"Who's there?"
Seeing the figure appear at the courtyard entrance, Zhou Quan and Wu Shan in the courtyard immediately shouted.
"You're the other kid!"
Seeing Lin Sheng's face and his unconcealed vital energy fluctuations, Wu Shan narrowed his eyes and quickly reacted.
"The other kid, Brother Wu, is this the other person you mentioned?"
Hearing Wu Shan's words, Zhou Quan also reacted and sized up Lin Sheng.
"Very good. At such a young age, you've already entered Forging Tendons Completion. Reaching the Blood Transportation Realm is also a certainty. It's just that your brain isn't working well. Instead of cultivating properly at home, you run here to seek death. It's truly laughable."
Zhou Quan had a mocking smile on his face, while his eyes were fixed on Lin Sheng, seemingly quite interested in him as well.
"Ghost Face!!?"
At this moment, Cao Luan, held by Wu Shan, showed surprise on his face upon seeing Lin Sheng enter.
Much of his original despair dissipated, rekindling a glimmer of hope for life.
However, he quickly thought of something and returned to despair. Although Ghost Face had found this place, his strength was only at the Forging Tendons Realm.
Wu Shan and Zhou Quan beside him were both experts who had reached Forging Tendons Completion many years ago. The number of fellow experts who had died at the hands of these two was probably no less than ten. Even if the young Ghost Face had good strength, he didn't believe he would be a match for these two.
However, the fact that the other party could find this place significantly changed his impression of him.
Thinking of this, he puffed out his cheeks and shouted loudly.
"Ghost Face, hurry and leave! You are no match for them! Who knows how many Red Hair Bandits experts are in this County Town! Go back to the city and find help..."
"Go back? Heh heh..."
Wu Shan's fat face, which looked like a pig's head, showed a light laugh. He immediately pinched Cao Luan's face.
He rubbed his face forcefully, and the shouting immediately turned into painful whimpers.
Lin Sheng didn't pay attention to these people's words. His gaze swept over the people in the courtyard, finally landing on Zhou Quan and Wu Shan. He frowned, seemingly quite disappointed.
"Are there only the two of you?"
After discovering that Cao Luan had been kidnapped and brought here, he felt a pleasant surprise, thinking he would catch a big fish this time and encounter his mission target.
Unexpectedly, he came up empty-handed, which made him feel quite annoyed, as this trip had already delayed him for a considerable amount of time. Moreover, the Red Hair Bandits were clearly deeply entrenched in Pingshan County and hidden very well. Finding them was not an easy task.
This also meant that it would require a lot of time, and he did not want to waste much of his energy here.
The more he thought about this, the more annoyed he became.
"Two?" Hearing Lin Sheng's words, Zhou Quan was first stunned, but then burst into loud laughter, as if he had heard some joke. He crossed his hands and stretched them.
"I like you greenhouse flowers the most. Let this daddy have a good time with you. I hope you can..."
Bang!!
Instantly, a muffled sound echoed from the courtyard, interrupting Zhou Quan's words.
Zhou Quan, who was laughing wildly just a second ago, now had his head twisted into a 'c' shape.
His legs were in front, and his head was behind.
A hand with clearly defined knuckles was supporting his chin, pressing his head deeply into the hard bluestone ground.
Zhou Quan's hands instinctively thrashed wildly, but they landed on the other party's arm without any effect.
"You like to play, huh? Then play to your heart's content!"
Lin Sheng raised his hand, and Zhou Quan immediately struggled to pull his head out of the bluestone ground.
But before he could do so, the hand he had lifted fell again.
With a crisp crack, his head instantly shattered, like a broken watermelon, scattering red and white matter everywhere.
From the moment Zhou Quan spoke until now, this situation had only taken a breath.
A gentle breeze blew from outside the courtyard, carrying the strong smell of blood throughout the yard and into everyone's nostrils.
"This..."
At this moment, the people in the courtyard finally reacted, subconsciously taking a few steps back, looking at Lin Sheng in the center and Zhou Quan's headless corpse with horror.
Some people who were close even had trembling legs and were on the verge of collapsing to the ground.
Wu Shan's pupils contracted violently, and his face showed terror. His obese body was also constantly trembling, even more violently than the others in the courtyard.
He knew Zhou Quan's strength very well; they were on par. If the other party could kill Zhou Quan so easily, then he could clearly kill him just as easily.
He considered himself a rare expert in the Forging Tendons Realm, but why could he barely even catch the movements of the person in front of him just now?
At this moment, he had only one thought: this young man who looked young was hiding his strength. His true Realm was definitely a Blood Transportation Warrior, and he wouldn't just be an Early Stage Blood Transportation Warrior.
Although he had killed countless people and couldn't remember how many lives he had taken, the more he did so, the more he feared death.
He understood that with his strength, he was absolutely no match for the person in front of him.
However, he knew even better that he couldn't just sit and wait for death. Running away offered a sliver of hope; staying here was certain death.
"Charge! Charge together! Kill him for me!! Whoever kills him will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver."
He immediately shouted at the stunned subordinates in the courtyard, while grabbing Cao Luan, who was still in a state of confusion, and running towards the gate.
"Charge!"
Hearing Wu Laoda's words, the subordinates in the courtyard gritted their teeth, brandished their steel knives, and rushed forward. Although they knew they were no match for this young man, they were numerous, and if anyone truly had good luck and killed him, their future would be boundless.
Seeing these burly men charging towards him without fear of death, Lin Sheng frowned slightly.
"Seeking death!"
He let out a low shout, and his figure suddenly erupted like a tiger entering a pack of wolves, plunging into the crowd.
As a burst of black energy spread out.
Within a breath, the dozen or so Body Tempering Realm strong men standing in the courtyard had all fallen to the ground, their faces blackened, bleeding from their seven orifices, clearly having lost all signs of life.
"Brother Wu, why are you in such a panic? What happened?"
Wu Shan, meanwhile, took advantage of this moment to display a agility completely inconsistent with his physique, directly lunging out of the courtyard gate. His obese body rolled on the ground, moving surprisingly quickly.
At this moment, shouts also came from outside the courtyard.
Three figures had appeared outside the courtyard, and upon seeing Wu Shan rolling out in a disheveled state, they said in surprise.
"Third Brother, you've come at just the right time. There's a tough one inside."
Seeing the three, Wu Shan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly shouted to them.
These three were none other than the other three of their Red Hair Five Ghosts.
"Tough one?"
Hearing Wu Shan's words, the three drew their weapons from their waists and looked at Lin Sheng, who was walking out of the courtyard.
"It seems you are the so-called Red Hair Five Ghosts. Take me to Luo Hu, and you might keep your life."
Lin Sheng's tall figure stepped out of the courtyard, looking at the few people and speaking lightly.
"Arrogant! A snot-nosed brat dares to spout nonsense here."
The hot-tempered man among the three ghosts, who looked like a Black Bear, immediately sneered and stepped forward, wielding the two short axes in his hands.
"Old Five, don't be careless. This person is very strong. Let's go together."
Wu Shan stood up and reminded him.
"Alright, let's go together."
Hearing this, the other two ghosts nodded and, along with the Black Bear-like strong man, rushed forward.
Wu Shan, however, didn't hesitate at all. He grabbed Cao Luan and hurried towards the other side of the street.
He knew very well that even if all four of them went together, they would definitely not be a match for that person.
Although they claimed to be able to contend with Blood Transportation Warriors, that was when all five of them were together. Now that Zhou Quan was dead, even if they formed a coordinated Formation, its power would definitely be much less than before.
Furthermore, in his opinion, based on the strength the other party had displayed, even if all five of them formed a Formation, they might not be able to stop the other party.
Therefore, he only hoped that the three could stall for a little more time, giving him a chance to escape.
At this time, the long street also seemed to have been disturbed by the commotion here. The originally bustling crowd had moved far away.
Wu Shan, with his obese body, plunged directly into the crowd. However, he hadn't gone far when he heard a scream from behind, followed quickly by a second and a third, which sent a chill down his spine.
Immediately, his speed increased by several points.
Pedestrians who couldn't dodge in time along the way were knocked down and directly sent flying backward.
"Where do you want to go?"
At this moment, a indifferent voice sounded from behind. Wu Shan's internal alarm bells rang loudly, and his obese body rolled on the spot, narrowly avoiding the strong wind attacking him from behind.
"Don't come over! If you get close, I'll kill this kid."
Wu Shan's face was full of vigilance at this moment.
Looking at Lin Sheng behind him, he half-squatted on the ground, one hand gripping Cao Luan's neck, with a posture that suggested he would directly snap his neck if the other party got closer.
Cao Luan was tightly choked by the other party, unable to breathe, his face flushed.
Lin Sheng seemed not to have heard him and continued to walk towards Wu Shan.
"Stop! Stop!"
Seeing this, Wu Shan shouted fiercely but inwardly weakly, also slowly retreating backward.
The reason he had brought the kid with him all the way was so that at the critical moment, this powerful, well-built man would have some scruples.
But at this moment, the other party seemed to have no scruples at all, as if the kid in his hand was useless to him.
"You... Stop it right now!!"
Looking at the other party's indifferent face, Wu Shan's heart pounded wildly, and he couldn't help but shout fiercely again.
However, seeing that the other party still showed no signs of stopping, a ferocious look appeared on his face.
"Alright, then I'll kill this kid first!"
Saying this, he was about to twist Cao Luan's neck.
Swish—
With a sharp whistling sound, a burst of blood bloomed on Wu Shan's fleshy palm, and a flying knife had completely embedded itself within it.
Before he could make any other move, a black riding boot had filled his entire vision.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, Wu Shan's ball-like obese body rolled backward, rolling for more than ten meters before finally stopping.
Cao Luan sat on the ground dumbfounded, his face covered in blood, looking very disheveled.
Lin Sheng ignored him and walked directly to Wu Shan, who was trying to struggle to his feet.
At this time, a flying knife was stuck in Wu Shan's right hand. The bright red blood flowing from the wound had turned blackish-gray and was rapidly spreading towards the entire arm, and then the entire body, at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Take me to see Luo Hu..."
Lin Sheng pinched Wu Shan's neck and lifted him up.
"I said, can you... can you let me go?"
"You have a choice?"
Lin Sheng raised an eyebrow.
"Take me to see Luo Hu, and you'll be more comfortable. You're a smart person. If you cooperate, there might not be no way out..."
Hearing this, Wu Shan fell silent.
However, the bone-gnawing pain from his arm was constantly intensifying and rapidly spreading throughout his body, preventing him from thinking further. Finally, he could only nod quickly.
"I'll tell you... I'll take you there, hurry and save me!!"
Lin Sheng released Wu Shan, reached out his hand, and pinched his arm, which had already turned blackish-gray.
The next moment, the blackish-gray color that was spreading towards his body stopped abruptly and retracted, but it did not dissipate; instead, it remained on his arm.
Seeing this, Wu Shan's face turned pale. Although the intense pain in his body had subsided, he knew that this was only temporary. As long as the other party wished, this potent poison would instantly erupt.
"Let's go."
Lin Sheng's voice came. Wu Shan took a deep breath and led the way forward.
At this moment, curses were heard on the street, and strong men armed with weapons were rushing from one end of the street.
"All of you, get back."
Wu Shan immediately roared. These strong men immediately stopped their movements, looking at Wu Shan and Lin Sheng behind him with some doubt and surprise. In the end, they retreated, but they did not leave; instead, they followed from a distance.
"I'm going too!"
Cao Luan's voice came from behind. He was holding the cylindrical short rod in his hand, clearly having taken advantage of the previous moment to return to the courtyard and retrieve his belongings.
"Then follow along."
Lin Sheng glanced at him. His gaze paused slightly on the cylindrical short rod in his hand, then he withdrew his gaze.
At Lin Sheng's request, Wu Shan moved quickly.
When they reached the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city seemed to recognize Wu Shan and did not stop them, allowing them to leave.
"The leader isn't in the city. He's in seclusion cultivation in the Green Bamboo Forest west of the city."
Wu Shan explained with a forced smile.
"Then go as fast as you can."
Lin Sheng glanced at him, his meaning clear.
Seeing this, Wu Shan swallowed hard and immediately started running at full speed.
Lin Sheng grabbed Cao Luan from behind and tucked him under his armpit, following like a ghost.
The Green Bamboo Forest was 15 li west of the city.
Both of them were fast. In just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a patch of green bamboo forest appeared in front of them.
Hundreds of meters deep into the bamboo forest, a small courtyard by the water came into view.
"There's an underground space in the small courtyard. The leader is here."
Wu Shan looked at Lin Sheng and said cooperatively, but he quietly crushed something in his hand.
Lin Sheng's gaze swept over this detached courtyard. He didn't find anyone inside, but upon closer inspection, he could see some signs of people having lived there.
He put down Cao Luan, who was under his armpit.
Cao Luan understood his meaning and took out the small jade gourd containing the Snow Silver Moth from his Pregnant. He opened the stopper, and soon the Snow Silver Moth flew out, circling in the air. It seemed a bit hesitant, but finally flew towards the small courtyard.
Seeing this, Cao Luan's face showed joy.
"That's right, that Luo Hu is here, and he is indeed in an underground space that can isolate the Snow Silver Moth's senses to a certain extent."