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Chapter 28 The Weak, Helpless, and Pitiful Target
Seemingly surprised by Gu Shaoan's peculiar thought process and quick reaction, she immediately realized that she had been eavesdropping on his conversation with Zhou Zhiruo about murder that night.

Miejue found this both amusing and exasperating, and gave Gu Shaoan a light tap on the head in a slightly annoyed manner.

"It's just a coincidence, what does it count as eavesdropping?"

After replying to Gu Shaoan, Miejue took a few steps forward to the gate of the stronghold. Her inner energy surged, and she suddenly struck out with her palm, shattering the stronghold gate made of thick wooden stakes in front of her and stirring up clouds of dust.

Despite the breach of the gate, Miejue remained calm and composed, turning to face Ding Minjun with one hand behind her back.

After handing the sword to Zhou Zhiruo, Ding Minjun untied the sheepskin water bottle from her waist, then took a burning wooden stick from the brazier used for lighting in front of the mountain stronghold, and walked into the stronghold.

Gu Shaoan and Zhou Zhiruo, who were standing on tiptoe, looked over and saw Ding Minjun pour water from her sheepskin kettle onto the house near the gate of the mountain stronghold, and then touch it with a burning stick. The house immediately burst into flames.

Zhou Zhiruo then realized that the sheepskin kettle contained not water at all, but tung oil used to start a fire.

Seeing Ding Minjun set the fire, Zhou Zhiruo nudged Gu Shaoan with her elbow and whispered, "Junior Brother, aren't we here to suppress bandits? Why are you setting fires?"

Gu Shaoan explained, "Master probably wanted to use the fire to lure the bandits and the three bandit leaders who knew martial arts, and also to send a signal to the other senior sisters and uncles who were waiting in the dark."

"That's it!"

Zhou Zhiruo looked enlightened and said to Gu Shaoan, "Junior Brother, you are so smart. You were able to understand the purpose behind it even though Master and Second Senior Sister did not say it."

Gu Shaoan smiled and said, "Senior sister just lacks experience. Once she has more experience, she will be able to see things more clearly."

While the group was talking, Ding Minjun returned to the group of Miejue and the others.

All the houses built on this mountain stronghold are wooden.

With the tung oil as a starting point, the fire quickly grew into a raging inferno, the fierce flames greedily licking at the connected wooden houses, illuminating the area near the village gate as if it were daytime.

Thick smoke billowed upwards, carrying sparks as it shot into the dark sky, tracing a grotesque and twisted path.

"It's gone, it's gone."

"Fight the fire!"

The chaotic screams were like cold water poured into boiling oil, instantly shattering the silent night sky of the mountain village!

Figures surged toward the village gate from all directions and corners.

Most of the bandits were disheveled, some even shirtless, their faces showing astonishment illuminated by the firelight.

After regaining her senses, she hurriedly screamed and searched for some tools that could hold water.

Like a swarm of wasps whose nest had been disturbed, they buzzed and rushed toward the brightest spot in the fire.

However, when they rushed closer and saw the several figures standing majestically in front of the broken gate, their fierce momentum couldn't help but falter.

Those who can become bandits, while not necessarily the smartest, are definitely not fools.

The fire today came about strangely, and several figures suddenly broke into the front of the mountain stronghold.

Ding Minjun, Gu Shaoan, and Zhou Zhiruo were all carrying weapons.

No one would suspect that the four of them—two adults and two children—had simply gotten lost late at night and ended up lingering in front of this mountain stronghold.

Facing these bandits, Miejue didn't say a word. With a leap, she soared into the air like an eagle and plunged into the crowd.

Upon seeing this, Ding Minjun also drew her long sword and followed closely behind.

Miejue's internal energy has been transformed into true qi, and he has been immersed in Emei martial arts for thirty years. His strength is unimaginable.

As Miejue charged into the bandit group, his movements were as swift as a dragon, his palms flashing and creating a flurry of shadows.

His move was the ultimate killing move in the Golden Top Cotton Palm, "Immortal Supporting the Head".

In a single exchange, the seven bandits were struck by Miejue's palm, their skulls shattered.

These bandits, though vicious in their daily lives, only targeted ordinary people. Who had ever seen a master as bloodthirsty and ruthless as Extinction?
One of the more clever bandits called to his three companions to bypass Miejue and charge towards Gu Shaoan.

They did indeed set their sights on Gu Shaoan and Zhou Zhiruo, who looked weak, helpless, and pitiful at the entrance of the mountain stronghold.

However, as the four bandits rushed towards Gu Shaoan and Zhou Zhiruo, Miejue glanced at them out of the corner of her eye and said loudly, "Shaoan, take good care of Zhiruo."

"it is good!"

Gu Shaoan casually responded.

"Senior sister, keep up!" His voice was short and sharp. Zhou Zhiruo's heart tightened, she took a deep breath, gripped her wooden sword, and followed closely behind!
At the same time, Gu Shaoan circulated his internal energy through his body according to the "Three Appearances of the Divine Dragon" technique, then tapped his feet and his body moved forward rapidly.

Despite being just a child, he was several times faster than those bandits.

Seeing that Gu Shaoan had already set off, Zhou Zhiruo felt a little scared, but she still stepped forward with her wooden sword in hand.

Seeing Gu Shaoan and Zhou Zhiruo advancing towards them instead of retreating, the four robbers grinned maliciously.

The leader raised his long sword and slashed at Gu Shaoan.

The wind howled through the air! Gu Shaoan remained calm, his speed increasing rather than decreasing.

At the critical moment, he twisted his waist like a serpent, and raised his longsword accordingly.

The longsword in his hand suddenly transformed into a cold, sharp light that swept along the ground with precision and speed.

"laugh"

The cold blade had already plunged deep into the opponent's right ribs, exposed from the swing of his sword.

With a slight flick of his wrist, Gu Shaoan caused the sword blade, which had pierced the bandit's body, to rotate once before pulling it out abruptly.

"puff!"

In an instant, blood splattered!
The bandit's ferocious grin instantly froze into excruciating pain and bewilderment.

Before the bandit could even cry out in pain, a flash of cold light suddenly swept across his neck.

[Congratulations to the player for killing the bandits. Achievement points +5.]

With the sword slit in his throat, Gu Shaoan didn't even bother to acknowledge the pop-up notification.

He channeled his inner strength into the soles of his feet, stomped his foot hard, and his whole body, like a whirlwind attacking in reverse, pounced towards the three bandits on the left who were rushing towards Zhou Zhiruo!

The three men were terrified when they saw Gu Shaoan kill someone in an instant and pounce on them like a ghost.

One person instinctively raised their knife to block, while the other tried to retreat.

It was precisely these two people's actions that caused them to expose themselves repeatedly.

Gu Shaoan, who had already rushed in front of the two, was as heavy as a mountain. His sword suddenly turned and pressed down. Under the reflection of the surrounding firelight, the long sword in Gu Shaoan's hand split into several sword lights, like overlapping mountain shadows.

It is the move "Thousand Peaks Bearing the Sun's Radiance" from the "Sunset Sword Technique" that specifically targets the enemy's knees and feet.

The two bandits felt a blur before their eyes, and then both felt a piercing pain in their knees.

Both of them fell to the side in pain.

Just as the two men fell to the ground, two flashes of sword light swept past their throats one after the other, the blades penetrating an inch into their flesh, instantly creating wounds from which blood gushed forth.

[Congratulations to the player for defeating the bandits. Achievement points +5.]

[Congratulations to the player for defeating the bandits. Achievement points +5.]

(End of this chapter)