Chapter 35 - Counter Attack (1/2)
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15 days later…
It was late at night and a few bandits were keeping watch on the city wall of Qi Hua City. They kept dozing off constantly.
“Bam!”
A small sound was heard all of a sudden, but it didn’t alert the bandits.
At first, the bandits guarding the city were worried that the army might attack soon. But recently, they had become far too slack.
Some bandits even felt this new life they were living was not as happy and fulfilling as living in the mountains.
But even at that, their forces kept growing over time.
However, as a result of having people from several places, fighting had become a normal occurrence.
Although the chief settled quarrels and disputes, the complaints he was getting were becoming more intense.
“Bam!”
“Bam!”
This sound was heard again. One of the bandits rubbed his sleepy eyes and stared into the darkness.
When he didn’t see anything, he closed his eyes again to sleep.
After a while, the bandit opened his eyes again. He felt that he saw someone climbing up the city wall.
Startled, he became fully awake and tried to run, but bumped into someone.
Before he could react, the person was so swift that he slashed the bandit down with his longsword.
The light from the torch shone on this person’s face — it was Shen Ling!
This was a night attack!
Shen Ling stood on the city wall of Qi Hua City and looked toward the center of the city.
This place had been occupied by the Green Mountain Bandits for a month.
But right now, it was time to take it back.
A man walked towards Shen Ling and said respectfully, “Young Master Shen, everyone is here now.”
Shen Ling nodded with satisfaction and said, “Act according to the plan.”
“Right away!”
Da Zhuang said with a nod.
Shen Ling stared into the distance. His foot missed a step which made him fall flat. He missed his target.
Step!
Shen Ling stepped on the eaves and walked forward carefully.
He came to the roof of the second floor that was originally a restaurant and opened the tiles.
There was no sign of the madman!
Shen Ling checked the rooms one after the other in search of him. Very soon, he saw the person he was looking for – alone!
In his excitement, the tiles under his feet made a crisp sound. Instantly, the madman looked up. “Who is it?”
Shen Ling quickly turned around and left.
“Boom!”
With a loud sound, the madman shattered the eaves.
Looking at Shen Ling’s back, he charged forward like a raging bull.
The tiles under his feet continued to shatter, but the distance between him and Shen Ling kept growing.
In the end, he didn’t know where he was, but Shen Ling was standing opposite him.
“You shouldn’t have chased after me!”
Shen Ling turned around as he looked at the madman with a blank face.
“So it’s you!”
When the madman saw Shen Ling, he put up his fist immediately.
“Clap, clap!”
Shen Ling clapped twice.
Instantly, the madman sensed countless gazes.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
Before he could understand what was going on, countless arrows flew from all directions.
The madman stood on the spot without moving. He was about to activate his body-refining cultivation technique to defend himself.
A wave of triple crossbows shot out without harming him in any way. However, he couldn’t move if he wanted to.
Another round of arrows came close.
Shen Ling watched with a cold expression from a distance.
After three rounds of arrows were fired, it seemed like the madman’s defense started to show a crack.
Just when he was about to run, Shen Ling shot out a stream of Saber Qi.
“You are so despicable!”
The madman shouted with a glare at Shen Ling.
He did not expect that Shen Ling would use such a trap to force him into a dead end.
“That makes the two of us.”
Shen Ling smiled and looked at him still breathing.