Astral Apostle

Chapter 463 - Encounter and Attack (3)

Chapter 463: Encounter and Attack (3)

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However, at this moment, he did not dare to continue fighting. After forcing Hong Dingxian away with a few slashes, he turned around and ran.

Seeing this, the other legendary figures also had the intention to retreat. They immediately scattered like birds and beasts, forcing their opponents away and escaping.

Their mounts were tethered at the entrance of the shop. The martial artists who had escaped jumped onto their horses and ran in all directions without looking back, no longer caring about their companions.

At this moment, it was better that their Daoist friends died than themselves dying!

Chen Feng chased after them for a while and killed and injured a few more people, but seeing that the remaining people had run in different directions, he stopped chasing.

He turned around and returned to the messy in, shouting out,

“How are the casualties?”

“Second Brother, more than ten of our brothers died. They were all poor people who followed us recently.”

Fang Zhen gritted his teeth.

When this group of martial artists saw that the situation was bad, they directly ran away. The process from the beginning to the end was actually not long. There were no casualties among the people in the Green Forest beside Chen Feng. The people killed by the enemy were all villagers who had recently followed him and had yet to practice their martial arts diligently.

“Bury them properly.”

Chen Feng replied.

At this moment, Guo Haishen picked up a famous martial artist who had yet to die from the ground and interrogated him for the reason of their attack.

This person did not dare to disobey and explained the situation in fear. Only then did everyone know the background of this group of enemies and the reason for their sudden attack.

“Damn it! These martial legends are actually willing to be the dogs of the Imperial Court!”

Guo Haishen shouted angrily.

Fang Zhen also gritted his teeth hatefully, “It’s a pity that we didn’t manage to make all of them stay here forever!”

Of the 28 enemies, more than half had died at Chen Feng’s hands, and about 10 of them had fled on horseback.

Chen Feng casually threw down the person in his hand and said coldly, “It doesn’t matter. The monk can escape, but the temple can’t do the?same¹! Wu Mountain Sect, Green Lotus Sect, Sea Whale Sect, Extreme Celestial Sect… Since these martial world sects attacked us, Grandpa will return the favor. He will visit them one by one, smash their sects, and snatch their martial arts!”

Guo Haishen nodded. He did not say that secretly learning martial arts was a big taboo in the martial world. He was not pedantic. Since the other party had started this first, he would naturally pay them back in kind.

At this moment, Lin Song suddenly gritted his teeth and stepped forward,

“Brothers, I’m willing to help you.”

Everyone turned around with questioning gazes.

Lin Song composed himself and said helplessly, “The Sect Master is your enemy, and he recognized me here. He will definitely think that I’m with you and treat me as a traitor. I have nowhere to go. I hope you can take me in. I’m willing to serve you.”

Shen Sanqiu was severely injured by Chen Feng’s spear, but after cleaning up the battlefield, his corpse was not found. Clearly, he had fled on horseback with his injuries.

Now that the sect master had run away, Lin Song knew that from now on, he would not be able to stay in Wu Mountain. It would be impossible for Chen Feng and the others to bring him to get the ransom, and he would lose his usefulness.

In order to protect himself and avoid being used by this group of people to vent their anger, he felt that he could only choose to join them. There was no other way.

Everyone turned to look at Chen Feng, waiting for him to make a decision.

Chen Feng nodded, “Then follow me.”

With that, he ignored Lin Song and casually took out a money bag and threw it on the counter, scaring the manager and waiter behind the counter.

“Some silver as compensation.”

After Chen Feng finished speaking casually, he turned around and cleaned up the battlefield with everyone to bury his brothers.

…

On the other side.

Shen Sanqiu galloped on his horse, his face as pale as paper, blood flowing from his mouth.

“Ahem… This Chen Feng is so impressive. How can there be such a talented martial artist in the world…”

When he thought of the bloody storm he wrought just now, he trembled in fear.

Shen Sanqiu shakily took out his sect’s healing pills and swallowed them. Then, he silently circulated his energy to recuperate.

Although he had suffered a blow from the Spear Force and was severely injured, fortunately, it was not fatal and he could still hold on.

He was already scared out of his wits and did not dare to rest for long on the way.

After escaping for a few days, he felt completely safe and slowed down.

That night, Shen Sanqiu settled down in a dilapidated temple.

It was drizzling outside, so he started a fire in the temple to warm himself.

“Sigh, I didn’t succeed in this matter. I can’t report back to Ning Tian and even provoked a powerful enemy like Chen Feng. This is a huge loss…”

Facing the crackling firewood, Shen Sanqiu fell into a daze, his emotions in chaos.

At this moment, footsteps sounded outside the dilapidated temple. Someone was approaching.

“Who is it?!”

Shen Sanqiu came back to his senses and suddenly drew his sword. He stood up nervously, like a frightened bird.

In the next moment, a man in black with green stripes walked into the dilapidated temple. He had two swords hanging from his waist and was drenched.

This person had a valiant appearance, but at this moment, his expression was gloomy, as if he had something on his mind. It was Duan Yunfeng.

Seeing Shen Sanqiu’s nervous expression, Duan Yunfeng sized him up before cupping his fists.

“I passed by this place and came here to seek shelter from the rain.”

Seeing that this person was also a martial artist, Shen Sanqiu became vigilant and said, “I’ve already occupied this place. Find somewhere else.”

Duan Yunfeng frowned, “I walked in the rain for a long time before finding this place. I just came in to hide. Besides, this dilapidated temple doesn’t have an owner. Brother, don’t push your luck.”

With that, he could not be bothered with Shen Sanqiu anymore. He walked straight into the dilapidated temple and sat in the corner on the other side, avoiding the light of the fire. He hid in the darkness and could not be discovered without looking carefully.

“Rude person…”

Shen Sanqiu muttered in his heart, but he could not chase him away. He continued to sit by the fire and secretly guarded against Duan Yunfeng.

The two of them remained silent and ignored each other.

After a while, the sound of hooves suddenly sounded outside the temple. A team of soldiers had stopped outside the temple.

The group of soldiers tied up their horses and walked into the temple to avoid the rain. At a glance, they saw Shen Sanqiu beside the fire.

“Eh, isn’t this Sect Master Shen of the Wu Mountain Sect?”

The leader of the soldiers recognized Shen Sanqiu and asked curiously.

Shen Sanqiu looked up, but he did not know this person. He asked in surprise, “You know me?”

“We’re from Ning Tian Prefecture. We happened to meet Sect Master Shen half a month ago.”

The captain cupped his hands politely.

Shen Sanqiu now understood their identities. He sized up the group and asked, “What are you doing here?”

“A few days ago, a masked assailant attempted to assassinate the Emperor. The assassin was nowhere to be found, so the government mobilized the soldiers in the city and sent teams out of the city to search for the assassin. We were one of them,” the captain replied casually.

“What? The Emperor was assassinated?!”

Shen Sanqiu was slightly stunned. He had left Ning Tian Prefecture before the incident and had been operating in the wilderness recently. This was the first time he had heard of this.

“That’s right. It’s said that the court and the public are furious. Those lords have issued a death order that we have to capture the assassin. Those who have contributed can be promoted and rewarded… It’s just that we don’t know the assassin’s appearance and name. It’s like finding a needle in a haystack.

We only know that the assassin is good at using two swords and can kill his way through the royal army. He’s very impressive. Sect Master Shen, if you have nothing to do, why don’t you travel with us for a while?”

The captain invited.

“Using dual swords?”

Shen Sanqiu was stunned and subconsciously looked at the dark corner on the other side.

The officer was puzzled. He followed his gaze and realized that there was another person in the temple.

When he saw Duan Yunfeng’s appearance in the shadows, he could not help but be stunned.

Duan Yunfeng was expressionless as he secretly counted the number of people present. Then, he silently stood up and slowly drew his swords.