Chaos and monsters begin with the red dragon's clone.

"We brothers have discussed it, and it's too little. It should be at least 50,000 coins, 25,000 coins each." The burly man pondered and smiled. The two men walked towards Zhang Xun. "Come on, there might be other patrolmen coming over here. Let's find another place to discuss this in detail."

"Okay, okay. It's good that we can talk."

Zhang Xun looked relieved and greeted them with a joyful expression.

In the woods. The two sides approached.

The two burly men just moved their shoulders as if to grab them from the left and right.

puff! !

A large handful of lime was then scattered in front of them.

"Despicable scoundrel!!"

"Insidious tactics!!"

The two patrolmen cursed and shouted, but unlike Deng Changshun, they were at the second stage of Body Tempering and reacted very quickly. Before the lime could get into their eyes, they raised their arms to block it from getting closer. At the same time, they knew that the other party had no intention of settling the matter privately and had no good intentions. Their determination to squeeze him dry was even stronger.

At the same time, he shouted "Grab him!" and exerted force, quickly pressing forward from both sides.

As the white ash dispersed, the burly man on the left saw Zhang Xun's hand rest on the hilt of his sword. His eyes narrowed, and a surge of heat coursed through his legs, preparing him to dodge. A mere beginner, someone who hadn't even entered the realm of martial arts, his reflexes and skill were more than enough to evade him. Then, once the opponent's moves wore off, he could capture him in one fell swoop…

But in that instant, he met Zhang Xun's eyes, and the glint in those eyes made him feel as if he were seeing a ferocious beast that was devouring people—his pupils shrank and his body stiffened.

"How can this guy have such a fierce look in his eyes?! Wait! We're in the middle of a battle, we can't afford to be distracted..."

The strong, muscular man quickly focused his attention, waiting for it to return to its normal state.

Swish.

But then a flash of light appeared, cleaving through the white ash, tracing an arc as it sliced ​​across his throat.

It contains a blood mist.

The burly man looked on in disbelief as he heard his companion's outburst of curses.

"Hao Jing! You son of a bitch, have you been wasting all your energy on women?! You can't even dodge this move?! Useless! Damn it! It's better if you die sooner rather than later! So I won't be dragged down by you!!"

Kong Wuhanzi approached Zhang Xun angrily, like a bull charging, his arms bulging with muscles, accompanied by a muffled whistling sound, and his two fists, as big as casserole dishes, slammed hard into Zhang Xun's right shoulder!

That hit really hard; half of his body is going to be ruined.

Zhang Xun's sword was still cleaving in mid-air, and before he could retract it, he hurriedly abandoned it, kicked hard with his feet, and his spine suddenly contracted, causing his upper body to lean backward.

The two fists, shaped like clay pots, narrowly missed his chest, making a whooshing sound.

Kong Wuhanzi sneered, his five fingers clenched, his fist turned into a claw, and he pressed down, attacking the lower ribs with a fierce and cunning move that was frighteningly fast.

Zhang Xun suddenly reached out his left hand from his lower back and swung it at him!

puff! !

Another handful of white lime.

"Despicable scoundrel!!" Kong Wuhanzi's expression changed. If his eyes were injured and he couldn't see clearly, it would be troublesome. He hurriedly withdrew his hands to cover his eyes and created a gust of wind to blow away the white ash.

call.

Zhang Xun kicked off the ground several times, taking the opportunity to retreat a few steps and create distance. His chest heaved as he gasped for breath, having already expended a lot of energy earlier. His burst of power with "Hidden Sand Flowing Clouds" had left him nearly exhausted. Fortunately, he had managed to kill one of them, avoiding a severe disadvantage of fighting two against one.

Between the two men in the woods, the burly man's body lay on the ground, white ash scattering in the air.

"You brat from the Flying Stone Fist Academy, you certainly know how to use underhanded tricks! You're exhausted now, and you're not even at the second level of cultivation. I advise you to surrender obediently to avoid suffering." Kong Wuhanzi saw through Zhang Xun's fighting style and sneered repeatedly.

"Why are you forcing me?!" Zhang Xun gasped for breath. "Didn't I say I'd pay you to keep this a secret?"

"Spend money? Keep it a secret?" Kong Wuhan sneered. "Do you believe that? If you accept money, you'll hate me, and you'll also try to silence me to cover up what happened today. Either way, it's a potential problem. How much do we make patrolling the mountain? If you want to make money and achieve great things, you have to be ruthless, you have to eat people. That idiot Hao Jing wasn't ruthless enough, hesitant and indecisive, which is why he committed a fatal mistake... Have you had enough of that?!"

Halfway through his sentence, Kong Wuhanzi stomped his left foot hard, the muddy ground cracked open, and a murderous intent erupted. His figure shot out like an arrow, his fists heavy as iron, aimed straight at Zhang Xun's shoulder, clearly intending to leave him alive.

Zhang Xun was still hunched over catching his breath when he saw this. He hurriedly drew his short sword and raised his arm to block, shifting his feet to make it easier to dodge... Kong Wu smiled coldly and instantly closed in. He had already planned his follow-up moves and was confident that he could take down his opponent in one move.

Swish.

Suddenly, Zhang Xun's eyes flashed.

Kong Wuzhi's mind went blank for a moment after facing the opponent, and he quickly snapped back to his senses in shock...

"You! Hao Jing—"

Zhang Xun was already quick-witted and agile, dodging the punch with a sidestep. The short blade in his hand flashed with a cold light, and like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, it drew a tricky arc and swept across his throat.

Their figures passed each other.

Blood mist sprayed into the air.

Kong Wuhanzi clutched his throat, turned around in disbelief, saw Zhang Xun's indifferent expression, and collapsed with a thud in front of the strong man.

He stared at his companion's lifeless face, his last words escaping his lips with resentment: "So... Hao Jing... didn't do anything stupid... this is how he died..."

Blood flowed everywhere, Kong Wuhanzi's pupils dilated, and he stopped moving and became silent.

Everything in the forest was quiet.

Zhang Xun remained expressionless and dared not waste any more time searching for the mutilated corpse. He immediately left and ran up the mountain.

I found a hiding place in the bushes on the hillside, and could also get a general view of the site where the plan was discovered. I finally breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed. I felt dizzy and my head was heavy; I was almost at my limit.

"This was extremely dangerous. If it weren't for the Dragon's Might, I can't even imagine what would have happened."

Zhang Xun was still shaken.

Let's leave aside Deng Changshun and the others.

Kong Wuhanzi and Kong Wuhanzi were both at the second level of Body Tempering. He would be no match for them if they faced each other head-on. Fortunately, the Dragon Might was effective. Being at the second level of Body Tempering meant that one's physique was stronger than that of an ordinary person, but there was not much difference in willpower.

"Dragon's Might is still less effective against those at the second level than against Deng Changshun and the others. It probably won't be enough against those at the third level of Body Tempering. Unless it's further enhanced."

A thought flashed through Zhang Xun's mind, and the next moment, his heart jumped again.

It's not a big deal if Deng Changshun and a few others die; nobody cares about the miserable people who are just dead.

The Zhu family's mountain patrolmen were different.

The Zhu family will definitely launch a major investigation.

Once the identities of Deng Changshun and the others are traced back to him, who was also a disciple of the boxing academy, it will be almost certain that Deng and the others were killed by him, and thus it will be concluded that he was also the murderer who killed the patrolman.

"Deng Changshun!"

"Damn it!"

How to clean up the mess?

"Kill them as soon as they come?"

Zhang Xun's mind raced as he looked down into the woods where the incident had occurred, fearing something might happen.

soon.

As dusk approached, the sky darkened.

With no one moving from the woods, Zhang Xun's anxiety gradually subsided.

He came to Zhujia Mountain in the morning and searched for prey until the afternoon before finally catching up with the gray wolf and encountering Deng Changshun and his group. The Zhu family didn't deploy many patrolmen; they patrolled in pairs, each covering a small area. The other patrolmen were too far away to have noticed, and there weren't many hunters or herb gatherers venturing deep into the mountains… it's normal that no one discovered him!

Once it got dark, no one dared to go up the mountain. The corpses had all been eaten by the ghosts and wild beasts. As a result, no one knew the identities of the missing Deng Changshun and his companions.

With this thought, Zhang Xun looked at the dawn and his heart calmed down.

There were no people or sounds around in the woods.

He decided to walk out of the bushes and return to the scene of the crime.

They carried the gray wolf's carcass and took a detour down the mountain from the other side.

"I came here to hunt. Taking the wolf carcass will reduce suspicion and allow me to say that I spent the whole day chasing wolves."

After descending the mountain smoothly and passing through the entrance guarded by the Zhu family, Zhang Xun finally breathed a sigh of relief as he walked back to Dongluo Town, gazing at the dark sky shrouded in shadows and approaching night.