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

The shouts of battle shook the heavens as Lao Denuo led his Huashan disciples in a fierce fight against the bandits of the mountain stronghold.

It was already close to night, and Lao Denuo was really risking his life to get more of the Zixia Divine Skill. After more than ten days, he felt like his bones had become lighter.

But Laudenau persisted and remained at the forefront of the anti-bandit campaign.

"Kill them!"

Laudenau shouted excitedly, his beard swaying with his movements.

The stronghold had a large number of people, making it extremely difficult for Lao Denuo and his group to deal with. Fortunately, they were all fellow disciples and worked together well. Although it was a tough fight, they still gained the upper hand.

This bandit stronghold was more difficult to conquer than they had imagined. It took Lao Denuo and the other Huashan disciples a great deal of effort to defeat them.

The bandit's lair was littered with corpses, and the stench of blood was overwhelming.

Under the moonlight, Shi Daizi, Tao Jun, and other Huashan disciples stared coldly at the fleeing bandits, even the youngest among them, Shu Qi, wore a fierce expression.

Their robes were stained with blood, and some of the disciples had knife wounds on their bodies.

"Run!"

"My goodness."

After their last leader was killed, the bandits scattered and fled.

Seeing them about to run away, Shu Qi shouted first.

"kill!"

After saying that, Shu Qi charged towards the fleeing bandits without hesitation.

Bang!

Shu Qi caught up with one of the bandits and kicked him to the ground. The next second, he was about to raise his blood-soaked sword and stab him.

The bandit was terrified and immediately knelt down in front of Shu Qi, begging for mercy.

"Good man, please let me go, please let me go."

The bandit kowtowed desperately to Shu Qi, his forehead hitting the uneven ground, and soon his head was covered in blood.

"Humph."

Shu Qi, who had originally intended to kill the bandit with a single sword strike, sneered twice upon hearing this: "You want me to let you go? Then have you let go of those people you killed?"

During this period, Shu Qi and his group of Huashan disciples wiped out one mountain stronghold and bandit den after another, witnessing many horrific things.

These bandits occupied the mountain and ravaged the local people and passersby. In addition to robbing gold and silver jewelry, they would forcibly take any attractive women back to their stronghold to satisfy their lust. Those who did not cooperate or were no longer to be played with were either killed and left in the back of the mountain or left in the stronghold to serve them. Most of the men were killed or forced to join them.

None of the mountain strongholds and bandit dens that Shu Qi and his group wiped out were exceptions.

Shu Qi and his companions found skeletons in the back mountain. Some of the corpses had been there for so long that they had become piles of bones, while others had only recently died and were not yet fully decomposed. Some of the corpses were in terrible condition, with bite marks all over their bodies. On one occasion, Shu Qi and the other Huashan disciples happened to be there and saw some wild wolves and carrion-eating animals gnawing on these corpses.

These scenes were shocking, far more bloody and cruel than what Shu Qi and his companions had witnessed in Xiangyang City.

Under the influence of Jiangning's language and actions, their mentality has changed imperceptibly. They are becoming increasingly intolerant of these crimes, feeling only burning anger and regretting why these bandit strongholds were not wiped out sooner.

They wished they could kill all these villains.

Seeing the other party's murderous intent growing stronger, the kneeling bandit was so frightened that his legs trembled and he cried out, "This is not my intention! I didn't want to do this in the first place. I am also a victim. I was also persecuted by Chief Wang and his gang. I was forced to join them."

"I don't want to either! I don't want to do evil deeds, and I don't want to mistreat them! But if I don't, Chief Wang and the others won't let me go. I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"

He was originally an ordinary citizen. A few years ago, he was robbed by bandits in this mountain stronghold while passing through this area with his wife and daughter. His wife and daughter were raped to death, and he himself was forced to join the stronghold and persecute other victims.

As he said, he didn't want to do it at first, but after the initial pleasure of bullying and abusing others, his heart went from feeling guilty to becoming numb, then addicted, and now he finds pleasure in it.

In fact, many of them were forced into becoming outlaws, but after a long period of this, they have become numb.

"Evil is evil, there's no such thing as wanting or not wanting."

Shu Qi looked at him coldly, then thrust his weapon hard, ending the bandit's life.

What's done is done, no matter the reason.

After killing the bandit, Shu Qi turned to look at the scattered bandits and chased after them, raising his long sword.

Seeing that Shu Qi had begun to chase after these people, the other Huashan disciples caught up one after another, and soon only Lao Denuo and Tao Jun remained.

"Second Senior Brother, the other senior brothers have gone to chase after these bandits. Let's search this mountain stronghold and see if there are any thieves we've missed."

Tao Jun said to Laudenuo.

"it is good."

Laudenau nodded and began searching with Shu Qi.

Boom!

At that moment, a flash of lightning streaked across the dark sky, and soon after, a light drizzle began to fall.

The rain washed away the blood on the ground, and the strong smell of blood dissipated considerably.

"Huh? It's raining?"

Tao Jun wrinkled his nose and muttered to himself as he looked at the sky.

"Let's hurry."

Seeing him like this, Laudenau gave him some advice.

Now that the task is nearing its end, he is even more eager to complete this last bandit-suppression mission, and he doesn't care that the drizzling rain is falling on him.

"Okay, senior brother."

Tao Jun nodded and continued to search the mountain stronghold with him.

Not long after they finished searching one of the houses, a figure flashed in the distance, catching their attention.

"Ok?"

A fierce glint flashed in Tao Jun's eyes.

"As expected, there are still some that have been missed."

"Where do you think you're going!"

Tao Jun roared angrily, drew his sword, and gave chase.

"Junior brother."

Laudenuo called out from behind, but Tao Jun had already caught up by then, and he couldn't help but shake his head.

Since the other party has appeared now, he is not a person with high martial arts skills, but just an ordinary bandit. Shu Qi will not be in trouble if he chases after him.

Laudenau began searching the mountain stronghold alone.

For some reason, the rain kept getting heavier and heavier, and outside it was pouring rain, with raindrops the size of marbles falling down.

In the pitch-black mountains, a bandit stronghold remained silent, save for the occasional flash of lightning that illuminated the land and revealed the corpses.

When Laudenau searched the houses one by one, he found no remaining bandits; at this point, there was still one house in front of him.

Squeak!

Upon opening the door, instead of the expected empty room, a strong smell of blood filled the air.

Laudenau approached the house and found several bandits' corpses lying on the ground. There were no wounds on their bodies, except for a knife wound on their neck, which clearly indicated that they had been killed with a single blow.

Ok?

Laudenau's eyes narrowed.

Their fellow disciples hadn't even reached this place before.

Who killed the people here?

Such a clean and efficient technique must belong to a master.

Laudenau suddenly felt something was wrong, and his eyelids began to twitch violently.

The physical abnormalities horrified Laudenau.

Whenever he exhibits this symptom, it signifies that something unfavorable to him has been discovered.

Laudenau turned to leave without hesitation.

"Second Senior Brother, where are you going?"

Just as Laudenau turned around, a voice rang out behind him.

The voice was very familiar, but as the rain grew louder, it was drowned out and Laudenau couldn't hear it clearly.

Laudenau's body trembled, and he slowly turned his head to see a figure standing at the door with a knife in his hand, just looking at him.

The wind howled, making the newcomer's clothes flutter, and the rain poured down harder. The darkness made it impossible for Laudenau to make out the newcomer's features.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the earth in an instant, and the face of the newcomer came into clear view.

Laudenau's pupils contracted sharply.

Chapter 93: Second Senior Brother, It's Time to Set Off

"Junior Brother?"

Laudenau cried out in surprise.

What are you doing here?

Upon seeing that it was Jiang Ning, Laudenuo's sixth sense went off like crazy, and he subconsciously sensed that danger was rapidly approaching.

Jiang Ning looked at him, stepped into the room, and walked step by step toward Lao Denuo with a smile on his face: "I've come to send my second senior brother on his way."

On the road?

Laudenau's pupils constricted, and he exclaimed, "You want to kill me?"

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "It's already quite obvious, isn't it?"

Laudenau's face was filled with shock and anger, his heart pounding. He said, "You've harmed your fellow disciples, aren't you afraid Master will find out? He won't let you off if he finds out!"

"hehe."