In less than a quarter of an hour, Hong Xiaoduo rolled up the whip in her hand and looked at the four people lying on the ground in various positions. They were still breathing and could move, but they couldn't even crawl, let alone stand up.

"You guys aren't all that great. You think you can take on killing jobs with such limited skills? Do you only kill the old, weak, sick, and shrewd?" Hong Xiaoduo said with disdain, still finding it easy to take on four opponents.

The four people, who were panting, felt that their tendons and veins must have been broken. They could only feel intense pain all over their bodies, but their limbs were completely unresponsive.

What was wrong with Chang Rongfang, that idiot? He went to such lengths to seek revenge on this man. He brought this upon himself and dragged his five brothers down with him.

Ironically, although the five of them weren't exactly top-tier martial arts masters, they had always taken on big jobs together over the years, cooperating with each other to always escape unscathed. But today, in front of this little woman, let alone three moves, not one of them could even get close to her before she crippled them with her whip.

What is her background?

She looks innocent and harmless, but once she takes action, she turns out to be a female demon from the underworld.

Not far away, Tian Shu and the others, who had finished their business, quickly tidied up, had the younger ones and Fei Yan get into the carriage, and then drove over.

As they approached, Quan Jinghuai made a gesture, and Tian Shu immediately stopped the carriage.

"These guys were hired by the second-in-command of the pirates to take revenge on us," Hong Xiaoduo explained simply to Quan Jinghuai, who had walked up to her.

"Brother Quan, could you interrogate them to see if they're in contact with that bastard? I'm a little thirsty, I'm going to get some water." With that, Hong Xiaoduo hung the whip at her waist and walked towards the carriage.

Quan Jinghuai thought to himself, "This is happening to me?" He looked at the four survivors with a stern face, then chose the one closest to him and walked over.

He had witnessed everything that had just happened, and he was no longer shocked.

He secretly resolved that from this day forward, in addition to strictly teaching his disciples, he would also practice diligently himself.

Although he knew in his heart that even if he practiced martial arts diligently from the moment he was born, he would never reach her level; it was no exaggeration to say that the difference was like heaven and earth.

On the other side, Hong Xiaoduo was already clinging to the car window, asking Yuheng to pour her a cup of tea to quench her thirst.

"Mother, you're still not full? I left you a meat sandwich, do you want some?" Yao Guang asked quickly, pointing to the oil paper package on the coffee table when she said she was thirsty.

Hong Xiaoduo hadn't felt hungry at first, but when Yao Guang asked her that, she remembered the delicious dry rations with braised beef she had eaten earlier: "I think I'm not full. Give it to me."

Yao Guang immediately rushed to grab the dry food on the coffee table, but when Hong Xiaoduo reached out to take it, Fei Yan first stuffed a wet cotton towel into her hand.

"I used a whip to lash them, I didn't even touch them with my hands," Hong Xiaoduo muttered to herself, but still obediently wiped her hands.

"You rolled the whip with your hands," Fei Yan replied softly, taking away the wet towel.

Upon hearing this, Hong Xiaoduo realized it made sense. She smiled and took the rations. The rations contained even more braised beef than the ones she had eaten before, and her mouth was filled with the taste of braised beef after each bite.

While eating, Hong Xiaoduo watched as Quan Jinghuai straightened up and turned to look at her, so she walked over.

Quan Jinghuai said, "I'm not lying. It has nothing to do with that bastard. What do you plan to do with them?"

"Brother Quan, do you think it's because I'm a woman that I can't bring myself to kill them, even though they're murderers for money? Logically speaking, killing them would be doing a service to the people. But why can't I do it?" Hong Xiaoduo sighed helplessly.

Quan Jinghuai and the four people on the ground looked at her speechlessly. How could she say such a thing?

Given their current state, it's probably worse than being whipped to death by her!

"How about this: since they can't continue doing evil anyway, let them stay where they are. I'll write something and hang it here. Whether passersby report it to the authorities or pretend not to see it to avoid trouble is up to their fate."

If we take them to the government office ourselves, we'll have to take their statements and that will waste time. Let's continue on our way.

"Brother Quan, what do you think?" Hong Xiaoduo asked very seriously.

She did discuss this matter with him, which left Quan Jinghuai feeling rather helpless, but he still nodded in agreement.

In situations like this, once it's confirmed that the dead or injured are scoundrels from the underworld, the government will only rigorously investigate the cases they've committed. If they're lucky, they might be able to close a long-standing case from a backlog of files.

Even if it's not within one's own jurisdiction, helping other local officials is still a great achievement.

At most, the government will ask who injured or killed them; it's just a formality for record-keeping. They won't bother to investigate the person who injured them.

Seeing that Quan Jinghuai agreed with her suggestion, Hong Xiaoduo ate the dry food in her hand in a few bites and returned to the carriage to ask the people inside to prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone for her.

Upon hearing this, Tian Shu even went to the donkey cart and brought down a small table and stools.

Tianxuan and Tianji brought down what she wanted, arranged it, and helped her grind the ink.

Hong Xiaoduo stepped forward and sat down. She picked up her pen, carefully considered her words, and began to write. She finished quickly. The content was about the second-in-command of the Changrong Fanghai bandits who paid someone to ambush and kill people on the road.

She was too lazy to ask these people their names and nicknames in the martial arts world. Only after she finished writing them down did she notice that Quan Jinghuai had returned on horseback carrying a corpse and dumped it next to those people.

Seeing that the arrows were still embedded in the corpse, Hong Xiaoduo immediately ran over to examine it closely and exclaimed excitedly, "Brother Quan, look! All six arrows I returned have hit the target!"

"Hmm, not bad accuracy." Quan Jinghuai couldn't help but praise, his feelings a mix of emotions.

The person who received the praise didn't forget the important matter: "I've finished writing it. Let's move them to the side of the road so they're not blocking the way."

Jinghuai definitely couldn't let her do it. He made her wait while he dragged the dead and injured like dead dogs to the roadside and dumped them there.

Hong Xiaoduo jumped onto the carriage shaft, sat down, and called to Tian Shu to set off.

Feiyan tried to negotiate with her, offering to ride in the donkey cart herself and let her ride in the carriage, but Hong Xiaoduo refused. She wouldn't let Feiyan ride in the donkey cart alone until they caught Hei Wuchang.

Although Fei Yan had no personal grudge against the Black Impermanence, that villain was psychologically deformed.

Watching Hong Xiaoduo and the others get further and further away on the road, and seeing the few panting people lying on the roadside, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, as long as she didn't take their lives, they still had hope of living before the government officials arrived, however slim that hope might be.

Hong Xiaoduo, sitting on the carriage shaft, was very quiet. She was thinking that if Hei Wuchang was watching from the shadows, he would know what had just happened. If he knew he was no match for him, he would probably resort to underhanded tactics.

No, I need to check my inventory to see if the exchange system has any new items, or if there's anything I need...