"Hurry up, that group of bandits is about to catch up!"
"My feet hurt..."
"Our lives are at stake! Endure it, lady!"
In the woods, a man and a woman were fleeing quickly. They were dressed in matching blue clothes, each carrying a long sword at their waist. The man was handsome and upright, while the woman was pure and beautiful.
But at this moment, they looked very disheveled. The man's clothes seemed to have been cut open by a knife, blood oozing out, a shocking sight. The girl, though not injured, had a pained expression on her face, limping as she walked.
Chang Hao was filled with regret, hating his own lack of strength for failing to protect his junior sister, leading to them being pursued together.
Chang Qianqian was full of regret, regretting that she shouldn't have insisted on following her senior brother down the mountain. The outside world was not as beautiful as she had imagined.
With different emotions in their hearts, they quickly rushed out of the woods, coming upon a lake. On the other side of the lake stood a man and a woman, both dressed in white, standing out prominently in the night.
Daji's white clothes were exquisite, while Qin Jun's hair was disheveled and his clothes were dirty. The two of them standing together looked mismatched.
"Damn it, ruining my good fortune!"
Qin Jun's eyes were about to spew fire. If looks could kill, Chang Hao and Chang Qianqian would already be corpses.
Daji's brow remained furrowed, murmuring, "I didn't expect to encounter a Golden Core stage cultivator in the wilderness!"
Golden Core stage!
Qin Jun shuddered. The number of Golden Core stage powerhouses in the Qianyue Kingdom was scarce, excluding the cultivator sects' estimates.
The cultivator sects were not under the rule of the kingdom. Currently, there were three major cultivator sects in the Qianyue Kingdom, each with a Golden Core stage powerhouse guarding them. Although they were seated in the Qianyue Kingdom, they were on equal footing with the royal family, jointly defending against external enemies. The royal family even sent geniuses to the three major cultivator sects for cultivation.
Xuanling Sect, Purple Light Sect, and Burning Mountain Valley!
The three major cultivator sects were revered as sacred places in the Qianyue Kingdom!
Among them, Qin Yu, the archenemy of Qin Jun, was the disciple of the Purple Light Sect's sect master!
"Quick, escape! The bandit Xiahou En is chasing us!"
Chang Qianqian shouted to Qin Jun and Daji as she ran towards them, making Chang Hao curse inwardly. It was already this late, and she was still reminding others, allowing them to delay Xiahou En?
Xiahou En!
Qin Jun frowned instantly. Every country had its rebels, and Xiahou En was the strongest bandit in the Qianyue Kingdom. He used to be the Grand General of the country, but due to having an affair with one of the emperor's concubines, he incurred the emperor's wrath and was sent by Nan Meng to hunt down Xiahou En, but unfortunately, he escaped.
Since then, Nan Meng had replaced Xiahou En as the new Grand General!
However, Qin Jun was not afraid. Standing next to him was a super powerhouse at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage. Was he afraid of a mere Golden Core stage?
Chang Hao and Chang Qianqian got closer to Qin Jun and Daji, and they were soon stunned by Daji's peerless beauty.
Such a beautiful woman in the world...
The two senior siblings sighed in their hearts at the same time, especially Chang Hao, who was almost drooling!
"What are you looking at? If you want to escape, then hurry up!"
Qin Jun said angrily, "You dare to look at my woman?"
Chang Qianqian was also angry, "We kindly reminded you, and this is your attitude!"
"Who needs your reminder? It's just Xiahou En! Trash!" Qin Jun sneered.
His words made Chang Qianqian stop in her tracks. She stared with her big watery eyes and asked, "Aren't you afraid of Xiahou En?"
Although she didn't understand what "trash" meant, she could tell that Qin Jun didn't seem to fear Xiahou En.
Did this beggar boy have some skills?
If Qin Jun knew that Chang Qianqian was calling him a beggar boy in her heart, he would definitely spit blood.
"What's it to you?" Qin Jun rolled his eyes, and at the same time, his mind began to work.
If he could kill Xiahou En, he could return to the capital openly and honestly!
His adoptive father hated Xiahou En the most. Qin Jun could easily take Xiahou En's head to gain merit, and even win the emperor's favor!
"What kind of attitude is that!" Chang Qianqian was the daughter of the sect master of the Xuanling Sect, and she had never been treated so rudely by anyone.
Of course, Xiahou En didn't count; he wasn't even human!
Chang Hao, seeing his junior sister being bullied, immediately became angry. "Kid, you're looking for death, do you know that?"
Even though Qin Jun's face was dirty, he could see that Qin Jun was not much younger than him, and Daji was even younger and more graceful.
As a genius of the Xuanling Sect, he didn't think that Qin Jun and the others were stronger than him.
In his eyes, Qin Jun was just boasting in front of Daji.
A Golden Core stage powerhouse under twenty, Chang Hao had never heard of such a thing. Qin Jun and the others were definitely not opponents of the veteran Golden Core stage powerhouse Xiahou En.
"Junior sister, let's go, don't follow them to your death!" Chang Hao hurriedly said to Chang Qianqian.
"Go? Can you escape?"
Just then, a domineering voice echoed under the night sky, and a burly figure leaped from the opposite woods.
Qin Jun turned around and saw that he had reached the fourth level of the Foundation Building stage, with vision beyond ordinary people. At a glance, he could see the appearance of the newcomer.
It was a burly man, wearing tattered armor, holding a long knife high in his hands. His muscles were as solid as a dragon's, with a visually impactful presence. With a bang, the big man smashed into the grass on the other side of the lake, trampling the soil, his messy black hair dancing in the wind, and a fierce face with eyes like a leopard, full of ferocity.
A Golden Core stage powerhouse, the strongest bandit in the Qianyue Kingdom—Xiahou En!
"It's over..."
Chang Hao's legs went weak, collapsing to the ground, devoid of the grandeur of a major sect's genius disciple.
Chang Qianqian was also pale, trembling all over, extremely fearful.
Qin Jun, on the other hand, curiously sized up Xiahou En, "Wow, he's definitely over two meters tall!"
Compared to the bodybuilders from the Western world in his previous life on Earth, he was no less robust, and his large sword was a yard long. If it were to strike a person, it would definitely be fatal.
"Brute," Daji coldly glanced at Xiahou En, showing that he clearly did not meet her standards in terms of strength or appearance.
At the same time, Xiahou En also noticed Daji, his eyes widened, murmuring, "What a beautiful woman!"
The next moment, his surprise turned into greed.
Such a beauty must be possessed!
"Keep looking, and I'll dig out your eyes!" Daji said coldly, leaving Qin Jun speechless. She truly lived up to her reputation as a female demon from the "Investiture of the Gods," ruthless enough!
Xiahou En, on the other hand, was amused. He strolled towards Qin Jun and Daji, walking on the surface of the lake as if it were solid ground. As he walked, he teased, "Beauty, why don't you come and dig out my eyes!"
It's over!
Chang Hao couldn't help but close his eyes. Faced with Xiahou En, who had reached the Golden Core stage, he knew that even if he escaped, there was no hope.
Chang Qianqian was so scared that she instinctively hid behind Qin Jun, tightly gripping his shoulders. She had originally wanted to grab her eldest senior brother, but unfortunately, he was cowering on the ground.
At that moment, she suddenly heard Qin Jun muttering, "Golden Core stage... If I kill him, I wonder how much experience points I'll gain..."