The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 79 - 67: Killing Life (6k Long - )_2

Chapter 79: Chapter 67: Killing Life (6k Long Chapter)_2

Only to see Mr. Wu ordering, the convoy quickly moved towards Yellow Mud Ridge, about to enter the official road through the forest, when suddenly they stopped.

After a while, the official gong sounded, signaling the commencement of the march, but after a while, they stopped again.

This back and forth continued several times, tormenting them until nightfall.

Then Mr. Wu’s convoy directly set up camp.

The following Official Army troops were puzzled, but after all, the Official Army knew how to set up camp after being tossed around. They soon found places on the clearing in front of the forest to establish their camp.

Deep in the night when it was quiet, Xu Qing and Fayue, along with Guard Wang, met up.

"Xu Sanyuan, are we sneaking into the forest now?"

"Mm, is it convenient for you to move at night, Master?"

"Convenient, but I’m worried about the dark and windy night, I may not be able to take care of you."

"Master, rest assured, I have a plan. Let’s sneak in and see what kind of ambushes are inside. When it comes time to act, Master, do not be overly compassionate."

Fayue sternly said: "Mr. Wu cares about the common people, protecting him is a merit. Even if there are sins, this monk will bear them alone."

He then chanted a Buddhist mantra, with a face full of compassion.

As they say, if I don’t enter Hell, who will?

For the sake of the Buddhist Law from the Golden Ray Monastery illuminating the world, what is a little killing?

Fayue suddenly felt his enlightenment rising tremendously.

Xu Qing was greatly impressed.

When it comes to shamelessness, one still has to learn from revered monks; he was still too naive.

This is also what "No-self, No-other" is about.

...

Deep in the Red Mud Ridge forest, numerous individuals dressed in Lotus Sect attire and wearing masks lurked in the dense woods. If you listen closely,

you could hear quite a few masked people yawning.

The ambushed targets outside really did not uphold martial ethics, employing deceptive tactics.

Their spirits had been tense until now, finally calming down.

With the freezing cold, even if they were clad in thick clothing, they couldn’t help shivering in the night.

At this moment, many masked men wished they could rush out and have a hearty fight.

However, after receiving intelligence that there were tough opponents on the other side, they hesitated to act rashly for fear of dying.

This venture out only provided twenty taels of silver per person for families, who would want to risk their lives for that?

Twenty taels of silver, in Heavenly Capital, it’s barely enough for a few bouts of pleasure-drinking.

Life in Heavenly Capital isn’t easy.

This amount of money, treating them as unworldly border troops made of dirt and grit.

But they had come out this time, each carrying a fine repeating crossbow, and when the time came, they could leave without reporting the battle damage, selling them directly in the black market to make a small fortune.

Actually, if they dared, they could directly dispose of the loot at Black Wind Village.

Among the masked people, the clever ones wondered why they didn’t ask Black Wind Village to do this job.

Being trapped like this, it was easy for them to have wild thoughts, yet they dared not sleep.

In this weather, sleeping might lead to freezing to death.

But the leader also didn’t dare to retreat, in case the opposing side deviated from the expected tactics and traveled at midnight. But tonight, with clouds covering the moon and it being dense woods, theoretically, there were no conditions for nocturnal movement.

The leader planned to wait a bit longer before making a decision.

At this moment of hesitation,

Xu Qing, along with Guard Wang, Guard Ma, and Fayue, quietly infiltrated the forest.

Xu Qing paired with Guard Wang, while Fayue paired with Guard Ma.

Both groups were capable of sensing Qi-Blood, and in the dark night, they didn’t need torches to accurately find people.

In the pitch-black night, one by one, the ambushing masked men silently fell down.

Xu Qing and Guard Wang both covered the mouths, striking at vital regions.

On the other side, Fayue’s actions were also very efficient.

Without making any noise.

However, there were inevitably martial artists among these people.

When Xu Qing and Guard Wang killed the sixth person, they made a mistake.

Their adversary became alert and discovered Xu Qing and Guard Wang.

The two of them together weren’t able to neutralize this person immediately, instead alerting others.

This instantly triggered a chain reaction.

Series of crossbow arrows broke through the air, shooting towards Xu Qing and his group.

Fortunately, Xu Qing and Guard Wang were wearing armor and intentionally dodging, at most, only grazed by the passing arrows, causing no real harm. And with the forest for cover, along with the inability to see clearly in the night, the opponents in their panic were unlikely to inflict any serious damage.

After a while, Xu Qing was seen hiding behind a large tree, activating his Divine Soul Out-of-Body, clearly observing the closest masked men, directly employing the Eight Diagrams Body Technique to pounce and kill.

His "Absolute Focus" state activated, immersing him into a profound realm like the moon in a well.

Divine Soul observation, returning to the body, executing movement techniques, pouncing and killing.

This cycle repeated.

"They have crossbows, leave a few alive." Xu Qing reminded Fayue coldly, as they passed by each other while killing.

Fayue also understood the stakes.

Using a crossbow was a grave crime of rebellion.

Evidently, keeping a few alive was advantageous for Mr. Wu’s mission in Yingtian Prefecture.

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"Go." Seeing the losses mounting, the leader of the masked men finally couldn’t help but shout.

In fact, without his shout, many masked men already wanted to retreat.

But with the bitter cold and having been disturbed for a long time, their bodies were simply not nimble. Those who ran quickly became targets in the eyes of Xu Qing and Fayue, and the remaining people had numb limbs and feet.

However, the leader of the masked men couldn’t care about that; he definitely didn’t dare to stay behind.

He strode towards the other end of Red Mud Ridge, where horses were tied up, and since it was an open official road there, if he could mount a horse, there was a chance to escape.

This time, they really hit a steel plate.

He even suspected that the ones taking action were masters from the Embroidered Guard.

Xu Qing, recognizing that this person had the most vigorous Qi-Blood, couldn’t stand letting him escape, and followed him without a second thought.

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