Scarface drove away the farmers who were about to trade, and dozens of his men surrounded Li Jia and his party with knives and sticks. Wang Jiyuan and several soldiers saw that these people were not friendly, so they quickly protected the cart and the food they had exchanged from all sides, but the situation was unclear, so they did not dare to shoot at will, and could only raise their guns and confront them.
Scarface pushed through the crowd and walked over slowly. His triangular eyes were gleaming with ferocity as he glanced at Li Jia and the others. That look made Teacher Bai and Zhang Hong break out in cold sweats.
When he saw Li Jia and Chen Hansheng, he recognized that these two guys had killed one of his brothers at the school gate. Scar swung his machete and slashed at them a few times, then yelled at them.
Just like a hungry wolf showing its fangs, Li Jia was frightened by the knife light and took two steps back, but was blocked by Chen Hansheng from behind. Chen Hansheng crossed his arms and looked at the other party coldly. Whether Scarface danced with the knife like a shaman or roared so hard that it hurt people's ears, Chen Hansheng was unmoved. Scarface roared and roared, and felt that the other party had no reaction, so he stopped angrily. Chen Hansheng suddenly sneered: "Are you playing monkey tricks?" Li Jia couldn't help laughing.
At this time, Bras came over carrying a bag of food. Seeing the aggressive Scarface, he hurried forward to ask, and after a few words, the two began to argue loudly. However, it was obvious that Scarface's voice was louder and more powerful, and Bras seemed to be unable to win the argument.
"The scarface said we were devils and we couldn't make deals with devils. He also said that everything we brought was made of evil magic and would be cursed if used." Zhang Hong translated, "Bras said we were very powerful and there was no need to clash with us. But the scarface said his people couldn't die in vain, and that they just saw us performing evil magic with that pole. If we all work together, we will definitely... definitely be able to catch us. Captain Wang, what should we do? Should we rush out now?"
Lao Chen interrupted, "We can't just charge in. Look, there are people all around us. A dozen archers are on the roof. If we charge in head-on, the losses will be huge."
Wang Jiyuan said sullenly, "If it really doesn't work, then we should kill Scarface first and then take a few hostages to use as shields."
At this time, the dispute over there was over, and Brass also put down the food, picked up the bow and arrow and stood behind Scarface. Under his command, some people who had originally carried food to trade put down the food, reluctantly picked up weapons, and joined the encirclement. Scarface turned around and yelled at Li Jia and the others fiercely.
"He... He asked us to hand over our weapons and surrender immediately." Zhang Hong said tremblingly, "What should we do? What should we do? If we don't hand them over, they will... kill us."
"Don't panic!" Wang Jiyuan raised his gun and aimed at the scarred man's head.
When people are extremely nervous, they will have various reactions. Some people will lose their concentration, some will faint, some will go berserk, and some will have hallucinations. When both sides picked up their weapons and were ready to fight, Li Jia felt as if he had experienced all of the above emotions. He felt the blood rushing to his head, and he felt dazed and weak, but also wanted to kill. He closed his eyes, trying to calm himself down, but he heard someone calling his name in the distance, getting closer and closer, as if it was the original world calling him.
However, this was the most unlikely thing, so it must have been an illusion brought on by fear. It was not until many people around him exclaimed that he mustered up the courage and opened his eyes.
He saw Xiao Chen.
He saw Xiao Chen, accompanied by a beautiful woman and a strong man, walking into the encirclement with a respectful middle-aged man. They were all wearing gorgeous and mysterious robes, with silver patterns embroidered on the black robes. Under the sun, the patterns seemed to be fluorescent. Xiao Chen held a short sword at his waist with one hand and leaned the other hand behind his back, looking very imposing.
Is this real? How could he be here? How could he just walk among these natives? What adventure had he encountered that made him look like a nobleman, while we looked like refugees? Was this a dream
"Everyone, move aside and make way for the honorable magician." The bald middle-aged man leading the way said arrogantly. Magicians are the spokespersons of the most mysterious power in this world. They are the protagonists of those great legends. They may be noble or evil, but without exception, they are all extremely powerful. For ordinary people in these towns who have only heard of magicians in stories, a living magician is like a god descending to earth, which makes people awed and curious.
The crowd that was originally watching lowered their heads and retreated. Those who were holding swords, guns, bows and crossbows put down their weapons and made way. Xiao Chen and his companions quickly passed through the crowd and came to Scarface, Li Jia and others.
"They said this person is a magician... He seems to be in awe of them." Zhang Hong was also confused, "Li Jia, how does he know you?"
"Of course he knows me, that's Xiao Chen! My roommate Xiao Chen!"
Xiao Chen nodded and greeted him and the others. However, since the situation was about to get tense, he did not come over to greet them. Instead, he walked straight to Scarface and asked him in a serious tone, "Who are you? How dare you attack my companions?"
"Who are you? Why are you here? Are you in cahoots with these devils?" Scarface was obviously confused.
"Pas, you really don't know how to live or die. The magician's old house in the town opened its door today. Lord Xiao walked out of it. You also know the legend in the town that the magicians will come back one day. Today is the confirmation of this prophecy. Is there anything to doubt? Put down your knife and apologize to the lord." The middle-aged man was naturally Xi Luo. He seemed to be born to be a lackey.
Scarpas looked at Xiao Chen and the others, then at Li Jia and the others, "These people are also devils! Look at them, they all have black hair and black eyes, have any of you seen people like this? Even the bandits in the empire don't look like this. You've been deceived, even magicians won't fall from the sky with a city. There's no such scene in the story! Xiluo, you idiot, you don't even know you've been seduced by the devil."
Xi Luo's face flushed with anger: "Nonsense! You encouraged everyone to find trouble with the Earl before, but you were ambushed by the Earl and many people were killed by the guards. If it weren't for the magician's castle falling from the sky, we would definitely be in the Earl's prison now! The magician who saved us saw that you were living in poverty and sent his servants to exchange your food with unique magic items. What a kind and generous act, you, a guy who repays kindness with enmity, actually encouraged everyone to fight against the magician. Do you want to kill everyone?"
"That guy killed my people!" Pas pointed at Li Jia and shouted.
"Are you talking about him?" Xiao Chen patted Li Jia's shoulder. "This is my cousin. A noble and peaceful person like my cousin would never hurt others for no reason."
"I have heard about this, sir. Your cousin killed an ungrateful bastard. He was killed for offending a magician, and his death was in vain." Xi Luo emphasized loudly, "Even if the king was here, he would say the same thing."
The nobility of magicians even surpassed that of nobles and the law, and Pas knew it very well. He looked at his men, all of whom were terrified and filled with hatred, "If you make a deal with the devil, you will end up selling your souls."
"Everyone knows that demons are ugly and weird. In which legend can a demon look like a human?" Xi Luo turned to everyone and asked loudly, "What do you think?"
People around were talking about it. The devils in those legends either had huge horns or dragged tails, their bodies were taller than buildings, and their fists were bigger than calves. When everyone thought about it carefully, they were too different from these magicians and their followers. Some people also remembered the anti-tax riot that caused chaos today, and they all started to make noise.
Seeing that many people began to look at him with suspicion, Paz anxiously argued: "Even if he is not a devil, he could be a liar or a spy of the empire!"
At this time Luo Ling interrupted, "You just said that we look different from the imperial people, so how can we be spies of the empire? As for whether we are magicians, we can naturally prove it to you. I hope you won't regret it."
Xiao Chen pulled out the dagger at his waist and pointed it in the air. He concentrated all his energy on it, and instantly the dagger burst into a strong flame that was as high as two people and rushed straight into the sky. The heat waves from the flames were overwhelming, and the few people standing close to them felt like they were in a fire for a moment.
The villagers dropped their weapons in fear, and many of them prostrated themselves on the ground. This scene was too shocking for the country folk who had not seen much. Seeing such magic with their own eyes was like a modern person seeing a nuclear explosion with their own eyes. For them, it would be a lifelong topic of conversation. Even more shocked than them were Li Jia, Chen Hansheng, and Wang Jiyuan. This violated their cognition for so many years, violated their understanding of so-called science, and also overturned their sense of identity with the entire world. If their previous understanding of this alien world was still stuck in the changes of the times, then at this time they really felt that their hometown was completely far away from them.
The fire gradually died down. Although the heat was moving upward, the people around felt that they were about to be roasted dry. Xiao Chen wanted to use the strongest flame he could to intimidate the other party. He now felt extremely exhausted and had a splitting headache. He leaned his sword on the ground and looked around. Scar Pass had already run away without a trace. The people around him knelt on the ground, and the companions from Earth were still in a daze. Xiao Chen smiled at them with great effort, "Welcome to the new world alive."