Seeing Elder Wu, Yi Fan thought, "In the novel this person was in the True Foundation stage, maybe."
That night, in the forest, they made a campfire to pass the night. Most of the other guards were in the Initial stage like Yi Fan. Yang Kai could sense their realms, and when Yang told Yi Fan about this, Yi Fan confirmed his previous thought.
An old woman, a young lady, and a young girl got out of a carriage. Yi Fan remembered their identities. Yang Kai wore a shocked expression. Yi Fan's mind turned fast as he watched them.
The young girl, who was their servant, said, "What are you both looking at? Your eyeballs are going to fall out." Yi Fan and Yang both looked to the other side. She did not stop; she said to them, "Bunch of perverts."
A guard who was in the Initial stage said, "Right. Nothing to see here."
Later, Yi Fan and Yang Kai sat under a tree. Yi Fan saw the young lady saying something to his servant. After this, the servant offered them some food. Yi Fan understood that she had come on orders of her young lady.
Yi Fan thought about her, "In a few days she was going to die. Should I save them? Yang Kai did not know about this. That's why he would save them this time only."
But if they did not go to that family for which they are traveling, the map would not reach that sect and they would not try to reach there, and that meant I could not reach there. There was a 6th stage sea beast staying near that island. It was weird — I did not remember the name of that sect and family.
But I did not want them to be killed by those people."
He thought more and tried to find a way so that the map would go into that sect's hands, and with that he would succeed in saving them. He also thought, "There was another benefit to saving them. I would get Marit points."
Over the next few days he kept thinking about this plan. He found more information from the servant: this road led directly to Tong State's sea city. He could see the North Sea from there.
At last, the night came when they were going to be attacked.
After the night dinner, when all were asleep, some guards among them betrayed the group and were going to kill someone. Yi Fan did not understand at first, but he had seen two guards behaving abnormally earlier before dinner. So he decided not to sleep.
Yi Fan and Yang Kai were together. Yi Fan remembered, "If Yang Kai had not woken, the earth demon would wake him when one guard was already dead."
Then Yi Fan realized something. He thought, "If I really wanted to save their lives, then I had to save the old guard who was at the Qi Foundation stage among them."
When one guard was being slaughtered and another was about to be killed, Yang Kai took action. He threw a stone and that guard awoke. Soon a deadly battle started. Everywhere, fighting broke out.
Yi Fan saw that the oldest guard, whose name was Elder Wu, was fighting them. Yang Kai said to him, "Elder Wu will not hold much. You should hide somewhere and I am going to save them." Saying this, Yang Kai instantly went in the direction of the carriage.
Yi Fan saw that Elder Wu was fighting them, but because he was old, it was difficult to fight three people at a time. Yi Fan thought, "I had already planned how I could save them, and with that the map would go into that sect's hands."
But in my plan I needed Elder Wu to succeed. If I could even kill one of those who fought him, his chance of survival would increase several times.
Yi Fan got out his emptiness sword and, using Blazing Flame Step, his speed increased several times. He thought, "They are focused on Elder Wu. I will get only one chance to kill one of them by a sneak attack."
In a few moments, he reached behind one traitor and slaughtered him immediately with his sword. The other two guards shifted their focus onto him; using this opportunity Elder Wu killed them.
A few moments later, only four traitors remained in front of the carriage. Yang Kai attacked them. Three were instantly killed, but one remained who endured his attack. That one focused on Yang Kai; using the opportunity Elder Wu killed him from behind.
In the end most of the guards had died. Only Elder Wu and one guard remained. Elder Wu thanked Yi Fan and Yang Kai for saving them.
Yi Fan received a notification from the system.
[Host: You killed some Initial stage cultivators, so you gained 30 killing points = 30 breakthrough points.]
[Host: You received 10,000 Marit points because you indirectly saved the life of a Qi Foundation stage cultivator.]
[Your present breakthrough points were 20,200.]
Yang Kai said, "The smell of blood will attract beasts. We should leave this place. If we move now, then we will reach Sea City by tomorrow evening."
They agreed with him, buried the guards, and started on their way again.
The next day, in the evening, they reached near Sea City and found someone blocking their way. Yang Kai asked, "Are there people blocking the way?"
The old lady among them replied, "Miao family perhaps?"
Yang Kai asked, "Did you inform them before?"
The old lady said, "Yes. This is where we were going to shelter. My daughter was to marry their young master."
They discussed a little more, and then Yang Kai prepared to depart. Yi Fan said, "I have relatives in Sea City so I will go with you." At that time the Miao family head came before their carriage and asked, "Is it the Jiang family within?" The old lady replied, "Indeed."
At the Miao family main door, Yi Fan said, "Okay, I am taking my leave." Saying this, he left, waiting for the right time.
Inside the Miao family, the Miao patriarch betrayed them. He told Madam Jiang that his daughter Huan'er was beautiful. But his son was now an inner disciple of the Crimson Cloud sect. So his daughter could be a concubine. Madam Jiang did not agree with this.
The next day the Miao family patriarch tried to took the treasure map from them forcefully and tried to arrest them. But at that time he was attacked by a sneak attack...
To be continued