"The Night Nether Army isn't just five hundred men? Why is the back mountain..." the gang leader said, his face filled with shock.
Could it be that Prince Xuan was also playing this trick on them, attacking from the front while secretly sending a raiding party?
"No... it's not the Night Nether Army, it's... it's a man."
The副帮主 (fù bāng zhǔ - deputy gang leader) seemed to have seen a ghost and said urgently, "A... a man in white."
"Nonsense! One man stopped our brothers? Are you crazy? How dare you spread such rumors!"
"It's true!" If the副帮主 hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it himself.
The brothers who retreated numbered at least two thousand.
"That person is blocking the narrow mountain path. The width there is only enough for a few people to pass. He stood alone at the exit of the path and stopped our brothers."
"Subordinate... subordinate has never seen such a terrifying person. At his feet are the... corpses of our brothers, piled up like mountains."
"He was covered in blood, more terrifying than a devil..."
"What are you panicking about? It's just one person! Even if Prince Xuan himself guarded it, he might not be able to hold it, let alone anyone else."
The gang leader was furious. One person had made his brothers so flustered, it was simply outrageous!
"I will personally go and chop off his head!"
"Gang leader, he is truly terrifying, gang leader..."
The two of them went out of the small hut, gathered the remaining brothers, and immediately rushed towards the narrow mountain path.
Although the path was narrow, it could still accommodate four or five people passing through simultaneously. It was ridiculous for one person to stop their force of over two thousand men!
The gang leader didn't believe that anyone in this world could achieve such a feat!
However, Chu Qianli, who was lurking on the rooftop above, felt her heart inexplicably tighten.
A man in white... Mad! Could it really be him!
Before Xi Jiu could return, she made a mark on the rooftop and immediately leaped down.
She didn't know in which corner she knocked out one of the short mountain bandits, changed into his clothes, smeared her face with dirt, and then immediately followed the group towards the narrow mountain path.
Everyone was fleeing for their lives, and no one paid attention to when an unfamiliar brother joined their ranks.
Chu Qianli's disguise went completely unnoticed.
The closer they got to the narrow mountain path, the richer the smell of blood became.
Chu Qianli soon discovered that the team had stopped, and her brothers dared not proceed further.
She squeezed through the gaps and quickly approached.
Soon, she saw the situation at the narrow mountain path!
A man stood on a high mound made of corpses, holding a long sword in his hand, its tip still dripping blood.
His white clothes were already stained red with blood.
Bloodwater continuously dripped down his long hair and clothes, making him look as terrifying as a Shura.
His features were no longer clearly visible, but his build, his aura... Ah Chu!
Chu Qianli's heart was torn apart once again in an instant.
What was this guy doing?
Fighting a bloody battle, blocking a force of two thousand men alone, he stood tall even while treading on countless corpses.
Just this presence instilled fear in the arriving gang leader. He held his sword, but like his brothers, he hesitated to advance.
Too terrifying! Truly too terrifying!
This person was like an unkillable being, covered in blood, riddled with wounds, yet he stood perfectly straight!
"Gang... gang leader, let's... let's use arrows!"
"Yes! Yes! Use arrows, use arrows!"
Everyone was so stunned by the slaughter that they had forgotten!
The gang leader's face darkened, and he immediately ordered, "Archers, prepare!"