.

“Will he be okay?” Huo Tin inevitably muttered in worry, he could not believe Xu Feng would make such a decision without waiting for them to speak.

“Heii no need to doubt him, he definitely can!” Gao Gao just waved his hands weakly, his body bent over exhausted, “It is better to take out food to replenish us as quickly as possible and immediately catch up with brother Xu!” It was the most important word that came out of his mouth, at least according to Gao Gao.

“Xue Gong, you stay here and immediately recover your energy, I will catch up with Senior Xu with the sixth Elder.”

Huo Tin spoke hurriedly before turning around and catching up with Xu Feng, he did not believe the young man could withstand the tide of the Demon Beast all by himself despite his strength at the Third Stage.

“Sial, they didn't even hear me..”

Gao Gao was slightly stunned, he did not understand how that person's mind was going. Was it hard to believe in Xu Feng? His brother will never disappoint!

……..

Xue Yan was one of the members of the hunting team in Xue Village, she had already been in the group for nearly fifteen years since her twentieth age. He is arguably one of the oldest members on the hunting team.

And now, the hunter is going through his darkest hour of his life.

“Has Elder Gong and Elder Lan not returned yet?“

He muttered as he tried to slash down a Demon Beast that was trying to climb the village wall. His face was so tired, his swinging strength was even extremely weak with no strength at all.

If not for his determination, he and his comrades might have long fainted from exhaustion.

Luckily the village walls helped them reduce the pressure from the attack of the Demon Beasts, they only needed to give a nuisance attack for the Demon Beasts climbing the wall to fall back to the ground.