"It is indeed quite rare. I did not expect that there would be two cultivators in our team. One is the old man Ning Sanwan brought back by Zhang Shuhu, and the other is Master Zhang from our Qingshan Town."

Now that two cultivators are accompanying us in attacking Black Wind Stronghold, it seems Zhang Shuhu arranged this in advance, which shows that he is determined to eradicate Black Wind Stronghold.

Liu Hengchang said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaofei turned his head and glanced at the old man not far behind Zhang Shuhu.

Yesterday, his master told him some things, and that's how he learned about the old man's existence.

The old man was a cultivator from Canyon County named Ning Sanwan. He had the cultivation level of the sixth level of Qi Refining, and since the other party had been cultivating for much longer than him, his immortal techniques must be more powerful.

However, what made Lin Xiaofei somewhat uneasy was Zhang Xianshi, who had been following him all the way.

He guessed that Master Zhang was most likely a bandit from Black Wind Stronghold. He originally wanted to tell his master his guess and some of the truth he had learned, so that his master could inform Sect Leader Chen, and maybe Zhang Shuhu would find out. In that case, they could arrest Master Zhang and interrogate him.

However, the master believed that what he said was all hearsay.

Therefore, he had no choice but to shut up.

Seeing a bandit mixed in with the group, yet being powerless to eliminate him, made him very uncomfortable.

"Look, most of the experts in our town have been mobilized. If the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold knew that so many experts were attacking them, wouldn't they be afraid and abandon their stronghold and flee?"

Qin Hong nodded and spoke.

"The Black Wind Stronghold occupies a location that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they have lived there for twenty-eight years, so they are reluctant to give up the stronghold and leave."

A burly man walked over and said with a smile.

"Uncle Tong!"

Seeing Li Datong approaching, Qin Hong quickly greeted him.

"Manager Guo felt a little uneasy about Liu Hengchang being alone with you, so he asked me to come and help protect you. After all, the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold are not as weak as other ordinary bandits, and he was afraid that Liu Hengchang alone could not protect you."

Li Datong said with a smile.

His supervisor, Guo Tianheng, had once saved his life, so he became Guo Tianheng's loyal subordinate. Therefore, he would do whatever Guo Tianheng asked him to do.

Now that Guo Tianheng has entrusted him with protecting Qin Hong, he will naturally do everything in his power to protect Qin Hong's life.

"Actually, having Senior Brother Liu by my side is enough."

"Since Master sent you, Uncle Tong, here, it's like having another helper. Our team now has an additional expert, a mid-level martial artist, which means we can kill more bandits. The more bandits we kill, the more rewards we get for the mission."

Qin Hong thought for a moment, then said with a smile.

Soon, with Zhang Shuhu's order, people from all sides followed behind Zhang Shuhu's team, heading towards Black Wind Stronghold in Black Wind Valley, forty-five miles away.

Black Wind Valley has a terrain that rises and falls, and there is only one winding mountain road leading to Black Wind Village.

This mountain road was specially built by the bandits of Black Wind Village, making the already rugged mountain road even more difficult to travel.

As soon as Zhang Shuhu led his group into the entrance of Black Wind Valley, more than a hundred bandits rushed out from the woods on one side of the mountain road. They fought with them and killed more than a hundred bandits in no time.

"We've only just entered Black Wind Valley. Although we've lost ten brothers, we've killed over a hundred bandits, which is a good omen."

However, the road ahead might not be so easy to travel, so everyone should be extra cautious.

Standing at the entrance of Black Wind Valley, Zhang Shuhu spoke loudly, then continued to lead everyone forward.

Half an hour later, the group was walking on a mountain road with a large slope on one side.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Suddenly, something rushed down from the woods above one side of the mountain road slope, accompanied by a series of loud noises.

Everyone was immediately startled. A quick glance revealed that many large rocks had rolled down from the top of the mountain slope.

Immediately afterwards, above the trees on the mountain slope, a number of bandits were drawing their bows and shooting arrows.

In the blink of an eye, countless arrows rained down from above the slope towards the group led by Zhang Shuhu. The arrows fell like raindrops.

The group of people drew their weapons, dodging the rolling boulders and wielding their weapons to deflect the arrows aimed at them, while simultaneously charging towards the bandits on the slope above.

Before they knew it, an hour had passed. They had fought a battle and killed the bandits hiding in the woods on one side of the mountain road one by one.

The loss of fifty men in this battle shocked everyone.

The mountain roads here are rugged, and bandits lurk in the woods on one side to ambush you. If you're not careful, you could be hit by a flying arrow, get injured, or die.

If it were an ordinary person besieging Black Wind Stronghold, they would probably have given up long ago. Fortunately, Zhang Shuhu and his group were all fearless and fought bravely against the enemy.

"Black Wind Stronghold is just above the rock wall in the valley, everyone be careful."

Looking into the distance, a group of people could see a large mountain stronghold on the rock wall of a valley.

At this moment, everyone's emotions were different. Some were excited, some were nervous, and some were eager to rush into Black Wind Stronghold.

Then, the group of people marched into the depths of Black Wind Valley, keeping a certain distance from the valley walls, about a kilometer away, where everyone stopped.

A group of people looked up at the top of the rock wall in the valley.

On the edge of the rock face above the valley, there were seven or eight hundred bandits, some patrolling with knives at their waists, and others standing on the rock face watching them.

"We have fought no fewer than five battles, big and small, along the way, and we have not seen any leaders of Black Wind Stronghold. Presumably, all the leaders of Black Wind Stronghold are on this stone wall, since the stronghold is at the top of that stone wall."

Now look closely at the edge of that rock face; the bandits are all prepared to defend it, forming a formidable defensive formation.

Zhang Shuhu looked at the top of the valley wall from afar and said.

“Patriarch Zhang, we outnumber you. As long as we rush under that stone wall, we can quickly climb up and wipe out all the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold.”

Song Chunqiu, the head of the Song family, looked at the stone wall that was over a hundred meters high and said with a relaxed expression.

"We were ambushed by many hidden bandits along the way."

Although the bandits were all above the rock wall and not too far from us, there was a grove of trees below the rock wall in front of us. Who knew if there were bandits lying in ambush in the grove?

It would be easy for us to rush down the cliff, but it would also be easy to fall into an ambush by bandits.

Liu Donglai, holding a long knife, approached Zhang Shuhu and said.

He was one of Zhang Shuhu's men. Half of them were brought by Zhang Shuhu from Xiagu County. They were all highly skilled in martial arts and were not afraid of casualties in the fight.

If we rush in recklessly, we might lose some people, weaken our forces, and embolden Black Wind Stronghold. This is not a good thing, so it's better to play it safe.

"Does anyone have a good idea to lure the bandits up that rock wall down?"

Nodding, Zhang Shuhu thought for a moment, looked at everyone, and asked.

Upon hearing this, the group began to whisper among themselves. However, less than a minute later, a large number of snakes and beasts rushed out from a grove of trees ahead, including snakes that were one meter long, snakes that were five meters long, and pythons and strange beasts that were more than ten meters long.

Zhang Shuhu looked closely and quickly said:

"Everyone be careful, prepare for battle."

“Patriarch Zhang, and all my brothers, let me handle the matter of dealing with wild beasts and strange creatures. You all step back.”

Seeing a large number of strange beasts rushing out of the woods ahead, Master Zhang hurriedly shouted loudly.