Chapter 126

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Chapter 126: Moonlight Banner

With his cultivation level reaching the foundation stage, Yun Ye’s physique became significantly stronger, granting him greater stamina and energy, thus increasing his travel speed.

However, his current physical condition was roughly that of a two-year-old child, and being able to walk a thousand meters each day was impressive; he still had about twenty to thirty days to reach the edge of Hongshan.

Finding an area rich in spirit energy that wouldn’t draw the attention of Baishi Town would likely take a long time.

Moreover, Yun Ye’s Secret Realm only produced food; he had to prepare for other daily necessities himself.

For example, salt.

During this past month, Yun Ye relied on hunting to obtain salt, which consumed an excessive amount of time and effort.

There was a reason why humans lived in groups.

The tasks one person had to manage were simply too numerous to handle alone. Currently, Yun Ye was wrapping himself in a piece of cloth, lacking even decent clothes or shoes.

This was manageable in summer, but as time passed, the weather grew colder; wrapping himself in several layers of burlap still left him feeling chilly, and the discomfort was significant.

Not to mention that without proper leg protection, he often got hurt, which was frustrating.

He had to grow stronger quickly and establish the Tomorrow Society; an organized group was essential for survival, development, and enjoyment!

“I wonder how Wang Yao and the others are doing. Have they set the Halo Book in place according to my instructions? At this rate, I might soon retrieve the Halo Book.”

It had only been a month since Yang Shi’s death, and Wang Yao and the others wouldn’t have changed much.

So, the Halo Book should have already been placed at the designated location in Hongshan.

This was a backup plan, allowing Yun Ye to connect with the Tomorrow Society early and secure a stable space for growth.

However, since he was growing very quickly, he wasn’t in a hurry; awakening his Spiritual Roots after two years and joining the Tomorrow Society directly as the successor of a Dao Artifact would be much simpler.

…

“Blood?”

While trudging along the mountain path, Yun Ye suddenly caught a whiff of blood, furrowing his brows as he quickened his pace.

As he turned the corner, he was met with a shocking sight.

Three overturned carts.

Corpses lay scattered everywhere.

The smell of blood was exceptionally strong.

A convoy had been ambushed here, likely targeted for their valuables.

“A robbed merchant team?”

“Mountain bandits?”

Yun Ye couldn’t believe that mountain bandits still existed near Baishi Town; there seemed to be no space for them to survive in this world.

In his second life, he hadn’t encountered a single mission to eliminate mountain bandits, nor had he come across them on the roads.

Even if the authorities neglected to take action and didn’t carry out missions against them, theoretically, mountain bandits would have no way to live.

Because merchant convoys were generally protected by revival of Spiritual Roots practitioners, being money-making tools for wealthy families.

What kind of mountain bandits can rob a wealthy family and still remain unscathed?

Yun Ye didn’t rush in any further, worried about triggering some major trouble, so he first observed the bodies.

“They died about one or two hours ago, killed by weapons and various traps, with no signs of Spiritual Law…”

Yun Ye felt a bit puzzled.

This area was not under the protection of Baishi Town’s Dao Artifact, and the chances of encountering monsters were quite high.

A group of ordinary people could establish a stronghold here, but they still resorted to murder?

Were they not afraid of attracting monsters?

Just as Yun Ye was pondering this, a piece of a flag caught his attention.

It depicted a full moon.

The outer edge looked like a circle, entirely white, while the inner side seemed to ripple like water; from a distance, it resembled a Moon Disk, vividly alive—wasn’t this the Moon Ring?

“What’s going on! I’ve only been reborn for a month, and the Tomorrow Society has already started taking action?”

Yun Ye pressed his head, trying to organize his thoughts.

But…

This made no sense at all!

In just one or two months, how much strength could the Tomorrow Society possibly have? The core members were only Wang Yao, Tong Huo Yang, Yang Shu and their spouses, along with the first batch of children trained by the Yang Family, right?

How could they dare to come out like this, even boldly using the Moon Ring to draw hatred?

Confused, Yun Ye decided to climb the mountain for a closer look.

He usually was very careful.

But the situation involving the Tomorrow Society didn’t allow him to be cautious; he had to see what was truly happening.

“Tomorrow, help me check the surroundings!”

“Mm-mmm~~~”

Tomorrow eagerly dashed out. Her activity radius was thirty meters, which was quite significant and could gather plenty of information in the forest.

Yun Ye followed the scent up the mountain, where he found many bloodstains dripping; clearly, someone had been taken up the mountain.

After walking a while, he reached the top, where a hideout became faintly visible.

Though it was very rudimentary, it was clear that a group was gathering there.

Yun Ye murmured, “There really are mountain bandits…”

No matter how many times he repeated it, seeing it for himself still astonished Yun Ye.

But he soon realized.

It was precisely because he had only been reborn for a month that this group of mountain bandits could exist.

Over time, they would surely attract the notice of Baishi Town and be trampled like weeds.

Tomorrow, who had ventured out to scout, returned.

She said, “It seems they haven’t been here long; this is only their second successful raid, so they are celebrating. I didn’t hear any echoes from their companions.”

In simpler terms.

True mountain bandits.

Unrelated to the Tomorrow Society.

This conclusion eased Yun Ye’s mind a bit, but it was clearly not the end; he needed to know why someone was using the Moon Ring flag as a mountain bandit.

The craftsmanship was so refined that it clearly couldn’t be simply put together; there must have been a certain plan behind it.

To find out the truth, Yun Ye had to ask their leader; guessing was pointless.

However, he glanced at his fifty-centimeter height.

“Hmm… It seems I can’t go in without being noticed; I’ll have to sneak in.”

…

As night fell,

The entire hideout plunged into silence after a wild celebration, with most people drunkenly sprawled on the ground, leaving not a single guard behind. Yun Ye, who had prepared for this for a long time, felt his lips twitching; he felt like he was flirting with a blind person.

But it saved energy, which was nice; Yun Ye readily accepted this situation and slipped into the hideout from a corner, starting to wander around in search of the suspected leader.

Of course, he didn’t search alone; that would be too risky; with Tomorrow’s assistance, there was no need to do so.

And this search lasted a full two hours; during that time, he had to intermittently maintain Tomorrow’s spirit energy, ensuring it stayed above the baseline, so he continuously took breaks to recover, which consumed a lot of time.

Yun Ye found the mountain bandit leader by the central bonfire; mainly, it was dark under the light, and while searching in tents and small houses, he didn’t expect the mountain bandit leader to be lounging openly beside the bonfire, fast asleep.

As for how he recognized him…

Only the mountain bandit had a Moon Disk embroidered on his chest, albeit very rough and nowhere near the quality of the flag, but it was still recognizable as a mark of identity.

“The Moon Disk!”

Yun Ye opened the spatial tunnel and directly pulled the mountain bandit leader into the Secret Realm.

In the Secret Realm, no noise would matter; he could safely “ask.”