Seeing Gu Yuan behead the horse thief leader, the villagers of Shuilong Village showed a flash of gratitude and thanks in their eyes, but they were also filled with fear afterwards.

Now that Gu Yuan has killed these people, he can resolve this dangerous situation, but what about the future?

If the headquarters of the horse bandit leader knew that the leader died in their Shuilong Village, what would they do after this young man left?

Infinite worry rose in the old man's eyes.

Gu Yuan obviously would not let these horse thieves go easily. It only took a few breaths for him to slash with his sword. Among all the horse thieves, only one person was left, lying on the ground, trembling all over, with feces and urine flowing everywhere.

Gu Yuan looked at the horse thief and said, "I want to ask you a question. Answer me honestly, or I will send you down there right now."

The horse thief's face was filled with fear, tears already streaming down his face. He looked at Gu Yuan and begged for mercy, "Young man, spare my life! Let me go, don't kill me! I have parents and children to take care of. You ask questions, and I will tell you everything I know. Please spare my life, and treat me like a fart."

Gu Yuan looked at the crying horse thief and sneered, "Let me ask you, how many horse thieves are there in total? Answer me."

The bandit hurriedly replied, "About two hundred people."

"Then what is the strength of the strongest among you horse thieves? How powerful is the strongest?"

"The strongest is our horse bandit leader. His strength is roughly that of a third-level Spirit Master. There are also two deputy leaders who are around first-level Spirit Masters."

Gu Yuan continued to ask, "Among all of you horse bandits, are there only three Spirit Masters?"

The bandit said, "That's right. Among us bandits, there are only three Spirit Masters or above. Our leader and two deputy leaders are Spirit Masters. Then there are three ninth-level Spirit Masters. The rest are all Spirit Masters below fifth level, as well as Spirit Masters and Spirit Apprentices."

After thinking for a while, Gu Yuan asked, "Where is your headquarters?"

The horse thief replied with a face full of fear: "Young man, spare my life! I can't tell you. If I tell you where our headquarters is, our leader and deputy leader will never let me go after I return. They will definitely kill me. Young man, can you please let me go?"

Gu Yuan sneered and said, "You can choose not to tell me. If you don't, I will kill you right now. Make a choice."

The horse thief's eyes and face were full of fear and worry. If he didn't tell the truth now, he would die. If he told the truth, he would also die when he returned to the headquarters. Both choices were extremely difficult.

For him, it was death anyway. He gritted his teeth and said, "Our headquarters is fifteen miles west of this village. There is a mountain there, and our headquarters is on top of the mountain."

Gu Yuan looked at the villagers of Shuilong Village, then at the old man and asked, "Old man, do you think there is really a mountain in this direction?"

The old man thought for a moment, then said to Gu Yuan, "There is such a mountain. It's called Qingliang Mountain. It seems to have been abandoned for many years."

Gu Yuan turned to look at the bandit and asked, "Is the hill where your bandit headquarters is located called Qingliang Mountain?"

The horse thief nodded frantically and said, "Yes, that's the mountain! Our headquarters is behind that mountain. There's a cave there with a lot of space inside. That's our headquarters."

Gu Yuan nodded and said, "If that's the case, then you can die without worry."

As he spoke, Gu Yuan raised the knife in his hand, stabbed him in the back, and sent him directly to the west.

The horse thief's face was full of surprise and disbelief. He originally thought that Gu Yuan would let him go. He clearly said that he would let him go. His eyes were full of regret and fear. He never thought that this was his first time to come out on a mission, and he didn't expect to encounter such a thing on his first try.

All the dozen or so horse thieves in the team were killed by Gu Yuan.

The villagers of Shuilong Village watched as the dozen or so horse thieves who came were all killed by Gu Yuan. They couldn't help but show a hint of excitement in their eyes, but also a hint of fear.

Gu Yuan looked at the old man and said, "Old sir, all those bandits are dead now. I've fulfilled my promise to you. Now shouldn't you do what I asked you to do? You didn't refuse me just now, so I'll take it as your tacit agreement. I've also proven that I'm not an accomplice of the bandits. I think you should be relieved, right? I'm just here to look for someone. If that person really isn't in your village, I can leave immediately and won't cause any trouble to you."

The old man smiled bitterly and said, "Young man, first of all, I am very grateful that you were able to help us escape, but these horse thieves are only a small part of the whole group. In addition, you have also left us with a lot of hidden dangers. These horse thieves are just a small part of all the horse thieves. Now all of them have died here. What should we do next? If those horse thieves knew that these people died here, then none of us villagers would be able to survive!"

The old man's face was filled with bitterness. Gu Yuan looked at him and said, "Old sir, please call out everyone in your village so I can see if the person I'm looking for is among them. Regardless of whether he is there or not, after this, I will go directly to Qingliang Mountain to help you kill all those bandits. Then you can rest assured, right?"

He asked with a look of surprise, "Young man, are you really capable of this? I see you are so young, are you really capable of this level of strength?"

Gu Yuan smiled and said, "Could it be that I'm looking for death by going there myself? If I don't have enough strength, do you think I would agree to this? I will do my best. Since I said I would help you get rid of them, I will definitely help you get rid of them. Otherwise, do you think I would kill these dozen horse thieves? Am I not afraid that they will bring the people from the headquarters to cause trouble for me? Since I killed them, it means I am not afraid of them and I have enough strength to fight them. You can rest assured."

The old man gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Then I will gather all the people in the village and let you take a good look to see if there is the person you are looking for."

As he said this, the old man directly ordered everyone present to call out everyone in his family.

However, the old man turned to Gu Yuan and said, "Young man, I don't think there's anyone you're looking for in our village. For a long time, there haven't been any outsiders in our village. They're all locals. Everyone knows each other, so there shouldn't be anyone you're looking for."

Hearing the old man's words, a hint of disappointment flashed across Gu Yuan's eyes, but he still smiled and said, "It's okay, call them all out, I'll check it out."