Chapter 32
End of Chapter 32
Amidst the exclamations, commotion immediately erupted in both rooms.
A large group of people came running out, some of them not even dressed, but holding long knives in their hands.
Through the light, one could see that the house was in complete disarray, littered with fragments of women's clothing.
The naked girls were abused beyond recognition, or so defiled that they had lost all will to live.
"Who's shouting like that? There's no one there!"
"Damn it, which idiot is barking like that? They're asking for it!"
Hua Hai, the leader of the Flower Snake Gang, and his son Hua Jianghe surveyed the mountain stronghold and found that the two sentries were standing obediently and there was no disturbance in the stronghold. They were immediately furious.
"It must be some bastard in that village who shouted it out so well. Tomorrow, everyone will go door to door collecting money from me, squeezing it dry!"
After saying that, the father and son dragged the beautiful woman who was about to run out the door and continued to eat inside.
The rest of the thugs were busy with their own things, except for four or five who were a little annoyed and wanted to ask the guys on lookout what they thought.
"You bunch of bastards, someone was shouting so loudly just now, why didn't you go and grab him?"
If I catch him, I'll skin that brat alive!
"Old Zhu, you old dog, we're talking to you, are you mute?"
"Damn it, I'm so angry! Take them both down!"
The two men ran quickly toward the sentry post, and before they knew it, they had kicked a hidden wire.
Swoosh~
The wooden arrow, propelled by the animal's fascia, accurately struck the back of both men's heads.
Thump, dust flies up.
Two more thugs have fallen.
The thug who had been shouting glared at his round eyes and rubbed them hard: "Boss..."
Pfft!
A figure suddenly appeared behind him, and then a small dagger pierced through his heart and went into his chest and abdomen.
He turned his head in terror, but couldn't see the killer's face clearly; he only saw a pair of sinister, eerie green wolf eyes.
The people next to him heard the noise and tried to run back.
Duan Xuan drew his knife with his left hand and threw the corpse with his right. Just as the corpse tripped the man, the dagger came crashing down on his head.
It split the man's head in two.
……
"Damn it, they can't even have a moment of peace while playing with a woman. What are those people outside doing?"
Hua Hai punched the woman beneath him unconscious, then stood up and started to walk away.
"Father, why bother with them? I'm just curious, how beautiful is that Duan family girl? I heard from Fifth Brother and the others today that they're making me incredibly envious!"
"I've never seen her before either. I'll go and capture her alive tomorrow and make her your servant."
"Father is the best. Please don't be angry. Leave this little thing to me." Hua Jianghe picked up the terrified woman from beneath him and threw her into Hua Hai's arms. He then put on a short jacket and was about to open the door.
Suddenly, alarm bells rang in his mind.
rub!
He drew the long sword hanging from the door and stabbed it fiercely at the wooden door.
puff!
The long sword struck the figure outside the wooden door.
Immediately, he forcefully pulled open the door.
A subordinate, with pus and blood gushing from his mouth, knelt down. It was at this very moment...
From behind the corpse, a gleaming dagger emerged, with a faint trace of blood still clinging to it.
Hua Jianghe had anticipated this, and the moment the door opened, he took a step back.
However, how could Duan Xuan not guess that the other party was getting close?
With his other hand, he took a ball of dirt out of his bag, threw it into the air, and smashed it to pieces.
As the saying goes, it's easy to block a spear in the open but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. Who would have thought that Duan Xuan would throw out a pile of sand instead of a hidden weapon?
Hua Jianghai was completely blinded by lust and took advantage of his weakness to kill him.
Duan Xuan's veins bulged at his feet.
Taking advantage of the moment when Hua Jianghai couldn't open his eyes, he punched him hard in the chest.
This punch contained the full power of profound Ming Jin, and included the most ferocious strike of the Breaking Mountain Fist.
Hua Jianghai immediately felt as if his heart had been struck hard with a giant hammer.
The resounding thud of that blow caused his meridians to break to varying degrees.
Duan Xuan left as soon as he got what he wanted, not forgetting to throw the about-to-fall corpse into the sea of flowers.
"Son!" This scene ended in the blink of an eye.
He witnessed his son anticipate the enemy's movements, be killed in retaliation, and then finished off, which enraged him.
Completely naked, he pulled a long knife from under the bed and smashed through the window, creating a large gap in the square window frame.
However, the sacrifice of his son had already enraged him to no end. When he went outside and saw corpses strewn all over the place, Hua Hai’s first reaction was to feel a chill run down his spine.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
At this moment, Duan Xuan, whose face was covered, was already standing outside the mountain stronghold, making an extremely provocative gesture.
brush!
A burst of energy erupted from beneath the sea of flowers, followed by a set of steps, each step covering more than ten meters.
Clatter, clatter, clatter!
The dozen or so animal traps all went off a second too late; Hua Hai was too fast, the traps couldn't even catch a glimpse of him.
Duan Xuan did not hesitate and continued to carry out the plan according to his mind.
He kicked the door open and ran towards where he was hiding.
The sea of flowers behind them seemed like a tiger leaping down from the mountain, soaring high above the observation deck.
Just as it was about to pounce on Duan Xuan, Duan Xuan crouched down, transformed into a wild wolf, and suddenly unleashed a burst of power that propelled his entire body to the side.
"Wolf? You're from Wolf Stronghold? Wasn't Wolf Stronghold wiped out...? Wolf Soul?"
"It's you who's back! The destruction of your Wolf Stronghold has nothing to do with my Flower Snake Gang! You stop right there!" Hua Hai shouted.
How could Duan Xuan possibly stop?
But his speed remained neither too fast nor too slow, and his control over distance was extremely precise.
Always make the flower field feel like there's an opportunity to seize it.
Just as the sea of flowers was bursting forth, constantly narrowing the gap until it was only a hand's width apart.
Stab it!
Duan Xuan kicked off with his side foot, pushing the mud aside by a fraction, and he stopped running abruptly!
He shifted his stance, bent over to dissipate the force, and the sea of flowers behind him was caught off guard, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and launch a strong attack.
With a clever move, Duan Xuan deftly deflected the sea of flowers, rolling it halfway down his back before tossing it aside.
"Who are you? How dare you be so bold? Do you even know whose gang my Flower Snake Gang belongs to?" Hua Hai's eyes were bloodshot with rage, and his whole body trembled.
His son was dead, his brothers were dead, and he vowed to tear the man before him to pieces.
But just as he took half a step forward, he keenly realized that he seemed to have stepped on a fuse.
But after a while there was no movement around him, he stopped paying attention, let out a loud shout, and moved over.
By this time, Duan Xuan was already quite far away.
Yes, the fuse we just used was a dud. Martial artists with the Ming Jin skill are different from ordinary people; their perception is greatly enhanced, rendering ordinary traps useless.
To truly set a trap, one must deceive again and again.
"Why are you always running away? You're also a Ming Jin martial artist, and a ruthless one at that. If you've got the guts, fight me!"
Duan Xuan remained silent, only continuing to flee in other directions. Hua Hai's lips twitched; he was clearly on the verge of collapse.
But there was no other way; his enemy was right in front of him, and he couldn't let him escape.
However, as they ran, Hua Hai realized something was wrong.
Although this guy's route was very complicated and chaotic, his overall direction was always the southwest slope below the mountain village.
He suddenly recalled how his brothers in the mountain stronghold had died; their bodies weren't mortally wounded by martial artists, but rather from the wounds inflicted by trap after trap.
"We can't pursue this any further. I need to report this matter in detail to..."
"What? Your son is dead, and you don't even have the courage to take revenge? You think you're worthy of being the gang leader?" Duan Xuan ran back again, hands on his hips, spewing out one scathing taunt after another.
"I'm so angry!" Hua Hai was furious. She thought Duan Xuan would continue to run away, but Duan Xuan was acting so strangely. He slowly took off his coat and placed the piles of traps and clothes on the roadside, revealing his thin but muscular shoulders.
Click click click!
He shook his arm: "The Flower Snake Gang has only been established for a year, yet it has forcibly abducted 37 women from various villages and murdered over a hundred elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people."
"Your sins are grave, and even if you want to run, I won't give you the chance!" Duan Xuan swung his arms around his waist.
With a long howl, the wolf's roar tore through the darkness and spread throughout the entire village.
The people inside the house were all shocked.
Then, his demeanor suddenly changed, his back bent, and he ran back and forth in a strange posture.
"You really are Wolf Soul, Wolf Sky's younger brother, all flashy and fancy, die!" Hua Hai's arms moved nimbly, attacking from both sides, like a slippery snake that moved erratically.
Duan Xuan used his two sharp claws to counter each move, his claws and snake tongues intertwining. Within a minute, the two had already exchanged thirty-three blows.
As expected of a veteran Ming Jin expert, Hua Hai attacked with both palms, transforming them into lifelike flower snakes with endless variations in moves.
No matter how fast Duan Xuan's wolf claws were, there were always omissions. He was attacked by the sea of flowers in various parts of his body time and time again. Although no fatal injuries were caused, his movements became sluggish as if he had been poisoned.
"Hmph, so this is all you've got? You're just a useless piece of trash who can only resort to sneak attacks!" Hua Hai got more and more carried away with the fight.
Unbeknownst to them, the two had already slid more than a hundred meters southwest from their initial point of confrontation.
Then came another few dozen moves of evenly matched exchanges.
Suddenly, Duan Xuan stopped retreating, his two claws clenched into fists, his blood and qi gathering with the ground and rapidly spreading throughout his body.
He focused his energy in his dantian, gathering a burst of vital energy, and his strength was instantly concentrated in his right fist.
"Drink!" A powerful blow, like a cannonball shooting straight into the gun barrel.
Hua Hai, who mistakenly believed that Duan Xuan could only swing his claws quickly, found it difficult to change the trajectory of his attack. Upon seeing the clasped fists, he felt nothing but fear.
But he couldn't retreat, nor could he retreat, so he had no choice but to put his two claws together, transforming into a complete flower snake, and opening his fangs to tear at Duan Xuan.
Both sides put their full strength into this attack, but just a second before contact, Duan Xuan changed his fist into a palm, and the force dissipated.
Because he never intended to confront them head-on.
Instead, they were preparing for the second and third moves of the Mountain-Breaking Fist: Collapse!
Duan Xuan activated the Cold Wolf Concealing Step, unleashing the power extending from his feet. He pushed himself aside without any regard for the consequences, stepping behind Hua Hai. Then, with a kick, Hua Hai could no longer maintain his balance and rolled down the hillside.
Just listen—
Clatter, clatter.
shhhhhh!
clap clap clap!
All the hidden weapons in the surrounding area were triggered without exception, and they all flew towards the sea of flowers.
The flower sea cried out in pain as it crashed into a large tree with a thud.
The last trap was triggered when three metal spiked arrows broke free of the animal sinews.
It pierced the right leg bone of the flower field with a series of sharp, cracking sounds!
Flower Sea bled from all seven orifices, its tendons and bones snapped by the trap.
He slumped against a large tree, his eyes glazed over.
In his eyes, the young Duan Xuan, whom he had manipulated so easily, seemed like a burning fireball.
The body's Qi and blood are growing stronger and more abundant.
The third move of the Mountain-Breaking Fist - Peak Destruction!
Carrying layers of Duan Xuan's strength, it crashed down all at once.
Duan Xuan's right and left fists struck out with a series of loud thuds, comparable to the beating of drums.
The idea of avenging the people and eliminating the hidden dangers for his aunt kept echoing in Duan Xuan's mind.
Duan Xuan only slowly stopped when the sea of flowers had become unrecognizable as human, and a human head snapped off from a broken neck.
"Phew, that's it!"
A large group of people came running out, some of them not even dressed, but holding long knives in their hands.
Through the light, one could see that the house was in complete disarray, littered with fragments of women's clothing.
The naked girls were abused beyond recognition, or so defiled that they had lost all will to live.
"Who's shouting like that? There's no one there!"
"Damn it, which idiot is barking like that? They're asking for it!"
Hua Hai, the leader of the Flower Snake Gang, and his son Hua Jianghe surveyed the mountain stronghold and found that the two sentries were standing obediently and there was no disturbance in the stronghold. They were immediately furious.
"It must be some bastard in that village who shouted it out so well. Tomorrow, everyone will go door to door collecting money from me, squeezing it dry!"
After saying that, the father and son dragged the beautiful woman who was about to run out the door and continued to eat inside.
The rest of the thugs were busy with their own things, except for four or five who were a little annoyed and wanted to ask the guys on lookout what they thought.
"You bunch of bastards, someone was shouting so loudly just now, why didn't you go and grab him?"
If I catch him, I'll skin that brat alive!
"Old Zhu, you old dog, we're talking to you, are you mute?"
"Damn it, I'm so angry! Take them both down!"
The two men ran quickly toward the sentry post, and before they knew it, they had kicked a hidden wire.
Swoosh~
The wooden arrow, propelled by the animal's fascia, accurately struck the back of both men's heads.
Thump, dust flies up.
Two more thugs have fallen.
The thug who had been shouting glared at his round eyes and rubbed them hard: "Boss..."
Pfft!
A figure suddenly appeared behind him, and then a small dagger pierced through his heart and went into his chest and abdomen.
He turned his head in terror, but couldn't see the killer's face clearly; he only saw a pair of sinister, eerie green wolf eyes.
The people next to him heard the noise and tried to run back.
Duan Xuan drew his knife with his left hand and threw the corpse with his right. Just as the corpse tripped the man, the dagger came crashing down on his head.
It split the man's head in two.
……
"Damn it, they can't even have a moment of peace while playing with a woman. What are those people outside doing?"
Hua Hai punched the woman beneath him unconscious, then stood up and started to walk away.
"Father, why bother with them? I'm just curious, how beautiful is that Duan family girl? I heard from Fifth Brother and the others today that they're making me incredibly envious!"
"I've never seen her before either. I'll go and capture her alive tomorrow and make her your servant."
"Father is the best. Please don't be angry. Leave this little thing to me." Hua Jianghe picked up the terrified woman from beneath him and threw her into Hua Hai's arms. He then put on a short jacket and was about to open the door.
Suddenly, alarm bells rang in his mind.
rub!
He drew the long sword hanging from the door and stabbed it fiercely at the wooden door.
puff!
The long sword struck the figure outside the wooden door.
Immediately, he forcefully pulled open the door.
A subordinate, with pus and blood gushing from his mouth, knelt down. It was at this very moment...
From behind the corpse, a gleaming dagger emerged, with a faint trace of blood still clinging to it.
Hua Jianghe had anticipated this, and the moment the door opened, he took a step back.
However, how could Duan Xuan not guess that the other party was getting close?
With his other hand, he took a ball of dirt out of his bag, threw it into the air, and smashed it to pieces.
As the saying goes, it's easy to block a spear in the open but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. Who would have thought that Duan Xuan would throw out a pile of sand instead of a hidden weapon?
Hua Jianghai was completely blinded by lust and took advantage of his weakness to kill him.
Duan Xuan's veins bulged at his feet.
Taking advantage of the moment when Hua Jianghai couldn't open his eyes, he punched him hard in the chest.
This punch contained the full power of profound Ming Jin, and included the most ferocious strike of the Breaking Mountain Fist.
Hua Jianghai immediately felt as if his heart had been struck hard with a giant hammer.
The resounding thud of that blow caused his meridians to break to varying degrees.
Duan Xuan left as soon as he got what he wanted, not forgetting to throw the about-to-fall corpse into the sea of flowers.
"Son!" This scene ended in the blink of an eye.
He witnessed his son anticipate the enemy's movements, be killed in retaliation, and then finished off, which enraged him.
Completely naked, he pulled a long knife from under the bed and smashed through the window, creating a large gap in the square window frame.
However, the sacrifice of his son had already enraged him to no end. When he went outside and saw corpses strewn all over the place, Hua Hai’s first reaction was to feel a chill run down his spine.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
At this moment, Duan Xuan, whose face was covered, was already standing outside the mountain stronghold, making an extremely provocative gesture.
brush!
A burst of energy erupted from beneath the sea of flowers, followed by a set of steps, each step covering more than ten meters.
Clatter, clatter, clatter!
The dozen or so animal traps all went off a second too late; Hua Hai was too fast, the traps couldn't even catch a glimpse of him.
Duan Xuan did not hesitate and continued to carry out the plan according to his mind.
He kicked the door open and ran towards where he was hiding.
The sea of flowers behind them seemed like a tiger leaping down from the mountain, soaring high above the observation deck.
Just as it was about to pounce on Duan Xuan, Duan Xuan crouched down, transformed into a wild wolf, and suddenly unleashed a burst of power that propelled his entire body to the side.
"Wolf? You're from Wolf Stronghold? Wasn't Wolf Stronghold wiped out...? Wolf Soul?"
"It's you who's back! The destruction of your Wolf Stronghold has nothing to do with my Flower Snake Gang! You stop right there!" Hua Hai shouted.
How could Duan Xuan possibly stop?
But his speed remained neither too fast nor too slow, and his control over distance was extremely precise.
Always make the flower field feel like there's an opportunity to seize it.
Just as the sea of flowers was bursting forth, constantly narrowing the gap until it was only a hand's width apart.
Stab it!
Duan Xuan kicked off with his side foot, pushing the mud aside by a fraction, and he stopped running abruptly!
He shifted his stance, bent over to dissipate the force, and the sea of flowers behind him was caught off guard, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and launch a strong attack.
With a clever move, Duan Xuan deftly deflected the sea of flowers, rolling it halfway down his back before tossing it aside.
"Who are you? How dare you be so bold? Do you even know whose gang my Flower Snake Gang belongs to?" Hua Hai's eyes were bloodshot with rage, and his whole body trembled.
His son was dead, his brothers were dead, and he vowed to tear the man before him to pieces.
But just as he took half a step forward, he keenly realized that he seemed to have stepped on a fuse.
But after a while there was no movement around him, he stopped paying attention, let out a loud shout, and moved over.
By this time, Duan Xuan was already quite far away.
Yes, the fuse we just used was a dud. Martial artists with the Ming Jin skill are different from ordinary people; their perception is greatly enhanced, rendering ordinary traps useless.
To truly set a trap, one must deceive again and again.
"Why are you always running away? You're also a Ming Jin martial artist, and a ruthless one at that. If you've got the guts, fight me!"
Duan Xuan remained silent, only continuing to flee in other directions. Hua Hai's lips twitched; he was clearly on the verge of collapse.
But there was no other way; his enemy was right in front of him, and he couldn't let him escape.
However, as they ran, Hua Hai realized something was wrong.
Although this guy's route was very complicated and chaotic, his overall direction was always the southwest slope below the mountain village.
He suddenly recalled how his brothers in the mountain stronghold had died; their bodies weren't mortally wounded by martial artists, but rather from the wounds inflicted by trap after trap.
"We can't pursue this any further. I need to report this matter in detail to..."
"What? Your son is dead, and you don't even have the courage to take revenge? You think you're worthy of being the gang leader?" Duan Xuan ran back again, hands on his hips, spewing out one scathing taunt after another.
"I'm so angry!" Hua Hai was furious. She thought Duan Xuan would continue to run away, but Duan Xuan was acting so strangely. He slowly took off his coat and placed the piles of traps and clothes on the roadside, revealing his thin but muscular shoulders.
Click click click!
He shook his arm: "The Flower Snake Gang has only been established for a year, yet it has forcibly abducted 37 women from various villages and murdered over a hundred elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people."
"Your sins are grave, and even if you want to run, I won't give you the chance!" Duan Xuan swung his arms around his waist.
With a long howl, the wolf's roar tore through the darkness and spread throughout the entire village.
The people inside the house were all shocked.
Then, his demeanor suddenly changed, his back bent, and he ran back and forth in a strange posture.
"You really are Wolf Soul, Wolf Sky's younger brother, all flashy and fancy, die!" Hua Hai's arms moved nimbly, attacking from both sides, like a slippery snake that moved erratically.
Duan Xuan used his two sharp claws to counter each move, his claws and snake tongues intertwining. Within a minute, the two had already exchanged thirty-three blows.
As expected of a veteran Ming Jin expert, Hua Hai attacked with both palms, transforming them into lifelike flower snakes with endless variations in moves.
No matter how fast Duan Xuan's wolf claws were, there were always omissions. He was attacked by the sea of flowers in various parts of his body time and time again. Although no fatal injuries were caused, his movements became sluggish as if he had been poisoned.
"Hmph, so this is all you've got? You're just a useless piece of trash who can only resort to sneak attacks!" Hua Hai got more and more carried away with the fight.
Unbeknownst to them, the two had already slid more than a hundred meters southwest from their initial point of confrontation.
Then came another few dozen moves of evenly matched exchanges.
Suddenly, Duan Xuan stopped retreating, his two claws clenched into fists, his blood and qi gathering with the ground and rapidly spreading throughout his body.
He focused his energy in his dantian, gathering a burst of vital energy, and his strength was instantly concentrated in his right fist.
"Drink!" A powerful blow, like a cannonball shooting straight into the gun barrel.
Hua Hai, who mistakenly believed that Duan Xuan could only swing his claws quickly, found it difficult to change the trajectory of his attack. Upon seeing the clasped fists, he felt nothing but fear.
But he couldn't retreat, nor could he retreat, so he had no choice but to put his two claws together, transforming into a complete flower snake, and opening his fangs to tear at Duan Xuan.
Both sides put their full strength into this attack, but just a second before contact, Duan Xuan changed his fist into a palm, and the force dissipated.
Because he never intended to confront them head-on.
Instead, they were preparing for the second and third moves of the Mountain-Breaking Fist: Collapse!
Duan Xuan activated the Cold Wolf Concealing Step, unleashing the power extending from his feet. He pushed himself aside without any regard for the consequences, stepping behind Hua Hai. Then, with a kick, Hua Hai could no longer maintain his balance and rolled down the hillside.
Just listen—
Clatter, clatter.
shhhhhh!
clap clap clap!
All the hidden weapons in the surrounding area were triggered without exception, and they all flew towards the sea of flowers.
The flower sea cried out in pain as it crashed into a large tree with a thud.
The last trap was triggered when three metal spiked arrows broke free of the animal sinews.
It pierced the right leg bone of the flower field with a series of sharp, cracking sounds!
Flower Sea bled from all seven orifices, its tendons and bones snapped by the trap.
He slumped against a large tree, his eyes glazed over.
In his eyes, the young Duan Xuan, whom he had manipulated so easily, seemed like a burning fireball.
The body's Qi and blood are growing stronger and more abundant.
The third move of the Mountain-Breaking Fist - Peak Destruction!
Carrying layers of Duan Xuan's strength, it crashed down all at once.
Duan Xuan's right and left fists struck out with a series of loud thuds, comparable to the beating of drums.
The idea of avenging the people and eliminating the hidden dangers for his aunt kept echoing in Duan Xuan's mind.
Duan Xuan only slowly stopped when the sea of flowers had become unrecognizable as human, and a human head snapped off from a broken neck.
"Phew, that's it!"