The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 052

Chapter 052 Black Wind Stronghold
In the distance, a group of people rode their horses and quickly approached.

“It’s from the Black Wind Stronghold!” Someone recognized him and shouted in fear. Recently, the notoriety of the horse bandits in Black Wind Mountain Stronghold was too great. The news of the slaughtering of the village had already spread throughout this area. Who would have thought that they would come to the Ancient River Village today?

“Prepare to meet the enemy!” A mournful voice sounded. All the men in the village ran out, took out their weapons and waited nervously. The rest of the women, children, and old people were all hiding.

Li Qing and Liu Ke’er also stopped and stood in the crowd to watch the horsemen arrive. Yesterday, he was still thinking of a way to eliminate harm for the people, but he didn’t expect to encounter it today. His luck was really too good. He didn’t know how strong these bandits were, and whether he could handle them.

“Rumble!” Before he could approach, his voice rang out. It was like thunder, shaking the earth and stirring up smoke and dust in the sky.

A large number of horse bandits surged in like a gust of wind. They stopped their horses in front of the crowd, their killing intent dense.

This group of horse bandits had a total of over a hundred people, and there were many Houtian realm experts among them. Their strength was extremely powerful. All of them held sharp weapons in their hands, their chests bare, their eyes vicious and bloodthirsty. They swept across the people of the Ancient River Village, looking high up, as if they were looking at a flock of lambs.

Li Qing saw that the strongest among these people was only at the sixth level of the Houtian realm. There were only a dozen or so martial artists with cultivation. To him, they were too weak. They could be easily dealt with by casual action.

A burly man with a scar on his face rode out on horseback, clearly the leader of this group of horse bandits. “I believe everyone knows who we are, so I won’t waste any more words. Now, all of you, listen carefully and give us three thousand taels of silver within two hours. Otherwise, Tu Village!” He said loudly. He raised the Bloodthirsty Treasured Saber in his hand high up, and the killing intent on his face was revealed without concealment.

“Kill! Kill!” The horse bandits behind him roared in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.

“Three thousand taels of silver? How is this possible!” Hearing this, the faces of the people from the Ancient River Village changed drastically. This number was simply too frightening, simply taking their lives.

Not to mention three thousand taels, even a thousand taels would be difficult to take out. This was a village, and their lives were usually self-sufficient. There was no extra silver, so how could they get so much? This was simply an impossible task.

“No wonder the people of Santai Village refused to pay the protection fee. We wouldn’t be able to give them so much money. Could it be that they are going to slaughter the village this time?”

“Let’s discuss it with him. Can we reduce it? I really can’t afford to take out so much.”

A white-haired old man walked out trembling. He was clearly the village chief of the Ancient River Village. He said to the scarred man, “The head of this family, 3000 taels is too much. We don’t even have that much silver. How can we come up with it? Can you accommodate it?”

“What does this have to do with us? Anyway, I’ve already told you that if I can’t bring it out within an hour, I’ll slaughter the village! There’s no discussion. As for how you can gather it all, it depends on your ability. Of course, you can also use other things to convert it, such as grain, cattle, sheep, and so on.”

When the people of Gu He Village heard this, they all revealed angry expressions. They would starve to death if they handed over the grain, cattle and sheep. This group of horse bandits simply didn’t give anyone a chance to survive. They didn’t even have room to discuss. It seemed that this battle today was unavoidable.

“It’s a big deal. Even if I die, I’ll still have to take a few backs!” Someone shouted. Since it had already reached this point, there was no point in continuing.

“That’s right, let’s fight! Let them know that our Ancient River Village is not easy to provoke!”

“There is not a single coward among the men of the Ancient River Village!” Everyone roared in unison, their voices filled with fighting spirit.

“Haha, good. Since you’re courting death, then I’ll grant your wish! Once I kill all of you, the property of the Ancient River Village will also fall into our hands.” The scarred man laughed sinisterly, pulled out a large saber, and was about to order an attack.

The people of the Ancient River Village also pulled out their weapons. Both sides’ attitudes were extremely tough, and neither side would give in. All of a sudden, the sword was drawn and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder. A great battle was about to break out.

Suddenly, a figure flew out at an extremely fast speed. It was like an illusion that could not be seen clearly. This figure was Li Qing. He finally made his move and rushed towards the scarred man.

The scarred man was shocked and could not see the person clearly. He felt a black shadow arrive in front of him in an instant and subconsciously slashed down with a knife.

Dang! The Heavenly Saber easily cut off the other party’s treasured saber, and then, without diminishing its momentum, it turned into a streak of purple light and sliced the scarred man in half from his waist!

An expert from the sixth level of the Houtian realm was killed so easily that no one could react at all.

Without stopping, Li Qing rushed into the group of horse bandits like a gust of wind. At the first glance, the saber light continued to attack.

“Chi, chi, chi …” It was like cutting wheat. In an instant, a large number of people were cut down. Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and fresh blood stained the earth red.

“Who is it? What’s going on?” There were some bandits behind who still didn’t understand what was going on.

‘”Ah–” Someone kept screaming and being killed without even reacting. They didn’t even see clearly. They only saw a black figure constantly shuttling through the crowd, like a god of death, constantly taking away living beings.

In just a few breaths, almost half of them had been killed.

Seeing this scene, the rest of the bandits felt fear in their hearts. They did not have the courage to resist at all. The difference was simply too great. In front of this person, they were like a flock of lambs.

“Run!” Horse bandits cried out in horror, scattering in all directions and galloping wildly on horseback.

It was not easy to catch up with so many people, especially when they were riding horses. Li Qing was too lazy to waste any more effort, so he picked up some stones from the ground, clasped them between his fingers, and bounced them out like marbles.

His strength was so great that it exceeded 10,000 jin. In addition to his cultivation at the ninth level of the Heavens, his dual strength erupted together. Even if it was an ordinary stone, its power was still astonishing. As long as it hit someone, it would undoubtedly die.

“Whoosh! Whoosh!” Stones whistled out one after another, continuously hitting the back of the horse bandits, piercing through them, creating huge bloody holes, and then falling down one after another.

A single stone would kill one person. To kill them all, only a few dozen stones would be needed.

In just a few breaths, all the bandits were killed, not leaving a single one behind. The notorious Black Wind Stronghold was completely annihilated by Li Qing in a short period of time!

There were piles of corpses lying on the ground, their limbs scattered all over the ground, extremely terrifying. After killing so many people, Li Qing did not feel the slightest bit guilty, because he knew that all these horse bandits should be killed. Each of them carried a few blood lives!

The scene was quiet. The people of the Ancient River Village looked at Li Qing, respecting him like a heavenly deity, not even daring to show off their aura.

They knew that Li Qing was very powerful, but they didn’t expect that he was so powerful that it exceeded their imagination.

Li Qing turned around and chuckled, “What’s wrong? You should be happy to kill all the horse bandits.”

“That’s right, I should be happy.” Only when they reacted did they begin to cheer and let out heartfelt joy. If it weren’t for Li Qing, today’s battle would have been inevitable. The Ancient River Village would have flowed with blood and corpses everywhere. Perhaps the final result would be to be slaughtered by this group of bandits!

It could be said that Li Qing had saved all of them.

The old village chief, Gu Yunjin, and the others all came forward to express their gratitude. They were extremely enthusiastic, and their words carried respect.

Li Qing asked, “Is that big man with the scar just now the leader of the Black Wind Mountain Stronghold?”

The old village chief shook his head and said, “No, the one who just arrived is the third master of the Black Wind Mountain Stronghold. This time, he brought over a hundred people. I heard that there are a total of two to three hundred horse bandits, so there should still be more than a hundred left.”

Li Qing nodded, “So that’s the case. It seems that they still have more than half of their strength left. This time, they have suffered heavy losses, so they will definitely not let it go. After I leave, I might come and settle the score with you.”

When they heard this, their expressions changed drastically, “Yes, what should we do?”

Li Qing said, “Since I have helped you once, then I will help you to the end. Do you know where the Black Wind Stronghold’s lair is? I will directly attack them and kill them all!”

The old village chief said, “I heard that their lair is in the Black Wind Mountain. It’s only a hundred miles southeast.”

“Alright then, it’s not too late. I’ll go now. Farewell, everyone.” Li Qing did not hesitate to leave now.

“So fast! You’ve just experienced a great battle, why don’t you rest for a while before leaving?”

“No need. To prevent things from changing, I’ll go now. Only by killing all of them can I feel at ease.” Li Qing declined.

“Alright, be careful along the way. The head of the Horse Gang is very powerful. Don’t be careless.” The old village chief said.

This matter was of great importance, and they didn’t dare to persuade him to stay any longer. They hoped that they could get rid of the bandits of the Black Wind Mountain Stronghold as soon as possible. They were very relieved about Li Qing’s strength. They easily killed hundreds of horse bandits, including even experts like the third master. They were simply like Empyrean Gods. It should be more than enough to deal with the remaining bandits.

Just like this, Li Qing and Liu Ke’er left the Ancient River Village and went to the Black Wind Mountain Stronghold.