The three exchanged a few more blows, and each time one of them was on the verge of death, the other would always risk their life to save him! This left Jiang Liu quite frustrated.
With another move, Jiang Liu leaped forward, wielding his sword with both hands to slash at the one on the left. Just as the weapons clashed, Jiang Liu suddenly released his hands, causing the sword to be knocked into the air. Jiang Liu then dodged to the right.
The one on the left paused for a moment, then continued to raise his weapon to block the air! The one on the right, who was about to come to the rescue, was stunned when he saw Jiang Liu's blade being deflected!
Jiang Liu, however, was prepared. Taking advantage of their momentary lapse in attention, he flicked an Ice Blade with his left hand, sending it into the dantian of the man on the left. Without even looking, he flicked the same Ice Blade into the dantian of the man on the right.
Two screams rang out in quick succession! Two figures collapsed to the ground simultaneously!
Jiang Liu stood still for a moment to calm his energy. Seeing that they were no longer moving, he went over and began to search the corpses. Jiang Liu had torn off a piece of cloth and wrapped their belongings in it. As for the three bodies, someone would surely take care of them.
Jiang Liu wasn't worried at all; he could tell the origin of his martial arts skills just by looking at their injuries.
As for why they attacked him, he couldn't be bothered to investigate. Martial artists kill for either money or treasures! Jiang Liu had never revealed his wealth; the only thing that could be considered a treasure was the ninth-grade sword in his hand.
Jiang Liu returned to the city, bought three sets of clothes, and then went to a pharmacy to buy some daily medicine. He then went back to the inn's courtyard to prepare, planning to venture into the Ten Thousand Mountains!
Back in the courtyard, I opened the things I'd found, but there wasn't much of value, so I packed them up along with the intelligence books. Finally, I gathered my other belongings and checked out at the counter. The driver had already gone home that morning.
Deposit packages containing intelligence books and miscellaneous items at the Ascension Tower. Storing belongings is one of the perks of having Ascension Token.
The Jiang Liu of the West City gate and headed towards the Ten Thousand Mountains!
After running for dozens of miles, they finally saw a grove of trees ahead. The area in front of the grove was crowded with people, all of whom were Ranked Martial Practitioner!
Some were setting up stalls, some were recruiting people to form teams to venture into the Ten Thousand Mountains, some were buying special herbs and high-grade Exotic Beast cores! And some were even buying offspring of Exotic Beast!
There are all sorts of strange people out there, yeah! Quite a few scammers and thieves too! That herb seller clearly had a one-year-old Frost Herb, but he insisted it was a ten-year-old one!
There was another person sneaking up on someone else; it was obvious they were stealing!
As soon as Jiang Liu approached, many people lost interest upon seeing Jiang Liu age and attire!
Another person, sensing Jiang Liu was a target, approached Jiang Liu furtively and asked, "Young brother, are you going into the 100,000-ton area to gather herbs or hunt Exotic Beast?"
Jiang Liu glanced at him indifferently and said, "Whatever, as long as it makes money!"
"Of course! How about teaming up with me, bro?"
"You? What connections do you have?" Jiang Liu sized him up with disdain. He was dressed like a martial artist, but his eyes kept darting around; he didn't look like a good person at all!
This infuriated him. His face contorted with anger. "Don't underestimate me! I can take care of seven or eight newbies like you every day!"
"Oh? Really? Then I'll go into the grove ahead and discuss it." With that, Jiang Liu led the way.
The man was dumbfounded. He didn't even need to think of a solution; the offer had come to him on its own! He instinctively followed after it.
As soon as he entered the grove, he saw Jiang Liu waiting for him with a smile. He thought to himself, "Is this guy an idiot?"
As soon as I stopped, I felt a Primal Qi Storm rushing towards me, and I was punched in the right cheek. I thought to myself, "Don't hit someone in the face! That's a basic principle!"
The man immediately let out a scream of pain, and Jiang Liu followed up with another left hook. This time, the man couldn't even scream anymore.
Jiang Liu looked at him and asked, "Do you still want to team up with me?"
The man shook his head repeatedly!
"I don't want to think about it anymore! Since you deceived my feelings, shouldn't you make it up to me?"
"Ah! Ah! Ooh! Ooh!" the person mumbled incoherently.
"What? You're saying you'll compensate me with 100,000 taels to make up for my losses?" Jiang Liu grabbed his hand and said, "How could I possibly accept that! Well, I'll just have to swallow my pride and take it."
The man was so angry that his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
Jiang Liu kicked him into a tree branch, and after a while, he fell to the ground and woke up.
"Enough with the small talk. Are you familiar with the Ten Thousand Mountains near Wind City?" Jiang Liu asked, radiating an aura of overwhelming power.
The man was immediately taken aback and honestly recounted what he knew. Jiang Liu was afraid that he might make up something and mislead him, so he asked him several times before finally sending him away.
But the resentful look in her eyes as she left, and the fact that she went out from the grove of trees, inevitably sparked the imagination!
After all this, Jiang Liu finally realized that the Ten Thousand Mountains were truly a dangerous place!
The biggest threat inside isn't the Exotic Beast, but humanity itself! Of course, if you venture deep into the mountains right away and fight the Exotic Beast King, no one will dare to touch you!
The Ten Thousand Mountains have always been a source of wealth and a training ground for martial artists, leading many criminals to hunt human martial artists for riches and resources.
In essence, every martial artist is a lawless individual; it's just that one does it regularly while the other does it occasionally.
Therefore, Jiang Liu felt a chill in his heart, realizing he needed to be more careful and not relax as much as he had in the West Mountain Range! Otherwise, he might really capsize in a ditch.