Li Yiming's pupils constricted, and in a panic, he quickly retreated with all his might.
However, he had only taken two or three steps back.
But Lin Xiaofei's sword strike was too fast. The longsword, with lightning speed, transformed into a sword shadow and rushed towards him, directly slashing his right arm.
The gleaming blade, combined with the force of a tiger pouncing, unleashed a powerful burst of energy, severing his arm that was holding the longsword.
Blood gushed from the severed arm. Instantly, Li Yiming's face turned pale, filled with tension and fear. He retreated repeatedly, grabbing the fallen longsword with his other hand to meet the incoming sword strike.
The swords clashed once more, and Lin Xiaofei sensed a penetrating force in the opponent's longsword. He immediately understood that this was an ability possessed by a mid-level martial artist.
Fortunately, Lin Xiaofei's swordsmanship was terrifyingly powerful, surpassing his opponent's strength. He directly used his swordsmanship to deflect the opponent's longsword and break through its penetrating force.
Immediately following up, he pressed his advantage and unleashed a swift gust of eighteen sword strikes.
A sword shadow follows him, a single strike is enough to kill.
puff!
The sword pierced Li Yiming's heart directly, causing him to cough up blood and collapse to the ground.
"What?"
Lin Tong and Lin Qing were clutching their severed arms, enduring the excruciating pain, waiting for Li Yiming to kill Lin Xiaofei. However, they were shocked to see Li Yiming being killed instead, and their expressions changed drastically as they cried out in surprise.
Li Yiming is dead?
Is this a dream? He's a mid-level martial artist, while Lin Xiaofei is at most a peak-level martial artist. How could he possibly defeat a mid-level martial artist?
"Brother Lin...Uncle Lin...please spare us..."
Lin Tong and Lin Qing were filled with fear and looked terrified. They had thought that killing a young martial artist would be easy for the three of them, but they had not expected Lin Xiaofei to be so powerful, far exceeding their expectations. They quickly begged for mercy.
Lin Xiaofei turned and walked towards the two of them, brandishing his long sword and his eyes were icy cold.
Despite the pain, Lin Tong and Lin Qing's pale faces changed, and they each chose opposite directions to flee.
The two brothers had fought for many years and encountered some formidable opponents. Usually, at such times, they would choose to run away.
They believed that although Lin Xiaofei had the strength of an ordinary peak martial artist, he might not have the lightness skill to run fast. As long as they split up and ran into a nearby village or hid deep in the mountains, the enemy might not be able to find them.
The two worked together seamlessly, and Lin Tong and Lin Qing were very fast, ignoring their injured arms as they ran away.
"Split up and run away? You really think I can't do anything to you?"
Lin Xiaofei smiled coldly, his legs bursting forth with the perfected Azure Peak Leg technique, instantly increasing his running speed. Then he used the Light Cloud Step, which he had already mastered, further increasing his speed.
He took a sudden step forward, galloping away like a wild horse.
In an instant, he leaped more than ten meters away and quickly caught up with Lin Tong, then suddenly struck out with his palm.
puff!
Lin Tong had only taken two steps when he stopped abruptly. A hand landed on his head, causing him to cough up blood and fall to the ground, rolling into the grass.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Xiaofei turned around and chased after Lin Qing. After closing the distance, he suddenly threw the long sword in his hand.
The longsword was as sharp as an arrow.
They sped away!
A sword piercing the heart!
Lin Qing, who was running wildly, lost his balance, screamed, and rolled to the ground like a scarecrow. Blood gushed from his chest. He struggled for a couple of moments and then fell still.
"These three people are dealt with!"
Lin Xiaofei glanced at the mess in the nearby woods, said nothing, and turned to walk towards the dilapidated Taoist temple. He was prepared to kill the two men as well.
However, before he even reached the Taoist temple, he saw the two corpses being dragged into the woods near the temple by an old man.
"Two people are dead? The old man killed them?"
Lin Xiaofei was startled and glanced around again. Suddenly, he saw a figure rushing down Xiaoyunpo Mountain in the distance.
"That person's back looked somewhat familiar."
With a thought, Lin Xiaofei turned and sped off towards the foot of Xiaoyunpo Mountain.
"Lin Xiaofei is too terrifying. Even Li Yiming, a mid-level martial artist, couldn't kill Lin Xiaofei."
However, Li Yiming had been imprisoned in the dungeon for many years and often went hungry, which reduced his strength considerably. It was quite normal that he couldn't kill Lin Xiaofei.
This time, they failed to kill Lin Xiaofei, only because the other party was too lucky. They never expected that the old man would be able to kill those two assassins.
Since today's matter was not accomplished, there's no need to tell Zhu San. If this matter were to leak out, it would do me no good. If they died on this Xiaoyunpo, and the authorities came here to investigate, it's very likely that I would be implicated, which would be terrible.
If Zhu San asks about this, I'll say that the three of them took the silver and ran away.
Seeing that things were not going well, a figure suddenly darted away, running away as he thought to himself that he had to leave Xiaoyunpo as soon as possible and get into the town.
This figure was none other than Guo Zishan.
As for the other two assassins, he hired them on his own, without Zhu San's knowledge, to assassinate Lin Xiaofei. However, they were killed by the old man in the dilapidated Taoist temple, which was something he hadn't expected.
He felt extremely unwilling because he was knocked away by Lin Xiaofei with a single palm strike, so he wanted to watch Lin Xiaofei die with his own eyes so that he could feel more at ease. Who would have thought that five people couldn't kill one person? This surprised him, especially when he saw Lin Xiaofei walking out of the woods from afar, he knew that the assassination attempt had failed.
Moreover, three of them were bribed by him from the disciples within the gang. If the other disciples in the gang found out, he would not only have bribed criminals who were about to be executed, but also had them harm their fellow disciples. If his master found out, he would be imprisoned in the dungeon according to the gang rules, awaiting execution.
Therefore, he needed to run into the town as soon as possible. That way, even if Lin Xiaofei caught up with him, he could pretend he didn't know anything. At the same time, he secretly told himself that he should act as if this had never happened and would never mention it again.
Furthermore, the fact that Lin Xiaofei had emerged alive from the woods terrified him, making him realize he needed to escape quickly, otherwise, if Lin Xiaofei discovered him, things would be disastrous.
Guo Zishan was quick-witted. Seeing the two assassins killed, he didn't approach the dilapidated Taoist temple but watched from a distance until Lin Xiaofei appeared, at which point he immediately ran away.
Lin Xiaofei moved with incredible speed, following the footprints in the grass as he chased after the enemy. Unfortunately, he was still a step too late. By the time he reached the middle of Xiaoyunpo, he saw a familiar figure already rushing down the mountain and heading towards the city gate.
"Is that Guo Zishan? Yes, that's him."
They escaped pretty quickly, but this isn't over yet.
Lin Xiaofei stopped and watched Guo Zishan's retreating figure from afar. He immediately recognized who it was and thought to himself.
Lin Xiaofei took a deep breath, turned around and went back to the place where the murders took place. He saw that the woods and bushes were in a mess, and three corpses were lying on the ground.
"What should we do with these three bodies?"
Lin Xiaofei frowned slightly.
This small hill is very close to the town. If the villagers from the surrounding area come here to collect firewood and find these three corpses, it will cause quite a stir and may even attract the attention of the government.
Many people know that he often comes to Xiaoyunpo to cultivate, so they will inevitably associate him with this. Even though he is a disciple of the Right Protector of the Qingfeng Gang branch, he will still be implicated to some extent.
Lin Xiaofei thought about Guo Zishan who had escaped again, believing that the other party would not dare to speak recklessly, otherwise it would also implicate him. After all, Guo Zishan ran wildly away from Xiaoyunpo, and many villagers in the nearby villages saw his figure.
Therefore, as long as Guo Zishan doesn't speak recklessly and insists he knows nothing about the three corpses here, no one will know what happened here.
At this moment, the sun gradually rose, and Lin Xiaofei lost his mood to cultivate immortal techniques. He then dragged the three corpses together.
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