48: This is impossible! Xiao Shen wipes out the mercenaries

To be able to severely wound them with just one move, this man's strength should at least reach the level of a Level Six Martial Artist.

But, that's impossible!

This man looks to be no more than twenty years old at most. A twenty-year-old Level Six Martial Artist is rare even inside the Wall, let alone Outside the Bastion.

"You, who exactly are you?" 083 clutched his chest. If the man in front of him could use that move again, he definitely wouldn't be able to escape.

Xiao Shen looked at him, his face stern. He felt no mercy for these people who were pursuing Liu Ling'er.

"You don't need to know, because..."

Xiao Shen raised his right hand, and primal energy condensed at his fingertips. With a "boom" sound.

"Ah!"

083, who had been able to stand up by leaning on a tree, was slammed against the tree behind him. The tearing pain made him cry out reflexively. He opened his mouth as if to say something more, but after blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, his eyes closed, and he stopped breathing.

"Because you're about to become a dead man," Xiao Shen said coldly, dusting off his hands as if there was actual dust.

He had finally found Liu Ling'er. If he had been a step late, Liu Ling'er might have been killed by this guy!

So Xiao Shen couldn't let him go, nor could he let the other three mercenaries go.

The three mercenaries who were with 083 saw Xiao Shen kill 083 with one move and were so scared that they fled, but how easily could the disparity in strength be made up?

Xiao Shen, possessing the supreme Qi Cavity of the Dragon Taming Palace, was capable of rivaling a Level Six Martial Artist with just his Level Three cultivation.

If he were to use some of his trump cards, fighting a Level Seven Martial Artist wouldn't be out of the question.

Thus, these three mercenaries couldn't even get a hundred meters away before they, like 083, were left here forever.

After dealing with these people, Xiao Shen didn't linger. He immediately headed out of the forest. If Liu Ling'er had successfully left here, she would definitely return to where she lived...

Liu Ling'er thought Zheng Jinfeng would be devastated by Brother Chu's death, but Zheng Jinfeng only cried for a while before calmly using Old He's small cart to transport Chu Feiyue's body back.

Rogue cultivators Outside the Bastion who don't belong to a guild cannot be buried after death; they can only be cremated.

Old He helped Zheng Jinfeng with this matter. As Chu Feiyue's body burned, the towering flames reflected on Zheng Jinfeng's face.

She said nothing, just watched quietly.

Many people gathered around, all rogue cultivators not belonging to a guild. They also watched the flames.

Were they sad too? Perhaps, but more than that, it was the sadness of a fox mourning the death of a rabbit.

Today, Chu Feiyue died. Perhaps tomorrow, it would be them.

It was laughable; they were clearly striving for survival, yet the final outcome always led to death.

Wang Dapeng also came. He and Old He together helped with the funeral.

Calling it a funeral, it was actually just the surrounding people coming one after another to burn incense, bow, and pool some money together, and that was considered done.

He never expected that he had simply had something to do today and couldn't go to the forest with Chu Feiyue, only to receive news of Chu Feiyue's death.

The two of them often did missions together. Although it was more the entanglement of interests that made them friends, Wang Dapeng was still deeply saddened by Chu Feiyue's sudden demise.

Perhaps one day he too would die silently like this.

He just didn't know how his wife and children would survive then.

"Sister-in-law..."

Liu Ling'er looked at Zheng Jinfeng worriedly and spoke softly.

Brother Chu was like an older brother to her. Having spent so much time together, she had long considered Brother Chu a family member.

But it was all because of her! Because she had concealed her identity and lived in their home, Brother Chu had left forever.

She cried very sadly, but she was even more worried about Zheng Jinfeng.

The more indifferent Zheng Jinfeng appeared, the more worried Liu Ling'er became.

If her emotions weren't released, what if Zheng Jinfeng thought of doing something foolish... Those people, 083, were clearly after her. Chu Feiyue and Zheng Jinfeng suffered this undeserved calamity because of her. Now that Brother Chu was dead, if anything happened to Zheng Jinfeng, she would truly hate herself.

Zheng Jinfeng turned her head, looked at Liu Ling'er, and asked, "Ling'er, I know your martial artist level is higher than Lao Chu's. Can you teach me how to better utilize primal energy?"

"Ah?" Liu Ling'er hadn't expected Zheng Jinfeng to ask that, but she quickly reacted, "Of course I can."

As long as Zheng Jinfeng wasn't thinking of doing anything foolish, it would be fine.

Zheng Jinfeng seemed to know what Liu Ling'er was thinking, so she pulled at the corners of her mouth and showed a faint smile: "Don't worry, Lao Chu exchanged his death for my life. For his sake, I won't easily die."

"I want to avenge him."

"I know my strength is too weak now, but from today onwards, I will cultivate diligently and learn techniques."

"I will improve my strength as quickly as possible."

Zheng Jinfeng didn't look at Liu Ling'er when she spoke, as if she was talking to herself, but no one could ignore the determination in her eyes.

If her strength had been enough, today's events wouldn't have happened.

Brother Chu wouldn't have died, and they wouldn't have been in such a sorry state.

Strength, after all, is still the most important thing... "Okay! Sister-in-law, don't worry, we will definitely avenge Brother Chu!"

Liu Ling'er also deeply resented those mercenaries and the Xiao Family behind them. The reason Brother Chu lost his life this time was also because she concealed her identity, so Brother Chu's death not only angered Zheng Jinfeng but also Liu Ling'er.

"It's time to eat. I'll go make dinner." Zheng Jinfeng acted as if nothing had happened. After Chu Feiyue's body was dealt with, she turned and left.

Liu Ling'er wiped away her tears and quickly followed: "Sister-in-law, I'll help you."

Old He watched them leave, shook his head, and sighed: "Alas..."

This damned world.

Xiao Shen emerged from the forest and returned to a familiar place, just as he ran into Old He: "Old man, what happened? Why are there so many people?"

Actually, most of the people had dispersed by then. Old He was just about to go back. Seeing Xiao Shen, Old He sighed again and told him what had happened.

Xiao Shen's eyes widened after hearing it: "How could this be?"

He didn't know Chu Feiyue; he had only seen him briefly in the forest just now. At that time, his entire focus was on Liu Ling'er, and he hadn't noticed anyone else.

He hadn't expected that at a crucial moment, it was this stranger who saved Liu Ling'er's life.

"Let me also offer a stick of incense."

Xiao Shen lit a stick of incense and bowed three times devoutly.

"You're here to find Liu Ling, aren't you? She just went back." Old He pointed to his next-door neighbor's house.

"Yes, I'll go find her." Xiao Shen nodded and walked over there.