The righteous path punishes Heaven

Chapter 142 Righteousness

The Su family's convoy began its journey from the western part of Zhongzhou towards the northeast, where the Taiping Dao, one of the three major Daoist sects, is located.

Originally, the four major families all had flying boats, which were capable of transporting large groups of people quickly. However, due to the previous natural disaster, many of their flying boats were damaged. Moreover, since there were only twenty or thirty of them on this trip, they chose to use the more discreet carriages.

The horse used for this journey was no ordinary horse; because of its deep red coat and the faint shape of maple leaves in its hair, it was called the Red Maple Horse.

Once a horse has eaten its fill, it can run continuously for more than ten days without stopping. In order to reach the destination as quickly as possible, the Su family equipped four such fast horses for this trip, and they traveled day and night.

The Central Plains is vast, with each clan and power separated by thousands of miles. In between, there are villages and towns inhabited by ordinary people. Even if one could travel 200 miles a day and run day and night from the Su family in the western part of the Central Plains to Taiping Road in the northeast, it would still take at least ten days to reach the destination.

On the eighth day of their journey, the horses had probably run out of food and their speed began to decrease sharply. The groom knew that the horses were hungry, so he made them stop to rest.

After settling the horses, the guard in charge of the horses walked to the sedan chair on the carriage and said, "Reporting to the three young masters and ladies, the horses are tired and need to rest for a while. Please rest as well."

Su Zeyu nodded and said gently, "Yes, you've worked hard. You've been driving for eight or nine days straight. It's good for you to rest. You should all take a break too."

"Yes." The soldier bowed and left.

Just as the group stopped to rest, they heard several loud shouts from not far away, and then saw several balls of flame flying in mid-air, heading straight for the Su family's convoy!

"What's going on? Is there an ambush?" Su Jing's expression changed drastically. He reacted quickly, took a step forward, and flew into the air, releasing a defensive spell to block some of the fireballs.

Su Jiamo and Su Zeyu were not idle either. They both quickly flew into the air and released spells to shatter the fireballs.

No sooner had one problem been solved than another arose. Suddenly, a group of people appeared around the carriage. These people were all dressed in black and masked, carrying weapons, and they charged towards the Su family.

Su Jiamo noticed something amiss and shouted, "Could they be bandits?"

Su Jing sneered, thinking that everyone in Zhongzhou knew the prestige of the four great families, yet these mere mountain bandits dared to act so arrogantly.

Su Jing pointed a finger at the ground, instantly causing an explosion among the bandits. With just one strike, he killed more than ten bandits, demonstrating the power of a Golden Core Realm expert.

Riding the momentum of this attack, Su Jing roared at the bandits, "We are the Su family, one of the four great families of Zhongzhou. If you dare to offend us today, you will all die!"

Upon hearing this, the bandits were also in a dilemma. However, before they could hesitate for long, several of the Su family's soldiers had already made their move, and magical attacks followed one after another. In just a few minutes, dozens of bandits had been killed or wounded.

"Trying to rob others with this level of skill is indeed a bit presumptuous." Su Zeyu chuckled, then turned to Su Jiamo and asked softly with concern, "Little sister Mo'er, are you hurt?"

Su Jiamo shook his head: "I'm not injured, thank you for your concern, brother."

Seeing the remnants of the bandits flee, Su Jing breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to land on the ground and return to the caravan to rest, a bright light suddenly appeared in front of him, followed by a violent explosion that sent him flying more than ten meters away.

"Su Jing!" Su Zeyu's composure vanished, replaced by shock. Besides these bandits, there were actually enemies?

The Su family's name has already been made known, yet someone still dares to attack them. This person is either a fool, or they have ulterior motives and are incredibly audacious.

Su Jing was sent flying far away by the blow, tracing an arc in the air before crashing to the ground with a loud bang, creating a half-meter-deep crater in the rocky ground.

"Pfft!" Su Jing spat out a mouthful of blood, looked up in horror at the sky, and saw a black-robed man hovering above the Su family carriage, preparing to continue attacking the others.

"That person is at the Nascent Soul stage, be careful!" Su Jing pointed at the man in black and loudly warned the Su family members.

Faced with such a powerful enemy attack, the group did not back down and stepped forward to fight.

In an instant, magical light flashed, and the battle raged on. Su Zeyu summoned his natal magic weapon, a long spear, and stepped forward to fight the man in black robes.

With three Golden Core Grandmasters and seven or eight Golden Core Late Stage cultivators, even if the black-robed man had Nascent Soul cultivation, it would be quite difficult for him to defend himself.

Seeing that they couldn't take him down in a short time, the man in black robes and the Su family members prepared to unleash their strongest moves. Su Zeyu's spear charged up, scattering light, while Su Jing and Su Jiamo's swords also gathered power. The three of them joined forces to attack the man in black robes!

The eight guards also unleashed their strongest moves, their overwhelming attacks weaving together into a net of fire, trapping the black-robed man like a caged beast, and were poised to kill him with a single blow!

Just then, the man in black robes raised his arms, palms facing the sky. As soon as he made this move, a huge golden array formed above his head, blocking all the attacks. The attacks from the weapons and magical treasures of the three members of the Su family that landed on it were also completely neutralized!

Despite the black-robed man's best efforts, the Su family members were running out of spiritual energy, and the battle was clearly beginning to turn against them.

"The younger generation of the Su family has some tricks up their sleeves, but unfortunately they've run into me. You can only consider yourselves unlucky, hehehe..." The black-robed man moved swiftly, instantly appearing beside Su Jiamo. At the same time, he formed his right hand into a claw, grabbed Su Jiamo's arm, and was about to drag him away.

"How dare you!" Su Zeyu and Su Jing shouted in unison, their spiritual power erupting once more. They simultaneously pointed a finger, sending the black-robed man flying.

Su Jing rushed to Su Jiamo's side, taking out pills from her storage bag and giving them to her while asking with concern, "Miss Mo'er, are you alright?"

Su Zeyu was also very worried about his sister's situation, but right now he had to keep an eye on the black-robed man's whereabouts, and he was thinking about it.

The man in black robes stopped his attack and headed straight for Su Jiamo. Could it be that his goal was to capture Su Jiamo...?

Seeing their master injured, the remaining Su family soldiers flew into a rage and attacked the man in black robes.

The man in black robes was unwilling to linger any longer, so he used a killing move to force everyone back and flew towards Su Zeyu and Su Jing again.

As the two stepped forward to defend themselves, the man in black robes instantly launched a killing move, creating two clones to restrain them, and then charged towards Su Jiamo!

A Nascent Soul cultivator is terrifyingly powerful!

Just at this critical moment, a fan suddenly flew in from the side, knocking the man in black robes back.

The flying fan traced an arc in the air before returning to a woman's hand. She angrily rebuked, "A dignified Nascent Soul cultivator dares to bully the young and oppress the weak! Since I've happened to be passing by, I will act as a chivalrous hero!"

This woman was none other than Ren Jixing, an inner disciple of the Quanzhen School of Taoism!