Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

The night was as dark as ink, so thick it was impossible to see through.

Qin Ruxue stood in front of the Dingbei Prefecture gate, watching Lin Mo's figure being completely swallowed by darkness.

Her heart clenched inexplicably.

This man, who was usually always joking around, spouting nonsense, and so shameless that she hated him to the core, exuded a terrifying aura that made her heart tremble at this moment.

That was the true killing intent forged in mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Her fingers, gripping the "Lianhua Sword" tightly, turned white from the force, a mixture of worry for her elder sister's safety and a concern for Lin Mo that she herself had never even noticed.

"lady!"

The middle-aged veteran who had given her his unit number spoke in a deep voice, pulling her back from her chaotic thoughts.

Qin Ruxue took a deep breath, suppressing all her complicated emotions.

She turned around, and her once bright and beautiful face was now covered in frost.

The shyness on horseback and the awkwardness in the training ground had vanished completely.

She was the daughter of General Huwei.

With Lin Mo gone, she is the pillar of Dingbei Prefecture!

Her gaze swept over the fifty grim-faced veterans before her, then over the servants and servants who looked terrified by the sudden turn of events.

A clear and powerful voice echoed across the open space in front of the mansion gate.

"Listen to my command!"

All eyes instantly turned to her.

"Uncle Wang, immediately take all the servants and close all the main gate, side gates, and corner gates of the mansion, and bolt them shut."

"Yes, Second Madam!"

The elder steward immediately responded and led his servants away at full speed.

"Zhang Meng!"

Qin Ruxue's gaze fell on the middle-aged veteran.

"Take twenty men, five to a team, and ascend the four corner towers of the mansion. Nock your bows and arrows, prepare the oil, and without my order, not a single bird is to fly in!"

"Yes, sir!"

The veteran named Zhang Meng readily agreed and swiftly led his men away.

"The remaining thirty men will be divided into three teams, each led by me personally, to patrol the mansion and guard the inner courtyard!"

"All women in the household, gather in the main hall. No one is to leave without my permission!"

She issued a series of instructions in an orderly manner, clearly, decisively, and to the point.

The servants, who were initially somewhat flustered, quickly found their leader, and the veterans who were new to the area looked at Qin Ruxue with a gaze that had changed from initial amazement to heartfelt respect and admiration.

This is hardly the delicate lady she seems.

She is clearly a composed and dignified female general!

Under Qin Ruxue's command, the entire Dingbei Prefecture, including this enormous mansion covering eighty acres, was transformed like a sleeping behemoth awakened, quickly becoming a heavily guarded war fortress, outwardly relaxed but inwardly tense.

……

The night wind howled, whistling past my ears like the wailing of ghosts and wolves.

Lin Mo's figure moved through the alley like a ghost, so fast that only a series of faint afterimages remained.

His face was devoid of any smile, only ice.

A bone-chilling cold.

He forced himself to calm down and suppress the rage that was about to consume his reason.

The other party specifically named him, clearly indicating that they were targeting him.

He kidnapped Su Qingyue to provoke him and throw him into a panic.

Secondly, it was to make himself hesitant to act rashly, as he was afraid of causing harm.

Who is it?

Remnants of Black Wind Stronghold?

impossible.

Wang Daba's rabble?

They don't have the guts, and they certainly don't have the brains.

Are they other forces in the city?

Or... the group that secretly poisoned my father and brothers in Kyoto, leading to the Lin family's downfall?!

The moment this thought crossed his mind, the killing intent in Lin Mo's heart boiled over uncontrollably.

Just thinking about Su Qingyue, the woman who would take care of everything for him so perfectly, who would blush shyly in his arms and softly call him "husband"...

The thought that his child was already inside her flat stomach, the first hope for the revival of the Lin family...

A strange, blood-red hue gradually crept into Lin Mo's eyes.

He must remain calm.

The angrier you are, the calmer you need to be!

He quickly calculated his trump card.

The second stage of the Body Tempering Period.

Martial arts technique: "Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon".

These were enough for him to sweep away the petty thieves in Blackwind City.

However, the other side has hostages.

She is still his most important hostage.

This makes everything uncertain.

He cannot afford the slightest mistake; any error could lead to consequences he cannot bear.

His speed increased even further.

……

Black Wind Mountain, a rocky slope.

This is a rocky beach at the foot of the mountain, with jagged rocks and a complex terrain.

The cold moonlight shone down, casting a pale glow on the jagged rocks.

Two raggedly dressed bandits were leaning against a boulder, drinking cheap wine and chatting idly.

One of the men, with a scar on his face, took a swig of liquor and smacked his lips.

"Damn, the boss is being way too cautious. Why go through all this trouble, tying up his wife, to deal with some pretty boy?"

"Let's storm into that damn manor, kill that brat, and all those women inside will be ours!"

Another skinny man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks chuckled, his eyes filled with lewd light.

"You know nothing! The boss said that kid is incredibly cunning; he single-handedly wiped out the Batian Gang. We're going to use his women to lure him up the mountain, then have over a hundred brothers hack him to pieces—it'll be foolproof!"

Scarface spat, his face full of disdain.

"How sinister can a pretty boy be? I think it's just that good-for-nothing Wang Daba is too useless."

"But if you ask me, when that kid arrives, we can squeeze some 'travel fee' from him first. I heard he raided the Batian Gang's treasure vault!"

The skinny man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks lit up and rubbed his hands together greedily.

"Yes, yes, yes! When he gets here, we'll demand a hundred taels of silver from him first! If he doesn't give it to us, we'll chop one of his fingers off!"

"Hehehe, his first wife is as beautiful as an angel, those little hands..."

As the two were engrossed in their conversation, a dark figure appeared out of nowhere, silently standing not far in front of them.

Under the moonlight, the man was dressed in black, with a tall and straight figure and a handsome face that seemed otherworldly.

It was Lin Mo.

Scarface and Skinny Man exchanged a glance, both seeing the greed in each other's eyes.

He really did come alone.

What an idiot!

Scarface swayed as he stood up, picked up his broadsword, and swaggered toward Lin Mo.

"So you're Lin Mo, kid?"

He pointed the tip of his knife at Lin Mo, then at the mountain, his chin held high.

"You want to go up the mountain to rescue your beautiful woman, huh?"

"sure."

Scarface grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth and a foul stench from the cheap liquor.

"Take out one hundred taels of silver first, as a token of our respect to the two of us brothers."

"If the two brothers are in a better mood, maybe they can spare you some suffering and let you see your woman one last time..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Lin Mo's figure moved.

Just a moment ago, he was standing three zhang away.

The next instant, he was in front of Scarface.

fast!

The scarred man's pupils didn't even have time to contract!

He felt a blur before his eyes, and an indescribable chill enveloped his entire body.

He wanted to raise his knife, or he wanted to back away.

But there was nothing he could do.

A hand was already tightly gripping his neck.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound of bone cracking rang out.

The light in Scarface's eyes instantly faded, and his head drooped down at an extremely bizarre angle.

The arrogance and greed on his face were frozen in time.

Lin Mo casually tossed the scarred man's corpse aside like trash.

Throughout the entire ordeal, his expression remained unchanged, and his bloodshot eyes didn't even glance at the corpse.

His gaze fell on the skinny man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face who was completely terrified.

The wine flask in the skinny man's hand fell to the ground with a "thud".

He watched helplessly as his companion, a ruthless bandit who was usually fierce and menacing, had his neck snapped as easily as if he were a chicken.

The fear that came from the depths of his soul froze the blood in his body.

"what……"

He tried to scream, but no decent sound came out of his throat.

His legs buckled, and he collapsed to his knees with a thud.

Lin Mo's icy gaze was like two sharp swords, piercing his soul.

His voice rang out, devoid of any emotion.

"lead the way."

Two words, cold as a knife.

The skinny man was so terrified he was delirious. He knelt on the ground, trembling violently, muttering incoherently:

"No, don't kill me... don't kill me..."

Lin Mo had no patience left at this moment.

He stepped forward.

"Snapped!"

A slap landed hard on the skinny man's face.

The immense force sent the skinny man spinning halfway around, his cheek swelling visibly, and his mouth full of teeth spraying out mixed with blood and foam.

The intense pain finally brought him to a sliver of clarity from his extreme fear.

Looking into Lin Mo's emotionless, blood-red eyes, he finally realized that the handsome young man before him was not human at all.

It's the devil!

It's a vengeful demon that crawled out of hell!

"I'll lead the way... I'll lead the way! Sir, I'll show you the way!"

The skinny man dared not hesitate any longer. He scrambled to his feet and rushed toward the hidden path on the mountain, afraid that if he was even a step too slow, his head would be twisted off like his companion's.