strokinit Chapter 26 Slaying Mountain Bandits
Chapter 26 Slaying Mountain Bandits
Although Fang Zheng and his sister were not killed by Peng Dahai himself, they had died countless times in his heart, each time in a different and gruesome manner.
If this person were to hear the news of the brother and sister's passing, he would surely clap his hands in joy, as if his long-cherished wish had been fulfilled.
The thought of his utter depravity, viciousness, and inhumanity fills you with rage, and you wish you could immediately behead him.
If such wicked people are not severely punished, it would be an outrage against humanity!
[Reward: Eight days of cultivation points]
Amidst the stirring voices, Yang Song, with a golden rainbow sword at his waist and leading a tall horse, walked out of the city gate at a leisurely pace.
It rained all night last night, and the area outside the city was muddy, marked with crisscrossing ruts, messy hoofprints, and a jumble of footprints.
Yang Song was in a bit of a predicament. Where could he find Peng Dahai?
This person must die so that he can frame someone else.
Although the deaths of Fang Zheng and his sister won't lead back to him, it's better to have someone take the blame.
Moreover, he can improve his strength by hunting down the culprit, which can be said to be killing two birds with one stone.
Even if tire tracks, hoof prints, and footprints are all mixed up in a mess, with your eyesight you can still easily find the traces left by Peng Dahai.
This person's cultivation has reached the peak of Body Tempering. With his body of steel and iron, when he presses down on the horse, his hoofprints will be deeply embedded in the mud.
Then I thought about how fast the horse was galloping...
The hoofprints were deep and sharp, like chisels, and the mud splattered like stars—the marks must have been left by Peng Dahai!
[Reward: Six days of cultivation points]
As soon as the system finished speaking, a string of red light appeared on the ground, and the hoofprints left by Peng Dahai became clear.
"Oh?"
Yang Song's eyes lit up; it turned out that finding the culprit was so simple!
He mounted his horse and galloped away in the direction indicated by the red light.
After running for about four or five miles, the deep hoofprints were clearly imprinted on the muddy road. Even without the help of the system, he could find Peng Dahai's trail.
Where is this person going?
Why have all the valuables and precious items in the house disappeared?
"Was it stolen? Is that why he rushed off on horseback to chase after it?"
As Yang Song ran, he thought to himself, when suddenly he saw two men walking towards him from afar.
The two were overjoyed to see him.
One of them quickly took the powerful bow from his back and shot an arrow.
Yang Song's expression changed. These two attacked without warning; they were truly insidious!
"Whoa!"
At the critical moment, Yang Song tightened the reins with one hand to stop the horse, and with the other hand, he caught the whistling arrow.
He looked at the two men more than ten feet away and hurled the arrow in his hand at them.
Although he threw it with his hand, he poured all his strength into it, and in the blink of an eye he was right in front of the man who had drawn his bow and nocked an arrow. The arrow whistled past his ear and grazed off a piece of flesh.
Instantly, the two men froze.
The archer, in particular, was terrified, clutching his bleeding ear and yelling at the top of his lungs, "You've mistaken me for someone else! I've mistaken you for someone else!"
Name: Zhao Tieshan
[Realm: Body Tempering Realm (Early Stage)]
[Power Level: 232 Days' Worth of Power]
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Name: Wang Erhe
[Realm: Body Tempering Realm (Early Stage)]
[Power Level: 277 Days' Worth of Power]
Yang Song first quickly glanced at the attribute panels of the two people, and then examined them with a scrutinizing gaze.
The two men were dressed in coarse cloth and short clothes, carrying bows and arrows on their backs. Their boots were covered in mud, and their trouser legs were covered in mud spots, as if they had come from a very far place.
One of them was carrying a bundle of animal hides tied with straw rope on his shoulder.
"We are hunters from the mountains, and we come to Anping County to sell hides."
"When I saw you from afar, I thought it was that guy surnamed Ding. He stole one of our deer in the Wild Boar Forest last month, and we've been looking for him everywhere..."
Hearing Wang Erhe's words, Yang Song quietly placed his left hand on the hilt of the knife.
Although the two men were dressed as hunters, their expressions revealed a bandit-like air.
He doesn't look like a hunter at all; he's clearly a bandit!
"choke!"
The Golden Rainbow Blade was immediately drawn, and Yang Song swiftly dismounted from his horse. The blade flashed out in a swift line, slashing straight at Wang Erhe, who was carrying an animal skin!
Wang Erhe's expression changed drastically; he never expected Yang Song to suddenly launch an attack.
He had no time to dodge and could only watch helplessly as the blade flashed towards him...
"Pfft!"
The golden rainbow blade cleaved open Wang Erhe's head, and blood spurted out instantly.
Yang Song kicked the corpse away, switched the knife to his right hand, and slashed fiercely at Zhao Tieshan.
"Buzz..."
The blade came to a steady stop at Zhao Tieshan's neck, trembling and emitting a clear, resonant sound.
Zhao Tieshan's eyes widened, and his face instantly turned ashen.
He trembled violently, and the heavy bow in his hand fell into the mud with a "plop".
Yang Song glanced at him, then stared into Zhao Tieshan's eyes and asked, "Why did you shoot me with an arrow?"
Zhao Tieshan swallowed hard: "We...we stole a horse. We were tired and hadn't seen anyone on the road. We finally found you riding a horse."
Seeing that you were young and dressed in coarse clothes, I assumed you weren't from a wealthy family and that you weren't very capable...
Which village is it from?
Zhao Tieshan said with a bitter face, "Black...Black Wind Stronghold."
Yang Song couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Nine out of ten mountain strongholds are called Black Wind Stronghold, it's really true."
Zhao Tieshan glanced sideways at the corpse on the ground and swallowed hard.
"Where are you all going?"
"Go to Anping County, find the Water Snake Gang, and have them prepare the money to ransom our village... ransom our people."
Yang Song raised an eyebrow: "Redeem whom?"
"Peng, Peng Dahai."
"Straighten your tongue! If you keep smacking your tongue, I'll pull out your teeth!"
Zhao Tieshan trembled in fright and nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.
"How did Peng Dahai end up in your hands?"
"His wife ran away with someone else, and the two of them took all of Peng Dahai's property. They wanted to go to Majiazhuang to pick up his elderly mother and run away together."
As a result, Peng Dahai caught up with the two men halfway and killed them right on our Black Wind Stronghold territory.
We kidnapped him and took him up the mountain, hoping the water snakes would help us raise money for his ransom.
Yang Song revealed a strange expression. How could the dignified leader of the Water Snake Gang have fallen to such a state?
However, considering that Peng Dahai only has the strength of the peak of Body Tempering, the so-called Water Snake Gang should just be a bunch of low-class thugs, and Black Wind Stronghold can easily take them down.
"What if the Water Snake Gang refuses to raise the money to ransom them?"
In response to Yang Song's curiosity, Zhao Tieshan immediately replied, "Then we'll let Peng Dahai go back and make them regret it."
"oh."
Yang Song nodded repeatedly. After all, Black Wind Stronghold was very resourceful, given their frequent involvement in murder and robbery.
"Which mountain is your village on? How many people are there? What is the strength of your village chief?"
Zhao Tieshan dared not hide anything and immediately told the whole story.
Black Wind Stronghold is located in Wild Boar Forest, with more than forty people. The leader is at the late stage of Qi Condensation, while the second and third leaders are at the early stage of Qi Condensation.
Of the remaining people, more than twenty have reached the Body Tempering Realm, while another ten or so are still honing their skills and strengthening their foundation.
Upon learning this information, Yang Song was in a dilemma.
With his current strength, he can't handle Black Wind Stronghold, and rescuing Peng Dahai would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.