The victims who were running towards the mountains started to run around and flee in all directions when they saw the bandits holding big knives.

Some of the bandits used knives to kill the fleeing victims, while others rushed down directly to reap the lives of those who were still alive.

Limbs were flying everywhere, screams were heard, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of blood.

After killing all those who resisted, the bandits tied up those who were trembling with fear. They didn't care about those who ran away. The food alone was enough to keep them fed for a long time.

There were about one or two hundred people tied up, and the rest were either dead or escaped. When the boulder fell, the road was narrow and the crowd could not disperse, so everyone died.

"Brothers! Leave a few people to guard, and the rest of you move the food back to the stronghold!" The bearded bandit gave orders loudly.

After hearing this, the other bandits began to collect food from the victims. They left some people behind to guard the food, and the rest of them went to move the food. They carried bags of food back to the stronghold.

The tied people saw that the bandits had moved the food and started picking up the relatively intact corpses on the ground. They were so scared that their faces turned pale and they dared not make any sound for fear of attracting the attention of the bandits.

After the bandits cleaned up the spoils, they dragged a group of people over the mountain back to the village.

The bandit’s stronghold was located in an open area on the top of the mountain.

Simple houses built with thatched grass occupied half of the hilltop. There was an open space in front of the thatched houses with several large pots on it. There were also bones next to the pots that had not been cleaned yet. I guess that was where the bandits ate.

The captured people trembled as they looked at the bones lying in the open field, but they dared not cry out loud. Those bones were obviously human bones, as these bandits even ate people.

The bearded man ordered his men to tie the captured people to the pillars behind the house. After giving the order, he took two of his men into the largest thatched house in the middle.

In the open space behind the thatched house, there were several pillars as thick as buckets driven into the ground. The ropes used to tie up the victims were tied to the pillars. A few people were left to guard the place, and the rest returned to the front yard.

"Let the brothers prepare dinner, we will have a good meal tonight!" The bearded man sat on the chair at the top and waved his hand to order his two men.

"Yes!" The two men responded and went out to tell others to prepare dinner.

***

Those at the end of the crowd fled back the same way they came, running and falling, with expressions of fear on their faces.

"Run! There are bandits! So many huge rocks...dead...bloody and mangled..." A person running in the front shouted in fear, unable to speak fluently.

The villagers and the people in the government office also heard the man's shouting and went to look for their leader.

Qi Yanxuan was wiping Shen Yanqing's body with a wet towel dipped in spiritual spring water in the carriage when he heard someone running outside and shouting that there were bandits.

Sure enough, some villagers came to find them not long after. Qi Yanxuan asked them to wait for a while, wiped Shen Yanqing's body and changed his clothes before leaving.

As soon as I got out of the carriage, I saw the villagers' faces full of panic, waiting anxiously outside the carriage.

The village chief saw Qi Yanxuan coming out and hurried forward, his face full of panic, saying: "Yanxuan! There are bandits up ahead, what should we do? How about we run? It's only a little over two miles from here to the mountain, there's no guarantee that the bandits won't chase us!"

Chen Kui also looked a little worried and said, "Yes! I heard from those who escaped that there are many bandits, all of them holding big swords. Those disaster victims can't be relied on to fight against the bandits, they are all scared."

Shen Yanshan: "And we have to go through that mountain path, otherwise we have to cross the mountain. Those bandits must have been entrenched here for a long time and are more familiar with the terrain than we are. We might fall into their trap if we are not careful."

Qi Yanxuan was about to speak when he noticed that Shen Yan in the carriage had woken up, so he hurried back to the carriage, leaving a few people looking at each other in bewilderment.

Qi Yanxuan opened the curtain and saw Shen Yanqing sitting up with his hands covering his head, looking like he had just woken up. He hurried forward to support the other party.

Qi Yanxuan handed him a glass of spiritual spring water and said with concern: "Aqing! Drink some water first. How are you? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

After Shen Yanqing took the cup and drank the spiritual spring water in it, he said: "Much better, I was a little dizzy just now, but I'm fine after drinking the water. How long have I slept?"

Qi Yanxuan took the cup from his hand and put it away: "You have been sleeping for five days."

Shen Yanqing looked at the fatigue in Qi Yanxuan's eyes and knew that he had not had a good rest these days in order to take care of himself. He hugged him distressedly and said, "Xuan, I'm sorry for making you worry."

Qi Yanxuan shook his head and came out of the other's arms. "I'm fine. Check your body to see if you have awakened any special abilities."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yanqing tried to sense the changes in his body. He suddenly felt two forces in his body. He couldn't hide his excitement and said, "I feel two forces in my body! Is this a superpower?"

Qi Yanxuan: "Well! We'll try our powers later. Let's go out now. There are bandits ahead and the villagers are waiting!"

When Qi Yanxuan heard the victims shouting that there were bandits, he used his supernatural powers to see the tragic situation over there. Almost half of the victims died under the huge rocks. The lucky victims at both ends of the team escaped, and some fled into the mountains. He originally planned to go there and deal with this group of bandits himself at night, but now it was a good opportunity for A Qing to practice.

Then the two of them went out together. Seeing that Shen Yanqing was fine, the villagers felt more at ease. After all, they were the two with the strongest fighting power in the team.

Qi Yanxuan said to everyone, "This place is not far from where the victims were ambushed. If the bandits wanted to chase us, they would have come long ago. It's unlikely that the victims have arrived yet. We've been talking for so long and they haven't come yet. I guess they didn't chase us. A Qing and I will go investigate the situation later."

The village chief had no choice but to say, "Then take a few villagers with you who are good at fighting with you later."

Qi Yanxuan shook his head. "Aqing and I can go. If there are too many people, it will be easier to be exposed."

Are you kidding? How can Qing practice with others?

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Night came quickly, and after having dinner in the carriage, the two set off for the bandit's lair.

At the foot of the mountain, they met government officials and soldiers who were going to the mountain path to check the situation. The two avoided those officials and soldiers and went to another road.

After no one was around, Qi Yanxuan grabbed Shen Yanqing and said, "Aqing, now let me see how you can activate the supernatural power in your body."

Shen Yanqing urged one of the energies and condensed it in his palm. Puff! A cluster of deep blue flames appeared on the palm of his hand. The blue flames were extremely hot, glowing faintly in the darkness, and looked as if they would immediately devour people.

Qi Yanxuan was a little surprised and said, "Is this a mutated fire ability? Your fire is much stronger than the fire of ordinary fire ability users. Try another ability!"