Chapter 6

Jiang Ping'an picked up the treasure pot filled with cracks and looked inside.

Inside were only the money and spirit stones he had put in.

"Where are the horses? Why did they suddenly disappear? Does the treasure pot like to eat horses?"

As he thought this, the treasure pot flashed a green light again, and several horses that had been killed appeared before him.

Jiang Ping'an was stunned for a moment, his heart pounding wildly.

"Could it be that the treasure pot has the ability to store things?"

"Put the things away!"

As his voice sounded, the horses were sucked back into the pot.

"Sure enough, it can store things!"

He tried with other items and found that not only horses, but also spirit stones, money, and branches could be stored inside!

He experimented with rats and insects, but it didn't work. However, if he killed the rats and insects, he could store them.

In other words, the treasure pot could store most things except living animals!

Understanding this powerful function of the treasure pot, Jiang Ping'an was extremely happy.

He no longer had to worry about things being stolen or carrying heavy bags; he could just put everything in the treasure pot. What a wonderful treasure.

"Hehe~"

Jiang Ping'an was in a good mood.

He touched the jade pendant at his waist, which was engraved with incomprehensible patterns and glowed green.

This time, he was able to kill those guys thanks to this amulet.

Without the protection of the amulet, even if he could kill those soldiers, he would definitely be injured.

The protective shield had been cut several times, and the energy in the jade pendant had been greatly depleted.

He needed to replenish it as soon as possible; it was a life-saving item.

Jiang Ping'an hummed a mountain song and skipped back to the village.

In the following days, a group of soldiers came to the village to investigate the missing soldiers.

Just as Jiang Ping'an had guessed, because he had killed them all, they didn't find him.

Who would think that a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy could have the ability to kill ten soldiers?

When the soldiers came, Jiang Ping'an told them about the village and asked them to raid the bandits and avenge the villagers.

But the soldiers didn't pay attention to him and turned around and left.

Although the soldiers didn't find him, Jiang Ping'an didn't let his guard down and remained very cautious.

He still had a group of enemies, the bandits.

He had accidentally let one of them escape, and he didn't know when they would come for revenge.

Four days later, with the spirit stones he had replicated, Jiang Ping'an successfully advanced from the second level of Qi Cultivation to the third level.

The next breakthrough would require at least eighty spirit stones, and the demand for spirit stones was increasing.

During these four days, he practiced cultivation and sword skills, getting familiar with how to wield a sword and fight.

He didn't forget the amulet either, injecting spirit energy into the jade pendant every day to increase its energy.

Two more days passed, and trouble still came.

A large group of bandits surrounded the village from all sides.

"Second Boss, this is the place. Look, the chimney is still smoking, and Brother Leopard and Brother Knife died here."

A bandit with shifty eyes bent over, respectfully standing next to a towering, muscular man over two meters tall.

The muscular man held a club thicker than a human leg, his expression fierce.

"Who dares to kill the bandits of Great King Mountain? That's just asking for death! Come out, you inside!"

Jiang Ping'an, who was cultivating in the room, slowly opened his eyes.

He had already detected them before they entered the village.

After breaking through to the third level of Qi Cultivation, his senses had improved, allowing him to hear and see things from a great distance.

He patted the spirit stone powder off his clothes, stood up calmly, and walked out.

Seeing the young, handsome face, both the muscular man and the bandits were taken aback.

"Are you f*cking with me? This kid killed Little Leopard?"

The two-meter-tall muscular man grabbed the shifty-eyed bandit and angrily cursed.

The shifty-eyed bandit was terrified, "Second Boss, it's really him! I saw him holding a knife and searching Brother Leopard and the others!"

"Go to hell!"

The muscular man, known as Second Boss, threw the man away and looked back at the young boy.

"Where is your master? Get him out here!"

He didn't believe that this young boy had taken out their five best men.

"My family only has me." Jiang Ping'an's eyes were calm and composed.

The muscular man frowned, "Then who killed our men?"

"I don't know. When I came back, your men were already dead at my doorstep." Jiang Ping'an lied.

"Damn! A wasted trip. Kill this kid and raid other villages."

The muscular man was extremely disappointed, swore, and turned to leave, ordering his subordinates to deal with the boy.

Jiang Ping'an narrowed his eyes, clenched his fists, and prepared to act.

"Clatter, clatter, clatter~"

At that moment, the sound of galloping horses came from the distance.

"Soldiers! Second Boss! There are soldiers!" a bandit shouted in terror.

"Run! Run!"

Some bandits tried to flee, but an arrow pierced the air and instantly impaled one of them in the head.

In just a moment, a large group of soldiers surrounded the area.

The bandits were terrified, gripping their weapons tightly.

"Don't panic!"

Second Boss was the calmest, his expression composed, and he walked towards the soldiers, "Who's in charge?"

"Me!"

A robust soldier on a fiery red warhorse, clad in metal armor, stepped forward.

"Ah, Captain Cui Xiao, long time no see." Second Boss greeted the newcomer, clearly recognizing him.

"You despicable bandits, daring to appear in broad daylight. Men, prepare to kill the bandits!" Cui Xiao shouted.

"Captain Cui, don't be in a hurry."

Second Boss smiled, took a backpack from his back, and respectfully handed it over, "Here's today's haul, three hundred taels of silver, some copper coins, and various jewels and ornaments."

A satisfied look appeared in Cui Xiao's eyes as he took the backpack and placed it on his horse.

"Get lost, and don't let me see you again."

"Thank you, Captain Cui, for your leniency. Let's go!" Second Boss ordered his subordinates.

Although it pained him to lose the silver they had stolen, it was better than losing their lives.

"These bandits are the murderers who slaughtered our village! Are you just going to let them go?"

A somewhat immature voice sounded.

Everyone turned to look at Jiang Ping'an.

"Idiot."

Second Boss glanced at Jiang Ping'an with disdain and left with his men, the soldiers not stopping them.

Jiang Ping'an clenched his fists and stared at the large group of soldiers, shouting emotionally:

"You are soldiers, responsible for protecting the people. They are bandits, the bandits who slaughtered our village. Why aren't you killing them!"

The people pay the soldiers to protect them, a natural and just thing, but these people didn't do it. Instead, they took the bandits' money and let them go!

Cui Xiao's expression was indifferent, and he ignored Jiang Ping'an, saying to his subordinates:

"Harvest the grain in the fields quickly. Everyone in this village is dead. Go back to the county and put these fields in my name."

He had come today because he heard that everyone in the village was dead, and the fields were ready for harvest. These good fields couldn't be wasted; they were money.

"Oh, right, this kid's family also has fields. Take care of it. Otherwise, having one field not in my name among so many would make me very uncomfortable."

Cui Xiao spoke in the calmest tone, saying the most chilling words.

"Ha ha ha~ I always believed that the soldiers who killed my parents were just a few bad apples. I always believed that bad people were just a minority. Ha ha ha~"

Jiang Ping'an laughed, tears streaming down his face, as the sense of justice his father had instilled in him crumbled.