NOVEL NEXT Chapter 217: Come alive
"Brothers, prepare to go down the mountain and live." Just when some people were about to give up, a middle-aged man shouted at everyone. His voice was like a boiling pot, and everyone was excited.
"The client said that if we can find the person in the portrait and keep him here successfully, the reward will be doubled."
When they heard that the reward would be doubled, everyone's eyes lit up. No one would complain that the money was too much. With this money they could live a comfortable life for a long time. Even though they are masters and even top masters, it is precisely because of this that they restrict themselves. Their status as top masters makes them proud, so how could they be willing to be humble and controlled by others?
What they yearn for is a free and unrestrained life in the world of martial arts. Therefore, the lives of many people are not as free and happy as they imagine. Otherwise, he would not have accepted the task under the guidance of the middle-aged man, just because of the high reward. Although they didn't know who the robbers and murderers were, and who the employer was.
...But so what?
Fighting and killing are too common in the underworld. Everyone has their hands full of murders, and they never claim to be good people. Silver is paid daily, one hundred taels a day. Money is attractive to people. As long as there is money to be earned, being employed for a short period of time is still tolerable.
After the middle-aged man's words, everyone came out from their hiding places, all wearing black masks. Led by the man, they jumped down the mountain, leaving only a masked man standing on a tree.
At the same time, Gulan tightened the reins of the slow-moving carriage and stopped it. She glanced at Xiang Yunjin and sighed in her heart. As expected, she knew it wouldn't be so easy.
Noticing Gulan's gaze, Xiang Yunjin looked back at Gulan.
Gulan turned around silently. Although she had gotten used to seeing this ugly face recently, she still found it offensive.
Being rejected again, Xiang Yunjin smiled. These days were enough for him to realize that Gulan was also a superficial person in some aspects. But when his eyes fell on the person blocking the way ahead, the smile immediately disappeared, covered by a cold and vicious light. Another large group of top masters, they really think highly of him, they raised the corner of their mouth and sneered at Yunjin.
The moment Gulan's carriage stopped, the convoy behind also noticed the abnormality and stopped as well. Then Li Youzhi struck the broken gong in his hand, alerting the people behind that something was wrong. Almost subconsciously, everyone reacted immediately. The men jumped out of the cart and surrounded the carriage carrying the elderly, the weak, women and children with weapons. At the same time, Wang Yun and his party, who were far behind the carriages, also heard the sound of the gong.
The two leaders rode their horses at full speed at the same time, and the people behind followed closely.
Here, Gulan looked expressionlessly at the masked man who was blocking the road ahead. They looked like bandits, but Gulan noticed that the weapons in their hands were all sheathed and looked very sophisticated, which was beyond the reach of bandits. Professional knowledge needs to be improved and he is not professional enough. If he wants to pretend to be more realistic, he should at least pay attention to the details. Gulan gave him a bad review.
While Gulan was looking around, these people were also looking at the people in the carriage. Unfortunately, none of the coachmen matched the person in the portrait, and the masked men couldn't help but frown.
Then a masked man stepped forward and said, "Everyone listen, get off the carriage and horses, leave all your money and property behind, and it's best not to resist. We only want money, not to hurt anyone."
This has a bit of the flavor of banditry. The man's voice was very penetrating and could be heard from far away. Almost everyone, whether in the carriage or outside, heard it.
Although we were mentally prepared when the gong sounded, the timid ones were still a little panicked by these words.
"What do you want to do?" Li Da suppressed his fear and faced the masked man.
"Tell everyone to come down, otherwise don't blame us for being ruthless." The masked man glanced at Li Da who was speaking and shouted again.
"Haha... now that you're down, you can show mercy." A faint sarcastic voice was heard.
While mocking, Gulan jumped out of the cart, followed by Xiang Yunjin. The two of them passed through Li Da and others and stood at the front.
Such provocative words made the masked man's attention focus on the white-faced young man who was walking through the crowd and the tall man beside him. Especially the tall man, who was not noticeable in the carriage before, but now standing, his figure is quite similar to the person in the portrait. The masked man on the tree also looked nervous. Although the man's face was vaguely visible under his long hair and did not look like him, the feeling he exuded was really too similar. Based on the principle of rather killing someone by mistake than letting them go, the masked man immediately blew a whistle at the people below.
Suddenly, Xiang Yunjin turned his head and looked straight towards the place where the whistle came from, his eyes sharp.
At the same time, the man in black on the tree suddenly felt a chill and looked at the tall man who turned his head to look at him in disbelief. Although the distance was far enough, the glance just now was too oppressive and too familiar. Here, the masked man who received the signal no longer hesitated.
At the same time, when the masked man started to move, Wang Yun and others arrived in time to stop the masked man's attack. In a flash, nearly a hundred people fought in a group.
"Protect the people in the carriage," Gulan said to Li Da and joined the battle.
If possible, Gulan wanted to put his son into the space, but it would be best to end the battle quickly right now. Fortunately, there were more than a dozen people led by Li Da standing around the carriage, and the rest of the carriages were also protected, so there was no need to worry for the time being.
In addition, Xiang Yunjin's guards also showed up and left several people to guard the carriage, which made Gulan feel more at ease. What surprised her was that the pair of men who had passed by them yesterday afternoon were actually this guy's men. What a patient guy! He watched his men pass by without changing his expression.
Concentrating his thoughts, Gulan rushed into the midst of swordplay with a small dagger. Amidst the flashing of swords and sabers, Gulan killed every enemy with her sword, punch, and kick as if no one was around, unafraid of any attack from any weapon.
To master martial arts to the top level requires a strong will, but at this moment, the masked men who faced Gulan were all hit hard and even began to doubt their lives. Even though the weapon in his hand has clearly hit the target, it will always be hit by a strange force at the last moment, making it difficult to hurt the opponent at all. The greater the attack power, the greater the backlash force. If you are not careful, even the corner of your clothes will not touch you, but you will suffer internal injuries and vomit blood. It is very strange. The most important thing is that its shape is strange and impossible to dodge. Anyone who is hit by it will lose the strength to fight again and fall to the ground.
The masked man in black on the mountain saw this unusual situation clearly. He was horrified and stared at the thin man below. When his body moves so fast, it is difficult to see the afterimage. The seemingly light punch seems to have extremely strong power, and someone will fall down where it appears. The man in black's brain was working rapidly, wondering when such a powerful young man appeared in the world. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find any clues.
Seeing more and more people falling, the black man knew that his mission to kill them was likely to have failed. He glanced at the tall man and the powerful young master in the melee, and then he decisively ran up the mountain.
The moment Wang Yun and Liu Lin appeared, he was sure that there must be a target person in the convoy below, and it was undoubtedly the tall man. There are only a few people in the entire Yunzhou City who are of this height and radiate an oppressive feeling.