Chapter 1 Rescuing from Prison

The six Tianwang Stronghold leaders who came to break into the prison were all well-known experts in the pugilistic world, with superb martial arts skills.

Among them, Xiang Tianjie, who held the fourth seat, possessed the most formidable skills. As a top expert in Tianwang Stronghold's rankings, his *pu dao* (a type of broadsword) attacked like a torrential storm. He chopped down the prison guards who tried to block their path as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, scattering his opponents in all directions.

Xiang Tianjie and the others did not linger in battle, charging straight into the depths of the prison.

The six found Guo Haishen's cell, and without a word, smashed the door lock, then split open Guo Haishen's shackles and leg chains, restoring his freedom.

Xiang Tianjie freed a hand, helped Guo Haishen up, and said in a low voice:

"Brother Guo, we're here to save you! Can you still walk?"

"I'm alright." Guo Haishen steadied himself, clasped his fist to the others: "Brothers, I won't say much for now, let's rush out first!"

"Good!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, then turned their heads and fought their way out of the prison.

The group encountered almost no resistance along the way, but when they rushed to the gate, they discovered that the remaining prison guards and warden were gathered here, forming a battle formation to guard the exit.

"Hold the line! Block these prison-breaking bandits inside! I've already sent people for reinforcements, and they'll be here at any moment!"

The warden's face was twisted and ferocious as he roared loudly, spitting saliva everywhere.

Because the incident happened so suddenly, he was caught completely unprepared and was immediately dumbfounded. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Xiang Tianjie and the others rescued Guo Haishen, he finally managed to gather the scattered prison guards and organize a team...

If he allowed this group of bandits to succeed, not only would his position as warden be lost, but he would also be implicated. Unwilling to see his future come to an end, he would rather risk everything to stop them from breaking out of prison.

Bows and arrows were important controlled military equipment, not allowed to be privately possessed, and generally stored in the armory, dispatched uniformly when needed. Most government runners and yamen runners were not equipped with them.

The Anlin Prefecture prison guards' usual duty was only to guard prisoners, and they similarly had no special treatment. At this moment, they could only rely on knives and spears to block the way.

"Protect Brother Guo, we'll fight our way out!"

Xiang Tianjie said in a deep voice.

Guo Haishen, however, was filled with heroic spirit and shouted, "Brother Xiang, no need to protect me! Even if I've been imprisoned for so long, I can still open a path!"

After saying that, he couldn't wait to charge forward, his momentum like a tiger escaping its cage.

During these days, a tiger fallen in Pingyang was bullied by dogs. He had suffered a lot of humiliation and ridicule from the prison guards and the warden. He had been holding his breath in his heart for a long time, and now when he saw the warden, this breath exploded, turning into a raging fire!

Seeing Guo Haishen rushing close, a prison guard quickly raised his knife and stabbed, aiming straight for Guo Haishen's chest.

Guo Haishen, however, did not dodge or evade, meeting the attack with his large, fan-like hand, actually grabbing the blade with his bare hand and twisting it violently.

Squeak—

In a series of teeth-aching metallic twisting sounds, he actually twisted the blade into a distorted piece of iron with his bare hands, while his palm only had faint white marks.

He was known in the pugilistic world as the Iron-Armed Azure Dragon, and what he relied on to make his name was this pair of arms, as if cast from iron, difficult to harm with ordinary knives and swords!

"Get out of the way!"

Guo Haishen roared, and a fist slammed out, hitting the prison guard's chest.

The powerful fist strength was condensed and not released, but suddenly exploded when it hit.

*Bang!*

Like a muffled thunderclap, with just one punch, the prison guard's chest bones shattered, and he flew backward, knocking over two people behind him like rolling gourds.

Guo Haishen's iron fists were like cannons, chopping, blocking, and smashing horizontally. His whole body's strength was overwhelming, like a battering ram, slamming into the prison guards' battle formation. He alone knocked the opponent's formation into a chaotic mess.

Xiang Tianjie and the others were afraid that Guo Haishen would suffer losses, so they quickly followed to protect him on both sides. With Guo Haishen as the arrowhead, a group of seven people charged into the formation, and in the blink of an eye, they defeated the prison guards who had barely gathered together!

Seeing that the situation was not good, the warden was about to turn around and run, but Guo Haishen had already arrived in front of him, and he could only fight to the death.

"Take this!"

The warden roared, twisting his waist, drawing his knife and slashing angrily. The blade stirred up a sharp whistle as it cut through the air, indicating that he also had some martial arts skills.

However, this little skill was nothing more than a beginner's effort in front of Guo Haishen.

Guo Haishen was not afraid at all. He swept his hand back and hit the blade with the back of his fist, actually producing a metallic clang, deflecting the warden's knife.

In the next moment, he took a step forward and chopped down with a hand blade, shattering the warden's shoulder, causing his weapon to fall to the ground. Then, with his hair standing on end in anger, he continuously retracted and punched with both fists. The afterimages were like a rapidly rotating wheel, the speed of the fists extremely astonishing. In the blink of an eye, he punched the warden's chest, face, and abdomen a dozen times, like a string of firecrackers, emitting a series of muffled sounds.

*Bang, bang, bang, bang—*

*Thump!*

When Guo Haishen stopped, the warden directly collapsed to the ground, already without any breath. His whole body had been hammered into rotten flesh by the powerful fist strength, and there was not a single intact bone to be found on his torso.

"Pah!"

Guo Haishen spat on the warden's corpse before he felt a little of the pent-up anger in his heart dissipate.

However, in the next second, his body swayed, his eyes blurred, his limbs weakened, and he felt a burst of exhaustion.

After being imprisoned for many days, his body was really too weak. This series of concentrated bursts of strength had consumed a lot of energy.

However, with the help of Xiang Tianjie and the others, it didn't matter much. The group quickly scattered the prison guards blocking the exit, rushed out of the prison, and disappeared into the streets.

Li Chun and the other three had already prepared to respond and quietly transferred Xiang Tianjie and the others to a safe location that had been prepared in advance.

With no pursuers for the time being and a safe situation, everyone's nerves were no longer so tense.

Guo Haishen gasped for a few breaths, slightly regaining some strength, and said emotionally:

"How can Guo deserve this, to have you brothers risk your lives to save me? Please accept a bow from me, brothers."

As he spoke, he bowed and clasped his hands to the others, giving a solemn salute.

"There's no need for these words. Who in the pugilistic world doesn't admire Brother Guo's heroic spirit? As long as we can save Brother Guo from danger, what does a little danger matter?" Xiang Tianjie clasped his fists in return.

Guo Haishen was not pretentious and nodded:

"Great kindness need not be thanked! Brothers, you broke into the prison to save me, the state government will definitely search extensively and send troops to pursue us. Our top priority is to leave the city as soon as possible."

"Brother Guo is right, our next plan is to disguise ourselves and slip out of the city immediately."

Xiang Tianjie nodded.

Not far away, Shi Qing was giving everyone makeup and disguise, and couldn't help but laugh: "Brother Guo, please rest assured, there won't be any pursuers for a while. The state government is probably too busy to care about us prison breakers."

"What do you mean?"

Guo Haishen was a little curious.

Afterward, he looked around and found that there were two fewer faces than he had seen last time. He couldn't help but feel a movement in his heart and asked, "By the way, I wonder where Brother Gao Yun and that Brother Chen Feng are?"

As soon as he spoke, he was surprised to find that many people showed an expression of admiration.

Li Chun sighed:

"Brother Guo, you don't know, Brother Chen Feng, in order to cover our prison break and also to seek justice for Brother Guo, took a dangerous risk and personally broke into the Four Great Clans, causing a disturbance. Right now, he has already broken into the He family and is fighting with many guards and retainers, creating a great commotion in this city. The officers' energy has been drawn away by him, so they naturally have no time to care about our prison break."

He spoke in a clear and organized manner, quickly recounting Zhou Jing's actions.

Guo Haishen was shocked when he learned of Zhou Jing's actions from Li Chun, and was speechless for a long time.

He only felt a surge of warmth in his heart and was greatly moved.

He never expected that he had only met Zhou Jing once, but the other party was not only willing to save him from prison, but also willing to risk danger to help him get revenge. What a heroic spirit!

Guo Haishen was extremely moved, stood up abruptly, his tone excited and sonorous:

"Brother Chen is righteous and thinks of me. How can I watch him risk himself for my sake? The Four Great Clans have a feud with me, and I should have sought revenge myself, but Brother Chen is taking the risk to avenge me on my behalf. He is fighting desperately, how can I stand by and leave him to escape alone?! Brothers, forgive me for not being able to leave the city with you, I will go to help Brother Chen!"

Seeing this, everyone was shocked and hurried forward to stop him, persuading him one after another.

"Brother Guo, you are physically weak and have not recovered yet. You cannot fight with others at the moment."

"We understand what you mean, but how can we bear to see you take risks after we worked together to save you? Even Brother Chen would not want to see you stay. If you insist on not leaving, wouldn't you be letting down our and Brother Chen's efforts?"

After being persuaded by everyone, Guo Haishen's initially agitated mind gradually calmed down. He knew better than anyone that his physical condition was not suitable for fighting.

Impulsively staying would not only not help, but would also cause trouble for everyone, disrupt everyone's already established plans, and let down everyone's efforts.

Thinking of this, Guo Haishen couldn't help but sigh and said sullenly:

"What you brothers say is true, I was reckless. I will leave the city with you... I only hate that I can't use my strength temporarily and can't help Brother Chen, and can only watch him take risks for me."

As he spoke, Guo Haishen couldn't help but feel a strong sense of guilt and emotion toward Zhou Jing.

He gritted his teeth, his face resolute, and said solemnly:

"Brother Chen Feng's actions are truly a first-class hero in the pugilistic world. When I see him again, I will definitely become sworn brothers with him!"

Seeing this, Xiang Tianjie didn't know what to say.

Their Tianwang Stronghold came to save people, both because they admired Guo Haishen and genuinely wanted to save a friend, but also with the intention of using the favor of breaking into the prison to save him to invite him to join their stronghold. The two were not in conflict.

But at the moment, Xiang Tianjie found that they were being outdone by Zhou Jing.

Although their Tianwang Stronghold was the leader of this operation, and Zhou Jing only happened to join midway, who told him to take the initiative to propose the most dangerous suggestion and personally undertake this task.

Not only was Guo Haishen incredibly moved, but even Xiang Tianjie himself admired this kind of righteous behavior and only wanted to invite Zhou Jing to join them as well.

Xiang Tianjie thought for a while, turned his head and instructed Shi Qing: "Brother Shi, you stay in the city for now and go to the south of the city to find Brother Chen Feng and them. We have already succeeded. Tell him not to get entangled in the battle and that he can withdraw. Then you and Lu Xinniang will respond to them leaving the city together."

"Understood, this little brother will definitely not fail in his mission."

Shi Qing hurriedly responded.

After discussing business, the group no longer said much, quickly disguised themselves, quickly changed their clothes, and hurriedly rushed to the city gate.

……

South of the city, the front yard of the He residence.

The sounds of fighting had already stopped.

A burly man covered in blood, holding a blood-stained spear upside down, stood proudly in the field, corpses lying everywhere under his feet, blood flowing like a river.

The surrounding guards and retainers were obviously much sparser, their faces full of fear, no longer daring to approach the man in the center, only daring to surround him from afar.

Some were trembling and hiding behind their own people, while others seemed to be half-scared and sat on the ground, frantically scooting backward, shouting "Don't come over" in a disoriented manner.

Outside the door, there was already a sea of people, all residents who had rushed to watch, all incredibly shocked, their eyes full of disbelief, staring at Zhou Jing in the field as if they were looking at a ghost.

"In this world... there is actually such martial valor?"

"Could this person be a deity descended from heaven?!"

Among the crowd of onlookers, some couldn't help but mutter, their jaws trembling.

The first to arrive and watch the entire process were amazed by Zhou Jing and almost couldn't believe their eyes.

One person, one spear, actually defeated hundreds of people!

How could there be such a fierce person in the world, is he really still human?!

At this time, Zhou Jing wiped the blood from his face and grinned hideously.

"Come, keep coming! What's wrong, are you afraid?!"

He shouted and took a step forward with his spear, his baleful aura soaring.

The guards and retainers on the scene were immediately frightened and retreated in panic, some even scrambling to escape.

"Such martial arts are impossible in this world..."

"You are not a human, you are a ghost..."

The remaining guards trembled with fear, no longer daring to attack, their faces blank, muttering to themselves.

At the beginning, when Zhou Jing was killing wantonly, they could still grit their teeth and persevere, thinking that human power was limited, and that even if Zhou Jing was fierce for a while, he would eventually run out of strength.

So they persevered, and every moment, many guards and retainers were looking forward to Zhou Jing's next moment of exhaustion and collapse, but Zhou Jing was always full of vigor, and there was no sign of weakness at all.

Finally, after Zhou Jing smashed four or five people with another spear, the remaining He family guards and retainers finally couldn't hold on anymore, and the string in their minds snapped.

They were all scared out of their wits!

Once their courage was lost, their morale collapsed instantly, and the remaining guards and retainers fled in a panic.

More and more people threw down their weapons. If it weren't for the gate being behind Zhou Jing, they would have rushed out of the He residence and escaped from this place.

At this time, Zhou Jing moved forward with his spear, and the guards in front of him made way, as if parting the waves.

He walked to the He family steward who was paralyzed on the ground, held his spear in one hand, pointed it at the other person's head, and said slowly:

"Do you have any last words?"

The He family steward opened his mouth, trembling:

"I…"

*Puchi!*

The spear tip pierced through his brain.

Zhou Jing pulled back his spear, expressionless: "Never mind, no need to listen."

His fierce aura was overflowing, shocking everyone present.

Finally, someone lost his courage and rushed to the gate, screaming and crying as he fled.

*Whirr-*

Someone took the lead, and the remaining guards and retainers immediately fled, scrambling to squeeze toward the gate, knocking over the onlookers outside, and fleeing in all directions like madmen.

Zhou Jing did not stop them, but slammed his spear on the ground and watched silently.

He was ruthless in his attacks, also in order to make the [Baleful Aura] talent play out faster, and save as much energy as possible.

The result was quite effective, this talent halved the effort to hit the opponent's morale.

Just then, screams came from the inner courtyard, and many servants ran out, shouting in panic:

"It's bad! The second and third masters are dead! The elder uncles in charge have all been killed by the villain!"

These servants ran to the front yard, but when they saw the tragic scene here, their faces turned pale and they fell to the ground in fright.

And in the next moment, two full-bodied voices followed closely.

"Brother, I'm here to help you!"

Gao Yun and Fang Zhen also rushed out in a hurry.

The two implemented the idea of a quick battle, quickly killed many stewards in the backyard, completed the task, and then rushed to the front yard anxiously, wanting to support Zhou Jing and save Zhou Jing from danger.

However, when the two arrived at the front yard, they were stunned by the scene in front of them.

Completely different from the fierce battle they had expected, the battle was over, the ground was full of abandoned weapons and scattered corpses, and the remaining guards were still fleeing, only Zhou Jing was still standing still, standing like a javelin.

"Brother, this is…"

Gao Yun's face was full of astonishment, dazed and confused.

Zhou Jing glanced at them, not surprised by the arrival of the two.

Just now, he saw through the map radar that these two "small green dots" were approaching the front yard after eliminating some small red dots, obviously completing the task.

But for safety's sake, he still asked: "I've solved my side, is what I told you to do completed?"

Hearing this, the two nodded blankly.

"Okay, then let's go, next one."

Zhou Jing did not waste his words to explain, directly carried the spear on his shoulder, and strode toward the door.

The two then woke up from their dreams, and quickly followed, their faces suddenly excited and flushed.

The current situation was already clear at a glance, this front yard with hundreds of guards had all been repelled by the brother alone!

I knew that the brother was very powerful, but I didn't expect that I still underestimated the brother!

He's simply a peerless master!

Gao Yun and Fang Zhen had traveled north and south for many years, and had never seen such a fierce person. At this moment, they were shocked and admired to the point of being unable to add anything, and were extremely awed.

The three walked out of the gate of the He residence.

When the onlookers outside saw this, they all retreated far away, wary and afraid to approach.

Seeing this, Zhou Jing pondered for a moment, looked at Fang Zhen, and said, "Brother, I told you before that if you encounter wealth, you can just search for a little. Did you do it?"

Fang Zhen quickly untied the package on his back, opened it to reveal the golden and silver treasures inside, and hurriedly said:

"Brother ordered, I dare not forget, but I have always been worried about the brother's situation, and I didn't have time to search, so I just took some money at random."

"That's enough."

Zhou Jing nodded, took the package, and without saying anything, shook his hand and threw it out, scattering the gold and silver inside.

*Clang clang-*

A large pile of gold ingots, silver ingots, and jewelry fell on the street, and the shimmering brilliance dazzled the eyes of the onlookers.

Many onlookers stared straight at the gold and silver on the ground, their faces full of surprise and incomprehension.

"The He family's huge industry is full of ill-gotten wealth. Today, we will get rid of the He family. If anyone wants these vulgar things, they can take them."

Zhou Jing finished speaking in a loud voice, laughed loudly, ignored the reactions of the crowd, and strode forward.

The onlookers hurriedly made way, watching the three leave.

It wasn't until Zhou Jing's back disappeared that the onlookers dared to look at the gold and silver on the ground again, and heavy breathing gradually sounded in the crowd.

"This is mine!"

Suddenly, many onlookers rushed forward and began to snatch.

The scene instantly became chaotic, people crowded each other, noisy quarrels, and some people even fought for the gold and silver.

Some people who were far away couldn't grab the gold and silver at all, but suddenly their eyes turned to the wide-open He residence.

The guards and retainers of this He residence had all been dispersed by the fierce man before, and the person in charge seemed to be dead, and at this moment, the defense was empty.

Compared to the small amount of money on the street, what kind of gold and silver treasures are hidden in the He residence, and no one is guarding it...

Many people's eyes began to flicker.

They didn't have this idea at first, and were still immersed in the shock of seeing Zhou Jing's bravery... but after Zhou Jing threw the money, this idea unconsciously popped up.

Even many of the former guards and retainers who had fled to the side to watch the situation, their hearts were also beating vigorously.

……

When Commander Deng and his party of officers and soldiers arrived at the He residence, what they saw was that many people on the street were rushing in and out of the He residence, carrying away one object after another, each with an eager and excited expression on their faces.

The chaotic crowd blocked the street.

Until they saw the officers and soldiers, these many people hurriedly slowed down and restrained themselves a lot.

Some people were extremely vigilant, and took their looted objects and avoided the officers and soldiers from afar, and many people took what they could get.

"What happened here? Where are the He family's guards? Where is the criminal?"

Commander Deng was angry and confused.

But not understanding the situation didn't stop him from immediately ordering the officers to control the current chaos and stop the people from looting the He residence.

The officers and soldiers stepped forward to stop them, scolding the people who were taking advantage, and in the process, many officers and soldiers also secretly followed suit, quietly stuffing some gold and silver into their pockets, taking the opportunity to enrich themselves.

But when many officers and soldiers saw the tragic scene of corpses all over the front yard of the He residence, their faces turned pale.

Commander Deng and five others stepped into the front yard, and their hearts jumped wildly when they saw the scene here.

"So many guards and retainers have died, there is definitely more than one thief, the intelligence reported by the officers before was inaccurate!"

Section Chief Xie made a judgment immediately.

Hearing this, the others agreed... How could one person cause this scene? There must be many bandits attacking the He residence!

Commander Deng frowned and had the officers grab many people to ask, but the answers they got were basically the same.

Almost everyone said that the one who fought in the front yard was always only one disheveled man, that life-threatening Yama Chen Feng, who killed hundreds of guards with one person and one spear. Later, although two accomplices appeared, they did not intervene in the fighting in the front yard.

Many officers and soldiers listened with suspicion, only feeling that they were listening to a book, how could someone in this world have such martial force.

"Could it be that Chen Feng is really so great?"

Commander Deng glanced at the tragic situation in the front yard, his eyelids twitching, secretly shocked, and he still couldn't believe that this was something that one person could do.

The other Head Instructor Hu, Section Chief Xie, Centurion Dong, and Centurion Xue all looked at each other.

They had a gathering and drank alcohol not long ago, and talked about the life-threatening Yama's ability to fight a hundred, and at that time they thought that this was the flattery of the city, but they didn't expect that only a few days later, this person committed crimes and caused trouble in the state, and seemed to be more powerful than the rumors.

Centurion Dong swallowed and forcibly calmed down:

"What are you afraid of? Even if it's true, that life-threatening Yama must be at the end of his rope after killing so many guards, and there's no strength left. If we catch up, we can easily take him down."

"Brother Dong is right." Section Chief Xie immediately echoed.

"It's a pity that we came one step late and were run away by this villain!"

Centurion Xue said with a tone of unwillingness.

When they asked the people just now, they knew that Zhou Jing had left for a while, and many people stayed here to search for wealth, so naturally they didn't know where Zhou Jing had gone.

The few were angry and regretful, only feeling that they had fallen short... In their opinion, this life-threatening Yama had committed such a big crime, and he must have thought of a way to escape long ago. Where would he dare to stay easily? Even if they took the officers and soldiers and followed the tracks to chase after him now, they would mostly not find the other party.

"Do your best, after all, it's the governor's order."

Commander Deng was helpless and had no good way.

He was preparing to call back the officers and soldiers who were lingering, and follow the blood and footprints to track Zhou Jing.

But at this moment, many people on the street in the distance ran over in a hurry, shouting in panic:

"It's bad! That Chen Feng has reappeared, this time he's killing at the Huang residence!"

The people here were stunned and exploded.

Commander Deng and others were also shocked and hurriedly had the officers and soldiers grab these people who were spreading the news and questioned them in detail.

The final answer was the same, that the life-threatening Yama left the He residence and went all the way to the Huang family, one of the Four Great Clans, and was already attacking the door.

Commander Deng and others were all stunned after listening.

The villain killed wantonly in the He residence, and not only did he not escape after he was done, but he even dared to go to the next one to continue committing the crime?

How rampant!

This life-threatening Yama is simply crazy and doesn't take the government seriously at all!

Commander Deng was both surprised that the opportunity to make merit had returned and felt angry and annoyed. He roared:

"What an arrogant villain! He dares to despise the government so much! Everyone will follow me to the Huang residence, this commander will definitely arrest him and bring him to justice!"

He didn't care about the heavily casualties at the He residence and only left a small team of officers and soldiers to guard the place. He led the other officers and soldiers straight to the Huang residence.