Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

"Who are they?" Xiao pressed back the playful Red Xiao and cast a questioning look at Cheng Xiao.

"Well..." Cheng Xiao leaned close to Xiao's ear and whispered, "Do you still remember the joint exam at the end of last semester?"

Xiao nodded. He naturally remembered that the Eight Cities Joint Examination was a cross-city examination conducted with the help of equipment in the arena. It was a team battle, with several people assisting him. He was very happy to be kidnapped. This was not too long ago in his memory.

Seeing Xiao nod, Cheng Xiao continued, "We took second place at that time, and we left many teams behind. After I moved here with the main force, my identity in this regard was exposed. Some people were dissatisfied with being outnumbered, so they came to tease me every now and then. There were so many of them, and I couldn't beat them, so I could only hide away."

After hearing this, Xiao frowned slightly. Isn’t this just bullying?

"Did they do anything to you?" he asked.

"Don't worry, just like they said, they didn't find any chance to deal with me before, except for this accident today."

"What are you hesitating about? Do you think you have a choice?" The leading man gave a look to the follower beside him, who immediately understood and stretched out his hand towards Xiao with a sly smile on his face.

The leader's attention returned to Cheng Xiao. He was about to say something when a sudden scream startled him and made him forget the words he had just prepared.

He glared at the follower who made the noise. The latter was having his wrist pinched by Xiao, and it could be vaguely seen that his arm was a little deformed.

Xiao let go of the salty pig's hoof, pushed the man to the ground, and cast his sharp eyes on the leading man.

This situation is easy to solve, just beat him up. If the other party still doesn't change after beating him, beat him again until he realizes that you and others are not easy to mess with.

"Boss, it's bad, there's a fight going on outside!"

The door was slammed open with a bang. The shopkeeper raised his head from the account book and abacus and looked at the intruder expressionlessly.

After listening to the waiter's explanation, the shopkeeper pondered for a moment, asked someone to notify the thugs, and then walked towards the hall under the guidance of the waiter.

As soon as he entered, the shopkeeper's eyelids jumped. He saw several people lying on the ground, and the tables and stools nearby were also knocked all over the place, but fortunately they were still intact. At the center of the dispute, a grown man was pressed on the table by the strangely dressed woman with her elbow on his neck, his face flushed.

Hmm? Looks like the fight is over. Hopefully both sides will listen now, or else we'll have to resort to some extraordinary measures.

The shopkeeper pondered for a moment, then suddenly put on a flattering smile. He carefully walked around the wounded who were wailing on the ground holding their arms or legs, came to Xiao's side, and tactfully advised the two groups to go out and fight if they still wanted to.

Hearing this, Xiao loosened his grip, and the man he pinned down quickly broke free. He glanced at Xiao timidly, and finally threatened Cheng Xiao, then fled in a panic with his followers.

The shopkeeper said a few more words of thanks, understanding and compliments, and gestured with his hands hidden behind his back, telling the thugs waiting in the dark that the problem had been solved and they could disperse. A moment later, he left the hall.

The episode came to an end, and soon, the dishes they ordered were served. Cheng Xiao recalled how Xiao had dealt with the group of people so neatly and without even using his vitality, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What realm are you in now?"

Xiao stared at his palm: "King level, right?"

Cheng Xiao made a tactical backward move and almost fell off the stool. After sitting firmly again, he gave Xiao a thumbs up.

After meeting again after a long separation, it is inevitable to talk about the past. As they talked, they talked about what happened in Licheng two years ago.

What Cheng Xiao said was somewhat different from what the Wind Sickle Weasel said.

In the battle where the envoy personally took action, thanks to the help of a powerful person passing by, the defense line of Licheng was not breached.

However, because the envoy activated his strange ability, many monsters appeared in the defense line and even in the city, resulting in considerable casualties among the military and civilians. That battle was considered a tragic victory.

"I heard that the general leading the city defense army and the president of the Adventure Association were all killed in the battle with the envoy. Only the city lord survived, but he was also seriously injured and was in a coma for several days after the battle. The dean was also seriously injured, and Li Jiangchuan... he never came back since he left early that morning." Cheng Xiao said in a calm voice.

The envoy was killed, and the monsters driven by it were also annihilated, and the crisis in Licheng was temporarily resolved. People were busy recovering and rebuilding, and it was not until the city lord woke up that everyone remembered that the reinforcements that claimed to arrive in seven days had not yet sent any news.

Afterwards, a terrifying piece of news spread - on the day when the envoy took personal action, the entire front line almost fell, and only a few cities like Licheng, where powerful people happened to pass by, survived.

Therefore, the reinforcements that were supposed to arrive soon received orders to withdraw to the previous city.

The message for help was finally sent out. Probably because it had been a long time since the end of the battle, the marshal in charge suspected a fraud and sent only a small team to investigate Licheng. After the team arrived, they confirmed the situation, and the population migration began.

But by then it had been some time since the entire line fell, and another envoy had set his sights on Licheng.

That small group of people alone cannot stop the envoy's vanguard, and the rear route still depends on them, so they cannot all stay behind to cover the retreat.

Therefore, the city lord personally led the team to block the enemy's vanguard. There were many people in that team, except for those in the management, almost all the adults with some strength also went.

"Even if it was just the vanguard, it was an extremely terrifying beast tide in number. Some of the fish that slipped through the net crossed the blocking line and raided the large force behind. When the attack happened, Guan Muzhe happened to be nearby." Cheng Xiao half-closed his eyes, his expression did not change at all.

Fortunately, a group of immortals passed by soon after. With their help, the main force disintegrated the offensive of these escaped fish before they suffered heavy losses.

Finally, the large army successfully connected with the reinforcements, and people were diverted to dozens of large and small cities nearby.

"This is what I know about what happened that year." Cheng Xiao picked up a piece of vegetable and put it in Xiao's bowl. The latter trembled, as if he had just woken up from some state.

"The dead cannot be resurrected. All the living can do is live well so as not to let them down." Cheng Xiao took a few mouthfuls of rice.

"Yeah." Xiao was silent. He felt very uncomfortable and didn't know what to say.

Later, Cheng Xiao tried to liven up the atmosphere, but failed, and the dinner ended in this low mood.

When they came out of the restaurant, soldiers were posting notices on the nearby bulletin board. Xiao didn't want to care about anything and just wanted to find an inn to stay in and stay in the room, but Cheng Xiao pulled him over.

"Looking for the person who appeared near the treasure house today?" Cheng Xiao's gaze fell on Xiao's face, as if asking "Have you done something wrong?"

Mandrill shook his head.

The authorities should be looking for the egg that Ling Xiao had transformed into before. Unless Ling Xiao went to look for it himself, they would not be able to find it. Who would have thought that the egg had already hatched, and what came out was a human?

He turned his eyes and his attention was drawn to another notice on the notice board, which seemed to be a registration notice.

Eclipse Dream World? What is that?

Cheng Xiao followed Xiao's gaze and said, "Well, the Eclipse Fantasy World near Tiancheng had already been cleared, but recently those monsters secretly created another one. Cleaning up the Eclipse Fantasy World requires a lot of manpower, so the city lord usually recruits some helpers from the public. With your strength, it will be no problem for you to join the clearing team. I heard that the formation master who broke the core of the fantasy world has arrived in Tiancheng. I think the clearing team will set out soon. If you are interested, you should hurry up and sign up."

"What is the Eclipse Dream World?" asked Xiao.

"You do not know?"

Cheng Xiao looked at Xiao in surprise, and finally explained: "The Eclipse Dream World is the source of the huge beast tide. It can continuously produce monsters, or servants. The beast tide that besieged Licheng could not be killed because there were several of these things nearby."

Xiao nodded. It seemed that during the two years he was asleep, the human race was not unilaterally defeated, but had developed some things.

"That's all I know. If you sign up to join the cleanup team, you should be able to learn more detailed information." Cheng Xiao spread out his hands.

The two squeezed out of the crowd. Xiao was not interested in other things for the moment, so he put aside the things on the registration notice.

Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead, and the pedestrians on the street made way for a path, revealing a group of ruffians at the other end who looked like they had bad intentions.

There were all new faces in the group, except for the one standing in the front, nodding and bowing. Xiao remembered him, he was the one who was pressed on the table by him just now.