Ten Thousand Sword Masters

As soon as Zhang Jianyun rushed into the bamboo house, he immediately began searching for the evil spirit.

"Mommy, Mommy."

The Qiang children in the bamboo house were terrified and burst into tears when they saw Zhang Jianyun rushing in with a knife.

"Don't cry, don't cry." The Qiang woman quickly hugged the child and covered the child's eyes with her hands.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Jianyun's heart sank. Did these women and children even know what faith was?

With a heavy heart, Zhang Jianyun continued his search for the evil shrine.

As Zhang Jianyun moved through the bamboo house, he restrained himself and tried his best not to damage anything.

call out!

After searching a bamboo house, Zhang Jianyun had just stepped out when he was attacked by Da Long, a Qiang warrior.

Clang!

He swung his sword to block the dragon's attack, then kicked the dragon in the abdomen.

Da Long dodged the attack by sidestepping, then cursed, "You parasites, die!"

"Moles? You've probably really been brainwashed by the evil god, and you can't distinguish between good and evil anymore." Zhang Jianyun said, slashing at Dalong with his sword.

blah blah blah!

Zhang Jianyun and Dalong clashed, leaping between the bamboo houses, exchanging ruthless blows.

"Mom, who is Brother Dalong fighting with?"

The children inside the bamboo house had stopped crying and were no longer afraid. They looked curiously at Zhang Jianyun and Dalong, who were trembling together outside.

"Your brother Dalong is protecting us and fighting against the bad guys," the Qiang woman said.

"When I grow up, I want to fight bad guys and protect everyone," the Qiang child said in a childish voice.

Clang!

After forcing the dragon back with a single strike, Zhang Jianyun seized the opportunity to say, "Things haven't gotten out of hand yet. You should quickly destroy the evil shrine and leave Beiyue Village."

"We will leave Beiyue Village, but not now." Da Long said, leaping into the air and slashing his sword at Zhang Jianyun's head.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jianyun's eyebrows twitched. "You didn't exactly worship some ancestral spirit as an evil god, did you? And then, during the New Year's Festival, you're trying to imbue the statue with spiritual power?"

"Ah ah!"

As if Zhang Jianyun had read his mind, Da Long attacked wildly.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

After another fierce battle, Zhang Jianyun forced back the dragon's attack once more. He roared, "You've all gone mad! You don't even spare the spirits of your ancestors! Do you have any humanity left?!"

"Look at the knife!"

As if ignoring Zhang Jianyun's question, Da Long launched another attack.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

After slashing several times, Da Long said with a twisted expression, "For survival, it's all worth it. In this dark world, only the spirits of our ancestors who have become gods will truly protect us. We will also offer everything to the spirits of our ancestors so that they may become true gods and live forever in this world."

"Light will eventually shine upon the earth."

Da Long roared and leaped forward, attacking Zhang Jianyun from the side.

"Light will eventually shine upon the earth!"

The Qiang children in the bamboo house, upon hearing the dragon's roar, also shouted back, as if this were their daily prayers.

Hearing the Qiang children's cries, Zhang Jianyun's expression turned cold: "You have ruined a generation."

Clang!

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Jianyun slashed at Da Long's neck with his sword, while simultaneously punching Da Long in the abdomen with his left hand.

boom!

Da Long blocked Zhang Jianyun's fish-patterned knife, but not Zhang Jianyun's fist. With a bang, he was knocked to the ground by Zhang Jianyun.

laugh!

Zhang Jianyun chased after him, knocked the weapon out of Da Long's hand, and then stabbed Da Long in the right shoulder.

"Tell me, where is the evil ritual?"

"Kill me, and this generation will remember me forever." Da Long grinned as he spoke, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"Brother Da Long, Brother Da Long."

When the Qiang children in the bamboo house saw this, they cried out and tried to rush out of the bamboo house to save the dragon, but they were held tightly by the Qiang women.

"Children, your Brother Long did not die in vain; he is paving the way for you," the Qiang woman sobbed.

"Don't kill Brother Dalong! Don't kill him!" the Qiang children cried.

laugh!

Zhang Jianyun slashed Da Long's abdomen with his knife, rendering him unable to fight.

"Sinful and unorthodox methods will only ruin your chances of survival."

As Zhang Jianyun spoke, he continued searching for the evil spirits among the bamboo houses.

Upon entering a bamboo house, a child who had been tightly held by a Qiang woman suddenly broke free and charged headlong towards Zhang Jianyun.

"Don't kill him."

Upon witnessing this scene, the Qiang woman collapsed to the ground in terror, looking at the child who had struck Zhang Jianyun with a face full of despair.

"You have received 50/230 hostility points from a Qiang child."

Snapped!

Zhang Jianyun reached out and grabbed the child's head. "Believing in God can bring temporary relief, but believing in yourself can bring permanent relief."

Gently pushing the child away, Zhang Jianyun continued her search.

call out!

Just then, an arrow suddenly shot towards him.

Bend over and jump backward.

Zhang Jianyun dodged the arrow.

shhhhhh!

Arrows came flying in succession. Zhang Jianyun turned to the side and saw two Qiang women shooting arrows at him.

The two Qiang women had hatred in their eyes.

"You have received 50/280 hostility points from a Qiang woman."

"You have received 50/330 hostility points from a Qiang woman."

Clang! Clang! Clang!

With a cold expression, Zhang Jianyun deflected the incoming arrows one by one, then charged forward, snatched the bow and arrows from the two women, and destroyed them.

"If there's a next time, I won't care if you're women or not, I'll use a knife on you."

"Kill us, or we will stop you," the Qiang woman said with hatred.

Zhang Jianyun remained silent for a while after hearing this. "So what if your ancestral statues have become sentient? At that time, you will face the extermination of your clan during the Yu Dynasty. It's not too late to stop now."

"I'd rather die as a human than live like a dog," another Qiang woman said righteously.

"Only by living can there be infinite possibilities," Zhang Jianyun said, turning and leaving.

After searching several bamboo houses, Zhang Jianyun finally arrived at the outside of a triangular bamboo house and smelled the scent of burning incense.

After a moment of hesitation, he hurriedly ran towards the triangular bamboo house.

shhhhhh!

As soon as they approached the bamboo house, several arrows shot out, and they hurriedly retreated.

Zhang Jianyun looked up and saw five Qiang women standing on the second floor of the bamboo building, shooting arrows at him.

"You have received 50/380 hostility points from a Qiang woman."

"You have received 50/430 hostility points from a Qiang woman."

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"You have received 50/580 hostility points from a Qiang woman."

Despite receiving five consecutive hits from the system, Zhang Jianyun showed no joy. Instead, he looked at the Qiang woman who had shot him with an arrow with a complicated expression.

Perhaps to these Qiang women, they were protecting the future of their community, while he was an outright destroyer.

They belong to different ethnic groups and neither of them thinks they are wrong.

shhhhhh!

Arrows kept flying at him, but Zhang Jianyun didn't think twice. He dodged the attacks and swung his sword, searching for a way to enter the second floor of the bamboo building.

shhhhhh!

The Qiang women fired shots in succession. Unable to find a way into the bamboo house, Zhang Jianyun hardened his heart and decided to summon the Bamboo and Wood Resentful Melon.

But then he thought, he couldn't kill these five women. If they saw that he possessed supernatural abilities, wouldn't they think he was colluding with supernatural beings?

It seems I'll need to have a few human sword masters under my command in the future, that would make things easier.