Chapter 42

The evil hand gradually approached.

"I just can't stand it!"

In response to Ma Hua's irritable words, a nonchalant reaction came.

"What?"

"……"

"Why are you so full of complaints?"

Ling Chong's words, as if it were nothing, made Ma Hua even more irritable, and she began to argue.

"Am I supposed to not complain? Look at what's happening now……. Even without the Mongols' help, the Black Wind Gang's strength alone is enough to kill 90,000 Mongols as easily as eating cold porridge. So why is the general dragging things out by working with the Mongols?"

"That's probably because the leader has his reasons."

"What's that over there?"

Ling Chong glanced at where Ma Hua was pointing and replied curtly.

"What, Mongol women."

"What are they planning to do with those women? Just seeing the miserable women being dragged in every day makes me want to throw up. If they want to show their power, they should just kill them all and throw them in the fields. Instead, they drag them along……. When we go on reconnaissance around here, there are countless bodies of children who have collapsed and died from exhaustion on the roadside. Why are they doing such pointless things?"

"Don't worry too much. According to Commander Guan, things will be settled soon……"

"But even if things are settled, and we cut off Tiejinchuan's head, it doesn't seem like it will end there."

"Why? If the enemy's leader is dead, why wouldn't they retreat?"

"If they only planned to kill the leader, they could just pick ten experts from the Black Wind Gang to assassinate him. That would be the easiest way. Our leader, what was his name again? Guoguang? Ha! How funny……."

"Why are you like this today? You seem more irritable than usual. And why are you mentioning the leader's name?"

"I just called him 'leader, leader' and then asked his name a while ago, and it turned out to be Guoguang, so it's funny. Ha! What kind of name is Guoguang? Is there even such a name? If they just sent ten fools like you with a stupid and powerful leader, it would be over. Why do they need to massacre so many people?"

"……"

'He must be really angry. Is today that day? Someone said that women get more irritable on that day……'

"Besides, Gongzhi, that shameless guy, picks the prettiest girls from the ones they capture every day and sleeps with them. What do his subordinates think? I'm so embarrassed……. He has a hole in his shoulder from not even dodging an arrow from a Mongol, yet he's so shameless……. Ha!"

Finally, Ma Hua, having lost her temper, started cursing her superior, and Ling Chong's face turned pale. He knew that Guoguang had a good temper and wouldn't react even if he heard such curses, but if the insults reached the ears of Commander Gongzhi, it would be the end of the world.

"You… you need to watch your words today. It's not good, come here."

"Why?"

"Let's go on patrol together. Riding and running will make you feel better."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Thud!

Ling Chong pretended to be in great pain, clutching his stomach and moaning.

"Ouch! Damn, your hands are so rough……. Ouch, I'm dying."

"What are you faking?"

"Hey, stop it and let's go over there. Okay? This is a busy road, and we might get into trouble……"

"Why are you interfering with what I say?"

"Please… save me. If you want to get into trouble, do it alone. Don't drag me into it like a water ghost……"

"Do you think everything I say is just talk?"

Thud!

Ling Chong rubbed his chest and grumbled.

"Ouch… bad luck today……"

'Fighting with her will only make me look bad. The best way is to avoid this crisis……'

"…No. Ma Hua, don't do that. I have some wine, not Ma You wine……. I've been hiding a little bit to drink alone. Let's drink and talk, okay?"

"Wine?"

"Sure, very fragrant native wine from the Central Plains. Let's go there. Talking here won't get us anywhere. Let's have a drink and talk, it will be better."

"Okay, let's go. Let's go."

'Ugh, with similar martial arts skills, it's impossible to subdue her easily. If we fight, I'll be the bad guy……. Ah, what a waste of good wine……'

While Ma Hua and Ling Chong were drinking during the day, Guoguang was patrolling with over ten subordinates. The Mongol army, which initially had a strong formation, had lost much of its momentum due to the loss of some excellent generals and 20,000 soldiers, and the uncertainty about the fate of their families.

After patrolling for a while, Guoguang sensed a faint presence.

'Enemy? Ally? A great expert. Someone I haven't met before……'

Guoguang casually looked around and checked his subordinates' faces, but none of them noticed the hidden presence.

'No one noticed. If it's an ally, they should have signaled in some way……. The silence so far means it's probably an enemy. But I can only sense the general location, not the exact position. Impressive.'

Guoguang pretended to smell a leaf he plucked to prepare for a possible ambush. He then deliberately spoke to the subordinates following him.

"What kind of tree is this?"

"I don't know. Why do you need to know the name of a tree?"

"It's fine if you don't know."

Guoguang casually answered and focused his energy to pinpoint the opponent's location. The Thousand Net Listening Technique! A highly advanced skill learned at the Imperial Martial Arts Treasury, which can locate an opponent through subtle sounds. Guoguang sometimes felt the enemy's position in his sleep, but now, since he wasn't asleep, it was difficult to locate the enemy, so he used the technique learned at the Imperial Martial Arts Treasury. While doing this, Guoguang's group continued to move forward. After about 30 meters, a faint sound was caught by Guoguang's Thousand Net Listening Technique, and the location was determined.

"Go!"

Guoguang used the maximum power, but only enough to avoid being noticed, and shot the leaf. The technique he used was one of the secret skills from the Imperial Martial Arts Treasury. At the position where the leaf was shot, there was no reaction.

'Did I misjudge? It could be a rabbit.'

Suddenly, the leaf shot out with the force to shatter a rock, and the subordinates drew their weapons and became alert. When there was no movement, they hesitated, looking to Guoguang for cues on whether to put their weapons away.

"I must have been too sensitive and made a mistake. Everyone, put your weapons away."

"Yes."

After Guoguang's group left, a figure in dark green appeared in the forest. The figure had a hole in the exact spot of the heart, but the wound was healing rapidly. The strange person didn't seem to care much about the wound.

"Indeed, it's the Deputy Leader. From the information gathered, it's clear that he has lost his memory and forgotten all the martial arts he learned at the sect, yet he used the Red Leaf Wounding Technique……. The Red Leaf Wounding Technique can kill with just a leaf, requiring perfect control of internal energy. Truly, he is the strongest expert in the history of the Demon Sect. He barely escaped with a sword through his heart and ruptured blood vessels, yet he has already fully recovered?"

The figure in dark green gradually increased its speed and moved with incredible agility. It stopped at a certain spot, rummaged through the bushes, and found a large cage containing ten homing pigeons. The figure sat down with the pigeons, took out a small brush and paper, and wrote tiny characters.

"Deputy Leader Mo Xiang is definitely alive. Currently serving as a hundred-man commander in the Black Wind Gang. He carries a luxurious sword instead of the Mo Hun Sword, making it impossible to track him if you don't know his face. He used the Red Leaf Wounding Technique to pierce a subordinate's heart, suggesting he has learned the martial arts of the Imperial Palace and forgotten his previous skills. Based on his internal energy and martial arts, he seems to have recovered to the Hua Jing level. Even without preparation, my skills are not enough to get within ten meters of Deputy Leader Mo Xiang. He has lost his memory, but his body reacts as it did before.

天 (Tian)"