Chapter 148: Ambush and Kill

  Qin Yun walked out of the grand auction house when the night was already very deep.

  A crescent moon hung high in the dark blue sky, casting a desolate glow over the Black Mountain Bazaar, where most of the stalls had already closed up shop, leaving only a few scattered households still lit.

  Those who attended the auction rode horses or carriages and left in a hurry, the crisp sound of horseshoes hitting the hard bluestone road surface echoed far away, and soon after leaving, everything returned to silence.

  The empty streets were devoid of pedestrians, the shops on both sides had long been closed, and a few beggars huddled in the corner didn't know whether they were dead or alive. Occasionally, there came one or two barks from stray dogs.

  Qin Yun walked back to the hotel alone, and as he passed through the long street, he could clearly feel the covetous eyes staring at him from the dark alleys.

  The chaotic and dark Black Mountain Market had never been a peaceful place, where deaths or disappearances of several people were nothing out of the ordinary, even disciples of sects had reckless lunatics who dared to make sneak attacks.

  The Jianzong disciple who sold the news of the Fang Market to Qin Yun had repeatedly warned him that in the Black Mountain Fang Market, he must first protect his own safety.

  But Qin Yun had no fear in his heart, with his current strength, unless a congenital strong person appeared, otherwise even if he was not an enemy, he could still protect himself without worry, and congenital strong people would not be so despicable as to hide in alleys and ambush.

  He walked calmly and unhurriedly down the long street, perhaps lurking in the darkness, but no one dared to jump out and rob him.

  Those who live at the bottom often have astonishing intuition, because the stupid ones have long been extinct.

  It wasn't until Qin Yun arrived at the entrance of Yue Lai Inn that he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, as if someone was staring at him from behind.

  He suddenly turned around and looked back, but only saw a figure flashing by at the alley entrance, disappearing instantly.

  What kind of evil spirit is this! A sharp glint flashed in Qin Yun's eyes.

  At that moment, he clearly felt a strong murderous intent towards himself. The other party didn't seem like an ordinary thief or hooligan!

  The problem is that Qin Yun had never been to Heishanfang City before, and he didn't have any enemies or grudges here. If the other party just wanted to rob him of his wealth, how could they possibly have such a fierce murderous intent?

  All sorts of thoughts flashed through Qin Yun's mind as he calmly entered the inn and returned to his own room to rest.

  But in his heart, Qin Yun greatly increased his vigilance.

  The night passed quietly.

  The next morning, Qin Yun took Sun Cheng and his grandson out of Yuelai Inn. However, they did not immediately head to Xuanwu City.

  He rented a carriage at the livery stable on the east side of the town and hired someone to take him and his grandson two hundred miles away to a small town not far from Xuanwu City.

  It's definitely not possible for the two of them to enter Xuanwu City directly, they still have to wait until Qin Yun returns before making arrangements.

  After seeing them off, Qin Yun went again to the big auction house in the center of the town.

  This time he carefully observed and finally found that there were two people always following behind him.

  The other party's tracking and surveillance capabilities are very strong, and they are also very careful. If Qin Yun hadn't been paying close attention, it would have been difficult to detect.

  It is said that in Hei Shan Fang, there is a group of people who make a living by relying on darkness and robbery. They are familiar with the environment around Hei Shan Fang. Their strength is not weak, their hearts are ruthless, and even the disciples of the sect have suffered greatly at their hands.

  What's most important is that these people usually hide extremely deeply, and ordinary people find it very difficult to discover their existence, so they often fall into their trap unintentionally.

  Qin Yun didn't know what reason made the other party lock onto himself, but the approaching danger was beyond doubt.

  In the face of threats, his best option is to contact a few fellow disciples in Hei Shan Fang City and return to Shan Men together. With the prestige of Tian Cheng Jian Zong added to their collective strength, it would be enough to make the opponent hesitant to take action.

  But Qin Yun didn't plan on doing it this way.

  He walked around the big auction house for a few laps, exchanged eight pieces of top-grade fire spirit jade from a merchant with five hundred ling jade, and bought some materials for refining talismans, until he left near noon.

  Leave Hei Shan Fang City. Qin Yun went straight towards the direction of Xuan Wu City and soon disappeared into the vast plain.

  About half a mile behind Qin Yun, five people were closely following him along the road he had taken.

  The leader of the five was a one-eyed giant, wearing a black-brown animal skin short armor, with bare arms and muscles knotted, carrying a long-handled great sword on his back, and his face with a full beard was full of ferocity.

  What left a deep impression on people was his remaining right eye, which shone with a fierce light like a hungry wolf!

  The other four were three young swordsmen in green robes and a small, agile young man who wore grey clothes, carried a short crossbow on his back and held a dagger in his hand, clearly an expert thief who excelled at moving about in the dark.

  The little thief followed the one-eyed giant, his eyes darting about with concern: "Boss, are we really going to kill him? He's a disciple of the Tiancheng Sword Sect!"

  "That's right!" The one-eyed big man said in a deep voice: "After we finish this job, the seven brothers can wash their hands and live a comfortable life for the rest of our lives!"

  "I'm also afraid of the Tiancheng Sword Sect, but we can go to Dongteng or Qinglan. No matter how powerful the Tiancheng Sword Sect is, they won't be able to find us, will they? Besides, this guy is just an outer sect disciple, he won't be able to stir up the entire sect."

  The thief nodded, his eyes becoming much more determined: "I'll listen to you, boss!"

  "That's right!" The one-eyed big man laughed: "We seven brothers live and die together, eat well and drink spicy food together. If we can get a few more wives to spend our days as masters, wouldn't that be great?"

  "That's right, following the boss is the most enjoyable!"

  "The boss is right, what are we afraid of!"

  "That guy must have had a lot of goods on him too, this time we really hit the jackpot!"

  Several other swordsmen were invigorated and quickened their pace, closely following the one-eyed giant.

  The thief took a swift glance around and suppressed his excitement, saying: "We're almost there, we have to speed up, can't let that little guy get away!"

  The one-eyed Han nodded and smiled slyly, "Don't worry, Old Five and Old Six are guarding ahead, even if that little brat grows wings today, he won't be able to escape the palm of our Seven Killers' hands!"

  Hundreds of steps ahead, Qin Yun was walking through a dense forest.

  After leaving Hei Shan Fang Shi, he discovered a pursuer following him.

  However, the other party did not immediately catch up, so Qin Yun calmly led them all the way until they entered the forest.

  This is the only way to Xuanwu City, and after crossing the small hill in front, there is a shortcut that leads directly to the gate of Jianzong Mountain.

  He keenly sensed the presence of danger and joined the enemy in an ambush halfway, this forest was undoubtedly a good choice.

  Qin Yun suddenly accelerated his forward speed, and at the same time activated the Wisdom Heart Illumination technique, his perception ability increased sharply, and all movements within dozens of steps around him were under his control!

  Whoosh! Whoosh!

  Suddenly, two feathered arrows shot out from the dense forest like lightning, attacking Qin Yun from both sides, and the arrowheads cut through the air with a terrifying whistling sound.

  The ambushers were all old hands, coordinating with each other in perfect tacit understanding, accurately calculating Qin Yun's front and rear positions, making the surprise attack extremely threatening.

  However, Qin Yun was well-prepared and dodged the arrow at the last second. In an instant, he swiftly moved forward by over a dozen steps, his speed so fast that it was unbelievable. The two feathered arrows shot harmlessly into empty space!

  The two ambusher reacted extremely quickly, and then seven or eight feathered arrows shot out in succession, chasing Qin Yun in mid-air!

  With just this ability, in the Great Yan Imperial Army's legions, he would be a first-rate divine archer.

  However, all the arrows fell empty because Qin Yun's figure was unstoppable and faster, using the trees to dodge left and right, not only avoiding them but also pulling away by dozens of steps.

  This was completely beyond the expectations of the two archers.

  Their mission was to intercept and kill Qin Yun in the forest, even if they couldn't shoot him on the spot, they had to block him here and wait for their companions behind to surround him.

  The two were even prepared to face Qin Yun's fierce counterattack.

  But Qin Yun's lightness skill was so fast that it exceeded imagination, and he didn't even have the intention of calculating with them, his heart focused on escaping.

  As they watched their target about to disappear into the dense forest, the two archers couldn't help but rush out from their hiding place and chase after it.

  One of the archers also made a sharp whistling sound with his lips and transmitted a message to his companions behind him.

  Their lightness skills were equally impressive, and their full-speed pursuit was almost on par with Qin Yun's, with the two sides chasing each other at a distance of less than forty steps.

  Less than two hundred steps behind, a whirring sound was heard. The one-eyed big man's expression changed instantly: "Not good, that kid wants to escape! Old Five and Old Six have caught up, we must speed up too! Old Seven, you go first!"

  "Good!"

  The thief answered neatly and accelerated, surpassing the one-eyed giant and entering the dense forest.

  The thief's agility was the strongest among the seven, as long as he caught up to coordinate with the two archers to entangle Qin Yun, the four behind would be enough to surround and kill him in one go.

  However, the two archers chasing after Qin Yun were far from optimistic.

  At first, the two could still keep up with Qin Yun.

  But they chased out only a hundred or so steps, and they gradually couldn't keep up with Qin Yun's figure, even if they didn't hesitate to consume their true energy and desperately urged their movement techniques, the distance between them and Qin Yun was still getting farther and farther.

  But after half a column of incense, the large forest was thrown behind, and low undulating mountains appeared in front.

  Two archers stopped in their tracks, not because they were powerless to continue the chase, but because they had thoroughly lost Qin Yun!

  The two were extremely disappointed. One of the archers spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground and cursed, "Damn it! How can he run so fast!"

  Qin Yun running away means their mission has thoroughly failed, the thick rewards they had in hand slipped away right before their eyes, and their mood is naturally extremely depressed.

  "Let's go, we'll meet up with Lao first." Another archer shook his head helplessly: "Think of another way."

  Whoosh!

  His words had just fallen when suddenly a thousand swords burst out of the nearby thicket!