Cutting Off the Canal Gang's Retreat

Dark clouds swallowed the moon, and the dusk was heavy and dense.

Chaos had long since broken out outside Li Family Village, with rioters roaming in every direction, shouting and screaming for blood.

Starved to the brink of madness, the rioters had turned into desperate outlaws, pillaging and slaughtering the estates and caravans of the wealthy.

Even several bands of rioters set their sights on Xie An, eagerly preparing to make a move.

Chen Mo swept out with a single sword, slicing off the heads of several ringleaders. The remaining rioters instantly scattered and fled, scurrying off to find their next target.

Gripping her sword, Chen Mo stood guard beside Xie An, casting a wary gaze across the surroundings. "These rioters have completely lost their minds, young master. Be careful—should we head back to the village entrance?"

Xie An showed no intention of returning to the village entrance, instead raising his eyes to scan the distance, searching for the traces of the priests from Returning Dragon Abbey.

He remembered that Returning Dragon Abbey had brought two carriages: one carrying Hua Qianxiong, and the other carrying a fierce, towering woman over two meters tall.

"Chen Mo, you noticed that tall, burly and fierce woman in the abbey's procession earlier, didn't you?"

Chen Mo replied, "That is Chen Tieniang, a senior priest of the Returning Dragon Abbey's outer sect and the wife of Xu Registrar. She is also Young Master Xu Wenjie's third aunt, and the second most powerful expert in the outer sect, second only to Hua Qianxiong."

Surveying the surging, restless crowds on all sides, Xie An said, "This Chen Tieniang is likely incited by Hua Qianxiong as well, and her martial arts are extraordinary. If she makes a move, it will disrupt Elder Sister's altar. Find her, and stop