The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 1022: Trouble Coming to the Village?

Aldrian looked at the grinning man with a calm expression, then glanced at the others.

The surrounding people also started to look their way, as the group was attracting attention by stopping someone and asking for permit papers.

There were five people in this group, and they wore casual attire, without showing anything that made them look like enforcers of this town. However, this could be how the enforcers here operated, checking visitors abruptly so none of them could escape. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Moreover, from the cultivation of these people alone, Aldrian knew that this group was not simple. The grinning man was actually a peak grand duke stage cultivator, while the others were at the marquess stage.

Aldrian did not want to judge them solely by their appearance, but he could sense malicious intent from them.

"Young master, they seem to be the town’s troops wearing civilian attire. We should avoid trouble with them," the village head said through voice transmission.

Aldrian understood but did not say anything. He wanted to see what these people would do. Without speaking, he took out his permit paper. The village head did the same, and they handed the papers to the man in front of them.

The man checked the two permits before looking at them with a smile.

"I’m sorry, gentlemen, but I think these two permits are not valid."

"What? How could they not be valid? The guards at the gate themselves were the ones who gave them," the village head said.

"The papers do not have another stamp that shows your permit as a merchant," the man replied.

"We got a report that you bought large quantities of supplies, something that a merchant would usually do," he added.

"Since when is there something like that? As long as I—"

"Stop, village head," Aldrian stopped the village head as he finally spoke.

He finally understood why they were causing trouble for them. It was not far from the matter of the energy stones. Seeing that he and the village head bought many things with peak level energy stones must have attracted malicious intent.

Did these people think they were easy prey because they looked weak and could be bullied?

Aldrian wanted to give them a lesson, but he thought that this was not the time for it.

While waiting for Aldrian and the village head’s response, the man and his group’s bodies suddenly became relaxed, and their expressions turned blank.

"I want all of you to forget everything about us," Aldrian said in a voice that only the group could hear.

"Yes, my lord," the group responded in a flat tone.

Aldrian looked at the village head.

"Let’s go. Just leave them be," he said. "I will bring us back to the village instantly, so do not be too surprised, village head."

The village head looked at Aldrian speechlessly, his face filled with confusion, before their bodies disappeared, which stunned the people who were watching in their direction.

After they left, the group that had stopped them regained their clarity. They blinked a few times and looked at each other with confused expressions on their faces.

What the hell just happened? Why were they standing there?

They looked at their surroundings and only saw some people glancing at them before continuing with their activities.

The group and the surrounding people were truly confused about what was going on. At first, these people wanted to check the permits of the two men, but now they were standing there like dazed individuals.

The group could not understand what had happened either and decided to brush it off and continue walking.

Back in the village, the village head was stunned and looked at his surroundings, which made him even more astonished. They were actually back in their village, right beside his horse!

How was this possible?

So many things had happened in the short time he had been with Aldrian that he had yet to fully process everything.

Aldrian smiled at him. "Let’s go. Bring me to your son."

Once his son was mentioned, the village head’s mind became much clearer, and his eyes glimmered. His expression became enthusiastic.

"This way, young master."

They then walked toward the village head’s house, which was not much different from the other houses in the village. Aldrian met the village head’s wife, a cultivator at the disciple stage, and their three children, one daughter and two sons.

The youngest son was seventeen years old, and he lay on his bed with a pale complexion. His face clearly held an expression of pain, but he could still communicate properly. Without waiting too long, Aldrian began to fix the young man’s condition, which was easy for him.

Compared to some of the cases he had treated in the past, such as allowing Angelica to see and walk, this was like a walk in the park.

The moment he finished the treatment, the village head’s youngest son could feel the difference, which left him shocked. The others were also shocked when they saw the change in him, and they felt deeply touched and grateful to Aldrian.

Moreover, after hearing what Aldrian had done in the town, the village head’s family could not express their gratitude in any way other than kowtowing to him.

Aldrian could only sigh and accept all of their courtesy afterward. Since they had bought many food materials from the market, the wife and daughter cooked various dishes for a feast.

This was both to serve Aldrian and to celebrate the recovery of one of their family members.

The atmosphere was truly joyful, something rarely seen in this family. Aldrian was genuinely glad that he could bring them such happiness.

After the feast, when Aldrian left the village head’s house, he took a stroll for a moment as he considered his next step. Now that he had stayed there for a few days and gained at least some information about this world, he felt that it was finally time for him to leave the village.

Aldrian kept strolling and met some of the villagers. By this point, he had already explored the entire village and met all of its residents.

At this time, they were truly welcoming to him, and he was friendly toward them. It was no longer like when he had first appeared, when some of the villagers still doubted him.

As he was interacting with some of the villagers, he suddenly sensed several presences approaching the village from the forest area, entering his domain. The number reached more than thirty, and they were humans riding large wolves.

Despite the many trees, they rode the wolves skillfully, evading the trees without greatly reducing their speed. Their movements were well coordinated, which prevented them from crashing into one another.

They also had varying cultivation levels, with the strongest among them at the duke stage, and there were three such individuals.

While Aldrian was still observing them through his domain sense, a voice could be heard in the distance.

"Bandits! Bandits have come!" The voice came from a villager running from the forest area.

The moment many villagers heard the shout, panic spread instantly, and they began to run. Village activities stopped at once. Many people immediately grabbed their children and hid inside their houses.

Some people, such as the village head and Valuk, also rushed out of their houses and ran toward the villager who shouted about the bandits. Aldrian approached as well.

"Village head, when I was hunting in the mountains, I saw the Iron Wolf Bandits riding their wolves at high speed toward the village. They will arrive in less than ten minutes," the man who first spotted the bandits reported.

The village head gritted his teeth. "Damn it. They already took so much from us last month, and now they are coming back again. Added to the taxes from the Beruin family, sooner or later we might be left with nothing."

"Village head, are these the same bandits that people here talked about?" Aldrian suddenly asked from the side as he approached them, drawing the attention of the villagers.

The village head nodded.

"Yes, young master. They are the ones who always come to extort us and the nearby villages. We do not know where they came from, but they appeared about six months ago and have been extorting many things from us since then, without a fixed interval."

"Sometimes they appear every week, sometimes only once a month. We have already reported the bandits to the town’s authorities, but they still have not been able to resolve the problem. They said they have not yet been able to catch the bandits."

When the village head said this, anger filled his voice.

"Those nobles must not be serious about getting rid of the bandits, which is why they can run rampant in this area," one of the villagers shouted angrily.

"Yes, that’s right. Those nobles must think we are not worth their attention, so they let those bandits do whatever they want," another commented.

Aldrian thought for a moment, then looked at the villagers.

"Alright, calm down, everyone. Let me see these bandits myself. Please do not panic and stay inside the village area."

After saying that, Aldrian disappeared.

Hearing this, the villagers’ eyes widened and they felt a wave of relief.

"If young master is the one who meets them, then this can be resolved."

"Yes, with young master here, there is nothing to worry about."

The villagers spoke one after another, and the village head looked at the place where Aldrian had been standing and sighed.

It seemed they would owe Aldrian another great debt once again.