Although third-tier medicinal herbs were not particularly valuable, this many still amounted to nearly a hundred thousand taels of silver. Gathering them took barely any effort, so there was naturally no reason to pass them up.
Sanzi had just crouched down, his hand not yet touching the Calming-Heart Grass, when the hairs on his body suddenly stood on end.
He glanced aside and saw a long saber streaking toward him like a meteor.
The strike came so abruptly that he had no time even to react before the long saber grew larger in his eyes.
Huh, what was going on? Why was there a saber?
Pfft!
A faint sound rang out, soft and delicate, like a foot stepping on accumulated snow.
Before Sanzi had fully come to his senses, his head tumbled from his neck, and blood immediately sprayed out.
Everything happened in a flash of lightning. By the time everyone reacted, a life had already been lost.
"Sanzi!"
With an enraged roar, the sinister-looking man in the lead waved his hand, and the two men beside him charged forward. He followed close behind, ready to support them.
Having killed a man in an instant, Gao Wu felt pride surge within him. Unafraid of those approaching, he leveled his long saber again and swung it at the three men.
At that moment, Tang Yan also began moving his hand, sending a fine dusting of powder into the air.
Whoosh, whoosh! Seeing three men rushing over, Gao Sheng and Gao Hao pushed off with their feet and swiftly charged toward them.
"They have help!" the sinister-looking man exclaimed. The men immediately scrambled to respond.
Pfft!
Rrrip!
Two sounds rang out in succession. Caught by the two Gao Family men's surprise attack, the two Heaven Tier Eighth Grade men from Mingyou Valley