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  I took them straight to the border of Xuda and Aisha, at first they all thought I was walking in the wrong direction, it wasn't until my explanation that they knew I was going to find someone.

  I promised Tiger Brother that after finishing the matter with Shuda, I would come to him first and tell him about the situation at home. Although it will take some extra effort, it's nothing for us.

  All the way, I felt that they were simply here to travel and have fun. Like Xiao Xinghe and Gao De, who are almost 30 years old, they all looked like little kids, looking at everything with fresh eyes. And on a winter day, even the normally serious Xiū Sī became much more cheerful.

  After a long and arduous journey, we finally arrived at our destination. As soon as we entered the mountain, we encountered trouble. More than 20 people jumped down from the trees and surrounded us. The leader shouted: "Halt! Is this where you should be? If you know what's good for you, hand over your money and turn back. Otherwise, we'll take care of you, but don't expect a burial."

  It seems I've run into one of Big Brother's underlings. I walked forward to take a look, and isn't this the little kid who was by Big Brother's side last time? I don't know if he still recognizes me. Before I could even speak, he loudly exclaimed: "Ah! Is that Second Master?"

  I'm crazy, I'm wildly crazy, I say: "When did I become the second master of the house?"

  The bandit leader said: "It's really you, Second Master." He also called out, looking at the puzzled eyes of Xiū Sī and the others, I almost fainted, they won't take me for a bandit leader, will they?

  "Don't call me Second Master, how's Big Brother Zhan Hu?"

  "You are our big brother's sworn brother, of course you're the second master. Big brother always mentions you every day. You've finally come back. Come on, brothers, make way for the second master."

  It's hard to say, we followed these twenty or so people into the mountains. Along the way, I explained to everyone how I knew Zhan Hu, and they all wanted to quickly meet this Heavenly Sky Knight who was on par with me in terms of martial arts.

  As soon as I arrived at the village, Zhan Hu came out to greet me. His informants must have reported back quickly. I rushed up to him and hugged him tightly, excitedly saying: "Big brother, I'm back."

  "Alright, alright, alright, just come back, let's go, we'll talk about it when we get home."

  Back at Zhan Hu's thatched cottage, I introduced everyone to him. Seeing his fellow countryman, Big Brother was overjoyed and ordered his men to set up a sumptuous banquet to treat us.

  At the dinner table, seeing Da Ge's eager eyes, I knew what he wanted to ask. I smiled and said: "Da Ge, everything is fine at home, let's finish eating first and then I'll tell you in detail." Zhan Hu immediately felt at ease.

  Everyone had a great time eating this meal, and on winter days they also called me "Zhan Hu Da Ge" together. Zhan Hu deliberately drank less today, while I just took a sip.

  At night, everyone had already entered a sweet dreamland. I and Zhan Hu came to a small hillside and began to tell him about my experiences during this time. When he heard that his second brother had reached the level of a Luminous Knight, he was extremely happy. When he heard that I was seriously injured, he became very worried.

  "Big brother, Shanyun big brother said they all miss you and have never blamed you. He wants you to come home early. He promised me not to tell the king about your matter for now. What do you think? I think you should go back, it's been so many years."

  "Alright, I should go back and take a look. Father is getting old, and this unfilial son cannot let him worry anymore. After accompanying you to retrieve the Holy Sword, I will return to Shuda."

  "What? Big brother, you're going too? No need, just head back to Shuda directly."

  "Foolish kid, do you think the Sacred Sword is that easy to obtain? You'll definitely encounter great danger, and I won't be able to rest assured if I don't go with you. Don't try to persuade me anymore, my mind is made up."

  "Big brother......" I excitedly hugged his broad shoulders, unable to speak.

  The next day, when we left, there was one more member in the team. Because War Tiger is my elder brother, everyone respected him very much. We set out on a journey of experience. Originally it was my own experience, now it has become six people. I don't know if this will go against Mr. Di's original intention, but everyone's enthusiasm is too high, and I couldn't refuse them. I once tried to persuade my brother to stay in the village and lead his subordinates, but he said that the village had saved a lot of money over the years, and when he was not there, let everyone not go "hunting" first, what else could I say?

  So we headed straight to the Kana province of the Daru Kingdom, this was the only clue given by Teacher Di, the journey was still far away, the Daru Kingdom was on the other side of the Xiu Da Kingdom, that is to say we had to cross the entire Xiu Da Kingdom, when we came out each person chose a good horse from the bandit village of the War Tiger.

  Apart from me, they all have titles above Knight, and each of them is a skilled horseman. I've never ridden a horse before, but they still chose a tall and majestic horse for me. At the beginning, I didn't go far before I was thrown off and my whole body ached in pain. If I hadn't used internal energy to protect myself, I wouldn't have been able to bear it. Fortunately, I've learned how to ride now, thanks to everyone's guidance. Although I can barely keep up with them, I feel extremely exhausted. Originally, I wanted to discuss with them and use instant teleportation magic to follow them, but they unanimously rejected the idea, so I could only endure this suffering.

  After nearly two months of trekking, we finally arrived at the border of the Daru Kingdom. I took a look at the map and found that there is still over 400 kilometers to the Kena Province from here. The city in front should be Lenva City.

  "I told everyone: 'Let's go to the city ahead and take a good rest for two days, I'm almost dead from rushing on the road all this time.'"

  Xing Ao smiled and said: "A mighty demon master like you is still afraid of getting tired, what a pity that you don't know wind magic, otherwise you would have flown away long ago."

  Xing Ao's words reminded me, as we marched towards Lunwa City, I asked Da Hu: "Brother, I once heard my teacher say that when martial skills reach a certain level, one can fly using inner energy, is that true?"

  Zhan Hu looked at me in surprise and said, "I didn't expect you to know this. Using Dou Qi Fei is possible, but it requires strength above that of a Sky Knight. This is also one of the origins of the title 'Sky Knight'."

  "Then you and Shūsuke can both fly now?"

  Shūji chimed in from the side, "That's right, but I can only fly for about five kilometers before my ki is depleted. Shōryū should be able to fly a bit longer."

  "It's almost there." said Zhan Hu Da Ge modestly.

  I sighed and said: "It's really enviable for you guys, flying in the sky must feel great."