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The sudden, furious shout echoed through the village like thunder.

For a moment, the surroundings were extremely quiet, and you could hear your own breathing. Everyone involuntarily turned their heads to look at the somewhat thin figure in the distance.

The young man leaned on his sword with both hands, the wind blowing his bangs across his forehead. His face was handsome and refined, and his black satin robe with gold thread reflected the light, shimmering with brilliance.

"Isn't that someone from the Chu family?"

"That new lord?"

The villagers were immediately startled.

They had assumed that since the Chu family had ignored them for so many years, the so-called lord they had sent now must be just like Lu Yongyuan.

Unexpectedly, it was Chu Xuan who stepped forward in the end.

Whether it succeeds or not is another matter, but at least for now, it certainly looks much better.

"who are you?"

The bandit leader frowned, pointing his broadsword at Chu Xuan.

"Don't you know that some things are not to be meddlesome? You might lose your life! Get out of here before the master gets angry!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the bandits who had been searching the house all surrounded Chu Xuan.

A sinister smile played on his lips.

The atmosphere was so heavy that it felt as if the air itself had become much heavier. Some of the more timid ones even covered their eyes, afraid of seeing the bloody scene that was about to unfold.

Chu Xuan glanced at the group and suddenly let out a contemptuous sneer.

"The Chu family, Chu Xuan, is also the lord of Wuming Mountain."

His tone was casual, but to the bandits it sounded like a thunderclap!

People from the Chu family?

Several people subconsciously took a few steps back, while the rest looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy, their faces solemn.

Although they were all mountain bandits who lived by the law and disregarded it, they knew how to seek advantage and avoid harm. In the territory of Nanjun, the words of the Chu family were far more effective than the law.

In the past, when there was no lord in Wuming Village, they could do whatever they wanted, but now that the Chu family has sent people, they have given up that idea. Otherwise, they would be provoking the Chu family's reputation.

So, although they were resentful, no one dared to make a move.

The leader's expression changed repeatedly. He was torn between wanting to give up the meat he was about to plunder and not daring to offend the Chu family. After a long while, he finally put away his broadsword and clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Since you are a member of the Chu family, we apologize for our rudeness today and will leave now."

The leader's submission left the villagers dumbfounded.

In the distance, Chu Ling'er and Chen Xuening also breathed a sigh of relief.

Others might not know, but how could they not know? At this moment, the leader's retreat was only due to being intimidated by the Chu family's prestige, not because he had submitted to Chu Xuan.

However, Chu Xuan was actually an insignificant figure in the Chu family, lacking both status and power.

At most, we can only use this name to fool people; there's nothing more we can do.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Chu Xuan would back down, the mocking smile on his lips grew even brighter.

He coldly observed the group of bandits.

"Leave? What do you think this place is? A place where you can come and go as you please?"

As he spoke, he looked around at everyone.

"Before I came here, I had heard that the nameless village was often robbed by mountain bandits, causing great suffering to the local people. Today I have seen it with my own eyes."

“I am not a bloodthirsty person, but I don’t want to be constantly harassed by bandits in the future. Although ants don’t hurt when they bite, too many of them can be troublesome. So, if you bring out some things, I will let you go.”

What does the master want?

Upon hearing the first half of the sentence, the leader thought that Chu Xuan was going to fight them to the death, but unexpectedly, Chu Xuan changed his tone and seemed to be willing to compromise, so he quickly said.

Chu Xuan sneered.

"We want your corpses, to make an example of you and deter others!"

hum!

The words fell as if a giant rock had suddenly crashed into deep water!

Whether they were villagers or bandits, they all froze on the spot, staring at Chu Xuan in disbelief.

Several elderly people were moved to tears.

No one knows how they have survived all these years. Wuming Mountain is remote and impoverished, and most of the residents here make a living by hunting, barely managing to make ends meet throughout the year.

With taxes to pay and constant raids by bandits, the village was already on the verge of collapse. If they were unlucky enough to encounter a famine, only a handful of people would survive. Cannibalism was not uncommon.

They had placed their hopes on the Chu family and Lu Yongyuan, but the former was indifferent, and the latter simply told them to bear with it and it would pass.

But now, that slightly thin figure has slowly rekindled their dead hearts.

"Sir, this joke is not funny."

After a brief silence, the leader stared at Chu Xuan and said through gritted teeth.

"In that case, we are willing to contribute some silver as compensation to the village. What do you think, sir?"

"not so good."

Chu Xuan casually rejected the suggestion, seemingly determined to take their lives.

Seeing Chu Xuan's attitude, the leader knew that things couldn't be resolved peacefully today; even a clay figure has some temper.

He had always been obsequious to Chu Xuan, only out of fear of the Chu family's prestige. But if he were to be cornered, the Chu family would not be so cruel as to kill him!

At worst, I can just kill them all, leave Nanjun, and live as a fugitive!

"My lord, you forced us to wait!"

The leader spoke fiercely, and as soon as he finished speaking, the bandits around him reacted, roaring as they grabbed their broadswords and charged towards Chu Xuan!

The sudden change in the situation turned everyone in the nameless village pale.

"Master!"

Chu Ling'er was already crying her eyes out. If Chen Xuening hadn't been holding her back, she probably would have already run forward.

Chen Xuening frowned deeply. Although she thought Chu Xuan's decision to abandon the conditions and instead provoke the bandits was extremely foolish, she still felt that Chu Xuan wasn't such a brainless person.

Let's just wait and see.

Chu Xuan looked at the bandits, grinned, and shouted coldly.

"Ah Leng!"

Before anyone could understand what he meant, a white-clad figure suddenly appeared from the side.

He raised his hand and grabbed the throat of the man charging at the front, knocking him to the ground and taking his broadsword from him.

The broadsword, weighing over ten pounds, felt as light as rice paper in her hands. With her long hair flowing freely, she moved gracefully, ready to kill with a single stroke.

In the short span of three or four breaths, the area in front of him was already filled with corpses, and of the bandits, only their leader remained.

Only when the shadow stopped did everyone realize that the one who committed the murder was a beautiful woman.

The leader looked at the woman in white, stained with blood, standing quietly in front of Chu Xuan, and his knees buckled, causing him to kneel down on the ground.

A Leng coldly stared at the leader in front of her, showing no mercy, and ripped his heart open with a single stroke.

Behind him, Chu Xuan seemed to have foreseen the outcome, his figure disappearing into the distance, leaving only a distant, cold voice echoing behind him.

"Bury it."