Chapter 58: Chapter 58 Transfer (Revised)
Li Yongfeng quickly informed the village head, Wang Sheng, and Xu Qu.
Since the village head had heard about the Green Flood Dragon Gang kidnapping boys and girls, he had already started preparations, and they could leave by tomorrow at the latest, but unexpectedly, trouble arrived the same day.
Although the situation in Qingshan Village was still not good, after some emergency repairs in these past days, squeezing in for a while shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
The Green Flood Dragon Gang arrived even faster than anticipated. The villagers had just gathered information about the gang’s purpose when they almost immediately approached the vicinity of Qingshan Village.
“I’ll go!” Wang Sheng volunteered.
The Green Flood Dragon Gang was quite strong, likely to have powerful Martial Artists, so it was better for him to handle it, to quickly resolve the situation and prevent any mishaps.
Saying this, he stood up, returned to his house, grabbed a stick of Iron Wood, and went to the essential route leading into Qingshan Village.
Xu Qu and the village’s five Martial Artists also arrived.
The village head wanted to come, but felt he would be more of a burden, so he stopped in his tracks.
Li Yongfeng looked towards Wang Sheng at the front and said, “Yun Sheng, we can deal with the small fry.”
Wang Sheng nodded, and then continued to wait.
Soon, the sound of horse hooves approached, and before long, a group of more than twenty people appeared in their sight.
The group, upon seeing Wang Sheng and the others, show no sign of stopping. In fact, several of them even drew their weapons, excitement on their faces, as they charged forward.
“Take them down!”
“Admirable courage, but useless!”
Clearly, these people intended to strike them down from horseback.
Without hesitation, Wang Sheng raised his hand and hurled the Iron Wood spear, fashioned like a lance, with incredible speed, it whistled through the air and was upon the gang leader in the blink of an eye.
The gang leader was a Third Grade Martial Artist with a strong physique and defensive power, but he did not expect to be attacked with such force. He did not take Wang Sheng’s wooden spear very seriously, thinking he could easily avoid it, but he obviously overestimated his reflexes, so—
Swish!
The wooden spear went straight through the gang leader’s chest, spurting blood, and then pierced another man before the spear ultimately could not withstand the pressure and burst apart, finally coming to a stop.
With a casual strike, Wang Sheng instantly knocked down two men, one of whom died on the spot.
The gang leader did not die immediately, but the powerful force carried him to the ground.
His underlings were extremely shocked, then tried to turn their horses and flee, because aside from boot-licking the boss, the most important thing for an underling is to learn to save his own skin.
But if Zhou Gu and Wang Shuwen could think of taking hostages, how could Wang Sheng not?
He pushed forcefully off the ground, gathering all his strength, then leaped into the air.
His robust physique allowed him to spring up above the disordered Green Flood Dragon Gang members below.
Crushing Fist!
Huff!
The intense air pressure roared out, enveloping all the men below. Their horses immediately collapsed, limbs splayed out, whether passed out or dead was uncertain.
And the Green Flood Dragon Gang members riding the horses, except for a few Low-level Martial Artists, were also left in an uncertain state of life or death.
The recent blast of air pressure might be somewhat flashy against opponents of the same level, but it was quite effective for clearing out the riffraff.
Wang Sheng’s assault did not cease; upon landing, he immediately confronted the few Martial Artists who were still barely able to stand.
Before they could regain their composure, Wang Sheng’s fists had already landed on their bodies.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Wang Sheng, although not fond of using brute force, intended to resolve the issue quickly, so he showed no mercy and landed fatal blows.
The man originally pierced by his wooden spear but not immediately dead, Wang Sheng also gave him a kick. The foot strength of the Bajiquan style crushed his chest cavity. The Third Grade Martial Artist, the gang leader, died just like that.
“””
However, he didn’t eliminate everyone, instead leaving two alive, whom he dragged in front of Xu Qu and the others.
“Who here knows how to interrogate?”
Xu Qu and his companions were in a state of shock at that moment.
It seemed like they hadn’t been able to help at all, was Wang Sheng perhaps a bit too strong?
The sequence of actions that had just happened, starting from the moment the wooden spear had been thrown, seemed to last less than a minute before all the enemies were dealt with, and he had even taken the time to leave two survivors.
“I, I know a bit.”
The one who spoke was Xu Qu. As a “Loose Cultivator,” he knew a little about everything but wasn’t an expert at anything.
However, the two people held by Wang Sheng clearly looked petrified, suggesting they would spill what was needed after just a bit of interrogation.
“OK then, it’s up to you, and those other people…”
Wang Sheng glanced towards the distance, where there were several wooden cages holding children and women, which was the reason he didn’t ask any questions and dealt lethal blows directly.
If it weren’t for those wooden cages, he wouldn’t have leaped into attack.
“We’ll take care of it!”
Li Yongfeng took the initiative to take over, knowing that Wang Sheng didn’t like to deal with these matters.
“Then I’ll leave it to you all!”
After speaking, Wang Sheng left.
He only took care of the most troublesome Martial Artist issues; as for the rest, it was better if others handled it.
Of course, there was another important reason why he left so quickly.
The feeling of killing someone for the first time was far from pleasant.
He didn’t resist these matters, mainly because he knew that in such a world, he couldn’t escape this inevitability.
But not resisting didn’t mean accepting it easily, so he needed some time to adjust and settle his emotions.
Meanwhile, after Wang Sheng had left,
Xu Qu looked at the two living Martial Artists, tied them up, and then moved among the “corpses,” picking up a knife.
“What are you staring at? Finish them off!”
With Xu Qu’s reminder, Li Yongfeng acted first. As a bodyguard who travelled extensively, he had killed before, albeit not obviously.
Then came Zhou Gu and Wang Shuwen. Having encountered members of the Green Flood Dragon Gang before and killed quite a few, they were able to cope. Ultimately, Zhou Yong and Li Xingpeng looked at each other, understanding that in such times, that was the best choice, so they too picked up a knife.
No matter whether these men had been killed by Wang Sheng or not, after a few minutes, they were truly dead.
This would have taken even longer if Wang Sheng had been there.
Zhou Yong and Li Xingpeng were the same; it was their first time killing someone, and unless one was extremely cold-hearted, they too needed time to recuperate.
…
It took quite some time for Wang Sheng to suppress the turmoil within his heart. He had intended to inquire about the situation, but now the most important thing was to relocate.
While he was calming himself down, the villagers gradually started to leave.
After finding the village chief, who was directing the move, Wang Sheng also offered his advice, “This year’s weather is unusually cold, so we should prioritize bringing warm clothing and food. Some of the houses have been repaired as well, and if we squeeze in, surviving shouldn’t be a big issue.”
Shuzhou shouldn’t be this cold in theory, but for some reason, this year’s cold was lethal—not just figuratively, but literally.
“I had already told the people in the village to start preparing these things, but I didn’t expect the Green Flood Dragon Gang to arrive so quickly.”
They had been found the very day they received the news.
The Green Flood Dragon Gang had robbed the county yamen almost two days ago, and they had received the news yesterday. This meant that the gang didn’t stop at all after the robbery and immediately started pillaging villages, evidently in a rush and leaving no time for reaction.
Watching the people still in the process of moving, the village chief sighed.
“I just don’t know if anyone will die…”
“””