Chapter 130: The Second Leader and Brother Linghu

A group of rough men, wearing tattered clothes and carrying notched blades and swords, swarmed over like fierce demons.

Their slogan wasn't great, but their aura was terrifying.

Heng Xian couldn't help but stop, arms crossed over his sword, tightening his bundle. This group's cultivation wasn't high, the strongest being at most the Qi Sea First or Second Tier.

The group of men quickly surrounded him, squinting their eyes, pointing their blades at him. The bearded leader in the lead said coldly: "Who goes there?"

Heng Xian said indifferently: "A lone shadow in the Withered Marsh, an old friend from the jianghu, why must we have met before to be old friends!"

"Old friend from the jianghu? Who is an old friend of yours? What is your surname and name?" the bearded man asked in surprise.

Heng Xian lowered his head, looking "weather-beaten," and said: "My nickname is Invincible in the West, Linghu Yingjun, and I am a friend of your leader; I've come this time specifically to find him!"

"Invincible in the West, Linghu Yingjun?" The bearded man muttered for a while, "Never heard of you, rob him!"

"Yes!" Several men quickly rushed over and snatched Heng Xian's bundle.

The bearded man took a step forward to prevent Heng Xian from resisting and asked: "What's in the bundle?"

The lackey who snatched the bundle weighed it and looked happy: "Second Leader, it's quite heavy, with both soft and hard things; it's probably spirit crystals and gold and silver jewelry!"

"Really?" The bearded man was stunned.

The lackey nodded solemnly: "Absolutely true!"

"Ha! Didn't expect this little country bumpkin to be quite rich!"

The group ignored Heng Xian and quickly gathered around to open the bundle on the spot.

Then, looking at the bundle of wind-dried rotten dung and mortar chunks, the smiles and greed on their faces instantly froze.

"Clang—"

The Second Leader, the bearded man, drew his blade and pointed it at Heng Xian: "You brat, you dare to play with us?"

The group of lackeys also looked over angrily.

Heng Xian chuckled: "You bunch of filthy wild thieves, you even rob your friends, why can't I play with you?"

The group of men looked at each other, and the Second Leader asked in surprise: "Are you really our First Leader's friend?"

Heng Xian said indifferently: "If Baoyu were here, he would only politely invite me in for a drink!"

The group of men looked at each other again, and the Second Leader laughed: "So it was the Dragon King flooding the Temple, family members not recognizing each other, haha, a misunderstanding, brother please, come sit in our humble abode!"

Heng Xian nodded: "Please!"

The group changed their faces quickly, and they became polite just as quickly, laughing and crowding Heng Xian into the valley.

The valley wasn't big, surrounded by a few low hills, with nearly a hundred dilapidated houses built very casually, some even just covered with wooden boards and surrounded by rags.

There were also chicken coops, sheep pens, cow sheds, and a few local dogs running around.

Setting aside their identity as mountain thieves, this was just a slum for commoners.

The Second Leader looked embarrassed: "The world isn't peaceful, our humble abode is a bit simple, Brother Linghu, don't mind it!"

Heng Xian said earnestly: "Second Leader, what are you saying? It's not easy for brothers to make a living in this world, why talk about simple or luxurious?

In my opinion, this place is lived in freely, standing is comfortable, and lying down is also cozy!"

The group laughed: "Brother, you're a straightforward person!"

The Second Leader waved his hand and ordered: "Kill that hen that doesn't lay eggs and boil a bowl of soup, and slaughter a sheep to treat our guest!"

"No need to be so polite!" Heng Xian said, but his eyes were darting around everywhere.

He saw that in the dilapidated houses, there were only a few old women washing clothes.

Just as he was pondering, the Second Leader patted him: "Those old ladies are our mothers; they had nowhere to go in their hometowns, so we brought them along!"

"Oh my, I came in such a hurry, I didn't bring any gifts to meet the mothers!" Heng Xian looked annoyed.

The Second Leader laughed: "Country folk, we don't have so many formalities, don't scare them, having the heart is enough, come, let's go inside!"

The group entered the most "luxurious" dilapidated house, with a few wolf skins and bows and arrows hanging on the wall, and a dozen broken chairs on both sides.

In the main hall, there was a homemade plaque with the words "Righteous Gathering Hall" written crookedly.

The Second Leader said: "The wine and food are being prepared, Brother Linghu, sit wherever you like."

Heng Xian nodded, his gaze suddenly fixed on a painting under the words "Righteous Gathering Hall."

It was a portrait of a person who wasn't tall, with a bump on his forehead, a flat nose, flat eyes, and two buck teeth, looking a bit like a groundhog.

Although it was very abstract, Heng Xian couldn't forget a person with this appearance.

Wasn't this the god-like "Monkey" who wanted to be a Sword Saint that he met on the way to the Tianyuan Sect?

The Second Leader followed his gaze and said solemnly: "Brother Linghu, that is the respected former master of our Righteous Hero Gang!"

"Respected former master?" Heng Xian was curious.

The Second Leader sighed: "The brothers of our Righteous Hero Gang were all mountain thieves from various paths, facing death when encountered by righteous people who came to exterminate us.

It was the respected former master who saved us, let us be good mountain thieves, and guided us in cultivation.

It can be said that without him, there would be no us!

He is our respected former master and also our great benefactor!"

"Disrespectful! Disrespectful!" Heng Xian cupped his hands and sat down to the side.

He thought to himself, this Monkey wasn't a stubborn fool who killed every mountain thief he saw; he actually knew how to persuade people to reform and follow the good.

From the conversation of the old men in the tavern when he arrived, it could be seen that this group of mountain thieves had really started doing good deeds.

And judging by their words and actions, this group of people really didn't look like heinous villains.

Having said that, would such a group of people really kill so many innocent people and rob young girls?

The Second Leader said at this time: "Brother Linghu, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed this time; our First Leader and a large group of brothers have gone to attack Weiwu County!"

Heng Xian pretended not to understand: "Why attack Weiwu County?"

The Second Leader sighed: "My sister came to seek refuge with me last time, but was bullied by a young master of a family in Weiwu County on the way, and the First Leader was so angry that he took the brothers there to demand an explanation!"

"That certainly deserves an explanation!" Heng Xian slapped the table hard, "That's just too inhuman!"

"Damn it, who's to say it isn't? If we catch that brat, I'll definitely peel his skin! Damn his grandmother!" The Second Leader tugged at his beard, very angry.

Next, the two chatted casually for a while, and the mutton was brought in, half-cooked.

The group didn't know what modesty or politeness was; they didn't wash their hands and scrambled to eat together.

Heng Xian also casually grabbed a piece of mutton tendon to go through the motions.

Just then, a lackey rushed in from outside: "Second Leader, a woman is passing by and coming toward us!"

"Oh?" The Second Leader put down the mutton leg and picked up his blade: "Let's go out and see!"

The group rushed out.

Heng Xian also immediately put down the mutton tendon, flashed out the door, and searched room by room, starting from the first one.

However, from east to west, from south to north, he found plenty of old ladies, but not a single young girl.

At this moment, only the lonely room at the very north remained.

Heng Xian scratched his chin; no young girls?

Did that old dog Song Rufeng give him false information? Just to cooperate with Tong Quezi to ambush him halfway?

That shouldn't be all; at least Tong Quezi didn't have a hundred percent certainty of killing him!

Given Song Rufeng's temper, there should be other backups.

Just as he was about to open the "Profound Yellow Heavenly Hexagram," a young girl suddenly walked out of the last room. Seeing him, she was startled and quickly ducked back inside.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 131 =====