The 30 bandits' raid

  Heishuiyuan, where horse thieves and bandits are rampant. Heishuiyuan was originally a fertile land, but due to the frequent wars, large tracts of land were left uncultivated. Only merchant caravans passing through this place, selling scarce goods between countries, would pass by here. The horse thieves on Heishuiyuan rely on these merchant caravans for survival.

  The largest bandit den in Heishuiyuan is called Black Wind Stockade.

  The leader of the horse thieves led a group of hundreds of horse thieves out of Heifeng Village, planning to rob the merchant caravan's wealth.

  A young swordsman, riding a fine horse alone, stood at the entrance of the village. He touched the exquisite Blood Jade ring in his hand and looked coldly at the bandits of Black Wind Village, "Who is the leader of Black Wind Village?"

  "Huh? Where did this little white-faced swordsman come from, daring to block the path of the Black Wind Village masters?! That horse isn't bad either. Boys, tie him up and take that horse for ourselves."

  The leader of the horse thieves burst out laughing.

  "Alright!"

  A group of horse thieves burst out laughing wildly.

  "You're courting death!"

  Zheng Zicheng snorted, drew out the precious sword from his waist, and sat calmly on his horse as he rode forward. A layer of misty sword light appeared on the sword, and with a few swift strokes, several bandits who were charging at him clutched their necks and fell to the ground.

  There was no obstruction between Zheng Zicheng and the leader of the horse thieves.

  "Hmph!"

  The bandit leader hadn't finished laughing when he saw a sword flash coming from the front, his laughter stopped abruptly, and an additional blood groove appeared on his body, directly rolling off the horse.

  "Sword energy released!"

  "Refining Body Period 8th and 9th layers, a national-level martial artist?!"

  "Such a person in Wu and Ning countries is the host of the country master, a big figure in the royal city, how can he appear in such a poor mountain and evil water place like Heishuiyuan!"

  Hundreds of horse thieves were in a state of panic and disorder, with neighing horses screaming, retreating in shock.

  "Who is the vice leader?"

  Zheng Zhicheng's voice was still icy cold.

  "Under Black Water Fortress's Deputy Leader, ~ what brings this noble gentleman here?!"

  A scar-faced bandit stuttered and said.

  "Send all the horse thieves under your command to search for four people, two men and two women riding sweat-blood horses, in the Blackwater Prairie. They have just entered the prairie and have not left it yet. You must find them within two days and report back to me immediately without taking any action on your own! If you can't find them, I will wipe out everyone in the Black Wind Fortress!"

  Zheng Zicheng said coldly.

  The hearts of many thieves turned cold.

  So many horse thieves, under the threat of a town-level sword guest, didn't even have the guts to fight once.

  Don't look at the large number of Black Wind Village people, gathering six or seven hundred horse thieves, known as the largest den of horse thieves on the Black Water Prairie. Apart from being ruthless in robbing merchant caravans, they don't have much skill, and there are very few masters among them.

  A true martial artist would never become a bandit, rising early and toiling late to rob people. They would have long since defected to various countries to serve as generals and enjoy good fortune.

  The Great Bandit Leader was at the fifth level of Body Refining, with the strongest power, but he was beheaded by this mysterious person with one sword, without even making a half sound.

  A national-level martial artist threatened to wipe them out, Black Wind Stockade was not a joke, it was an easy task. The bandits thought they could escape easily, but could the mountain stronghold escape?

  "Brothers! Immediately search the entire Black Water Prairie, dig three feet underground if necessary to find those four men! Notify all other horse thief dens to join in the search, and once found, I will heavily reward you!"

  The scar-faced man suddenly let out a loud shout.

  The Big Head dies, and Scarface automatically becomes the new leader of the Horse Thieves.

  "Alright!"

  The bandits responded one after another and dispersed to search for the whereabouts of the four men and horses.

  "Don't worry, we're familiar with every nook and cranny of this Blackwater Swamp. We won't miss any clues. If someone has been here, we'll definitely find out!"

  Scarface stayed with Zheng Zicheng, smiling and flattering him with a smile on his face.

  Zheng Zhicheng didn't notice and found a patch of grass to rest on.

  Two hours later, Scarface received a flying pigeon sent by his subordinate horse thief.

  "One of my subordinates has found some clues in a small thicket in the depths of Heishuiyuan. There are three or four horse hoof prints, which were left today. It should be the person you're looking for. I immediately came to report to you and didn't alert them!"

  Scarface excitedly reported to Zheng Zicheng.

  "Alright! Bring all your men and horses, follow me to besiege them!"

  Zheng Zhicheng mounted his horse and said.

  "Sir, I don't know what kind of strength these four people have? Can we handle them?"

  Scarface rubbed his hands together and asked cautiously. The person that the Town Guardian Warrior had to deal with was probably very strong. He didn't want to become cannon fodder and die unjustly.

  "One is a young lady from the Wang City, who uses whip methods and has reached the seventh level of physical refinement. I'll take care of her. The other three are newly graduated students from the Small Academy, two use swords and one uses fists, all with mediocre skills at most at the third or fifth level of physical refinement. You can handle them. That little girl who uses fists isn't bad, after capturing her, she's yours."

  Zheng Zhicheng smiled coldly.

  "The little man was relieved and thanked the adult."

  Scarface licked his lips, with a glint in his eyes.

  He quickly calculated in his mind, with this national-level martial artist taking action, the seventh layer of the Refining Body stage would be taken down, and the remaining three people would still be relatively easy to deal with, if this martial artist hadn't lied.

  Bandits are naturally suspicious, but the woman from Wang City moved Knife Scar's heart and suppressed other thoughts. This Heishui yuan is desolate, although there are rough-handed and rough-footed women in the mountain stronghold, beautiful women are rare.

  Occasionally some adventurous merchant groups would pass by, and there were no women among them.

  Dāo bā liǎn immediately gathered over a hundred horse thieves and set off with Zhèng Zhī Chéng at full gallop towards the depths of Heishuiyuan.

  Wu Xiaogongzhu and Ye Chen, a group of four people, waited in the small forest until it was almost dark, eating dry rations and preparing to rest for a while before continuing on their journey.

  Before sunset, nearly a hundred horse thieves appeared outside the small forest. They were experienced in surprise attacks, with grass in their mouths and cloth wrapped around the horses' hooves, quietly approaching the forest from all sides. Before getting close to the enemy, they tried to avoid startling them as much as possible.

  "There's some movement... quite a few horses, probably horse thieves!!"

  Ye Chen was sitting in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes, pressed down on the treasure knife at his waist, and looked out towards the thicket.

  After refining their body, a warrior's senses become extremely sharp, far surpassing those of ordinary people. They can perceive even the slightest movement of wind and grass hundreds of feet away, let alone the approach of over a hundred men and horses.

  "Where's the princess?"

  He gazed out at the small thicket in the bitter cold and said in a low voice.

  She went to the brook to wash her face!

  "Wei Xunyu said in a low and urgent tone, 'After we arrived at this small forest, everything was calm and peaceful. After finishing our dry rations, the young princess said she wanted to go to the stream to wash up, I relaxed my guard for a moment and didn't follow her. Unexpectedly, a group of horse bandits suddenly appeared.'"

  "Go, hurry up and meet her!"

  His face turned cold and he said in a stern voice.

  At this time, the horse bandits approached within hundreds of feet of the small forest, mounted their horses, brandished their swords and shouted wildly, "Kill, charge in! Kill the men, capture the women alive!" The sound shook the open fields.

  Three swift horses rushed out.

  "Crescent Moon Slash! Kill!"

  A flash of knives, two semicircular arcs of knife light enveloped a group of horse bandits.

  "Hmph!"

  In the blink of an eye, eight or nine horse bandits fell to the ground dead.

  "Draw your sword!"

  "Not good! These two are at least seventh-level Knife Guests in the Refining Body stage, can't withstand it, retreat quickly!" "Damn it! What Refining Body third or fifth level, they're a group of high-ranking warriors! Wind is tight, shout loudly!"

  The bandits in front were terrified and fled in all directions. Such a terrifying sword aura was enough to make them all lose their lives.

  But the horse thief behind was speeding up and still rushing in with his head down, unable to stop.

  The whole small forest, a group of horses overturned and people fell into great chaos.