A Large Blood Flower, Vivid and Tragically Beautiful

Over five hundred bandit cavalry charged forward, their killing intent soaring, the thunder of hooves deafening, their momentum terrifying.

The people of the Qingshi caravan usually only dealt with scattered bandits; they had never seen such a terrifying scene before. They were so scared they lost their composure, unable to even hold their weapons steady.

"San'er, old man can't go back. You must take good care of your mother!"

"Mother, your son can't return to Qingshi Town to fulfill his filial duties!"

"My Cuihua, if I had known I would die on the road this time, I would have taken you that very day!"

These merchants wailed loudly, uttering their dying words, shouting out all the things they had never dared to say before.

Big Dog held Xiao Hua, constantly comforting her:

"Xiao Hua, don't be afraid. Brother is here, we'll be fine!"

"Mm, Xiao Hua, don't be afraid. Brother is a great hero, he'll protect Xiao Hua!"

In contrast, the people of the Joint Defense Camp showed some mettle. Their faces were calm, their killing intent fierce, and they held their spears ready, looking as if they were prepared to die. Ning Chuan looked at them with newfound respect.

"Come on, my Attribute Points!"

Ning Chuan's eyes flashed with brilliance. His hands moved in a blur, sending pebbles flying everywhere like a machine gun, sweeping in all directions.

To avoid repeating the same mistake as with the Silver Armored General, he aimed for the heads this time.

Seven pebbles per shot, each one hitting its mark.

Thwack, thwack, thwack...

"Ding, obtained 1 Attribute Point!"

"Ding, obtained 1 Attribute Point!"

The sound of Attribute Points being credited rang out non-stop.

Large blooms of blood burst open, vibrant and tragically beautiful;

Decapitated corpses fell from their horses, without a sound of pain or a cry of terror.

In an instant, the charging bandits fell as if mown down like grass.

The riderless warhorses immediately stopped their charge and began to panic and circle in place.

The cavalry charge, like an arrow loosed from a bow, covered over five hundred meters in the blink of an eye.

Long Da and Long Er rode at the forefront, arriving first at the foot of the slope. They saw dense chevaux de frise laid out below the slope, and countless horse traps dug in front of them. They were furious and quickly reined in their horses to stop.

"Watch out for the horse traps, dismount and charge! Kill them all for me, kill!"

Long Da pointed his saber at the camp and roared.

"Hahahaha... Ning Chuan, you little brat, scared shitless by my army, come out and die!"

Long Er's momentum was slightly inferior to Long Da's, but his voice was even louder.

After Long Da and Long Er issued their orders, they saw a group of men in coarse cloth looking at them with strange expressions.

"What's going on?"

"Where are the men?"

Long Da and Long Er were furious. In the past, when they gave orders, their subordinates would respond in unison, and even a second's delay was seen as disrespect to their lives.

What was happening today? These damn subordinates had grown a pair of dragon hearts and leopard guts!

Long Da turned his head and cried out, "Mother of God!" He almost fell off his horse from fright.

"Where are the five hundred cavalrymen who were charging with me just now? Where did they all go?"

"Why are there only a few scattered dozen left!"

Upon closer inspection, there weren't even a few dozen left. Those sitting on the horses had already become headless corpses!

The two immediately felt their hair stand on end, cold sweat drenching their clothes. A chill shot up from the soles of their feet to the crown of their heads.

The two of them were peak eighth-rank Warriors. Facing the fierce charge of over five hundred brothers, they would have had to avoid its edge.

To be able to kill all five hundred brothers in an instant without even discovering the enemy's trace – what kind of terrifying power was this!

For a moment, the scene fell into an eerie silence. Long Da and Long Er could only hear their own ragged breaths.

A cold wind blew, and Long Da and Long Er shivered uncontrollably.

"This, that, that, this..."

"If I said we just came to find you for a late-night snack, would you believe us?"

Long Da stammered for a long time, barely managing to utter a sentence that almost made Ning Chuan spit out his food.

"Dismount, kneel!"

Ning Chuan's voice echoed from the mountaintop.

Long Da and Long Er hastily dismounted and knelt on the ground obediently, their heads bowed so low they almost disappeared into their crotches.

Their current pathetic state was a world away from their earlier boasts, as if they were two different people.

"Lord Ning is mighty!"

"Lord Ning's martial prowess is unmatched!"

"Oh, thank goodness, I don't have to die! I can return and be filial!"

"That's great, I can finally go back to Qingshi Town to see Xiao Cui Cui!"

Seeing this, the merchants in the caravan threw down their weapons. Some cried out loudly, others wept uncontrollably, all overcome with joy and relief.

Moments ago, when the bandits charged, they had been so terrified they thought they were going to die and had already prepared their last words.

The members of the Joint Defense Camp looked towards Ning Chuan's carriage on the hillside, their eyes filled with reverence and fervor.

Ning Chuan emerged from the carriage, descended the slope, and approached Long Da and Long Er.

"Speak. Who are you, and why did you attack us?"

Long Da looked up, his pupils constricting.

Ning Chuan is so young, so powerful... he's definitely no ordinary person. That damned Straw Bag Strategist, he's going to be the death of me!

"I am Long Da, the First Boss of Second Dragon Mountain, and this is Long Er. If I tell you everything, I beg Lord Ning to spare our lives!" Long Da pleaded humbly.

"Hmph, do you think you have any room to negotiate right now?"

"Yes, yes, yes! I'll tell you everything. The strategist from the County Yamen, Straw Bag, came to us and said it was the County Magistrate's order to kill Lord Ning."

"We were misled, I beg Lord Ning's mercy and to let us go like a fart!"

At this moment, Long Da was as humble as could be.

Long Er, standing beside him, was so terrified he didn't dare make a sound.

"Where is the Straw Bag Strategist?" Ning Chuan asked, frowning.

"The Straw Bag Strategist didn't come. He's waiting for news at Second Dragon Mountain."

Ning Chuan scanned the surroundings, but there was no sign of the Straw Bag Strategist. He figured that even if he had come, he would have already fled.

Even if he went to Second Dragon Mountain now, he might not be able to catch the Straw Bag Strategist. A strategist shouldn't be that stupid.

"Get lost!"

"Thank you, Lord Ning, for sparing our lives! Thank you, Lord Ning, for sparing our lives!"

Long Da and Long Er were overjoyed. They scrambled to their feet, fumbled their way onto their warhorses, and galloped away at full speed.

Their desperate haste reminded Ning Chuan of the time he was chased by ferocious dogs in his previous life.

"My Lord, those are the two top bosses of Second Dragon Mountain. Are you really letting them go back?" Zhang Dashan asked Ning Chuan, puzzled.

"I never promised to let them go!" Ning Chuan said calmly.

Zhang Dashan looked confused, then turned to watch Long Da and Long Er, who were rapidly disappearing into the distance. His pupils suddenly constricted.

In the distance, two bursts of blood suddenly bloomed, and two headless corpses fell from their horses.

"Ten rings, bullseye!"

Ning Chuan blew on his fingers.

Zhang Dashan looked at Lord Ning again, feeling that he was majestic, tall, and unfathomable!

In the distance, on a small hilltop.

The Straw Bag Strategist fell to the ground, muttering to himself.

"Impossible! Ning Chuan is only sixteen, and even the two bosses couldn't defeat him. Did he start cultivating in the womb?"

"Long Da and Long Er, those two useless fools, are indeed incompetent and not to be trusted!"

"Fortunately, I am resourceful and planned meticulously. I didn't show myself personally, or the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

"Yes, I am resourceful! I'll use my wits to defeat you. Ning Chuan, just you wait!"

The Straw Bag Strategist got up from the ground, scrambled onto a warhorse, and galloped away.

One plan failed, and he devised another.

"Damn brat Ning, you're lucky this time!"