The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

His kung fu was the worst, yet Yue Buqun still assigned him to Jiang Ning's team, because he was genuinely afraid of holding Jiang Ning back.

"Do not be nervous."

Seemingly noticing his emotions, Jiang Ning comforted him, "Just treat this as an ordinary bandit suppression operation."

Others assumed this was Yue Buqun's intention to pass on his skills, but Jiang Ning already possessed the Innate Skill, so the Purple Cloud Divine Skill was useless to him.

Jiang Ning's gaze met Yue Buqun's, and the two smiled.

it is more than words.

"Junior brother, we're ready, we can set off now."

Du Lanyin, Qiaojun, and the others had already packed their luggage and were just waiting for Jiang Ning to speak.

Jiang Ning nodded: "Okay, let's go."

Jiangning also brought edamame this time.

Maodou has been on Mount Hua for so long that it has grown much stronger and is now much bigger than an ordinary horse, with strong and powerful limbs.

Maodou, who hadn't been down the mountain for a long time, was also very excited, jumping up and down all the way.

After descending the mountain, Jiang Ning and his group did not linger and headed straight for the first destination on the simple map.

……

"kill!"

"To eliminate demons and uphold justice, today is the day!"

Du Lanyin and Lin Pingzhi, along with their disciples, drew their swords and charged at the bandits opposite them. At this moment, they were in the bandits' lair, surrounded by corpses.

"kill!"

The bandits opposite them also shouted and began to fight back.

Jiang Ning sat on a large tree not far away, holding a cloth in his hand, wiping the bloodstains from his sword, and calmly watching the battle on the ground.

Chapter 91: A New Storm Has Arrived

He had just killed most of the bandits and some of the stronger ones. The rest were those that Du Lanyin, Lin Pingzhi, and Qiao Jun could handle, but there were too many of them, so it was difficult for Lin Pingzhi and the others to deal with them.

But Jiang Ning no longer intends to intervene; flowers in a greenhouse cannot withstand wind and rain.

While observing the battle on the ground to prevent casualties on his side, Jiang Ning was also thinking about the next steps in his mind.

According to the villagers of Huaming who were collecting progress reports, Lao Denuo has already wiped out four bandit dens. Linghu Chong's side is doing the same, but his progress is a bit slower, as this is only the third bandit's lair.

It's been seven days now. Linghu Chong and Lao Denuo have each wiped out four bandit strongholds and dens. If you include the time spent traveling, their two teams have hardly rested and are determined to win first place.

Jiang Ning had also seen Laudenau's route for suppressing the bandits. At the current pace, they should be able to start clearing out the last bandit's lair in about three days at most.

Jiangning needs to speed things up; he also needs to get to the last location within three days.

His bandit suppression campaign ended only a few dozen miles away from Laudenau's.

puff!

Lin Pingzhi slashed the neck of the bandit opposite him with his sword, and blood splattered everywhere. Lin Pingzhi was unable to dodge in time and the blood sprayed into his eyes. But with the bandit falling, the den had been completely cleared.

Du Lanyin and the others finally relaxed, supporting themselves on their knees and panting heavily.

They didn't know how the other two teams cleared out the bandits, but when their team arrived at a bandit's den, Jiang Ning only killed the leader and some of the stronger ones. He left the rest to deal with themselves, while Jiang Ning watched from the sidelines. Any bandits who tried to escape were killed. They could only fight Lin Pingzhi and his men to the death.

The pressure on them in this environment was immense; they were nearly killed several times, but Jiang Ning always intervened in time to save their lives. However, that was all; they still had to fight the enemy afterward.

However, under this kind of training, which is similar to raising poisonous insects, their combat experience increased rapidly, but it was too tiring.

"Senior brothers and sisters, thank you for your hard work."

Seeing that the battle was over, Jiang Ning jumped down from the tree branch and smiled at Lin Pingzhi and the others.

However, his smile seemed a bit devilish to the others.

Lin Pingzhi, however, shook his head earnestly: "It's not hard work."

He understood Jiang Ning's thoughts and knew that Jiang Ning was training their combat skills. Otherwise, Jiang Ning could have dealt with these bandits by himself. Jiang Ning did this so that they could grow up as quickly as possible, which is why he always fought very hard.

"In that case, let's move on to the next location."

Jiang Ning nodded, then took out a signal arrow from his pocket, went to a wide open space, lit the fuse with a tinderbox, and threw it into the sky.

call out!

The signal rocket shot straight into the sky, exploded with a bang, and transformed into a silver-white longsword that lingered in mid-air for a long time.

at the foot of the mountain.

"Ok?"

A villager from Huaming Village raised his left hand to shield his forehead and looked up at the sky, where he saw the giant silver-white sword.

Upon seeing the signal coming from the mountain, the villager's face lit up with excitement, and he quickly told his companions.

"Young Master Jiang and his men have successfully suppressed the bandits. Who will go to Hanzhong to report?"

Yan is the surname of the man named Songnian.

"I!"

Immediately, a commoner volunteered, and before anyone could finish speaking, he mounted a horse that had been prepared and galloped towards Hanzhong.

With Jiang Ning's approval, Wang Yuan and the villagers of Huaming Village not only opened a breeding farm, but also bought horses.

After sending out the signal arrow, Jiang Ning turned to look at the crowd.

"let's go."

There were carriages at the foot of the mountain where they could rest. By the time they reached their destination, they would be rested enough to quickly engage in the next fierce battle.

Three days later.

"Junior brothers and sisters."

At the foot of an unnamed mountain, Lao Denuo stood in front of an open space, with a dozen or so Huashan disciples standing before him.

At this moment, Laudenuo looked excited and said in a slightly agitated tone: "The mountain behind us is our final target. Our senior brother is also the last one. As long as we take this mountain stronghold today, we will be number one."

"I know that all of you junior brothers and sisters have been exhausted and tired these past few days, but you must think about it. In these past few days, we have wiped out five mountain strongholds. Haven't we seen enough of the miserable lives of the people inside? Can we still stop? Can our hearts bear it?"

"The new goal is on the mountain, how can we stand still!"

"The task of suppressing bandits is of utmost urgency; the time to rid the people of this scourge is now!"

Laudenau spoke with great enthusiasm, as if he had been given a second spring.

"Please hang in there a little longer. If we can finish today, we'll win. Then I'll personally treat you to a nice meal at Tianxiang Restaurant in Xi'an."

Laudenau was spitting as he spoke, his hands gesturing in the air as he delivered his speech with great passion.

According to the disciple who reported the progress, Linghu Chong's progress was on par with theirs, while Jiang Ning's team was a step behind. If nothing unexpected happened, the winner of this bandit suppression would be from his and Linghu Chong's team.

For the sake of the Zixia Divine Skill, even Laudenuo, who had always been a slacker, felt full of energy.

As long as he obtains this part of the Zixia Divine Skill, he will have made a great contribution to the Songshan Sect, and Zuo Lengchan will surely give him an extremely generous reward.

Putting aside other aspects, Zuo Lengchan was known for his clear and consistent approach to rewards and punishments, never being stingy with his word.

Although the Huashan disciples looked slightly tired, their spirits were clearly lifted. They felt full of energy, especially when they heard Laudenuo's promise, which surprised them all.

Tianxianglou is a restaurant in Xi'an Prefecture. A meal there costs a lot of money. Lao Denuo used to be an apprentice, so he had some savings. By saying this now, he meant he was going to use his life savings to treat them to a meal.

"it is good!"

"Don't worry, Second Brother, we can still fight!"

"I can still take on three more!"

Since Lao Denuo had said so, the Huashan disciples were very respectful.

A smile appeared on Laudenau's face.

"set off!"

With a wave of his hand, Laudenau led his large group up the mountain.

……

"What? Take a break?"

Lin Pingzhi looked at Jiang Ning with great surprise, and the other Huashan disciples were also very puzzled.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Thank you all for your hard work these past few days. Now we only have this last bandit stronghold left. In order to be in better condition, let's rest today and go up the mountain to eliminate the bandits tomorrow."

"But senior brother."

Lin Pingzhi looked anxious: "The eldest and second senior brothers have almost finished their work. If we don't speed up, we'll be last. It doesn't matter to us, but you'll only get a small portion of Master's Purple Cloud Divine Skill, less than the eldest and second senior brothers."

"Yes, junior brother, we're fine, don't worry."

Du Lanyin also said.

The other disciples shared the same thought; they were on the verge of giving it their all, just one step away from success, but they were held back.

Jiang Ning laughed again, "Junior Brother Lin, fellow senior brothers and sisters, the purpose of this bandit suppression is to rid the people of a scourge. As for the Purple Cloud Divine Skill given to us by Master, that's secondary. What does it matter if it's first or third?"

Seeing that he was really determined to rest, Du Lanyin, Qiaojun and the others had no choice but to rest in an inn in a nearby town. They assumed that Jiang Ning did not want to compete with his senior brothers.

Jiang Ning checked the weather, calculated the time, and then told everyone that he would be practicing in his room and that they didn't need to come looking for him.

Practicing martial arts requires complete concentration, and being suddenly disturbed by others could easily lead to a qi deviation. Therefore, after hearing Jiang Ning's words, Lin Pingzhi and the others solemnly nodded and promised not to disturb him.

After everyone nodded and went back to their rooms to rest, Jiang Ning quietly left the inn, went to a secluded place, took the horses that had been prepared in advance, and galloped off in a certain direction after leaving the town.

Chapter 92: It's Raining

……

"kill!"