Chapter 16: Bandits Attack, One Man Takes the Strike

Another busy day gradually came to an end, and as the sky darkened, Qixia Town gradually fell into silence.

You can vaguely see twinkling lights on the street, as well as figures passing by from time to time.

"Everyone, you've worked hard. Would you like to come in and have some tea?"

Tongfu Inn had closed, but it was still open. A dim light was streaming from the lobby of the inn. Bai Zhantang was standing on the steps at the door, greeting guests.

At the entrance of the inn, a group of young men holding sticks and carrying lanterns were passing by.

This is a common scene in Qixia Town recently. Everyone joins in voluntarily and takes turns patrolling every night to protect the safety of the town.

"No, no, we still need to patrol outside the town."

The leading young man waved his hand, rejected Bai Zhantang's kindness, and then walked out.

Soon, the group arrived at the street corner on the edge of the town.

The night was long, and they had been patrolling for a long time, which was quite boring. They couldn't help but chat about random things.

"What do you think? Will there be bandits coming?"

"It's hard to say, but the bandits seem to have calmed down a lot recently. I haven't heard of them robbing nearby towns anymore."

"Don't take it lightly. Didn't we capture several thieves in our town last time?"

"It's not certain whether those people are the thieves from Tsz Wan Shan. Maybe they are just passing by. In my opinion, we are overreacting a bit. Yawn - there have been more night patrols recently, and my biggest wish is to have a good sleep!"

"Okay, stop complaining, just do a quick inspection and you can go back."

As they talked, they looked outside the Qixia Town.

There is no moon tonight, and it is pitch black outside the town, as if a huge wild beast is lurking in the darkness. From time to time, the cries of strange owls can be heard, which is quite creepy.

When they thought of this, they all quickened their pace at the same time, thinking that they would go back immediately after patrolling outside the town.

However, at this moment, a "whoosh" sound suddenly came from the darkness.

"who!"

The patrolling young men were all shocked and could not help but clench the sticks in their hands.

However, the next second, two figures were thrown out horizontally from the darkness and landed at their feet with a thud.

"oops!"

Several people were startled by this sudden situation, their hair stood on end, and they looked quickly.

The two men who were thrown out had been subdued, with painful expressions on their faces.

Then a figure slowly walked out of the darkness.

"Master Li?"

Everyone recognized Li Ming immediately and felt relieved, their hearts hanging in the air a little.

"Master Li, this is..."

Before they could ask, Li Ming's voice came: "These two are bandits, go back and inform everyone to be prepared, the bandits are going to attack our town tonight!"

"what!"

Several people cried out in surprise, their hearts in their throats again.

He stared blankly at the two seriously injured people on the ground, and after a moment's pause he nodded hurriedly.

"Okay, okay! Let's go now!"

Even though these young men are usually full of vigor and vitality, who wouldn't be afraid if they really heard that bandits were coming?
My legs felt a little weak when I ran back.

Li Ming stepped forward and stepped on the two bandits, narrowing his eyes.

Recently, Li Ming has not been idle at night. Instead, he uses Xiaoyao Yufeng to quickly patrol the area around Qixia Town.

He knew that the night patrol team composed of young people in the town was just for peace of mind, and it would be difficult for them to really discover or deal with the bandits with martial arts skills in the first time.

Sure enough, this time he discovered the bandits lurking nearby in the dark, and subdued the two with just a few moves.

Seeing Li Ming coming over, the two bandits, whose hands and feet had been removed and whose ability to move was disabled, had expressions of pain and fear on their faces.

"Please spare my life, sir. We will tell you whatever you ask. Please spare my life!"

Li Ming asked a few questions, and after listening, he crushed the throats of the two men...

In just such a short period of time, the town of Qixia has become bustling.

The patrol captain Xing was the first to know about the situation. He quickly held up his hat and informed the residents. At the same time, he asked the young and strong men who had participated in the training to come out and gather quickly. In Tongfu Inn, Bai Zhantang had already called everyone to wake up.

"Zhan Tang, what should we do?"

Tong Xiangyu, who was wide awake, grabbed Bai Zhantang's shoulders tightly and asked worriedly.

"Oh my god, don't ask me, I'm timid!" Bai Zhantang's answer did not show any master style.

"If it doesn't work, if the bandits really enter the town, we will fight them!"

"Well said, Big Mouth, it all depends on you!"

Tong Xiangyu stuffed the feather duster into Li Dazui's hand and pushed him out.

"Emma, ​​my head suddenly hurts a little, I can't take it anymore!"

Li Dazui immediately became timid and kept complaining while covering his head.

As he was speaking, there was a knock on the tightly closed door of Tongfu Inn.

Several people were startled and huddled together quickly.

"Who is it? There's no one in this store!"

"It's me, Yan Xiaoliu. My master asked Lao Bai to come out and help. If anything happens, he can..."

When everyone in the inn heard that it was Yan Xiaoliu, they felt relieved. But before they could finish their words, a loud noise came from farther away in the town.

There were also people shouting: "The bandits are coming, the bandits are attacking!"

Suddenly, everyone's muscles tensed up again.

"Brothers, go ahead and rob the money, the food, the..."

At the entrance of the town, several bandits rushed in excitedly, waving their steel knives and shouting, and then the voices suddenly stopped.

Before he could finish his words, several bandits were knocked down by a ghostly attack that came from nowhere and were killed instantly.

Facing this group of evil bandits, Li Ming no longer held back, and each of his strikes was steady, accurate and ruthless, killing them.

His ghostly grappling technique was even more elusive on such a night with poor visibility, and dealing with these bandits was as easy as harvesting vegetables.

In addition, Li Ming activated the Xiaoyao Yufeng body technique, and many bandits were killed before they could even see the situation clearly.

He had no choice but to take action. The bandits poured in from the west of the town. The pawnshops, rice shops, study rooms, banks, inns and other businesses in Qixia Town were all concentrated here. Qianming Martial Arts School was also located at this end and was the first to be hit.

At first glance, there were dozens of bandits rushing over in the first batch.

But Li Ming, who was well prepared and stood at the entrance of the town, easily took on the enemy alone.

While Li Ming was delaying, the young and strong men in the town also rushed over.

But they were, after all, a mob that had gathered together temporarily. When they saw the bandits armed with weapons and sharp knives, they were immediately frightened and their legs went weak. They formed a formation in a disorderly manner according to the method that Li Ming had trained them before.

call!
Li Ming attacked again, and two more bandits flew backwards, their larynxes crushed by the ghost's grasping hands.

Just as he was about to go forward to chase, Li Ming suddenly felt an alarm bell in his heart. He stepped forward and moved sideways several feet out of thin air.

The next second, a bunch of tiny, tricky flying needles directly covered Li Ming's original position and hit the ground.

Before they could stand firmly, a strong palm wind came from behind and covered their entire bodies.

A master at the pinnacle of the acquired realm.

Li Ming sensed the opponent's strength without looking. He activated the Xiaoyao Heart Sutra and a powerful internal force surged out, transforming into an equally powerful qi force, which immediately broke the restraining palm force.

He turned around and threw a punch, with the sound of air bursting, to block the opponent's attack.

Fists and palms collided, and surging energy spread out, blowing the bandits around and making them stagger.

"what?"

The attacker let out an unexpected cry, but was actually knocked back far away by Li Ming and was able to stabilize his body.

Only then did Li Ming see clearly that there were two people attacking him.

The owner of the flying needle turned out to be a boldly dressed woman in red!
The owner of the palm wind was a man with a gloomy face. The two of them sandwiched him in the middle, one in front and one behind.

Seeing this, the bandit who had just suffered a defeat suddenly became excited.

"Second in command, Third in command, kill him!"

(End of this chapter)