Fire Captain

"Brothers, take the carriage away and kill the guy. He's a poor fellow and made me work hard for nothing!" The third in command of King Kong Village spat, raised his knife and put it on his shoulder, looking at the two carriages in front of him with a gloomy face.

Because King Kong Village has a bad reputation, passing merchants would rather take a detour. They haven't seen anyone for three or two months. This time, when they heard people from the foot of the mountain reporting that two cars were coming, the third in command thought he might have caught a fat sheep, so he rushed down the mountain, hoping to get some money. But who knew that the driver was just a poor guy returning home to visit relatives. The two cars in front and behind had no gold, silver or treasures, not even a female relative, only two old men. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

The Third Master waved his knife, pointed at the two tied-up old men and said to his men, "All of you get out of the way! I'm going to kill these two old bastards..."

As he was speaking, the two old men were about to be killed on the spot when suddenly a sharp arrow came from nowhere and hit the back of the third in command's knife. With a clang, the knife that the third in command had raised was knocked to the ground by the arrow with unexpectedly strong force. However, the arrow continued to move forward and shot straight into a tree trunk nearby, with the tail of the arrow still dangling.

"Who is it?" The third in command was startled and looked towards the direction where he came from, covering his numb hands.

Bai Ziyang fiddled with the bow and arrow in his hand, and said with regret: "Alas... I have lost my balance after not using it for a long time. I missed the target!"

The Third Master saw that he was just a young man. The people following him breathed a sigh of relief when they saw how “fragile” he was. They secretly cursed themselves for being frightened and their legs went limp. Then they immediately reacted and shouted angrily, “Boy, you are looking for death! I think you are tired of living!”

But Bai Ziyang didn't even look at him, still fiddling with the bow in his hand, as if saying casually: "The one who screams the loudest stays, and the rest with blood on their hands and full of evil deeds have no need to stay."

Shang Cheng, Su Rao and Yun Jin immediately said, "Yes! Young Master!" and then walked towards the group of people led by the third in command.

The Third Chief was inexplicably panicked when he saw this. He said to the people around him in a timid manner, "Brothers, go ahead! Don't be afraid of them. There are only a few of them. We have more people..."

There were indeed about a dozen or twenty people who followed the third in command down the mountain, but these people were all bullies who took advantage of the power of others. Most of the time, they were just waving flags and shouting slogans. Moreover, they usually robbed passers-by or merchants, who were no more than the old, weak, sick, or servants who didn't know martial arts. They just bullied the weak. When they met those big and strong guys who looked not easy to deal with, they usually wouldn't even show their faces.

So even though they had a large number of people, they were no match for Shang Cheng and his three men in a short time. They all wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy, asking them to spare their lives. A few smart ones turned around and ran away immediately when they saw the situation was not right. As a result, they were shot through by Bai Ziyang's arrow before they could run two steps. They spat out blood and turned around to curse: Why the hell didn't you miss the target at this time... you liar!

That group of minions were indeed not worthy of Bai Ziyang's keeping. The only one worthy of keeping was the third in command. This was mainly because Mount Kong Kong was mostly cliffs and there was only one way up the mountain. There were dozens of sentries, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, the big boss of Mount Kong Kong knew some boxing and kicking skills, and was said to be brave enough to defeat ten thousand men. Although this statement seemed a bit exaggerated to Bai Ziyang, not everyone could say that he was brave enough to defeat ten thousand men.

The second in command of the Jin Gang Village is the military advisor of the entire village, and the third in command is just the second in command's younger brother. Otherwise, how could he have taken the position of the head of the village with his lack of literary and martial skills? Together, these two people have made the Jin Gang Village as solid as a rock. The local officials have sent troops to encircle and suppress it many times, but they have all returned without success. So if you want to destroy the Jin Gang Village, you really need such a traitor who bullies the weak and fears the strong... Bai Ziyang looked at the third in command and slowly revealed a sly smile...

Before Bai Ziyang could use the Ten Most Cruel Tortures of the Qing Dynasty, the Third In Command told him everything he knew, fearing that if he said less, Bai Ziyang and his men would take action. Meeting this cooperative prisoner made Bai Ziyang and his men feel unfulfilled.

As the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy ensures victory in every battle. After figuring out their route up the mountain, knowing the locations of their sentries and the shift schedule, the daily passwords, and the tokens for going up the mountain, it seemed natural for them to successfully sneak into the mountain stronghold. It was easier said than done, as Bai Ziyang and his team of six had to do it quietly... Actually, there was no problem, except that they didn't expect it to be so coincidental. When Bai Ziyang and his team were going up the mountain, they bumped into the other side's team. No one spoke, but when they saw each other's identical movements, they knew each other's purpose and went their separate ways without interfering with each other...

After entering the mountain stronghold, Bai Ziyang and the others dispersed. Bai Ziyang had originally gone to the boss, as he also wanted to see what this legendary courage that could not be matched by ten thousand men was like. However, he was one step too late. When Bai Ziyang arrived at the boss's room, he saw two people already fighting each other.

A man in night clothes, with a black scarf covering his face, whose appearance could not be seen was the leader of the other unknown group of people who were seen on the mountain at the beginning. The man who fought with him was in casual clothes. It was obvious that he was preparing to take a rest when he suddenly discovered the enemy and had no time to change clothes. It seemed that this man should be the boss.

Seeing that the two were fighting fiercely, Bai Ziyang did not rush forward, but stood aside and watched secretly for a while. The martial arts of these two were somewhat comparable. If they represented the highest level of martial arts in this world, Bai Ziyang would just say that it was far worse than he had thought before. After all, he came with the internal strength of many lifetimes, and martial arts moves... and... and nothing more, the man in black seemed like he couldn't hold on any longer.

Bai Ziyang had not expected that the big boss was so despicable. The two of them were fighting with weapons, but he secretly hid a dagger close to his body and stabbed the black-clothed man in the left rib unexpectedly. Well, since it was not a friendly match, it seemed that there was no need to talk about morality in a life-and-death struggle...

The man in black covered his wound with his left hand, and his left side was wide open. He could not protect his whole body with just one hand waving the knife. Seeing this, the boss turned and attacked the wound on the left side of the man in black. The man in black fought and retreated and was about to be defeated. Bai Ziyang ejected a hidden weapon, which deflected the boss's knife, and the man in black took the opportunity to avoid the boss's attack.

Bai Ziyang stepped forward to support the staggering boss and said, "My dear brother, let me handle the rest... and I can borrow your knife for you!"

Bai Ziyang raised his knife as a sword, and used the Luoying sword technique with his knife, which made it less graceful and elegant, but more open and close, with falling leaves and ever-changing movements. The boss had never seen such exquisite martial arts before, and he had no power to fight back and could only defend himself. In an instant, he was chopped to the ground by Bai Ziyang, and he was left with only the strength to breathe.

The man in black originally thought that Bai Ziyang was still young and was no match for the boss, and was worried about his impulsiveness and daring. However, he didn't know that Bai Ziyang's martial arts were so high that he took care of the boss in just a few moves. Bai Ziyang threw down the knife, came to the man in black and tapped him lightly on the ribs twice. The wound that had been bleeding rapidly just now stopped bleeding immediately.

Bai Ziyang took out the golden wound medicine and applied it to his wound, saying, "Brother, thanks to your strong martial arts and agility, you dodged in time, so your internal organs were not injured. It's fortunate that you only hurt your skin and flesh."

The man in black pulled down his veil, revealing a handsome man with straight eyebrows, sharp eyes, and angular facial features. He exuded an air of arrogance when he stood alone. Bai Ziyang cheered in his heart: What a hero!

The man bowed and said, "Thank you for saving my life, little brother!"

Bai Ziyang said: "You are too polite, brother. I just happened to meet him at the right time. Big brother, you are a lucky man."

The man smiled and said, "Little brother, you can talk... I, Chen Qiying, haven't asked for your advice yet?"

Bai Ziyang also laughed and said, "Little brother Bai Ziyang!"

Seeing that the wound had been bandaged, Chen Qiying stood up. He was tall but not rough, and said, "No matter what, little brother saved my life today. How can I not repay you? Let's not say anything else. Brother Bai, have a drink with me first!" After that, he took Bai Ziyang and left.

"Hey hey!" Bai Ziyang shouted twice but couldn't break free. He had no choice but to be dragged by Chen Qiying and jog all the way.