Chapter 107 - 94: Total Annihilation

Chapter 107: Chapter 94: Total Annihilation

"We’re lost again?"

Yan Zhu said irritably, "A bunch of constables who rarely enter the mountains, and with several large carts in tow, are running you in circles. What are you good for?!"

He lifted his foot and kicked the Feiyun Thief leading the way, sending him staggering.

The pathfinding Feiyun Thief felt wronged.

"The path the Hu Family told us about was wrong. Those constables changed their route at the last minute."

He explained, "And there must be an expert among them. They deliberately covered their tracks and used tricks to throw us off."

"I don’t want to hear excuses!"

Yan Zhu said coldly, "I’ll ask you just one thing: can you still catch them or not?"

Yan Zhu narrowed his eyes, his right index finger rubbing the ring on his thumb.

A chill went down the pathfinding Feiyun Thief’s spine.

He knew that whenever the boss made this gesture, it meant he wanted to kill someone.

’Who would he kill?’

’They haven’t caught up to the constables yet.’

He couldn’t help but feel a chill on the back of his neck.

Without a doubt.

If he still couldn’t find those constables, he would be sent to join the second-in-command.

"Boss, give me one more chance! I swear, I’ll catch them this time!"

the Feiyun Thief declared without hesitation.

...

On a rugged mountain path.

Su Mu suddenly stopped, his ears twitching slightly.

"Chief, what’s wrong?"

Seeing Su Mu halt, Chen Er, who was right behind him leading a Dragon Turtle Horse, instinctively pulled the cart to a stop and asked.

"It’s nothing. You all keep moving forward."

Su Mu shook his head. "I’ll catch up shortly."

"But..."

The constables all looked at each other in dismay.

"We’re only about forty li from our destination. Chen Er, you take the lead and press on."

Su Mu said in a low voice, "I’ll catch up to you soon. Don’t worry."

As he spoke, Su Mu was already heading back the way they came.

"Alright, men, let’s go! We have to trust Constable Xiao Su."

Chen Er shouted, "The road ahead widens! Put your backs into it! Once we get these supplies to their destination, Constable Xiao Su will reward us handsomely."

Hearing the sounds of the carts resuming their journey behind him, the corners of Su Mu’s mouth lifted in a slight smile.

’That Chen Er... he’s a capable one.’

He looked up ahead.

’I was just being cautious, but I didn’t expect the Hu Family would be so persistent and send more people after us.’

Su Mu didn’t know that the Feiyun Thieves’ pursuit had nothing to do with the Hu Family. They were here purely for revenge for Bao Tong.

...

"Boss, this is definitely the road!"

A Feiyun Thief was lying on the ground, brushing away the mud with his hand.

"I’m sure of it! The carts passed through here less than an hour ago!"

The Feiyun Thief breathed a sigh of relief. ’My life is saved, for now,’ he thought.

"Hmph. After them!"

Yan Zhu waved his hand and ordered, "Once you catch them, leave no one alive!"

Before the words had even left his mouth, he froze.

Because he saw someone walking slowly toward them on the mountain path ahead.

The man was very young, but the Official Uniform he wore revealed his identity.

"Su Mu?!"

Yan Zhu’s eyes narrowed, his index finger rapidly rubbing the ring on his thumb.

’A man here, dressed in a constable’s Official Uniform... it has to be Su Mu, the one my second brother was supposed to kill.’

’I can’t believe it. I hadn’t even found him, and he just appeared on his own.’

A flash of vigilance crossed the depths of Yan Zhu’s eyes.

’I still don’t know how my second brother died.’

’But looking at how young this Su Mu is, he probably doesn’t have the skill to kill my brother.’

’That means there must be another expert with him. That’s who killed my second brother!’

"You know me?"

Su Mu was slightly taken aback. "Ah, of course. Since the Hu Family sent you to kill me, you would naturally know who I am."

"Tell the person hiding behind you to come out," Yan Zhu said coldly. "I’ll grant you all a quick death!"

"The person behind me?"

Su Mu laughed. "I don’t need anyone’s help to deal with the likes of you."

"Ignorant whelp! If that’s how it is, I’ll kill you first and see if this person behind you shows themself or not!"

Yan Zhu shouted, but instead of advancing, he retreated. With a cautious wave of his hand, he signaled his men to attack.

His action made Su Mu laugh.

Having received their boss’s command, and seeing Su Mu’s pretty-boy face, the Feiyun Thieves rushed forward, each wanting to show off for their leader.

Su Mu smiled and shook his head, slowly drawing the Autumn Water Saber.

In an instant, a fine drizzle began to fall from the sky. At the same time, a gentle breeze swept through the forest, rustling the leaves.

The weather in Daxing Mountain was fickle, so the Feiyun Thieves were long used to sudden bouts of wind and rain.

They didn’t notice at all that this wind and rain was slightly different from what they had seen before.

It all happened in a flash.

Su Mu’s figure abruptly vanished.

The Feiyun Thief charging at the very front suddenly froze mid-stride.

The next moment, he thudded stiffly to the ground, his body still in a forward-charging posture, but his head was already separated from his neck.

HISS!

All the Feiyun Thieves sucked in a cold breath, their faces masks of horror.

"You—"

Yan Zhu’s pupils contracted violently. He suddenly realized he had been terribly mistaken about something.

There was no other expert behind Su Mu.

Su Mu himself was the expert!

As his mind reeled in shock, he saw Su Mu weaving through his men like a phantom.

With every flash of movement, another man fell.

His subordinates, men at the Second Stage and First Stage of Body Tempering, were as fragile as ordinary people before Su Mu. Not a single one of them could withstand a single exchange.