Chapter 332: Steady and Sure

Under the guidance of Li Xuan, Xu Lang led the flowery eunuchs to quickly approach the camp of the robbers in the valley.

On the way, Li Xuan also told Xu Lang all the news he had heard in the camp before.

After Xu Lang got the news, he couldn't help but look solemn.

"There are so many traps around the camp."

"It seems that there is a middle-level expert leading the group of robbers."

Li Xuan also pointed out the terrain near the camp, the distribution of traps he had discovered, and the scouts on the trees.

In addition, Li Xuan couldn't count how many robbers there were in the camp. He only knew that there were about 20 to 30 people, which was not much different from their number.

Xu Lang remembered all this information in his heart.

After a while, they climbed over the hill, and the valley below the mountain appeared in sight.

Xu Lang immediately stopped and raised his hand, and the flowery eunuchs following him also stopped.

"Sir, is that where it is?"

Li Xuan nodded, then stretched out his tail, and Xu Lang quickly handed over his palm.

"There is a dense forest in the valley, and their camp is inside, but I guess they have spies near the valley."

"I got in so easily before, and my body took a lot of advantage."

"I'm afraid it won't be so easy for you to hide."

After Li Xuan finished writing these contents, he retracted his tail.

Xu Lang nodded, agreeing with Li Xuan's analysis.

"Sir, what you said makes sense."

"So now is not the best time to take action."

Xu Lang looked at the terrain below and felt a little tricky.

This terrain is really suitable for defense.

No matter which direction the enemy approaches from, as long as the sentry posts are arranged near the hillsides of the mountains on both sides, the situation of the entire valley can be easily controlled.

And the dense forest terrain where the camp is located is even more difficult to attack.

Xu Lang wanted to complete this mission and wanted to complete it beautifully, so there must not be too many unnecessary casualties.

At the moment, they still couldn't figure out the opponent's strength.

Then they must take the initiative and attack when they are unprepared.

But Xu Lang studied it and called a few good players in the team, but none of them had a good solution.

No matter how they acted, they would take a big risk.

"Captain, we can only fight quickly and take down the enemy leader first."

"With the night sky tonight and the terrain in front of us, it will take a lot of time to eliminate all the sentries without alarming anyone."

"We don't know when they will change their posts, so there is no point in doing so."

The most experienced veteran in the team gave his own advice on reconnaissance.

But the current captain is Xu Lang, and what to do depends on his final decision.

If you want to make a great contribution, you must catch them all in one fell swoop and leave as many people alive as possible.

But in that case, the risk of failure will also be very high.

At this time, the man's suggestion of a quick battle and a quick decision to take down the other party's leader as soon as possible also has the risk of letting the other party's important figures escape.

At this time, it depends on how the decision maker decides.

The subordinates only need to do their duties and give professional advice.

Xu Lang was immediately entangled, but he was a cautious person, so he put completing the task first.

After all, as long as the task is completed, it will be a credit.

Such words have nothing to do with Xu Lang.

He quickly gave up the possibility of catching them all in one fell swoop and planned to accept the proposal of a quick battle.

"Rest in place, stay alert, and start at three quarters of the morning."

Xu Lang exhaled a breath of turbid air and issued his own order.

Li Xuan also nodded, very satisfied with Xu Lang's caution.

"Sir, I have a favor to ask."

Xu Lang lowered his head slightly and said to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan raised his eyebrows and thought to himself:

"Oh, it seems that my little cat is going to take action."

But Li Xuan did not give an immediate response, but planned to listen to Xu Lang's plan first.

"I would like to ask you to sneak into the thieves' camp again and cooperate with them from inside and outside later."

"You don't need to take direct action, just create chaos in the camp and disrupt the thieves' response."

"If they evacuate decisively, please follow them and leave marks along the way."

"Of course, all this is based on the premise that you can guarantee your own safety."

"If the situation is not right, please evacuate to a safe place immediately and wait to meet up with us."

Li Xuan thought about it and felt that Xu Lang's request was not difficult, so he nodded and agreed.

Seeing Li Xuan agree, Xu Lang was also overjoyed.

He is now risking everything, even Li Xuan.

In fact, Li Xuan's safety is the top priority for this investigation outside the palace, and he must not lose it.

But Li Xuan had quietly discovered the thieves' camp before, and Xu Lang began to re-evaluate Li Xuan's strength.

And he really wanted to seize every opportunity.

Xu Lang felt that with Li Xuan's previous performance, even if the situation was not right, it should not be a problem to get out of it.

Because, if the situation near the camp was really as Li Xuan said, Li Xuan's stealth ability was much stronger than their flowery eunuchs.

"Sir, this is a kerosene bottle. After you smash it, it will ignite the flames by itself, and it is very difficult to extinguish."

Xu Lang said, and took out a palm-sized earthenware bottle from his arms. It looked gray and inconspicuous.

"If the thieves notice our movements later, please set fire to the camp and create chaos."

Xu Lang said, stringing the five kerosene bottles on his body with a thin rope and handed them all to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan easily hung the five kerosene bottles with his tail, thought about it and felt that it was not enough, so he asked Xu Lang to get him some more.

Xu Lang immediately collected five more from the flowery eunuchs, and together with the original ten, he gave them to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan weighed the weight on his tail and left with satisfaction.

Xu Lang led the flowery eunuchs to rest on the spot, waiting for the third quarter of the Yin hour to arrive, and then launched a surprise attack on the camp in the dense forest.

The time they chose was when people were sleeping soundly and the sentries were tired.

After Li Xuan walked out for a distance, he put the kerosene bottle Xu Lang gave him into the Emperor Hong bone ring, and then sneaked back to the camp.

The camp was quieter than before, and it was obvious that most people were resting.

These robbers chose to set up tents unlike Xu Lang and his men.

Although it looked a bit simple, it was no problem to shelter from the wind and rain.

After all, these robbers were different from them. They had lived in this mountain for several days. If they always slept outdoors, they probably couldn't stand it.

Li Xuan found a tree nearby that was convenient for observing the camp, and then lay on the branch, waiting for the action to begin.

In addition to the snoring in the camp, there were some small noises such as turning over.

In addition, there were more annoying insects.

Li Xuan closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, but his ears were erected high, paying attention to the movements in the camp.

From time to time, there were some footsteps, which seemed to be the handover of the sentry post.

However, there were always footsteps, and it seemed that the pattern of this handover should not be simple, and even looked chaotic.

Time passed slowly, and the night became darker than ink.

The quiet night was deep, the floating light was hazy, and the cold moon was soaked.

I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly a piercing scream came from afar.

Li Xuan’s ears clearly heard that the originally regular breathing in the camp was disordered.

"Enemy..."

The scarred man had just opened his tent and shouted a word when he saw a black shadow coming in front of him.

He subconsciously turned around and dodged the hidden weapon that attacked him.

The next moment, there was a crisp "bang" sound, and then the tent behind him was covered with flames, and soon began to burn fiercely.

"Enemy attack, get up!"

The scarred man roared, and the sound echoed through the dense forest and spread far away.

"Tsk, you are quite skilled."

Li Xuan curled his lips in the dark, feeling a little regretful.

But then, he continued to roll up a kerosene bottle with his tail, and threw the kerosene bottle out fiercely using the stone rolling method.

This time, his target was the largest tent in the camp.

Hitting such a large target, Li Xuan naturally had no chance of missing.

As the bottle filled with kerosene smashed on the tent, the ignition mechanism in the bottle was instantly activated, and the tent was immediately engulfed in a sea of ​​fire.

Then, a shrill scream came from the tent, and several firemen ran out of it, fell to the ground and rolled madly, trying to put out the fire on themselves.

The other robbers nearby were frightened and pale when they saw the miserable state of their companions, but then they immediately stepped forward to help.

The camp had begun to be illuminated by the fire.

Li Xuan did not dare to stay there for long, and changed his position on the tree, and then threw all the remaining kerosene bottles.

At this moment, the robbers' camp in the dense forest had fallen into a sea of ​​fire, and almost all of their tents were burned down.

As for the place where the goods were stored, Li Xuan did not move at all.

It might be that the natural materials and treasures he needed were stored here.

How could he dare to set fire to the goods casually.

And the robbers naturally did not sit and wait for death, allowing Li Xuan to bully them.

The scarred man was the first to act, waving a ghost-head knife in his hand, slashing out a series of knife auras, and attacking in the direction of the kerosene bottles.

The blade swept across the branch where Li Xuan had stood, cut off silently, and then fell silently, making a big noise in the forest.

After Li Xuan threw the ten kerosene bottles, he distanced himself again and hid in the dark.

The area near the camp was now brightly lit by the fire, and it was no longer suitable for him to get closer.

He chose to hide in the darkness farther away to avoid the robbers from playing with him.

"Who are you, you are hiding your head and showing your tail."

"Come out and show me if you have the guts!"

The scarred man roared repeatedly, and his hand holding the ghost-head knife was covered with thick blue veins.

The other party had set his camp on fire like this, but he couldn't find the other party's trace.

This made the scarred man feel a little chilled, so he had to provoke the other party with words to see how the other party would react.

At this time, his men did not slack off, and they kept making gestures, and it was unknown what information they were conveying.

"I didn't expect that he was still a master at the same level as Xu Lang."

Li Xuan looked at the incompetent and furious scarred man, but he didn't dare to underestimate him at all.

On the way out of the palace this time, Li Xuan asked Xu Lang a lot about cultivation.

The core of this third-grade cultivation is true qi.

Practicing a strand of true qi is considered to be truly possessing the strength of the middle third rank.

With the strength of the Qi Sensing Realm, one can use the true qi in the body to various parts of the body, making one's moves more powerful.

And one step further, Xu Lang can send out the true qi in the body, which is the fifth rank of the Qi Controlling Formation.

And the knife energy that the scarred man slashed out earlier also looks like a means of Qi Controlling Formation, but it doesn't look as cool as Xu Lang's move.

But in terms of lethality, it is not bad at all.

At a distance of several feet, a tree that one person can hug can be broken at will.

"No wonder they can destroy the guards of Ping An Commercial Bank so easily, it turns out that there is a fifth rank master in charge."

You know, the higher you go in the martial arts practice, the more difficult it is.

The fifth rank is already considered a master in the martial arts world.

After all, the upper third rank is a legend in the martial arts world.

The middle third rank can walk sideways in the martial arts world.

Most people in the martial arts world are only at the lower third level, just trying to make a living.

Those with the fifth level can serve as elders in some sects.

Li Xuan hid in the darkness in the distance, observing everything that happened in the camp.

It was strange that in such a chaotic, noisy, and poorly visible environment, the scarred man actually chose to use gestures to issue his orders.

The robbers in the camp were already in a mess. Except for a few people around the scarred man, most people did not notice the gestures made by the scarred man.

"Who is he making this gesture for?"

Li Xuan couldn't help but tilt his head, feeling a little strange.

The scarred man could become the leader of these people, he must be a capable person, it is impossible for him to make such a mistake in a panic.

But at this moment, the scarred man paused, and then shouted:

"Gather, fight the enemy!"

Hearing this, the robbers under his command no longer cared about the burning tents, and quickly gathered around the scarred man.

The kerosene bottle that Li Xuan threw out earlier did not cause effective damage.

Except for a few unlucky guys who were burned by him, no one was burned to death.

"That's right, these are desperate people who live on the edge of a knife, how could they be burned to death so easily."

It was enough to delay them for a while. Li Xuan had heard the shouting and killing in the distance getting closer and closer, and Xu Lang and his men had now advanced to a very close place.

The battle between the two sides was about to break out.

Just when Li Xuan thought he had successfully completed the task and was about to retire, he suddenly caught a strange smell approaching him quickly.

But his ears did not catch any strange sounds.

But Li Xuan believed in his sense of smell. He suddenly jumped to the side, just wanting to escape from the strange smell that was approaching him quickly.

The next moment, the tree he was standing on was split in half, and the thick trunk was precisely cut in half from the center line.

Li Xuan looked back and only then caught a glimpse of a dark shadow falling to the ground.

"Oh no, I've been discovered!"

Only then did Li Xuan understand who the scarred man had made the gesture to before, and it turned out that there was such a master hidden in the dark.

The scarred man in the camp also noticed the movement here, and he shouted from a distance:

"Old Four is left to you."

"Follow the old rules."

Li Xuan didn't know what their old rules were, but he knew he was in trouble.

The man called Old Four by the scarred man had a sinister face, was dressed in a dark nightgown, and held a short sword in his hand that was as long as an adult's forearm.

Although the attack that just split the tree in two was done by him with the ordinary short sword in his hand.

"Isn't he also a fifth-rank master?"

Li Xuan stood on the branch, looking at the fourth brother below, and couldn't help muttering in his heart.

While Li Xuan was looking at Lao Si, Lao Si was also looking at him.

"Monster?"

Lao Si had never thought that the one who secretly set fire to the camp would be such an inconspicuous little black cat in front of him.

"No wonder no one was found to be invading."

Lao Si was responsible for the scouts of the camp. He was suddenly attacked tonight and did not notice that someone had come to his doorstep. It was his dereliction of duty.

But he was also very angry when he looked at Li Xuan in front of him.

"It's really abominable that such a monster was cultivated!"

Lao Si kicked the ground fiercely with anger, and his whole body rushed towards Li Xuan like an arrow from a string.

Whoosh——

Seeing that he was aggressive, Li Xuan turned around and ran away.

"A good cat will not suffer a loss in front of it."

"My duty today is not to fight."

"If you want to fight, someone will naturally accompany you."

Li Xuan sneered in his heart, and then took Lao Si to the direction of Xu Lang and the others.

This Lao Si is obviously good at sneak attacks and assassinations, so his Qinggong is even more amazing.

Even though Li Xuan suppressed his speed, Lao Si was able to catch up with him steadily, which shows how extraordinary his attainments in Qinggong are.

But Lao Si is not a fool. He saw that no matter how he accelerated, he could not catch up with the little black cat in front of him.

Moreover, he could vaguely perceive that there were many people coming towards him in front of him, so Lao Si did not dare to go deeper.

"No, I have to make a break early!"

Lao Si made up his mind in his heart, immediately sheathed his knife, and then spread his hands, and suddenly there were several plum blossom darts between his fingers.

He seized the opportunity, locked the timing of Li Xuan's vacant air, and then swung his hands violently, shooting out all the plum blossom darts in his hands.

"Die!"

At the moment of shooting the plum blossom dart, Lao Si shouted, trying to shock Li Xuan's mind, so as to make him reveal more flaws.

Li Xuan sensed the sound of the air breaking rapidly behind him, and quickly curled up his body into a small ball.

But even so, he still couldn't avoid all the plum blossom darts.

I saw a plum blossom dart hit Li Xuan's tail, and then hit him with undiminished force, causing his body in the air to suddenly tilt and fall towards the tree trunk beside him.

"Good opportunity!"

The fourth brother shouted in his heart, then drew his sword and flew, intending to cut the little black cat that made him lose face tonight into two pieces.

A cold light flashed, and sparks flew!

The fourth brother couldn't help but widen his eyes and stared at the little black cat in front of him with a cunning smile.

"How is this possible!?"

The fourth brother never thought that his invincible short sword would be stopped by such a small and cute cat's claws.

Li Xuan looked at the fourth brother with a mocking look in his eyes.

Li Xuan deliberately used the Emperor Hong bone ring on his tail to catch the plum blossom dart, and then pretended to whip himself with his tail, pretending to lose balance in the air.

When Lao Si hesitated, Li Xuan noticed that his speed began to slow down.

After finally isolating a difficult enemy, how could Li Xuan let him go so easily?

As expected, Lao Si looked down on Li Xuan, and chased after him impatiently when he saw Li Xuan's flaw.

I guess he never thought that Li Xuan had the strength to take his move.

At this time, Lao Si felt that all the hairs on his body stood up.

He had never heard of a monster with such intelligence.

Lao Si looked at the vivid expression on Li Xuan's face and felt a chill in his heart.

"I was tricked by a cat?"

The moment he realized this fact, he no longer had the will to fight, and just wanted to get away quickly.

But the fourth brother only found out at this time that he couldn't pull back his short sword, and was firmly hooked by Li Xuan's cat claws.

And the cat claws kept sending huge power, forcing him to resist with all his strength.

"This is weird!"

"With this strength and power, it was actually running before!?"

The fourth brother felt more and more disappointed, and just wanted to quickly reunite with the eldest brother, and retreat as far as possible.

But the next moment, his heart was really chilled.

"Um..."

The fourth brother groaned, and found that several sharp blades were inserted into his chest at some point.

He raised his head with difficulty and found that there were several strange figures beside him.

Before he could think more, the world in front of him began to roll violently, and finally he could no longer hold up his eyelids, and everything returned to the darkness of nothingness.

Li Xuan put away his claws, looked at the headless body that collapsed in front of him, and was secretly shocked.

"What a quick execution."

And in front of him was Xu Lang holding the head of the fourth brother.

Xu Lang held a straight-blade long sword in his hand. The style was similar to that of a Tang sword, but the material looked a little special. It was completely black and did not reflect any light at all. At night, it looked like he was holding a long shadow.

Xu Lang swung the long knife in his hand, and all the blood on it was shaken off, without a drop.

"What a good knife!"

Li Xuan couldn't help but admire it.

The other eunuchs in flowery clothes who had been stabbed by Lao Si also pulled back their knives, and then continued to move forward at Xu Lang's signal.

"Sir, are you okay?"

Xu Lang half-knelt on the ground and asked Li Xuan.

According to their mission on this trip, they were supposed to leave as many people alive as possible, but when Xu Lang saw that Li Xuan and Lao Si were fighting, he didn't care about anything else and directly issued an order to kill Lao Si.

Li Xuan shook his head and indicated that he was fine.

He couldn't help but glance at the headless body lying on the ground. It was estimated that Lao Si didn't expect that he would chase his life away for the first time chasing a cat.

It just goes to the old saying, don't chase wild cats on the roadside.

Otherwise, it's okay to be scratched twice, but it's not worth it to lose your life.

The fourth man on the ground is a lesson for the past.

Li Xuan jumped onto Xu Lang's shoulder, then stretched out a claw and pointed straight forward.

Xu Lang immediately understood and chased after his companions.

Earlier, Xu Lang led his men to advance and remove the outer light and dark sentries, but unfortunately an accident occurred in the middle and caused some noise.

These sentries were extremely disgusting, and they were very particular about the location and distance, which made Xu Lang and his men really spend a lot of effort.

But if they knew that the fourth man who disgusted them had lost his head, they would probably feel better now.

Both sides rushed over here, and they collided immediately. There was a fierce shout of killing in the dark forest.

The number of eunuchs in flowery clothes was even smaller, but they were obviously all elite.

Although the robbers had many people, they were mixed, and they collapsed at the first touch after just fighting.

The flowery eunuchs held black long knives and rushed into the robbers' group, like hungry wolves jumping into a flock of sheep. They saw scarlet flowers blooming, and they had already harvested several lives.

What's more terrifying is that the flowery eunuchs are also proficient in the art of joint attack. They cooperate with each other tacitly and cover each other's flaws between attacks, just like a sophisticated killing machine.

In just a moment, the morale of the robbers took a sharp turn for the worse and was on the verge of collapse.

It is estimated that when they killed all the guards of Ping An Commercial Bank, they were in this situation.

When the scarred man saw this scene, his pupils shrank and he realized that something was wrong.

But he didn't show anything on his face, and even quietly reduced his presence, slowly killing to the edge of the battle.

The flowery eunuchs were all middle-level third-grade masters, and the worst had the strength of the sixth-grade Qi Sensing Realm.

On the other hand, the span of the robbers' strength was just a little bit larger.

The strongest scarred man had the strength of the fifth rank, but there were actually many people of the lower third rank among them, which was why they had no power to resist the flowery eunuchs who were all of the middle third rank.

After Xu Lang arrived with Li Xuan, he did not rush to join the battle, but observed first.

After he saw that his side had an absolute advantage, he did not rush to take action himself, but looked for the masters of the robbers, intending to take down all the masters of the opposite side first.

But at this moment, Li Xuan on his shoulder suddenly stretched out his claws and pointed at the scarred man who was sneaking away from the battle.

Li Xuan did not care about anything else, and directly "meowed" to remind Xu Lang.

Xu Lang also reacted immediately, knowing that the person Li Xuan specifically pointed out must be extraordinary, and directly used Qinggong, and jumped straight to the scarred man.

When the scarred man heard the sound of breaking air behind him, his face immediately turned fierce. Without even turning his head, he turned his head back and looked at the moon, slashing out a powerful and heavy sword aura.

Li Xuan made a prompt decision and jumped off Xu Lang's shoulder.

The next step was the confrontation between the two fifth-grade masters. It was better for Li Xuan not to cause trouble for Xu Lang.

When Xu Lang saw the other party using the true qi, he immediately understood that he had found the real master. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he shouted:

"Hey, don't surrender!"

Xu Lang made a move with his back hand, and also slashed out a blue sword aura. After breaking the sword aura of the scarred man, he continued to rush towards the scarred man with the remaining force. The scarred man was so frightened that he rolled to the side in embarrassment, and only then did he barely avoid Xu Lang's sword aura.

Xu Lang's sword aura slashed on the ground, directly blasting out a gully, which shows how powerful it is.

"Xu Lang's strength is really amazing."

Li Xuan sighed while standing on a branch nearby.

Both of them were at the fifth level, and the scarred man, who was originally arrogant, became weak after meeting Xu Lang.

This shows how big the difference in cultivation resources can lead to.

Xu Lang and the scarred man had already fought, and the fight was full of sparks and Qi.

Li Xuan then discovered that the attribute of the scarred man's Qi was gold.

Gold produces water, and the scarred man didn't even have much advantage in the five elements of Qi, so it seemed that he was doomed to fail.

Li Xuan immediately turned his head and looked to the other side.

The battle between the flower-clothed eunuchs and the robbers was also relatively smooth, but Li Xuan only then discovered that there were also a few tough guys among the robbers.

To say that they were tough was just to be able to fight a few more moves with the flower-clothed eunuchs.

After killing a few people to establish their prestige with blood and energy at the beginning, the flower-clothed eunuchs have now begun to focus more on injuring people.

After all, they will need to torture these survivors to find out the instigators behind them.

However, in this way, it is inevitable that the flower-clothed eunuchs' strength will be somewhat restricted.

"This side seems to be more in line with my current strength."

Li Xuan observed for a while and found that he could also get involved in the battle here, and there was no danger.

Li Xuan rarely fights with others seriously, and now that there is a chance, his claws are naturally itchy.

If he learns martial arts but doesn't fight, then isn't it a waste of learning?

Li Xuan immediately took action and plunged down from the branch to participate in the fierce battle.

Of course, there are many different styles of fighting.

Li Xuan has mastered the essence of Lao Liu. He lies on the ground and uses his swift speed to sneak attack the lower body of the robbers.

Li Xuan's body is like a ghost, wandering among the chaotic footsteps, stretching out his sharp cat claws, tearing open deep wounds that can be seen to the bone.

The flowery eunuchs also found that their opponents suddenly screamed and fell to the ground, waving their weapons and struggling, which scared them.

Looking down, they found that their legs were left with terrible wounds, and they were bleeding.

But Li Xuan found that the effect of doing so did not seem to be very good.

Although he could severely injure the robbers, these robbers would struggle violently because of the pain after falling to the ground.

"No, they have to be in so much pain that they have no power to resist."

Li Xuan looked down at his pink cat claws, and finally gritted his teeth and raised the cat claws a little higher.

He knew clearly that if he raised the cat's claw, he would be stained with a lot of sins.

After Li Xuan adjusted the height of the cat's claw, he walked around the crowd again.

This time, the robbers screamed even more miserably, and they had no more power to resist after falling to the ground.

The better ones fell to the ground, rolled their eyes, and twitched.

The worse ones closed their eyes, silent and lifeless, and no one knew whether they were alive or dead.

Li Xuan jumped to the side and shook his claws, but there was still a smell of stench.

"It's over, the claws can't be used anymore!"

Although thinking so, Li Xuan still found a tree and started sharpening his claws.

Of course, he mainly wanted to rub off the unpleasant smell.

At the same time, the flowery eunuchs looked at Li Xuan who was busy sharpening his claws, and then looked at the robbers who fell to the ground.

Especially when they saw the bloody wounds of the robbers, they were reminded of the deep sadness in their hearts, and their hands holding the knives trembled slightly.

Because of this, they looked at Li Xuan again with more awe.

Li Xuan saw these flowery eunuchs standing there in a daze, and immediately meowed unhappily, pointing his tail at Xu Lang and the scarred man who were fighting fiercely on the other side.

These flowery eunuchs woke up from their dreams at this time, and immediately sent out a few of the strongest players to help Xu Lang.

Flowery eunuchs don't follow any rules of the rivers and lakes when they perform tasks, and everything is to complete the task first.

Scarred man was already at a disadvantage, and now seeing Xu Lang had a few more sixth-grade helpers, he immediately shouted in his heart: "My life is over!"

His face suddenly showed a bit of determination, and then he used an amazing night battle in the siege.

But the scarred man didn't seem to be so skilled in this move, and the blade actually wiped his neck.

"No, stop him!"

A eunuch in flowery clothes noticed something was wrong and warned loudly.

But the scarred man was skilled in knife skills and had a suicidal mind, so he attacked very quickly.

The scarred man had already closed his eyes, waiting for the ghost-head knife in his hand to cut his throat and end his sinful life.

But then, the scarred man felt his hand holding the knife go numb, his neck felt slightly cold, and warm liquid flowed out.

Although it was the first time for the scarred man to commit suicide, he had chopped off many people's heads and knew that it would not feel like this.

He opened his eyes again in confusion, only to find that there was only a broken knife left in his hand, with some blood on the broken surface.

The scarred man felt his shoulders were a little heavy, and when he turned around, he found that a little black cat had appeared there.

Before he could think about it any more, he saw the little black cat showing him a kind smile, and then he had an intimate contact with the little black cat's head, and his eyes went black and he lost consciousness.

"Hiss, could this guy have practiced Iron Head Kung Fu?"

Li Xuan frowned in pain, and his face wrinkled.

"Sir, are you okay?"

Xu Lang hurried forward, and while speaking, he neatly cut the tendons of the scarred man's hands and feet.

Li Xuan shook his head, indicating that he was fine.

He had originally wanted to sneak attack the scarred man, but he didn't expect that he would just happen to encounter this guy who wanted to slit his throat to commit suicide.

Li Xuan knew that this man would have greater value if he was alive, so he rushed over and blocked the knife with the Emperor Hong Bone Ring on his tail.

The Emperor Hong Bone Ring is indeed a rare ancient wonder in the world, and its quality is even more indestructible. It easily broke the ghost-head knife of the scarred man.

Of course, there is also the effect of the addition of two forces.

The scarred man slit his neck decisively, and when Li Xuan rushed over, he also swung his tail with all his strength, which led to this result.

But no matter what, the result is always good.

Li Xuan not only stopped the scarred man from committing suicide, but also knocked the guy unconscious with one head, which was considered to be completely subdued.

Now that the scarred man had his tendons cut by Xu Lang, he no longer had the strength to resist, and it would be easier to interrogate him later.

Xu Lang was relieved to see Li Xuanwuwai.

To be honest, today's operation was much smoother than he expected.

Under Xu Lang's command, the eunuchs in flowery clothes began to clean up the mess and gathered all the surviving robbers together for control.

Especially the scarred man, who was the leader of this group of robbers, was under strict supervision.

With so many people alive, Xu Lang's mission to investigate the case outside the palace this time can be said to have been completed perfectly.

Not to mention that they found a lot of goods that were robbed from Ping An Commercial Bank in the camp later.

Although a small part was burned by fire, a considerable part was still preserved.

Moreover, the robbers were not stupid when they stacked the goods. They put the more valuable goods in the center, so the loss caused by Li Xuan's arson was not great.

Li Xuan personally went to count the goods, and found a black and white lotus in it.

Li Xuan believed that this should be the yin-yang attributed treasure of heaven and earth, the Ziwu Twin Lotus, which the two managers mentioned.

"Haha, it's easy to get it!"

Li Xuan held the box containing the Ziwu Twin Lotus, greedily sniffed the fragrance of the lotus with his nose, and his expression was full of satisfaction.

According to Manager Shang, the Ziwu Twin Lotus is a mutated treasure of heaven and earth. Whether it is effective or not and how to exert its effect requires a special person to study, and it cannot be eaten casually.

But no matter what, the Ziwu Twin Lotus has brought a glimmer of hope to Li Xuan, who is now having difficulty in practicing, and it is always a happy thing.

After Li Xuan held the Ziwu Twin Lotus and kissed it for a while, he put it back into the goods.

This thing was originally found for him, so Li Xuan was not in a hurry to put it away now.

After all, the goods here are all the things that were robbed from Ping An Commercial Bank, and they need to be carefully counted. After Xu Lang successfully closed the case, he can take this treasure away.

Li Xuan immediately greeted Xu Lang and told him to ask someone to take good care of the treasure, otherwise he would be held responsible if it was lost.

Xu Lang had also seen how Li Xuan treasured the lotus before, so he naturally did not dare to neglect it.

The mission could fail, but the treasure that Li Xuan cared about could not be lost.

Xu Lang immediately figured out the priorities.

The next thing was much simpler, they only needed to take the goods and the captured robbers back together.

But in order to avoid the news leaking out and encountering twists and turns on the way back, Xu Lang sent someone back that night to report and asked Zhao Feng to arrange someone to come to meet them.

Xu Lang could not be sure that they had solved all the robbers tonight, and it was normal for one or two of the scouts to leak out.

If the news was passed to the mastermind behind the robbers one step ahead of time, it was inevitable that someone would ambush them on the way back.

These people dared to rob the caravan of Ping An Trading Company in broad daylight, who knows what else they could do.

Xu Lang's caution was also very reasonable.

When the sky was slightly bright, they finished the finishing part.

Xu Lang did not choose to return to the capital immediately, but chose to rest in the original place until noon before setting off for the return journey.

They would definitely not be able to return to the capital in half a day.

When they came here, they each had two fast horses, and it took them half a day to reach the Cross Hill.

Now they not only have more captured robbers, but also more goods from the Ping An Company, so the speed is even slower.

In half a day, at most they can return to the Cross Hill Inn.

However, the Cross Hill Inn is crowded with people and eyes, and it is likely to encounter trouble.

But Xu Lang can only choose to travel during the day.

Although it is concealed to quietly travel back to the capital at night, it will cause greater trouble if they encounter an ambush by the other party.

Regardless of whether the other party will ambush them on the way back, Xu Lang is unwilling to take this risk.

Now that the mission has been carried out so smoothly with great difficulty, he does not want to ruin all his advantages at the last minute because of a moment of impatience.

After all, this is the territory of the capital, and their apparent strength is not inferior to anyone.

Xu Lang believes that as long as he takes steady steps, it is the other party who is anxious, not them.

When making these decisions, Xu Lang reported his mental process to Li Xuan and asked for his opinion.

Li Xuan has a positive attitude towards Xu Lang's ideas.

"Be cautious when there is nothing to do, and be calm when there is something to do."

"This Xu Lang will definitely be a talent who can do good things in the future."

After several contacts, Li Xuan gradually became impressed by Xu Lang.

In his eyes, Xu Lang is a reliable person who can get things done.

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