I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 63 Promotion, Tree Transformation

Xie Yuan took a deep breath and slowly recovered his breath.

Wolf King Howling Moon is a good move.

However, with the blood surging, it always feels like using three-axe tactics.

If Qin Hai were here, he would definitely be able to recognize the "axe flavor" in his moves.

Xie Yuan looked at his opponent lying on the ground in front of him, and cautiously stabbed him twice in the chest. Seeing that he had no reaction at all, he confirmed his death.

He was a little puzzled. The knife hadn't even hit him, so how could this enemy suddenly die? He didn't know what he wanted to say in the end...

Without giving it time to think, seeing Kong Chun surrounded by two enemies and gradually being defeated, Xie Yuan stepped forward with his sword in hand.

When the bandits heard footsteps coming from behind, they were all delighted.

It must be Scar who has dealt with his opponent and is here to help us!
As expected, he is one of the Seven Bandits of Leopard Mountain. He killed the enemy so quickly!

Little Leopard is really... Why is he lying on the ground?
Xie Yuan's former opponent looked back and saw the scarred young man lying motionless on the ground. He then saw Xie Yuan striding towards him and was stunned.

How long has he been here? And he's already fucking dumped this useless shit?

The bandits' eyes were bloodshot, but they had no other choice at this point. They could only silently chop at Kong Chun's head, hoping to kill him quickly. With two against one, they could have a chance of survival.

The enemy's offensive accelerated, and Kong Chun was caught in a dilemma and in danger.

Fortunately, the distance between the two sides was only a few steps, and Xie Yuan arrived in a breath. He knocked one bandit's weapon away with one knife, chopped him down with the second knife, and the third knife went around the other man and stabbed into his belly skin, then he put away the knife and stood, watching his opponent slowly fall limp.

Kong Chun took a few deep breaths and raised his left thumb:
"Xiao Xie, you are awesome!"

The martial arts of these two gangsters were as good as his, and they were extremely ruthless and fearless of death. Any one of them was equally matched with him.

As a result, such a fierce bandit was no match for Xiao Xie. If it were me... there's no need to convert, we are all from the same escort agency, let him charge, and I just need to wave the flag and shout for him.

Xie Yuan was about to speak when his eyes suddenly focused and he saw that the bandit who was chopped away was not dead yet. He was crawling slowly and his hand had already touched the knife on the ground.

Xie Yuan tightened the knife in his hand and was about to rush forward to kill the bandit, but he saw that after picking up the knife, the bandit did not stand up to resist, but swung it violently, separating the scarred man's head and body.

Xie Yuan: "?"

Kong Chun: ???
The bandit seemed to have used up all his strength, and seemed to have fulfilled his wish. He let out a sigh and laughed weakly:

"I was killed by you, a bastard. Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go!"

He spat and then died.

Xie Yuan and Kong Chun looked at each other, both confused.

Aren't these three people in the same group? Why did they end up fighting among themselves?

We are all brothers when we win, but when we lose, we start by criticizing our teammates?
At this moment, Tang Dawei arrived first, and Wu Chunying followed behind with the darts.

It wasn't that Tang Dawei was late. From the time he received the signal from the arrow to the time he rode his horse to the place, it only took a short while. It was already very fast.

But this battle ended even faster. Xie Yuan hadn't swung out ten strikes or taken twenty steps before the enemy was killed.

Seeing that the two were fine and that although there were three enemies, they had all fallen, Tang Dawei felt relieved, figuring that the bandits' kung fu were mediocre.

He shouted from afar:

"I really ran into you guys. Luckily the enemy isn't that strong...wait."

Tang Dawei suddenly paused, looked at the scarred young man whose head and body were separated, then looked at the leopard head tattoo on his shoulder, and was immediately surprised:

"The Seven Leopard Mountain Bandits? This, this is the last of the Seven Leopard Mountain Bandits? The one who managed to escape from Boss Zhao?"

Xie Yuan was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly realized. No wonder he felt that this person was quite powerful and forced him to use all his strength.

He nodded:

"It may be that he is obviously stronger than the other two."

"He is a second-level practitioner, of course he is very strong! Xiao Xie, can you kill him?" Tang Dawei's heart was filled with turbulent waves.

"Not really..."

Xie Yuan briefly explained the process and shook his head at the end:

"But I don't think he has practiced twice. Didn't Boss Zhao say that he was seriously injured? I guess he hasn't recovered from his injuries and his strength is not as good as before."

Tang Dawei's shock was slightly reduced, but he was still suspicious:
"If he was really seriously injured, he would definitely find a place to recuperate. Why would he come out to move around?"

At this time, Wu Qing also arrived in the escort car. After a few people worked together, they immediately guessed that it was the scarred young man who had held the local gang hostage to block the road and wanted to take revenge on the escort agency. As a result, he ran into Xie Yuan and died with hatred.

"This guy is so scheming. If Dawei and I were to encounter him, we would have no idea what the outcome would be. Xiao Xie, you did a great job!"

Wu Qing praised him repeatedly, and so did the other two, which made Xie Yuan unable to remain modest.

The seven bandits of Leopard Mountain were wanted criminals, and someone happened to do the carving for them, so they didn't have to do the hard work. They just sprinkled lime on it to prevent it from decaying and wrapped it in cloth and took it away.

The escort team continued to move forward without any trouble, and arrived safely in Jinshan County. They handed the escorted goods to Mr. Fan of Jinshan County, received a token of trust, and returned to report.

On the way back, the pressure on the few of them was relieved. The only thing they considered was that they still had a head in their hands. Otherwise, they might have gone to the nearby mountains and forests to explore the scenic spots. The three warriors did not have such elegance, but Xie Yuan was eager to do so, but gave up because the timing was not right.

After returning to Yunzhao, he went to the escort agency to report and handed over the scarred man's head. After Zhao Xingyang returned and verified it personally, he confirmed that this was indeed the last of the seven bandits of Leopard Mountain.

The seven bandits of Leopard Mountain were wanted by the government, and they were all killed, which is another achievement.

The government issued a letter of commendation, which was written by the county magistrate himself and signed and sealed by the county lieutenant. It was sent to the Longteng Escort Agency along with the reward silver with drums and gongs.

Shen Longteng looked at the county lieutenant's seal, chuckled, and pasted it directly on the entrance door of the escort agency. He also asked someone to watch over it and make sure it was not destroyed.

Since all the seven bandits were dealt with by Zhao Xingyang's escort team, Shen Longteng specifically instructed to celebrate the team's success, which was fully organized by Lu Zhenyu, and everyone in the escort agency was very happy.

After three rounds of drinks, Zhao Xingyang suggested that the mission should be simple at the beginning, but because of the variable of the young man with the scar, it should be made a Class C mission. Xie Yuan responded well and helped the escort agency capture the last of the seven bandits in Leopard Mountain, so he should be rewarded extra and promoted to a senior porter.

Shen Longteng was very happy from the moment he saw the commendation letter. He was very pleased and agreed without hesitation. Lu Zhenyu wanted to say something, but when he saw that Zhao Xingyang's words were well-founded, he did not refute.

So after a mission, Xie Yuan became a senior porter who could take charge of things on his own, and he paid off his merit debts and felt relieved.

After the banquet, Xie Yuan took a few days off and returned to Xiaoshi Village.

Speaking of which, he hadn't been back to the village for quite some time since he joined the escort agency, and he only sent people to bring back messages.

After having a meal with Li Lan and others whom he hadn't seen for a long time, they chatted for a long time, with people saying that "Yuanzi has a bright future if he works in the city". Xie Yuan looked at the pile of wood in the yard and shook his head.

"Maybe I should teach Brother Shitou and the others how to handle wood, and give them Boss Wan's channels. I can just charge them some guidance and consulting fees."

But silver is still useful, at least it can be used to make a good axe and a good knife, as well as leather armor and so on. If you really want to buy a full set, it will cost a lot. In addition, you can still use medicinal soup when training meat and later, the cost is naturally more expensive than training leather.

However, now that Xie Yuan’s martial arts are on the right track, time is running out.

He processed the accumulated inventory overnight, which took several days. He then met with Wang Lei, Zhu Dongming and others, gave them a few instructions, packed up some dry food and water, and headed straight into the mountains.

"You are not far from a breakthrough in your health-preserving skills. Just go to the big tree and build a shed. Stay in seclusion for ten days. You should be able to break through in the best condition."

Xie Yuan made a plan and walked all the way to the deep mountains. With his current strength, there was no difference between walking on mountain roads and on flat land.

However, after a while, Xie Yuan arrived at the open space. He looked left and right, and then his eyes gradually widened.

The woodland is still the same woodland, and the trees are still there.

However, the tree that had previously been lush and green and covered a hundred meters in height now had dry branches and fallen leaves, like a huge dead skeleton.

"The graceful feeling is gone, and instead there is a gloomy atmosphere, as if it is miasma... What happened? Why did this tree suddenly die?"

Xie Yuan was puzzled and was about to move closer to see it more clearly when his body suddenly froze.

He saw a shadow wrapped in a loose black robe on the huge roots of the dead tree, staring at him silently.

(End of this chapter)