The village square, which was used for drying rice, was already crowded with people, while the Huashan disciples were on guard around it.

The crowd formed a circle, with Li Daoyi, Yue Buqun, and several other elderly men sitting in chairs.

"Gentlemen, my home is small, so I can only entertain you here," the old man said.

After learning of the Huashan Sect's identity, the village chief gathered all the villagers together to recount the tragic events that had occurred in the village in the past few days.

“Old folks, please tell us what grievances you have. The Taoist priest and my master will definitely stand up for you,” Linghu Chong said hurriedly.

"Sigh, this all started four days ago..."

Soon everyone learned the whole story of what happened to Li. It turned out that the village chief's family was living a very happy life, but suddenly a man wielding two swords and riding a black horse came to the village. The villagers were no strangers to such wandering swordsmen, and they had always lived in peace with them. At most, they would give them some food, and some kind-hearted people would even leave some money for the villagers.

As the village chief, he usually personally intervenes when martial arts figures appear in the village, and this time was no exception. He gave them some wine and food as requested, and thought that was the end of it.

Unexpectedly, the next morning, their eldest granddaughter, Xiaodie, who was the older sister of the young girl from before, suddenly disappeared. The whole village searched for her all day and finally found Xiaodie lying unconscious and disheveled in a field outside the village.

After taking her home, they learned that a man in black had suddenly broken in in the middle of the night, touched her a few times, and rendered her unable to move. She was then taken out and violated.

"My poor granddaughter, she was only seventeen. We weren't watching her that night, and she... she hanged herself." The old man said with a sorrowful expression at the end.

"My wife couldn't take the shock and passed away too," the old man continued. This also explained why there were two spirit banners at the village entrance; it turned out that two members of this family had died in one day.

"Damn it. What does that old man look like?" Linghu Chong was furious.

Li Daoyi already knew who that person was. He then looked at Linghu Chong with great interest; in the original story, this guy was on friendly terms with him.

“Tian Boguang,” Li Daoyi said.

"What, Tian Boguang?" Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze exclaimed in surprise.

"Master, you're saying Tian Boguang did this?" Linghu Chong asked hurriedly.

"The old man just said that the man has two swords and was able to kidnap and rape people without anyone noticing, which shows that he has superb lightness skills. Who else in the martial arts world could it be but him?" Li Daoyi explained.

“That’s right, it must be him, Tian Boguang, the Lone Ranger. He has superb lightness skills and is good at using double swords. Although he is only a second-rate master, even ordinary first-rate people might not be able to capture him. I once wanted to get rid of him, but he is too cunning and only does evil in places far away from major sects.” Yue Buqun nodded repeatedly.

"So you heroes know that person? That's wonderful! Please avenge my family!" The old man said, rising to kneel down, but Linghu Chong quickly helped him up.

"Now that we've come across this, we certainly won't sit idly by. This scoundrel deserves to die," Yue Buqun said hatefully.

“Chong’er, take your men out immediately and search the surrounding area for any trace of that person. Only three days have passed, he may not have gone far. Rumor has it that he commits several crimes in one place, and he might even be planning to come back.”

"Shan'er, take a few disciples and guard the entrance to the village," Yue Buqun hurriedly instructed.

"Yes." Linghu Chong and the others quickly accepted the order and left.

Tian Boguang lived up to his name, "Wanli Duxing" (meaning "Wanli Lone Traveler"), as his concealment skills were quite good. Linghu Chong and the others searched the surrounding area for a whole day without any results, and seeing that it was getting dark, they had no choice but to return to the village first.

However, what they didn't know was that a dark figure was quietly following behind them.

"The Huashan Sect?"

"Damn it, what are these bastards doing here? Heh heh, trying to catch me, Old Tian? Dream on." The man in black was none other than Tian Boguang.

He was dressed in black, wearing a bamboo hat, with two curved swords wrapped in black cloth behind him. His eyes were lewd, his face was pale, and his mustache made him look even more cunning.

After watching Linghu Chong and the others leave, Tian Boguang jumped down from the tree.

"I've heard that Yue Buqun's wife is an absolute beauty, tsk tsk..." Tian Boguang stroked his chin and lewdly chuckled.

He then leaped like a bird towards the direction where Linghu Chong and the others had disappeared, intending to check the situation and, if possible, rescue Ning Zhongze.

Linghu Chong arrived at the village chief's house to report back.

"Master, we've searched the area all day but haven't found any clues." Linghu Chong's face showed some reluctance.

"Alas, this villain has committed countless evils, yet he has not failed in all these years. He must have some extraordinary abilities," Yue Buqun comforted him.

"Master, do you have a solution?" Yue Buqun asked.

Li Daoyi smiled.

"This man is like a cat, coming for the smell of fish, and he is extremely arrogant. If I'm not mistaken, he has already discovered Linghu Chong and the others, but given his personality, he will definitely not leave, and may even return to the village."

"This is truly audacious," Ning Zhongze said coldly.

Li Dao glanced at Ning Zhongze, and suddenly an idea came to him.

“Miss Ning, I’m afraid we’ll need your help next,” Li Daoyi said.

It was completely dark when the village entrances and exits were guarded by Huashan disciples. At this moment, Ning Zhongze arrived at the village entrance carrying a basket and a lantern.

"Mother, what brings you here?" Yue Lingshan hurriedly went to greet her.

"Master's wife." The other disciples also quickly greeted her.

“You’ve been on guard for several hours now, you must be hungry. I’ll bring you some food,” Ning Zhongze said with a smile.

"Hehe, I was already hungry," Yue Lingshan said with a grin.

Ning Zhongze put down the basket, and everyone quickly gathered around to eat.

Not far away, behind a large rock, Tian Boguang was watching this scene. Under the moonlight, Ning Zhongze's beauty made his mouth water.

He hadn't seen Ning Zhongze before and was planning to capture Yue Lingshan, but unexpectedly, she delivered herself to his doorstep.

Then, with a flick of his eye, he vanished into the darkness.

Soon, the group had eaten and drunk their fill. After giving them some instructions, Ning Zhongze picked up a basket and a lantern and headed towards the village.

The journey was quiet, and Ning Zhongze walked slowly towards the village chief's house.

"call out…"

Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from the air. Ning Zhongze reacted quickly and dodged away.

Tian Boguang, who was on the rooftop nearby, was somewhat surprised. He didn't understand how the other party could react so quickly.

In fact, Ning Zhongze had been on guard the whole way, which is why she dodged immediately. After all, she was a second-rate late-stage expert, so it wasn't difficult for her to dodge the opponent's sneak attack if she was prepared.

Ning Zhongze turned around and immediately saw Tian Boguang hiding on the roof.

"You villain, where do you think you're going?" Ning Zhongze shouted, throwing the lantern at the other party.

"Oh no!" Tian Boguang dodged the lantern, realizing something was wrong, and quickly got up.

He saw several people rushing towards him from various corners, and Ning Zhongze's sword light was also attacking from behind.

With gritted teeth, Tian Boguang drew his twin swords, instantly forcing Ning Zhongze back. He then leaped towards the village entrance, where only a few low-level guys were defending it, and he was not afraid at all.

"Damn it!" Seeing this, Ning Zhongze quickly used her lightness skill to leap onto the roof and chase after Tian Boguang under the moonlight.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

As expected of Tian Boguang, his lightness skill was truly remarkable; he widened the distance in just a few leaps.

"Junior sister, are you alright?" Yue Buqun had caught up by then.

"I'm fine, he ran towards Shan'er's side," Ning Zhongze said quickly.

"Don't worry, he won't be able to escape today."

After saying that, the two continued their pursuit.

Tian Boguang was moving extremely fast. Just as he was about to reach the village entrance, someone suddenly attacked from the side, forcing him to stop and draw his sword to defend himself.

"Ta-da..."

The two exchanged several blows in an instant. Tian Boguang looked up and saw a young man in his early twenties, none other than Linghu Chong.

"You villain, prepare to die!" Linghu Chong, sword in hand, charged forward once more.

At this moment, he was not like the one in the original story. He was not injured, nor did he become sworn brothers with Tian Boguang. Therefore, his moves were ruthless, and Tian Boguang was entangled for a time.

"Damn brat." Tian Boguang retaliated while looking back, only to see two figures rushing towards them from a distance. He had no time to deal with Linghu Chong anymore.

With no other option, he had to use a feint to shake off Linghu Chong, and then throw the knife in his hand at him.

Linghu Chong quickly dodged, but in that instant, Tian Boguang had already escaped and headed towards the village entrance.

"Damn it." Linghu Chong cursed under his breath and chased after them again.

Just as Tian Boguang was about to reach the village entrance, he found that there was no one there. Yue Lingshan and the others had just disappeared. Always cautious, he had to stop and look around. Apart from the three people chasing him, there was no one else.

"Heaven is on my side!" Tian Boguang thought with delight. He then prepared to continue his escape.

"call……"

Suddenly, a strong wind swept through the area.

"Waaaaah...waaaah...I'm so miserable..."

A woman's sobbing could be heard on the wind.

Linghu Chong, who was in pursuit, couldn't help but stop when he heard this strange sound. At this moment, Yue Buqun and his wife also came to Linghu Chong's side.

"Waaaaah... I'm so miserable..."

The sound came from all directions, sending chills down one's spine.

"Who is it?" Tian Boguang looked around, holding his only knife.

The three of them, Yue Buqun, exchanged glances, also looking puzzled.

Just then, a white figure slowly appeared in the sky.

"Master, look!" Linghu Chong shouted, pointing to the sky.

"Who are you?" Tian Boguang shouted.

"Waaah... Don't you remember me?"

"You've really ruined my life."

The white figure slowly descended, its long black hair obscuring its face.

"You...are you a human or a ghost..."

Suddenly a gust of wind blew by, revealing hair and a woman with glowing green eyes and bleeding features.

"A ghost..."

No matter how audacious Tian Boguang was, he was terrified in this situation and immediately leaped towards the village entrance.

But the white figure vanished instantly, then teleported to Tian Boguang's front, its pale hand grabbing the man's neck.