Zong Ling, Tong San, Qing Shi, Kong Youyue, and others saw Dongbo Xueying off.
"Uncle Zong, I'll leave the castle to you," Dongbo Xueying said.
"Don't worry, Xueying," Zong Ling replied. After six years, Zong Ling had not wasted his time; he had finally advanced to the Meteoric Star level!
"Brother, be careful," Qing Shi said, his memories of his parents were faint, and over the years, his brother had taken care of him, so his feelings for his brother were very deep.
"Brother Xueying, I'll wait for you to come back," Kong Youyue also called out.
"Ha ha..."
Dongbo Xueying laughed heartily as he rode the Snowtread foal, "Go!"
Whoosh!
The Snowtread foal immediately galloped at full speed, quickly disappearing at the end of the mountain path.
...
First, he went to Yishui City to inform Lord Si An. Lord Si An immediately relayed the message to the Longshan Tower in Qinghe County. Dongbo Xueying himself then set off without delay, heading straight for the county seat of Qinghe County.
Qinghe County spans tens of thousands of miles.
The straight-line distance from Xueying Castle to the county seat of Qinghe County is estimated to be about six thousand miles, but the official road has to detour around some mountains, winding and twisting... the actual route is probably tens of thousands of miles!
"Go, go."
Dongbo Xueying, dressed in black, carrying a weapon case, rode the Snowtread foal.
The Snowtread galloped, swift as a phantom.
The Snowtread foal is a third-stage magical beast foal, considered the best among foals. Above it are other magical beasts. However, foals are naturally adept at running, and a third-stage magical beast foal... in terms of speed, it is not inferior to some fourth-stage magical beasts. In fact, with Dongbo Xueying's current title-level strength, riding a Snowtread foal is too "low-key." If his strength were revealed, major forces would likely offer him some fifth-stage magical beast mounts, or even flying magical beast mounts!
"Boom, boom, boom—"
As the Snowtread foal galloped, the ground trembled slightly, and a phantom-like figure sped by.
It could cover nine hundred miles in an hour, and if it charged with armor, even a Heaven-stage knight would not dare to block it. However, its price was as high as two thousand gold coins! Twenty Snowtread foals could buy a territory comparable to Xueying Manor! Therefore, ordinary families would not buy it. Dongbo Xueying only bought five Snowtread foals after selling the materials from the Shadow Leopard's fur over the years.
"Stop, stop, ahead is Lengqiong Mountain." At a large canyon, some merchants gathered and shouted loudly as they saw a knight galloping from a distance.
"Friend, stop, let's travel together through Lengqiong Mountain."
"Lengqiong Mountain is dangerous!"
Many of the merchants and their guards shouted.
Whoosh.
The Snowtread foal did not slow down at all, flashing past like a phantom.
"Crazy," the merchants and their guards were all somewhat astonished.
"Is this knight crazy? Does he think he can charge through with just a Snowtread foal?"
"Is a place like Lengqiong Mountain something you can just barge into?"
...
"Lengqiong Mountain?" Dongbo Xueying, sitting on the horse, was extremely sensitive to his surroundings and naturally heard the merchants' shouts. "Lengqiong Mountain is a must-pass route to the county seat of Qinghe County. It is connected to the remnants of the Destruction Mountains. I've heard that there are many bandits entrenched in Lengqiong Mountain, often plundering passing merchants and travelers. The bandits here are even more notorious than the Crescent Blade Alliance in Yishui City."
Merchant caravans usually join together, gathering enough people before passing through Lengqiong Mountain!
But for Dongbo Xueying?
The entire Qinghe County, the only threats were those title-level warriors. And even then, it was just a threat; who would win or lose would only be known after a fight! As for a group of bandits? They were just a bunch of weaklings!
"Whoosh."
The Snowtread foal galloped like the wind, the ground trembling slightly, making quite a commotion that could be felt from a distance.
"What is the background of this black-clothed man, to dare to charge through the Lengqiong Mountain canyon alone?"
"Is he looking for death?"
"Boss, should we move or not?"
"Move? What a joke. We shouldn't take the risk with such a tough nut. Let the 'Eight Eagles of Lengqiong' deal with it." Some bandits, seeing a lone rider galloping, chose to give up, as bandits also consider risks and rewards.
After galloping for dozens of miles, he had reached the middle of the Lengqiong Mountain canyon.
On a high mountain, a large group of bandits wearing green armor were gathered. There were about a hundred bandits, but they were well-equipped, with almost every ordinary bandit carrying a huge crossbow—the Starbreaker Crossbow! The eight bandit leaders were particularly impressive, the most famous in Lengqiong Mountain—the Eight Eagles of Lengqiong.
Among them, three were at the Meteoric Star level, two were Heaven-stage mages, and the other three Heaven-stage knights were also quite skilled to be listed among the 'Eight Eagles.'
"Ha ha, today's harvest is good. This merchant caravan was quite substantial," the bandits were in high spirits. There were still over a dozen people alive, the rest of the caravan had been killed. Among the survivors were elders, middle-aged people, and a pair of young teenagers. The young teenagers were huddled together, their eyes filled with fear and despair, worried about their future fate.
"Let's go back and rest, check their backgrounds. We might get more ransom money," the Eight Eagles of Lengqiong were extremely fierce, each with a bounty on their heads, and they did not hesitate to use any means.
"Leaders, look, a black-clothed knight is coming."
"Riding a Snowtread foal, just one person."
Some of the subordinates immediately reported.
The eight leaders looked down from a distance, and indeed, a lone rider was galloping forward in the canyon.
"Just one person dares to charge through?"
"Isn't he looking down on us in Lengqiong Mountain? Big brother, should we move?"
The leader of the Eight Eagles looked down, frowning. "There are only a few title-level experts in Qinghe County, each with a great reputation. I know their general appearances, and none of them would be so poor as to ride just a Snowtread foal. This young black-clothed man... looks very young, carrying a weapon case, which should be a long spear. Who is he? I haven't heard of him. Could he be a Silver Moon Knight?"
"Brothers, shoot, let's test him," the leader ordered. "If he's too tough, we'll leave. If he's weaker, we'll take him down!"
"Yes."
Immediately, all the bandits, including the leader, took out their crossbows or bows.
Ordinary bandits could unleash powerful attacks with the Starbreaker Crossbow, which could pierce the protective aura of a Meteoric Star knight! The three Meteoric Star knights, including the leader, were better suited to use bows! A Meteoric Star knight's bow could threaten the life of a Silver Moon Knight. With these arrows, they could judge the strength of the black-clothed young man below.
But they had no idea what kind of existence their arrows would provoke.
"Fire!" the leader ordered.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
A dense barrage of arrows shot down from the high mountain, enveloping Dongbo Xueying, who was on his way.