The next day, early morning.
A luxurious carriage was parked in the Pope's Palace. Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue walked out of the Pope's Palace and headed straight for the carriage.
Qian Daoliu, carrying Yue Yi, followed behind the two towards the carriage.
Looking at the empty space in front of the carriage, Jun Xuehan asked in surprise, "Xue'er, isn't there a coachman here?"
Qian Renxue glanced at Jun Xuehan beside her without making a sound, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes, of course there is. How could there not be?"
While the two were talking, Qian Daoliu simply carried Yue Yi into the carriage without any intention of speaking.
"Xue'er, what kind of look is that? I am now the Pavilion Master of the Wind Snow Pavilion, the Imperial Advisor of the Heaven Dou Empire, the Great Worship Elder of the Worship Hall, and the Pope of the Pope's Palace. With my status, I wouldn't be a coachman, would I?" Jun Xuehan asked softly, looking at Qian Renxue's eyes.
"There are only four people in total, you decide what to do." Qian Renxue smiled and walked straight into the carriage, leaving Jun Xuehan alone outside.
"Alright, no matter how high your status is, it's useless." Jun Xuehan shrugged helplessly and walked straight to the front of the carriage.
He had to pamper his wife and daughter, of course. As for Qian Daoliu, he was an old man, so he had to drive the carriage himself.
With a neigh from the horse, the carriage slowly moved out of Spirit City. Due to the large number of people on the street, the carriage did not travel fast until it left Spirit City, at which point the carriage gradually picked up speed.
Yue Yi sat in the carriage, gazing at the scenery outside the window with longing in her eyes. She reached out and hugged Qian Renxue's fair arm, saying, "Mommy, the scenery outside is so beautiful!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue reached out and stroked Yue Yi's loose hair, saying, "Yue Yi, there are many beautiful sights on the continent. This place is just a drop in the ocean. When we have time in the future, Mom will take you to see even more beautiful sights on the continent."
As she spoke, a smile appeared on Qian Renxue's face, while Qian Daoliu, sitting to the side, nodded with satisfaction.
As the carriage continued its journey, time gradually passed.
Late at night, the carriage arrived at Vast Sea City. In the nearby villages, Jun Xuehan frowned as she looked at the quiet, unlit villages. She released her Mental Power to explore the villages.
Under his Mental Power probing, nothing happened in the village. There were people in every room, but no one lit a lamp, and there wasn't even a sound.
"Xuehan, aren't there villages here? Let's find a nice family to stay with for the night," Qian Renxue asked softly, sitting in the carriage with the drowsy Yue Yi in her arms.
"Hmm, I'll give it a try, but this village seems a bit strange." Jun Xuehan stopped the carriage, got out, and walked towards a house.
Jun Xuehan reached out and knocked on the door. She could clearly sense that someone was behind the door, but no one spoke or made any sound.
Jun Xuehan walked around the village and, finding the whole village in the same state, returned to the carriage, shrugged helplessly, and said, "Xue'er, I'm afraid we can't find lodging here. For some reason, no one in this village opens the door, and there's not even a single person to say a word."
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue looked puzzled and said, "This is near Vast Sea City, and the people here should be very honest and kind. Even if they agreed to let us stay here, they shouldn't have said a word."
The carriage moved slowly forward. He said, "It doesn't matter. We'll reach the cities along the way in the early morning, and then find a hotel in the city to rest. That's the same as before."
As they spoke, the carriage continued forward, with Qian Daoliu resting with his eyes closed inside, while Qian Renxue was coaxing Yue Yi to sleep.
The carriage drove out of the village and slowly made its way through the silent woods. But gradually, Jun Xuehan seemed to sense that something was amiss. The entire woods were quiet, but from time to time, there were rustling sounds from the carriage moving quickly forward, as well as faint sounds of fighting.
Jun Xuehan's gaze swept around, as if searching for the source of the sound.
"Xuehan, something's not right." Qian Daoliu opened his eyes. He could naturally sense what Jun Xuehan could sense.
"Yes, Grandpa, I noticed it too. I'll go see what happened." Jun Xuehan stopped the carriage, and her body disappeared into the dim moonlight like Gui Mei.
Jun Xuehan walked towards the source of the sound. Gradually, a disheveled girl appeared before him, running away. The girl was about eleven or twelve years old, with large rips in her clothes and a twelve-foot-long spear in her hand.
The long, pointed spear tip was stained with specks of blood, and two yellow Soul Ring shimmered beneath his feet.
Behind the girl were several men, each about two meters tall, with extremely robust physiques, gray hair, and heavy body hair, looking like wild men. Their lips protruded outwards, revealing two canine teeth several times larger than those of ordinary people, and their faces were painted with dazzling greasepaint.
"These are Wolf Bandits. It's unbelievable that such creatures have appeared in the Heaven Dou Empire." Jun Xuehan looked at the Wolf Bandits chasing the girl like a cat playing with a mouse, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Wolf Bandits can be considered both human and not; they are the offspring of humans and the Soul Beast, the Swift Wind Demonic Wolf. Furthermore, the Swift Wind Demonic Wolf is incredibly lewd, capable of mating with almost any creature of similar size, thus giving rise to this unique species, the Wolf Bandits, who are half-human, half-wolf. Moreover, Wolf Bandits are inherently bloodthirsty and brutal.
"Each Wolf Bandits is no weaker than Level 20 to 30 Soul Master. This girl's situation is not very optimistic." Jun Xuehan looked at the situation ahead, stood quietly on an ancient tree, and did not intend to help for the time being.
The girl ahead, perhaps injured and not as fast as the Wolf Bandits, was quickly caught up by one of Wolf Bandits and engaged in Wolf Bandits.
"Tsk tsk, this little girl is not bad. A second-ring Soul Grandmaster, she actually held her own against a Wolf Bandits. Among Soul Grandmaster, she can be considered outstanding." Qian Daoliu appeared beside Jun Xuehan and spoke calmly.
"That's right. If there had only been one Wolf Bandits, she might have actually managed to escape." Jun Xuehan nodded calmly.