"Bring them on. What's there to fear?"
"Our Nine Caves and Eighteen Forts wind and twist, and we have the Thousand Mechanisms Grand Formation guarding us. No matter how many people they send, we'll make sure none of them return!"
"You may be afraid, but I, Flying Dart Escort, am not."
"Chief Bandit, how about letting me lead the vanguard this time?"
Just as everyone fell silent, a man with two thin mustache tufts stepped forward.
Hearing Flying Dart Escort's words, Xing Piaopiao's expression finally eased somewhat.
She had only just taken the position of Chief Bandit, and the people beneath her had yet to fully accept her authority.
Then, by sheer coincidence, they had run into some mysterious person who had appeared from nowhere. She had worried herself sick over this matter these past few days.
"Well said!"
"The name of our Nine Caves and Eighteen Forts resounds throughout the martial world. If we shrink back so casually, how are we supposed to make our way in the martial world?"
"A fat sheep has delivered itself to our doorstep. How could we possibly refuse to eat it? This fat sheep is ours for the taking!"
As Xing Piaopiao spoke, the bandits below instantly had their spirits roused.
Yet the scholar-like man at the side frowned deeply.
"Chief Bandit, thirty-six escort agencies have joined forces to protect this shipment. Such a commotion is far from ordinary."
"If we can avoid a conflict, that would absolutely be the best course of action."
"White-Faced Scholar, if you're scared, then hide in the back. Once we catch the fat sheep, there'll be a bite of meat for you."
Hearing White-Faced Scholar's words, Flying Dart Escort immediately mocked him.
"Flying Dart Escort, this concerns the survival of the Nine Caves and Eighteen Forts. How