Chapter 8: Red Flame Valley, Blood Xin Yuying

Upon arriving at Red Flame Valley, Xia Daoming was shocked by the shrubs burning like flames all over the mountains and plains under the sun.

However, soon, Xia Daoming's attention was attracted by the people gathered at the valley entrance.

There were dozens of people gathered at the valley entrance.

They gathered in groups of three or five talking, looking up at the sky from time to time, no one stepped into Red Flame Valley, seeming to be waiting for or fearing something.

Xia Daoming came alone, dusty and tired, attracting the attention of many people.

"Is the young master alone?" Soon, a beautiful woman with a plump and graceful figure and a young married woman's makeup took the initiative to come up and greet him.

"Yes!" Xia Daoming nodded and asked: "I don't know what advice the lady has?"

"We six are prepared to cross Red Flame Valley tonight." The beautiful young woman pointed to the five people not far away, and said again: "I see that the young master is a fourth-rank Wu Shi and is alone, so I would like to invite the young master to join us."

When the beautiful young woman spoke, her eyes flowed with light, and she had a seductive style, making it difficult for people to refuse.

The Wu Shi realm corresponds to the number of the twelve meridians practiced, and each meridian will reveal different characteristics of blood and Qi fluctuations.

The force of a Small Wu Shi is Bright Force, which is the easiest to identify and judge.

And when a martial artist reaches the Great Wu Shi realm, the force is transformed from bright to dark, making it difficult to identify and judge if the force is not erupted.

Of course, this is only for martial artists of the same level or lower. If the other party's cultivation realm is higher than his, and they deliberately probe, it is still difficult to hide the cultivation realm.

Unless there are special breath-restraining means.

"Today is sunny, why not leave now, and have to wait until night? And I see that the cultivation of you and your companions is not low. Even if you encounter jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards, you can kill them, so why invite people to join you?" Xia Daoming asked the question in his heart directly.

Apart from the body being strong and tall, which was not comparable to his original fat body, in terms of appearance, he was just ordinary and slightly above average.

Therefore, Xia Daoming would never be narcissistic enough to think that just by standing at the valley entrance, he would make this beautiful young woman fall in love and take the initiative to hook up.

"It seems that the young master is here for the first time and doesn't know the danger of crossing Red Flame Valley." The beautiful young woman smiled at Xia Daoming, then pointed her jade-like finger at the sky and said: "Young master, please look up at the sky."

Xia Daoming looked up at the sky.

Only to see dozens of large birds, all red, circling above the canyon.

"Those are not ordinary large birds, they are Blood Feather Eagles! They are not only swift, their claws and beaks are sharp enough to break gold and stone, and the feathers on their bodies can also leave the body and turn into sharp swords to kill enemies.

If one or two Blood Feather Eagles attack, it's still okay, but if you encounter a group of Blood Feather Eagles, not to mention our Small Martial Masters, even Great Martial Masters would lose their lives if they are not careful."

When Xia Daoming looked up at the sky, the seductive voice of the young woman rang in his ears.

But he was terrified.

"Feathers can actually leave the body and turn into sharp swords to kill enemies, is this still an eagle?"

"The Blood Xin Yuying is a demonic bird. It usually lives in the deep mountains of the Mang Mountains. Only from late July to September every year, when the Fire Tong pulp fruits of Red Flame Valley are ripe, will they fly out of the deep mountains, forage for Fire Tong pulp fruits, and build nests and lay eggs on this cliff.

This year, I don't know why it was early. Now it's only mid-July, and there are already Blood Feather Eagles occupying Red Flame Valley."

"Do demonic birds have intelligence?" Xia Daoming couldn't help asking when he heard this, but there were ten thousand grass mud horses galloping in his heart.

It was only from Ji Wenyue that he learned that there were cultivators in this world, and as a result, demonic birds popped out.

Sure enough, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. He used to live in Black Stone City and was simply a frog in a well.

"Demonic birds and demonic beasts are the same as other birds and beasts, they have no intelligence, they are just born with some magical powers." The beautiful young woman looked at Xia Daoming with some surprise and explained.

Seeing that Xia Daoming was dusty and tired, with a weathered look, and was a fourth-rank Wu Shi, she thought he was often running outside and must be knowledgeable. As a result, she didn't expect that he didn't even know whether demonic birds had intelligence.

"Phew!" Xia Daoming breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the demons here are not the same as the demons in the folk legends of his world!

"The Blood Xin Yuying won't leave until September, doesn't that mean it will be more than a month?" After breathing a sigh of relief, Xia Daoming frowned.

"Yes, so we decided to cross the canyon at night. At night, the Blood Feather Eagles usually return to their nests to rest. Even if some come out to be active, they are only a minority. If they really attack us, as long as we all work together, we should be able to cope." The young woman said.

Hearing this, Xia Daoming finally understood the young woman's intention.

He thought for a while, looked at the five people not far away, and said with an apologetic face: "Thank you, lady, for telling me this information, but I am used to being alone, so I won't join your team."

"Young master, there is strength in numbers. Although you are a fourth-rank Wu Shi, if you really encounter a Blood Xin Yuying, you definitely won't be able to cope alone." The young woman tried to persuade him when she saw Xia Daoming refuse.

"Thank you, lady, for your kind invitation, but I still decided to be alone." Xia Daoming said.

Seeing Xia Daoming insist on refusing, the young woman had no choice but to leave.

Before leaving, she looked at Xia Daoming with faint eyes, making people feel unbearable.

However, Xia Daoming was not moved at all.

Having eaten four Three-Yuan Blood-Returning Pills, plus the large amount of beast meat nourishment over the past month, Xia Daoming's meridians had reached the ninth-level perfection.

Fighting more than ten fourth-rank Martial Masters alone was definitely not a problem.

And the six-person team they temporarily formed only had one fourth-rank Wu Shi, and the remaining five, including the beautiful young woman, were second or third-rank Martial Masters.

If he agreed to join them, wouldn't he become their free bodyguard?

And there were many people and big targets, which would definitely be easier to attract the attack of the Blood Feather Eagles.

"Sister, did the other party refuse?" A young man who looked about seventeen or eighteen with pockmarks on his face asked in a low voice.

The beautiful young woman shook her head.

"Hehe, it's better if he doesn't agree. That guy looks like he just came out of a small rural place to break through, and he doesn't understand anything. Even if he has a fourth-rank realm, so what?

Without experiencing life-and-death battles, without seeing big scenes, when he really sees the Blood Xin Yuying swooping down, he will probably be so scared that he will pee his pants on the spot, and he won't be of any use.

Unlike me, Tian, who has traveled north and south and fought many battles, what scene have I not seen? Madam, just follow me closely, I will definitely protect you." The only fourth-rank Wu Shi among the six said.

This fourth-rank Wu Shi had a face full of flesh, but had a pair of pea eyes, looking a bit ugly.

When he spoke, a pair of pea eyes looked at the beautiful young woman greedily.

Especially looking at the young woman's buttocks.

"That's right, that's right, my senior brother has fought many battles, I guarantee Madam will be satisfied!" A thin man like a monkey said with a lewd expression.

Except for the young woman's younger brother who showed a trace of anger, the other men all showed a knowing smile.

The beautiful young woman obviously often walked in the rivers and lakes and had experienced many such scenes. Seeing this, she didn't get angry, just pretended not to hear the lewd meaning of the thin man, and said: "The Blood Xin Yuying is no small matter, having one more person is always good."

After saying that, the beautiful young woman looked around again, seeming unwilling to give up.

The pea-eyed man frowned when he saw this, and sneered noncommittally.

Just as the beautiful young woman was looking around, the earth shook slightly.

Sand and dust rolled up in the distance.

In the sand and dust, sixteen riders could be faintly seen protecting a carriage and coming towards Red Flame Valley.

The carriage was wrapped in expensive and exquisite silk on all four sides, with a pattern of a black tiger with wings embroidered on it.

And those sixteen guards were all surging with blood and Qi, six were third-rank Martial Masters, eight were fourth-rank Martial Masters, and two guards had surging and obscure blood and force, surprisingly both were Great Martial Masters.

"Li Cheng Xu family!" The beautiful young woman's expression changed slightly, showing awe.

"Li Cheng Xu family!" Among the crowd gathered at the valley entrance, except for the beautiful young woman, many people recognized the origin of the horse team, and they were all shocked at first, then showed joy.

It is said that it is easy to enjoy the shade under a big tree.

With this powerful horse team of the Xu family opening the way, following behind them would naturally be much safer.

"So this is the Xu family, the only Grandmaster force in Li Cheng. It's really different. I don't know who is sitting in the carriage. They travel so casually, yet they have so many powerful martial artists accompanying them, and even two Great Martial Masters."

Xia Daoming heard the exclamations of the crowd one after another, and thought of the only Grandmaster in Li Cheng mentioned by Ji Wenyue—Xu Zhiyuan, secretly shocked and sighed.

The crowd retreated to both sides one after another.

The horse team drove straight in and stopped until the valley entrance.

The leading fifth-rank Great Wu Shi looked up at the sky, frowned, and soon turned his horse's head and came to the side of the carriage.

The curtain was rolled up.

Revealing a young face that was as beautiful as jade, but with thin lips and slightly long and narrow eyes, giving people a trace of cold and ruthless feeling.

"It's actually Xu Shixiong!"

"Seventh Young Master of the Xu family!"

"It is said that Xu Shixiong became a fifth-rank Great Wu Shi at the age of fourteen, and at the age of only twenty-one this year, he is already a seventh-rank Great Wu Shi, and is the disciple of the younger generation of the Xu family who has the most hope of becoming a Grandmaster!"

Soon someone recognized the person in the carriage and exclaimed one after another.

"Twenty-one years old and already a seventh-rank Great Wu Shi, the Xu family is really awesome!" Xia Daoming heard the crowd's exclamations and was very surprised in his heart.

"Why stop?" Xu Shixiong asked.

"Back to Seventh Young Master, this year the Blood Feather Eagles came to Red Flame Valley early to lay eggs and give birth. To avoid suffering attacks, the old slave suggests entering the canyon at night." The white-haired Great Wu Shi said respectfully, without a trace of the posture of an elder or a Great Wu Shi.

Xu Shixiong frowned slightly, then looked at the crowd gathered at the valley entrance, and said lightly: "It's just Blood Feather Eagles, they can't make any waves. However, to avoid unnecessary casualties, you let the people at the valley entrance go ahead and attract the Blood Feather Eagles."

After saying that, Xu Shixiong put down the curtain.

PS: There will be a second update soon. ===== CHAPTER 9 =====