In the silhouette of the night, a brief but intense skirmish occurred. Blood flew, and corpses scattered the undergrowth. Under the faint starlight, pursuers surrounded them from afar, shouts tearing through the woods, accompanied by countless sounds. Search:\(Complete Book God Station\) to read premium literature for free.

Two figures lunged from different directions. The moment one of them attacked, his entire body was flung away, crashing into a tree trunk twenty feet away before tumbling down. As he tried to get up, faint light outlined the silhouette of the fight in the darkness. The wolf-toothed club wielded by his companion flew out of sight with a whoosh, smashing into a tree trunk in the distance. The woman moved with lightning speed, cracking apart the frontal assault of the burly man, who was a head taller than her, with a series of rapid strikes.

Fists, palms, claws, grappling, counter-tears, hard smashes, her feet moved incessantly, pressing forward. The woman's steps were small, but fierce and swift. Her chain-like footwork advanced, like an iron ox plowing the earth, taking the central position, kicking shins and groins with left and right attacks. In the blink of an eye, she pushed the man back more than ten feet. Just as the man's back hit a tree trunk, she smashed an incredibly vicious fist onto his Adam's apple. The tree shook under the starlight, and leaves rustled down.

More companions rushed over. When "Nine-Tattooed Dragon" Shi Jin tried to flank her, the woman had already vanished. He shouted, "Everyone, come here!" and concentrated on tracking her. A sweeping flash of light emanated from the undergrowth near a tree a few dozen feet away. With just two "swish, swish" sounds, a large patch of artemisia grass flew up horizontally. The body of one of the Liangshan soldiers beside the grass abruptly shortened, and the arm of another was severed at the elbow, blood flying in the air with countless blades of grass.

"Ah—"

The cold light of an iron spear thrust out, attempting to block the woman's escape route. However, after only a few exchanges, the figure burst through the interception, running like a leopard. More than a dozen figures surrounded her in the surrounding woods.

Knives, spears, swords, halberds, ropes - a figure threw out powder in the darkness, and then, with a loud boom, a fire ignited in the woods. However, even in this rising firelight, a man rushing to intercept her saw the figure in front of him suddenly enlarge, and then a palm touched his face. The threat of death suddenly surged from his heart, but in the next moment, the figure was already behind him, dragging him away with a swish.

More than ten people followed, trying to attack the woman retreating behind their companion. However, the woman pulled the Liangshan elite soldier along by the back of his neck, only a pair of eyes revealed behind his shoulder. Her retreat was incredibly swift, and then the soldier screamed madly, "Ah—"

The blade of the ancient sword, constantly retreating, rapidly traveled across his body and limbs like a spirit snake. The tendons in his hands and feet, and the muscles of his limbs, were continuously torn open. Blood sprinkled backward little by little as they ran. In the blink of an eye, the soldier's limbs were completely covered in blood. Only then did the woman imprint a palm strike on his back, sending him flying towards the others. Her body ran and leaped through the woods, disappearing in a few breaths. Even Lin Chong and Shi Jin could not keep up.

They chased for a while and then hurried back. The wind brushed through the woods. The group gathered together, and all that was left was cursing and screaming. Lu Zhishen roared "Ah!" and smashed his staff against a nearby tree trunk. It was clear that these shouts contained not only anger, but also fear.

From the day they inexplicably provoked that woman, they had suffered misfortune in their camp that very night. The woman attacked under the cover of darkness. The one or two soldiers on the outer perimeter could not resist her at all. Caught off guard, several men died by her sword. Afterwards, the group knew the matter was urgent. They traveled all the way, and gathered some scattered brothers from Liangshan, but the woman, whether at night or during the day, came and went freely almost anytime, anywhere. Under her sword, a group of Liangshan brothers were either killed or crippled. In a few days, the fatigue of the group had accumulated to the highest point.

They couldn't defeat her, couldn't escape her, couldn't catch her. Inexplicably provoking a grandmaster was a very unlucky thing in itself. In addition, the woman used almost any means once she attacked. Recalling the woman's question on the shore that day, Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen probably both felt regret in their hearts. That may have been the only opportunity they had, but unfortunately, once they realized it, it was already too late.

"If you are truly reasonable people, turn around and leave today, and bear no more grudges, I will let you go..."

Now, seeing the corpses on the ground and the misery of the crippled brothers in the camp, they could understand the value of those words.

In fact, over the past few days, although the woman did not pay attention to methods in some parts of the battle, what she actually composed was a combat style that was as cold and sharp as a knife's edge, and had a sense of ease. Killing people, crippling their hands and feet, making the injured hinder the actions of others, dispersing their energy, chasing dozens of people alone, and killing them in an orderly manner, actually contained grandmaster-level strength and aura similar to Zhou Tong. Zhou Tong took action and killed people in anger, and this woman killed in an orderly manner. In fact, the sense of oppression was similar. At this point, there was no difference in means...

"Come out! Have the guts to fight me one-on-one—"

As Shi Jin's roar resounded through the stretching woods, the woman was washing herself by a stream in the woods on a slightly higher mountain top,

She cleaned the blood from her sword and dried it with a cloth. Then she went to the edge of the mountain, leaped onto a tree, found a place to sit among the branches, looked at the firelight in the woods below, felt the anger, and sat cross-legged in meditation.

Such anger meant that fear had been born in the enemy's heart. With such fear, death was not far away. However, what these people had said earlier about "inner demons" still concerned her. If that statement spread, it might really bring him a lot of trouble. With his skills at that time, he might not be able to handle it...

Thinking this, she gradually entered a state of semi-alert, semi-relaxed rest under the faint starlight...

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The third day of the seventh lunar month, Beginning of Autumn. In Yun Prefecture, the flames of war were still spreading.

In the afternoon sunlight, burned villages, crying crowds. Ning Yi stood by the road at the entrance of the village, watching the doctor who had arrived bandage a child who had lost his right hand and had cried to the point of fainting several times. The Dulong Gang convoy was still moving inward, salvaging anything that could be used in the villages.

"Count the dead and the living, and tell the brothers in front not to go too far, set up camp for defense. Give some candy to the children..."

The rescue was basically carried out in an orderly manner. For nearly ten days, the plundering model of Song Jiang and others had been basically the same. The number of times and the number of people they had killed on the run had increased more and more. Without their old nest, the people of Dulong Gang tracked them all the way, and the officials blocked them head-on, so the anxiety in people's hearts accumulated.

Although Song Jiang and others enforced military discipline strictly, that was only internally. When they plundered villages, they had already begun to kill people easily, and there were also more and more cases of women and girls being raped. In the village in front of them, when Ning Yi and others arrived, a woman had thrown herself into a well because of this. After being rescued, she still wanted to commit suicide.

Sometimes they would be questioned as to why the officials could not kill all the people of Liangshan, allowing them to run around like this. For these questions, people would be arranged to speak in the crowd.

"...Do you think they can really let you go if you don't provoke them!? Do you know what it's like for Fang La to rebel in the south? Once he gains momentum, nine out of ten houses will be empty. He will make everyone lose everything before they follow him! Our Dulong Gang is the first step for them to gain momentum, just like you! If they take our Dulong Gang, it will be you sooner or later, it will be Yun Prefecture, Ji Prefecture, this area of Shandong. Do you know how many people we have died? This is a blood debt! Only the people of Liangshan can repay it—"

Compared to the government, Dulong Gang had no obligation to actively help these people, but it was easy to unify the direction of hatred. However, although he was usually ruthless and merciless, and never blinked when killing people, Ning Yi could not help but feel pity when he saw the many things in front of him. This was perhaps a feeling that was difficult for a modern person to shake off. In times of turmoil, human lives were really worthless. Sometimes, when he saw the children who had died or were injured and crippled, or the women who had been humiliated and were crying and begging to die, he would hope to end the whole thing sooner.

However, military strategy was not his specialty after all. In recent days, he had been able to unify the overall situation bit by bit, uniting more than twenty villages and settlements, taking charge of rescue, arranging ways out, and directing their resentment towards Liangshan, while also exerting pressure on the government and the military in the opposite direction, further influencing the intentions of the many Green Forest bandits and mountain strongholds in Yun Prefecture and other places, laying the best foundation for trapping more than 3,000 people from Liangshan to death.

But public opinion and the overall situation were one thing. In the end, there was bound to be a fierce battle. Those bandits and mountain strongholds would inevitably have bad feelings towards Liangshan, but at most they would inform each other, and would definitely not be willing to take action. On the other hand, after the Battle of Liangshan, the Wu Rui Camp sent two more teams of 5,000 people each. They knew that this battle was bound to be fought, but they still had some ideas of preserving their strength, which was also because Ning Yi had done the overall situation too well.

If things continued to develop like this, Song Jiang and his 3,000-plus people would one day collapse psychologically, because all their burning and killing were done for others, and everyone around was clamoring to attack them. The resentment and hatred of Shandong—at least Yun Prefecture—towards them would probably not dissipate for more than ten years. Only when they truly realized the hardship of the escape and the futility of their efforts would these people's spirits collapse. Otherwise, even if more than 10,000 people faced the 3,000 elite troops of Liangshan, and if they needed to surround them and fight to the death, they would definitely suffer huge resistance and losses.

As for the Wu Rui Camp stationed here, most of the mountain strongholds and villages here were somewhat disobedient and full of troublemakers. Liangshan ran all the way, burning down these people's villages, and Dulong Gang cleaned up the mess afterwards, so the government would not protest too much, which was truly a win-win situation. Therefore, even if Ning Yi asked about the battle opportunities, He Rui and others, who were in charge of leading the troops this time, were very friendly to him, but when it came to the battle opportunities, they would naturally have to wait for a while.

In fact, even if Ning Yi solemnly demanded to start the war as early as possible, He Rui and others would probably be stunned for a long time, and would not understand why such a smart person like him would have such an unwise idea.

On the other hand, pity in his heart was one thing, but Ning Yi would never allow these 3,000 people to have any chance of survival. Break down their morale outside the battlefield, kill some on the battlefield, and even if some of them were forced to surrender as military merit, they must be taken to the capital or somewhere else and all executed on charges of treason. Otherwise, it would really become "If you want to be an official, kill people, set fires, and be offered amnesty."

With his recent relationship with the surrounding states and

counties, his relationship with Qin Si Yuan, the public opinion he controlled, and the credit for settling Liangshan in two months, it would not be difficult to push things to this point.

Outside the main battlefield, the Wu Rui Camp set up various checkpoints, and the search for Liangshan fugitives around the area also had some progress. If they were escaping alone, they were either caught in the surrounding area or betrayed by other villages and Green Forest forces in a dog-eat-dog situation. There were gains every day. However, along with it, there were also some reactions in the Green Forest, especially the part about "inner demons", which was now showing its first signs.

"...In the Qi and Lu area, nearby, I heard that it's been quite noisy recently. I heard that several Green Forest bigwigs, such as Yan Zhenbei of the Jinfu Escort Agency, are saying that the Battle of Liangshan was too calculating, forcing brothers to kill each other. Where is the morality of the Jianghu? I've also heard that someone wants to kill you, to get rid of a scourge for the Green Forest..."

This information was brought by Zhu Hu, who was responsible for the liaison between the two sides. Speaking of the Green Forest around Qi and Lu, Dulong Gang was originally a part of it. In the past, the Zeng Family Five Tigers of Zengtou City could also be called a deterrent to Shandong. Ning Yi was quite interested in this information, and excitedly asked people to write things down, as a hobby to steal some leisure in his busy schedule.

"Oh, Yan Zhenbei, this name sounds very powerful. How is his martial arts? Where would he rank in the world?"

"The world... I don't know, but to be able to run an escort agency in Shandong, he must have good relationships with all parties, and he must have some skills under his command. But he's been living in luxury these years, so he's definitely no match for Instructor Luan, but people with good relationships and many disciples are not to be underestimated."

"That sounds like a weak chicken... It's okay, I'll write down his name first. If I have time, I'll call Instructor Luan and A Biao to smash his place..."

"We definitely have to go! Who has Dulong Gang ever been afraid of!" People were still being rescued in the village inside. When Zhu Hu came over to say this, Zhu Biao had also returned and was listening along. At this time, he patted his chest to express his position, and then said, "I've seen the Jinfu Escort Agency's convoy. After this is over, I'll smash him once every time I see him!"

Zhu Hu curled his lips: "In addition, because of this incident with Liangshan, some places have become very fierce. The government can't control the Sanhua Shop, and some people are harboring Liangshan people, and they've been fighting with the people around them, almost becoming several small mountain strongholds fighting each other. Because of the spread of this incident with Liangshan, it's not just Yan Zhenbei's side. I heard that several very famous people in our Shandong Green Forest... people like Chen Jinxia and Lu Wenhu are said to have some movements, secretly gathering Green Forest people and good friends, possibly wanting to get rid of Li Heng. In short, Brother Ning needs to be careful recently. People who lick blood from the knife's edge cherish their lives more after they become famous, but they can do anything to become famous..."

Ning Yi nodded. Zhu Hu said again: "The other things are okay, but after this battle, the enemies of those people in Liangshan have also come out. I heard that more than a hundred people were mobilized in Majiaji the night before to capture two Liangshan leaders. Near Zengtou City, I heard that some people are also chasing down Liangshan fugitives. If they catch them, they will burn them to death. Among the Liangshan leaders, there are two brothers, Zhu Fu and Zhu Gui, who escaped all the way to Fengping County, where they met a wealthy family named He who originally had a grudge against them, and they gathered people to ambush and kill them on the road. In addition, that Leopard Head Lin Chong, and Flower Monk Lu Zhishen, they encountered a tough one and are also being chased..."

"Wow!" Ning Yi blinked, "Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen, they're very powerful. How many people are chasing them?"

"I'm not sure, but the rumors outside are exaggerated, saying it's just one person. They somehow provoked a woman, and they say this woman is highly skilled and has been chasing them all the way, chopping off the hands and feet of the brothers around them. Oh, and the Nine-Tattooed Dragon Shi Jin is following them... These people can't stop her, so they can only fight and retreat. Some of their brothers had their hands and feet chopped off, so they had no choice. In Zhuxi County, they had to enter the county seat and find a doctor. There are no officers and soldiers in Zhuxi, and no one really dares to provoke them. Then they met Lin Qi, the 'Fast Sword' of Zhuxi, who is very famous in Zhuxi County and has many disciples. I heard that this Lin Qi was also invited by Chen Jinxia, Lu Wenhu, and those people, and he was about to set off. He had an old relationship with Liangshan, so this time he wanted to mediate and said something to that woman... According to the rules, sit down and talk, saying that many people have already died and hoping that the other party would stop..."

"And then?" Zhu Biao asked, interested and urging him repeatedly.

"Then Lin Qi was killed by someone with a sword, he relied on Zhuxi being his territory, in the afternoon, he went out to buy braised pig ears, taking three powerful disciples with him, and met that woman coming from across the street. After he finished speaking, he drew his sword, and he and his three disciples all died. What did Lin Qi say, it seems to be something like 'Above the Green Forest, strength is the most important thing, and sometimes misunderstandings are inevitable, but even if there are misunderstandings, we must talk about the rules and not go to extremes...' He was probably asking her to take a step back, and that woman said 'I don't like your rules.' Tsk, this is too exaggerated, I don't think it's very reliable, it might be fake..."

"Wow, does that woman have white hair?" Ning Yi asked curiously, patting Zhu Hu's shoulder.

"White hair? No, if it was white hair, it should have spread far and wide. Brother Ning knows a white-haired expert?"

"'Red Face, White Hair' Cui Xiaolv, as powerful as Zhou Tong, uh, otherwise the only other person I know is Si Kongnan, but I heard that Si Kongnan is very old and might have died. Maybe it's a

disciple he taught... Of course, it can't be said that there are only a few experts in the world. Chen Jinxia and Lu Wenhu are also very powerful..."

Ning Yi thought that if Lu Hongti came, she would probably be just as powerful, but they were saying that the woman was chopping off hands and feet. The feeling Lu Hongti gave him in the past was that she was quite clean and efficient when killing people, and didn't seem to show too much violence or bloodthirst. Of course, it couldn't be that coincidental, she had just returned not long ago and still had to build Mount Lvliang.

"In any case, Zhuxi County is in an uproar. This is what happens when a wall falls and everyone pushes it. Once they see them having bad luck, those with grievances will seek revenge. Although that woman is powerful, she probably couldn't kill her way to Liangshan in the past, but this time she finally found a chance. Hehe, Lin Chong and those guys really had eight lifetimes of bad luck to provoke such an opponent. Do you think they accidentally killed someone's husband in the past... Hahahaha, retribution..."

"That's right, it's already miserable to provoke Brother Ning..."

"Haha, the news spreads far, so there are bound to be some errors, this is too exaggerated..."

Next to the carriage, the three people were talking about these things in the Jianghu, laughing without a care in the world.

At the same time, in the camp pitched on a mountain range not far away, Wu Yong was listening to the news reported by the spies, trembling all over...

In the following days, the Liangshan army's situation suddenly changed.

At the same time, the Green Forest shock caused by the defeat of Liangshan was still spreading bit by bit. During this period, the figure of a woman was gradually becoming clearer. When a few more days passed, and the waves were even bigger, so that Ning Yi received first-hand information, he was almost shocked to the point of dropping his jaw.

Starting from June 25th, the red-clothed woman who wielded a sword chased Lin Chong and others all the way, killing dozens of people, including Fan Rui, Xiang Chong, and Shi En. On July 1st, she killed 'Fast Sword' Lin Qi in Zhuxi County, causing an uproar in Zhuxi County. A group of disciples joined in, wanting to seek revenge. On July 3rd, "Sick Lieutenant" Sun Li and Lin Chong and others joined forces, and fought back the red-clothed woman. On July 4th, Chu Feng, the Green Forest bigwig "Six Harmony Fist" who was friends with Lin Qi, joined forces with the others. During the encirclement and suppression of this woman that night, "Double-Headed Snake" Xie Zhen was beheaded with one sword.

On the 5th of July, "Iron Whistle" Yue He was separated from the group while fleeing, and died from a sword piercing his heart.

On the evening of the 6th of July, the two sides fought fiercely, and several of Lin Qi's disciples were killed.

On July 7th, "Double-Tailed Scorpion" Xie Bao suffered internal injuries in battle, and Lu Zhishen died. Xie Bao vomited blood and died on the morning of the 8th. On the 8th, Lu Wenhu and Chen Jinxia arrived and chased the woman with the others.

And what was most shocking was the woman's words left on the night of the 7th, revealing her identity.

"...If my martial arts were low, you wouldn't listen to reason, but since my martial arts are high, you'll talk to me about rules. So why should I pay attention to you? Since you want to talk about bullying, Blood Hand Butcher Ning Liheng is my disciple, now I, Lu Hongti, am here to collect debts for him. This debt... what should be repaid must be repaid! What should be given must be given!"

It was said that shortly after these words were spoken, the two sides fought fiercely. After escaping, the woman returned, and then fought Lu Zhishen several times, cutting off his hand with a sword and shattering his heavenly spirit with a palm. After Lin Chong and others quickly arrived, the other party had already drifted away.

This information was passed over because it involved Ning Yi. He received it on the morning of the 10th. The sun rose from behind the mountains in the east, and Ning Yi sat by the window of the carriage and thought for a long time. He could almost see the expression of the woman who claimed to be his master speaking, and then he laughed. He didn't know what to say. The army next to the carriage broke camp and set off. There were only three days left until the final battle with the people of Liangshan. Everything was coming together...

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