Chapter 60: The Top Master

  (A bit late for the updated 2-in-1 extended version!)

  "Who are you? Why do you look so familiar?" The old man in green robes stood at the door, looking at Shi Sheng with a thoughtful expression.

  "Old fellow, last time you were let off, didn't expect you to run here and become a bandit. Even if you continue to be a swindler, it's better than now!" Shi Sheng couldn't help but recognize this person, who was the old swindler in Gǔ Huái village, inside Liu's old mansion, pretending to be a ghost. In the end, Lù Yuān let him off with a good mood.

  "Shi Shidi has seen this person before!" Hei Yan said in puzzlement, the three of them standing near the entrance.

  "I've met him in Gǔ Huái village before, he was just a swindler back then. Alright, call the people inside out to surrender and we won't make things difficult for you!" Shí Shēng said with a straight face.

  The old man in the green robe suddenly turned his eyes and shouted loudly: "It's not good, someone is coming to attack the mountain, it's not good..." As he spoke, the old man in the green robe turned around and ran back into the house.

  "Faint-hearted like a mouse, look at him being scared, how can thirty mobs be useful? Hmph!" Lin Paozi was somewhat unconvinced, his hands clapped together in succession, whooshing out six small fireballs.

  Shi Sheng also didn't dare to be careless, and with Hei Yan, they each displayed several small fireballs. The three of them guarded the entrance, with over a dozen small fireballs protecting their bodies.

  "Which mountain are you from? Dare to come and make trouble in my Wulong Mountain?" Just then, a big man with a broad knife ran out of the building entrance, followed by more than 30 people.

  "Put down your weapons, surrender, and I'll spare your lives. I'll hand you over to the authorities to deal with!" Kuroiwa said coldly, his heart both excited and intimidated. After all, this was his first time coming down from the mountain to gain experience, and he had never seen such a formation before. Three people facing more than thirty adults - it was impossible not to be afraid at all.

  "Sorcery?"

  "Hidden weapon?"

  "Could it be a will-o'-the-wisp?"

  Bandits looked at the dozen or so small fireballs, and their hearts became somewhat tense. The burly man with a knife sneered: "Hmph, a few little brats pretending to be gods, can also scare you into this state. Mazzi and Dali will take care of one each, I'll take care of the middle one."

  A loud crash.

  The big Han with a knife spoke, his body leaped out, swinging the knife towards Shi Sheng, making a whooshing sound. Two figures burst out of the crowd, agilely jumping and flashing their weapons at Lin Pingzi and Hei Yan.

  "Hmph, looking for death!" Hei Yan didn't even think about it and with a single-handed pop, a small fireball shot out, hitting the opponent in an instant. At almost the same time, Lin Baozi's opponent was also hit by the fireball, and the two of them instantly turned into human torches, rolling around on the ground and wailing incessantly.

  The big Han with a knife reacted relatively quickly, and as soon as he saw that the situation was not good, he flipped over in mid-air, narrowly avoiding Shi Sheng's small fireball, and finally fell to the ground with a thud.

  "Spare my life, I surrender, don't kill me!" The big man with a knife said this, and the more than 30 people behind him looked at each other in dismay. They had the heart to resist, but they didn't have the guts, and finally all surrendered.

  "Remember, if any of you dare to resist, haha!" Kuroiwa snapped his fingers, and three small fireballs shot out, hitting the ground and exploding into three bursts of flames.

  "What? Not a pre-prepared hidden weapon? How did this fireball come out?" The big man with the knife was originally preparing to find an opportunity to resist, but seeing Hei Yan suddenly display a small fireball, he discovered that the three young people in front of him seemed not to be simple, at least his own people here couldn't handle them, and probably only the two masters could cope with them.

  "Trouble the two of you to cast a fake sleep spell, it's better to control them first!" Shi Sheng instructed, and Hei Yan and Lin Pangzi didn't have any objections. They immediately went to the crowd and started casting the fake sleep spell. The bandits' minds began to dull one by one.

  "The secret technique isn't bad, I'll have to learn it when I get back to the sect. I've actually forgotten such a basic 'hypnosis technique', heh heh!" Shi Sheng smiled slightly.

  "Alright, this is too easy, let's go take a look at Yunfang and the others!" Lin Paozi said.

  Shi Sheng scanned the crowd and slowly shook his head: "No, we should check if there's anyone else hiding in the house."

  "Haha, that's right! I was careless for a moment. It seems Shi Shidi has thought it through!" Lin Pangzi heard this and exchanged a glance with Hei Yan before heading towards the house.

  "Be careful, the two of you!" Shi Sheng said, then looked around to make sure there were no other fish that had escaped the net. He gazed at the two figures that had disappeared into the distance, their bodies engulfed in flames, and felt not a shred of pity for them. The hands of these two people were stained with the blood of countless innocent civilians.

  "Shi Shidi, there's no one inside. It seems these bandits are quite united and have all come out together, heh heh!" Hei Yan and Lin Pangzi walked out of the house.

  "Nobody?" Shi Sheng furrowed his brow: "You two stay here and keep watch, I'll go take a look!" Perhaps Lin and Pangzi hadn't noticed that old swindler, but Shi Sheng remembered him. However, after entering the house and searching all around, he still ended up returning empty-handed.

  "How is it? Does Shí Shīdi (Younger Brother Stone) still not believe in the two of us?" Hēi Yán (Black Rock) let out a cold snort. If Guǎn Píng hadn't ordered Shí Shēng to be the team leader, Hēi Yán wouldn't have obeyed Shí Shēng's orders so readily.

  Shi Sheng didn't bother explaining anything to the two of them and said, "Alright then, you guys control them and have them walk together, we'll go help Yun Fang and the others!"

  "Good!" Lin Paozi nodded, and with a slight movement of his mind, he controlled the people who had been put to sleep by the secret technique to get up and walk, following behind the three of them in a majestic and imposing manner, as if they were zombies without any consciousness.

  In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the three people saw a building in the distance. The sound of fighting came from the entrance, and fireballs and ice cones shot out. A tall and thin figure was dodging and weaving between two women, actually fighting evenly with two women who were at the level of transforming into the sea, and even made the two women somewhat disheveled, several times almost getting injured.

  "Shi Shidi is also so quick, everything is still going smoothly?" Just then, Mu Qing led a group of people walking from afar, and it seemed that the person behind him was also controlled by the False Sleep Secret Technique.

  "It's good that these people didn't resist much, let's go help Yunfang and the two sisters first. This is where Junshi lives, judging from the figure's aura, it should be Junshi!" Shi Sheng said, Mu Qing nodded, and the six Tianxuamen disciples, controlling more than 60 bandits behind them, arrived at the back of Yunfang and the two sisters.

  Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. The tall and slender figure dodged two fireballs and a spiritual artifact's attack, standing at the door without making a rash move. He looked at Mu Qing and Shi Sheng, his eyes flashing with a serious expression.

  "Sister, you've arrived just in time. I never thought that an ordinary person's martial arts could be so incredible. This person's martial skills are even more terrifying than Shi Shidi's! It's truly unbelievable!" Lan Muxiang said, drenched in sweat.

  "Are the two sisters unharmed?" Mu Qing asked, and the two women shook their heads. Shi Sheng sighed inwardly, thinking that his own martial arts skills were mediocre, and there were probably many people stronger than him. These two had also seen too little of the world.

  "Why have you come to attack our Wulong Mountain?" asked a tall and thin figure in a hoarse voice.

  "It can be considered as eliminating harm for the people. Now, if you surrender voluntarily, we can consider letting you off lightly; otherwise, you will die today!" Mu Qing said with a cold expression.

  "Hmph, you think you can catch me?" The tall and slender figure said coldly, and with a flick of his hands, ten silver flying darts appeared in his hands, which he then flung out.

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

  Perhaps seeing that Shi Sheng and Mu Qing were the leaders, three flying darts flew towards them, while the remaining four flying darts shot towards Lin Pangzi and the other four people.

  At this moment, Shi Sheng couldn't take care of others, and with one foot kicking the ground, his body twisted to avoid the first flying dart. Immediately afterwards, Shi Sheng bent down, and the second flying dart flew over his head.

  Just as Shi Sheng was about to dodge the third flying dart, a tall and thin figure let out a loud shout, raised his hand and slapped the dart with his palm. It seemed that an invisible force changed the trajectory of the dart, which stably hit Shi Sheng's shoulder. If he hadn't dodged quickly, it would have probably hit him right in the heart.

  Bang!

  A stone was born with a mouthful of pain, but the flying dart did not pierce through, instead it was bounced off by his gray robe and flew away. The tall and slender young man couldn't help but stare at this scene, and finally, there was a slight change in his eyes.

  "Ah!" Kuroiwa's movements were a step too slow, and his palm was pierced by the flying dart on the spot. The force and power of it were even more terrifying than the small fireballs of these people. The others rushed to Kuroiwa's side to help him bandage and stop the bleeding, and Moku also took out a talisman and stuck it on Kuroiwa's injured area.

  It wasn't until now that everyone clearly realized the terrifying aspect of the top-notch masters in the martial arts world!

  Shi Sheng also became solemn, the invisible force that controlled the flying dart to deviate from its direction was absolutely not the mental power of a cultivator, it was probably the internal energy of a martial artist, which could only be manifested when reaching a certain level.

  "You actually have such precious clothes to protect your body, you should be cultivators of the mind and body, and not invade each other with us in the martial arts world, why do you want to kill us all?" The tall and thin figure saw that Shi Sheng's clothes could block the flying darts, and obviously thought that everyone else's were the same.

  "Because you are thieves, and have killed too many innocent people. The dozens of lives lost in Gǔ Huái Village can't be repaid even if I kill all of you!" Shí Shēng stepped forward instead of retreating, having already made up his mind to avenge Lín Wǎn ér's parents.

  "Even if you can kill me, one of you must accompany me to the grave. You are so young, have you prepared yourselves for death?" As expected, the tall and slender figure's words made everyone look at the injured Kuroiwa again, and they couldn't help but hesitate.

  "The sect has its orders, those who resist - die!" Shi Sheng shouted loudly, and with a wave of his hands, three small fireballs shot out in rapid succession, followed by a red glow that flew towards the tall, thin figure. The five men saw Shi Sheng take decisive action, hesitated for a moment, then quickly launched their own attack.

  A crisp crackling sound.

  A tall and slender young man made a stroke at his waist, and a soft sword appeared in his hand. As he swung his arm, the soft sword seemed not to be as weak as imagined, and it first parried Stone's Blood Shadow Dagger and Mu Qing's Spiritual Instrument. As for the fireballs and ice spears of the others, this person simply relied on his agile movements to dodge them.

  "Hey, there's actually such a master! Mu Qing, we're here to help you!" Just then, Guan Ping and Yuan Yong led the crowd in rushing over from afar, their tall and slender figures couldn't help but pause for a moment.

  "What a great opportunity!" Shi Sheng's mental power surged out, taking advantage of his momentary distraction, controlling the Blood Shadow Dagger to slash down from top to bottom. The tall and thin figure dodged too late, only managing to dodge to the side, but with a "pu" sound, the dagger had already cut off one of his arms.

  With a thud, a wooden rosary simultaneously pierced the left leg of the tall and thin figure, while several small fireballs were dodged in disarray. Relying on the soft sword in hand to deflect the flying wooden spirit tool, the disheveled figure kicked off the ground with one leg and flew towards the building's gate.

  "Old man, I'll return one to you!" Hei Yan seemed to have been preparing for a long time, and a small fireball shot out in front of him, hitting the tall and thin figure's back with a loud "boom".

  With just a muffled hum, the tall and thin figure's back suddenly caught fire. With a loud crash, he was thrown into the house by the force of his forward momentum. Hei Yan didn't hesitate for a moment, leaping after him as he dashed through the entrance to finish him off, taking advantage of his weakness to end his life!

  "Haha! It seems we're still one step too late, such a master, didn't even let me try my hand, what a pity!" Guan Ping and the others arrived nearby, seeing that this person was definitely going to die, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Are the two seniors doing all right?" Mu Qing asked in a cold tone.

  "Not..." Before he could even respond, a mournful cry echoed through the great hall, followed by a circular black shadow shooting out and thudding to the ground near everyone.

  "Ah……" Yunfang let out a sharp cry, her face immediately changing as she covered her eyes with her hands. This thing was actually... the blood-stained skull of Hei Yan! Some of the disciples immediately felt nauseous and turned pale! (End of this chapter, next chapter will be even more exciting!)

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