After everyone surrounded the carriage, Xu Zimo raised his head and sensed in the direction the sound had come from.
Not far to the north, a massive figure came racing over.
More than a dozen people followed behind it.
"Shock Crown Birds!" someone from the caravan shouted.
"They're from the Wen Family. Only they raise Shock Crown Birds."
As those figures drew nearer, they could finally be seen clearly. The birds were entirely an iron-blue color, like steel.
Their feathers were sparse, yet each one was incomparably hard.
There was not a trace of emotion in the birds' eyes, as though they were true assassins.
At that moment, more than a dozen people sat on the back of each bird.
"Miss Fan, where are you heading?" A middle-aged man in blue robes laughed from atop a bird.
"Is there something Steward Wen has come here for?" the old man at the side asked flatly.
"Nothing much. I merely wish to ask everyone to wait here for five days.
"After five days, I will naturally let you pass," Steward Wen replied with a smile.
"So it truly was your Wen Family causing trouble over at Immortal City," the old man said with a frown.
"How can that be called causing trouble? It is merely normal business competition," Steward Wen replied, shaking his head.
"And what if we refuse to stop?" the old man asked, narrowing his eyes.
"Then I can only offend you," Steward Wen snorted coldly.
Arrows appeared one after another atop the Shock Crown Birds.
These arrows differed from ordinary arrows. They were made from Flame Crystals.
This type of crystal used a Meridian Practitioner's spiritual energy as fuel. Once it attacked, if spiritual energy appeared, it would immediately ignite into a roaring blaze.
Nearly everyone in the Fan