Just then, the Village Elder of North Sand Village slowly stepped out from the crowd below. When he saw the armored spirit artifacts worn by Lin Yi and the others, surprise appeared on his face. "Who forged the spirit artifacts you're wearing?"
"Are you the Village Elder of North Sand Village?"
"Indeed, I am. My name is Sha Batian. May I ask where you gentlemen have come from?"
After some thought, Lin Yi said, "We're from Ancient Pool Village and Riverfresh Village. We were on our way to Tianshui City when we accidentally entered this place. We truly apologize. We only fought earlier in self-defense and meant no harm."
Sha Batian chuckled. "I could tell, I could tell. If you had truly wanted to fight, the few Militia Team members in our village would hardly have been enough for you."
Sha Ge stepped closer and whispered, "Village Elder, these people snuck in here. They must be up to no good."
Old Fourth Gu laughed when he heard that. "Brother, if we really meant you harm, you'd be buried and at peace by now."
"You..."
"Enough, Sha Ge. You're already the Militia Captain—how can you have so little composure? If I remember correctly, the ancient records mentioned a village called Ancient Pool Village on the other side of the desert."
Sha Batian then smiled at Lin Yi and the others. "Distinguished guests, since you've come from so far away, please come down and rest awhile. Have something to eat."
Lin Yi was not afraid of a trap. He swept his gaze around and nodded. "All right. Then we'll trouble you."
"Haha, it's no trouble at all. It's probably been more than two hundred years since North Sand Village last received visitors. Back then, it was a merchant who had wandered in