There should still have been people living in the small town, but with that bandit gang around, there probably were not many left.
Tie Li laid the bandits' corpses outside the inn one by one, then led the Hornscale Horse inside to rest for the night.
"Only thirty-one Gold Soul Coins in total?"
Tie Li had found only thirty-one Gold Soul Coins on them.
Murder and arson brought golden belts.
They were bandits, yet they only had this little money on them. It was a disgrace to the bandit profession.
Before dawn the next day, Tie Li mounted the Hornscale Horse and set off again.
After a full two days of travel, Tie Li finally reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
This time, he had not come to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts. He intended to use its geographical advantage to cross the border between the two nations from its outskirts.
As long as he did not venture too deep, his strength as a three-ring Soul Elder would be enough to protect himself.
From the moment he entered the Star Dou Great Forest, Tie Li remained constantly vigilant.
Ten-year Soul Beasts occasionally appeared to harass him, but they were not much of a problem.
They were perfect feed for the Hornscale Horse!
The frequent appearance of ten-year Soul Beasts meant he was staying along the very edge of the forest, which was instead a sign of safety.
Whoosh
Another ten-year Soul Beast attempted to ambush Tie Li from the shadows.
It was a ten-year Ironclad Rat. Beneath its black fur was a thin layer of armor. A ten-year Ironclad Rat's defense was not particularly high, but once it reached a hundred years, its shell would undergo a qualitative transformation.
Its attack, defense, and