Two hours earlier, Li Yun ordered the people of Taoyuan Village to drive away the old, young, women and children from the former Wohu Village, while Wang Baihong led a group of bandits to capture young men and women everywhere outside the village.
Anyone who disobeys will be killed on the spot using cruel methods.
They eventually gathered over 1,800 people from the original Wohu Village, plus over 1,000 people from Taoyuan Village, and over 150 bandits, totaling about 3,000 people, and set off in a grand procession.
The area surrounding Wohu Village is mostly mountainous with rugged terrain.
Wang Baihong had chosen a spot with mountains on both sides, the slope of which was about 45 degrees, like a funnel, and covered with dense trees, making it perfect for an ambush.
They divided their men into two groups, who then lay in ambush on either side. At the same time, they cut down trees and collected rubble.
Li Yun also selected three hundred people from Taoyuan Village to serve as a supervisory team. Anyone who dared to run away or disobeyed would be executed on the spot.
And so, they successfully orchestrated an ambush.
When the column stretching for several kilometers appeared on the mountain path, and when Li Yun saw Xia Tianqiong's figure, the ambush began.
First, they threw down logs and rubble, causing panic and injuring many people. Then they drove the crowd down the hillside, immediately scattering the already long and narrow line.
None of these are the most important things; the most important thing is the bandits mixed in with the crowd.
They rushed towards Xia Tianqiong and launched a magical attack on him, including Wang Baihong.
Xia Tianqiong gripped the Heavenly Rope and instantly flew into the sky, dodging the first wave of attacks. But then, several people flew out from the forests on both sides, blocking his escape route.
After only a slight hesitation, the bandits hidden in the crowd launched a second wave of cunning attacks.
At this point, there was no way to escape, whether in the sky or on the ground.
Some instantaneous tricks leave no trace of attack, striking Xia Tianqiong directly.
Wang Baihong stood in the crowd, looking up at the summer sky, thinking to himself, "Let's see where you run this time."
He stood below, waiting for Xia Tianqiong to be knocked down, so he could grab him himself.
At that moment, several strange spells struck Xia Tianqiong and instantly bounced back to their original owners. These people were prepared and dodged them.
"Don't be afraid. Even if he can deflect tricks, he can't deflect them indefinitely. Let's all attack together."
Wang Baihong roared and then raised his hand to perform a trick.
In an instant, dozens of strange spells flew towards Xia Tianqiong from the sky and the ground.
Xia Tianqiong held the Heavenly Rope in one hand and took out the Netherworld Gold in the other, replenishing the Netherworld Power into the Counter-Injury Pendant.
Each time a trick is deflected, it consumes a large amount of Netherworld Power. With so many tricks and such a high density of them, the rate of consumption far exceeds the rate of replenishment.
Snap!
With a soft sound, the counter-damage pendant shattered, emitting a faint light that instantly blocked more than a dozen attacks of strange magic.
But then seven or eight more strange spells flew over and hit Xia Tianqiong.
Even without the counter-damage pendant, he still had the Spider Silk Robe, which absorbed some of the trickery, but ultimately still caused effective damage.
His body swayed suddenly, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
He coldly scanned the area, inwardly sighing, it seemed that he had no choice but to resort to trickery.
Liu Shan led his men to bring up the rear of the group, while Zhang Luyang and two other bandits were at the front, responsible for killing monsters and clearing the way. They were more than two kilometers away and couldn't catch up in time.
Those tricks were quite powerful, and one of them was particularly peculiar, acting directly on the body.
It made him feel his blood boiling, and the blood vessels on the back of his hand burst. His internal organs also seemed to have suffered extensive damage.
If it weren't for the spider silk gauze absorbing some of the damage, and if he weren't currently at the Overlord level, with physical strength and self-healing ability far exceeding that of ordinary people, he would probably be dead by now.
"Since you want to die, then so be it."
Xia Tianqiong suddenly released the rope binding her entire body, and her body fell freely.
Upon seeing this, Wang Baihong was overjoyed, thinking that the man was already seriously injured and unable to resist.
On the hillside, Li Yun and her five companions hid in the forest, secretly observing the battlefield.
She wasn't sure if Wang Baihong and his group could defeat Xia Tianqiong, so she didn't rush out immediately.
If the opponent can defeat her, she will come out; if not, she will run away.
She's always been so cunning!
Seeing Xia Tianqiong fall from the sky, he finally felt relieved and rushed down the hillside, shouting as he ran, "White Snake Village declares war on Peach Blossom Village!"
If war is not declared, killing will be pointless; she must play by the rules.
According to the previous agreement, Wang Baihong would severely injure Xia Tianqiong, and then she would personally take action to annex Taoyuan Village and obtain a large amount of Netherworld Power.
But judging from Wang Baihong's posture, it seemed that he wanted to kill Xia Tianqiong on the spot to avenge his brother.
"Don't kill him, leave him for me, and don't forget our agreement."
The scene was chaotic, but the shouts were extremely shrill and many people could hear them.
But Wang Baihong seemed not to hear him, holding a long knife, and approached the spot where Xia Tianqiong had fallen.
However, just as Xia Tianqiong was about to fall to the ground, a long spear suddenly appeared in his hand, with the tip pointing directly in his direction.
Wang Baihong's expression hardened. He had heard of the power of this gun, and immediately used a defensive trick, his body enveloped in a red light.
Almost at the same time, a golden light shot out and hit the light barrier directly.
However, the light shield flickered twice and was then pierced.
Wang Baihong's eyes widened in disbelief. The light shield that could block the evil attacks couldn't stop this golden light.
He quickly dodged, but only slightly turned his body, and was struck on the shoulder by the golden light, which pierced a small hole.
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