Initially, he thought that hiring bandits this time would be a piece of cake. He would be able to easily kill a poor clan and redeem the humiliation he had suffered …
Who would have thought that all of them were dead, and the leader seemed to have gone mad …
The one who killed me was a horse! Return the car …
Why don't you say Shi, Pao, and Elephant?
You want to play chess with me?
Unable to hold himself back any longer, Xue Chen bellowed, "I'm asking you who killed your men!"
"Didn't I tell you? It's a horse and … a carriage! "The leader's stomach was about to explode.
"Horse?"
"Car?"
Xue Chen and Xue Qin were even more confused.
"The horses in Dan Xiaotian's carriage possess the strength of a Great Sage 1-dan cultivator, and they were able to kill my subordinates with ease. On the other hand, that carriage is extremely powerful as well. None of our arrows were able to get close to it …"
Even though he knew that it was ridiculous, the chief still explained everything that had happened earlier in detail.
"A horse that knows martial arts? A carriage that knows martial arts? "
With a livid expression, Xue Chen felt as though his intelligence had been rubbed against the ground. "Even if you don't want to kill someone, you should at least find a reasonable reason!"
"You … You think I'm lying to you?"
The leader had gone mad.
Why was it that when he spoke the truth, no one believed him?
"Alright, this is an Ethereal Card. There's five hundred Ethereal Coins in it. It should be more than enough to compensate for your losses …" Xue Chen couldn't be bothered to waste his breath on this lunatic anymore, so he tossed a card over.
The other party just wants money. Just give it to him!
"I have more than 30 brothers, and you're only giving me 500?"
The leader's face twitched in rage.
With this amount of money, those arrows and bows were not even enough to buy them.
"You didn't complete the mission. Five hundred is already more than enough. Get lost now, or else you won't get a single cent!"
Xue Chen narrowed his eyes.
"You …"
Seeing the killing intent in the other party's eyes, the leader knew that the other party might really make a move on him. A wise man knew better than to fight when the odds were against him. Grabbing the card, he turned around and left, disappearing into the darkness of the night.
"Teacher, what should we do if we don't kill this guy?"
Xue Qin looked at Zhang Xuan.
"A bunch of useless trash! Using them is just to avoid trouble! "Xue Chen snorted," Let's go back first, I will think of something! Don't worry, Second Miss, this guy will definitely not become your stumbling block! If it's done well, you might even be able to make a name for yourself and soar into the sky! "
…
The more the leader thought about it, the angrier he got. He felt like he was about to explode.
If it wasn't for a moment of greed, they wouldn't have been completely wiped out. Now, they were all alone.
Before he could even reach the stronghold, he heard a calm voice echoing from not too far away.
"So many of our brothers have died, and you're going to settle it with just five hundred Ethereal Coins?"
"Who?"
Gripping his saber tightly, the leader hurriedly turned around, but he couldn't find a single person.
"Who's playing tricks here? I, Cao Chengli, am not fit to be the leader for so many years if I even frown! "
"You don't have to look for it. It's on the branch in front of you!"
The faint voice continued.
Cao Chengli hurriedly raised his head. Under the illumination of the moonlight, he saw a book standing upright on a tree branch not too far away. It was twisting its body nonstop, as if it had turned into a spirit.
The voice just now came from it.
"You … you … are talking to me?"
Cao Chengli's lips trembled.
He had no choice but to tremble. Tonight, he had seen an arrow that could turn, a horse that could kill, and a carriage that knew martial arts. He thought that it was already a nightmare, but who would have thought that there would be a book that could talk?
"It's me!" The book leaped up.
"I'll kill you!"
Cao Chengli roared furiously as he flung his saber toward the book. He couldn't help but flee in the opposite direction.
He couldn't care less anymore. Escaping was the only thing he could do now.
Peng!
But before he could leave, he suddenly staggered and fell head-first to the ground. Unknowingly, the book on the branch was already floating quietly in front of him.
"If you want to die faster, run!"
Along with those words, a heavy pressure gushed out from the book. Cao Chengli's face stiffened, and he felt as if he had been plunged into an ice cavern. His body trembled uncontrollably as he muttered, "I dare not …"
Under the pressure of the book, he immediately realized that the book's strength had reached the level of Ancient Sage. In fact, it might even be the pinnacle of Dimension Shatterer realm!
A book that wielded the ability to shatter space?
He had been thinking of fleeing earlier, but at this moment, he realized that he wouldn't be able to get away no matter what he did.
"It's good that you dare not!"
The book shook slightly. "Those people intentionally concealed their intelligence so that you could kill Dan Xiaotian. Don't you want to exact vengeance for the loss of so many of your men?"
"I do … I can't wait to tear them to shreds!"
Cao Chengli's face contorted in agony.
"If you want to kill someone, you should at least know their identity. Do you know who they are?" the book asked.
"I …" Cao Chengli was stunned.
All he knew was that the other party had been introduced to him by an acquaintance of his, but he didn't know who they were.
"They shouldn't have gone too far yet. Follow them …" the book chuckled. "As a bandit leader, it shouldn't be too difficult for you to track them down, right?"
"I got it …"
Cao Chengli nodded.
He was a smart person, so how could he not understand what was going on?
Just like the horse and carriage, the book should belong to Dan Xiaotian. The reason why he wasn't killed was probably because he still had some use for him.
"Go!"
The book shook slightly.
Gritting his teeth, Cao Chengli turned around and dashed toward the bonfire.
His cultivation was far beneath Xue Chen and the others, but he had committed plenty of misdeeds in his life. He was well-versed in the art of concealment and tracking. It didn't take long for him to arrive before a massive manor.
"City Lord Manor? Did the City Lord Manor pay me to kill Dan Xiaotian? "
Cao Chengli widened his eyes in disbelief.
City Lord Xue Yan was known for his impartiality, so why would he … pay someone to kill him?
Just as he was about to enter the manor, he saw a large group of people standing behind the manor. The two men whom he had met earlier were standing right in front of them.
Suppressing his breathing, Cao Chengli made use of the darkness to conceal himself perfectly.
Standing at the front of the group was a group of armored soldiers. With just a glance, it was clear that they were the elites of the City Lord Manor.
"Change into these clothes. Heed my orders and kill Dan Xiaotian!"
A middle-aged man commanded. Following which, a soldier walked over with a huge pile of clothes in his arms.
"Yes!" The soldiers took the clothes and changed into them one by one. When Cao Chengli saw the appearance of the clothes, he nearly fell off the wall.
It was the uniform of a bandit!
How could the elite soldiers of the City Lord Manor disguise themselves as bandits to kill Dan Xiaotian?
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it!
"The one who ordered me to kill Dan Xiaotian is actually the City Lord Manor …"
Cao Chengli's body stiffened. He didn't even dare to breathe loudly as he recorded the sight before him with a Record Crystal.
It didn't take long for the soldiers of the City Lord Manor to sneak out of the manor and make their way toward the Dan Clan.
It didn't take long for them to arrive at the walls of the Dan Clan.
"Charge in! Leave no one alive!"
The leader of the soldiers ordered with a hushed voice.
"Yes!"
The soldiers quickly leaped into the manor.
Cao Chengli followed closely behind them. He climbed up a tree and peered into the manor with the help of the moonlight, and what he saw was something that he would never forget for the rest of his life.
A young man was standing in the middle of the manor with a sword in his hand. With a light flick of his wrist, a person's head fell to the ground. A gust of wind howled in the manor as sword qi filled the air.
In less than three minutes, the fifty elites of the City Lord Manor were all killed by a single person with a single slash of his sword.
"He is Dan Xiaotian? He doesn't have a cultivation? "
Cao Chengli's face paled as he felt his chest churning. He felt as if he was going to vomit at any moment. "You bastard from the City Lord Manor? Screw you!"
It was fortunate that the other party's horse and carriage were the only ones who had made a move. Otherwise, Dan Xiaotian would have died before he knew it.
He might have lost his head in an instant.
The other party's swordsmanship was so profound that it was unfathomable. He had never seen such a fearsome swordsmanship before!
"Teacher …"
After killing everyone, Dan Xiaotian walked up to the room with a look of disbelief on his face. It was only then that Cao Chengli realized that there was a young man sitting right in front of the room. He had been oblivious to the young man's presence all this while!
The young man seemed to be in his early twenties. Upon seeing the young man walking up to him, he put down his teacup and frowned. "You actually took more than two minutes to kill these few people. That's an average of three breaths per person. How am I supposed to impart more profound swordsmanship to you with such poor comprehension? I'll punish you for practicing your swordsmanship tonight. You're not allowed to sleep! "
"Yes, teacher!" The young man lowered his head in shame.
"I have to be punished for killing a person every three breaths per person?" Cao Chengli trembled in fear.
He had seen plenty of geniuses in his life, and Dan Xiaotian was definitely one of the top geniuses in his life. Yet, he still had to be punished … This teacher was way too strict!
While he was still recovering from his shock, he suddenly saw the horse that had just killed his subordinates. Da da! Da da! Da da! Da da! Da da! Da da! Da da! Da da! Da da! Da da! Da da! Da da! Da da! Da da! Da da!
Cao Chengli's teeth chattering in shock....
The heck … Is that a horse?
How can a horse do such a thing?
Don't ever come to the Dan Clan again. No matter what I say, I won't allow it …
Having made up his mind, Cao Chengli was just about to sneak away when a voice suddenly sounded by his ear.
"You should know what you have to say and what you have to do, right?"
The voice was extremely gentle, but when it reached Cao Chengli's ears, goosebumps rose all over his body. He quickly raised his head and saw the young man sitting at the front of the room, sipping on a cup of tea. The young man was looking at him with a smile, and his eyes seemed to be able to peer through the darkness of the night to find where he was hiding.
"I-I …"
Cao Chengli was at a loss for words.
"There's no need to be nervous. You saw everything that happened today. You should understand what I have to say …" The young man's lips didn't move, but his voice sounded clearly by Cao Chengli's ear.
"I understand …" Cao Chengli trembled in fear.
"Go! You were entrusted by someone, so I won't kill you. However, from today onward, if I learn that you are up to no good again, I'll make sure that you don't lose your life, "the young man said.
"Yes!" Not daring to say anything else, Cao Chengli quickly turned around and fled.
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