The Villain's Counterattack

The intense pain made Sun Yuankai groan and slowly wake up. His hands and feet were tied tightly, his eyes were covered with black cloth, and the swaying feeling was very familiar.

Was he in a carriage? The faint scent of medicinal herbs mixed with a hint of familiar fragrance suddenly reminded him of someone, the woman who had killed him twice, the one from the "Holy Church" but actually an enemy of the Demonic Cult.

"Ma Zi's drug is quite effective. It actually made him sleep for two full hours before waking up. Give him some more." A familiar voice sounded, and Sun Yuankai froze. He then heard her say, "Don't worry. People in the Holy Church are not hypocrites. We do whatever we want and won't hide it. I will send you to the Holy Master of the Grand Church to claim your reward, but I won't let you die easily before that."

"I am just the owner of a carpentry shop. I barely make a living with the craft passed down from my ancestors. I have less than a hundred taels of silver left on me, and the only valuable shop I own is part of my gang. There is really nothing worth coveting, my hero. I am willing to offer you all my wealth and property. Please spare my life and treat me as a fart." Sun Yuankai cried, but the woman was not moved at all. She blew a puff of smoke at him, causing him to fall asleep again.

When he woke up the second time, Sun Yuankai was starving, his legs clenching tightly together. The carriage had stopped, and night had fallen. They were camping in the wilderness, not even daring to go into the city to rest. Ma Zi untied the ropes on his feet and took him to the nearby woods to relieve himself. Sun Yuankai begged for mercy, but was only met with a beating and kicking.

"You bastard, you are a sweet-mouthed but treacherous bastard. You are not a good person. Elder Ge said that he can't trust you. Just behave yourself and don't make any trouble. Once we get to Blackwood Cliff and finish our mission, everything will be fine. If you dare to use tricks, hmph~" The pockmarked driver kicked the small tree next to him and it was obvious that his kicking skills were not much worse than his whip.

"The Star-Absorbing Art." Sun Yuankai slowly uttered these four words. The pockmarked man shuddered, his eyes flashing as he sneered at him, "What do you want to say?"

"I'm a lowly disciple of the Beggars' Sect, powerless and without influence. How could I possibly have caught Ge Changlao's attention? Haven't you ever thought about it carefully?" Sun Yuankai stared at the pockmarked man, his whole body trembling. A carving knife quietly appeared in the pockmarked man's hand, and he gestured at the dripping water on his lower body and said, "Speak clearly, or I'll make you squat to relieve yourself in the future."

Sun Yuankai's hands were tied, and he gestured slightly to him, "Please help me untie the rope. I'm just a low-level disciple of the Beggars' Sect. Let alone Ge Changlao, even you can beat three or five of me. It's really uncomfortable to be tied up like this all the time."

The pockmarked driver glanced at him, then snapped the rope cleanly into several pieces with a sharp knife. Sun Yuankai hurriedly pulled up his trousers, rubbed his aching wrist, and said, "The Star-Absorbing Art is of great importance. I know this secret, and I know I can't escape unscathed. I only ask that you be more decisive when you do it later, so as not to cause me too much pain. Then I will tell you the secret."

"The Star-Absorbing Art is a peerless martial art, its origin unknown. My Beggars' Sect is well-informed and received a clue. That's how I, a carpenter, came to the capital to gather information. I eventually found a fragment from an ancient tomb deep in the mountains. It was carved onto a piece of wood and transported to my shop along with a pile of lumber. I deliberately released the fragment, attracting the tomb robbers who had joined me there to scramble for it, turning it into ashes."

"I was the one who arranged this matter. That bastard Li Gousheng got the news from me and was trying to steal the credit, but he was ambushed by your Ge Changlao. I was also forced to flee because of that bastard Li Gousheng. If nothing unexpected happens, the remaining fragments of the magic skill should still be lying in my carpentry shop. It is at the bottom floor of the warehouse in the backyard. It will take some effort to search through it, and it will be difficult for outsiders to steal it." Sun Yuankai's words shocked the pockmarked coachman.

It turned out to be like this. However, since Ge Changlao knew that it was related to this magical skill, why did he send this guy to the chief teacher instead of taking him for himself?

You know, a top-level magical skill is enough to stir up bloodshed in the martial arts world. What's more, this "Star Absorbing Technique" is the magical skill of the previous leader. With this magical skill, he won the title of the second best master in the world, and severely surpassed Shaolin and Wudang. If I can obtain this magical skill...

Seeing the pockmarked driver's expression, Sun Yuankai knew the plan was done. He raised his hands and said, "I've already revealed all my secrets to you. I'm no longer valuable. To prevent the news from leaking out, please kill me. I only ask that you act quickly and don't cause me too much pain."

The pockmarked rickshaw driver shook his head and said, "You can't die yet. If you die, Ge Changlao will definitely suspect me. If you want to blame someone, blame it on you for knowing too much." After saying that, he punched him hard in the abdomen, and then took advantage of the moment when he leaned over to knock him unconscious with a palm, and then tied him up to death.

They injected anesthetic into his mouth to make sure he would not wake up in the short term, cut his tongue, blinded his eyes, cut his tendons and bandaged them to stop the bleeding, then carried him back to the carriage, found Ge Changlao, asked for a job to go into the town to make purchases, and left.

Watching Beiying, the pockmarked driver, drive away, Ge Changlao slowly walked to the carriage, shook his head gently and sighed, "Pockmarked, pockmarked, this elder told you not to listen to this guy. It was truly for your own good, but you were harmed by him. Regardless of whether the news is true or not, your trip is doomed to fail, and the news is most likely false. I didn't capture him because of the Star Absorbing Art. This magical skill has always been in Blackwood Cliff. I really just want to know his secret, the secret of his immortality and mysterious disappearance."

He didn't have much on him; the banknotes and loose change were nothing special. Ge Changlao personally examined him and found his internal energy to be third-rate, and his physical strength to be only average. What else could one expect from an ordinary carpenter? Beyond that?

Ge Changlao didn't see anything, so she was ready to offer him to the leader in the hope of uncovering his secret and getting some credit herself. As for the accountability of the Beggar Gang, she really didn't take it to heart. Under the leadership of the new leader, the Holy Church has been fighting wars in the south and the north and expanding abroad. It is no longer what it used to be. If it weren't for its bad reputation and not being powerful, it might have been able to establish two feudal states.

According to the leader, they planned to cooperate with the nobles and establish a puppet kingdom of the Sun and Moon. Then, the elders themselves would be able to openly step forward and become powerful figures. Just thinking about it made the future seem promising. However, the westward advance wasn't going smoothly. The harsh cold wasn't as comfortable as the south. The Five Immortals preferred warmer, more humid climes. They hoped the leader's first kingdom would be in the southern islands, not the northern deserts and grasslands.

Two days later, Sun Yuankai died, having crashed into a carriage. He then saw several options: the carpenter's shop in the capital, the Beggar Gang's headquarters, the city gate, and the foot of the mountain in the suburbs where he was captured. Finally, he was resurrected on the spot.

However, Sun Yuankai did not dare to choose to resurrect on the spot. If he was fully recovered after resurrection, the female devil (Ge Changlao) would find something fishy and use him for experiments over and over again. If he had not wanted to keep her as far away from the capital as possible and away from his resurrection point in the past two days, he would have committed suicide long ago.

The city gate was not a good choice, and neither was the Beggar Gang's headquarters or the carpenter's shop. So he chose the foot of the hill. At the same time, he also understood the basic principles of the resurrection point. He wanted to go there and see it with his own eyes, and it must be a place that he could see clearly. He had been to many places at night and seen many places, but none of them could be a resurrection point.

Needless to say, the carpenter's shop and the secret base of the Beggar Gang were brightly lit. I checked it all while I was waiting for people. I also got off the car to check at the city gate. I was in the carriage outside the city most of the time and couldn't land, so it didn't become a resurrection point.

The wound disappeared without a trace, and the medicinal power in the body also disappeared. When Sun Yuankai opened his eyes and looked at the green mountains and green waters, he suddenly felt that these colors were so friendly and lovely.

As expected, we only know how to cherish something after we lose it. Things that seem very ordinary in our daily lives may be the things that are most worth cherishing.

After checking, Sun Yuankai found that he had almost nothing except a set of tattered clothes, not even a dime of silver. After looking around, he hurriedly hid in the mountains and waited quietly for the night to fall.

Taking advantage of the night, Sun Yuankai stole clothes, shoes, hats, a few taels of silver and food from a wealthy family in the village. He then snatched a slow horse and sped away, leaving behind chaos.

His goal is very clear: Huashan!

"Lin Bufan, the suffering that this young master has endured will be repaid to you double, and you will also need to experience the pain of three deaths." Sleeping in the open and sneaking around in the harsh environment, only the power of hatred can make Sun Yuankai grit his teeth and persevere.