Blackwind Stronghold

"Whew! Whew! I finally managed to make every punch instantaneous!" Li Changfeng said, bracing his hands on his knees as he panted.

"Huh? It's already this late. I haven't caught much prey lately, so I should hunt something and bring it back to the village."

With that, Li Changfeng slowly headed deeper into the mountains. After walking for some time, he suddenly caught a pungent scent of blood and furrowed his brow.

"What a strong smell of blood! Did something happen?"

Following the scent into a patch of woods, Li Changfeng immediately discovered shattered cargo crates that had clearly been violently searched through. Corpses littered the ground, mixed with the bodies of wild beasts, drawing swarms of flies as a nauseating stench filled the air.

"Looks like these caravan guards were killed by bandits. These wild beasts were probably drawn here by the smell of blood and were casually killed by them as well. The mountains aren't very safe either. I need to tell the villagers."

Li Changfeng then continued into the mountains without looking back. At last, he found a wild deer along the way. With a flick of his finger, a small stone burst through the air with an explosive crack and instantly pierced through the deer's head.

"This will do."

Suddenly, three sinister-looking burly men leaped out from beside the deer. Grinning viciously, they said, "Kid! This deer is ours now. You can leave!"

Seeing the blood all over their bodies and the still-wet bloodstains on their sabers, Li Changfeng narrowed his eyes slightly. These three must be connected to the deaths of those caravan guards!

"My things aren't so easy to take. I don't want trouble, so I'll give you a chance. Leave now, and I'll pretend I never saw anything."

The three men sneered. "Hahaha!