Chapter 189: Bandits

Chapter 189 Bandits

Watching the other party rolling around in agony while clutching their ears, Li Huowang couldn't be bothered to waste any more words.

He raised his long sword directly, preparing to chop off the opponent's head.

"Senior Brother Li, look at this!" A sudden voice stopped Li Huowang.

Sun Baolu from the side approached holding something, and when Li Huowang looked over, he discovered it was an old tobacco pipe worn shiny.

Moreover, the pipe stem and the pattern on the cloth tobacco pouch looked familiar no matter how he viewed them.

"Senior Brother Li, this is Manager Lu's tobacco pouch! Absolutely no mistake, when we traveled together initially, he even lent it to me to smoke a few times."

Li Huowang reached out to take it, and after examining it carefully, his expression turned solemn.

Judging by this, nine times out of ten, Manager Lu had been captured by this group of bandits.

Waving the tobacco pipe in front of the bandit on the ground, Li Huowang asked in a somewhat icy voice: "Where did this come from? Did you recently rob a troupe of opera performers?"

"Kill me if you have the ability! I, Liu Waizui, am a hero who stands tall between heaven and earth! Don't even think about making me betray my brothers!" The bandit shouted provocatively at Li Huowang, wearing a look of utter recklessness.

Seeing him like this, a surge of heat instantly rushed to Li Huowang's brain, he smiled, as he untied the sheepskin pouch at his hem.

"Clatter, clatter," the sound of metal striking rang out, a row of variously shaped torture instruments, wiped spotless, was revealed.

"Want me to kill you? In your dreams!"

For the next short while, Liu Waizui's fingers were ground away inch by inch, his screams of agony echoed far out within this stone mountain.

Everyone else turned their heads one after another, unable to bear watching further.

Just after his left hand was ground down to only the wrist, he, covered in snot and tears, finally confessed completely.

"I'll speak! I'll speak! The Big Boss some days ago, his old mother celebrated her seventieth birthday! Specially captured a troupe of opera performers! They are still on the mountain!"

Li Huowang casually threw the bloody torture instrument in his hand before him, scaring Liu Waizui into shrinking back sharply.

"Get up, if you don't want to suffer torture, take me to your stronghold."

How would Liu Waizui dare to waste words anymore, he crawled up like a dog whose master had died, obediently leading the way in front.

At this time, Sun Baolu, who was wiping the blood off the sword with a corpse nearby, spoke with a hint of hesitation: "Senior Brother Li, let's forget it, better to avoid trouble than invite it, Manager Lu is no relative of ours..."

When he saw Li Huowang's stern gaze sweep over! He averted his eyes.

"I am Li Huowang, not Danyangzi, if I didn't know it would be one thing, but since I know Manager Lu was captured, I must find a way to save him!"

"Moreover, these scum, start fighting at the slightest disagreement, I still need to demand an explanation from them!"

Everything else was fine, but if even a group of house-robbing bandits could bully him at will, then living would be too suffocating.

In this world, there are some things one cannot afford to provoke, but similarly there are some things one can afford to provoke.

The carriage turned, following behind Liu Waizui towards the bandit stronghold.

"May the Real Person have a smooth journey, we shall meet again in the future."

A voice came from behind, Li Huowang turned his head and discovered the speaker was the old man who had traveled with them before, at this moment he had already climbed over the stone blocking the path.

Li Huowang casually cupped his hands towards him, then continued to follow along.

This old man who happened to be going the same way he immediately cast to the back of his mind, his attention fully concentrated on the matters he was about to face.

Through Zhao Waizui's statement, Li Huowang quickly understood the specifications of this group of mountain bandits.

Their boss's nickname was Great Golden Dragon, this area of Manzi Mountain was his territory.

They were not roaming bandits, but an old bandit nest with Four Beams and Eight Pillars.

"What are Four Beams and Eight Pillars?" Li Huowang asked while walking.

From Zhao Waizui's mouth, Li Huowang heard a huge pile of various titles.

But synthesized together, it was actually the identities of those working within the bandit nest.

The robbers' "Blade Head"

The one managing supplies' "Grain Platform"

The one managing inside and outside sentries' "Water Incense"

The one plotting strategies' "The Flipper"

The one binding wealthy family human tickets up the mountain' "Seedling Room,"

The one intimidating the human ticket's family to pay ransom' "Flower Tongue."

The one disguising as civilians to gather intelligence' "Inserting Thousand."

And finally the one writing ransom letters and handling other text matters' "Character Craftsman."

First the Big Boss, Second Boss, Third Boss, then these Four Beams and Eight Pillars, then the kids doing miscellaneous work.

The entire bandit nest was like a pyramid, the order clear, obvious at a glance.

"Clearly just bandits, making rules like a military camp. How many people do you have on the mountain?"

"Haven't counted, should be several hundred people."

After Liu Waizui completely collapsed, like a dog whose master had died he said whatever was asked.

"How is your Big Boss's ability? Does he have any supernatural powers?"

"No supernatural powers, our Big Boss has a large build, his weapon is a hammer,"

"Several hundred people? No supernatural powers? Just ordinary bandits..." Li Huowang silently calculated in his heart, the strength of both enemy and self.

They came on horseback, Li Huowang walked on foot, walking until the sky was nearly dark before arriving near the bandit nest.

Soon, Li Huowang and the others went up the mountain, he saw firelight on the halfway slope, that should be the destination.

"Chirp~ Chirp~" Suddenly from the hillside beside came a crisp bird call.

Li Huowang kicked Liu Waizui on the butt with his foot, "Tell them, I am here to call the mountain, it is best if everyone can sit down and talk amicably, otherwise we settle it with hands."

"You witnessed my methods before, think about it yourself, if we really fight, how many of you will die."

Liu Waizui, clutching his hand, nodded dejectedly, and pressed his tongue tip against his chin to blow.

The same bird call as just before blew out from his mouth.

Soon, the same bird call responded again.

The road ahead was smooth all the way, no one blocked them.

Not long after, a cave entrance on the halfway slope appeared before him, several ferocious-looking bandits holding torches stood at the door staring at Li Huowang.

"Kid, you have guts, killed our brothers, and still dare to come call the mountain!"

Li Huowang was too lazy to waste words with these ordinary mountain bandits, and walked directly inside.

Soon within the so-called Hall of Righteousness, Li Huowang saw three rough men drinking and eating meat, mouths full of filthy language laughing and scolding.

The sounds gradually quieted, they simultaneously sized up Li Huowang.

"Jian Ju Hua Ba Zi? Or Li Xing Hua Ba Zi?" (Real Daoist! Or Fake Daoist?) A bald man asked first.

However, Li Huowang was too lazy to exchange coded words with them.

"Given that I stand here, I trust you shopkeepers understand; surrender that opera troupe, and the affair of my previous robbery shall be wiped clean."

"Hahaha~!!" The three of them erupted into thunderous laughter.

"Clang!" The blade left its sheath, and a thick bloodlust instantly permeated the entire Hall of Loyalty.

(End of Chapter)