allonlinenovel Chapter 155 Already planned
Chapter 155 Already planned
"Do you take us for highway robbers or beggars? If we were robbers, do you think a mere hundred gold coins would be enough to settle things?"
Sun Min stepped forward and shouted loudly, as if she was angered by the other party's behavior.
"My lord, I meant no harm at all. I only wish to make friends. It's just that we left in a hurry and didn't bring much wealth. Our expenses along the way were also quite high, so I was a little stingy. I didn't mean to look down on you gentlemen! Please forgive me!"
Suppressing his anger, the old man explained to Sun Min that if he hadn't been burdened with an important mission and didn't want things to escalate, a fight would have already broken out. He was, after all, a Heaven-ranked individual, and usually didn't take these Earth-ranked people seriously.
"We won't make things difficult for you. Just ask those teenagers to take off their clothes and hats, and then listen to their explanation. If it's true, we'll leave immediately! Or you can take out your storage bag and show it to us."
Mo Yuming looked into the old man's sinister eyes and said.
"Kid, don't push your luck. You'd better know when to stop. There are some things you can't touch!"
The old man in black finally couldn't hold back any longer and suddenly unleashed his full power. The powerful pressure of a Heavenly Realm expert spread out in all directions, and Mo Yuming, Sun Min, and the others immediately felt their bodies sink and find it hard to breathe.
However, Mo Yuming was not afraid. He clearly sensed that the old man's cultivation level was not high, at most it was only at the third level of the Heaven Rank, which was similar to that of Lord Long and Lord Hu, and perhaps even weaker.
"You still say it isn't? They really are human traffickers! The Great Xia Empire has explicitly prohibited the buying and selling of slaves. Their crime of smuggling slaves is heinous! Quickly record this with your spirit image, so these human traffickers have nowhere to hide! Send their images to Lord Prime Minister, and we will surely reward them handsomely!" Mo Yuming deliberately shouted loudly.
"We are not human traffickers; they are prisoners of special status! Don't talk nonsense! I am an elder of the Marquis Wu's inner clan; you must not be so insolent!"
The old man shouted angrily! If he were alone here, he would have already started killing people. Not to mention how many he could have killed, at least three or four would not have escaped.
But they still had fifteen men on their side, seven of whom were seriously injured and unable to fight, and the other eight were also wounded and exhausted, their fighting strength greatly reduced. If a battle broke out, he could hold off three or four of them, but their side would definitely be wiped out, the mission would fail, and only he might survive.
Mo Yuming was waiting for him to say those words. As long as he admitted to being Wu Ji's person, Mo Yuming could act without restraint.
"Wu Ji's people? Wu Ji and the Great Xia Empire have long been enemies. What secret purpose do you have in sneaking in here? Tell me quickly, who are those five boys?"
Sun Min pretended to be very surprised.
The old man in black realized he had let something slip and immediately regretted it. Of course, he couldn't reveal his purpose for coming to Shangyuan City, but since things had come to this, he had no choice but to draw his weapons and assume a fighting stance. Mo Yuming and the others also took a few steps back and entered a combat readiness.
A major battle could break out at any moment, but the other side has a Heavenly Realm expert. Mo Yuming doesn't want to expose Lord Long and Lord Hu, so he wants to disguise this operation as an adventurer accidentally uncovering Wu Ji's scheme to use the Sin Clan to frame the Great Xia Empire, making the event more convincing.
Just as the two groups were locked in a stalemate, the old man in black spoke:
"I still advise all of you heroes not to interfere in the affairs between the Marquis and the Xia Kingdom bandits. It will not do you any good. The Marquis will take back the lost cities sooner or later. We will meet again then. Why not submit to us now? I will put in a good word for you in front of the Marquis, and I guarantee you will become rich and powerful, with many wives and concubines!"
"Do you think we're three-year-olds? If we let you go this time, you'll tear us to pieces later!"
Sun Min saw through his lie with disdain.
Just then, two roars of magical beasts suddenly came from behind the group, and two more magical beasts attacked them! Mo Yuming naturally knew the reason, but he still deliberately said angrily:
"Look at you scum, doing all sorts of heinous things, even the magical beasts can't stand it!"
Normally, with so many people gathered here, and all of them possessing considerable cultivation levels, most magical beasts would have already fled.
Monsters are far more sensitive to danger than humans; they will flee at the slightest hint of peril. They will only fight humans stronger than themselves if someone invades their territory and escape is impossible. This suddenly attacking monster is definitely not simple.
The old man was both angry and anxious, forced to simultaneously arrange for men to deal with the magical beasts and remain vigilant against future attacks. Although he knew the beasts' relentless attacks must be suspicious, he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He could only say bitterly:
"Well done, gentlemen! If you don't die today, I will repay you tenfold in the future!"
"Since you've put it that way, we have no choice but to oblige! Everyone, let's fight!"
Mo Yuming waved his hand, and ten Falcon Guards fired their crossbows in unison. The enemy on the other side screamed continuously, and three more of the eight who were still capable of fighting fell.
Ignoring the crossbow bolts aimed at him, the old man in black swung his sword directly at Sun Min. In his eyes, Sun Min was highly skilled in martial arts and, being an adult, was naturally considered the leader of this group. His goal was to take down the leader first.
As the old man in black charged toward Sun Min with his sword, he casually deflected the crossbow bolts aimed at him with a fluid and natural movement that was incredibly fast.
Sun Min barely had time to escape before the old man in black closed in on him. All Sun Min could do was hold his hunting knife in front of his chest to block the old man's sword.
However, just as the old man's longsword was about to pierce Sun Min, several crossbow bolts shot out from behind him with lightning speed, heading straight for his vital points.
The old man was suddenly startled; there were others lurking in the shadows, not just the eleven people he had revealed. He immediately realized that this group had clearly come for them and had planned this all along.
But now that he knows, it's too late, and now is not the time for him to think about these things. The choice he has to make now is either to continue assassinating Sun Min regardless of the consequences, but while he succeeds, several crossbow bolts behind him will also pierce his body.
He could either abandon his pursuit of Sun Min and turn to dodge the incoming crossbow bolts. In the end, he chose to save his life, twisting his longsword and quickly retreating to the side. At the same time, he used his longsword to deflect the incoming crossbow bolts.
Of the eleven people on Mo Yuming's side, seven went to fight their opponents on the other side, while Mo Yuming, Sun Min, and two other Falcon Guards surrounded the old man in black.
Although the old man in black only possessed the strength of the peak of the second level of the Heavenly Rank, his swordsmanship was superb, and his killing was decisive, clearly indicating that he was a master with very rich combat experience. If it weren't for the Falcon Guards hiding in the distance and secretly restraining them with crossbow bolts, Mo Yuming and his companions would have been defeated after only a few rounds at most.