Night Raid (Please Recommend and Bookmark)

Night Raid (Please Recommend and Bookmark)

After they stopped discussing Clearwind Stronghold, the atmosphere during the meal improved somewhat. After eating for about half an hour, Ye Yun and Manager Luo finished their meal.

"Young Master Ye, go back to the carriage and rest well. Once day breaks, we will set out," Manager Luo said to Ye Yun after the meal.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Manager Luo. Then I'll return to my carriage first." After bidding Manager Luo farewell, Ye Yun walked toward where his carriage was parked.

After returning to the carriage, Ye Yun carefully recalled Manager Luo's words and muttered to himself, "It seems Clearwind Stronghold is no easy bone to chew. If I want to wipe out Clearwind Stronghold, I'll need to make a proper plan."

After a while, Ye Yun suppressed the thoughts in his heart. After steadying his breathing, he closed his eyes and entered cultivation.

In the middle of the night, everything around the camp where the convoy had stopped was silent. But just then, Ye Yun, who was cultivating, suddenly heard the sound of hoofbeats in the distance.

"Hmm, something's wrong. Why would there be hoofbeats at this hour?" Feeling that something was amiss, Ye Yun got down from the carriage and carefully surveyed the surroundings.

The hoofbeats drew closer and closer, waking everyone in the convoy. While they were still searching for the source of the sound, they saw twenty or thirty people riding hard toward them from up the road.

As the distance closed, Ye Yun clearly saw that the newcomers were a group of vicious-looking bandits dressed in black and armed with weapons. Their leader was a man at the Qi Refining Realm Fifth Layer, holding a spear, his face brimming with ferocity and a sinister smile curling his lips. Behind him followed two martial artists at the third or fourth layer of the Qi Refining Realm.

Manager Luo stepped out from the convoy and called to the approaching bandits, "May I ask which heroes you are? I am from the Luo Family of Blackwater Commandery City. What business do you have with us?"

After raising his hand to make the bandits stop, the leading man grinned viciously. "Manager Luo, truly, noble people have short memories. You don't even recognize me, Liu Laosan?"

When Manager Luo heard the man's name clearly, his expression changed drastically. His voice trembled as he said, "So it is the Third Stronghold Master Liu of Clearwind Stronghold. May I ask what brings the Third Stronghold Master here tonight?"

"Ha, hahaha! Manager Luo, don't be nervous. Your brother here is just short of money, so I came to borrow a little from you," Liu Laosan said with a loud laugh. He greatly enjoyed the frightened expressions people wore the moment they heard his name.

"Then... then how much does the Third Stronghold Master require? This old man will certainly do his utmost to satisfy you," Manager Luo said in some panic.

Ye Yun stood behind the convoy, watching everything in silence. He had not expected to encounter Clearwind Stronghold's Third Stronghold Master here. One thought after another surfaced in his mind.

"Fine, since Manager Luo has said so, I, Liu Laosan, won't stand on ceremony. Manager Luo, you may take your men and leave, but all the women must stay behind." As Liu Laosan spoke, his eyes swept over the maidservants in the convoy, green light gleaming in his gaze.

Manager Luo was greatly alarmed at this. Trembling, he said, "Third Stronghold Master, how about this? I'll give you five thousand taels of silver for the brothers to drink with. Could you spare our merchant convoy today?"

"Five thousand taels of silver? Are you fucking sending off beggars? Manager Luo, letting you leave with your goods is already giving face to the Luo Family behind you. Don't push your luck. Get the hell out, now!" Liu Laosan stared at Manager Luo and roared viciously.

"Please, Third Stronghold Master, show mercy and spare me. If I can't bring these goods back, the family head will kill me... How about I give you ten thousand taels of silver?" Frightened out of his wits, Manager Luo dropped to his knees and pleaded with Liu Laosan.

"Damn it, you old dog Luo, you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, huh? Since you won't leave, then don't leave at all! Brothers, kill them! Kill every man, and take the women back so the brothers can have some fun!" Liu Laosan impatiently shouted at the bandits behind him.

Upon hearing Liu Laosan's words, the bandits behind him immediately cried out in excitement, then spurred their horses toward the camp.

Everyone in the camp wore expressions of despair. The merchant convoy's Qi Refining Realm guard captain, along with the Body Tempering Realm guards, stood before the camp and faced the charging bandits with death written on their faces.

At that moment, Ye Yun made his move. With his left hand, he gripped the carriage beside him tightly and hurled it toward the bandits with all his strength. Then he activated his movement technique, shooting toward them like lightning.

The charging bandits suddenly saw a carriage flying toward them. They had no time to dodge and were smashed into a chaotic heap, men and horses tumbling over one another.

Before the bandits could react, Ye Yun had already rushed into their midst. With every rise of his hand and fall of his foot, those Body Tempering Realm bandits died in his hands like ants.

Seeing this from afar, Liu Laosan flew into a rage and roared, "Who are you? How dare you meddle in the affairs of my Clearwind Stronghold? Are you tired of living?"

Hearing Liu Laosan's furious roar, Ye Yun ignored him and continued slaughtering the bandits before him. One had his chest punched through, another was torn in two, while some were frozen directly into ice blocks.

The bandits' blood splashed across Ye Yun's body and face. His calm gaze, expressionless icy face, and blood-covered body made him look like an Asura bathed in blood.

In less than two minutes, all twenty-odd Body Tempering Realm bandits had died at Ye Yun's hands. Even Liu Laosan, who had been charging over, and the two Qi Refining Realm martial artists behind him were so frightened that they stopped in their tracks.

Ye Yun raised his head and looked toward Liu Laosan. When Liu Laosan saw Ye Yun looking at him, he was so terrified he could barely speak. "Quick... run... run..."

As he spoke, he tried to turn his horse around and flee. Seeing this, the two Qi Refining Realm bandits behind him also tried to turn and escape.

Naturally, Ye Yun would not let them get away. His figure flickered, and within a few breaths, he caught up to them.

Ye Yun threw a punch at one of the Qi Refining Realm bandits. The bandit had no time to defend himself and was sent flying by the violent force of the blow, collapsing to the ground like a heap of mud and dying on the spot.

Then Ye Yun kicked off the horse's body with both feet and attacked the other bandit. Seeing Ye Yun coming at him, the bandit desperately hurled the sword in his hand toward Ye Yun.

Seeing the incoming sword, Ye Yun shot out his fingers like lightning and caught the sword tip in a pinch. Then he exerted force with his two fingers, snapping the sword in half. With a slight flick of his wrist, the sword tip in his hand flew out like a hidden weapon, shooting toward the bandit ahead with lightning speed too swift to cover one's ears.

The bandit, fleeing for his life, only heard a sharp "whoosh" before pain pierced his throat. Clutching his throat unwillingly, he fell from his horse.

By then, Liu Laosan had already fled some distance away, yet he kept muttering, "Damn it, how could I be this unlucky? I actually ran into a Baleful Intent... Fuck, what rotten luck."

"Where do you think you're running to?"

When Liu Laosan, who had been cursing under his breath, heard that voice, his body instantly stiffened. Turning his head, he discovered that Ye Yun had somehow already appeared in front of him.

Seeing this, Liu Laosan was frightened at first. Then he gritted his teeth, tightened his grip on his spear, and charged at Ye Yun with a crazed expression. "Go to hell!"

Watching Liu Laosan charge at him with his spear, Ye Yun's expression did not change. Just as Liu Laosan was about to reach him, Ye Yun flashed aside and dodged the spear's attack. Then he kicked the horse heavily in the body, sending Liu Laosan and his horse flying sideways.

(End of Chapter)