Outside Bamboo Village, a vast bamboo forest flourished lushly. Su Xiao sat beside a small river, recalling what had happened the night before.
Inside the cave, he had determined as soon as they exchanged blows that his opponent was Patriarch Ao. Everyone's aura was unique. The auras of direct relatives might be similar, but they would never be exactly the same.
Moreover, Bamboo Village gave Su Xiao a very different overall impression. It seemed to be isolated from the outside world. He had reached this conclusion because of the items in the white-clad youth Liu's room.
Bubu Wang had discovered a set of clothes, several pieces of jewelry made from a mixture of gold and an unknown metal, and a suit of armor in Liu's room.
These things were completely different in style from the ornaments in Bamboo Village. The armor in particular was astonishing. Conservatively speaking, its owner had stood over two meters tall and been extremely strong. The emblem on the armor depicted a dragon-like creature with spread wings. Su Xiao felt that it greatly resembled an ancient dragon: leathery wings, vertical pupils, and a scaled tail.
The most important thing now was to find out what Bamboo Village was hiding. Something seemed to be watching the village from the surrounding area, waiting for the right moment to act.
While Su Xiao was pondering this, Baja flew over with news: something had happened in Bamboo Village.
When Su Xiao returned to Bamboo Village, he saw dozens of villagers gathered around a courtyard. When they saw him approaching, the villagers blocked his path and refused to let him enter.
"Let him in."
The patriarch's voice came from within the crowd. Though the villagers were somewhat unwilling, they did not disobey him.
Bubu Wang in tow, Baja entered the small