12: Liu Rushi!

Originally there was no rain, but it started raining heavily in the latter half of the night…

Zou Shi generously handed the soup to Jin Tao, who drank it with a look of displeasure.

Tang Tian sat cross-legged nearby, his eyes slightly closed.

A massive thunderclap illuminated the goods of the Liu Family caravan…

The patter of rain began, the fire crackled, and everyone fell asleep.

In the distance, the horses became restless, and the people of the Liu Family caravan went to comfort them.

After a few moments, they did not return.

The masked woman beside him bowed slightly to Zou Shi and said,

"Please go and check."

Zou Shi awoke with a start, and Jin Tao, who was at odds with Tang Tian, quickly said,

"Young Miss Liu, I'll go."

He quickly grabbed his saber and went out.

A massive thunderclap flashed, and Tang Tian saw the breathtaking beauty beneath the mask; the woman's voice was very pleasant.

Half an hour later, Jin Tao had not returned, and the sound of rain dripped from the ruined temple.

Young Miss Liu whispered a few words, and her maidservant next to her ran out.

A woman's scream was heard, followed by silence.

Seeing this, Tang Tian retreated, pretending to be asleep…

"Pfft!"

A saber sliced across a neck.

The maidservants were restrained, and the Liu Family's guards were also killed…

Loud laughter echoed from the ruined temple.

Young Miss Liu, however, remained calm and bowed again to Zou Shi, saying,

"Please make your move."

Zou Shi grunted, gazing lustfully at Young Miss Liu, but did not act:

"Young Miss Liu, this is possible, but I still lack concubines."

The Liu Family's house servants beside Young Miss Liu woke up, each grabbing a saber and rushing out to fight.

The people outside were all bandits, and the bandits outside were faster. The leading bandit, wielding a large azure saber, killed all the house servants with a few slashes.

Young Miss Liu sighed softly, her expression showing no joy or sorrow… She formed a hand seal…

A massive fireball materialized out of thin air, incinerating several bandits to death; those people could only roll on the ground in the pouring rain outside.

Tang Tian sighed in his heart:

"Immortal Arts."

Tang Tian secretly opened one eye, feeling only shock. In truth, one could cast fireballs at the Qi Refining stage, 1st level… It was just that Tang Tian had no master…

Young Miss Liu released several in succession, and she began to feel slightly strained.

Young Miss Liu's beautiful eyes looked towards Tang Tian:

"Fellow Daoist, lend me a hand, and my Liu Family will surely repay you handsomely in the future."

Tang Tian kept his eyes closed, pretending not to hear.

Zou Shi said,

"Liu Ru Shi, rather than asking a child for help, ask your Uncle Zou."

Before Zou Shi could finish speaking, Liu Ru Shi sternly interrupted:

"Zou Shi, my father treated you well! How dare you betray my Liu Family!"

Zou Shi grinned lewdly:

"Who told the Grand Chief to offer more than your Liu Family?"

Liu Ru Shi cast another fireball, becoming even weaker, but she calmly said,

"Zou Shi, your real name is Li Shi, and you have three concubines and one son. If the Liu Family caravan doesn't return in three days, my father will surely slaughter your entire Family."

Zou Shi roared in anger:

"You stinking bitch, how dare you touch my son with dual Spiritual Roots!"

He grabbed his saber, intending to directly slay Liu Ru Shi.

Just then, Jin Tao rushed out to block Zou Shi, saying,

"Master, what are you doing?"

But he was killed by Zou Shi's saber… Jin Tao's head fell to the ground with a "thud"… Zou Shi sneered:

"You Rebellious Disciple, how dare you block me!"

The smell of blood was heavy, and the entire ruined temple reeked of it.

Zou Shi charged over, and the Liu Family's subordinates blocked him. Liu Ru Shi, wielding a soft sword, fought back and forth with Zou Shi, even steadily gaining the upper hand.

Tang Tian exclaimed in his heart:

"This woman is extraordinary…"

If there had been enough time, Liu Ru Shi might even have been able to kill Zou Shi…

The sounds of sabers, swords, axes, and arrows filled the courtyard, yet no one paid attention to Tang Tian.

The Grand Chief of Dulong Mountain, wielding a large saber, charged towards the Liu Family's subordinates, saying,

"Little beauty, don't resist anymore. Come with big brother to the mountain."

Outside, bodies lay everywhere, and blood-stained sabers lay on the ground. All of the Liu Family's subordinates had been killed.

Thunder flashed, and the heads of the Liu Family's subordinates were severed one by one. The Grand Chief's cultivation was steadily at the Lianqi Sixth Level…

Tang Tian thought to himself:

"Bandits are truly ruthless…"

Liu Ru Shi had a saber scar on her hand, and blood flowed. With a cruel heart, Liu Ru Shi crushed the necklace around her neck, and a dull yellow shield protected her entire body.

Liu Ru Shi fainted.

The Grand Chief and a group of bandits went to hack at the shield, but no matter how they tried, they couldn't cut through it.

After half an hour of hacking, the shield remained perfectly intact.

Tang Tian was surprised in his heart:

"This Lianqi Sixth Level is so strong, everything was resolved so quickly."

Tang Tian saw the Grand Chief of Dulong Mountain and the other chiefs had killed all the previous Liu Family subordinates.

Tang Tian considered that he and the Grand Chief should be evenly matched, but if the other chiefs came to help… Tang Tian wouldn't be able to win…

The Military Advisor of Lone Dragon Mountain discovered the secret of the shield and laughed loudly:

"I must congratulate the Grand Chief. This is a Green Mountain Sect Magic Treasure that can only last for three days. By then, congratulations to the Grand Chief for bringing the beauty home."

The Grand Chief was overjoyed and ordered more than a dozen people to carry the sphere away.

The Military Advisor of Lone Dragon Mountain flattered him:

"Grand Chief, congratulations on obtaining the Profound Rank, fifth-grade Frost Palm from the Liu Family caravan, adding another peerless Martial Skill to our Dulong Mountain."

The Military Advisor of Lone Dragon Mountain took out a jade slip from the Liu Family caravan.

The Second Chief of Dulong Mountain and the others, fearing to fall behind the Military Advisor of Lone Dragon Mountain, began to flatter:

"None of them are as good as the Grand Chief's Earthly Fiend Fist—"

The Earthly Fiend Fist was the Dulong Mountain Grand Chief's famous Martial Skill.

Tang Tian thought to himself:

"Martial Skill—"

Hearing this, Tang Tian's eyes lit up. Martial Skills were good things, but they were not something Tang Tian could touch right now.

No one paid attention to Tang Tian; they were all focused on the Liu Family's treasures. Tang Tian thought that after he got out, he could go to the Liu Family to report the news and get some treasure.

As everyone was about to leave, the Military Advisor of Lone Dragon Mountain saw Tang Tian and shouted,

"Who are you—"

Zou Shi, who had been beaten into a bloody mess by Liu Ru Shi, stepped forward and said,

"He's the kid who just came in, Qi Refining stage, 1st level. At his age, he should be a Family disciple."

Zou Shi was covered in saber scars and looked extremely miserable.

The Grand Chief said,

"What Family disciple? I'll kill him."

The Grand Chief charged over with his saber, but Tang Tian dodged him.

The Grand Chief laughed heartily and said,

"Not bad, to be able to dodge my saber, truly a Family disciple!"

The Military Advisor of Lone Dragon Mountain stopped the bandits behind him and walked over with a smile, saying,

"Let me ask you, which Family's disciple are you? Is it the Wu Family, the Zheng Family, or the Wang Family?"

In fact, Qingmu County had no prominent Wu, Zheng, or Wang Families at all…

The Military Advisor of Lone Dragon Mountain was just trying to trick Tang Tian…

Tang Tian said,

"None of them."

Originally, Tang Tian wanted to say the Wang Family, but he noticed the cold smirk that flashed in the Military Advisor of Lone Dragon Mountain's eyes.

It seemed none of those three were correct.

Tang Tian only felt that if he didn't lack a Cultivation Technique, he would have directly cut them down.

The Military Advisor of Lone Dragon Mountain asked,

"Then which Family are you from?!"

Tang Tian said,

"Ye Family, Ye Tian!"

There was no other way; Tang Tian could only make one up. After all, according to the major surnames in the Cultivation World, Lin, Xiao, and Ye were definitely correct.

Tang Tian's hand touched the Medicine Venerable Space, already prepared to cut them down if necessary.

Although the Dulong Mountain Grand Chief and his men were numerous, escaping was not a problem.

The Military Advisor of Lone Dragon Mountain suddenly became amiable:

"Not bad… The Ye Family has few members, with only an old man at the Lianqi Sixth Level remaining. So that's correct.

"Men, escort Ye Tian well up the mountain, and do not neglect him…"

A group of bandits looked at Tang Tian with ill intent, but not a single one dared to make a move.

Zou Shi said,

"I told you he was a Family disciple! I get a share of his ransom!"

Tang Tian was astonished… This was correct…

The bandits, carrying large and small bags of the Liu Family caravan's treasures, then left.

Tang Tian wanted the Dulong Mountain Grand Chief's Earthly Fiend Fist, so he suppressed the idea of striking once and running.

Tang Tian was locked in a wooden cage, pulled by several horses. Tang Tian held a poison pill in his hand, and as the Grand Chief passed by, he crushed it and threw it, getting a little on the Grand Chief's clothes.

If the Grand Chief didn't have a habit of changing clothes… then tonight would be the time for Tang Tian to kill the Grand Chief…