Mu Hanyan's heart was also slightly startled. Although these bandits came with great momentum, no one of them shouted. At this moment, they were sitting upright on their horses, with calm expressions and backs as straight as guns. Obviously, this group of bandits was much stronger than Chen Xuefeng's group.
"This is the Huayu Temple, which is known as one of the oldest temples on the continent. It turns out to be nothing more than this." A large man in a black cloak, who was in the lead, looked around at the Huayu Temple and said as if no one else was around.
The big man was tall and thin, looking like a skeleton. There was a scar on his face that stretched from the left forehead to the right corner of his mouth, making him look even more ferocious and vicious.
After saying that, he looked towards Mu Hanyan and the others.
"You are the chief priest of the Huayu Temple. Take your people and get out. I will spare your lives. If anyone resists, all of you will be executed, leaving no one alive!" This man had a good eye. He saw Mu Hanyan surrounded by the crowd at a glance, and said in an unquestionable voice, not even bothering to ask Mu Hanyan's name.
"What a big tone!" Zhuge Qiu said with a sneer before Mu Hanyan could say anything.
As a priest of punishment, it was his duty to apprehend the bandits within the territory, so he had no time to bother with Mu Hanyan. Besides, the feud between Mu Hanyan and Long Wudang was ultimately an internal dispute within the temple. Faced with the invasion of bandits, they naturally united their forces to attack the outside world first.
"Aren't you from the Huayu Temple?" The bandit leader's eyesight was indeed good. He could tell at a glance that the logo on Zhuge Qiu's sacrificial robe was different from that of Mu Hanyan and others.
"I am Zhuge Qiu, the punishment priest of Tianyang Temple!" Zhuge Qiu said proudly.
"You are Zhuge Qiu. I've heard of you. I heard that Shi Zhenqing and Tian Buzhuo died at your hands?" asked the bandit leader.
"That's right, it's good that you know. Either you surrender obediently or wait for me to take action." Zhuge Qiu said, with a hint of pride on his face.
The Shi Zhenqing they were talking about was originally a priest of the Temple of Life. After his crimes were exposed, he fled the temple and later became a bandit. After all, he came from one of the five major temples. Although Shi Zhenqing was only a tenth-level divine priest, his true combat power was far greater than that of ordinary priests of the same level. For a long time, even the Temple of Life was unable to find him and kill him. However, Zhuge Qiu tracked him down and killed him after a bloody battle.
Tian Buzhuo was one of the most powerful bandits within the Life Temple's territory, even more famous than Chen Xuefeng back then. However, he encountered Zhuge Qiu and was completely slaughtered along with his thirteen guards.
Although many bandits had perished at Zhuge Qiu's hands over the years, the most notable were Shi Zhenqing and Tian Buzhuo, two of his most proud achievements. Whenever he recalled those two bitter battles, his blood would boil.
"Very good. I, Xiang Qiuzhan, will not kill unknown people, and your reputation will not bring disgrace to the sword in my hand." The bandit leader seemed not to hear what he said next and nodded with satisfaction.
"Xiang Qiu Zhan!" An Xiaxin, Shen Yuhe, and the others all gasped in surprise. Zhuge Qiu's expression also changed slightly. On the other hand, the others didn't react much, apparently having never heard of his name.
Mu Hanyan's expression also became solemn. Xiang Qiuzhan was not comparable to bandits like Shi Zhenqing, Tian Buzhuo or Chen Xuefeng. He was one of the most mysterious and powerful bandits in the entire Continent of Gods.
No one knew his origins, nor did anyone know his true strength. As far as Mu Hanyan knew, Xiang Qiuzhan's fame had only truly risen in the past three years. In just those three years, over a hundred priests from the five major temples, along with the sixty or so temples under their control, had perished at his hands.
Although not all of them are strong, the fact that he killed hundreds of priests and all the major temples were helpless against him proves how terrifying his power is.
What is even more puzzling is that the areas under the jurisdiction of the five major temples are not a whole. Although they are not completely divided, they are only loosely connected. Even it is extremely difficult for the temple priests to travel to other continental plates. However, Xiang Qiuzhan frequently appears in the areas under the jurisdiction of the five major temples, and kills the priests of each major temple time and time again. Even the five major temples don't know how he does it.
It is precisely because of this reason that the major temples are unable to do anything to him.
Because this person was too mysterious and too cruel, and fearing that he might cause panic, the five major temples ordered the news to be blocked, and only the high priests of each temple received the order to take strict precautions.
The Flower Rain Temple had long been abandoned by the Lord God to fend for itself, but of course, such a major event would receive an order, so Mu Hanyan, An Xiaxin and others had also heard of his name.
"Lord Zhuge, now it's my turn to ask. Do you want to wait for your death obediently, or wait for me to take action?" Xiang Qiuzhan said with a sarcastic smile on his ferocious face.
"How dare you be so arrogant in front of Lord Zhuge? You're courting death!" Long Wudang snapped his folding fan shut and flew towards Xiang Qiuzhan with a palm.
He came here today to seek revenge on Mu Hanyan. On the way here, he had imagined countless times the scene of Mu Hanyan being defeated miserably by Zhuge Qiu, imprisoned and begging for mercy from him. He also thought about how to return the humiliation that Mu Hanyan brought to him to her tenfold or a hundredfold.
Who knew that just as Zhuge Qiu was about to take action, these blind bandits came to disrupt the situation, forcing him to wait a little longer. He couldn't help but feel angry and wanted to teach Xiang Qiu a lesson.
Of course, he was so embarrassed last time that he had some thoughts of showing his strength to save face.
It has to be said that as the son of the chief priest of the Tianyang Temple, Long Wudang's strength is actually quite good. When he deliberately shows off, his figure is like a coat fluttering in the wind, and he looks quite romantic and dashing.
"Good! Young master, you have great skills." The group of priests he brought with him flattered him and shouted loudly.
"So handsome, young master is so handsome!" A fair-complexioned and tender-skinned little follower had peach blossoms in his eyes, and he praised with drunken eyes while holding his chin with his little hand.
Mu Hanyan felt goosebumps crawling down her skin. Could it be that this Young Master Longyang really lived up to his name and had that kind of habit? And it was a little early for these lackeys to start flattering him.
"Be careful!" Zhuge Qiu originally thought that with Long Wudang's identity, he should know Xiang Qiuzhan's name, so he never expected that he would rush up so rashly.
How could he know that as soon as Long Aoli received the decree, he personally copied a copy for his beloved son and repeatedly told him to be careful. However, Long Wudang was uneducated and arrogant in his daily life. How could he take a bandit seriously? He had long forgotten who Xiang Qiuzhan was.
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