Unleashing a Massacre

Deep in the mountains.

Drawing on his tracking experience from his previous life, Li Changfeng followed the trail to the cave entrance. There, he saw a group of people piling wood outside the cave and setting it ablaze, seemingly intending to smoke out the people inside.

Li Changfeng hid behind a large tree and secretly observed them.

Then, a young nobleman around fifteen or sixteen years old, apparently their leader, said mockingly, "You like hiding in there, huh? Then I'll smoke you all to death with fire and see whether you come out! Hahaha!"

Hearing that voice, Li Changfeng found it vaguely familiar, but he could not remember who it belonged to right away. He decided to go take a look. He guessed that Tie Niu and the others might be inside.

Meanwhile, two burly men were hiding in the cave. At that moment, the sturdier one said anxiously:

"What do we do now? Only the few of us know about this cave. They shouldn't have been able to find it, but now they've surrounded us completely. What are we supposed to do?"

The other man, who had only one arm, gritted his teeth and said:

"Chang Mao must have betrayed us. We fled together, but Er Gouzi, Lai Litou, and Hei Gouzi were all captured by them. They're probably dead by now. Chang Mao got separated from us, and he still hasn't come to this safe spot. He must have sold us out!"

The two men in the cave were none other than Tie Niu and Black Tiger. Both were fugitives being hunted by the young nobleman outside.

Tie Niu said with a bitter smile, "Er Gouzi and the others held them back to cover our escape. We thought we could get away."

"Who would've thought that a brother we'd worked with for so many years would betray us just to stay alive? He deserves to die!"

Black Tiger replied with a miserable laugh, "What I never expected was that the brat whose fingers were cut off was actually Gold Master's illegitimate son."

"Gold Master has many wives and concubines, yet none of them gave him a son. He only has that one son, so he treats him like treasure now. If we'd known, we should've killed him outright back then!"

Outside the cave.

Li Changfeng slowly walked toward the group. Immediately, one of the experts beside the young nobleman noticed him and shouted angrily, "Who's there? What are you sneaking around over there for?"

Li Changfeng got straight to the point. "Are Tie Niu and the others inside the cave?"

"Hahaha! It's you, my dear big brother! I almost didn't recognize you in that outfit. What a stroke of luck! You came at just the right time. Die together with them!" the young nobleman sneered.

That young nobleman was Li Jincai. Who knew what kind of ridiculous luck that brat had stumbled into? He was actually Gold Master's illegitimate son!

Li Changfeng narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly, "Trash. Did you starve Father to death?"

"That old bastard was useless even if he stayed alive. He couldn't work, couldn't support me and my mother, so what right did he have to keep living?"

"You only grew this big because Father raised you with his own two hands. A birth mother can't compare to a raising mother—don't you know even a shred of gratitude? You actually let him starve to death. Are you even human?"

"Hahaha! Raised me? Do you know how much I suffered all these years? Why did everyone else have money to spend and meat to eat every day, while I could only eat pickled vegetables and plain congee? I barely even had a few copper coins!"

"You can only blame him for being useless. He had no purpose in this world. Better to die early and be reborn early. I was simply doing him a favor!"

"Heh. To think there is someone so cold-blooded and vicious in this world. Is this a distortion of human nature or a collapse of morality? Amitabha. Benefactor, you have fallen into madness. Let this poor monk send you on your way!"

"Ding!"

At that moment, the system issued a mission.

A side mission had been added:

Mission One: Send Li Jincai, whose morality has collapsed, on his way. Reward: 40 Experience Points, 20 jin of strength.

Mission Two: All beings are equal. Send everyone on their way so they may enter reincarnation early and become good people in their next lives. Reward: 60 Experience Points, 50 jin of strength.

Without another word, Li Changfeng immediately attacked. Killing these scum would be ridding the people of evil, and the rewards were generous too. There was no reason not to kill them!

"Hahaha! Fool! You think learning martial arts for just over a month means you can defeat so many of us? I have two Unrated experts here. You've only trained for three months—you probably don't even qualify as Unrated! Get him! Kill him!"

Li Changfeng sneered and struck first. He charged forward in great strides and used a move from the Luohan Fist, Black Tiger Claws the Heart, attacking one of the Unrated experts and clawing straight for his chest.

The Unrated expert snorted and directly threw out a palm strike at Li Changfeng's crown. He refused to believe Li Changfeng would not defend such a vital weakness.

Bang!

A dull impact rang out. The Unrated expert was struck by the powerful punch with terror on his face, as if his body had been hollowed out. He spat out a mouthful of dark blood and flew backward. He had never expected this brat to be so reckless, willing to let his crown be struck just to heavily injure him.

Then he sneered at Li Changfeng and mocked, "Fool! You've been struck on the crown. You're not far from death!"

Li Changfeng shook his head. That palm strike had landed with a loud clang, leaving him a little dizzy.

Then he rubbed his gleaming bald head and grinned fiercely as if nothing had happened. "Is that so? It felt like a tickle. With that little strength, I could let you hit me ten more times!"

"You..."

Upon hearing that, the Unrated expert was so angered that he spat out another mouthful of blood and fainted.

"Shaolin Bronze Body Skill! What an impressive external cultivation technique! Everyone, attack together! I refuse to believe he can withstand all of us!"

Before I left, I already asked the boss! With my current Shaolin Bronze Body Skill, I can more than handle attacks from ordinary Unrated experts. There's nothing to fear, Li Changfeng thought.

"Come on, then!"

Li Changfeng ignored them and charged straight at the other Unrated expert, using the second move of the Luohan Fist, Black Tiger Ascends the Mountain.

He stomped forward several times, reached the Unrated expert, and threw a charged punch at him. Savage force smashed toward the man's chest.

Seeing such a ferocious attack, the Unrated expert's expression changed drastically. He swung his sword to block it. With a loud clang, he was forced back several steps, his palm going numb as the sword nearly flew from his grip.

The other Little Minions also attacked Li Changfeng. Blades, spears, swords, and staffs struck his body, producing a series of bangs, rings, clangs, and crashes.

White marks appeared across Li Changfeng's body from the blows, yet he acted as though nothing had happened and charged at the Unrated expert again.

"Damn it! You're way too fierce! Why do you keep coming after me?"

The Unrated expert was frightened out of all fighting spirit and turned to flee. Li Changfeng used the third move of the Luohan Fist, Fierce Tiger Pounces on Sheep, leaping at him and smashing a fist into his head.

That expert had lost all will to fight and only wanted to run. He did not react at all before the savage punch struck his head. His skull burst open, and red and white blood splattered everywhere. The sight made the Little Minions' legs go weak, and foul-smelling urine and feces spilled across the ground.

"Master! Spare us! We know we were wrong! Please don't kill us!" the Little Minions cried as they fell to their knees and begged for mercy.

"My Buddha's Compassion! I shall send you all to Western Paradise as soon as possible!"

With that, Li Changfeng charged into the crowd like a wolf among sheep, slaughtering them until none remained standing. One punch took down one man, one kick sent two flying, and their miserable screams filled the air...

Covered in blood, Li Changfeng walked step by step toward Li Jincai, baring his teeth in a grin. "Now it's your turn. I'll give you an unforgettable death!"

"Big Brother! I was wrong! Please, for the sake of our past brotherhood, don't kill me! I have plenty of money! If you spare me, I'll give you a thousand taels—no, ten thousand taels! As long as you don't kill me, everything is negotiable!" Li Jincai said in a fawning tone.

"Sure," Li Changfeng said with a savage grin.

Then he grabbed one of Li Jincai's arms and tore it off. Blood sprayed several meters away!

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

"My hand! My hand! You... didn't you say you wouldn't kill me?"

Then he tore off Li Jincai's other arm as well. Blood splashed all over the ground. Li Jincai rolled wildly on the ground, howling miserably in unbearable agony.

Finally, Li Changfeng grabbed his legs and pulled hard. Both legs were ripped off. Li Jincai was in so much pain that he could no longer make a sound, only glaring at Li Changfeng with venomous hatred.

"I wonder what color the heart of a beast like you is. I'm very curious!"

With that, before Li Jincai's terrified eyes, Li Changfeng forcibly dug out his heart.

"Eh!"

"This heart is actually dark red! I thought it would be black. How boring!"

He tossed the heart onto the ground, and Li Jincai died on the spot.

"Come out! Why are you still hiding in the cave? Everyone's dead already, so why aren't you coming out?"

"Big Brother! Is that really you?"

Then two burly men walked out. They were Tie Niu and Black Tiger.

"Damn it! It's only been a month, and you don't recognize me anymore?"

"No, no, Big Brother! It's just that I can't believe that after only one month, your strength has already reached the level of an Unrated expert. I'm ashamed of myself. Big Brother, did you come here to save us?" Tie Niu said gratefully.

"Of course! If I didn't come to save you, why would I come here? For sightseeing?"

"Where are the other four? Why don't I see them?"

"Lai Litou, Er Gouzi, and Hei Gouzi were killed by that bastard Li Jincai while covering our escape. That damned traitor Chang Mao sold us out, which is how they found this place. He was probably killed after they were done using him!"

"Sigh... Then let's give these brothers a proper burial."

"Yes, Big Brother."

"Eh? How did you lose an arm?"

"Reporting to Big Brother, Li Jincai cut off one of my arms in retaliation. I escaped afterward."

"Hmph! Who's your big brother? I don't remember taking in a little brother like you."

"Big Brother, please accept him! We only survived because he led us to this cave. He has done me a favor."

After thinking for a while, Li Changfeng slowly said, "Fine. For Tie Niu's sake, I'll accept him."

Black Tiger gave Tie Niu a grateful look, then said joyfully, "Thank you, Big Brother, for accepting me as your little brother! From now on, I will brave fire and water without hesitation!"