The bandits who had chased over to surround and kill Dongbo Xueying were all stunned. Their leader, just like that, was dead?
They had only exchanged a few blows, and he died so quickly.
Pfft! Dongbo Xueying instantly drew his spear, his gaze turning to these blood-soaked bandits.
"Run quickly."
"Run."
All the bandits were terrified. Not one of them was a Heaven Rank Knight. Even their leader, Gai Bin, could slaughter them, let alone this young lord who was even more powerful than Gai Bin.
"Scum, you still want to run?" Dongbo Xueying instantly rushed towards these bandits. Snowflakes drifted, and blood splattered, just like when the bandits had wantonly slaughtered ordinary civilians. Now, these bandits were equally fragile in front of Dongbo Xueying... The remaining three Earth Rank Knights were killed in just two breaths, and a large number of bandit corpses were thrown and fell.
"Run, run quickly." All the bandits completely broke down. The gap was too great. That spear was powerful, and a single brush could cost them their lives. Not a single bandit could withstand a single move from Dongbo Xueying!
"Die."
"Die."
Dongbo Xueying showed no mercy to the bandits of the Crescent Blade Alliance, killing them in terror as they scattered and fled. Dongbo Xueying knew... he was just one person, and he couldn't kill every single bandit. To eliminate this cancer of Yishui City, Dongbo Xueying first targeted the stronger ones.
He eliminated all the Knight-level bandits.
In just a moment, the bandits had completely scattered, leaving over two hundred corpses on the ground. The entire Crescent Blade Alliance's leader, Heaven Rank experts, Earth Rank experts, and true backbone were all gone.
The Crescent Blade Alliance was thus destroyed!
The remaining bandits were probably enough to be dealt with by the guards of some small villages.
"Spare us, spare us." Five bandits were cornered against a mountain wall by Zong Ling, not daring to move, as those who moved were all dead.
"Xueying." Zong Ling laughed heartily, "What a relief, the big cancer of the Crescent Blade Alliance has been eliminated! I've searched the bodies of Gai Bin and some of the experts, and found quite a few treasures, especially a storage item on Gai Bin's body."
Dongbo Xueying was somewhat surprised. There was actually a storage item?
"This big bandit indeed had a substantial fortune." Dongbo Xueying walked over.
"Here." Zong Ling handed over a package, which contained some gold notes issued by the empire's bank. Clearly, as bandits living day by day, treasures were generally kept on their person, including a ring.
When Dongbo Xueying took the ring, he immediately sensed it. Hisζζ° (martial qi) flowed along his finger, directly penetrating and cleansing the entire ring, instantly forming a mental connection with Dongbo Xueying! Knight mages could use martial qi or magic power to refine storage items, while ordinary people would need mages to help refine them with blood.
"Good grief." Upon refining it, Dongbo Xueying was surprised. Inside were various treasures, mainly gold notes, gold coins, and some weapons and miscellaneous items. However, the entire storage space was only about two feet in diameter, much smaller than the storage pendant left by his mother.
"So many gold notes." Dongbo Xueying's mind could clearly sense all the items in the storage space.
The gold notes totaled 85,000 gold coins! Along with some miscellaneous treasures, it amounted to about 90,000 gold coins.
The wealth of the other Heaven Rank mage and knight bandits added up to over 20,000 gold coins.
"Being a bandit is really profitable." Dongbo Xueying thought to himself.
"You five."
Dongbo Xueying looked at the five terrified bandits, "Lead the way to your hideout. If you lead us correctly, I'll spare your lives. If you lead us wrong... you'll all die!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Lord, rest assured, we will lead the way." The five bandits immediately complied.
...
The bandits led the way nervously.
Dongbo Xueying and Zong Ling followed behind.
"Uncle Zong, here." Dongbo Xueying handed the storage ring to Uncle Zong.
"How can I accept this? You eliminated the Crescent Blade Alliance, all of this should belong to you." Zong Ling refused.
"Haha, Mother already gave me the storage pendant, I don't need this." Dongbo Xueying said.
"But you can leave it for Qing Shi. Qing Shi will become a mage in the future, and a mage needs a storage item." Zong Ling shook his head.
Dongbo Xueying gently shook his head: "It's still early. Qing Shi will need at least a few years of training with his teacher before becoming a true mage! At that time, I'll give Qing Shi a better one. Uncle Zong, don't forget, our gains this time were substantial."
Zong Ling was taken aback, then smiled.
Indeed, this time they had the Shadow Leopard and the Silver Moon Wolf King, worth over 100,000 gold coins. Adding the over 100,000 gold coins from the destruction of the Crescent Blade Alliance, it was a huge profit.
"Alright." Zong Ling didn't say more, accepting the storage ring and easily refining it.
"Hmm?" Zong Ling was surprised, discovering a large amount of gold notes and some gold coins in the storage ring, the gold notes alone worth 50,000 gold coins.
"Xueying Manor has various expenses, Uncle Zong, you can use these 50,000 gold coins for now. We'll see if it's enough later." Dongbo Xueying whispered, "When we return, I'll find a way to slowly sell the Silver Moon Wolf King's fur and the Shadow Leopard's body."
The Shadow Leopard's body was stored in the storage space, which was airtight and a vacuum, very conducive to preserving items.
"Alright." Zong Ling nodded thoughtfully. Xueying's strength would continue to improve, and the expenses of Xueying Manor would naturally increase gradually.
After not long.
"Lord, we're almost there." The five bandits were extremely respectful and obedient, one of the slender bandits said, "Our hideout is inside the mountain, and it's very hidden. Even if someone stands in front of the mountain, they won't notice the entrance to the mountain's interior."
"Lead the way."
Dongbo Xueying held his spear, always on guard.
The five bandits moved forward skillfully, but Dongbo Xueying faintly sensed a terrifying threat.
It was as if some terrifying presence was lurking inside the mountain ahead.
Since reaching the Master Spearman realm, his perception of the natural world had become even more miraculous, allowing him to detect dangers like monsters and bandit ambushes in advance.
"What's going on? I don't sense any aura, but I can't suppress this fear." Dongbo Xueying felt a chill, suddenly stopping and blocking Uncle Zong.
He looked at the mountain in front of him, covered in moss.
"Xueying, what's wrong?" Zong Ling was puzzled.
"Something's not right, I feel very uneasy." Dongbo Xueying whispered, "Let's go, quickly."
Zong Ling's face changed, not doubting for a moment.
Swoosh, swoosh.
The two immediately turned and quickly left.
"Lord, the entrance to the mountain's interior is very hidden, it's behind these rocks, Lord... Eh? Where are they?" The five bandits turned around and found that Dongbo Xueying and Zong Ling, who had been following behind, were already gone.
"Did they leave? That young lord of Xueying Manor has left?"
"Guys, the Crescent Blade Alliance is finished, let's find some treasures and run for our lives."
These bandits were also very cunning, each quickly entering the hideout.
Whoosh...
On the mountain wall of this ancient mountain, a huge face appeared, formed by rock, with eyebrows, eyes, and a mouth... exuding a sense of superiority. Its eyes looked far into the distance, where Dongbo Xueying and Zong Ling were already several miles away.
"Hmm? They could detect my presence? A young man is so powerful, perhaps there is a strong human behind him."
"I need to find another place to monitor humans."
The huge face on the mountain wall quickly disappeared, the wall returning to normal.
Boom.
In the depths of the earth, a massive creature quietly left, moving to another place.
...
Outside the Ruined Mountains, at the camp.
Dongbo Xueying and Zong Ling ran out of the Ruined Mountains as quickly as possible, arriving at the camp.
"Finally out." Dongbo Xueying turned to look behind, still feeling a chill.