"According to rumors, that outer disciple was once publicly humiliated by Steward Chen for making a mistake, and he has held a grudge ever since. But then Steward Chen promoted him, and suddenly he was tempted by personal gain, which led to what happened next."
Qin Hong said calmly.
Lin Xiaofei nodded, understanding what was going on, and asked directly:
"So, how strong are the bandits and traitors we're facing?"
"The leader of those five bandits used to be a镖徒 (bodyguard) at the Song Family Escort Agency. He learned the Black Wind Palm and is quite strong, probably at the late stage of an ordinary martial artist."
The bandit leader was dissatisfied with the Song Family Escort Agency's repeated arrangements for him to escort goods, so he secretly slipped away during one of the escort missions. Who would have thought that he would become the leader of the bandits?
He's the most dangerous one, so I'll deal with him.
The remaining bandits were relatively weak, possessing only rudimentary hand-to-hand combat skills.
As for that traitor, he's said to have the strength of a mid-stage ordinary cultivator, not particularly strong.
Liu Hengchang said with a smile.
Lin Xiaofei nodded. He knew that Liu Hengchang already understood the ins and outs of the matter. After all, the other party was very skilled and experienced in doing gang tasks, and his judgment was quite accurate. He said directly, "
"Alright, now that we understand the mission, let's go."
"good."
After agreeing, Liu Hengchang led the way, and soon the three of them were out of the city.
Four hours later, a winding and long stream, originating from the foot of a large mountain in the distance, meanders through five low hills, like the body of a giant snake moving among the mountains.
This place is Shuitong Bay.
“This place is quite remote, and generally no one wants to come here. There are only five villages nearby, so these bandits have chosen a good place to hide.”
Lin Xiaofei walked along, looking around, and shrugged as he spoke.
"Yes, the villagers in the five nearby villages don't have any martial artists. In addition, the five river bandits robbed the villages' grain in a controlled manner, never killing anyone. They took the grain and left. Otherwise, they would have aroused everyone's hatred long ago, and there would be no place for them here."
They were really unlucky this time; they actually dared to harbor a traitor from the Qingfeng Gang. They must have had a death wish.
Liu Hengchang spoke casually as he walked towards a low hill and a grove of trees. He took a step, leaped up, and kicked off the trunk of a tree, soaring seven or eight meters away.
Lin Xiaofei smiled slightly, activated his Light Cloud Steps, and leaped into the air.
Using a large tree not far away as cover, he stepped sideways onto the trunk, exerted tremendous force with his foot, leaving a shallow footprint on the trunk, and darted away.
Qin Hong followed closely behind.
The three of them used their lightness skills to climb up the woods of the low hill.
Come and see!
Suddenly, Liu Hengchang stopped and whispered something.
Qin Hong and Lin Xiaofei stepped forward and looked up into the distance.
Across a small river, in a grove of trees on the opposite mountaintop, a wooden village could be vaguely seen. Through the gaps in the trees, a figure could be seen walking by.
"Follow behind me."
Liu Hengchang said something in a low voice and carefully followed the path through the woods to the grassy area by the river.
Liu Hengchang stopped, glanced at the slowly flowing river, then looked left and right at the unmanned boats moored along the riverbank, and said in a low voice:
If we take that boat across the river, it will be too conspicuous floating in the water and easily spotted by the bandits on the opposite mountain. So, we'll dive into the river and swim across.
Lin Xiaofei glanced at the small boat moored on the riverbank in the distance. The boat was probably more than ten meters long and too conspicuous. He thought Liu Hengchang was right and nodded.
Soon, the three of them quietly slipped into the river, swam to the woods on the opposite bank, and came directly to the bushes near the village.
After observing for a while, Liu Hengchang made an attack gesture to Lin Xiaofei and Qin Hong.
Without saying a word, Liu Hengchang leaped over the two-meter-high railing with ease, and Lin Xiaofei and Qin Hong entered the village at the same time.
At this moment, the three men rushed into the courtyard of the village.
"Boss, someone has broken into our village?"
A burly man, shirtless and sweating profusely, was chopping wood with an axe when he suddenly turned around, glanced at the scene, and shouted.
Lin Xiaofei held a longsword in his hand. This longsword was specially forged from fine iron for him at a cost of fifty taels of silver. It was hard and sharp, and was two or three times better than the longsword he had taken from the gang's training ground.
Upon entering the village courtyard, he activated the Crimson Copper Body Technique, unleashing his inner power. His figure moved like a galloping wild horse, rushing forward and swiftly attacking the burly man chopping wood.
"How dare you!"
The burly woodcutter glared at Lin Xiaofei, let out a loud shout, and swung his long wood-chopping knife at him fiercely, like a whirlwind.
Lin Xiaofei's eyes were calm, and a faint smile played on his lips. To others, the strength he displayed was at the mid-stage level of an ordinary martial artist, but his true strength was that of an ordinary peak martial artist.
Only because Liu Hengchang and Qin Hong were present, otherwise he would have directly displayed his peak strength. However, even so, his strength, speed, and technique were all superior to those present, so his expression remained calm.
Soon, he lightly swung his longsword, and in an instant, a flash of extremely fast sword light appeared.
Eight Winds Sword Technique!
Click!
With a fierce and aggressive air, he cleaved the axe that came slashing down with a single sword stroke.
The flying axe, like a sudden hidden weapon, flew out and grazed the burly man's face, instantly cutting a long gash from which blood flowed.
Before the burly man could react, another flash of sword light appeared.
A sword piercing the heart!
"ah!"
With a scream, he collapsed to the ground, dead.
Immediately afterwards, four burly men rushed out from the entrance of the village.
At the same time, a tall man rushed out from the balcony on the second floor of the village. He was holding a long knife, with a fierce look in his eyes and a full beard, exuding a murderous aura. He looked like he wanted to eat people. He must be their leader.
The four men standing at the entrance of the village were all strong and muscular, clearly possessing considerable strength. They held long knives in their hands and exuded a fierce aura.
In addition, Lin Xiaofei rushed into the village courtyard first and killed a woodcutter bandit. There were also the village leader on the second-floor balcony, making a total of six people present.
"Who are you people? How dare you kill my men? You don't want to live anymore."
The eldest brother, standing on the balcony of the second floor of the village, shouted coldly.
"We are from the Qingfeng Gang, and we've come to send you on your way today."
Liu Hengchang gave a cold laugh and, without the slightest hesitation, gripped his long sword, ready to strike at any moment, and charged towards the four bandits on the first floor of the stronghold.
"Qingfeng Gang? Wait a minute. Although we are river bandits, we have never been to Qingshan Town for many years, nor have we offended your Qingfeng Gang. Why do you want to kill us?"
Give me at least one reason.
Upon hearing that it was someone from the Qingfeng Gang, the leader's expression immediately changed, and he quickly shouted.
A man standing at the entrance of the village's first floor had a glint in his eyes and looked somewhat nervous. He had just joined the bandits and become the second-in-command here, making him a traitor to the Qingfeng Gang.
"Reason? Looks like you're not a good leader. You took in a traitor from the Qingfeng Gang and you didn't even know it. You deserve to be killed."
Liu Hengchang sneered and said, "Kill."
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