22: Chapter 22: The Sword's Power is Immediately Displayed; Three Robbers Die in an Instant.

Gu Han's movements were incredibly swift; his blade left its sheath like a bolt of lightning, flashing past in an instant.

In that split second, the eyes of all three men were fixed on the silver notes floating in mid-air.

Gu Han pushed his movement technique to its limit, appearing before the three of them in the blink of an eye.

The leading man also noticed Gu Han in front of him.

"You..."

By the time he clearly saw Gu Han's figure, Gu Han's hand-blade had already left its sheath.

He didn't even have a chance to retreat, let alone defend himself.

The hand-blade flashed by, and the leader's throat was torn open.

With almost no effort, Gu Han's fingertips sliced through the man's trachea.

*Puchi*

Fresh blood erupted from the man's neck.

Immediately, the man stared intently at Gu Han, clutching his throat with all his might.

However, the blood gushed out like a spring, impossible to stem.

*Thud*

The man fell to the ground.

"That's it?"

"Too weak!"

"And you call yourselves bandits."

Gu Han shook his head in disdain.

The man lying on the ground hadn't even given Gu Han the chance to use his full strength with the Blade Drawing Slash.

Gu Han felt as though he had killed a chicken; it was that effortless.

At this moment, the two masked men behind him finally reacted.

"Big Brother!"

"Big Brother!"

Seeing their companion fallen under Gu Han's hand-blade, their eyes turned blood-red.

Though their faces were covered, one could still feel the twisted expressions beneath their masks.

"Damned Little Beast!"

"I will tear you into ten thousand pieces to avenge Big Brother!"

The relatively taller of the two men roared.

However, while the man looked furious, he didn't immediately rush forward to fight Gu Han. Instead, his body subtly leaned back, and his feet were moving backward.

It seemed like a bluff.

The talk of avenging his brother was more like a stalling tactic.

Indeed, he had seen Gu Han kill their leader in an instant.

Moreover, Gu Han's strike had been fast, steady, accurate, and ruthless—clean and efficient.

At this time, Gu Han also noticed the change in the stance of the man who had just spoken.

A cold smile played on his lips.

He had no intention of letting these remnants of fate slip through his fingers.

Previously, he had been so cautious because there were too many prying eyes at the exit of the Black Market.

He hadn't known if others would try to fish in troubled waters.

Now that they were in such a secluded and quiet place,

He would naturally take action.

Additionally, Gu Han's philosophy had always been that when dealing with enemies, one must pull them up by the roots; physical elimination was the best course.

Being a naive do-gooder or having a 'saintly heart' was not Gu Han's style.

"Swish!"

Gu Han activated his movement technique again and leaped forward.

In the blink of an eye, he blocked the two men's retreat path.

The man who had just claimed he would seek revenge saw Gu Han blocking his escape route.

This ignited the ruthlessness in his bones.

"Third Brother!"

"Let's go together! Kill this Little Beast and avenge Big Brother!"

The man beside him heard this, stared viciously at Gu Han, and replied,

"Second Brother, I'll listen to you!"

"Let's attack together!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man lunged forward, pulled out a dagger, and stabbed directly at Gu Han.

"Die!"

But the man called Second Brother used this opening to turn tail and run.

Gu Han watched this scene, his heart full of amusement.

"What brotherhood? In the face of life and death, everything can be betrayed!"

"A truly living example."

At that moment, the man attacking Gu Han also changed his move, throwing the dagger at Gu Han before turning to run in the other direction.

"Holy crap!"

"He's a schemer too!"

Even Gu Han was shocked by this turn of events.

Just as the dagger was about to strike Gu Han,

The True Qi within Gu Han's body surged.

With a *whoosh*,

Gu Han's speed increased by several degrees compared to before.

Like a gust of wind, he sidestepped the dagger and appeared behind Old Third.

"What?"

Old Third's face turned pale with shock.

*Swoosh*

Old Third followed in the eldest brother's footsteps, clutching his neck on the spot.

Gu Han didn't pay him any mind and shifted his footsteps again.

Another *swoosh*.

Countless sprays of blood erupted from Old Second's neck as well.

By now, the silver notes had also landed on the ground, right next to where the two men fell.

Both men watched the silver notes fall before them, still trying to reach out and grab them.

Seeing this, Gu Han decided to add insult to injury.

He stepped forward and slowly picked up the silver notes right before the eyes of the two men who hadn't yet breathed their last.

Clutching their throats, they struggled on the ground.

At the same time, their eyes were filled with hatred.

A moment later, the two lay in a pool of blood, motionless.

Dead!

All three of them were dead.

"With this little strength, you still wanted to play at highway robbery and 'black eating black'?"

Gu Han shook his head again.

From the moment he started, it had only taken a few moments to kill the three of them.

And that was only because Gu Han wanted to watch the show.

If Gu Han had used his full strength from the start, he likely could have killed them all in a single breath.

Of course, perhaps it wasn't that these three were too weak, but that Gu Han had already become very powerful!

Or rather, his Blade Drawing Slash was too strong and too fast.

These three were all Meridian Connecting Realm Martial Artists; the leader was likely at the ninth layer of the Meridian Connecting Realm.

Yet, in front of Gu Han, they didn't even have the chance to exchange blows; they couldn't even withstand one move and were instantly killed.

This showed just how strong Gu Han's Blade Drawing Slash was.

This Martial Skill was a one-hit kill, catching the enemy by surprise; the outcome was decided within a flash of the blade.

Only by truly using the Blade Drawing Slash did one realize its power—it was truly terrifying!

Looking at the three corpses lying in pools of blood, Gu Han remained calm.

This wasn't his first time killing.

But it was the first time he had used the Blade Drawing Slash against an enemy.

"The Blade Drawing Slash I created is a bit strong!"

"It has such power even though it's only at the entry level."

"If it reaches Perfection, wouldn't I be able to kill even Divine Intent Realm Martial Artists?"

Recalling the process of performing the Blade Drawing Slash just now, Gu Han couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

At this moment, Gu Han's expectations for the Blade Drawing Slash rose infinitely.

At the same time, he realized that a brilliant Martial Skill that suited him was enough to turn the tide and decide the outcome of a battle.

His understanding of the relationship between Martial Skills and Cultivation Techniques became even deeper.

Shortly after, Gu Han pulled back his thoughts and crouched down.

He carefully searched the three bodies.

After some rummaging, Gu Han scavenged over a hundred taels in silver notes and some loose silver.

"Quite poor!"

"No wonder they risked their lives to commit robbery."

Just then, as Gu Han was searching the leader's corpse,

"Eh?"

"What's this?"

Gu Han immediately pulled something from the leader's robes.

"It's actually a Secret Manual."

"River Channeling Art."

"A Meridian Connecting Realm Cultivation Technique?"

"This must be the Meridian Connecting Realm technique the three of them cultivated."

"But now it's mine."

"Another Cultivation Technique acquired."

Gu Han smiled.

Then, he stood up and looked around.

Finding no one, Gu Han left.

As for the bodies of these three, he couldn't be bothered to deal with them.

If their bodies weren't eaten by wild beasts tonight,

Someone would naturally report it to the officials the next day.

However, since these three were practitioners and died near the Black Market,

The government office would likely categorize it as a Jianghu vendetta.

They would basically just bury the bodies in a mass grave and leave it at that, without a deep investigation.

Jianghu matters are settled in the Jianghu; as long as it doesn't involve ordinary people or major events,

The government office won't report it, and even if the Zhenwu Division knows, they won't interfere.

This could be considered a tacit understanding between the Zhenwu Division and the Jianghu.

Gu Han didn't linger. With a leap, he disappeared into the dark night.