At the foot of Bixianmen Mountain.
Seeing that the people from the Bixian Sect did not pursue them, the bandit leader who had rescued his second brother was relieved. Reluctant to expend the effort of taking his sworn brother with him, he hurriedly used his movement technique to exhaust his true energy and escape.
Although true essence can regenerate on its own, it takes time to recover. In case of an emergency, one might find their true essence insufficient when needed. Therefore, it is equally precious.
"Second brother, rest for a bit. They haven't followed us." The bandit leader spoke, his voice rough and carrying the air of a bandit leader—"generous" and "loyal." He opened his water pouch, took a sip of strong liquor, and then generously shared some with his frightened second brother, letting him have a few sips as well.
"Second brother, have a few sips of wine to calm your nerves."
It is indeed necessary to calm one's nerves.
The bandit's second-in-command silently took the water pouch, gulped down a few mouthfuls of wine, and then suddenly said indignantly to his elder brother, "Brother! I don't understand, you've come all this way, why haven't you avenged our third brother! We brothers swore a blood oath, vowing to live and die together! Now that our third brother is gone, we can't leave him without avenging him."
When questioned by his second brother, the eldest brother couldn't help but laugh first.
He reached out his large hand and patted his second brother's shoulder forcefully, saying, "Second brother, it's all your recklessness. If you hadn't come seeking revenge without a word, I would have already mustered my men and am here now. I was just gathering my men to send troops to the Bixian Sect to wipe them out and avenge our third brother. Suddenly, I heard that you had impulsively come alone. I was worried that you would suffer, so I temporarily put aside all the brothers and came to save you first. If I hadn't arrived in time, you would have already gone with our third brother before me."
At this point, even the bandit leader seemed to become emotional.
Upon hearing this, the second-in-command of the bandits fell silent for a moment. Then, he immediately admitted his mistake, cupped his hands, and apologized to the bandit leader, saying, "Brother, I was wrong. I was too impulsive and reckless, ruining your good plan. Please punish me."
He volunteered for punishment, which amused the bandit leader, who helped him up and said, "Second brother, don't be so polite. You're just anxious to avenge your third brother, but I feel the same way. Although we are bandits, brotherhood comes first. We are sworn brothers, bound by blood, brothers who will live and die together. We are closer than blood brothers, so why speak so formally?"
In fact, for the leader, if all his brothers were as impulsive and loyal as the second-in-command, it would actually help him secure his position as leader.
Of course, the leader isn't too worried about the second-in-command usurping his position. After all, he's already at the Foundation Establishment stage and possesses a divine weapon; there's really no need to worry too much. In the entire bandit stronghold, who else can challenge his position as the leader?
"Big brother! Then why didn't you just kill those two bitches from the Bixian Sect? Running away like this is a disgrace to your reputation as the Sky Tiger!" The second brother had just apologized, but his words were too impulsive, leaving the other person embarrassed.
The bandit leader was both amused and exasperated. "Second brother, didn't you realize? These two young women are no ordinary people. Second brother, look at my Crimson Flame Slash. Such a divine weapon was actually cut open by her Green Edge Sword with such a large nick. How can this not be alarming?"
"What! There's such a thing? I was just injured and in excruciating pain. I was simply too weak to notice in time, and yet this still happened." The second-in-command of the bandits was deeply shocked upon learning of this.
He knew just how powerful the leader's divine weapon, the Crimson Flame Slash, was.
That's Crimson Flame Black Iron, the finest grade of Black Iron, forged from the finest materials.
"Such a divine weapon, my elder brother obtained it with great difficulty, almost risking his life to acquire it, yet it's no match for their mere Qingfeng Sword? I thought that even if my and my third brother's Xuan Tie Blades couldn't defeat their divine weapon from who-knows-where, my elder brother's Crimson Flame Slash should be able to. After all, my elder brother's Crimson Flame Slash is a true Yellow-grade divine weapon!" The second leader had personally seen the large gash on his elder brother's Crimson Flame Slash, and the sight of the gash was so shocking that he was even more astonished.
"I don't know how these wretched women suddenly got divine weapons. Before, weren't they just using crappy iron swords?"
This is what the second-in-command couldn't understand after seeing the huge gash on the leader's Crimson Flame Slash.
The leader himself admitted he didn't understand, shaking his head slightly and saying, "Even I don't know. But I've always said, a starved camel..."
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