Evil Old Ghost and Blind Old Ghost

A blaze suddenly lit up the road in the distance. Chen Xu glanced at the mother and daughter, who were already fast asleep. If things went south, he would be ready to take them and jump out of the car at any moment.

The driver sharply spun the wheel and turned onto a side road.

"Deputy Pavilion Master Chen, the vehicles clearing the way ahead have come under attack."

"Just drive. I'm only responsible for keeping them safe."

Hearing that, the driver secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had been afraid this newly appointed deputy pavilion master would meddle with the rescue plan they had prepared long ago. They had already considered all kinds of possibilities and had ample countermeasures in place.

The Blood Rose Mercenary Corps was a mid-to-upper-tier mercenary group. He believed those scattered rabble stood no chance against them.

Perhaps the enemies would be dealt with in just a few minutes.

The sedan had excellent soundproofing. The sleeping mother and daughter had no idea they were experiencing a scene that could previously only be seen in movies.

Ling Youyou lay on top of her mother, her tiny hand lightly scratching her exposed calf.

"Fuck, what mercenary group is this fierce? They brought rocket launchers into Great Abyss?" Blood Rose's face turned green as she watched the incoming rocket, hurriedly jumping from the vehicle.

Though they had been caught off guard, the members of the Blood Rose Mercenary Corps were all battle-hardened veterans. Each found cover and exchanged fire with the enemy.

"Captain, why do the clothes on those people look so much like Great Abyss Military Headquarters uniforms?" Bullets slammed into the ground in front of Rat, blasting several craters and scaring him too badly to move.

Blood Rose lowered the brim of her hat and cautiously peeked out.

Soldiers in dark blue uniforms gradually closed in under cover of their firepower.

"Fuck, nobody told me we'd be fighting the Great Abyss Military Headquarters." Blood Rose could not help swearing. They were inferior in both equipment and numbers. How were they supposed to fight?

As she watched her teammates fall one after another, Blood Rose turned and slipped into the woods beside the road.

Expecting profit-driven mercenaries to have any sense of comradeship was simply too naive.

Her hair was disheveled as Blood Rose shed as much unnecessary weight as possible, all so she could run a little faster.

Whoosh. A cold glint shot toward her.

Blood Rose's pupils contracted, and she instinctively ducked.

Clap. Clap. Clap.

Applause rang out, and Blood Rose abruptly looked up.

A flamboyantly dressed man stood among the branches overhead.

Licking his lips, the gaudily dressed man appeared before Blood Rose like the wind. He lifted her chin as if admiring some peerless delicacy.

"I think your blood will be delicious."

Upon hearing that, Blood Rose kicked at the gaudy man's groin, hoping to use the opportunity to escape.

"Moves like that aren't very likable." The gaudy man flashed behind Blood Rose, his tongue lightly brushing her earlobe.

"Evil Old Ghost, stop playing around. The targets have already gotten several kilometers away." A man with his eyes tightly shut emerged from the other side of the forest.

Remarkably, despite traveling through the dense forest with his eyes closed, his clothes remained spotless.

"Blind Old Ghost, we're both Martial Artists. Do you really think we'd let those defenseless women escape?

"We only took this job to whet our appetites along the way."

"Once we break through Qianshui Commandery, perhaps we can have a taste of the Martial Pavilion's master."

While the two spoke, Blood Rose pulled out the miniature pistol she carried. Just as she was about to pull the trigger, the gun was already in Evil Old Ghost's palm.

"Good little girl, you mustn't play with toys like this." Right before Blood Rose's eyes, Evil Old Ghost kneaded the miniature pistol into a lump of scrap metal.

Despair appeared on Blood Rose's face. She had no idea where these two monsters had come from. If her mercenary corps were still around, she might have had a chance to fight them, but now she was merely an unarmed woman. How could she possibly be their match?

"Hurry up and deal with her. We need to get going." After saying that, Blind Old Ghost headed for the road on his own.

With their speed alone, they could not possibly catch a car racing down the highway. He intended to requisition a vehicle.

Soon, a woman's wails sounded from behind him, accompanied by continuous sucking noises.

"Who's there?" A Great Abyss soldier raised his gun, staring tensely at the rustling forest.

Within the dark forest, a pebble shot out like thunder, piercing through a helmet and burrowing into the soldier's forehead.

Before he could even shout a warning of enemy attack, his body toppled to the ground.

Blind Old Ghost landed without a sound. Like a ghost, he began a slaughter in the forest.

By the time the Great Abyss soldiers noticed that fewer and fewer of their comrades remained, they could no longer pose any threat to him.

"Blind Old Ghost, I'm done."

Evil Old Ghost sauntered out of the woods. When he saw the trembling man beside Blind Old Ghost, the corners of his lips curled upward.

"Why leave one alive?"

"The driver." Blind Old Ghost calmly uttered three words.

"Oh, he's even an officer. Where are you stationed, sir?" Evil Old Ghost tore the stone badge from the man's chest and examined it playfully.

After Great Abyss underwent industrialization, it also carried out a minor reform of its court system. Among them was changing the jade belts, gold belts, silver belts, and stone belts that symbolized status into jade badges, gold badges, silver badges, and stone badges worn on the chest.

Those of the third rank and above wore jade badges, those of the fifth rank and above wore gold badges, those of the seventh rank and above wore silver badges, while everyone else wore stone badges.

"G-Great Abyss Peace Prefecture City Military Headquarters."

Seeing that Evil Old Ghost still wanted to tease him a little longer, Blind Old Ghost forcibly cut off their conversation. "Enough."

Under the threat of the two Martial Artists, the sole surviving officer drove a military Humvee in pursuit.

"Blood Rose Mercenary Corps, please respond if you receive this.

Blood Rose Mercenary Corps, please respond if you receive this.

Blood Rose Mercenary Corps, please respond if you receive this."

After calling repeatedly without receiving any response, the driver's expression gradually turned grim. He had no choice but to consider the worst possibility: less than five hours after leaving Jinning Commandery, the Blood Rose Mercenary Corps had been completely wiped out.

There were still two guns and matching ammunition in the trunk, but aside from him, no one in the car knew how to use them. As a martial artist, he understood better than anyone how helpless and vulnerable martial artists were when facing firearms.

Even if Deputy Pavilion Master Chen was stronger than him, how could he deal with such a situation?

Flesh was flesh, after all. Against bullets with such terrifying penetration, even the most thoroughly tempered body was as fragile as tofu.

He was not afraid of dying. He feared only that he would fail to complete the task Ling Xiangshan had entrusted to him. He could not forget the anxious figure of Deputy Pavilion Master Ling pacing back and forth when he left the Martial Pavilion.

Ling Xiangshan was his benefactor. When he had been at his most desperate, Ling Xiangshan had not hesitated to lend him a hand.

From that day onward, he had remained Ling Xiangshan's most trusted right-hand man.

In the rearview mirror, he saw the mother and daughter being forcibly jolted awake by the bumpy road. He silently made up his mind that even if he died, he would fulfill Deputy Pavilion Master Ling's instructions.

If they drove at full speed for less than another hour, they would reach Qianshui Commandery. Once there, they could gain a brief respite to consider their options.

No matter how rampant the enemy was, would they really dare run wild in Great Abyss Commandery City?

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