Chapter 920
The Mysterious Man in Black
Upon hearing their words, Master Xie stared at them with wide eyes, nearly spitting blood in anger, and gritted his teeth as he said, "You..."
Several bandits, with knives held to Xie Guangkun's neck, said fiercely to the enraged Master Xie, "You'd better behave yourself, my knives don't have eyes!"
After saying this, the bandits looked at Yan Shouyi, their expressions changing from sinister to obsequious. They said to Yan Shouyi with great respect, "Lord Yan, how do you think we did? If you spare our lives, we will send this wicked Master Xie to hell right now!"
Since Master Xie subdued the vampire beast, he has committed all sorts of evil deeds, including burning, killing, and looting ordinary people. Yan Shouyi had long wanted to get rid of such a wicked person.
Now that Master Xie has delivered himself to our doorstep, Yan Shouyi certainly won't let him go!
Then, addressing the bandits who had captured Master Xie, he said in the simplest of words: "Kill him!"
Upon hearing Yan Shouyi's words, the bandits were about to finish off Master Xie with a single blow when the second-in-command shouted, "Wait!"
Upon hearing the second-in-command's voice, Yan Shouyi said to him, "Second-in-command, what do you mean by this? Are you showing him any mercy?"
The second-in-command quickly said to Yan Shouyi, "No, of course not. Master Xie did such a thing to my elder brother, how could I possibly spare his life? I just want to ask Lord Yan if you can hand Master Xie over to me to deal with. I want to take him to my elder brother so that he can personally execute him to relieve his hatred!"
Master Xie looked at the second-in-command, smiled faintly, and said, "Hehe, what a joke. With Long Wanshan in his half-dead state, he probably can't even hold a knife properly. You think he can kill me? That's a huge joke!"
The second-in-command glared at Master Xie and said viciously, "You're about to die, yet you still dare to be arrogant here. If my elder brother doesn't have the strength to kill you, don't you still have me? I'll personally kill you in front of him and let him vent his hatred!"
After hearing what the second-in-command said, Master Xie was speechless. He understood that he was now all alone and helpless, and the group of people opposite him wanted him dead. Even if he talked himself hoarse, he was no match for so many people!
If the second-in-command were to take him back to the stronghold and have the leader kill him, he could at least live a little longer. And if he could live a little longer, there might be a new turning point.
However, if they were to kill him now, he wouldn't even have a chance to survive. Therefore, Master Xie now prefers the second-in-command's approach.
Having figured this out, he shut up and stopped saying anything.
During the battle with the giant mosquito, the second-in-command saved Yan Shouyi's life, so he could be considered to have saved Yan Shouyi's life. After hearing the second-in-command's words, Yan Shouyi waved to the bandits and said, "Hand Xie Guangkun over to the second-in-command!"
Upon hearing Yan Shouyi's words, those men lowered the knife from Master Xie's neck and forcefully shoved him toward the second-in-command, who swiftly seized Master Xie.
Then Yan Shouyi gave Yan Xiaojiu a look, and Yan Xiaojiu immediately understood what Yan Shouyi meant. He made a gesture to his brothers, and then the men quickly drew their knives and stabbed the bandits from behind.
The bandits instantly coughed up blood, staring at the knives piercing their waists with disbelief. They weakly looked at Yan Shouyi and said, "You tricked us? You untrustworthy scoundrels..." Yan Shouyi looked at them calmly and said, "I, Yan Shouyi, don't take in just anyone. How could I possibly take in people like you, who are like weeds, always switching sides depending on who's in it? Most importantly, I never promised to take you in; it was all wishful thinking on your part!"
Master Xie was overjoyed to see the bandits who had just captured him and were about to kill him. He said to them, "You deserve to die!"
The bandits wanted to say something more, but their mouths moved without uttering a single word before they collapsed to the ground!
After dealing with these people, Yan Shouyi instructed one of the commanders beside him: "Give the order to distribute some compensation or food to the families of the deceased soldiers! It's a small comfort to the families of the deceased soldiers."
Upon hearing Yan Shouyi's words, the commander nodded to him and said, "Yes!"
Afterwards, Yan Shouyi bid farewell to the second-in-command and returned to his own camp.
The second-in-command and his men escorted Master Xie straight to their mountain stronghold. Just as they were about to reach the stronghold, they suddenly encountered a dozen tall, masked men dressed in black coming towards them.
Upon seeing Master Xie captured, the masked men drew their swords and rushed towards the second-in-command and his men.
The second-in-command and his men were a bit confused. They hadn't provoked this group of men in black, so why were they suddenly going against them without saying a word?
Because the second-in-command was anxious to suppress Master Xie and let his elder brother, Long Wanshan, deal with him personally, he stretched out his hand to the dozen or so men in black rushing towards him, making a stop gesture, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, we have no grudges against each other. Please show mercy. Let's each go our own way and not interfere with each other! There's no need for a big fight!"
The second-in-command thought that after he made his stance clear, the men in black would leave. Unexpectedly, the men in black acted as if they hadn't heard him and immediately took out their gleaming weapons and started fighting against the second-in-command's group.
Since they had come to their doorstep, the second-in-command naturally stopped wasting words and immediately began a fierce battle with the group.
The second-in-command's group had just finished fighting the giant mosquitoes with Yan Shouyi and his men, and had only recently rested. Their strength hadn't even recovered before they had to fight this group again, but they were at a disadvantage in terms of physical strength.
Although these dozen or so men in black were far fewer in number than the second-in-command's group, each of them was highly skilled in martial arts. They easily killed several of the second-in-command's brothers as soon as they made their move.
Then they headed straight for Master Xie and dragged him into their arms. Having subdued Master Xie, the group of men in black had completed their mission. They then gathered their forces and swiftly drove away with Master Xie.
Fortunately, the second-in-command was highly skilled in martial arts and captured one of the men in black, hoping to extract information from him about the identities of this mysterious group! (End of Chapter)