The Heavenly Vanity System

Lookouts

The journey back is done which is already half way until the group reaches the next city, which is, at least that was what Yu Jie had heard from the soldiers' talk because the territory of the Iron Armor kingdom was almost never Yu Jie had come to in his first life.

“Either my feelings alone or is it true that the path passed is quieter than it should be?" yu Jie muttered.

For the size of the main line, the state of the road is not normal, at least even though it is quiet even though it does not mean it is completely empty like now which obviously makes Yu Jie suspicious.

“I will discuss this with Mu Yang so that each of his soldiers can be more vigilant." Yu Jie did not want anything bad to happen.

The group continued to move until it did not feel the sun began to set and the moonlight showed its luster, the quiet road now felt increasingly quiet because it only sounded the sound of nature from the area around where the group stepped.

“We take a break for the night before continuing on!!!"

Mu Yang's cry sounded from the front of the group, each soldier immediately pulled over to prepare a tent, some entered the forest to look for firewood for overnight needs.

It didn't take long until all of it was ready, each soldier started to cool down by himself which along with this Xiang He had entered the tent prepared for him by the soldiers.

Yu Jie immediately moved away from the entourage not long after, before giving Mu Yang a hint to follow him away from there.

“Young Master Jie, is there anything you want to talk about?" ask Mu Yang.

“There is a sudden attack that may happen" Yu Jie said.

Mu Yang was immediately surprised to hear this, he did not feel any strange from the beginning of the journey until he did not have any thoughts of an attack coming.

“Some of the trade groups that we had preceded at the beginning of the journey, I felt strange because they were not seen anymore" Yu Jie said.

The speed of movement of Yu Jie's entourage realized that it wasn't fast enough to even seem relaxed, some of the trade groups that had preceded it should have preceded it again especially if considering the princess troupe had rested twice.

“Isn't that normal, Young Master Jie? Those members of the trading group are mostly just ordinary people while everyone in our entourage is a cultivator, their stamina should not be that strong which requires them to rest several times more than us."

“You're wrong, the bodyguards from several trading groups were previously your warrior-equivalent cultivators so there was no way his stamina was that weak. Not to mention when talking about trade groups, most of them have a tendency to rush to the destination so that not many of them are willing to spend time resting like us," Yu Jie argued.

Mu Yang immediately silenced to realize that Yu Jie's remark had a point, this suddenly made him worried that there would be an attack coming towards his entourage.

“Those who seem to take a different path to not be in the same direction as us added to the road that we pass, I am afraid there is a party that has indeed prepared all this," continued Yu Jie.

“Then if it's like this we should what, Young Master Jie?"

“Have your soldiers strengthen the guard tonight, it should be that if my guess is correct then those with bad intentions will move soon."

“Good, Young Master Jie," Mu Yang said as he saluted.

Mu Yang immediately went back to the entourage to carry out what Yu Jie said, the instant Mu Yang's departure suddenly a system message appeared before Yu Jie.

[Mission appears, Scuttle the attempt to take the throne that the first prince did when you got to the capital. The reward of 100% exp also 1000 system points will be received as a reward]

Yu Jie's eyes widened seeing the mission as well as the rewards his system offered, system upgrading was definitely not mere nonsense if it was already like this.

[Hope Lord be careful, the first prince is a cunning man with a lot of wits is also vile so as not to hesitate directly to get rid of what he considers threatening]

“Is this one of the features that the system is talking about? Giving an explanation about the enemy .. is not bad either," Yu Jie muttered.

Yu Jie was still coolly immersed in the mission he had just obtained when he suddenly sensed the movements of some people not far from him, making Yu Jie step back then and there to check.

“They're scouts?" yu Jie muttered.

Yu Jie immediately used the Heavenly Dragon Wings, darting over before smashing into one of them.

Buahghhh!!!

With one punch, Yu Jie managed to knock one of them down, making the other four aware of his existence so wary.

“Sial, we got caught!!!"

The four people in black robes began to take up their respective weapons, preparing to attack in order to take down Yu Jie and silence him.

Yu Jie was certainly not silent, he started to pull the sword from its sheath before welcoming his fourth attack.

Yu Jie's swordplay could effortlessly surpass those four, making them realize that Yu Jie was a cultivator with a realm above theirs.

“Dissipating, himself dangerous!!!"

The four black-robed people started to move back in the middle of the exchange of attacks, wanting to leave from there before the situation got worse which could possibly make their presence realized by their entourage of princesses.

“You think you can go easily?"

Yu Jie with the Heavenly Dragon Wings moved swiftly crippling one by one of the four, there was no meaningful resistance as they were all just Qi Gathering cultivators.

“Damn it, who are you?!! Why are you meddling in our business?!!"

Yu Jie paid no heed to the huge chatter coming out of their mouths, choosing to gather all five of them in the same place to be questioned by him in order to get information.

Yu Jie tied the five of them with the root of the sweetener he found, the five people were already limp due to his attack so there was nothing they could do.

“Who ordered you?!!" asked Yu Jie.

The five of them did not respond to Yu Jie, they continued to keep their mouths shut as if not the slightest bit of hearing Yu Jie's question.

“Interesting, now try to remain silent if you can," said Yu Jie.

Yu Jie played the sword between his fingers approaching closer to the five, making the five people glance at each other with cold sweat that began to pour down their foreheads.

Yu Jie might look like an ordinary young man but not with his strength, they felt for themselves the difference in real strength so were afraid that Yu Jie would do something bad to them.

“We must not open our mouths whatever happens, rather than being tortured until we speak it is better to end this."

One of them spoke making Yu Jie raise an eyebrow hearing him, yet he gave himself a further reaction suddenly the five people collapsed with blood pouring profusely from each other's mouths.

Yu Jie immediately checked what happened, quite surprised to find out the five had bitten their tongues to end their lives.

“What the heck, just because they don't want to divulge information they don't hesitate to do something like this?" Yu Jie was dejected.

Yu Jie soon realized that the obedience of the five people in black robes was not playing games, starting to decide also to be more careful so that in the future similar things do not happen again.