Green Mountain Village Slaughtered?

"A proper household registration does take time, but we can first arrange a travel permit."

"With a travel permit, your family can leave Pingyang County by the official roads and settle somewhere safe first. I'll gradually complete the household registration afterward. An expedited travel permit will take three days."

Yan Nishang had seen Lu Yuan's urgency as well.

"Of course, if it truly cannot wait, you can leave without a travel permit."

"But you cannot take the official roads. You can only travel by narrow paths and wilderness trails, where bandits and demon beasts run rampant. That would be even more dangerous."

After pondering for a moment, Yan Nishang spoke again.

"Good. Then I'll wait three days."

"Thank you, Mr. Yan."

Lu Yuan made his decision without hesitation.

If it had only been him, taking the smaller roads would not have been a problem.

But he feared he would not be able to protect his whole family.

"I should be the one thanking you. Consider it that I owe you a favor."

Yan Nishang tucked the jade box into her sleeve.

"Then I'll remember that favor."

Lu Yuan cupped his hands toward Yan Nishang.

Afterward, Lu Yuan quickly left Sandalwood Palace.

He then purchased a batch of dried provisions, pills, and medicinal salves for injuries.

He rented a carriage at Longqing Inn.

He planned to use it when setting out for Qingzhou.

Once he had finished all that.

Lu Yuan naturally did not linger in Black Triangle City.

Using the Cloudtrace Carefree Art, Lu Yuan arrived outside Green Mountain Village two hours later.

However, the instant he clearly saw the scene at the village entrance.

It was as though every drop of blood in his body had frozen solid.

Several bloody heads hung from the old locust tree at the