Mainland Martial Arts

Chapter 219 Breaking into the Bandits' Lair

As they walked forward, they finally reached the top of Chijin Mountain. There was a village on the top of the mountain. The village looked quite old. The village wall was built of stone and wood. Although it was not very delicate, it exuded a sense of ancient simplicity.

The bandits in the village had their own division of labor. Some of them stood upright in various corners of the village wall like well-trained soldiers, vigilantly scanning the movements around them, with serious expressions on their faces and weapons tightly held in their hands; while other bandits were playing and frolicking in the village, completely unaware that the danger was quietly approaching.

In a house in the middle of the village, a group of people were drinking and having fun. The three leaders were wrapped in dirty bandages, some of which were stained with blood, making them look rather ferocious. They were also covered in tiger skins, the fur of which was already a little mottled, but still gave off a sense of majesty.

The head patriarch, Chi Sha, lifted a bowl of wine, tilted his head back, and gulped it down. Then, he slammed the bowl down on the table with a loud bang. He frowned and shouted, "That night, trying to catch Chen Xin'er, we were really unlucky. We got beaten like this." His eyes gleamed with anger, and his bandaged face wore a pained expression, as if recalling the disastrous defeat that night.

The second in command's henchmen also sighed and said, "Yeah, a lot of brothers died. The group we brought with us are basically all dead. Luckily, those people didn't chase us, otherwise the three of us leaders would have died."

The party member frowned, as if trying hard to recall something. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said, "I remember that there is a man named Lin Feng in the martial arts world recently, who has been making a lot of noise. I heard that he defeated the mayor of Xihai City, and seems to have been in contact with the Chen family of Jinyan City recently." His voice was a little low, and he seemed to be weighing something with every word he said.

When the head of the clan, Chi Sha, heard what his party member said, he frowned slightly, a sense of foreboding welling up in his heart. He stared at his party member and asked, "Do you think the person who kicked me away was this Lin Feng?"

The henchman's words exploded like a bomb in the room. Chi Sha, Guan Sheng, and the other bandits turned pale, their hands trembling with fear as they held their wine bowls. Chi Sha's eyes widened, his voice trembling as he spoke, "If this is really Lin Feng, he's a master who has defeated a Grandmaster! How could we have offended such a scoundrel? Isn't this courting death?" His heart was filled with fear. He knew that offending such a master would be a sure death.

Guan Sheng also swallowed and said, "Yes, if the other party is a grandmaster, destroying our mountain would be as easy as crushing an ant. In his eyes, we are probably not even ants." His eyes were full of despair, as if he had seen his doomsday approaching.

Chi Sha frowned, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. He anxiously asked his followers, "What if it is really Lin Feng? What should we do?" The followers thought for a while and said, "Why don't we apologize? Otherwise, we will definitely be wiped out by him." There was a hint of helplessness in his voice. He knew that with their current strength, they could not compete with Lin Feng at all.

Even the usually domineering Chisha was now frightened, his heart filled with dread. He had never taken the great families of Jinyan City seriously, even daring to lay his hands on the eldest daughter of the Chen family. But facing a Grandmaster, he lost his usual arrogance. In his view, a Grandmaster was beyond the realm of mortals; those below them were as insignificant as ants.

Chi Sha frowned, his thick fingers drumming on the tabletop, making a dull "dong dong" sound. His face was full of distress, and he said, "We've really gotten into big trouble this time. Lin Feng is not someone you can easily mess with. We need to think about how to apologize to him and calm him down."

The party member narrowed his eyes slightly, stroked his chin, and said thoughtfully, "I think gold, silver and jewelry are a good choice. How many people in this world can resist the temptation of treasure? If we take out all the treasures accumulated in the village over the years and give them to him, maybe he will forgive us."

Guan Sheng shook his head, his eyes flickering in the dim light. He said, "I don't think so. Lin Feng doesn't look like someone who's greedy for wealth. If we only give him treasures, he might think we're looking down on him, which would only anger him."

The party member frowned in displeasure and retorted, "Then what do you say we should do? How about sending a few beauties? Even heroes are tempted by beautiful women. Even if Lin Feng is so powerful, he always has a soft side."

Guan Sheng continued to shake his head and said, "Don't you think about it? Chen Xin'er, who follows him, has a look and aura that is truly unique. Any other beautiful woman would pale in comparison to her. Even if you send her a beautiful woman, it wouldn't be enough to impress him."

Chisha slapped his thigh, stood up, and paced back and forth in the room. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said, "Why don't we just let him be our leader? That way, not only will he not cause us any more trouble, but he can also be used by us. Isn't this a good thing to kill two birds with one stone?"

Dang Yu and Guan Sheng looked at each other, both lost in thought. Dang Yu said hesitantly, "That's a bold idea, but we don't know if he would accept this form of apology."

While they were discussing this heatedly, Lin Feng and his companions, led by two bandits, arrived at the village gate. The two bandits shouted at the top of their lungs, "Open the door! It's us! We're bringing our relatives here to visit."

However, the bandits in the village looked at them warily, and one of them shouted, "Stop it, who knows if you are bringing people to attack us? We can't open the gate." The two little bandits stamped their feet in anxiety and kept explaining, but the bandits in the village remained unmoved.

Seeing this situation, Lin Feng knew that soft tactics wouldn't work; he had no choice but to force his way in. He walked to the door, took a deep breath, and then his entire body shook violently. Instantly, a powerful surge of true energy surged from his body, whistling forward like a strong wind. The wooden walls and doors were completely blown down by the impact of the true energy, and the bandits standing on them were also blown to the ground by this powerful force, letting out a cry of surprise.