Black Wolf Gang

"Chen Zilong, hand over 200,000 Gold Coins and the Cold Flame Ginseng, and I can spare your life!"

Within the Black Wolf Gang stood a burly man with dark skin. Most striking of all was the scar on his face.

The scar crawled across his face like a centipede, adding several degrees of Killing Intent to the man. Xiao Han knew that this man was the Black Wolf Gang's notoriously infamous leader—Black Wolf.

"Chen Zilong?" Xiao Han pondered for a moment, but no information about this person came to mind. He was probably just some minor leader.

By the time Xiao Han arrived, the battle was already nearing its end.

Three to four hundred Black Wolf Gang members had surrounded the remaining seventy or eighty cultivators. Even among those still standing, most were injured. The situation was far from favorable for the caravan.

"Black Dragon Gang Leader, since you know that I am Chen Zilong of Youmen Village, you should also know my cultivation. I will never hand over the Cold Flame Ginseng. If you insist on taking it by force, I dare say that even if you win in the end, you will have to pay a heavy price!" A middle-aged man stepped out from the crowd. His gaze was resolute, though his voice lacked strength. He was clearly suffering from serious internal injuries.

"Hah!"

After speaking, the middle-aged man drove his treasured sword into the ground. His clothes fluttered in the wind as he fully displayed the realm of a Dou Zhe.

"F-Four-star Dou Zhe!" The Black Wolf Gang members were startled. At the same time, the trapped cultivators pushed their Dou Qi to the limit. Each of them brimming with fighting spirit, prepared to make a last stand.

"Three Star Dou Zhe!"

"There are actually two Three Star Dou Zhes!"

The Black Wolf Gang members stirred uneasily. Faced with the caravan's surging fighting spirit, if battle broke out, many more people would inevitably be used as cannon fodder. None of them wanted to be the sacrificial victim.

This sight delighted Chen Zilong, and he continued, "Black Wolf, all you seek is wealth. As long as you let us leave, I am willing to hand over one thousand Gold Coins. Otherwise, we Chen Clan Disciples will never fear bloodshed and sacrifice."

"That's right, we'll never fear bloodshed and sacrifice!"

With Chen Zilong's words, the entire caravan's morale was perfectly roused.

"Heh, each of you is quite fired up. One thousand Gold Coins does seem like a fair amount. But are the lives of your entire Chen Clan Disciples worth only one thousand Gold Coins?" Black Wolf's expression did not change at all in response to Chen Zilong's words. Instead, a trace of mockery appeared on his face. "And Chen Zilong, stop pretending. You already have internal injuries. He Lei, the Family Head of the He Family in Youmen Village, told me so. Otherwise, I would not have broken through your defensive perimeter so quickly."

"He Lei! So it really was He Lei!" Seeing that he could no longer keep up the pretense, Chen Zilong's anger triggered his internal injuries. He coughed dryly several times.

Seeing this, Black Wolf could not have looked more pleased. He shouted, "Enough nonsense, Chen Zilong. Hand over the Cold Flame Ginseng and pay 200,000 Gold Coins. I can let you leave. We bandits only want money, not lives. But if you stubbornly resist, I do not mind leaving every last one of you here."

"Father!" Beside Chen Zilong, a young woman looked deeply conflicted.

She was not as beautiful as Xiao Xun'er, but she was still rather pure and pretty.

"You want me to submit? Never. At worst, we all perish together!" Chen Zilong looked at the woman beside him, his eyes becoming extremely resolute. At the same time, he whispered, "Xiangxiang, Father may not be able to stay with you any longer. Once we carve out an opening, take the Cold Flame Ginseng and escape."

"Father..."

"Xiangxiang, be good." Chen Zilong said gravely, "Otherwise, our entire Chen Family will be buried here!"

"Th-this..." Chen Xiangxiang was conflicted. She clutched a Brocade Box tightly to her chest and prayed inwardly, Heavens, if someone can save me now, I am willing to marry him, whether he is rich or poor.

Of course, Chen Xiangxiang knew that this was somewhat unrealistic. Still, as a woman, she could not help indulging in such fantasies.

She fantasized that the stories from legends were true—that as long as she prayed, a prince on a white horse would come and save them!

This was another world, and travelers were few and far between on this official road. Chen Xiangxiang knew that it was nothing more than a fantasy.

"Looks like I said too much. Men, attack! Kill the men, and take the women back to sell!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

At the Black Wolf Gang Leader's command, the Black Wolf Gang members gradually tightened their encirclement.

"Chen Clan Disciples, heed my command!"

"Roar!"

"Help Chen Xiangxiang and the other Chen Clan Disciples break out! They are the Chen Family's only hope. As long as they live, the Chen Family of Youmen Village will not be wiped out!"

"Roar!"

The morale of both factions below soared, and battle was on the verge of erupting. Against the ruthless Black Wolf Gang, which held an overwhelming advantage in numbers, the complete annihilation of the Chen Clan Disciples was merely a matter of time.

"So be it. Since I ran into you, I'll save you once."

Xiao Han leaped down. The sudden movement drew the attention of both the Black Wolf Gang and the entire caravan.

"I do not wish to kill. Everyone from the Black Wolf Gang, leave now, and I can spare your lives!" Xiao Han walked step by step toward the caravan.

"Uh... spare our lives?"

Black Wolf had initially been highly vigilant toward the sudden newcomer. But when he saw that it was merely a young boy, his eyes filled with intense mockery. "Hahaha, I'm so scared."

"Hahaha..."

The Black Wolf Gang members also burst into laughter, as though they had heard the funniest joke in the world.

"You little brat, didn't the adults in your family tell you that showing off may feel good for a moment, but it ends with you lying in a coffin? You dare meddle in Black Wolf Gang business? You're courting death!" Black Wolf looked at someone beside him and ordered, "Third Brother, go kill him!"

"Understood!"

To the side, the entire caravan stared in astonishment. Chen Xiangxiang in particular was completely dumbfounded. Heavens, did you hear my prayer? But he looks like he's still underage!

Having received the order, the Third Boss held a Wolf-tooth Club and waved it twice in a show of force. The corners of his lips curled slightly as he said disdainfully, "Little fellow, you are lucky to die by my hand. Don't worry, I strike quickly. You will not feel any pain. Remember this in your next life: do not show off before someone you cannot afford to provoke!"

"Whoosh!"

The Third Boss seemed extremely confident. Without using any Dou Technique, he leaped into the air, his Wolf-tooth Club descending toward Xiao Han with the force of splitting heaven and earth.

"Ah!" Chen Xiangxiang let out a scream and covered her face with her hands, not daring to look at Xiao Han's miserable fate.

The Third Boss possessed the cultivation of a Two-star Dou Zhe. If an ordinary person were struck by that blow, his head would burst like a watermelon.

Unfortunately, the person he had encountered was no ordinary man.

Stone Shattering Palm

Xiao Han shook his head slightly. The airborne Third Boss had left himself no room to retreat. With a slight shift of his body, Xiao Han evaded the attack.

This is bad! The Third Boss inwardly cried out, but it was already too late. An incomparably fierce gust of force struck toward his body.