The sun hung high in the sky, and the winter sunshine was not harsh, but rather warm on peoples skin. A group of hunters from Tengjiazhuang village walked along the road, laughing and chatting cheerfully.
"Yongjiang, how much silver did you sell the beast skin for?" Teng Yongfan asked.
"Old Wang did a lot of business with us, and the price he gave was pretty good. Those animal hides added up to over 350 taels of silver!" said the tall, burly middle-aged man with a smile. "But still, its not as much as what Qing Shan caught that one snow fox for."
"I asked at the Wansi Lou today, they are willing to pay four thousand taels of silver for a good snow leopard skin." Teng Qinghu praised.
"Snow leopard, thats priceless, the clan leader isnt in a hurry to sell it. However, Qing Shan has made great contributions, the clan leader should give him a reward."
Teng Yongfan smiled and glanced at his son, who was strong, and as a father, he was proud. Teng Yongfan chuckled and said: "As long as its useful, thats all that matters. Everyone is working hard for the sake of the clan, after all. But this snow leopard skin is really expensive. This time, I and Master worked hard to make so many Bihanchi knives, but the money we earned cant even compare to the price of one snow leopard."
The people around couldnt help but laugh.
"Right, Yongjiang, the steamed buns and pancakes we brought this morning, take them out, lets have some. This time, itll take almost two hours to get there." Teng Yongfan reminded him.
"Come on, one person two steamed buns and two big pancakes."
Open a canvas bag, there are wrapped steamed buns and flatbreads inside, start distributing them to everyone, Teng Qingshan also received the steamed buns and flatbreads.
Tore and bit hard, chewing fiercely. Then took out a bamboo tube filled with water and drank some.
"This mantou, the taste is actually not bad." Teng Qing Shan thought to himself, eating mantou and big buns, drinking cold water, and joking with a group of rough men. Teng Qing Shan inexplicably felt a warmth in his heart, "I like this kind of life!" Looking at the scorching sun, Teng Qing Shan silently said to himself.
They were a group of honest and unsophisticated men.
"Does everyone know why Hong Siye of the White Horse Society is called Hong Four?" asked Teng Yongfan, who was also enjoying his food.
"What else can it be?" A group of villagers were unclear.
Hong Yongfan burst out laughing and began discussing with his clansmen the matter of that expert Yang Fan pursuing and killing the four Hong brothers.
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When Tun Qing and his group were on their way, there was a distance of five or six roads from them.
There was a mound by the road, on which grew withered weeds. Behind the mound, a group of fierce bandits were hiding.
"Second Dog, youre in such a hurry, let me bring people to ambush here. Your Rong brother wont spread false news on purpose and play tricks on me, will he?" A dark-skinned, big-eyed, tiger-backed, bear-waisted strong man, wearing a black cotton robe, holding a thick-bladed large chopping knife, revealing his chest full of black hair, this person was likely the leader of the fierce bandits.
That triangular-eyed man said in a low voice, "Dont worry, boss, its absolutely right. My brother is working under a big salt merchant, why would he cheat me? Without being completely sure, I would ride a horse to come to you and ask you to take action."
"I suppose you dont dare." The bandit leader sneered, "You go ahead and keep watch, when someone arrives, remind me immediately."
"Good." This lean triangular-eyed man was agile and ran directly over ten zhang away, staring at the road.
"Brother, are we enough?" Beside the leader of the fierce bandits stood a handsome young man.
"Dont worry, Old Three. According to Er Gouzis words, the other side has a total of thirty-one people! Among them, there is also a little kid. In fact, it can only be counted as thirty people! Our hundred and third brother, Niangdi, first give them a few waves of bows and arrows to taste, they will probably fall down by half, and the remaining eleven or twelve, we rush up together, isnt it easy to kill them off? Hmph, if it werent for Fei Yangs ten thousand taels of silver, I wouldnt even bother bringing so many brothers here." The bandit leader inserted his large back knife into the mud on his back and sneered as he spoke.
"Brother, be careful, after all, he is a hunter." The handsome young man reminded.
"Whats there to be afraid of? My brother, I alone, with one knife, can make them cry out for their dads and moms!" This fierce bandit leader spat a mouthful of saliva, cursing in his mouth.
After a long time.
"Boss." A triangular-eyed man came over, bowing his body, with a joyful expression on his face. "The fat sheep has arrived, probably still a hundred zhang away. That group of people is wearing animal hides, I recognized them from afar."
The leader of the bandits eyes lit up, and the surrounding bandits were all excited, but none of them made a sound. These bandits were old hands, very clear... at this time, they must not reveal their tracks.
"Brothers." The leader of the bandits lowered his voice, his face twisted with malice. "Later, when those hunters get close, wait for my order, and then well shoot them together fiercely. Best to kill half of them at the beginning. After weve plundered their silver, lets go have some fun at Chunxiang Brothel!"
A group of bandits all laughed, but in their eyes, a fierce and sinister light flashed, like a beast ready to pounce.
……
Teng Qing Shan and his group had no idea that there were people ambushing them ahead, those bandits had already begun to take out their arrows, preparing to attack.
The bandits moved very quietly, and normally, people wouldnt be able to hear them at all.
"Huh?" Teng Qing Shans ears moved slightly as he glanced at a distant mound.
As a master of internal martial arts, and having trained since childhood, Teng Qing Shans sixth sense was extremely keen. Ordinary people had not even approached him yet, but he had already discovered them. In Yicheng, that triangular-eyed man had looked at Teng Qing Shan and the others from afar, but after all, there were too many people in Yicheng, and Teng Qing Shan didnt notice at all.
But this is in the middle of nowhere!
The surroundings were quiet, but behind the distant hills, over a hundred people were hiding, preparing to attack. Even if they hid well, Teng Qing Shan still sensed something.
"Dad." Teng Qing Shan suddenly spoke up.
"Whats wrong?" Teng Yongfan asked in confusion.
"Everyone, stop." Teng Qing Shan furrowed his brow, and the group of people immediately looked at him. Lowering his voice, "Did everyone see? The mound in front of us, I have a feeling... Behind that mound, there should be people hiding. And, there are quite a few!"
A group of people changed their faces.
Teng Qing Shan glanced at the mound and began thinking rapidly in his mind.
In their past lives, those professional special agents would never have been able to get close to Teng Qing Shan without being discovered by him. And although these bandits were habitual thieves, they were far inferior to the professionally trained special agents and assassins in terms of stealth. Moreover, with over a hundred people together, it was highly unlikely that they wouldnt make some noise.
"Whats going on, Brother Fan?" Many of the people around looked at Zhu Yongfan.
He Yongfan glanced at the mound, lowering his voice: "Theres no other way, we have to go back! So lets do this, well take a detour and walk through the fields on the side. Well keep a safe distance from the mound. If their target is us, they wont be able to resist rushing out. By keeping our distance, we can also prevent them from launching a sneak attack."
"Alright, lets do it this way."
The villagers had no other choice but to do so.
Teng Qing-shan and his group walked down the road, into the fields, keeping a distance of about 30 or 40 zhang from that mound. At such a distance, even if they could shoot arrows, their power would be very weak.
……
"Damn it!" The leader of the bandits face changed color when he saw this scene, "This group of hunters has actually discovered us."
"Big brother, what shall we do?" The triangular-eyed man said anxiously.
"What else can we do?" The leader of the bandits, Huan Fei, had a ferocious expression, with a hint of madness in his eyes. "Ive killed over a hundred people, what am I afraid of these few? Brothers, listen up! Later, follow me and charge forward, when the archers get close, give it your all and shoot them dead!"
Those bandits are all filled with murderous aura, which one of them doesnt have several lives on their hands?
……
Teng Qing Shan deliberately walked on the far left because the mound was on the left.
"Those robbers shouldnt be here to rob us, right?" Teng Qinghu said in a low voice.
"No nonsense, whether its against us or not, get ready." Teng Yongfans expression was solemn, all the clan members were highly concentrated in spirit, either holding long spears or holding long bows. This wasnt the first time something like this had happened, living in this world, if you wanted to live well, you had to be ruthless.
One by one, they held their breath.
"Kill!" A loud and fierce roar came from behind the mound, and a sturdy black man with a broad back and a thick-bladed large chopper rushed forward first. Behind him was a large group of people, like a pack of wolves rushing down from the mound.
"Attack!" Teng Yongfan shouted loudly.
"Hiss!" "Hiss!" "Hiss!"...
Tengs village shot arrows first, but the distance between them was relatively far, and Tengs village had too few people. There were only twelve people with bows and arrows. The first wave of arrows only injured a bandits arm.
"Brother Fan, there are too many of them, what should we do?" Many tribesmen asked anxiously.
"Brother Fan, take the silver ticket and hurry back first, well hold them off here." Some tribesmen also went crazy in the face of death.
……
The leader of the bandits, wielding a large chopper, saw the hunters and began to panic, but couldnt help but laugh: "Shooting from such a distance? A bunch of idiots, humph, but they dont lack strength, able to shoot so far." Just then, the bandit leader was shocked to discover that one of the young hunters was charging towards him at high speed with an iron spear.
Extremely fast!
"Looking for death." The bandit leader sneered coldly, "Archers, shoot!"
The distance is now within range, and among the more than 100 bandits, there are over 40 people with bows and arrows. Because Teng Qing Shan was the first to charge at them, naturally, many arrows were shot at Teng Qing Shan.
"Little guy, you have guts, but youre very foolish." The bandit leader sneered.
"Hoo-hoo!"
Only to see Teng Qing Shan sprinting at extreme speed, the iron spear in his hand suddenly danced up, like a spinning flying wheel, all the arrows that got close to him were swept away. After a wave of arrows passed, there was not even a single wound on Teng Qing Shans body, his gaze locked tightly onto the leader of the bandits.
The leader of the bandits was taken aback.
So many arrows, yet not even one person was injured?
At this time, the bandits were frantically charging towards the hunters of the Tun family. Many more bandits took out their arrows again.
"Little guy, die!" The robbers rushed forward in a chaotic manner. Some of them charged towards Tuan Qing Shan, their faces filled with ferocity. The other robbers, on the other hand, charged towards the rest of the Tun family members, clearly seeing the thirty honest Ren as the greatest threat.
Facing the bandits chopping knives, Teng Qing Shans speed didnt decrease in the slightest.
"Pffft!" "Pffft!" "Pffft!"
In his hand, the iron spear was like a poisonous snake emerging from its lair. With just three consecutive flashes, it left behind a blurry afterimage.
"Ah~~" Three strong robbers near the Turquoise Mountain stared with wide eyes, covering their throats and making "ah, ah~~" sounds as they desperately tried to breathe, but fresh blood spurted out of the large hole in their throat.
Three bandits fell down with a thud.
"Pffft!" "Pffft!" "Pffft!" "Pffft!"...
Gun shadows flash, red tassels flutter, a few drops of fresh blood sprinkle across the sky.
In the blink of an eye, Teng Qing Shan charged a distance of five zhang and thirteen bandits fell to the ground, all with their throats pierced through, not one exception.
"What." The leader of the bandits face changed greatly, he took a closer look, this young man was actually the most terrifying one among the group of hunters.
