Chapter 153

Hurry… hurry up and run, Zhong Cheng's people are chasing us!

In the black mist ahead, several people wearing black damaged armor fled in panic.

Gu Han instructed Little Wolf to quietly go ahead and check that no one else was there, then gave Gu Chen and Liang Fang a look.

They quickly readied the horse-tripping ropes and lay in ambush.

These Heifeng Zhai people were now scared out of their wits by the pursuing troops.

They didn't even notice there was an ambush hidden in the black mist ahead.

They were caught off guard and tripped by the ropes, falling to the ground, and were easily captured by Liang Fang and the others.

Don't kill them yet.

Gu Han shouted to stop Liang Fang and the others who were about to act.

Liang Fang looked doubtful, but did not speak up to ask.

After this period of contact, his attitude toward Gu Han had undergone a complete change.

No matter what Gu Han said, Liang Fang would carry it out without hesitation!

These people's strength should be somewhat greater than those two previous Heifeng Zhai lackeys.

Gu Han signaled Gu Chen to step forward for interrogation,

See if they know the pattern of the black mist inside the mountain range.

Gu Chen nodded and immediately stepped forward to interrogate.

Gu Chen's interrogation method was also simple, using a flying sword to sever their meridians.

Not long after, they could no longer endure the torture and spilled everything about the situation.

Although these people were still not high-ranking, Gu Han and the others still learned part of the internal situation and the pattern of the black mist's changes.

The higher the status of a Heifeng Zhai person, the more they know about the black mist within the mountain range.

Thus, Gu Han and the others, while ambushing the fleeing Heifeng Zhai people along the way, gradually approached Heifeng Zhai.

Heifeng Zhai occupies a vast area, but now it is nothing but broken walls and ruins.

Countless gunpowder smoke filled the air, and severed limbs and broken arms were scattered all around Heifeng Zhai.

Among the corpses were Zhong Cheng soldiers wearing standard armor.

And also disorganized Heifeng Zhai people.

The pervasive thick bloody stench made the arriving Gu Han and others almost unable to hold back vomiting.

The battle here seems to be almost over.

Gu Han roughly judged the direction of the battle.

It is estimated that the current battle is Zhong Cheng's soldiers chasing and killing the fleeing Heifeng Zhai people.

Everyone, clean up the battlefield, remember to be careful with finishing blows, and don't be ambushed by those feigning death.

As for the storage rings and other resources on these corpses.

The corpses of Zhong Cheng's soldiers, they naturally won't move.

Whether to take the storage rings from those corpses that received finishing blows is up to personal discretion.

Gu Han then quickly rushed into Heifeng Zhai, absorbing some Martial Master and Great Martial Master level corpses along the way.

Yet he didn't see a single Grandmaster corpse.

Grandmasters always have some life-saving means, and are not so easy to kill.

Gu Han paid no attention to that, rushed into Heifeng Zhai and began searching.

Inside the stronghold there were still some trembling bandits hiding in the corners.

Little Wolf easily dragged them out.

The Qi Blood absorbed from these corpses accumulated little by little, turning into a faint blood-colored light that enveloped Gu Han's body.

Gu Han only felt his Qi Blood surging like the Yellow River.

The surging Qi Blood symbolizes extremely strong vitality.

His realm finally passed the tenth level Martial Master, entering the Great Martial Master realm!

After Gu Han slaughtered all the bandits on the first level of Heifeng Zhai.

After glancing at the furnishings inside the stronghold, he rushed toward the tallest building.

Upon entering this building, which is likely the Heifeng Zhai chief's residence, Gu Han immediately furrowed his brow.

Too tidy!

Whether it's the stools and wine in the courtyard.

or the screens, gatehouse, etc. in the rooms, everything is very neat.

Among all the buildings, only the bed looks somewhat messy.

The Zhong Cheng City Lord leading troops to besiege Heifeng Zhai surely intended to annihilate the bandits.

Gu Han secretly thought,

Even if the Heifeng Zhai people discovered it early, the chief's family wanting to evacuate would certainly be very hurried.

In such a situation, the women packing up belongings actually didn't break or disturb anything at all.

This is unreasonable!

Gu Han searched the courtyard for a while, then suddenly recalled that he hadn't encountered a single Grandmaster on the road.

Even the fallen Great Martial Masters were only three in number.

Combining these two pieces of information, Gu Han came up with a guess.

It seems highly likely that there is a traitor in Zhong Cheng who leaked the news to Heifeng Zhai beforehand.

If it were a normal bandit suppression.

There is no Martial Ancestor, only a few Great Martial Masters; that is a completely normal situation.

Even such a mountain stronghold's scale is already not small.

But this is the Heifeng Zhai that gives even Zhong Cheng a headache!

Even just the Blood Red Pavilion's urging could cause Heifeng Zhai to send out three Great Martial Masters, leading troops to raid and slaughter the army.

Gu Han absolutely does not believe that, given Zhong Cheng's all-out effort to suppress bandits.

Heifeng Zhai actually managed to have not a single Martial Ancestor die in battle!

Most importantly, Gu Han has almost completely turned Heifeng Zhai upside down.

But he hasn't found any useful resources at all!

Although storage rings exist, given the bandits' love of showing off, the stronghold would definitely be extravagant and wasteful.

In the hasty escape, they didn't leave a single thing behind.

This is absolutely unreasonable.

Gu Han regretfully left Heifeng Zhai and gathered with Gu Lin and the others outside.

He counted the numbers, confirmed no one was injured, then after finishing off the wounded, he led the team back to Zhong Cheng.

On the way, he also encountered Bai Feng, who was preparing to return to Zhong Cheng.

"This jade pendant wasn't used; I'm returning it to you."

Gu Han took out the jade pendant and directly tossed it back to Bai Feng.

Bai Feng caught it herself and rehung it at her waist.

"No one from Heifeng Zhai came running toward the side I was guarding; this time I didn't manage to earn any merit."

Bai Feng said with a smile,

"How about we return to Zhong Cheng together?"

Gu Han nodded, and together with Bai Feng he led the team back to Zhong Cheng overnight.

Both of them had important business to attend to at the City Lord's mansion.

But only Gu Han was stopped.

The guards responsible for guarding the City Lord's mansion seemed to have known Gu Han would return, and immediately said to him,

"Eradicating Heifeng Zhai is a major matter for Zhong Cheng; please, General Gu, come again tomorrow."

Gu Han's dissatisfaction with Zhong Cheng's attitude grew even stronger.

From the very beginning, it has been Jiang Litiang who has been setting traps for them.

After a day of busyness, although they did not assist the City Lord in capturing Heifeng Zhai,

but they also killed dozens of Heifeng Zhai members, which certainly counts as merit for Zhong Cheng.

Yet Zhong Cheng actually turned them away at the door—what kind of reasoning is that?

"Please, General Gu, stay calm and do not act rashly."

Bai Feng also sensed something was wrong and quickly comforted Gu Han, saying,

"I will certainly report General Gu's merits to the City Lord, and will not let the efforts of General Gu and the soldiers of Mu Shan Cheng go to waste."

Gu Han nodded,

"Then thank you, General Bai."

After saying that, Gu Han bade farewell to Bai Feng, took Gu Lin and the others back to the relay station to rest temporarily.

Meanwhile, Bai Feng wanted to enter the City Lord's mansion but was asked to lay down her weapons.

Bai Feng's Furrowed Brow, not knowing when the City Lord's mansion had acquired such a rule.

But as Zhong Cheng's Deputy General, Bai Feng could not possibly violate the City Lord's mansion's rules.

She could only hand over her broken spear to the guards before walking alone into the City Lord's mansion.