93 Luo Jins Retreat. (1/2)

Li Lian was a wanted person, so they avoided cities, roads, and open fields as much as possible. They only traveled through dense forests and rough terrain.

Even though they ran into several beasts along the way, it was still better than being out in public.

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Xiao Fang was frowning.

Since they left the city walls, he could sense that they were being followed. Not only that, but the people following them didn't seem ordinary at all.

Some of them wore special armour, while others wielded powerful weapons.

What worried Xiao Fang wasn't their strength, but their numbers. It was slowly increasing.

The longer they waited, the more that came.

Originally, there was only 2 of them, but now they were a total of 5. So he assumed there was more  on the way.

Xiao Fang didn't want to wait for them to gather their forces, so he decided to make the first move.

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”Xiao Fang, Why did you stop?” Li Lian asked.

”It appears that we're being followed.”

Li Lian was surprisingly calm.

”How many?” She asked.

”5, but I believe more are on the way, otherwise they would've attacked us already.”

Xiao Fang told Li Lian and Xiao Hei what to do, but Li Lian was reluctant to do as he said.

”Xiao Fang, wait. We can just escape. Why must you fight them?”

”We don't have the energy to out run them, it's better if we eliminate them now before they make our situation troublesome in the future.”

Xiao Fang sat cross-legged under a tree as if he was meditating.

”Be careful, Xiao Fang. If it's too dangerous, don't do anything reckless.”

”Rest assured, I'll be fine,” he smiled confidently.

She nodded to him once, then continued walking away with Xiao Hei.

Seeing them leave, Xiao Fang finally took out his old flute.

His father taught him how to play it to teach him how to calm his heart in any situation.

Calm music wasn't just good for relieving his anxiety, it also settled the tides and ripples in his soul, making it as still as a lake that has been undisturbed for thousands of years.

Killing people was much harder than killing beasts, but such hesitation could get him killed, so he took this time to calm his mind and clear his thoughts.

”It's been awhile, old friend,” he spoke to the bamboo flute as if it were alive.

No matter how simple the bamboo flute looked, they had gone through countless trials and tribulations together, so there was a special bond between them only Xiao Fang could understand.

Xiao Fang brought it up to his lips then blowed softly. From it, a soothing melody resonated through the air, as it rode the coattails of the light summer breeze.

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One man in the group waved his hand infront of Xiao Fang's blindfolded face as if to confirm whether he was really blinded or not.

”It seems you're being too paranoid Cao Hui. How could this cripple be a threat to us.”

”It doesn't hurt to check,” Cao Hui replied simply.

”Let's hurry up and capture that bitch now, my dick is getting restless just thinking about it,” another man spoke with a disgusting grin on his face.

”Luo Jin and his gang will be here soon. We should have our fun with her before they arrive,” another man spoke.

Cao Hui didn't want to do anything unnecessary, but he had to admit the thought of raping Li Lian was very tempting.

After saying those words, the man finally faced Xiao Fang again.

”Blindman, what do you know about the girl you were just walking to?”

”If I told you that, would you spare her from what you intend to do to her?”

”You...” Cao Hui realized that they had said too much infront of him.

Suddenly another man spoke.

”You damn cripple, you have no cultivation yet you dare speak to us that way!”

Xiao Fang didn't reply, instead he continued playing his flute, only this time with a different rhythm. A tune that made people who listened closely feel as if there was a crouching tiger sneaking up on them.

”Forget it, what would a cripple know. Let's go, I don't want to lose sight of that beauty.”