Chapter 5

As he was searching the body of the scarred man, he found a green jade pendant.

The reason it felt strange was that he sensed a spiritual energy fluctuation from it.

Unlike the energy from a spirit stone, the energy inside the jade pendant seemed to be circulating according to some pattern.

He tried to absorb the energy using his breathing technique, but he couldn't draw any of the energy out.

"What is this thing?"

Jiang Ping'an was puzzled.

He took out a spirit stone and compared it with the jade pendant.

As soon as the two touched, the energy from the spirit stone was quickly drained, turning it into powder.

Jiang Ping'an was shocked and instinctively threw the jade pendant away.

Looking at the shattered spirit stone, Jiang Ping'an felt particularly heartbroken.

Only ten spirit stones could be replicated each day, and now one was gone?

What exactly is this jade pendant?

Squatting beside the jade pendant, he poked it with a stick, but nothing happened.

Picking up the jade pendant again, Jiang Ping'an noticed that the energy inside had increased, and it was still circulating according to a certain pattern.

"What is this thing?"

Jiang Ping'an wanted to ask someone, but there was no one around, only corpses.

At this moment, he noticed three characters on the back of the jade pendant: "Amulet."

"Could it be a treasure of the immortals that can protect the body?"

Thinking about the energy fluctuations, which were similar to the energy he used, it might indeed be some treasure of the immortals.

Jiang Ping'an felt he was on the right track.

"Previously, it couldn't protect the scarred man, probably because the energy in the amulet was depleted."

Thinking about its protective function, Jiang Ping'an gritted his teeth and placed two more spirit stones nearby.

The energy from the spirit stones was drained, but the jade pendant seemed to still be absorbing.

Jiang Ping'an didn't have many spirit stones left, so he injected his own energy into the jade pendant.

But even after pouring all his energy into it, it still wasn't full.

"An endless pit!"

Jiang Ping'an felt particularly heartbroken.

He decided to absorb energy from the surroundings and slowly fill it, since there was no rush.

Just then, there was a commotion outside.

Jiang Ping'an grabbed his knife and rushed out, seeing a figure fleeing at high speed.

He quickly chased after it.

It was likely a fellow bandit!

He couldn't let the other person escape!

But after chasing for a while, Jiang Ping'an lost the person.

He leaned against a tree, panting heavily.

He had just poured all his spiritual energy into the jade pendant, leaving him weak, which was why he lost the person.

From now on, he must always keep some energy in reserve.

Jiang Ping'an reflected on his shortcomings and took out a spirit stone to restore his energy.

"The person who ran back is likely a bandit. After killing five of them, the so-called 'Big Bandit Mountain' bandits definitely won't let me go."

"Then let them come!"

With Hu Niu taken away by the immortal, Jiang Ping'an had nothing to hold him back.

Even if the bandits didn't come for him, he would go after them.

With his current physical condition, even if he couldn't kill the bandits, he could still escape.

As soon as Jiang Ping'an returned to the village, he came face to face with ten soldiers.

Jiang Ping'an's pupils constricted sharply.

Ten soldiers, but eleven horses!

Looking at the horse, Jiang Ping'an's heart almost stopped.

This horse was the one belonging to the soldier he had killed earlier!

A phrase suddenly came to his mind: "An old horse knows the way."

It must have been this horse that led them here!

At the same time, the ten soldiers also saw Jiang Ping'an.

Not only that, they saw the military knife in his hand and the five bandit corpses on the ground.

At that moment, time seemed to freeze, and both sides were paused.

"Neigh!"

A horse suddenly neighed, breaking the silence.

Jiang Ping'an turned and ran.

He had only recovered a little strength and couldn't guarantee survival against ten battle-hardened soldiers.

"Chase him! He must be the murderer!" the leading soldier shouted.

Although it was hard to believe that a child could be the murderer, it was the closest to the truth.

Jiang Ping'an's spiritual energy was almost depleted, and the soldiers were on horseback, so he couldn't outrun them.

In a short moment, they were behind him, and a soldier swung his sword at Jiang Ping'an's head.

When Jiang Ping'an saw the sword, it was too late to dodge.

At that instant, the jade pendant around his waist suddenly emitted a green light, and with a "ding," the soldier's sword was knocked away.

At that moment, both Jiang Ping'an and the pursuing soldiers were stunned by the green light.

What's going on?

What is this light?

Jiang Ping'an had an idea, but there was no time to verify it.

Taking advantage of the moment when the soldier's sword fell, he leaped up and swung his knife.

"Thud!"

A large head flew off.

"Ding!"

Another soldier's sword struck the green light on Jiang Ping'an's body, but it didn't hurt him at all.

Jiang Ping'an injected the remaining spiritual energy into his arm and turned to swing his knife.

"Ah!"

With a scream, the soldier who was hit fell off his horse.

With no fear of being attacked, Jiang Ping'an wildly swung his knife, cutting down both soldiers and horses.

Blood splattered, horses neighed, and the once helpless boy had transformed into a warrior.

"This kid is a cultivator! He must be a cultivator! The thing on his body is a magical treasure! Run!"

One soldier realized something and shouted in terror, turning to flee.

A fourteen- or fifteen-year-old boy jumping higher than a horse was not normal.

Moreover, the mysterious green light on his body was likely emitted by a magical treasure.

Hearing this, the other soldiers panicked, stopped attacking Jiang Ping'an, and began to flee.

Jiang Ping'an couldn't let them go, so he jumped on a horse and quickly pursued them.

One by one, the soldiers were cut down from their horses.

When only one soldier remained, Jiang Ping'an threw his knife, piercing the soldier's body and causing him to fall off the horse.

Jiang Ping'an dismounted and coldly looked down at the soldier.

The soldier, clutching his wound, was full of fear and anger.

"You little bastard... daring to attack soldiers... the 4,000 iron cavalry of Ping Shui County... will never... never let you go..."

"Crack!"

Jiang Ping'an stepped on the soldier's neck, breaking it, and then went to check if any soldiers were still alive.

He gave the remaining soldiers a final blow, ensuring they were all dead, and searched their bodies for valuables.

This time, he didn't find any treasures, only money and some dry rations.

Following the mountain path, he used the horses to transport the bodies of the soldiers and bandits to a place five kilometers away called Wild Wolf Gorge.

It was called Wild Wolf Gorge because it was full of wild wolves.

People were often attacked and killed by wolf packs here.

These bodies, left here, would soon be devoured by the wolves.

The ten soldiers had found him through the "old horse knows the way" characteristic. This time, he killed all the horses, so they couldn't find him again.

Looking at the dead horses, Jiang Ping'an felt a bit sad. If these horses could be used for farming, his mother wouldn't have died from overwork.

At the very least, they could be killed for food.

But these warhorses were too conspicuous and had nowhere to be hidden. If left at home, they would definitely be discovered.

As he thought about this, the Treasure Basin suddenly emerged from his body, and a green light flashed, causing all the dead horses to disappear.

Jiang Ping'an was startled. What's going on?