Chapter 13 Shocking Change

Chapter 13 Shocking Change

Chapter 13 Shocking Change
The next morning, after four days of arduous journey through the Chimang Mountains, the Baibingtang convoy finally arrived at the transaction location.

This is an extremely hidden valley with a flat and wide terrain that can accommodate hundreds of people. It has only one exit and is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

When the convoy arrived, the bandits had already entered the valley and left several guards at the entrance of the valley. When they saw the convoy coming, they took the initiative to make way.

Before entering the valley, Manager Li asked Zhao Shan to arrange several guards to investigate the surrounding terrain.

Zhao Shan asked Zhang Jinkui for instructions. Zhang Jinkui glanced at him and said:
"Do you think this is a battle? How dare a mere Black Wind Village kill people and rob goods? Brothers have been traveling for so many days and are tired. It is only right to hand over the goods to them, take the silver and leave!"

Manager Li's face darkened, but the guard team was under the jurisdiction of Zhang Jinkui, so he had to give up.

But Zhang Jinkui was no fool. He ordered Zheng Jun to leave a few guards at the entrance of the valley just in case.

The convoy wound its way into the valley. On an open space in the valley, there were forty or fifty bandits gathered. Most of them were wearing linen clothes and were sitting on the ground, talking and laughing loudly.

When they saw the convoy coming in, they stood up lazily and gathered together.

The leader was a sturdy man dressed in tight clothes, exuding a tough aura.

When the two sides were twenty steps apart, Zhang Jinkui raised his hand and the convoy slowly stopped.

Chen Yuan also stopped and stood beside Zhao Shan, carefully looking at the bandits opposite.

Along the way, he asked several times in an indirect way and finally learned the whole story of the transaction from Zhao Shan and Wang Cong.

The target of this transaction is a newly emerged bandit camp - Black Wind Camp.

This sturdy man should be Xie Quan, the leader of the Black Wind Village. He is a warrior at the peak of the marrow refining stage. He wields a spear, has great martial arts skills, and has killed countless people. In just a few months, he has made a great name for himself in the Chimang Mountains and is known as the Soul-Breaking Spear in the martial arts world.

The bald strong man on the right side of Xie Quan, holding a ghost-head knife, should be Wu Dong, the second leader of the Black Wind Village. He is also a martial artist at the peak of marrow refining. He is known as the Soul-Calling Yama in the martial arts world and has killed people like crazy.

The man on Xie Quan's left, carrying a longbow, has a thin and tall figure with a long scar on his face. He should be Jiang Feng, the third leader of the Black Wind Village. He has just started to refine his marrow and has superb archery skills. People in the martial arts world call him the Fiery Eyed Golden Eagle.

The origins of these three people remain a mystery. Xie Quan is said to be a general in the army. He killed someone for some reason and fled to the Chimang Mountains, where he established the Black Wind Village.

After gaining a firm foothold, he came to Baibingtang to buy weapons. Although the scale was not large, after several transactions, he paid very quickly.

This time, Xie Quan had a big appetite and ordered weapons worth several thousand taels of silver, and stated that if he was satisfied, he would only buy weapons from Baibingtang in the future.

Shopkeeper Sun attached great importance to this transaction and mobilized all the members of the security team, and asked Manager Li and Zhang Jinkui to come together to ensure that the transaction was foolproof.

As long as this deal can be done, Baibingtang will have another long-term and stable trading partner.

After Chen Yuan learned the details of the transaction from Zhao Shan, he finally felt relieved.

They are just two warriors at the peak of marrow refining. With Manager Li and Zhang Jinkui in charge, there shouldn't be any problems.

After the convoy stopped, Xie Quan stepped out from the crowd, saluted the two men with a fist, and grinned:
"Manager Li, Manager Zhang, we've finally got you here."

Zhang Jinkui bowed lazily, and Manager Li returned the greeting with a fist:

"The mountain road is difficult to travel. I am sorry to have kept the three village masters waiting for a long time."

Xie Quan laughed and said:
"Haha, my brothers and I have been waiting impatiently!"

Zhang Jinkui said loudly:

"Thank you, village chief. Stop talking nonsense. I have delivered the weapons to you. Where is the silver?"

Xie Quan laughed and said:
"Manager Zhang is still so straightforward, so I won't waste any more words. Come on, bring up the silver!"

He waved his hand, and a dozen bandits, carrying ten iron boxes with great effort, came to the open space in the middle.

boom!
The bandit put the box on the ground, and Xie Quan waved his hand:

"Open the box and let the two stewards take a look!"

The bandits opened the boxes, revealing two boxes of white silver and eight boxes of yellow copper coins.

Manager Li frowned and said:

"Thank you, Village Chief. We agreed before that all transactions would be made with silver. Why are there copper coins?"

Xie Quan smiled and said:

"I'm sorry, Manager Li, I can't gather that much silver all at once, so I can only use copper coins to make up the number, but don't worry, it's 3,400 taels of silver, not a cent less."

Don't hit a smiling person. Even though Manager Li was unhappy, he could only let it go and waved his hand:

"Someone, come and check..."

"and many more!"

Before Manager Li finished speaking, Wu Dong, who was standing beside Xie Quan, suddenly stepped forward and said:

"The silver is on display, shouldn't we take a look at the weapons as well?"

"Second brother, how can you talk to the two stewards?"

Xie Quan scolded him, then turned around and said with a smile:
"My two managers, our brothers have gone through life and death to collect these three thousand taels of silver. Look..."

Zhang Jinkui shook his neck impatiently:

"Okay, stop doing these empty things. Send a few people to check the weapons, and we'll send a few people to count the silver. Let's get the deal done quickly!"

Xie Quan laughed out loud:

"Okay, that's straightforward! Second brother, take a few people to check the weapons. Move quickly and don't keep the two managers waiting for too long!"

"yes, Sir!"

Wu Dong responded loudly, turned around and called a few bandits, came to the convoy, lifted the white cloth on the car, and inspected it carefully.

At the same time, Zheng Jun also followed Zhang Jinkui's instructions, called a few guards, and went forward to check the silver and money.

Xie Quan also greeted:

"Little brother, come and check these boxes of silver first. There are too many copper coins. It won't be too late to count them later."

Zheng Jun didn't dare to act on his own, and looked back at Zhang Jinkui. Zhang Jinkui waved his hand impatiently, and Zheng Jun understood and said:

"Come, take a look at these two boxes of silver first..."

When Xie Quan saw this scene, the smile on his face became even more intense.

Half a minute later, Wu Dong and several bandits finished their inspection and said loudly:
"Brother, I checked it and there is no problem. Everything matches!"

Xie Quanlang laughed:
"Haha, great! The Fu Hu Gang is indeed trustworthy in doing business!"

At the same time, Zheng Jun and his companions finished checking the two boxes of silver and began to check the copper coins.

Manager Li stroked his beard and smiled:
"Since your village has completed the inspection, can we deliver the goods?"

"No! This copper coin is fake!"

Suddenly, a guard picked up a handful of copper coins and shouted in fear, interrupting him.

Manager Li's expression changed. Just as he was about to speak, Xie Quan shouted:
"Go! Don't leave any one alive, kill them all!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the bandits in the valley, who had been loose and disorganized, instantly turned into hungry wolves and tigers, raised their knives and drew their swords, and rushed towards the convoy.

Xie Quan took the lead, his body as fast as lightning, and stabbed Zhang Jinkui with his gun.

Zhang Jinkui became furious:
"Xie Quan! Do you want to kill people and rob them?!"

He drew out his ring-handled sword and held it horizontally to meet the attack.

Zheng!
As swords and spears clashed, Zhang Jinkui's posture became scattered and he retreated three steps, leaving three deep footprints on the ground. His knuckles were cracked and blood gushed out.

His face changed drastically, and he said in disbelief:
"Impossible! The internal energy penetrates your body, you are an internal energy warrior!"

Xie Quan grinned and said:
"If I hadn't crossed this threshold, how could I dare to kill people and rob goods?"

clang!
As he spoke, he pressed forward again, and his gun shot out like a dragon, stabbing at Zhang Jinkui.

Zhang Jinkui tried to block it, his face turned pale, and he turned to Manager Li and shouted:

"Let's attack together! He has just broken through his inner strength. If we join forces, we still have a chance of survival!"

Manager Li had a stern expression, drew out his Autumn Water Sword, and responded:
"it is good!"

Facing two peak marrow refining warriors, Xie Quan also became cautious. He did not rush to attack, but got into position and waited for the two to attack.

While he was fighting Zhang Jinkui, the bandits and guards from Heifengzhai also started fighting.

Xie Quan alone held back two marrow-refining warriors, while Wu Dong, holding a ghost-head knife, killed Ma Yaozong with two moves, and then charged into the convoy. No one could stop him and he was invincible.

Jiang Feng stood at the back and shot out three consecutive arrows, and three more souls appeared under his bow.

At the same time, ten bandits suddenly appeared at the entrance of the valley, hacked the guards at the entrance to death, and blocked the entire valley.

The convoy's only way out was blocked, and it was trapped in a desperate situation, and destruction was imminent.

At the moment of life and death, Chen Yuan was extremely calm. He killed a Leather Refining Realm bandit who rushed up and followed Zhao Shan closely.

The moment the Black Wind Village took action, he reacted, drew out his long sword and prepared to meet the enemy.

Zhao Shan was a little slow to react, but he quickly drew his sword to meet the enemy, and did not forget to turn around and warn:
"Brother, follow me closely!"

When doing business with the bandits, the guard team remained alert and did not lose their composure. Under the leadership of two commanders, they fought with the bandits who rushed over.

But then, the "internal force warrior" mentioned by Zhang Jinkui caused the morale of the guard team to drop greatly.

A warrior with internal strength can defeat a hundred people with his internal strength in every move!

Xie Quan broke through his inner strength and was able to defeat two stewards alone. The rest of the guards were nothing more than lambs to be slaughtered.

Xie Quan didn't even have to do anything. He only needed to hold back the two managers, Wu Dong and Jiang Feng, two marrow-refining warriors, and then he could lead the bandits of Black Wind Village to kill the entire guard team.

A marrow refining warrior needs at least three bone refining warriors to contend with.

But Ma Yaozong was caught off guard and was killed by Wu Dong with two swords, leaving only four bone-refining warriors in the guard team.

There are five or six bone-refining warriors in the Black Wind Village, and there are even more skin-refining warriors. No matter what, the guards are no match for them.

Everyone in the escort team understood this truth and fell into despair.

But the valley entrance was blocked and there was nowhere to escape, so they could only rely on the convoy and fight hard.

Seeing that the guard team was about to collapse, Zhang Jinkui shouted:
"Don't panic! Xie Quan has only just begun to develop inner strength. If I and Manager Li join forces, we will definitely be able to defeat him! Hold on first, kill Xie Quan, and then kill all the bastards in the Black Wind Village!"

Manager Li also said loudly:

"Those who bravely kill the enemy will be rewarded with 10 taels of silver each, and those who die will be compensated with 20 taels. I, Li Yong, guarantee this with my life!"

With the encouragement of the two men, the morale of the guards was restored somewhat and the situation was stabilized.

Wang Cong, Zhao Shan and Zheng Jun joined forces to barely stop Wu Dong, while Chen Yuan fought with a bone-refining warrior.

The remaining bone-refining warriors from the Black Wind Village were blocked by the guard team.

Intimidated by Zhang Jinkui's prestige and motivated by the reward, the guard team still had the strength to fight, but after all, they lacked bone and marrow refining warriors, and people kept dying, and the trend of defeat was obvious.

Zhang Jinkui shouted:

"Li Yong, we can't delay any longer! You and I will attack from both sides. Only by killing Xie Quan can we turn defeat into victory!"

Manager Li swung his Qiushui sword and replied sternly:

"it is good!"

Zhang Jinkui was overjoyed, and with a boost of courage, he used the "Tiger Out of the Cave" move from the Five Tigers Breaking the Door sword technique and leaped forward to attack.

"Xie Quan, you just entered the inner strength not long ago, and you still want to fight two people alone? I will chop you into pieces!"

(End of this chapter)