Chapter 43 Section 14

  "Alright, you little rascals are quite something. But whether you live or die depends on your skills." The leader of the bandits laughed and said, "You guys send out a few people to help me take care of these little brats."

  "No problem, why use a knife for killing an ox to slaughter a chicken? Let the three of us brothers settle this bunch of kids." Three people walked out of the crowd, all looking like young men in their twenties.

  "Are you going to fight in turns or gang up on us?" Shangguan Yu had no choice but to use the tactic of provocation. This group of people clearly didn't take these young men seriously. By doing so, they would definitely be too embarrassed to fight in turns and swarm them all at once.

  "A joke, the three of us are enough to deal with you kids." As expected, the young man opposite was young and arrogant, but after all, he was used to being a bandit and didn't plan to fight alone.

  The three young men opposite him all used knives, and for bandits, knives were indeed the most practical choice. Firstly, knives were relatively easy to learn, although mastering advanced knife techniques might be difficult, but chopping and slashing was simple enough. Secondly, the lethality of knives was also considerable, much more effective than iron clubs and the like.

  Shangguan Yu, Li Ruolan, Xiang Tianlang, and Li Weizhan stood in a row, with Qin Shou standing behind them. Meanwhile, Shangguan Jiancheng was purely there to make up the numbers, standing at the very back as if none of this had anything to do with him.

  "Kill!" It was unclear who shouted this sentence, but the two sides immediately clashed. The three young men opposite him were actually all Tianbing realm warriors, it seemed that these bandits weren't stupid either. Upper Official Yu coldly sneered without end.

  Three young bandits' moves complement each other, with both defense and offense. If they were to face anyone else, they might still have a chance. Unfortunately, Li Ruolan is already a martial artist at the Human Boundary, while Xiang Tianlang and Li Wei are also martial artists at the Heavenly Soldier Boundary, not to mention Shangguan Yu, this super-long-range combat martial artist.

  "The three people's moves were exactly the same, with their horizontal knives slashing towards Upright Feather and others. Upright Feather swept his long spear, causing the three knives to pause for a moment. Item Sky Wolf also seized the opportunity, tapping each knife once."

  "Linglong Wangyue" Li Ruolan raised an eyebrow, and the swords clashed. The position of this sword was very accurate, exactly aiming at the gap created by Shangguan Yu and Xiang Tianlang. It all happened in a flash.

  "Cluck cluck cluck"

  The three of them did indeed bring down their knives, but unfortunately, all that was left in their hands were the handles. Li Wei also took action and with one knife, he cut down one of them. Xiang Tianlang didn't fall behind either, and with a single spear thrust, he killed another young man. And just as Li Ruolan was about to kill the third person, she discovered that her opponent had already been pierced through the chest by an arrow.

  "Alright, you're all ruthless killers now." Shangguan Yu looked at the three dead bodies in front of him without any sympathy. If they wanted to seize treasure and kill people, then they naturally had to be prepared to be killed themselves.

  "Brother," the lean young man came up and glanced at the three of them, then turned his head to say to the bandit leader, "Leader, these three are already dead, let's help them avenge their deaths."

  "What? Are you planning a wheel war? I think it's better for all of you to go up together, otherwise when you lose, you won't admit it!" Shangguan Yu coldly smiled and said.

  "We are bandits, and we keep our word. But when did we ever say that if they lose, we won't lay a hand on them?" A voice sounded in everyone's ears.

  The old man's eyes narrowed, "Originally wanted to temper these young whippersnappers, didn't expect a Martial Artist of the Imperial Extreme Realm would actually come. This is troublesome, probably have to take action myself."

  At this time, a young man appeared in front of everyone. He didn't look handsome, but rather ordinary, the kind that couldn't be picked out from a crowd. However, what shocked everyone was that his feet were not standing on the ground, but were suspended in mid-air.

  "Pay respects to Boss Fourteen!" The bandits all knelt on the ground, "Welcome Boss Fourteen with reverence!"

  "Hum, get up, all of you. What you've done today is truly ugly. If this gets out, how will we bandits be able to show our faces in the future?" The Fourteenth Master scolded coldly, and as soon as he started speaking, it was a round of reprimands.

  Shangguan Yu saw the waist token that Shiyan's Fourteenth Master was about to hang up, with the number fourteen engraved on it. The shape of this token was very strange, like a person's smiling face, elegant and evil. These were two contradictory words, but this smile gave Shangguan Yu exactly that feeling.

  "Xiao Yu, we're in real trouble now. That person can float in mid-air, at the very least he's a martial artist of the Imperial Extreme Realm." Qin Shou said in a low voice.

  "Don't worry, you forgot, we still have Wine Old, right?" Shangguan Yu's eyes slanted slightly, and the others also looked at Wine Old. But Wine Old seemed to be unaffected, continuing to drink his fine wine.

  "What are you still standing there for? You! You! You! You! You!" The 14th master pointed at the five people, "You five go and take care of these five little brats. If you can't handle it, then don't come back alive!"

  The fourteenth master directly ignored Shangguan Jiancheng, and didn't know if this was Shangguan Jiancheng's misfortune or his good fortune. Anyway, Shangguan Jiancheng was very happy in his heart, no one coming to kill him was naturally a good thing.

  And these five people are naturally not comparable to the previous three, they are all masters of martial arts. The five of them also each chose an opponent, now it's just a matter of seeing whose fighting strength is superior.

  Shangguan Yu's opponent used a long knife, but it was still not as long as Shangguan Yu's spear. It seemed that this time he had to reveal some of his true strength, otherwise today might be the day he died here. At least if the Fourteenth Master of the Imperial Extreme Boundary took action, Jiu Lao would likely intervene. But for these small characters, Jiu Lao was definitely too lazy to take action.

  "Little doll, you died at the hands of Grandpa today, it's also your honor!" Shangguan Yu's opponent had his right hand hanging down, holding that long knife, and was staring coldly at Shangguan Yu.

  "It's still unclear who will live and who will die!"

  Shangguan Yu thrust his spear directly, and as a long-handled weapon, it naturally played to its strengths. Unfortunately, he wasn't on horseback; if he had added the force of a charging horse, this single thrust would have been many times more powerful.

  His opponent didn't dodge, but instead used the back of his knife to block his long spear. This move revealed his opponent's strength, and if it were the three people from earlier, they would have been unable to withstand this one thrust.

  "Rustle"

  Mars splashed, and the gun tip left a scratch on the knife. Shangguan Yu charged forward, and the gun rod bent directly. His right foot kicked back, and the long spear directly blasted open his opponent's long knife. His opponent tilted his head and dodged the blasting gun tip.

  His opponent took a step forward, slashing with his sword. Xiang Yu used his spear to block the attack, directly parrying the blow. He didn't choose to dodge or evade, instead meeting the attack head-on.

  At this time, the force on that long knife increased again. His opponent burst out with his internal energy, and the entire knife seemed to shine brightly.

  "Cheers!"

  The two men locked in a stalemate, their weapons clashing. His opponent tried to use his long knife to crush the spear and kill him directly. As the knife drew closer and closer, his face turned red with rage. He finally realized that being a martial artist was not just about physical strength, but also about inner energy, and his opponent's energy was no less than his own.

  "Nine Heavens Embracing the Moon", Li Ruolan used this move again, although it was still daytime, but a silver glow appeared here. Nine Li Ruolans attacked her opponent simultaneously at this moment, and she actually started using "Moonlight Like Water". The sky was filled with sword shadows shrouding her opponent, and the sound of "ping ping pang pang" was endless.

  "Go die!"

  Li Ruolan's sword transformed into a bright light, cutting through her opponent's neck. Fresh blood dripped down, and her opponent still held a knife in his hand. Unfortunately, the knife only had its handle left, with the blade nowhere to be seen. Li Ruolan's sword was absolutely not made of ordinary iron, as it didn't even have a scratch on it until now.

  "Hiss" "Hiss" "Hiss"

  Qin Shou retreated backwards without stopping, but his hands didn't stop, arrow after arrow shooting towards his opponent. His opponent was also depressed, encountering such an archer, and could only be in a passive position from a distance. Qin Shou's footwork "Cang Hai" allowed him to maintain the distance with his opponent even while retreating backwards.

  "End it, Wanli Piercing Cloud Arrow, one arrow out, followed by a string of pearls arrow, three arrows fired simultaneously."

  His opponent blocked the first arrow, dodged the second and third arrows, but was hit by the next three arrows. One arrow pierced his chest, one shot him in the thigh, and another was still stuck in his neck.

  "Alright, we should also end it! Soft and gentle!"

  Shangguan Yu pulled the spear towards him with both hands, causing the entire spear body to bend. He then drew the spear to the lower left and released his right hand. The spear drew an arc and shot towards his opponent's head.

  His opponent reacted quickly, dodging the bullet and striking at Shangguan Yu once again. This time he exploded with energy, his entire body's blood boiling over.

  "Hmm"

  Shangguan Yu's opponent still maintained that chopping posture, but his chest was pierced by a spear, and fresh blood stained his collar. Shangguan Yu looked at him coldly and pulled the long spear out with force. Fresh blood splattered, and his opponent also fell to the ground with a loud thud.

  Xiang Tianlang's situation was not good, his body had been cut with several wounds. However, his opponent was even more seriously injured and was about to collapse. This was purely a case of exchanging injuries, Xiang Tianlang was just that kind of person.

  Li Wei was in a bad situation, if Qin Shou hadn't helped him a few times, he would have been finished long ago. The gap between Tian Bing and Ren Jiang is still quite large. Even with his exquisite moves, he couldn't defeat his opponent.

  "Hmph, these good-for-nothings have lost face for our bandits!" The Fourteenth Master's expression turned even colder. He had not expected that the five men he personally selected would fail. Where could he put his face now?

  "Wang Hong, what are you still doing here? Go and take care of those little brats!" The young master looked at the leader of the bandits, a middle-aged man in the Tianjiang realm.

  "Fourteen as the host, isn't this inappropriate?" Wang Hong's face showed a difficult expression, indeed doing so would be beneath his dignity.

  "What's wrong? I said it's good, so it's good! Hurry up!" The 14-year-old master shouted.