Chapter 185: The Warrant
Chapter 185: The Warrant
“A bounty of nine thousand taels of silver!”
“A first-class warrant for the head of Wu Jiu…”
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Behind the city gate, a large crowd gathered in a bustling open market. The noise was loud as people pointed and talked.
Wu Jiu?
The leader of the Jianshui Gang, Wu Jiu, the sworn brother of Flying Sky Bat, Boss Wu?
Mu Feng was startled. He lowered his large bamboo hat and quietly walked over. He looked up and saw several large warrants posted on the wall. The first one showed an elderly man with a white beard. His clothes were torn, and his hair was messy, making him look like an old beggar. Above the portrait, the words “Wu Jiu” were written in large characters.
“Conspiring with the Southern Tribes to gather a crowd and rebel?”
Reading the charges on the warrant, Mu Feng felt a chill. He quickly glanced at the other warrants and hurried away, heading straight to Flying Sky Bat’s residence.
In the strict Tongtian Empire, gathering a crowd to rebel was a crime punishable by execution of one’s entire clan!
Although there was no warrant for Flying Sky Bat on the wall, Mu Feng felt a vague unease for some reason. If the Wu Jiu on the warrant was the same as the leader of the Jianshui Gang, and he was being hunted down, with Flying Sky Bat’s loyal and righteous nature, how could he stand by and do nothing?
If Flying Sky Bat got involved, given the Tongtian Empire’s harsh and bloody rule—never sparing anyone even if they made a mistake—what would happen then?
Weighed down by his thoughts, Mu Feng walked faster and faster. After many twists and turns, he suddenly stopped.
Ahead, Flying Sky Bat’s old residence, along with the surrounding low houses, had all turned into ruins, burned down by someone at some point. Looking around, there wasn’t a single decent house left. The seriously injured Flying Sky Bat was nowhere to be found, and the clever A Su and the other children had all disappeared. Whether they had run away to hide, been captured, or burned to death was unknown!
Who had done this?
Mu Feng’s face turned cold. He walked around the ruins a few times but found no clues. Everything had been burned to ashes by the fire. After a long while, as he walked, a glint of cold light suddenly caught his eye. He stepped forward and dug out a shiny, cold weapon from under the collapsed bricks and tiles.
The front part was raised, like a bayonet; the two wings spread out like sharp blades…
Bat Spike!
Mu Feng’s pupils contracted, and he gasped.
The raised bone spikes were broken off, and the curved blades on the wings were almost crushed into a ball. It looked as if someone had grabbed this Bat Spike and squeezed it until it became like this!
Who had such terrifying, powerful strength?
Looking at the deformed Bat Spike in his hand, Mu Feng felt a chill.
If he wasn’t afraid of being cut, he could also squeeze a Bat Spike into this shape. But if it were during a fight, facing a Bat Spike flying at him like a shooting star, that would be a different story. The Bat Spike thrown by Flying Sky Bat himself had unmatched speed and power. Even the sword master from Yanyulou at the Late Elite Realm wouldn’t dare to block it head-on. Who had the ability to catch it bare-handed and crush it like this?
After observing it for a while, the chill in Mu Feng’s heart grew stronger. Without a word, he put away the Bat Spike and turned to leave, planning to quietly gather information when he had the chance. Not far away, just as he turned into a small alley, he suddenly heard soft footsteps from both ahead and behind.
In front, a big man holding a thick-backed sword had appeared unexpectedly; behind him, a sharp-eyed middle-aged man emerged, holding a sharp longsword.
They were here!
Mu Feng took a deep breath, trying hard to stay calm and prepare for the upcoming fierce battle.
As soon as he saw these two uninvited guests, he knew he had been targeted. If he wasn’t mistaken, they were likely the ones who had attacked Flying Sky Bat and the others and burned this place to ruins. However, it was puzzling: although these two looked vicious, the energy fluctuations from them were weak, at most at the Middle Mortal Realm level.
“Hehe, we caught another big fish from the Jianshui Gang!”
The big man blocking the front sneered coldly and raised his large sword. “You brat, now you can’t escape. If you know what’s good for you, quickly take off that bamboo hat and come with us to the Jianshui office. If you confess your identity and background and give up the other Jianshui Gang members, you might get a lighter punishment. Otherwise… hehehe…”
Jianshui office?
Mu Feng was a bit surprised. He focused and indeed saw two waist tokens on the uninvited guests. So, these weren’t spies from some faction but two arrogant government officers.
“And if I say no, what then?” Mu Feng sneered coldly, secretly relieved.
“How dare you, brat! Are you tired of living?”
The sword-wielding big man shouted fiercely and continued, “The county magistrate has ordered that all resisting Jianshui Gang leaders be executed without mercy, and we can act first and report later! Kid, your Jianshui Gang used to be impressive, but look at the times now, hahaha!”
“Exactly, why waste words with him? Let’s cut off his legs first!”
Behind him, the officer with the longsword sneered coldly. Without another word, he thrust his sword at Mu Feng. He didn’t say much, but his moves were vicious, aiming to kill from the start. He seemed like a cruel and ruthless person who had likely done many bad things under the cover of being a Jianshui officer.
Ah…
A sharp scream suddenly pierced the night sky.
Mu Feng stood still. Just as the middle-aged officer’s sword was about to strike, he grabbed the sharp blade bare-handed. With a twist of his wrist, he broke the sword in two. Before the officer could react, Mu Feng used the broken blade to slash across his throat.
It wasn’t just cutting the windpipe; with a light, casual swipe, he completely severed the throat, cutting off the man’s head!
Since when was Old Dragon’s sword so sharp?
Looking at his partner’s head rolling at his feet, the previously arrogant big man couldn’t help but tremble. He never expected that Mu Feng, who had seemed like an easy target just moments ago, would turn into a man-eating tiger in the blink of an eye!
“S-sir… we… we mistaken you. I… I have a family…”
The big man with a fierce face trembled all over, fearfully moving aside to make way. Staring at the cold, unfathomably powerful Mu Feng, his limbs turned cold. He didn’t know whether to hold onto his thick-backed sword or drop it, feeling utterly lost. At that moment, he regretted his actions deeply.
He had thought that waiting here to catch Jianshui Gang members was an easy job, with each capture bringing a big reward. Who would have thought such a terrifying expert would suddenly appear!