The matter concerning Agares is not something that Xingyuan can investigate clearly at this stage.

Although the Nightmare-Eating Demon Lord Lamer was not sure whether the Demon King had any alien star sources, there was no doubt that Agares did.

As long as his Xingyuan can grow smoothly and reward Yueye for this branch line, there will definitely be plenty of opportunities to contact him in the future and communicate with him on an equal footing in strength and status.

But now...

Xingyuan should just enjoy his free time now.

Cai'er's hair and body smelled very good. Xingyuan put his arms around her belly and put his face against her back.

"Star, star source..."

"Let's go."

Noticing that Cai'er's body seemed a little too tense, Xingyuan reluctantly loosened his grip a little.

Cai'er usually sticks to him like this, so today he wants to give her a taste of her own medicine...

You know what, this feeling is quite intoxicating.

……

It would take nearly half a month to travel from the Holy City of the Capital to the southeastern border of the Temple Alliance even if one rode at full speed. However, Xingyuan and his group were all professionals with cultivation, so they would not feel sleepy even if they did not rest for several days.

The two teams traveled day and night, and except for the time when their strong horses were exhausted and they had to go to the nearest alliance town to change horses, basically all their time was spent on traveling.

The journey that would have taken them half a month to complete was completed in just eight days.

In the distance, the towering walls of the southeast fortress where the Knights Templar headquarters were located appeared in their sight.

"Brother Xingyuan."

Long Haochen landed from Haoyue's back and walked up to him with a map in his hand. "Xingxun City is not far ahead. Do you think we should rest here or go directly to the Southeast Fortress to make plans?"

"I also can."

Xingyuan rubbed his eyes and said, his expression and tone somewhat lazy.

Long Haochen: “…”

To be honest, Xing Yuan's behavior these days seemed a bit too abnormal in Long Haochen's eyes. He didn't think this was Xing Yuan's true face, so he lowered his voice and asked Xing Yuan: "Brother Xing Yuan, who are you pretending to be?"

However, Xingyuan turned a deaf ear to his message, as if he heard nothing.

Seeing a river nearby, he dismounted and said to everyone, "Since we are already here, let's eat first. This will also give these horses a rest after running for almost the whole morning."

"rest."

Long Haochen did not object, and turned around to ask his team members to dismount and rest...

"Xingyuan, you ride the rest of the way, it's time for me to sit in the back." Cai'er said from behind.

Xingyuan replied calmly: "I can't ride a horse."

"This is so fake." Cai'er glared at Xingyuan and said unhappily.

You should know that after Xingyuan recovered from his illness at her house, he won the equestrian championship of their Exorcist Academy one year.

"You've been riding for so many days, are you still going to have to go a few miles?"

Xingyuan has been trying to coax Caier like this these past few days, but unfortunately Caier has become somewhat immune to his tricks and doesn't fall for them...

"No."

Cai'er turned her head and said, "Since you don't want to ride a horse, then go sit behind Ying'er."

So that's what you were thinking... "Then I'll ride it."

Seeing that Cai'er was about to bring up Chen Ying'er when they had a disagreement, Xingyuan immediately behaved himself.

……

When everyone was sitting by the lake to rest and eating the dry food they brought with them, Xingyuan, who was boiling oil in a pot, seemed a little out of place with the others.

"Hey, man."

Lin Xin sat down at Xingyuan with a pancake in his hand, pretending to help him, but actually asked in a low voice: "Who is this fool who made you, the great Buddha, angry?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Xingyuan didn't want to reveal the secret that he also learned fire magic in front of others, so he directly asked Lin Xin next to him to be the strong man.

"That's just Dian Yan's temper. Don't take it personally. No matter what, we are all comrades-in-arms. He is still my teammate."

While helping, Lin Xin started talking to Xingyuan about Dian Yan, a soldier member of their team.

After all, he is a good brother who has been friends with Xingyuan for nearly ten years. Lin Xin not only knows that Xingyuan may not even know Dian Yan's ranking in the individual competition of their Demon Hunting Team selection, but he even found out her name only when he stood up to smooth things over last time.

Don’t underestimate Dian Yan in the original plot. He is just an inconspicuous extra with almost no role after this incident.

However, he was among the top six in the individual competition of Xingyuan's Demon Hunting Team's selection tournament. He is a genuine fifth-level warrior. At this stage, his overall strength is even higher than Wang Yuanyuan from Xingyuan.

"You think too much."

Xingyuan took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, and casually said to Lin Xin beside him: "Am I such a vengeful person?"

Lin Xin: "..."

If you don't hold a grudge, why are you listening to me say so much?
"Forget it, forget it. I don't care about your business anymore."

Lin Xin shook his head, stood up from the ground, and walked past Xingyuan. "If you want to teach others a lesson, I will definitely support you. You also know the limits, so there is no need for me to interfere."

After looking at Dian Yan who was sitting opposite Long Haochen and discussing something with him, Xingyuan turned around indifferently and called Cai'er to come over for dinner.

……

After the break, Long Haochen also came up and suggested to Xingyuan that it would be better to go to Xingxun City first.

"What's the reason?"

Xingyuan asked casually.

Long Haochen did not hide it from him. Even though Dian Yan told him not to tell Xing Yuan, he felt that Xing Yuan, as the leader of the team, had the right to know about it.

"Dian Yan said that he has connections in Xingxun City, which can allow us to sneak into the demon clan's territory without anyone noticing, so that we can carry out our mission more safely."

After Long Haochen finished speaking, he also added, "He didn't tell me the specific method he used to send us into the demon border, but I believe that he is already a demon hunter and will not joke about such things."

"Then let's go to Xingxun City."

Xingyuan said as he jumped on his horse and took another look at the current status of the two teams. "We'll take a rest for two days once we get there, so everyone can get into the best condition possible."

I don’t know if it was Long Haochen’s illusion. Although Xingyuan in front of him still looked the same as a few days ago, the feeling he gave when he spoke this time was completely different.

Is this what Lin Xin meant by 'serious state'?

Long Haochen couldn't help but take another look, and then he realized that he almost forgot that he had other things to ask Xingyuan.

Like Lin Xin, he noticed that Xingyuan seemed to have a lot of opinions about Dian Yan, a warrior member of their team. (End of this chapter)