The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 294 Return

"This is a tough one, get out of here."

One of the bandits turned his horse around to run away. As he shouted and turned, three more bandits fell off their horses. Each of them had their necks snapped first. More than a dozen people had already fallen around them.

This wasn't the only bandit trying to escape; three other bandits also wanted to flee, and relying on their horses' speed, they retreated in different directions.

A cold light, accompanied by a tearing sound as it ripped through the air, spun rapidly in the air, even emitting a buzzing sound, and instantly arrived behind the bandit.

The next second, the cold light sliced ​​through the enemy like a sharp blade cutting through tofu without any resistance. The rapidly spinning blade, accompanied by a spray of blood, easily cleaved the enemy in two. The bandit's body was still turning with the horse, but his head had already flown high into the air.

The cold light followed an arc, flying into the air and then rapidly turning back at an extremely fast speed. However, the person who threw it clearly lacked patience and actually chased after it, only a fraction slower than the cold light. Just as the thing turned back, it was caught in its owner's hand.

While Wu Chengyu was in mid-air, his hands did not stop. The Qiankun Ring flew out again, instantly taking off the head of the second bandit. Then, his own body moved with the Qiankun Ring. Just as the Qiankun Ring turned around, he caught it again and swung it out casually.

As they continued to throw their heads, the third and fourth bandits' heads flew into the air. The four horses, completely unaware that their riders were dead, continued to run forward desperately until they had run seven or eight meters before the bodies fell off their backs and they finally stopped.

Wu Chengyu flashed again, retrieving the Qiankun Ring. Because of its extremely fast rotation, the blood droplets on it had been shaken off. At this moment, the strange weapon in his hand, apart from exuding killing intent, was completely free of any bloodstains.

There is probably only one person in the world who can use the Qiankun Ring like this, and only he can keep up with the rapidly spinning Qiankun Ring. Each attack is connected almost without any hindrance. In just a few seconds, the Qiankun Ring flies in all directions, and it is completely under Wu Chengyu's control.

The more Wu Chengyu used it, the more comfortable he felt with it. This fighting style was especially effective against fast-moving cavalry. With his arm strength, he could instantly attack enemies two hundred paces away, and he could also use his movement to attack different directions in succession.

If given time to properly study how to use the Qiankun Ring, this weapon will break through its power limit in his hands.

However, when Wu Chengyu held the Qiankun Ring in his hand, he frowned slightly. Although it was made of fine steel, the material was still inferior to that of divine weapons. It had already been damaged when it was cut into the stone wall.

Now that he has cut off the necks of many people, the damage on the blade seems to be more obvious. At this rate, it's hard to say how much longer Wu Chengyu can continue using it.

Moreover, this Qiankun Ring was a little too big for Wu Chengyu, with a diameter of about 50 to 60 centimeters, making it slightly awkward to control.

If it could be shrunk a bit, to about thirty centimeters in diameter, Wu Chengyu could easily hold it in his hand to fight. Moreover, with his lightness skill, he could easily control two of them to fly out and kill enemies at the same time.

After a brief moment of thought, Wu Chengyu put the matter aside for the time being, as now was not the time to study his future personal weapon.

He looked back at the cavalry behind him. This cavalry was the one he had gathered from the horses and wagons of Helian Fort, and loaded all kinds of supplies and weapons onto the wagons.

Before noon, Wu Chengyu led the group away from the fortress, their temporary destination being the Black Wind Village in Qingfeng Ridge, where the children were staying.

After only about an hour of walking, this was already the third group of bandits they had encountered. From the moment they saw the caravan from afar, all the bandits were as excited as if they had eaten dog blood mixed with rice, whistling and brandishing their sabers as they charged towards them from a distance.

At first, the people behind Wu Chengyu were terrified. They hadn't witnessed Wu Chengyu killing people in the fortress before. Now, these bandits were charging towards them on horseback from afar, and their imposing presence was clearly something they dared not confront.

However, the first group of bandits, totaling seven or eight people, were all easily snapped in the necks by Wu Chengyu in just a few breaths.

The second wave of more than twenty people rushed over. They were still afraid, but they saw that Ao Wu Cheng Yu Guang had used the Qiankun Ring to cut off most of their heads.

This was the third wave of bandits, totaling more than a dozen people. Wu Chengyu began to use a fighting style that combined lightness skill with the Qiankun Ring, making it faster and more efficient to kill them.

Seeing that their savior was so powerful, these people were no longer afraid, but even more excited.

The gazes of everyone looking at Wu Chengyu grew increasingly fervent; in their eyes, Wu Chengyu at this moment was truly like a celestial being descended to earth.
From the moment Wu Chengyu dealt with the third group of bandits, as soon as the first few bandits fell off their horses, the men on the cavalry rushed over impatiently. They were used to seeing corpses and were not afraid of such bloody scenes at all. Searching for corpses was something that both adults and children were good at.

Even Li Geda, that little wolf cub, pounced on the bandits, picked up a short knife, and stabbed the bandit in the throat before he could search the body with peace of mind. Even though the bandit's neck had already been broken by Wu Chengyu, the little wolf cub still habitually finished him off.

These children, living in this chaotic world, have long since ingrained ruthlessness into their very bones. This is their way of survival. They cherish every resource they can obtain, and even strip the clothes off the bandits.

By this point, Wu Chengyu had selected more than twenty fine horses from the fortress, and with the addition of these three groups of bandits, the entire caravan now numbered more than fifty horses, making it increasingly large.

"Little Deer, how far is it to your Qingfeng Mountain?"

This wretched place is teeming with bandits. Although Wu Chengyu is not afraid, he is inevitably somewhat annoyed by it. Killing is never a pleasant thing to do.

“My benefactor, it’s just over there, about half an hour’s walk away.”

"Hmm, what a pity about these horses. You don't let any of your horses go. What use will they be once they reach the foot of the mountain? These horses can't even climb the mountain."

“My benefactor, I have a solution. I know a place. Go around the foot of the mountain and walk east for about a mile. There is a secluded valley there that is perfect for raising horses. We can drive all the horses there and then seal off the entrance to the valley. That way, the horses won’t be able to escape.”

"And then what? You have to carry all these supplies up the mountain bit by bit?"

“Benefactor, we can do it. We’re just doing our work. These things can feed everyone for a long time. If we cook the rice with some wild vegetables, it can feed all of us for a month or two. We haven’t eaten grain in a long time. This is like a dream.”

Wu Chengyu didn't say anything, but just patted the little deer's head. Li Geda, who was standing next to him, glared at him angrily, but was immediately glared back by Wu Chengyu.

For people like Xiaolu, being able to eat their fill and survive means what does carrying heavy loads and climbing mountains repeatedly matter?

(End of this chapter)