Su Fan surveyed everyone present and then spotted a familiar face.
"Damn, what's this guy doing here?"
Su Fan was puzzled. Wasn't this the same person who had stolen their carriage last time?
Soon, Su Fan saw Sanniang returning from the backyard with a furious expression, her gaze fixed on him as she walked directly towards him.
Su Fan frowned slightly, immediately becoming vigilant.
"Capture him!"
Sanniang, seething with anger, pointed at Su Fan and ordered her subordinates.
Su Fan instantly knew he had been exposed. They had likely discovered the bald man's body. He wondered if Chen Fang was alright.
"Can't we talk things out properly? Is it necessary to resort to violence?"
Su Fan said with a dry laugh.
"Still playing dumb! Did you kill the bald guy!"
Sanniang furiously questioned Su Fan.
Su Fan shrugged, offering no comment.
It was an implicit acknowledgment.
"Hmph! Kill him! Avenge your second brother!"
Sanniang ordered her subordinates.
The leader of the four men was stunned. Why had it suddenly escalated to fighting and killing? This was a black inn!
Seeing the men closing in, Su Fan's expression turned serious.
These were just low-level mobs around level thirty. Only Sanniang was higher level and more troublesome. However, Sanniang didn't seem inclined to act yet, which gave Su Fan an opportunity.
Su Fan unleashed a sword strike. The first subordinate who charged at him was instantly cleaved in two, along with his blade.
Su Fan's basic attacks were now incredibly powerful. Instantly killing low-level normal mobs was commonplace.
These five lackeys were dealt with by Su Fan in just a few moves, all falling in pools of blood, none surviving.
Sanniang was shocked, and her anger intensified.
These were her subordinates, whom she had cultivated and recruited over several years. In just one day, Su Fan had eliminated them all. How could she not be enraged?
"You're seeking death!"
Sanniang roared, her hands like claws as she lunged at Su Fan.
Su Fan took a step back, blocking with his longsword. Sanniang's claws struck Su Fan's sword, but Su Fan took no damage, receiving a successful block notification.
His opponent was a level 42 elite monster. This was Su Fan's first encounter with an enemy of this level.
Shadow Dance Slash!
Su Fan held nothing back, immediately using his strongest opening skill.
Forty-six sword lights flashed in an instant, engulfing Sanniang.
Sanniang immediately activated her defensive technique, her body covered in a black, keratin-like layer. The sword lights struck this layer, mitigating a significant portion of the damage.
Even so, Sanniang was severely wounded.
"What the heck, she's still alive!"
Su Fan was also surprised. Although Shadow Dance Slash had low base damage, it could stack his Endless Flow passive, increasing damage over time. To withstand forty-six hits and still be standing was truly impressive.
However, Sanniang's health had dropped by more than half, leaving only a small portion remaining.
Thunderous Might!
To ensure he could finish her off in one blow, Su Fan unleashed his strongest damage skill.
Combined with the previously stacked combo count, this attack dealt tens of thousands of damage.
Sanniang looked down at herself in disbelief. Su Fan had cut her in half at the waist. Under her disbelieving gaze, she fell into a pool of blood.
The leader was now utterly stunned by the scene before him, staring blankly at Su Fan, afraid to move or speak.
"Boss!"
The three people who had gone upstairs to look at rooms arrived at the staircase and called out to their boss below.
But when they saw the tragic scene downstairs, they were too terrified to move. One of them even collapsed to the ground.
Everything had been fine just moments ago, and now everyone below was dead!
"All of you, come down."
Su Fan calmly sat on a stool and addressed the three people upstairs.
Their bodies trembled.
They hesitated, afraid to come down.
"Don't make me come up there to get you."
Su Fan glanced upwards with a cold expression.
Su Fan's gaze almost made them wet themselves with fear.
They quickly stumbled down the stairs.
"Big brother! No! Master! Don't kill us, we don't know anything!"
The three immediately fell to their knees and begged for mercy upon reaching Su Fan.
Su Fan ignored them and first removed his disguise.
"Recognize me?"
With his original face restored, Su Fan leaned in close to the four men and asked.
The four men immediately wilted.
Wasn't this the owner of the carriage they had stolen? How could he be here?
They had deliberately fled in this direction to avoid government pursuit, thinking that in a war-torn region, they would be left alone.
But why had this person also come here?
"Sir! We're sorry! We didn't mean to steal your carriage, please spare us!"
The four hastily knelt on the ground, begging for mercy.
"Do you remember the person who was traveling with me?"
Su Fan asked the four men.
"Yes, yes!"
The four nodded quickly.
"He's in the haystack in the backyard. Go carry him over," Su Fan ordered them.
Without hesitation, the four immediately got up and went to the backyard to find Chen Fang.
Su Fan took this opportunity to search Sanniang's corpse and retrieve his belongings.
He had also seen a blue light earlier, which should have been a dropped item. He picked it up during this time.
Taiji Silk Robe
Level: 40
Unidentified
It was still an unidentified piece of equipment. Su Fan had truly profited.
Soon, the four men found Chen Fang and carried him over.
Chen Fang had drunk too much of the knockout drug and was still not conscious.
"Does anyone have an antidote for the knockout drug?"
Su Fan asked the four men.
They had been traveling the jianghu for a long time and engaged in theft. They should have some such items, right?
"I do! Just let him smell this, and he'll wake up in no time!"
The leader immediately produced a small bottle and presented it to Su Fan like a treasure.
Su Fan took it and sniffed. A foul odor immediately assailed him.
"Ugh!"
Su Fan gagged, nearly throwing up.
"Sir! This thing smells terrible, but its medicinal effect is strong. Normal people can't smell it..."
The man said guiltily, afraid that Su Fan would kill him on impulse.
"You should have said so earlier!"
Su Fan was speechless. He couldn't entirely blame them, as he had been curious and smelled it himself.
Su Fan held the bottle in front of Chen Fang's nose, letting him inhale.
"Cough cough! Ugh!"
Chen Fang coughed twice and gagged, then woke up.
Su Fan had reason to believe that the main effect of this thing was its stench, and Chen Fang had likely been woken up by the sheer foulness.
"What happened?"
Chen Fang was still a bit groggy, but then he remembered being drugged before he passed out.
"Where are they!"
Chen Fang immediately flipped over and stood up, warily scanning his surroundings.
He soon discovered that the area was filled with corpses, and no one from the inn was alive.
But before him stood four familiar faces.