LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 17: Vow
Chen Yuan was silent, nodded, and said:
"You are very smart. As long as they don't cause big trouble, I will keep them safe."
Manager Li raised his head, looked at the strange peaks in the distance, and said calmly:
"Thank you, let's do it."
When Chen Yuan heard this, he took the Ghost Head Sword back.
Manager Li looked back and said doubtfully:
"Why aren't you taking action? You can't get any more out of me."
"Yeah?"
Chen Yuan smiled, turned around and said to Zhao Shan:
"Brother, I have a favor to ask of you."
Zhao Shan murmured:
"Um?"
After Chen Yuan showed the strength of the Marrow Realm and killed Wu Dong and other four bandits, he fell into a trance and stood aside blankly, watching silently as Chen Yuan forced Manager Li into a desperate situation.
In the past eight years, Zhao Shan has always regarded Guanshi Li as his father, respecting him and respecting his teacher.
But I didn't expect that Manager Li would be so ruthless and wanted to trick him into staying behind and escape for his life.
However, the originally honest and simple Junior Brother Chen turned out to be a peerless genius who had been refining marrow for three years. He even killed those at the peak of marrow refining like killing chickens, which made Zhao Shan even more unbelievable.
After the shock, Zhao Shan's faith collapsed and he didn't care about anything in the outside world.
But Chen Yuan's next words brought him back to his senses.
"Senior brother, come and take action and give Master a ride."
Zhao Shan was excited and waved his hands repeatedly:
"No, I can't, I can't do it..."
Chen Yuan came to him, slowly raised the ghost-headed sword and said:
"Brother, please think carefully. If you don't take action, then don't blame me for being ruthless."
Zhao Shan's face changed drastically, he took two steps back, holding the Huanshou knife tightly with both hands, trembling uncontrollably, and said:
"If you want to kill Master, I can't stop you, but Master has given me the gift of passing on his skills, so I really can't do it. Don't force me, okay?"
Chen Yuan said calmly:
"Senior brother, I don't have to force you. You know too much. I can only rest assured if you personally give him a ride. Otherwise, don't blame me for being unkind."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Shan slowly loosened his grip on the handle of the knife, his expression changing.
Chen Yuan said again:
"If he treated you sincerely, why didn't he pass on the Six Yang Skills to you? You were just a thug he trained, just a nail planted in the escort team. He didn't even let you read and digit, and even tricked you into staying in the army. Come down to stop the enemy. You have worked hard for so many years, and today you have offered to stay as a queen, which is enough to repay his kindness. "
"But……"
"Even Wang Cong, who is highly favored, can be used as a shield by him without hesitation. Who are you and me? Senior brother, don't be a foolish and loyal person!"
After that, he threw the ghost head knife out.
Zhao Shan subconsciously let go of the handle of the Huanshou Dao and caught the Ghost Head Dao.
Chen Yuan said calmly:
"Just use this knife to send him on his way. If you are really filial, you might as well make the knife faster to avoid making him suffer."
Zhao Shan lowered his head to look at the Ghost Head Sword in his hand, then looked up at Manager Li who was leaning against the rock. His expression changed drastically and he never answered.
Chen Yuan looked at him, his eyes slowly turning cold.
Manager Li suddenly said:
"Xiao Shan, do it and give me a ride."
Chen Yuan was quite surprised and looked back.
Zhao Shan murmured:
"Master, this..."
Manager Li said calmly:
"If you don't take action, I won't survive. In the past eight years, you have respected your teacher and sacrificed your life for me, which is worthy of you. I just hope you can take care of Ying'er and don't let her suffer."
Zhao Shan finally stopped insisting and came to Guanshi Li. With tears in his eyes, he raised the knife tremblingly and growled:
"Master, let's go!"
puff!
Zhao Shan stabbed Manager Li's left chest with a knife. Manager Li's eyes gradually became blurry, he looked up at the blue sky and murmured:
"Ying'er, dad can't take care of you anymore, Ying'er..."
His voice slowly dropped, becoming inaudible and silent.
Bang!
Zhao Shan stared blankly at Manager Li's body. He let go of his right hand and the ghost-headed sword fell to the ground.
Bang bang bang!
He suddenly knelt down on his knees, kowtowed three times to Manager Li, stood up, wiped his tears and said:
"Junior brother, thank you for saving my life. Don't worry, everything I saw today will rot in my stomach. God knows and the earth knows. You know and I know. No third person will ever know."
Chen Yuan showed a smile on his face and nodded:
"It's best...Senior brother, wait a moment."
Under Zhao Shan's gaze, Chen Yuan came to the front of Wu Dong's body, bent down and searched carefully.
There were not many sundries on Wu Dong's body, only a bottle of elixir for strengthening the body and cultivating the body, a bottle of golden sore medicine, a cloth bag full of silver and a map made of silk.
Chen Yuan put the elixir, silver and gold sore medicine back casually. When he saw the map, his eyes lit up, he silently wrote down the contents on it, and then stuffed it back into Wu Dong's arms.
Afterwards, Chen Yuan stuffed the pile of sundries that Manager Li took out back into his arms, tied the sleeve arrows to his arms again, and just put away the ring containing the white silk thread.
Then, he slashed Wu Dong's shoulder, used Qiu Shui Sword to make a deep wound on Wu Dong's throat, then moved the bodies of Manager Li and Wu Dong together, and carefully put the Ghost Head Sword and Qiu Shui Sword together. Place on the ground.
Then, he picked up Zhao Shan's ring-headed sword, came to the bodies of the three bandits, smashed the wounds caused by the ghost-headed sword, and then took out two sleeve arrows and inserted them into their corpses.
Finally, Chen Yuan checked it again, modified a few details, wrapped the long knife that was broken into two pieces, hung it on his body, and nodded with satisfaction:
"Okay, although there are still a lot of flaws, it can barely be used. Senior brother, remember, after we were caught up by bandits, Master took the initiative to stay behind, so that we had a chance to escape. We don't know anything else. Understand?"
Zhao Shan was dumbfounded. After some sorting by Chen Yuan, what appeared in front of him was a scene where Manager Li and Wu Dong and other four bandits had a big fight and died together in the end.
Zhao Shan asked:
"Junior brother, why don't you take Master's relics and Qiushui Sword away? Wu Dong's Ghost Head Sword is also valuable. Isn't it a pity to leave it to the bandits like this?"
Chen Yuan said:
"If Black Wind Village dares to kill people and rob goods, the gang will never give up. As the only survivors, we will definitely have to deal with them again. If we take these things away, we will not be able to deal with the bandits, and the matter will be exposed. , it’s troublesome.”
Zhao Shan suddenly realized, Chen Yuan urged:
"Let's go, senior brother. If we delay any longer, Black Wind Village will realize something is wrong and will catch up."
Zhao Shan reluctantly glanced at the Ghost Head Sword and Qiushui Sword on the ground, then followed Chen Yuan into a mountain forest.
…
Half an hour later, Xie Quan and Jiang Feng led ten bandits to the open space.
When the bandits saw the corpses lying on the ground, they were all shocked.
Jiang Feng threw himself on Wu Dong and wailed:
"Brother Dong!"
Before he entered Heifeng Village, he and Wu Dong had been hanging out together in the arena for seven or eight years. They had already become brothers of the opposite sex, and their relationship was extremely close. When he saw Wu Dong's body, he reacted the most intensely.
Xie Quan's expression also changed drastically, and he quickly came to Wu Dong and took out the things in his arms.
Seeing that the silk map was still there, he breathed a sigh of relief and put it in his arms.
Jiang Feng roughly inspected the wounds on Wu Dong's body, turned back to look at Xie Quan, gritted his teeth and said:
"Brother, the fatal wound on Brother Dong's throat was caused by Li Yong's Qiu Shui Sword. God killed Li Yong. I will crush him to ashes!"
He picked up the ghost head knife on the ground and was about to chop it at Manager Li.
"Wait!"
Xie Quan stopped Jiang Feng from drinking, took a closer look at the bodies of Manager Li and Wu Dong, and murmured:
"It is indeed the wounds of Ghost Head Sword and Qiushui Sword, but why are they so messy?"
Afterwards, he inspected the bodies of the three Bone Refining Bandits, frowned, and said:
"Something is wrong. Liu Huzi, Ma Laoba, and Yuan Datou all have stab wounds on their bodies. There is not a single sword wound. It should not be Li Yong's handiwork..."
Jiang Feng also saw the suspicious points on the bandit's body and suddenly said:
"By the way, when Li Yong escaped, there were two apprentices with him!"
Xie Quan’s eyes flashed:
"Tell me in detail!"
Jiang Feng explained:
"Brother, you were still fighting with Zhang Jinkui at that time. It was like this..."
He told the story of how Guanshi Li, Chen Yuan and Zhao Shan escaped from the valley.
After Xie Quan listened, he nodded slightly:
"This is a bit strange. Li Yong was hit by an arrow from you. Even if he also wounded the second brother with his sleeve arrow, he still can't be the opponent of the second brother, Liu Huzi, Ma Laoba, and Yuan Datou. His two apprentices must be the same as the second brother. It has nothing to do with it."
Jiang Feng stood up suddenly:
"I will lead people to catch up and avenge Brother Dong!"
Xie Quan waved his hand, rummaged through Manager Li's body again, took out a bunch of sundries from his arms, took out the sleeve arrows on his arms, and said:
"The sleeve arrows on Liu Huzi and Ma Laoba should be Li Yong's handiwork, and then they were hacked to death by his two apprentices. The second brother also had knife wounds on his body. It seems that Li Yong and his two apprentices worked together to hurt the old man. Second, the two apprentices took the opportunity to run away, and Li Yongcai and the second brother died together. His retribution came too soon. "
Jiang Feng gritted his teeth and said:
"Two little bastards, I will tear them into pieces to comfort Brother Dong's spirit in heaven!"
Xie Quan stood up, clapped his hands and said:
"Don't worry about it for now. Bring all the brothers out this time. The noise is too big and it may have alerted other villages. The top priority now is to transport the goods back to the village. The rest is easy to say. The five powerful crossbows and ten A pair of iron armor, but there is no room for failure.”
Jiang Feng said unwillingly:
"Brother, if it weren't for those two little bastards, Brother Dong would definitely not have died!"
Xie Quan said with relief:
"It's an important matter, don't worry. After I go back, I will personally pry open the mouths of those guards, ask for information about those two little bastards, and find an opportunity to kill them and avenge the second brother."
"But...hey, okay, I'll listen to my elder brother."
Jiang Feng nodded unwillingly, then turned around and greeted the bandits:
"Collect the bodies of the second brother and three brothers and move quickly!"
The bandits began to get busy, and Jiang Feng slowly calmed down, returned to Xie Shen, and said:
"Brother, Brother Dong is dead and the strength of the village has been greatly damaged. What should we do if the Fuhu gang takes revenge?"
Xie Quan laughed and said loudly:
"What are you afraid of! Wealth can be found in danger. Fuhu's gang is powerful, but don't even think about reaching into the Chimang Mountains. If you can't find our village, how can you fight with us?"
Jiang Feng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled:
"I'm worrying too much. Besides, we also charge money to do things. If the sky falls, others will hold it up."
Jiang Feng's words obviously meant something, but Xie Quan shook his head and said:
"A blacksmith must be strong himself. We still have to be careful and not confront the Fuhu Gang head-on. After robbing a few more large caravans, recruiting soldiers and buying more powerful crossbows and armor, we will be the overlord of the Chimang Mountains in the future and we will no longer have to rely on others!"