Upon arriving at the small town, Xiao Jian suddenly noticed a problem: why were so many people avoiding him?
From time to time, he could also hear people whispering about being wanted.
Finally, on a wall, he discovered the reason.
“Wanted!
Informants who discover his whereabouts will receive 500 gold coins.
Those who bring his head will receive 10,000 gold coins!”
Ugh.
Speechless.
“So I’m only worth 10,000.
The drawing is quite accurate!”
Looking at the portrait on the paper, Xiao Jian read out the words, then observed that the drawing was indeed well done, capturing a third of his essence.
The paper also bore the emblem of the Wolf Head, indicating it was issued by the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
He stroked his chin.
“The Wolf Head Mercenary Group people should be here soon, right?” After being in the city for so long, many people had seen him, and he had also noticed many malicious gazes.
As soon as his voice fell, more than ten people ran over and tightly surrounded him.
Leading them were a young man, a fat man, and a thin man.
“Second Uncle, Third Uncle, this is the brat who injured me.
I want him to suffer a fate worse than death!”
Xiao Jian turned around and looked at the young man with interest.
It was indeed Mu Li.
He said mockingly, “I wondered who it was.
So it’s the Young Commander.
How come I spared your life last time, and now you’re seeking death again?”
Mu Li took a step forward.
His injuries from last time were not light, and only healed two days ago.
But so what?
Anyone who offended him had to die.
As long as this brat wasn’t a Dou Master, with Hemon and Gan Mu’s strength, it would be a piece of cake.
“Brat, don’t be arrogant.
I was careless last time.
This time, with my Second Uncle and Third Uncle here, I will definitely take your dog life!
Second Uncle, Third Uncle, I’ll leave it to you!”
After speaking, the guy retreated.
He was still quite scared.
What if this guy, seeing he was no match, tried to drag him down with him?
Then his two uncles would definitely be very happy.
Although Hemon and Gan Mu didn’t want to act, they had no choice.
This time, their Commander personally gave the order, so they could only go.
Otherwise, they would have wished Mu Li died at the hands of this brat.
That way, they would have a chance to rise in rank.
Hemon stepped out a few paces.
He said arrogantly, “Brat, you’re the one who injured my nephew.
Kneel down, kowtow, and I, your great lord, might give you a swift end!”
Xiao Jian’s mouth curved upwards.
“Then you kneel.
I’ll also give you a swift end!”
Hemon was enraged and roared, “Brat, you’re seeking death!” Dou Qi condensed on his fist, ready to take Xiao Jian’s life.
Xiao Jian didn’t draw his sword.
These guys weren’t even worthy of him drawing his sword.
He threw a punch, meeting Hemon’s fist.
Seeing Xiao Jian actually wanting to trade blows with him, Hemon’s confidence soared.
If this guy had been intent on running, it might have been a bit troublesome, but since he chose to go head-to-head with him, Hemon could break his arm with one punch.
A victorious smile appeared on his face.
“Ah!…”
A wail came from Hemon’s throat.
He clutched his right hand, his white forearm bone protruding from his elbow.
Blood flowed freely.
Everyone was stunned and couldn’t help but take two steps back.
Xiao Jian had no interest in listening to his wails.
He grabbed Hemon’s left hand, twisted it forcefully, then held his head with both hands, twisted it, and the wailing stopped.
Hemon knelt down, then fell to the ground.
The people beside him were all dumbfounded, including Gan Mu.
It wasn’t that he hadn’t thought of saving Hemon just now, but it was too fast.
He simply couldn’t react.
A trickle of cold sweat ran down his forehead.
Xiao Jian walked forward; he retreated.
Xiao Jian walked again; he retreated again.
As for the people next to them, some had already started running, some were scared stiff and stood still, and others stayed as far away from Xiao Jian as possible.
“Quite clever!” Xiao Jian chuckled softly.
Dou Qi covered his legs.
Whoosh!
Gan Mu only felt a black figure flash past him, then he turned around and saw Mu Li, who hadn’t run far, with his eyes quickly bloodshot, before he powerlessly collapsed to the ground.
The blood on Xiao Jian’s right hand dripped onto the ground, as if it also dripped into Gan Mu’s heart.
“Third Commander is dead, Young Commander is also dead!”
A mercenary looked at the scene before him, his knife clattering to the ground.
Then, he ran.
Seeing him run, the others scattered like birds and beasts, all fleeing, not even bothering with their weapons.
The onlookers who had been watching the show nearby had all disappeared.
Only one or two fearless ones continued to watch the excitement.
Xiao Jian glanced at them, too lazy to bother with these minor characters.
He clenched his fist and walked step by step towards the last person.
Gan Mu looked at the young man in front of him, sweat uncontrollably streaming down his face.
Just as Xiao Jian was about to reach him, he dropped to his knees with a thud.
Then he slammed his head against the ground with a bang, a trickle of blood appearing.
“Please, my lord, spare my life!”
He dared not look up.
His head was pressed tightly against the ground.
“Give me a reason?” Xiao Jian said indifferently.
“I can be your lord’s dog, forever obeying your lord’s commands.
If my lord tells me to go east, I will never go west, always loyal, never betraying.”
Xiao Jian said indifferently, “I don’t need a dog like you.
However, seeing as you haven’t attacked me, lead me to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
I’ll spare your life.”
Gan Mu slowly relaxed upon hearing the last sentence.
His life was saved.
“Yes, my lord.”
Xiao Jian nodded.
“Get up.
Lead the way.”
Mu She, sitting in the headquarters, suddenly clenched his fists.
The chair beneath him suddenly broke apart.
He stood up.
“What?
You said the Young Commander is dead, and the Third Commander didn’t even last three moves!”
Kneeling in front of Mu She was the mercenary who had escaped earlier.
After fleeing, he didn’t scatter like the others but returned here, still thinking about the bounty.
“Yes, Commander.
Every word I said is true, absolutely no lies!”
Suppressing his raging emotions as much as possible, he had climbed and struggled for many years.
Although his son’s death had enraged him to the extreme, he still thought that since that brat could kill his foolish third brother, his strength must not be weak.
He roared, “Gather everyone in the main courtyard!”
Issuing an order, Mu She also stood in the main courtyard.
If that mercenary hadn’t lied, that brat should be arriving soon.
With his strength, killing that foolish third brother shouldn’t have been so easy, yet that brat did it.
But the revenge for his son’s death could not go unfulfilled.
He naturally knew that these dozens of people in front of him couldn’t kill Xiao Jian, but even a little bit of attrition would be good.
The more Xiao Jian consumed, the more his chances of winning.
Led by Gan Mu, Xiao Jian quickly arrived at the entrance of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
Seeing no one at the entrance, Gan Mu immediately said, “My lord, there might be an ambush inside.
Let me find someone to scout ahead for you.”
He had already pledged allegiance to Xiao Jian, and many people had witnessed it, so he could only fully assist Xiao Jian in achieving victory now.
Although he knew Xiao Jian would definitely win, this didn’t stop him from showing off in front of Xiao Jian.
“Hmm!
Go push the door.”
When Mu She saw Gan Mu pushing open the door, he immediately thought the mercenary had lied.
But then, a sword-wielding young man entered.
He knew then that his Second Commander might have defected.
He immediately roared, “Gan Mu, how dare you betray me!”
Gan Mu immediately retorted.
He had barely saved his life and didn’t want to lose it again.
“Shut up, you beast!
Don’t think I didn’t know you tried to ambush me.
Today, I’ll kill you and avenge my past grievances!”
Regardless of whether he had ambushed him before, he definitely was now.
Although Mu She was furious, he also knew that the sword-wielding young man was the true enemy.
He forcibly swallowed his anger and said, “Brothers, kill Gan Mu, 10,000 gold coins!
Kill that brat, 100,000 gold coins!
I, Mu She, always keep my word!”
For these low-level Dou Zhes, 100,000 gold coins were enough for them to live a lifetime.
Immediately, someone roared and attacked.
Then, everyone swarmed forward.
As for the first person who attacked, he was sent flying by Gan Mu’s punch, his fate unknown.
Xiao Jian also began to attack.
For these people, with their strength, they couldn’t even withstand one move from Xiao Jian.
In just a moment, half of the seventy or eighty people were dead.
The remaining half dared not witness such a scene again and retreated one after another, not daring to advance further, which filled Mu She with anger.
“Kill this brat, the bounty is 200,000!”
“Ahhh…!” With the mercenary’s roar, more people rushed forward, fearless of death.
Seeing more people rushing forward, Xiao Jian shook his head.
Wealth moves people’s hearts.
Fortunately, there probably weren’t any good people here, so he had no psychological burden in killing them.
Xiao Jian slightly shifted his body, dodging a mercenary’s incoming slash.
With Dou Qi covering his right foot, he kicked him, sending him flying to crash into the wall, collapsing it.
It seemed he wouldn’t survive.
“Return my son’s life!” Mu She wasn’t foolish.
If he didn’t act now, no mercenary would dare to.
“Phoenix Flight Steps!” Dou Qi covered his long spear, rapidly approaching Xiao Jian.
“Gale Stab!”
Mu She let out a low roar, the spear tip thrusting directly at Xiao Jian.
Xiao Jian’s Dou Qi surged out, quickly covering his body to form a Dou Qi Veil.
“Mountain Breaking Strike!”
Mu She’s face showed a look of astonishment.
He actually blocked it with just his fist.
This was his strongest move.
Ignoring his shock, Mu She quickly retreated.
The mercenaries nearby, seeing this, tried to sneak attack, but were kicked away by Xiao Jian.
He retracted his fist, very satisfied with the solidity of his Dou Qi.
The mercenaries nearby weren’t all hotheads.
Seeing that even their Commander’s attack was useless, they immediately felt fear again.
They all retreated once more.
Mu She once again raised the bounty to 300,000 gold coins, but this time, even if he raised it to 300,000, no one dared to attack again.
He glanced at the few remaining mercenaries who were still retreating, and Mu She roared, “Don’t retreat!
Whoever retreats, I’ll kill them!”
After speaking, he even stabbed a retreating mercenary next to him with his spear.
That poor guy never expected to die at the hands of his own commander in the end.
And he was precisely the mercenary who had reported to Mu She earlier, even discovering Xiao Jian’s whereabouts.
Just a short while ago, he was still fantasizing about getting the bounty, becoming the Fourth Commander of the mercenary group, and then running rampant, reaching the pinnacle of his life.
Now, he could only close his eyes unwillingly.
Xiao Jian narrowed his eyes, shook the blood from his hands, and said, “Leave now, and I won’t kill you.”
As soon as Xiao Jian’s words fell, two mercenaries had already dropped their weapons and started running.
Then, the remaining mercenaries also started to run.
In the end, even though Mu She killed another mercenary, it was still useless.
Everyone ran.
Mu She’s eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Xiao Jian.
It was this guy who killed his son and destroyed the mercenary group he had struggled to build for half his life.
Fury had burned away his reason.
He forgot the gap in strength between him and the young man in front of him.
Dou Qi Veil covered his entire body.
“Brat, die!” Phoenix Flight Steps!
Gale Stab!
As the cyan Dou Qi surged, Xiao Jian’s expression became solemn.
Thousand Breaking Strike!
He punched Mu She back, then followed up and threw another punch.
Mu She barely managed to block with his spear, but while he blocked the first punch and the second, he couldn’t block the third.
Xiao Jian delivered a left hook, enveloped in milky-white Dou Qi, fiercely striking his head.
The collision of metal and ground produced a crisp sound.
Mu She lay on the ground, bleeding from all seven orifices, weakly looking at Xiao Jian as he walked over.
He raised his left hand, pointing at Xiao Jian.
“You, you won’t have a good death!”
Xiao Jian picked up the long spear from the ground, raised it, and thrust it into Mu She’s chest.
“Hmph!” He exhaled.
“Whether I have a good death or not, you won’t live to see it.”
In this man-eat-man world, if you don’t eat others, you’ll starve.
He never wanted to kill, but living under this sky, as long as he wanted to become stronger and survive, killing was inevitable, and he could only do so.
Gan Mu was dumbfounded, looking at the courtyard full of corpses.
Out of seventy or eighty people, only seven or eight escaped.
He killed seven or eight, and the rest were all done by this young man.
Even the Commander didn’t last ten moves against him.
He immediately rejoiced greatly in his decision.
Then Xiao Jian spoke.
“Collect all valuable items.
I’m going to find a place to take a bath first.”
“Yes, my lord, rest assured.
I will handle it properly!” Gan Mu quickly nodded in agreement, afraid that if he delayed even a moment, his head would be gone.
“Mm!” Xiao Jian replied, turned, and left.
He wasn’t afraid that Gan Mu would embezzle these things; he wouldn’t dare.