"Hiss hiss hiss hiss!"
The air was damp, and the sound of something crawling could be heard. Half an hour later, poisonous snakes started to gather. Pei Zi Yun looked at it, "Only a hundred snakes, but that's enough."
Pei Zi Yun raised his eyebrows, and moved his hands. He took a deep breath, and a mysterious aura was emitted from him. His body seemed to be covered with a layer of light as he slowly moved forward.
The sky was dark, and it wasn't dawn yet. This stronghold wasn't a military stronghold, and there were bushes everywhere outside the walls.
Although some warriors had sent people to light a fire and patrol the area, they had failed miserably. They didn't have enough men, and thus had no way of stopping them.
Using the cover of some bushes, Pei Zi Yun crawled under a vine and rested for a while. He carefully avoided the patrols, and when he saw that no one was looking, he flipped over and landed within the walls.
"Who's there?" A warrior looked around, but all he saw was calm. He thought that he was being too sensitive.
Pei Zi Yun slowly approached a small building that was made of logs. The foundation of the building was a huge rock. Although it wasn't perfectly square, it was polished to the point that it was half a foot above the ground. A trench had been dug around the base of the building, and white quicklime had been sprinkled over the trench to prevent poisonous snakes and insects from entering.
There were about twenty warriors within the foundation. Looking at them, Pei Zi Yun could tell that although they looked tired, they still looked fierce. They patrolled silently, and walked rhythmically. Most of their faces were expressionless, and they held long blades in their hands, which gleamed under the light of the fire.
'If I was at my peak, I could kill them all. '
'But I only have half of my strength left, and I can't kill them all. No matter how strong the two hundred people outside are, if they were to swarm me, I would die here. '
Pei Zi Yun approached a relatively large house, and suddenly crouched down. He saw a warrior walk past him, his pants were dirty and black. He was just a foot away from him, but he couldn't see him.
When he passed by, Pei Zi Yun saw an oil lamp in his hands. His eyes lit up, and he drew his sword. The sword flashed, and the blade sliced through his windpipe, throat, and carotid artery. Dark red blood spurted out.
The man's body bounced up and fell heavily to the ground. Pei Zi Yun's eyes were sharp and his hands were fast. He grabbed the oil lamp and stepped on the man's neck to stifle the gurgling sound.
After waiting for a while, seeing that no one had noticed, he sprinkled the oil in the lamp evenly. He didn't need a lot of it, after all, it was all straw.
Then, he threw it, and a patch of thatch burst into flames.
Boom!
Because of the oil and the thatch, the fire immediately burned fiercely. In an instant, the surroundings were all red.
"Fire, fire!"
A commotion broke out among the mountain people. Some of them ran over, but just as they turned the corner, they kicked a corpse. Dark red blood flowed out of the corpse.
Amidst the flames, a streak of sword light pounced forward. Just as the man was about to open his mouth to shout, his head flew off.
Since he had started the fire, the entire place was filled with thick smoke. Pei Zi Yun then started killing people, creating chaos. Not only that, at this point someone shouted out, "Not good, there are snakes, poisonous snakes. Quick, light a fire to drive them away."
"Quick, light the fire." A warrior shouted out. Everyone was panicking.
Someone inside shouted, "Quick, put out the fire. The fire is burning."
"Ah, there are enemies!"
Little building
The black robed Priestess had not rested for long. The cold from the poison and the warmth from the medicine intertwined. She spat out a mouthful of blood and felt much better.
Just as she took a deep breath, she heard screams from outside, "Put out the fire, quick, put out the fire. Not good, the spirit of the High Priestess is here!"
"No, put out the fire, it's getting bigger and bigger."
The black robed Priestess felt her chest tighten. She was filled with fear and disbelief. She then muttered to herself, "This won't do. This person's martial arts skills are superb, and he has the ability to drive snakes away. I'm no match for him."
As she thought about this, she became even more flustered. She felt a little dizzy, and her vision became blurry. She struggled for a while before shouting, "Guards, quick, quick. I remember there's a secret passage here. It's not safe here. We have to leave quickly and secretly. If we follow this path, we will be able to escape."
"Yes, your excellency." The guard at the door turned around and entered.
At this point, the fire had already reached its peak. The houses nearby were collapsing, and the flames were rising high up into the sky. Everyone outside was in a state of panic. All of a sudden, several warriors rushed out of the building and blended in with the crowd.
Pei Zi Yun had already retreated to the shadows and hid in the dark. In the darkness, his eyes shone brightly, "Now is the time to alert the enemy. Let's see if the enemy will fall for my trap."
"If they don't, I'll have to retreat and think of another way."
"After all, I'm alone. There are hundreds of snakes. As long as the enemy doesn't panic, I have no way of dealing with them."
Just as he was thinking about this, he saw four people scurrying away. Although one of them was dressed in a warrior's attire, he was able to cast a Dao technique under the cover of the darkness. Pei Zi Yun's eyes shone like torches as he looked over. He then laughed to himself, "Haha, Dao of Luck. I didn't expect you to really come out.
In the darkness, the shadows of people could be seen moving. The mountain path seemed extremely long, but the sound of the fire and the screams were getting further and further away. The sound of the rushing river was getting nearer and nearer.
Finally, the few of them stopped at a small cliff. It was about seven to eight meters high, and below it were strange rocks. The river water was crashing against the rocks, causing them to form a whirlpool.
"We should have escaped." The black robed Priestess finally heaved a sigh of relief and patted her chest. She looked much more relaxed than before.
"Yes, your excellency Priestess. No one is chasing us now. It looks like we've escaped." The warrior said, "As long as you return safely, the six strongholds around here will listen to your commands."
"Besides, with such a huge commotion, there might be people who will join us tomorrow. This time, we managed to disperse them, but we didn't lose too many people. The next time, we can kill them all."
"Haha, you won't have that chance!" As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a burst of laughter. Someone had appeared behind her.
"No, that's impossible. How could you find us?" The black robed Priestess' face was contorted in disbelief.
"Oh, why not?" Pei Zi Yun replied plainly.
"Protect the Priestess, kill!" At this point, the three warriors understood the situation better. Their chests heaved up and down as they took in a deep breath of cold air. Without another word, they charged forward.
In the blink of an eye, the blade and the sword clashed, and the first warrior's blade flew out of his hands. Although it was a sword technique, it was as fast as lightning, and carried the aura of a killer.
"Peng!" A human head flew into the air.
"Kill!" The other two warriors charged forward without a care for their own safety. Pei Zi Yun dodged to the side and swung his sword. The warrior on the left was stunned as a line of blood appeared on his forehead. He fell to the ground with a "pu" sound.
The last warrior lost his composure and turned around to escape. His speed was so fast that even Pei Zi Yun was shocked. With a kick, a long blade flew out from the ground and pierced through the warrior's back. The tip of the blade could be seen through the front of the warrior.
The screams gradually died down. In the blink of an eye, the three warriors were dead. The Priestess who had changed into a warrior's attire looked at Pei Zi Yun in disbelief.
"Haha, if you had gathered more than ten warriors, I wouldn't have been able to do anything to you. But you're too smart for your own good. You were distracted by my sneak attack. Where do you think you can run to now?"
The Priestess raised her head and looked at Pei Zi Yun, trying her best to maintain her composure, "Since you're not him, why do you have to make things difficult for me? You should know my identity. If you let me go now, we can still meet again in the future. If you kill me, you'll become the enemy of the hundreds of tribes in the Southern Kingdom. "
"I'm not afraid!" Pei Zi Yun laughed, "Indeed, your identity is important. If I kill you and continue to stay in the Southern Kingdom, there will be no end to my troubles."
"But why do I have to stay here? You should know my identity, I'm a High Scholar from Ying Prefecture! "
The Priestess looked at Pei Zi Yun's deep and cold eyes, as she tried her best to maintain her composure. Pei Zi Yun then laughed, "If I were you, I wouldn't make unnecessary threats. Be good and tell me everything. I still stand by my words. I'm someone who wants to leave, and I have no conflict with you. If you tell me, I might let you go."
The Priestess was exhausted at this point. She then threw her head back and laughed out, "Haha, I've cooperated with the King of the Southern Kingdom to plot against the High Priest. I've lived my entire life, how could I possibly surrender to you?"
"You've got guts!" Pei Zi Yun laughed, "You're a martial artist who has gone through countless hardships. I believe you a little. But you've lived a life of luxury and wealth. How much torture can you endure?"
"Even I don't dare to say that I can endure torture, much less you. Humans tend to exaggerate their willpower."
"Hehe, I definitely won't tell you." The Priestess laughed maniacally.
"Oh, you're really strong-willed." Pei Zi Yun said as he pulled out his sword and sliced off a large piece of cloth from the Priestess' robes. He then rolled it up and stuffed it into her mouth, to prevent her from biting off her tongue.
He then pinched one of the Priestess' fingers and twisted it. A 'pa' sound could be heard as the finger was bent out of shape. The Priestess then let out a muffled cry as her entire body trembled.
"It's just begun!" Pei Zi Yun broke each and every one of her fingers before removing the cloth. He then said coldly, "Speak, this is just the beginning. Can you really endure it?"
The Priestess had already fainted from the pain once, and was unable to make a sound. She then said hoarsely, "I'll speak, I'll speak. It was a Mister Shi who informed us secretly."
"Surname Shi?" She searched through her memories and could not find such a person. She then asked coldly, "Who sent this man with the surname Shi? Why did you listen to him?"
"He's young master Xie's man …" Before the Priestess could finish speaking, a black aura appeared on her forehead. It then transformed into the head of a wolf and pointed downwards.
"No!" The Priestess screamed as she spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.
The black wolf on her forehead disappeared as well. Seeing this, Pei Zi Yun walked up to take a look and felt a chill run down his spine. This person's life force had been extinguished. This was a curse!
She didn't even know when this curse had been placed on her. Now that she had violated it, she was immediately devoured. This was a very familiar technique. The original owner had experienced it before.
"Young master Xie!"
"Xie Cheng Dong?"
Pei Zi Yun stood up and looked up into the sky. At this point, a group of people shouted out, "Is that Pei Zi Yun, Top Scorer Pei?"
This voice sounded very familiar. Pei Zi Yun turned around and saw a group of torches in the mountains. More than ten people were rushing towards him. The leader was a short and fat man who looked very familiar.
"Benefactor Shi? You've come at such a good time? "Pei Zi Yun raised an eyebrow. Although his words were warm, his tone was filled with killing intent.
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