CHAPTER 942: CHAPTER 73: THE REAL CULPRIT REVEALS HIMSELF

Three days later, inside East Origin Village.

The village was still in a state of ruin and desolation, with debris everywhere and bloodstains spattered around.

However, the deceased villagers had been properly arranged by this time, thanks to Master Liu, a Transcendent present.

Otherwise, with hundreds of people, Li Qiang and Li Mu would not know when they would finish digging the pits.

After the bandits killed the people, they also set fire to most of the buildings here, and now very few remain intact.

Master Liu did not expect things to turn out this way.

The small village, just past the Black Snake crisis, faced another wave of enemies after he left.

Sometimes one is compelled to question, is Destruction inevitable?

Fox Demon Little White was not much affected.

Firstly, because its Spiritual Beast Constitution recovers much faster than ordinary animals.

The other reason was because of Li Mu.

As it turned out, his family was that of veterinarians, and he had learned some healing methods from his elders.

In modern society, such skills might seem coarse, like simply stopping bleeding, but here they are considered secret and treasured skills.

Finally, after all matters were settled, there was nothing left here worth reminiscing about.

Yet Yan Jiantong did not come, perhaps the map was too large for him to find this place quickly.

Or maybe he encountered something and couldn’t get away for the time being.

At this moment, Pei Laoliu was pondering over the map inside the house when he suddenly heard Dahei’s voice outside the door.

He hurriedly ran out to check what was going on, only to see Dahei cautiously watching the direction of the village entrance, occasionally letting out low growls.

Fox Demon Little White, on the other hand, stayed far away, lying on a haystack.

After the last incident, it developed a psychological shadow towards this big black dog, always keeping a distance of more than ten meters.

"Someone’s coming?"

Pei Laoliu murmured as he looked in that direction.

He was very familiar with Dahei’s reaction; if it were a demon beast or something, it would have already adopted an attack posture.

Li Qiang and Li Mu also ran out, still unaware of what had happened.

The next second, a Black Shadow flashed from a distance, and an arrow shot straight towards Master Liu’s face.

Pei Laoliu did not expect such a scene to suddenly happen, realizing it was too late, he could only raise his arm to block.

"Clang!"

A crisp sound rang out.

The arrow, after hitting Master Liu’s arm, did not penetrate but bounced off as if it had struck hard steel.

This was thanks to the Daring Clothes.

Although the First-tier Intrepid Clothes are not as robust as the Second Rank, able to stop bullets at close range,

they still provide 10 points of Armor, more than enough to block arrows from a distance.

Pei Laoliu’s eyes narrowed, following the direction from which the arrow came, he saw a group of people sneaking through the trees.

Each of them wore black clothes, blending into the forest, making them hard to detect.

Seeing that the previous shot had not been effective, they drew their bows again and fired several more arrows.

However, this time, Master Liu was prepared, easily dodging the arrows with a slight shift of his body.

Li Qiang and Li Mu fled into the house in a panic.

"Courting Death!"

Pei Laoliu’s eyes flashed coldly, forming a spell with his hands, and the house resonated with a piercing sword cry.

The Mountain and River Sword shattered through the windows, quickly flying towards the dense forest.

"Ah!!"

Screams rang out intermittently, and the treasure sword returned, hovering beside Master Liu without a trace of blood.

Pei Laoliu frowned deeply, focusing intently in that direction.

He knew the ones who ambushed him were likely already dead by the Mountain and River Sword.

These fellows came intent on killing, so he did not hold back, striking to kill.

In the few days since arriving in this world, Master Liu had witnessed various Deaths, and now, though it was his first time killing, he felt no psychological burden.

He now somewhat understood why Yan Jiantong always asked those three questions before killing.

The commotion in the woods lasted only a moment before it subsided.

Shortly after, three to four dozen soldiers in black armor, fully armed, emerged.

These troops were well-equipped, moved in unison, and were clearly elite soldiers.

"There are indeed stragglers here!"

An officer-like figure stepped out, eyeing Pei Laoliu in front of the house, his face filled with murderous intent.

"Not bad martial arts, possessing such archery skills, able to kill several of my soldiers from afar. Your skills are impressive, probably a second-class master at least in the Martial World."

He shook his head, sighing:

"What a pity. Seeing us means death for you all!"

As he spoke, a large number of troops burst from the trees, roughly numbering over a hundred at a glance.

They surrounded the place immediately, bows drawn and arrows aimed at Pei Laoliu.

Pei Laoliu’s face also grew grave.

The opponents were many and equipped with strong bows and crossbows. Even with his Flying Sword, it would not be easy to gain the upper hand.

If he were alone, escaping would not be a problem even if he couldn’t win.