Chapter 28: Tongyou Valley

  My grades are stable, it seems like I won't be able to surpass this week. Everyone, please give me more strength next week!

  As soon as Xu Haobo led the team out of the city gate, three people immediately put on a fake smile on their faces and laughed loudly "haha" to welcome him.

  "Hao Bo brother, you're leading the team this time! Is Hao Ran brother's body okay? He didn't faint or anything, did he?" Xiao Ru Xing loudly and exaggeratedly said, her voice carrying for several miles, with a hint of schadenfreude in her eyes.

  "Haha, Xiao Lao's words are really different. I think that Xu Haoran is a hero, how can he be bitten by a small snake and not wake up? He will definitely wake up. If he doesn't wake up in a year, it can be two years, if not two years, it can be five years, if not five years, it can be ten years! Haha...". Wu Yue laughed loudly, with arrogance in his eyes.

  "Hao Bo, this time you and your family are in charge of defending Tongyu Valley, it's a huge responsibility. The safety of Zhongdu City is now in the hands of your family. If the demonic beasts break through from the direction of Tongyu Valley, don't blame me for being ruthless." Li Wanbao said with a "heh heh" smile.

  Xu Haobo's face turned green with rage, but what could he do? His side was at a disadvantage now, and competing with the other side would only lead to humiliation. With a cold snort, Xu Haobo flicked his sleeve and said:

  "Don't worry about it!"

  After finishing speaking, he left first and walked towards the direction of Tongyou Valley. The disciples behind him were all furious, waiting for Li Wanbao and the others. In the midst of their loud laughter, they walked away in shame.

  Xu Ziyanyan walked at the back of the team, gazing far away at Li Wanbao and his two companions. Her eyes narrowed slightly, with a sharp glint flashing in her narrowed gaze, thinking to herself:

  "It seems that Second Uncle's analysis last night was correct. The City Lord's Manor, the Xiao family and the Wu family have joined forces. This time they've handed over the most dangerous place to their own families to guard, I'm afraid after this great battle against the demonic beasts, not many of the thousand people heading to Tongyu Valley will be left. If they ambush us again on our way back, I'm afraid none of us will be able to return to our families. In that case, the family's power will suffer greatly, and if the three families join forces again, then the day of our own family's downfall is truly not far off."

  Xu Ziyuan walked past Li Wanbao and his two companions, thinking to herself:

  "Think of something! Think of something......"

  After a day's journey, at dusk, the Xu family's team arrived at Tongyou Valley. Xu Haobo stood on a rock, looking at his disciples below, feeling gloomy in his heart. Taking a deep breath, he made up his mind that he must bring back as many of these disciples as possible to the family. Regaining his composure, he shouted loudly:

  "All of you, disciples of the Xu family, although the ferocious beasts in the vast mountain ranges frequently attack humans, they rarely invade cities, and on such a large scale is even rarer. This time, the beacon fire has been lit at Fang Tian City, according to the news from Fang Tian City, this beast tide may not be a large-scale one, but it can definitely be considered as a medium-scale beast tide."

  "There are four channels between Fang Tian Cheng and Zhong Du City, and the one our family is in charge of is Tong Yu Valley. Our goal is to guard Tong Yu Valley and kill all the demon beasts that want to attack Zhong Du City from here. Behind us is our home, where our families live. What I'm asking is, can you guys make sure to kill any demon beast that dares to threaten our family members?"

  "Got it!"

  "Got it!"

  "Kill the demon beast!"

  "Kill the demon beast!"

  Xu's disciples raised their arms and shouted loudly. Seeing the young faces of his fellow disciples, Xu Haobo raised his voice again:

  "Now, it's likely that the demonic beast has begun to charge towards Tongyu Valley. I hereby command Xu Haoyuan as the supervisor, responsible for supervision. Anyone who dares to retreat or spread rumors to confuse our army will be beheaded on the spot."

  "Yes!" Xu Hao took a step forward and bowed his head in respect.

  Xu Haobo waved his hand, letting Xu Hao retreat, then said: "In front of Tongyu Valley, there are two forks in the road. Inner Hall Xu Tianzheng and Xu Tianhai, listen to orders!"

  "Disciples are here!" Xu Tianzheng and Xu Tianhai stepped out in unison.

  "You two each choose ten people, Xu Tianzheng goes to the left fork in the road, and Xu Tianhai goes to the right fork in the road, to scout ahead. Do not engage in battle with the demon, if you discover any tracks of the demon beast, report back immediately."

  "Yes!" Xi Tianzheng and Xi Tianhai bowed their heads in respect. They went down and each chose ten people, then hastily left.

  "Outside the hall, Xu Gan dares, Xu Wen listens to orders."

  "The disciples have arrived!" Xu Gan and Xu Wen hastily stepped forward.

  "You two each lead a hundred men, immediately go to the fork in the road ahead and set up traps and mechanisms. You must have everything set up before dawn tomorrow, then immediately return here."

  "Yes!" Xu Gan and Xu Wen retreated and chose a hundred men to leave as well. They each ran towards the fork in the road.

  "Third brother Xu Haoyang, twelfth brother Xu Haofei, listen to orders."

  "Present!" Xu Hao Yang and Xu Hao Fei responded in unison.

  "You two each choose fifty inner disciples and fifty outer disciples to go to the two forks in the road, as the first line of defense. If the demon beast comes to attack, you must try your best to eliminate it. If there are too many demon beasts and they cannot be resisted, retreat back here decisively at that time. Then we will have a final battle with the demon beast here."

  Xu Haoliang's words fell, and his gaze swept across the remaining disciples: "The rest of you will stay here with me to guard this place."

  Xu Ziyuan listened to Xu Haobo's arrangement and couldn't help but feel convinced. Seeing Xu Haobo arranging everything in an orderly manner, the worries he originally had also decreased a lot. At this time, Xu Hayang and Xu Hafei respectively asked the people in charge of the inner and outer halls to select disciples to follow them to the fork in the road.

  The two remaining Outer Sect Masters, Xu Tian Xiao and Xu Dong Xue, were in charge of selecting the new disciples. Unexpectedly, all twenty of Xu Zi Yan's new disciples were chosen by Xu Tian Xiao and Xu Dong Xue without any courtesy. Standing on the rock, Xu Hao Bo saw Xu Zi Yan being selected and was about to scold Xu Tian Xiao and Xu Dong Xue, but Xu Zi Yan shook his head at him and instead glared fiercely at Xu Tian Xiao and Xu Dong Xue with a dark face.

  Xu Tianxiao and Xu Dongxue naturally didn't notice Xu Haobo's gaze, the two were still feeling very pleased with themselves in their hearts. However, upon seeing Xu Ziyun's calm expression, they began to feel extremely displeased again. Xu Ziyun naturally wouldn't engage in fake pleasantries with them either, and led the nineteen new disciples to stand behind Xu Haofei.

  Xu Tianxiao and Xu Dongxue whispered a few more sentences to their respective subordinates, before letting the selected subordinates also stand behind Xu Haofei and Xu Haoyang.

  Xu Haofei and Xu Hao Yang saw that the selection was complete, so they cupped their hands towards Xu Haobo and said:

  "Second brother, we're going."

  "Take care!"

  Xu Haobo also cupped his hands in a salute and said sincerely. At the same time, he took a quick glance at Xu Ziyuan, who nodded quickly in response. Then, under Xu Fei's lead, they headed towards the fork in the road to the right.

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