Under the guidance of Lin Feng, Li Yunfan's swordplay and cultivation methods have significantly improved. He began to try to combine the《Starry Sky Scripture》with Lin Feng's swordplay, creating his own unique sword technique.
One morning, Li Yunfan practiced swordplay on an empty ground outside the village. The sword glow flickered and each stroke carried the power of the stars, astonishingly powerful. Lin Feng stood aside watching, his eyes showing approval.
"You have great talent; given time, you will surely become a great achievement," Lin Feng said to Li Yunfan.
Li Yunfan smiled modestly: "Thank you for your praise, Master. I still have much to learn."
At this moment, a villager ran up in a hurry, his expression frantic: "Yunfan, Master Lin, there's trouble. Many strangers have appeared near our village. They don't seem like good people."
Li Yunfan and Lin Feng exchanged glances, immediately realizing that this could be an action by the forces behind the shadows.
"We should go take a look," Lin Feng said.
Following the villager, they arrived at the edge of the village and indeed saw a group of strangers searching around, their eyes were alert, holding various weapons.
"These people look like scouts from some faction," Lin Feng whispered.
Li Yunfan nodded, "We must handle this cautiously. We cannot let them discover the existence of our village."
They decided to return first to discuss a plan. In the village's meeting hall, Li Yunfan and Lin Feng explained the situation to the villagers and proposed some defense measures.
"We need to strengthen the village's defense, and prepare some defensive measures just in case," Lin Feng said.
The villagers agreed unanimously and began to take action. They reinforced the village walls, set up traps, and arranged for night watches.
As night fell, the village fell into silence. Li Yunfan and Lin Feng quietly watched over a corner of the village. They knew that a storm was coming.
Deep into the night, a shadow crept silently towards the village. His movements were light, and he made no sound. However, he did not notice that the village traps had already been triggered.
"Who's there?" Lin Feng's voice suddenly echoed, and his figure appeared before the shadow as if a ghost.
The shadow was greatly startled. He had not expected to be discovered. He immediately turned to run, but Lin Feng's sword had already been drawn. A flash of swordlight cut off his arm.
"Ahh!" the shadow cried out in pain, covering his wound and looking terrified at Lin Feng.
"Speak, who are you people? What are you doing here?" Lin Feng asked coldly.
The shadow bit his teeth, knowing that he could not escape anymore, but he still wouldn't reveal any information.
"Hmph, it doesn't matter either way," Lin Feng huffed coldly, and did not trouble the shadow any further. Instead, he handed him over to the villagers for watchful care.
Returning to the meeting hall, Li Yunfan and Lin Feng began to analyze the current situation.
"Apparently, the forces behind the shadow have noticed us," Li Yunfan said.
Lin Feng nodded, "We must prepare ourselves for the challenges that lie ahead."
They decided to strengthen their cultivation, enhance their power, and continue to improve the village's defenses. At the same time, they were seeking opportunities to uncover the true purpose of the forces behind the shadow.
However, they did not know that the forces behind the shadow had already formulated a plan against them, and a greater storm was about to come...
