Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 231: Chapter 231 Jiang Fan Takes Action

The bandits surrounding them learned that the four individuals were Nine-Sect disciples.

Immediately, their eyes lit up with greedy anticipation, and they let out wanton, sinister laughs,

“Nine-Sect disciples are always carrying valuable goods.”

“I bet those three carriages are loaded with treasures, huh?”

“Hahaha! A bunch of blind fools, those things can’t compare to having two lovely female disciples!”

“You all can have the treasures, but the two pretty female disciples are mine!”

Qin Caihe and Chu Xingmeng’s faces turned slightly pale, their hearts sinking.

The difference was,

Qin Caihe clung tightly to Lu Xinghe’s back.

Chu Xingmeng, on the other hand, hid behind Jiang Fan, feeling somewhat reassured by his powerful aura.

Under normal circumstances, Lu Xinghe would have been jealous long ago.

But at the moment, he had no time to worry about such things. He gritted his teeth and shouted,

“We are carrying out an order from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, performing a transport mission!”

“Black Lotus, you better be aware of what you’re doing.”

“If you upset the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, there will be no escape for you, even in heaven or earth!”

Jiang Fan silently thought, “This is bad.”

If you reveal your hand like this, there’s no room for negotiation.

As expected,

The smile on Black Lotus’ face faded gradually.

A trace of danger permeated her eyes.

“You remind me, if I let you live, isn’t that cutting off my own escape route?”

“Initially, I only wanted to steal your things and leave it at that.”

“Unfortunately, for my sake and for my brothers’, I’ll have to inconvenience you four.”

Lu Xinghe’s face instantly turned a livid color.

It turned out Black Lotus had no intention of killing them.

By using the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion to threaten her, he had invited catastrophe!

He regretted it endlessly but had no choice but to raise his sword and said harshly,

“If you want to kill us!”

“You’ll have to pay the price!”

With that, he unleashed his Spiritual Power at the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer.

Jiang Fan, seeing this, wanted to kick him flying.

“Are you a pig?”

Black Lotus is a ruthless bandit! If she wanted to kill, she would have done so instantly without so much talking.

The reason she hadn’t acted yet was because she was unsure of the four’s strength and was wary.

But now, Lu Xinghe had shown all his cards!

He’s like a pig of a teammate!

Black Lotus sensed his power, saw it was only at Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, and grinned.

“So, just a little Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer runt.”

“Then I am reassured.”

“Brothers above Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, attack! Leave no one alive!”

The eight bandits surrounding them immediately charged at the four of them.

The four martial artists below Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer stepped back a few steps, crossbows aimed at them.

In case they escaped from the four’s encirclement, they planned to block their escape with crossbow arrows.

They worked skillfully and cooperatively.

Lu Xinghe only then realized that Black Lotus had been intimidating him to force him to reveal his hand.

Regret and shame filled him.

But he had no time to think.

A burly bandit wielding a Blade Mo charged like a beast.

He leaped into the air, slashing down at Lu Xinghe.

Lu Xinghe’s face changed slightly. He hurriedly used his swordsmanship to try to parry the attack.

But as the weapons met, he felt as if a mountain was crushing him down, his longsword pushed to his shoulder.

The back of the blade embedded deeply into his flesh, causing Lu Xinghe to gasp in pain.

And it wasn’t over yet.

The bandit rotated the Blade Mo, its sharp edge aimed at his head.

Frightened and alarmed, Lu Xinghe mustered survival strength, raising his sword to deflect the Blade Mo.

It narrowly missed his scalp, cutting off a large chunk of hair.

Although both were at Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, within the sect, Lu Xinghe’s strength was far inferior to the battle-hardened bandit.

After several exchanges, Lu Xinghe found himself in repeated peril.

The more he fought, the more terrified he became.

Especially with three other Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer bandits and the formidable Black Lotus watching.

Panic grew in his heart.

Seizing a moment when his strike forced the bandit back,

he leaped into the dense forest beside them.

Not caring about the thorns scratching his face and neck, he ran desperately for his life.

As for his Junior Sister Qin Caihe,

he didn’t even glance back.

The bandit with the Blade Mo raised his blade to give chase, but Black Lotus showed a cat-and-mouse grin.

“I’ll go after him.”

“You handle the rest.”

With that, she flicked her cloak and disappeared into the forest.

The remaining four Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer bandits, grinning hideously, surrounded Jiang Fan and the two female disciples.

The bandit with the Blade Mo’s eyes roved fervently over Chu Xingmeng’s alluring figure.

Licking his lips, he excitedly said, “No one else touches this woman!”

The remaining three bandits, also at Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, halted with wicked grins, watching him approach her with his blade.

He took large strides toward Chu Xingmeng, his cold eyes falling on Jiang Fan who stood in front of her.

He raised his blade for a slash, “Blind fool!”

“Die!”

However,

his blade lost force as it reached mid-air.

It finally dropped to the ground with a thud.

The three Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer bandits froze.

Only when they saw their companion clutching his neck, blood gushing out, falling and writhing on the ground,

did their faces change drastically!

Jiang Fan stood, gripping a blood-stained Black Sword, with a hint of cold detachment in his eyes.

“So, you’re just a group of Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer bandits.”

“Then it’s simple.”

Lu Xinghe wasn’t the only one revealing his hand.

To Jiang Fan, they had exposed everything at the first move.

Aside from Black Lotus, whose power remained unknown, the bandits before him were no threat.

Qin Caihe was stunned.

She looked at the now immobile bandit with the Blade Mo, then at Jiang Fan, whom she had never regarded seriously.

It felt like a dream.

In contrast, Chu Xingmeng felt completely reassured the moment Jiang Fan drew his sword.

She knew she was safe now.

Finally, the three bandits at Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer realized, their faces changing repeatedly.

“He’s the hidden master!”

“Quick! Attack together, don’t let him pick us off one by one!”

Though panicked, they coordinated seamlessly.

From three directions, they launched their assault on Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan, with one sword, moved deftly among them using his movement technique.

“Splitting Light Sword!”

“Sunrise Over the Sea!”

“Heaven and Earth Star Fall!”

Each sword strike decisively ended a bandit’s life.

At the third strike, the last bandit screamed in terror, falling back and shouting, “Shoot him! Quickly!”

But before the outer bandits could pull their crossbows,

Heaven and Earth Star Fall slashed across his back, severing his body.

The outer bandits, witnessing Jiang Fan’s terrifying skills, dared not continue the fight.

They scattered in fear!

Jiang Fan’s eyes hardened, and he gave chase with his sword!

Given his movement technique, bandits below Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer had no hope of escape.

Moments later, corpses were strewn around.

After finishing the last bandit,

Jiang Fan tore a piece of cloth from the bandits’ clothes, wiped the blood from his sword, and sheathed it.

Expressionless, he jumped onto the carriage and said, “Let’s go, we need to get moving.”

Chu Xingmeng quickly jumped onto another and obediently took the reins.

Qin Caihe hesitated, asking, “Shouldn’t we find Senior Brother Lu?”

She looked at Jiang Fan, her eyes holding a trace of plea.

Jiang Fan replied coldly, “Senior Sister Qin can go look for him herself.”

“Junior Sister Chu and I must continue the transport mission. Farewell.”

He nudged the horse into motion, pulling the carriage onward.

Panic gripped Qin Caihe’s heart.

She didn’t dare look for Lu Xinghe,

nor stay there.

For if Black Lotus returned, she would surely die.

She quickly mounted her Spirit Beast and sped off in pursuit, whispering to herself, “Senior Brother Lu, don’t blame us. Blame yourself for leaving us first!”

Not long after,

The mountain forest stirred,

Black Lotus returned, dragging a bloodied and severely injured Lu Xinghe.

“Brothers, did you finish the job?”

“Clean up the goods, we need to…”

Her words faltered as her gaze landed on the corpses scattered around.

Ending abruptly!