She had two reasons for not coming out at this moment. One was that she deemed it beneath her to join forces with those five people.
On the other hand, she wanted to carefully observe Hu Xiaobei's combat, eager to see just how terrifying Hu Xiaobei's strength really was!
Before, she had sparred with Hu Xiaobei, but she knew that clearly wasn't Hu Xiaobei's full strength...
It's said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without disaster!
So, she knew that the most important thing now was to get a good understanding of Hu Xiaobei...
"This place will do!"
After Hu Xiaobei found an open area in the forest to stand in, he waited quietly, and soon, he saw those five ninjas rapidly appear!
"Hey, I thought you'd keep running!"
"Yeah! Why aren't you running anymore? Are your legs getting weak?"
Hearing their jeers, Hu Xiaobei said indifferently, "I just think the feng shui here isn't bad, so you can be buried here."
As he spoke, Hu Xiaobei turned around with composure.
"Buried? Us? What a joke!"
"Exactly, dreaming in broad daylight!"
"Since you like dreaming so much, let's make it so that you never wake up!"
Facing such mockery, Hu Xiaobei looked at the scar-faced man he had fought before and said, "Shall we continue?"
"Continue? Sure, you think I'm scared of you?"
The man spoke softly and then suddenly dashed out again...
Watching him charge out instantly, Hu Xiaobei twisted a few seeds in his hands, swiftly infusing them with Nine Wood True Qi before tossing them on the ground!
Soon, they buried themselves in the soil...
"Seven o'clock direction!"
After determining his position, Hu Xiaobei didn't rush to act but quickly chanted under his breath, "Grow!"
Following the quiet incantation, a bramble rapidly shot up, instantly forming a cage that swiftly trapped the scar-faced man who had just appeared!
Caught so abruptly, his expression drastically changed...
Just as he thought about doing something, he realized the thorns were alive and continuously squeezing towards him!
Knowing that if they continued to grow, they would completely crush him, he immediately began to beg for mercy!
The other four heard his pleas and didn't hesitate to take action instantly!
Hu Xiaobei watched them charge at him, his expression remaining calm.
He had anticipated this scenario beforehand, so he already had a countermeasure in place!
"You think you're the only one with backup? This is my home turf!"
As Hu Xiaobei murmured to himself, he lightly clapped his hands!
Soon, rustling sounds came from the bushes, and the next instant, a mane lion pounced out!
Those four men were momentarily stunned by the sight of the mane lion.
Quickly, they had the illusion they'd arrived at a zoo!
Because after the mane lion came out, they also saw tigers, wolves, pythons, and various other animals!
The others didn't matter much to them, but they couldn't ignore the giant python, because they felt a thread of threatening aura emanating from it...
"This Hu Xiaobei is impressive!"
Up in a tree, Shinjima Hanako was thoroughly shocked as she watched Hu Xiaobei summon so many beasts!
She knew that all the previous intelligence about Hu Xiaobei was not accurate!
As she thought this, those animals charged straight at those four people!
If there were just a few, they wouldn't need to panic, but there were nearly thirty types of beasts; they simply couldn't defend against them all...
The scar-faced man trapped firmly by the thorns was now completely panicked!
Because he knew those four couldn't save him quickly!
"No good! I have to save myself!"
Thinking this, he started to struggle, but each slight movement brought a piercing pain like that of a needle...
The pain was so intense that he didn't dare to struggle; he could only watch helplessly as the thorns continued to grow!
Soon, he felt his breathing becoming labored...
"I'm done for, I'm done for!"
Thinking this, he looked at Hu Xiaobei and said, "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, spare me, please spare me!"
Hearing such pleas for mercy, Hu Xiaobei gave him a mocking glance, unmoved...
He wanted to say something else, but suddenly he felt pain!
Glancing down, he saw the thorns piercing through his body...
In an instant, he felt his blood being drawn out bit by bit...
"There's no use struggling, this is Blood Thorn, the more you resist, the more fiercely it draws your blood!"
Looking at him still making a dying struggle, Hu Xiaobei spoke with a chilling coldness...
Hearing Hu Xiaobei's emotionless words, he panicked completely!
"You... are you really going to kill me? You should know, if you kill me, it will be a fight to the death between us!"
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With a cold laugh, Hu Xiaobei no longer paid him any attention but instead looked somberly at the four others!
The five of them had long been on Hu Xiaobei's list for death, so Hu Xiaobei wouldn't waste too much time with the dead!
"It seems my earlier treatment of their illnesses really did have its benefits!"
Watching as the four of them gradually lost the strength to thrash about, Hu Xiaobei muttered to himself!
"Hu Xiaobei is very strong, a head-on fight is absolutely impossible! Maybe it's time to consider a different approach!"
In the tree, Shinjima Hanako, seeing Hu Xiaobei holding the absolute advantage, knew she had to change tactics, as her own entry into the fray would be meaningless!
"You... are you really going to pursue an endless vendetta against us?"
"That's right! You're asking for it. Just let us go, and we promise not to bother you again!"
Five minutes later, without the strength to resist, they were enveloped by the Blood Thorn...
This sent them into a panic because they saw the scar-faced man, who was the first to be drained completely dry by the Blood Thorn!
"An endless vendetta? You think you're worthy? Just be good fertilizer for the Blood Thorn here!"
After saying this, Hu Xiaobei ignored them and turned to the treetop, saying, "Aren't you planning to come down? When do you intend to, or do you plan to spend the night up there?"
"I figured as much, I've been discovered!"
Hearing Hu Xiaobei's quiet words, Shinjima Hanako knew she had been spotted and didn't continue to hide; she slid straight down from the tree...
"I've seen the master!"
Hearing her greet him respectfully as her master, Hu Xiaobei narrowed his eyes and said quietly, "You're calling me master?"
"Yes! I, Shinjima Hanako, am no match for you, so in order to live, I can only recognize you as my master!"
Hearing her explanation, Hu Xiaobei laughed, "You think by doing this I won't kill you?"
"Not at all, I just think it gives me a slightly better chance of surviving!"
Hearing her frank words, Hu Xiaobei sized her up!
Hu Xiaobei knew she hadn't truly targeted the villagers before, so there was no direct grudge against him...
But truly taking her under his wing, keeping her close would be a hazard because he didn't know whether she was sincere!
Sensing Hu Xiaobei's hesitation, Shinjima Hanako said respectfully, "I know what you're struggling with; actually, Master, you needn't be conflicted. If I return, I will be punished, maybe even face death, so I'm following you now simply because I value your strength for my protection!"
"You sure speak your mind!"
"Master, you would find this out even if I didn't mention it!"
"Hmm! You can follow me. But if I learn of any other schemes of yours, I will kill you on the spot, understand?"
"Alright, I'm leaving first, you watch them here!"
With that, Hu Xiaobei left quickly...
"Hanako, that 'Counterintelligence' was really good! You tricked that idiot!"
"Right, help us get rid of this Blood Thorn quickly!"
After Hu Xiaobei left, they eagerly began to speak...