Chapter 13 The Rescue

"Let me go! Let me go!"

Miss Yang Hongxia struggled with all her might, both angry and terrified.

The ruthlessness of night bandits was something that traveling merchants were even more aware of than ordinary people!

Sometimes, for the sake of safety, some merchant caravans would even proactively offer tribute to the night bandits, seeking only self-preservation, considering it a form of protection money.

This atmosphere only emboldened the night bandits further.

All merchant caravans hated the night bandits to the bone, but the government did nothing. The only effective actions against the night bandits were the activities organized by the Tianshang Alliance itself.

Logically, this place wasn't far from Chu Nuan City anymore.

No matter how rampant the night bandits were, they wouldn't dare to commit crimes near Chu Nuan City; that would be going against the wind, challenging the Tianshang Alliance's bottom line.

But the night bandits had done just that, and even kidnapped her, the heir of the Daya Merchant Caravan!

Several names of competitors flashed through Miss Yang Hongxia's mind, and she trembled with anger.

She truly hadn't expected that with the Wu Jue tournament imminent, instead of facing her head-on, her opponents would resort to such underhanded and insidious tricks!

If she died at the hands of the night bandits today, with no evidence, even her father wouldn't be able to seek justice for her!

"Hahaha! Little lady, don't cry. Tonight, you'll be my lady of the manor. A night of spring delights is worth a thousand gold!"

"King Hun is mighty!"

I'm mighty?

Mighty my ass!

If someone hadn't sent Liehong horses to his door, how could his mere hundredth-ranked night bandit gang have been able to kidnap the Daya Merchant Caravan's heiress!

As for making her the lady of the manor, that was just lip service. The client was still waiting for him to deliver the person.

As long as the person was delivered, these fifteen Liehong horses would be his, and he could make a name for himself on the Bandit Rankings, break into the top hundred, become a big night bandit, and achieve something!

Unlike the Heiqing Mountain Range, where everyone was united to resist night bandits and the strange, uncanny occurrences…

In the Chaoyang Avenue area, with the night bandits so rampant, there were even Bandit Rankings and a culture of taking pride in being on the list. It was developing well, no less than the Tianshang Alliance and other major organizations.

The only difference was that the night bandits all operated independently, each setting up their own mountain as king, with no concept of unity.

Listening to the night bandits' discussion, Miss Yang Hongxia's face turned as pale as paper.

The Liehong horse was so fast that it had already left her merchant caravan far behind in the blink of an eye, not even a shadow to be seen.

What was even more terrifying was that these night bandits actually made a turn, driving the Liehong horse away from the main road!

Straying from the main road meant a higher chance of encountering the strange and uncanny, but that was only part of the reason.

What truly made the young lady's face turn pale was that straying from the main road meant that others would have a much harder time finding the night bandits' trail!

Coupled with the Liehong horse's terrifying speed… she was truly cornered today, doomed to die!

"My father is the leader of the Daya Merchant Caravan, you…"

"Shut up! Who doesn't know you're the Daya Merchant Caravan's heiress? We're capturing you precisely because of that! Hahahaha!"

The night bandits laughed wildly and unrestrainedly, their laughter sharp and piercing.

Despair surged into her heart, and even the young lady couldn't help but begin to cry in fear.

"She's crying, haha, so the dignified…"

"King Hun! Someone's chasing us!"

King Hun was interrupted by his subordinate before he could finish speaking.

King Hun thought he had misheard. He was stunned for a moment before turning back to look, and his expression changed drastically!

Rumble!

Behind them, a black-robed figure, surrounded by wisps of black aura, was rushing towards them like a raging bull!

Dust flew and yellow smoke billowed in his wake!

What the hell was that?!

King Hun was shocked. The horse he was riding was the Liehong horse, known as the fastest Liehong horse in Chu Nuan City!

Its speed was so great that ordinary Xiantian (Acquired Realm) martial artists couldn't catch up at all!

Even Ren (Earth Realm) martial artists would need excellent movement techniques to have any hope of catching up.

Could the guy behind them be a Ren Realm expert?!

At this thought, King Hun's face changed drastically.

With a shout, he sped up, distancing himself from the others.

"You guys, stop that guy!"

What?!

The subordinates' expressions changed slightly upon hearing this.

But fearing King Hun's usual fierce reputation, they gritted their teeth and turned back to charge at the figure with their brothers.

However…

Buzz!!

King Hun, who was running ahead, suddenly heard the sound of blades ringing behind him, and the shouts of his subordinates were extinguished.

Looking back, his pupils constricted on the spot, and his face turned deathly pale.

He happened to see the terrifying scene of a dozen brothers being torn apart along with their horses by the power of a single blade, people and horses overturned.

Even as the bloody mist exploded in mid-air, the black-aura-wrapped figure had already charged up.

In the short time of his shock and astonishment, the person had already reached him.

"Night…"

"Wait…"

Two voices rang out in the sound of the blade, then quickly stopped.

King Hun's head flew high, and his corpse fell from the horse.

The young lady screamed and fell to the ground, but was quickly scooped up and carried onto the horse's back.

With a yank of the reins, the Liehong horse stopped.

"Sir Ye!"

The young lady was filled with mixed feelings, joy and surprise intertwined, extremely excited.

She almost thought she was going to die, that today was her death day.

But Fang Yue had descended like a god, brave like a dream, killing with every strike, and saving her steadily at the same time!

The young lady excitedly expressed her gratitude.

"Sir Ye, thank you again for saving my life! Saving me twice at the risk of your life, I…"

"Holy crap!"

"…I have nothing to repay you with. I don't have anything valuable on me right now, but when I return to…"

"Holy crap!!"

"…return to Chu Nuan City, I will represent…"

"Awesome! I'm invincible!"

"…"

The young lady was somewhat stunned.

She realized that not a single word she said had entered Fang Yue's ears.

This guy was inexplicably excited, saying things she couldn't understand.

Then she saw Fang Yue being excited and gesticulating wildly.

After recovering his usual composure, he spat out two words to the young lady.

"Get off."

Young lady: ???

The young lady was stunned for a moment, suppressed her frustration, and asked, "Why?"

"This is my horse. Your horses are over there, go pick one."

Ah, this…

The young lady looked in the direction Fang Yue was pointing.

Sure enough, among the pile of corpses of the night bandit minions that Fang Yue had previously killed, seven or eight Liehong horses had actually stood up.

His blade had even controlled some of its power, only killing people and not harming the horses!

No, to be precise, he had killed a few horses. Fang Yue needed to save people at the time and didn't have time to fight, so he could only strike with great force while trying to hold back as much as possible.

Therefore, these remaining horses had suffered some injuries to varying degrees and needed to be nursed back to health before they could recover.

And the one Fang Yue was straddling was captured without injury.