Ten Thousand Sword Masters

As evening fell, the Qiang people lit a bonfire in front of a century-old tree in the village. After singing and dancing around the bonfire for a while, the young men and women began to hold a wedding ceremony for the ram and the cow.

Accompanied by the sound of bronze drums, a ram wearing a red crown and a cow wrapped in red cloth were carried onto the altar in front of the bonfire.

Afterwards, the village elder of Camel Bell Village came to the altar, raised his head and recited a sacrificial inscription. Then, he took out a bell and danced around the bonfire. The young men and women of the Qiang ethnic group followed behind the village elder and danced the same dance.

Gradually, darkness fell, and a full moon hung high in the sky.

After jumping around the bonfire countless times, the village elder stood before the altar again, took out a blue flag, waved it above his head, and then spat out a mouthful of wine onto the blue flag, which instantly burst into flames.

Hoo~ Hoo~ Hoo~

At this moment, the village boys bent over, clapping their hands and making "hoho" sounds.

"The wedding is complete, time to pay respects to our ancestors!"

As the village elder shouted this, the Qiang people in the village knelt down and raised their hands to worship their ancestors.

A gust of wind came, and the camel bells hanging in every corner of the village began to sway, their sounds ringing out.

Immediately afterwards, the wind became fierce, swirling countless fallen leaves into the air above the altar, forming a vortex of leaves.

Seeing the swirling leaves, the Qiang people became excited and shouted for their ancestors to bless them.

With a loud bang, the vortex of leaves suddenly exploded, all the leaves disappeared, leaving only a halo of light.

The halo began to spin rapidly and converge towards the center, eventually forming a pillar of light the size of a fist. The pillar then shot a beam of light towards the ram and cow on the altar.

Oh!

Upon seeing the light, the Qiang people cheered instantly.

"Our ancestors have blessed us! Our ancestors have blessed us!"

The atmosphere in the village became even more lively, and the crowd stood up and danced around the bonfire.

"Hey tall guy, come dance!"

The elephant woman by the campfire waved to Zhang Jianyun, signaling him to join her in dancing. At this moment, guests from other villages also entered and joined the Qiang people in dancing.

"Be careful, demons may appear at any time." Seeing Zhang Jianyun's restless look, Liu Fei warned him.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jianyun snapped out of her reverie and abandoned her plan to dance by the campfire. Instead, she focused her attention and carefully observed her surroundings.

Ring ring ring!

Just then, the camel bells in the village suddenly became shrill, as if warning that danger was about to strike.

Hearing the camel bells grow shrill, the village elder, who was dancing, stopped abruptly and shouted, "Everyone, grab your weapons!"

Hey~

Hey~

Just then, a wolf howl came from afar.

Boom boom boom!

The warriors guarding the village immediately started beating drums and gongs, shouting, "The Heart-Stealing Wolf is coming! The Heart-Stealing Wolf is coming!"

"Damn it, how did we attract the Heart-Stealing Wolf?" Liu Fei cursed upon hearing the shouts of the village warriors, then drew his sword and ran towards the village entrance.

Zhang Jianyun also drew his sword and followed closely behind. He didn't know much about demons, but seeing Liu Fei's tense appearance, he knew that the demons that came this time were extraordinary.

"The elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled, and women should all hide in their own bamboo houses and not come out under any circumstances!" the village elder shouted, directing the people who were unable to fight to hide in their bamboo houses.

The young and strong Qiang men picked up their weapons and gathered at the entrance of the village.

Aww~ Aww~

At this moment, the Heart-Stealing Wolf had already launched its attack and begun to storm the village gate.

Kill them!

The Qiang warriors guarding the entrance to the village raised their swords and spears and began to fight the Heart-Stealing Wolves.

shhhhhh!

Some warriors with bows and arrows climbed onto the watchtowers of the village and shot arrows at the Heart-Stealing Wolf.

Accompanied by a hail of arrows, the Heart-Stealing Wolf was forced back a few steps.

Hey!

Just then, several Heart-Stealing Wolves leaped and rushed towards the arrow tower, intending to smash it down.

shhhhhh!

Despite shooting down several Heart-Stealing Wolves, they still couldn't stop them from charging the arrow tower.

Boom!

Finally, the arrow tower at the entrance of the village was destroyed by two Heart-Stealing Wolves, and the archers on the tower fell down one after another.

laugh!

Zhang Jianyun beheaded a wolf with a single stroke and then charged into the wolf pack with the Qiang warriors.

These heart-stealing wolves all looked similar, fierce and ferocious, making it difficult to determine which one was the wolf king.

Kill them!

Just as Zhang Jianyun was charging at the Heart-Stealing Wolf, he suddenly heard a familiar voice. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that it was Xiang Nu, a Qiang girl, charging towards him with a curved knife.

Clang!

A Heart-Stealing Wolf lunged at the Elephant Woman with its claws. The Elephant Woman slashed with her sword, but with a clang, she failed to cut off the Heart-Stealing Wolf's claws. The Heart-Stealing Wolf then lashed out at the Elephant Woman with its claws.

laugh!

Zhang Jianyun leaped forward and slashed off the head of the Heart-Stealing Wolf that was attacking the Elephant Woman.

"Go back quickly! You're too young to go to the battlefield!" Zhang Jianyun shouted at Xiang Nu, while simultaneously forcing back several Heart-Stealing Wolves that were charging at him.

"That's because you didn't see my abilities. I was careless before and didn't judge the strength of the Heart-Stealing Wolf properly," the Elephant Woman said, continuing to charge forward.

Just then, a Heart-Stealing Wolf charged at Elephant Woman. Zhang Jianyun was about to rush over to help when he saw Elephant Woman leap into the air, sidestep, and sever the wolf's head with a single stroke.

After beheading the wolf, the elephant woman winked at Zhang Jianyun a few times.

Having witnessed the Elephant Woman's strength, Zhang Jianyun no longer became distracted and continued his charge forward.

shhhhhh!

At this moment, the Qiang warriors behind him threw their spears, forcing the Heart-Stealing Wolf back a few steps.

While fighting, Zhang Jianyun searched for the Wolf King. Just as he identified several Heart-Stealing Wolves that might be the Wolf King, these wolves suddenly turned around and fled from Camel Bell Village.

Wow!

As the Heart-Stealing Wolf fled, the Qiang warriors cheered loudly, creating an atmosphere as enthusiastic as when their ancestors bestowed blessings.

Immediately, the village elder sent people to count the casualties. There were no deaths, only twenty warriors were injured.

"It's a good thing the wolf king didn't show up, otherwise who knows how many people would have died," Liu Fei said as he approached Zhang Jianyun, carrying a wolf's head.

"The Wolf King didn't come?" Zhang Jianyun was somewhat surprised, as he had been looking for the Wolf King.

"They didn't come. The wolf king of the Heart-Stealing Wolves usually has wings and can fly," Liu Fei said, tossing the wolf's head to a Qiang warrior.

"Can it fly?"

Zhang Jianyun was startled upon hearing this. Flying wolves would probably be difficult to deal with. Fortunately, they weren't present.

The Qiang warriors began to clean up the battlefield, and some women also came out of the bamboo houses, carrying knives to cut wolf skins. These wolf skins were a considerable fortune for the Qiang people.

"Elephant Woman, you're amazing! You actually killed three Heart-Stealing Wolves."

At this moment, some Qiang girls surrounded the Elephant Woman, looking at her with admiration, and each of them took turns playing with the Elephant Woman's curved knife.

The woman was extremely proud, recounting her battle against the Heart-Stealing Wolf like a hero.

After cleaning up the battlefield and arranging the guards, the village elder called everyone to the campfire.

Then came another ceremony, after which the ram and cow that had been married were slaughtered.

After slaughtering, it's time for cooking.

Once the beef and mutton were cooked, several men carried them to the campfire.

A guest's eyes lit up instantly when he saw the beef and mutton that were said to prolong life.