341: Chapter 218: Refocusing (Please Subscribe)_2 341: Chapter 218: Refocusing (Please Subscribe)_2 ——Xii Quan, this bastard!
Even as a ghost, I would haunt him, Immortal!
When Xia Qingtian, with hair on end, put all his strength into a counter-slash, the Yan Ling Saber in his hands was blasted away by a punch from the opponent.
Immediately afterward, Xia Qingtian’s head exploded like a watermelon.
And thirty yards behind the fifth-Grade half-demon, the Baiyun Village Chief, Meng Yunshan’s head, was neatly sliced off by the Iron-faced Man!
The Iron-faced Man then flashed to the side of the fifth-Grade half-demon, watching Xii Quan’s retreating back.
“He actually escaped,” the Iron-faced Man said with slight annoyance, “This guy is clever, runs pretty fast.”
Dan Chiling had four children, with the eldest legitimate son already crippled and useless.
Dan Ze was just the second eldest among the sons born out of wedlock, and he still had two younger brothers, both exceptionally outstanding.
At that moment, each of these two brothers was leading one hundred Dan Family house soldiers, stationed at the other two gorges.
Dan Ze believed that with both his brothers here, Xii Quan definitely had no chance of survival.
The form of the fifth-Grade half-demon shifted, his stature which was originally twelve feet tall soon shrank back to that of a normal human.
He took off the mask on his face, revealing Dan Chiling’s features, then looked toward the distant Xii Quan with a troubled brow.
Dan Chiling had no intention of pursuing.
He mainly cultivated the ‘Great Strength Vajra Skill,’ and could not catch up to Xii Quan, who specialized in movement techniques and sword speed.
He sighed deeply, “With this man escaping, our Dan Family will face endless troubles.”
Dan Ze also felt a headache coming on.
Their Dan Family might be exposed because of Xii Quan.
Most likely, they’d have to take the blame for the mysterious Fifth Grade from West Mountain Hall.
“The problem is not big.”
Dan Ze took a deep breath, his voice calm, “I bought some top-notch Corpse Dissolving Water on the black market, which is said to have come from the hands of Princess Li’s followers.”
Dan Chiling raised an eyebrow and said self-mockingly, “Is it useful?
There’s already one survivor who escaped.”
“How is it not useful?”
Dan Ze raised an eyebrow, “The mysterious Fifth Grade from West Mountain Hall appeared before us; they won’t suspect our family for a while.
Let’s dissolve the bodies first to get through this crisis.
Later we can figure out how to divert the Sheen Family and Shangguan Family’s attention away from us.”
Upon hearing this, Dan Chiling sighed, “Then let’s start and make sure to dissolve the bodies thoroughly.”
When West Mountain Hall attacked Wen Family Castle,
all those Seventh Rank and Sixth Grade experts were neither seen in life nor found in death.
Since they had joined West Mountain Hall, they had to maintain a unified style.
Dan Chiling already felt that the future of the Dan Family was gloomy, but they might as well treat the dead horse as if alive—
Just at this moment, a green Flying Sword shot through from the distant mountains.
Dan Chiling recognized it as their family’s Qiankun Flying Sword.
He caught the Qiankun Flying Sword and pulled out the letter attached to the tail end.
As Dan Chiling read the letter at a glance, he became as if petrified, stunned in place.
Dan Ze snatched the token from Dan Chiling’s hand and looked it over carefully.
This Qiankun Flying Sword had been sent from Zheng Family Village.
The Dan Family had three Eighth Rank reconnoitre cavalry sent to Zheng Family Village to observe the situation.
It wasn’t that West Mountain Hall was defeated and didn’t hold Zheng Family Village?
After reading just the first line, Dan Ze knew that wasn’t the case.
But his face turned extremely unsightly in an instant.
“West Mountain Hall has routed the Xiushui County Army at Black Bear Mountain!”
Dan Chiling narrowed his eyes, his expression incredibly complex, “Wei Yang of West Mountain Hall led three thousand archers to set up a formation at the South Slope of Black Bear Mountain; Li Shenshan engaged the enemy head-on with over five thousand swordsmen and bowmen.
The entire battle only took 15 minutes, and seven thousand five hundred hunters fired in unison for twelve rounds, completely breaking the Xiushui County Army!
It is said that those archers were incredibly strong, their shooting highly accurate, and the areas swept by their arrow rain left no survivors!
Out of the initial nine thousand county soldiers, nearly seven thousand were killed or wounded, with only a bit more than two thousand managing to retreat from Black Bear Mountain in disarray.”
Then, he kicked the body of Xia Qingtian, who was slain by the Jinghong Blade, twenty yards away, scattering blood and flesh.
Still not pacified, Dan Chiling grabbed two huge chopping knives, the size of door panels, and smashed them to the ground, causing the earth to tremble thunderously and stones to fly in all directions.
Dan Chiling was beside himself, screaming like a madman, “I’m such an idiot, incredibly stupid!
Why couldn’t I hold back?
Why didn’t I hold back?”
Dan Ze’s face was also rigid.
Just now, if they had held on for half an hour longer, they would have heard the news of West Mountain Hall crushing the Xiushui County Army.
At that time, the thieves of the West Mountain wouldn’t have had time to escape, let alone consider their Stone Castle or need them to take the risk of impersonating that mysterious Fifth Grade.
Dan Ze thought his wit was much stronger than that of an average person.
But he never expected that the mighty Xiushui County Army, faced with the seven thousand five hundred hunters from West Mountain, would crumble so easily.
The battle on the South Slope of Black Bear Mountain had ended.
The remaining light of the setting sun pierced through the gaps between the mountains and illuminated the battlefield on the South Slope.
In this gorge over two hundred yards wide, bodies lay scattered everywhere, nearly seven thousand corpses strewn in various positions.
Countless arrows densely planted covered the ground and the bodies.
Over a hundred flags of the Xiushui County Army were haphazardly fallen to the ground, numerous wagons and carriages toppled on the roadside, ownerless warhorses sprinted about, emitting bursts of mournful neighing.
The ground was flooded with blood, pooling into streams.
The gorge, once clear and scenic, adorned with willows and peach blossoms, had now turned into a blood-soaked purgatory of the mortal world.