15: Manager Liu!!!

Roars and shouts continuously echoed in Lin Yi's ears.

Hearing the shouts from their mouths, Lin Yi's expression changed as well.

Black Wind Stockade—don't let the rustic name fool you; it was one of the top-ranked strongholds in the eight-hundred-mile Beicang Mountains outside Beicang County, and it even exerted its might over the entire Guangling Prefecture!

The stockade possessed a Fourth-Rank expert, nearly ten Fifth-Rank experts, and a large number of Sixth-Rank and below ordinary Bandits.

Such strength would be considered a top-tier power even within Guangling Prefecture City; it was incredibly powerful.

The Beicang County Magistrate was merely a minor official; how would he dare offend such a major stockade?

Lin Yi was filled with suspicion and doubt.

At that moment, a massive airburst suddenly rang out from Wang Chuan's courtyard.

Immediately after, Wang Chuan rushed out from the courtyard, clad in Gold Chainmail and wielding a Twelve-foot Steel-tipped Spear. Though he looked slightly intoxicated, he still carried an awe-inspiring presence like a fierce tiger. He arrived before the burly man and shouted:

“Brother from Black Wind Stockade, I am Wang Chuan, a member of the collateral branch of the Guangling Wang Family. Today, by order of the Wang Family, I have come to the Beicang Branch of the Wang Family Pharmacy to escort medicinal materials. I hope Black Wind Stockade can show some Face to our Wang Family and spare our Wang Family Pharmacy.”

“As for the other forces in the county town, including the Beicang County Magistrate, whether your Black Wind Stockade wants to kill them or skin them, our Wang Family will not interfere at all. What do you think?”

“Guangling Wang Family!”

Hearing Wang Chuan's words, the burly man's expression flickered initially, but then he let out a savage grin and said:

“So what if it's the Wang Family! Our Big Boss of Black Wind Stockade has given a death order: we must give this Beicang County a severe lesson today.”

“In the entire Beicang County, from the County Magistrate down to every Family and branch of major forces above the Seventh-Rank—not a single one shall be left!”

“Never mind a mere collateral Disciple of the Wang Family like you; even if a direct descendant came, they would be killed without hesitation. Die!”

“Boom!”

As soon as he spoke, the burly man swung his two giant hammers, which smashed toward Wang Chuan like two massive boulders.

“You're looking for death!”

Seeing this, Wang Chuan was also enraged. His steel spear flicked out; the spear moved like a Dragon, thrusting directly at the hammer-wielding brute.

Meanwhile, the other Bandits and the guards of the Medicine Escort Team who had been startled awake in the Wang Family Pharmacy branch, as well as the pharmacy's own guards, saw that their leaders had begun to fight and immediately started their own slaughter.

“Kill!”

“Kill them!”

“Kill these bastards from Black Wind Stockade!”

“Brothers, kill! Level this damned Wang Family Pharmacy to the ground!”

...Cries of slaughter soared to the heavens, shaking the area for several miles.

Seeing the situation, Lin Yi casually picked a Seventh-Rank Late Stage Bandit and began to fight him.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

“Clang! Clang! Clang!”

...Inside the Wang Family Pharmacy branch, a series of explosions and the clashing of weapons rang out incessantly.

Within the massive branch spanning hundreds of acres, the two sides fought desperately.

Between the two sides, the Wang Family Pharmacy originally held an absolute advantage. After all, they had a Sixth Rank, Late Stage expert like Wang Chuan, plus a crowd of Seventh Grade Peak Stage and Late Stage guards. The strength of the Wang Family Pharmacy was truly formidable; under normal circumstances, sweeping through a county town would be no problem at all.

However, because the guards had drunk too much at night and were feeling the effects of the alcohol, and because Black Wind Stockade had sent another Sixth-Rank expert and several Seventh-Rank experts as reinforcements, the Wang Family Pharmacy, which originally held the absolute advantage, gradually fell into a disadvantage.

Pharmacy Disciples and guards were killed one after another, and even the Seventh-Rank guards in the Medicine Escort Team began to suffer casualties.

Seeing this, Lin Yi had no choice but to secretly lead the Seventh-Rank Late Stage Bandit he was fighting to retreat as they fought, moving all the way to the edge of the Wang Family Pharmacy branch, preparing to flee at any moment.

After all, why should he risk his life for a few hundred taels of silver a month?

He wasn't loyal to the Wang Family to that extent; being able to help them block a powerful Seventh-Rank Late Stage Bandit was already good enough!

Moreover, if he died, what would happen to his parents?

His father and mother had suffered so much for him all these years, and their lives had only just started to improve because he became a Martial Arts Scholar. If he were to meet such a shocking tragedy in the blink of an eye...

Lin Yi found the mere thought of such a scene absolutely horrifying!

As for Wang Chuan and the guards of the Medicine Escort Team, Lin Yi could only say he was sorry.

If they could escape, then Lin Yi naturally hoped they all would.

If they couldn't, then as a friend, Lin Yi could only burn more paper money at their graves in the future... “Clang, clang, clang!”

And so, in this manner, Lin Yi fought while observing the situation on the battlefield, ready to pull away at any moment.

Unknowingly, he had already fought his way to the warehouse area of the Wang Family Pharmacy branch.

At this moment, the warehouse was engulfed in fire. Inside, a raging blaze was consuming all the medicinal materials and supplies.

Outside the warehouse, the Medicine Escort Team's carts, which had already been loaded with blood origin grass, were also being consumed by the roaring flames. More than half of the blood origin grass had already been burnt to black ash, with only a small portion barely surviving. However, looking at the intensity of the fire, it likely wouldn't last much longer.

After all, the people in the pharmacy were either fighting the Bandits or hiding like the Little Maidservant Xiao Zhi. As a result, there was no one to put out the fire, leaving it to burn uncontrollably... “Wait, that’s not right!”

Thinking of this, Lin Yi suddenly remembered something. When the Black Wind Stockade Bandits first engaged the Wang Family Pharmacy forces, they were at a disadvantage. They didn't even have enough manpower for the fight, so how could they have specifically spared men to set fire to the Wang Family Pharmacy warehouse?

Furthermore, although Black Wind Stockade's actions seemed like revenge, as Bandits, since they had broken into a county town, they would certainly plunder the town's resources as well. Only after plundering would they burn whatever they couldn't carry away.

But they hadn't even transported the goods out yet? Why would they burn them directly? Could it be that the one who set the fire wasn't a Bandit from Black Wind Stockade, but someone else?

Thoughts raced through Lin Yi's mind as every person he had seen in Beicang County today flashed through his head as a potential suspect.

However, his feet began to guide the Seventh-Rank Late Stage Bandit to stay as far away from the warehouse as possible.

Regardless of who set the fire, Lin Yi didn't want to get involved right now.

After all, the Black Wind Stockade Bandits now held the upper hand, the Wang Family Pharmacy branch could barely protect itself, and he himself was ready to evacuate at any moment.

Additionally, with the fire in the warehouse being so fierce, even if he did get involved, he couldn't put it out. He would only be satisfying a bit of curiosity.

There was no need to cause unnecessary trouble and offend another hidden enemy just to satisfy a small amount of curiosity.

Thinking this, Lin Yi continued to fight the Seventh-Rank Late Stage Bandit while moving away from the warehouse.

But just then, a fat figure suddenly caught Lin Yi's eye inside the warehouse.

“Shopkeeper Liu!”

Seeing that unique physique, Lin Yi didn't even need to see his Face to recognize him immediately.

At that moment, the other party seemed to sense something. His fleshy head snapped around, and in an instant, under the illumination of the firelight, he clearly saw Lin Yi's Face in the darkness of the night.