Chapter 37 (1/2)

Lian Rufeng and the guardians had to retreat to one side together, though they were all supercharged with anger.

Bang!

An arrow blasted a big hole in the ground. Dust and ashes spattered all over their faces.

“Wang Zhun, Xiao Shi, go to ask Elder Wu for help!”

Lian Rufeng screamed, nearly going mad with rage. Also, he resented that Wu Henshui stood by and did nothing.

Your life was precious, mine too!

What the hell! Didn’t he want to intervene until all of us were dead?

Wang Zhun and Xiao Shi hurried off. They knew how serious the situation was.

“Captain Lian, what should we do now?”

One of the guardians asked.

“Wait here. We can’t afford to attack him again. He is too shifty. Only someone like Elder Wu can deal with him.”

Lian Rufeng took a deep breath and said in cold voice. He would not risk his life again. Everything would be over if he died.

What Wu Henshui would think of him, he cared no more.

Others felt relieved hearing this. To be honest, they had been terrified watching their companions died one after another.

Silence resigned. They were waiting for Wu Henshui to rescue them.

A wind blew through the bleak village, bringing a pile of fallen leaves together with a smell of blood.

All of a sudden, Lian Rufeng got a bad feeling. It was only a few miles from here to the entrance, Wang Zhun and Xiao Shi should have got there already.

But they had not heard a single sound since they left several minutes ago!

Could the two of them have an accident?

The suspect made him tense up and panic in an unspeakable way.

“Let’s go and check it.”

Lian Rufeng made his mind. He took the guardians away with him, for he realized sitting there waiting was not going to save them.

The village that he used to know had become strange and weird, like a chilling graveyard.

Soon they stopped at one of the alleys. In the shadow lied two dead bodies. One’s chest was cut open, bleeding profusely. The other’s throat was crashed, leaving the head soft in a twisted way.

They were Wang Zhun and Xiao Shi who had been sent to ask for help.

A chill crept upon their backs, as if they fell into an ice cave. Two more guardians were dead!

“Run!”

One of the guardians couldn’t bear any more. He growled madly and rushed out of the village.

“Come back!”

Lian Rufeng shouted at him, trying to get him back.

But it was too late. An arrow flew from the branches of an old locust tree very far away and killed the guardian in a blink of eyes.

Another man died just dozens of meters away……

Lian Rufeng’s face twisted and eyes bulged. This was outrageous!

“Go! Kill that small bastard!”

He roared like he already lost his mind, and then dashed to the old locust tree in the distance. He had seen Lin Xun there.

“Let’s go!”

The rest three guardians hesitated, and finally decided to follow their Captain.

……

“They underestimated the enemy.”

At the entrance of the village, Wu Henshui and Han Junshan walked side by side. They had found quite a few dead bodies along the way. They concluded from the wounds that the enemy was not as simple as the expected.

“Indeed. Instead of risking his life to confront Lian Rufeng, he has planned to use the village as a cover to destroy them one by one. Surely it’s the best strategy.”

Han Junshan said in a low voice. “It’s so surprising that such a cunning bad ass would show in this poor village.”

“No matter what, he is all alone. Now I am curious to find out who he is, so meticulous and in control. But according to my judgement, his cultivation does not exceed the fifth level of the Martial Realm, or he would have killed Lian Rufeng at first.”

Wu Henshui looked indifferent and walked leisurely. Though he appeared to relaxed, his shoulders slightly arched and his eyes were sharp as eagle’s, clearly ready to fight.

“Elder Wu, we are going to suffer great losses this time.”

Han Junshan furrowed his brows.

“Don’t think too much. He will not get away with it, or I will not sleep well in the future.”

Wu Henshui promised indifferently.

Han Junshan nodded, “That’s for sure.”

Then Wu Henshui raised his head and pointed to the distance. “There he is.”

Han Junshan drew a big black sword from its sheath, and a killing intention flashed across his eyes.

Wu Henshui instead signed a slow breath. “Since my cultivation rose up the eighth level of the Martial realm and me being appointed as the great deacon of the Wu’s Herbs Store in Green-sun Tribe, I seldom have had the chance to take care of such things by myself. I just hope my enemy is not too weak.”

Han Junshan laughed, “Elder Wu, leave him to me this time. He is not worth your attention.”

Wu Henshui shot a glance at him. “May as well.”

They both had great confidence in themselves, so they didn’t even think of Lin Xun when they were discussing.