Volume 4: The Rise of Wuji Dao Chapter 22: Lady, save me, I will reward you handsomely!
Most of Sanjiang County is plain terrain and is the confluence of three rivers, so its richness ranks among the top three in Daliang.
If it is a peaceful and prosperous time, such a rich place will naturally have nothing to offer the martial artists to gain experience. Instead, the martial artists will become the targets of the government.
But now the ruling power of the Daliang court is declining, and it has already presented a scene of the end of the dynasty. Even the originally prosperous place like Sanjiang County is now plagued by bandits.
As for the various forces in the world, they are even more active.
On the contrary, the power and influence of the government were limited to the county town area, and were extremely weak outside the county town.
On this day, Wu Yuecai entered Pingling County in and saw a merchant caravan being surrounded and killed by bandits on the official road.
There were fifty or sixty bandits, and only five or six people were left in the caravan, and all of them were injured.
Originally, under Su Yan's teachings and the incident with Jinyun Trading Company, Wu Yue knew that most of the merchant caravans in this world were not good people.
So, even though she saw this happening, she didn't want to intervene.
However, when she saw bandits raping a woman who was dragged out of a caravan on the official road, and upon closer inspection discovered that the woman was already dead, she could no longer bear it.
So she immediately flew out from the woods where she was hiding and attacked the bandit who had destroyed the woman's body. Before the bandits could react, she stabbed the man to death with a sword.
When she landed, her body shape suddenly changed, leaving behind a trail of afterimages and sword lights, and she slit the throats of the seven or eight bandits around her.
Only then did the bandits react.
Some of the timid ones retreated, but some brave ones who were confident in their martial arts skills stepped forward and surrounded Wu Yue.
At the same time, although the only five remaining members of the caravan were still surrounded by bandits, they also got a chance to catch their breath.
At this time, a bearded man with a machete on his back pushed aside the bandits and shouted at Wu Yue from a distance of more than ten steps: "Which sect are you from? Are you going to go against my Thirteen Link Docks?!"
In fact, when Wu Yue showed up just now, he killed nine people in a breath, which had already frightened these bandits.
However, these bandits were local thugs with great strength. They also thought they had several experts and were somewhat famous in the underworld. Moreover, they were determined to get , so they mustered up the courage to negotiate with Wu Yue.
At the same time, the remaining few people in Donglin Pharmacy also noticed Wu Yue.
Before the bearded man finished speaking, a young man in brocade clothes who was protected by four of the other men shouted, "Lady, save me, I will reward you handsomely!"
Although Wu Yue was wearing a black gauze hat and a sky-blue tights, her figure was obviously that of a woman.
That's why the young man called him that.
The bearded man's expression changed when he heard this, and he immediately said, "Our boss is the famous Dragon Blade Ghost Hand Sang Tianqi in Sanjiang County. The Thirteen Linked Docks even spans across Pingling and Dunqiu counties. You should think carefully!"
Wu Yue had never heard of Sang Tianqi's name before, and neither had Su Yan.
So Wu Yue asked, "What realm is Sang Tianqi in?"
Wu Yue's voice sounded so young, most likely no more than 20 years old. The bandits from the Thirteen Lianhuanwu and the people from the Donglin Pharmacy were very surprised.
Then the bandit leader's face became even uglier, while the people in the medicine store became even happier.
Because those who have experience in the martial arts world know that the young but highly skilled knights and heroines are the most difficult to deal with, especially in encounters.
This is because they not only have high martial arts skills, but also have strong backers. Even if they can be dealt with, it is likely to bring about revenge from their master.
But the bandits still had no intention of escaping.
The bearded man's expression changed, and he stared at Wu Yue and said, "Our boss has reached the eighth level of the acquired realm, and may reach the half-step innate realm at any time!"
In fact, Sang Tianqi was still a little bit away from reaching the eighth level of perfection in the acquired realm, but the bearded man deliberately exaggerated Sang Tianqi's strength in order to scare Wu Yue.
In his opinion , even if he was a disciple of a top sect, a man so young would probably only be at the sixth or seventh level of the acquired realm, and would probably be wary of a warrior who had reached the eighth level of the acquired realm.
What's more, the three top sects in Daliang, Nanda Temple, Tianchi Sect, and Donghua Palace, either have obvious hairstyles, wear uniforms, or can be identified by weapons.
However, Wu Yue does not have these three characteristics, so the possibility that he is a disciple of a top sect is very small.
If he was a disciple from a first-rate sect, he would be more easily frightened.
Just as the bearded man was thinking this, he heard Wu Yue say, "So it's only the eighth level of acquired perfection. I feel relieved now."
After saying that, Wu Yue went straight towards the bearded man.
Through the incident of the woman's corpse, Wu Yue has confirmed that this is a group of bandits who are capable of committing all kinds of evil. Now that he has encountered them, he naturally cannot let them go.
What's more, Su Yan also supported Wu Yue in training against these bandits.
When Wu Yue moved, she used several body techniques and footwork of Wuji Dao in coordination with the Golden Goose Skill. Her graceful figure shuttled among the crowd like a startled wild goose.
The sword techniques he learned ranged from the Five Yin Sword Technique, the foundation of the Wuji Dao, to the Dugu Nine Swords. Although he couldn't do it with ease, he was able to adapt to circumstances.
Wherever the long sword pointed, the sword light and blood flowers competed for brilliance, and the bandits were stabbed and fell to the ground one by one.
Soon, Wu Yue discovered that although many bandits fled in all directions, a small group with good martial arts skills took the opportunity to intensify the siege on the people in the pharmacy and the carriage they were relying on.
So she rushed over and killed the small group of bandits, rescuing the people from the drug store.
However, in just a few breaths, two more people from the medicine store fell, leaving only the young man in brocade clothes and two servants.
When Wu Yue looked back again, he found that the remaining bandits had either escaped into the woods or had run far away, so he did not chase them anymore.
She is alone, so even if she hunts them down, it is impossible for her to kill everyone.
Afterwards, Wu Yue glanced at the young man in brocade clothes and prepared to leave.
The young man in brocade clothes knelt down in front of her and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you for saving my life, lady. Please accept my greetings!"
Wu Yue wanted to wait for Su Yan's voice transmission, but found that Su Yan didn't say anything, so she could only deal with it herself: "You are welcome, sir."
The young man in brocade clothes did not stand up, but looked at Wu Yue earnestly and said, "Lady, you also heard what Wang Huzi said just now. The Thirteen Linked Docks have influence across Pingling and Dunqiu counties.
This time they targeted Li. If they failed once, there will definitely be a next time.
However, Li only had two servants with poor martial arts skills, and it was probably difficult for him to get out of Pingling and Dunqiu.
If the lady is willing to accompany me, I will reward you generously when we return to Gu County!"
After saying this, the young man in brocade clothes bowed to Wu Yue again.
However, when he lowered his head, the sadness and earnestness in his eyes immediately disappeared, replaced by a hint of cunning.
In the opinion of this young man in brocade clothes, these female and young knights have always been arrogant and take it as their mission to be chivalrous and righteous.
After he said this, the other party would definitely not even ask how much the reward was, but would agree immediately.
Wu Yue really wanted to agree to it right away - not because she was as arrogant as the young man in brocade clothes thought, and she took it as her mission to be a hero, but because she thought this was a good experience.
However, when she was about to speak, she heard Su Yan's voice transmission, so she changed her words.
"You said twice that you would reward me with a large sum of money. How much is the large sum of money? Also, why did the Thirteen Links Docks target you?"
Hearing this, the young man in brocade clothes couldn't help but raise his head, his face full of surprise.
Because these words are totally unlike what a young female warrior should say.
Just at this moment, a breeze blew, blowing away the black gauze on the hat, allowing the young man in brocade clothes to see Wu Yue's face.
So the young man in brocade clothes was stunned.
When he came to his senses, his mind changed, and he sighed: "Since the heroine is Li's savior, Li will no longer hide it.
Among the medicinal materials sold in my Donglin Pharmacy this time, there are two thousand-year-old ginsengs. Since you are a warrior, you should know that these thousand-year-old ginsengs are rare treasures from heaven and earth, which can help the half-step innate to enter the innate realm faster.
I don't know where Sang Tianqi got the news from, so he set his sights on us and wanted to snatch these two thousand-year-old ginsengs.
If the lady is willing to send me back, I will give you a thousand-year-old ginseng and ten thousand taels of silver as a reward! "
