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"In that case, Young Hero Shen, please come with me!"

"We agreed to meet at the mountain god temple outside the city at the end of the world, and now it's almost time," Zhu Shou said.

"As for the silver, I'll pay two hundred taels first, and the remaining three hundred taels after we come down from Tianlang Village."

After saying that, Zhu Shou handed two one-hundred-tael silver notes to Xiao Bieli.

Xiao Bieli nodded, put away the silver notes, tidied himself up a bit, and then left the inn with Zhu Shou, carrying his long sword.

The two rode swiftly, and after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they arrived at the mountain god temple outside the city.

at this time,

There were already quite a few people inside the mountain god's temple.

All of them were martial arts practitioners carrying weapons. After hearing the commotion outside the mountain god temple, they gripped their weapons. Only after seeing that it was Zhu Shou leading a young man did they relax their guard.

All eyes were on Xiao Bieli. Although they didn't understand why Zhu Shou would bring a young man along, no one spoke up.

Invading Tianlang Village could easily lead to disaster if they weren't careful, but they were just江湖客 (jianghu people) who made a living by offering bounties, and their business was all about licking blood off the edge of a knife. As long as they didn't have to deal with the leader of Tianlang Village, "Three-Headed Wolf" Hu Xiong, they could escape in advance if things went wrong.

Moreover, Tianlang Village is a large and powerful family. If we can break into Tianlang Village's treasure vault, we might find other valuable assets.

"Once the Ma family arrives, we can set off!"

Everyone nodded,

Xiao Bieli glanced around. He had only been in Dongjiang County for a few days and was not familiar with the martial arts world there. There was no one he recognized.

However, the county town is indeed a county town. It is rare to see a seventh-rank master in Lechun County. So many of them have gathered in a small mountain god temple.

Zhu Shou stood not far from Xiao Bieli and suddenly asked:

"I've never heard of Young Master Shen in Dongjiang County before. Is Young Master Shen not from Dongjiang County?"

Xiao Bieli nodded:

"I come from Yunzhou!"

"Yunzhou!" Zhu Shou held back for a long time but couldn't utter a single word.

Although he was a member of the Zhenwu Hall, he was a native of Dongjiang County. He had lived for forty years without ever leaving Manzhou or interacting with anyone from Yunzhou, so he didn't know what to say.

The atmosphere was somewhat somber, but fortunately the Ma family arrived quickly.

A group of people filed in from outside the mountain god temple.

Xiao Bieli glanced at the members of the Ma family, finally fixing his gaze on Ma Rufeng, the head of the Ma family, and the old man standing beside him.

The old man was dressed in a black outfit, with long, slender arms and dark brown hands, clearly demonstrating his martial arts skills, all contained in those claws. Moreover, the old man's temples were bulging, and he walked with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger, exuding an imposing aura without anger.

'He must be a sixth-rank master who has opened up his Ren and Du meridians and transformed his internal energy into true qi?'

With such a figure in charge, plus more than ten seventh-rank experts, the Heavenly Wolf Stronghold probably can't withstand them!

Xiao Bieli realized that although Tianlang Village was not weak, it certainly did not have more than ten seventh-rank experts.

If the expert hired by the Ma family can kill Hu Xiong, Tianlang Village will likely be wiped out this time.

"It's Senior Zhang, the 'Mixed Origin Hand'!"

"Senior Zhang!"

"senior……"

Most of the people in the mountain god temple recognized the old man in black. Zhang Zhong, the "Mixed Yuan Hand," did not speak, but simply nodded to the crowd.

Ma Rufeng glanced at the people present and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the crowd in the mountain god temple:

"Thank you all for coming to help!"

"After this matter is over, in addition to the money I promised, I will also give you all a gift!"

Inside the mountain god temple, many people's eyes lit up.

Although the Ma family is not a very powerful family in Dongjiang County, they are in the business of medicinal herbs. Could the little gift that Ma Rufeng mentioned be some kind of elixir?

Although martial arts training requires diligent study and practice, it also requires the assistance of medicinal baths and pills.

I just don't know what the gift Ma Rufeng mentioned is.

"In that case, let's not delay any longer, Patriarch Ma, let's set off!"

"That's right. With Senior Zhang dealing with Hu Xiong, the little Tianlang Village is no match for them at all!"

"..."

Several people spoke up from inside the mountain god temple.

Someone else looked at Zhu Shou and asked:

"Zhu Shou, there are a few people from Tianlang Village on your Zhenwu Hall's bounty list. Do these bounties conflict?"

Zhu Shou shook his head:

"I invited you all on behalf of Brother Ma. As long as you bring the heads back to Zhenwu Hall, you can take the reward money back with you."

Xiao Bieli looked toward the person who had asked the question.

He looked to be in his early thirties, holding a long sword, with a wooden expression.

"Let me make this clear from the start: if you all accept money from the Ma family but don't put in the effort, then you can forget about getting the rest of the money!"

Ma Rufeng looked at the crowd and spoke calmly:

"Let's go!"

"If we go now, we can sneak into Tianlang Village in the middle of the night!"

……

The group rode their horses toward Tianlang Village.

Tianlang Village is located deep in the mountains, with only a few narrow paths leading up the mountain. They had no choice but to abandon their horses and traverse the mountain trails.

Two hours later,

Finally, we could vaguely see the village.

The night was dark and windy, the darkness as black as ink, shrouding the Tianlang Village hidden deep in the mountains.

The mountain stronghold was built against the mountainside, its two-meter-high walls appearing as a silent shadow in the night. The walls, made of rough stones, exuded a cold and imposing aura. The gate was tightly shut, the massive wooden door studded with iron bars, as if declaring to the outside world that this place was inviolable.

A few dim lanterns swayed in the wind, their weak light barely illuminating a small area at the entrance to the mountain stronghold. The bandits on night watch were alert, their hands gripping their weapons tightly.

They could also detect slight noises in the darkness, indicating that there were bandits hiding there as well. They were like ferocious beasts lurking in the shadows, waiting to strike if anyone broke into their stronghold.

Before Ma Rufeng could speak,

The two knife-wielders then left the group and quietly approached the bandits who were lying in the shadows.

Xiao Bieli followed.

puff!

puff!

puff!

The bandits hiding in the shadows didn't even have time to scream before Xiao Bieli swiftly killed them with his knife.

[Experience +10!]

[Experience +10!]

【…】

After everyone at the mountain stronghold's gate had fallen, Ma Rufeng cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Zhang Zhong and said:

"Senior Zhang, I'll be leaving Hu Xiong in your care from now on!"

Zhang nodded in agreement:

"Don't worry, I don't even consider Hu Xiong a threat."

After saying that, Zhang Zhong took the lead and walked deeper into the Tianlang Village.

They hadn't gone very far yet.

Whoosh whoosh!

Dozens of arrows shot out from the darkness.

snort!

Zhang Chong snorted coldly, spread his five fingers on his right hand, and suddenly struck out with his palm.

boom!

There was a loud bang.

The air in front of Zhang Chong's palm seemed to explode, and all the incoming arrows were shattered into pieces by this palm strike.

"Someone has broken into the village!"

"This is a tough one; all the outposts on the perimeter have been taken out!"

"Go and inform the chief immediately!"

"..."

Exclamations of surprise rang out from Tianlang Village, and the once pitch-black village was lit up with flickering flames.

Xiao Bieli watched Zhang Zhong's retreating figure, a solemn expression appearing in his eyes.

The ability to separate true qi from the body, a skill usually reserved for sixth-rank masters, is truly remarkable!