Back to this morning, a light snow drifted in the air. Two men were riding horses along the main road.
“What’s with the weird requirements this time, second brother?” grumbled one of the men, clearly upset in some way, “The women that the leader wants are getting stranger and stranger. What does he want all these women for?”
“Shut up! The leader’s matters are not for you or me to discuss,” rebuked the other man. There was plenty of respect for the leader amongst the members of the Green Wolf Gang. Whether that respect was genuine or false, there was no question that the leader was the absolute authority within the Gang.
“Right, right. I was just curious,” said the third brother in a subservient voice and whispering the last sentence so second brother didn’t hear him. He then said, “Why didn’t big brother refuse this job? He could have pushed it to one of the other teams in charge of the villages. We could just kick back and relax…”
“Sigh, well, we are members of the Flower Thief squad,” said the other man in a frustrated tone. He scratched his head and took out a small scroll from his pouch. He unrolled it and sighed before reading, “Almond eyes, willow brows, an air of dignity and generosity on the outside, lustful on the inside. Skinny with a thin frame.”
The third brother stayed quiet by the side. As a member of the Flower Thief squad, their job was to kidnap women and bring them back to headquarters according to the Gang’s orders. They could enjoy the women they kidnapped along the way. After all, their targets were usually no ordinary women and very pretty by most standards. It would be difficult to find such beauties even in the brothels. They could rape and toy with these women however they liked, but most importantly, they were to make sure that there was no severe damage to their bodies.
Even when they mess up during missions and end up kidnapping women from powerful clans by mistake, their leader would step forward and deal with the consequences. He never sold them out or left them out to dry. They didn’t know the specifics, but they remembered what happened last time. Their squad leader kidnapped a daughter of a small clan. The clan sent out as many as three intermediate Martial Masters to save her, and all of them were slaughtered.
They did not know who killed the Martial Masters, but this act of protection made the squad members incredibly loyal to the Green Wolf Gang’s cause. They became bold and fearless in their actions; even when individual members were caught, they would simply kill themselves to protect their brothers in the squad.
However, as members of the Flower Thief squad, they occasionally received extremely strange and weird requests that were very hard to fulfill. There was a chance they would be punished if they didn’t find the requested woman in time. There were always two sides to a coin, after all.
Just like that, the two men continued travelling down the road toward Green Sea Forest.
Cling. Cling. The melodious sound of a silver bell suddenly rang out. They turned around and saw a young woman in her early twenties riding towards them on a fast horse.
The woman had sharp, almond-shaped eyes and thin, willowy eyebrows. She wasn’t exactly incredibly beautiful, but there was no doubt that she was pretty. She was quite skinny and her waist moved about with power as she rode. Her legs too, seemed to be very strong.
“Sharp eyes means she’s a hard worker in bed. Strong waist and legs mean the guy is gonna have a good time,” said the second brother before licking his lips. The lust in his eyes burned as he laughed and said, “The old men in my village taught me some tricks to appraise women back when I was a kid. They haven’t been wrong yet.”
He looked at his third brother and saw that he was equally as aroused as he was. Moreover, this girl seemed to fulfill the Gang’s requirements. The two of them had worked together for a long time and didn’t need to share another word. They made up their minds with just a glance. They gazed at the woman with burning lust in their eyes, making no attempt to hide their bad intentions.
A cold shiver ran down the woman’s back when she saw this. She flicked the reins and pinched her legs, moving her body along with the horse’s movements. The horse picked up speed as she tried to distance herself from the two men.
However, as she passed by the two men, the third brother conjured soul energy and concentrated it in his throat. He shouted, “Martial soul, descend!”
Lethality: Wolves’ Howl of Encirclement.
The third brother howled with a rhythmic beat and a visible soundwave emanated from his mouth. They gathered together, forming a wall of sorts that surrounded the woman.
The woman immediately clasped her ear in pain. The horse beneath her crumpled to the ground instantly, foaming at the mouth. Fortunately, the woman reacted in time, leaping off the horse and landing safely on the ground.
The second brother was well-prepared. He had gotten off the horse before third brother had even opened his mouth. He rushed forward and scattered some unknown powder at the woman the moment she landed.
The white powder entered the woman’s nostrils and she immediately felt faint. She had to conjure her soul energy to suppress the discomfort. However, her body still felt limp. The woman instantly conjured her martial soul and unleashed a technique at the second brother, “Lethality: Shatterstone Palm.”
Affected by the mysterious powder, her palm strike had no momentum or accuracy. Moreover, her movements were incredibly sluggish and obvious, making it easy to dodge. The second brother dodged her attacks again and again. He laughed and stepped forward, dodging another palm strike and getting up close to the girl. He said, “So it was a rose with thorns. This is getting interesting.”
“A mere novice Martial Mortal dares to resist me? It’s your blessing that I took fancy on you!”
The third brother had already taken out the tools he prepared ahead of time. He tied up the horse on the ground with rope, put a rough piece of paper under it and tied the horse to their own two horses. He saw his second brother talking shit and immediately shouted at him, “Hurry up and finish it, second brother! It might get troublesome if people arrive.”
“Giddy up!” said the third brother as he got onto a horse and whipped it. The two horses forcefully dragged the unconscious horse away. Due to the rough paper on the ground, there was no blood or obvious traces left on the ground, except a rough trail. Even the trail would be covered by the snow after a while.
“Alright!” said the second brother as he unleashed even more soul energy. He caught a weakness in the girl’s defense and stepped in front of her. His arms took on the form of a wolf’s jaw as he snapped them shut, “Lethality: Hungry Wolf’s Bite!”
His arms hit the woman in the ribs, causing a light cracking sound. The woman’s expression changed. She felt her ribs on both sides fracture. Even the slightest movements caused her intense pain. The power of the attack penetrated her bones and reached her organs, causing internal injuries. She coughed and blood splattered onto her clothes. She swayed uncontrollably on her feet and clasped her ribs with her hands. Her vision became blurry as she tried her best to remain standing.
The second brother took a few steps forward and delivered a high kick to her head as he cried, “Get down, bitch!”
The young woman finally collapsed helplessly to the ground. As she closed her eyes, she thought of the ingredients she had prepared at home. She had promised to cook a celebration dinner for her brother’s fifteenth birthday.
The second brother picked up the girl and ran into the grove in the distance.
Clang. Clang. Clang. All the leaves hit the third brother’s body, but dealt no damage. He immediately shouted in response, “Lethality: Wolves’ Howl of Encirclement!”
The strange melody once again came from his mouth, surrounding the two young teenagers. Hung Yu Fei did not panic. She plucked a leaf from the air and put it on her lips as she said, “Lethality: Sorrowful Winds, Ringing Leaves.”
The two soundwaves clashed in the air. However, it was obvious that Hung Yu Fei was stronger. The sorrowful tune overpowered the wolves’ howl and reached the two bandits’ ears. They immediately felt sorrow overwhelm them and paused in their tracks.
However, the third brother had a firmer resolve. He saw his second brother still stunned by the attack and immediately slapped him. He then shouted at him, “Help!” He drew his sword and charged forward, swinging his sword and trying to cut Wun Fan. However, Hung Yu Fei caught his wrist and kicked him in the face.
The second brother finally came to his senses. He drew a saber from his waist and attacked Wun Fan and Hung Yu Fei. Wun Fan thought quickly on his feet and shouted, “Girl, kill the novice. I’ll deal with the advanced guy.”
“Are you kidding? I…” objected Hung Yu Fei. She didn’t understand why they were swapping opponents. After all, Wun Fan was only a novice Martial Mortal. Even if he was smart, there’s no way he could be strong enough to deal with a advanced Martial Vassal.
However, Wun Fan interrupted her, “Shut up and do as I say!”
Wun Fan already saw through the two men. The man known as ‘second brother’ had plenty of soul energy, but neither his reactions or techniques were on par with his martial realm.
In contrast, the third brother had quick reactions. He was able to come up with a plan in a short amount of time and target Wun Fan, who was the weaker of the two of them. As long as Hung Yu Fei could defeat him quickly, the second brother would not pose a threat!
Hung Yu Fei knew Wun Fan was someone who always had a goal in mind. She couldn’t be bothered to argue with Wun Fan any more. It was rare that she took orders from someone else. It was something that Hung Yu Fei had never done in all the years she had been alive. If someone from the Hung Clan were to see this, they would be in utter disbelief.
The second brother arrived with his saber in the blink of an eye. Upon hearing Wun Fan choose him as the opponent and even conjuring soul energy to face him, the second brother let out a laugh filled with anger, “Look down on me? I’ll show you the way to hell!”
Rage filled his mind. He was annoyed to be looked down on. A novice Martial Mortal dared to claim he could take him on?
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