"Are you sure?"
Su Fan looked at the shopkeeper and asked for confirmation.
"Absolutely. A few days ago, they were still eating here. Afterwards, I heard they were going to invite the Four Eccentrics up the mountain for drinks. I'm not lying!"
The shopkeeper immediately assured Su Fan of the truth.
Having received the news, Su Fan turned and left, heading for Fengdang Mountain.
Fengdang Mountain was a U-shaped valley, with bandit strongholds on both sides. In the past, this valley was a road, but now no one passed through it. No one wanted to travel under the watchful eyes of the bandits.
Su Fan looked up at the mountains, unsure which side the Four Eccentrics were on.
There were bandits on both the left and right sides, but Su Fan could only choose one to ascend.
After some consideration, Su Fan chose the right side, simply because of the saying "men on the left, women on the right," and he figured there might be more beautiful women on the right.
Su Fan saw no one along the way and made no attempt to hide, walking directly up the mountain.
"Halt! Who goes there?"
As Su Fan neared the summit, he was finally stopped.
A group of bandits surrounded him.
Su Fan surveyed his surroundings; there were only about a dozen of them, and their strength was generally not high, the highest being only in the thirties. They were all mere grunts.
"Are you bandits from the mountain?"
Su Fan asked.
"Who is this brat! Seize him!"
He had trespassed into their stronghold, no matter who he was, they would capture him first.
Su Fan let out a disdainful laugh.
In a flash, he easily dispatched them all, leaving only one terrified bandit.
"Spare me, great hero! Spare me!"
Su Fan's strength completely terrified the bandit, who collapsed to the ground, begging for mercy.
"Is one of the Four Eccentrics on your mountain?"
Su Fan asked him.
"No, no, you must be mistaken! The Four Eccentrics are on the mountain next door!"
The bandit replied nervously.
Su Fan nodded.
"Alright then, you may go."
The bandit was stunned, finding it hard to believe Su Fan would just let him go.
"Are... are you really going to let me go?"
The bandit was still hesitant. The other party had killed so decisively, why would he let him go so easily?
"You have ten seconds to consider. Ten, nine, eight..."
Su Fan wasted no words, feigning a countdown.
Seeing this, the bandit no longer hesitated and immediately turned and ran up the mountain.
Fire Meteorite!
As Su Fan watched the bandit flee up the mountain, he immediately used his skill on him, targeting the bandit!
A massive meteor suddenly appeared in the clouds and began to descend.
After unleashing his skill, Su Fan descended the mountain, preparing to head to the other peak.
The bandit, focused solely on escaping, didn't notice the anomaly above.
When he returned to the stronghold, he found his brothers staring at the sky in shock.
He curiously looked back and was instantly petrified.
A giant meteor was now directly above the stronghold, about to crash down.
"Run for your lives!"
The bandits in the stronghold immediately scattered, shouting, but it was too late. The massive meteor slammed into the mountaintop, reducing the entire stronghold to ashes. Hundreds of bandits were instantly incinerated, and the entire peak was leveled.
[Ding! Congratulations on leveling up.]
[Ding! Congratulations on leveling up.]
As soon as Su Fan descended the mountain, he received system notifications.
The bandits on one mountain had allowed Su Fan to level up twice consecutively.
It was evident that there were many bandits on the mountain; perhaps there were even two or three elite-level bandits or higher.
Grinding experience with Fire Meteorite was truly satisfying. With a few more such strongholds, Su Fan would quickly reach level fifty.
The bandits on the other peak were also shocked.
The meteor had landed on their neighbor's mountain, so of course, they had noticed.
Looking at the peak that had instantly become a scorched wasteland, they were all stunned.
"Wh... what happened?"
The bandits were bewildered and fearful.
Had they been struck by divine retribution? Had they committed too many evil deeds and been punished by heaven? Would they be next?
They mistook the meteor for divine punishment.
Only Feng Laoguai frowned, sensing something unusual.
The meteor had appeared too suddenly, without any warning, unlike natural phenomena.
It seemed more like... the work of a sorcerer.
But how could a bandit stronghold offend a sorcerer?
"Elder Feng, this incident was sudden and has disturbed your enjoyment."
The bandit leader apologized to Feng Laoguai.
Feng Laoguai waved his hand.
"It's nothing."
He didn't seem to mind.
"Don't you think this scene makes the drinks even better?"
A smile crept onto Feng Laoguai's lips as he took a sip of wine from his flask with relish.
"It's good that Elder Feng isn't angry. It's good that he isn't angry."
The bandit leader breathed a sigh of relief. Although they were bandits and wicked, compared to the Four Eccentrics, they were practically good people.
The Four Eccentrics were all capricious and eccentric individuals; if one was displeased, they might annihilate an entire stronghold.
"Bring the table over here, I'll drink right here!"
Feng Laoguai instructed the bandits.
The bandits dared not refuse and quickly brought the wine, food, tables, chairs, and benches to the edge of the cliff, allowing Feng Laoguai to drink while enjoying the scenery.
"Looking at such beautiful scenery makes me feel a bit peckish."
Feng Laoguai licked his lips, his gaze greedily fixed on the head of one of the bandits.
The bandit immediately knelt down in fear.
"Spare me, senior! I haven't bathed in a long time! I won't taste good!"
The bandit, remembering Feng Laoguai's peculiar taste, was terrified and wept, kowtowing repeatedly.
"Not bathing makes it more flavorful."
Feng Laoguai's mouth watered; he couldn't wait to taste the bandit.
"What are you waiting for? Get to it!"
Seeing that the bandit was merely staring in terror and showing no intention of acting, Feng Laoguai's expression changed, and he spoke to them in an unfriendly tone.
The bandit leader's body trembled.
"Go! Hurry and prepare a delicacy for Elder Feng!"
The bandit leader knew that their only hope of survival was to appease Feng Laoguai, otherwise, not a single soul would be left on their mountain.
Several men stepped forward and dragged the terrified bandit to the kitchen. What happened next, only they knew.
Feng Laoguai's eyes were bloodshot, and his mouth dripped with saliva.
Looking at the surrounding bandits, his saliva was about to spurt out.
"I can't wait any longer!"
Having waited too long, Feng Laoguai couldn't bear it any longer. With bloodshot eyes, he lunged at a bandit.
The bandit was knocked down, and Feng Laoguai bit into his neck, tearing off a large chunk of bloody flesh with a forceful pull.
Feng Laoguai chewed twice and swallowed it in one gulp.
"Ah~ delicious."
Feng Laoguai's face contorted with enjoyment.
Seeing Feng Laoguai lose control, the surrounding bandits immediately scattered, none wanting to become Feng Laoguai's next target.
The bandit who had become Feng Laoguai's target was unfortunate; he was gnawed to death by Feng Laoguai, his flesh and blood consumed.