Su Wangchuan’s roar, sent down into his dantian, truly startled many of the Earthfiend Sect mbers outside the city.
Quite a few of them stared from afar at that severed head—wild-haired, vicious-faced—and their morale imdiately collapsed.
“Li Laoda is dead?”
“How is that possible?”
“Damn it!”
“Withdraw, now!”
They had originally intended to coordinate from within and without to storm Huishui County. Now, among the hundred-plus n, more than half began pulling back, lting into the crowd as they fled outward.
The remaining two deputy sect masters saw the situation turning bad and shouted for their disciples to retreat.
Seeing his objective achieved, Su Wangchuan kept his bow in hand and leapt down from the city wall—seven or eight ters high—then used his lightness skill to sprint along the rain shelters, accelerating into the chase.
These Earthfiend Sect disciples were bandits who had committed every evil imaginable.
Who knew whether they would cause another disaster for Huishui County and the Yulong Gang in the future?
“Yulong Gang disciples, follow
out!”
With that single order, several hundred disciples surged out from the crowds inside and outside the city, brandishing sabers and swords as they charged.
“Kill!”
“You killed my brother! I will tear you apart!”
“Not a single one of you is getting away!”
Zhao Heiniu and Chen Ergou rushed out as well.
The Earthfiend Sect did not realize Su Wangchuan was deliberately allowing them to break away from the crowd.
Once they left the mass of people, they lost all cover and any chance to hide their tracks. One by one, they beca living targets for the Yulong Gang.
Su Wangchuan pursued from behind. He grabbed Armor-Piercing Arrows and fired four at once.
In only three exchanges, he killed twelve n.
The experience value of 《Five-Finger Rapid Shot》 surged upward.
“Ergou, arrows!” Su Wangchuan called.
“Coming!”
Chen Ergou snatched quivers from several nearby inner disciples and sprinted after him.
The Earthfiend Sect bandits ran with desperate speed.
But they clearly could not escape a pursuit led by Su Wangchuan, who possessed lightness skills.
Arrows whistled from behind, and n toppled one after another onto the muddy official road.
Three or four dozen fell in quick succession.
“Split up!”
“Everyone split up!”
The n in front panicked.
When the Earthfiend Sect disciples finally realized what was happening and began scattering left and right, Su Wangchuan shot down the bandits on the left while calling for Zhao Heiniu and Chen Ergou to pursue the others. He himself continued biting down on the lead group—martial artists running at the front with lightness skills augnting their speed.
Thrum!
Thrum!
The Iron-Reinforced Bow opened and closed repeatedly.
His accuracy began to drop.
But the Earthfiend Sect disciples were dwindling fast.
Hundreds of Yulong Gang disciples swept forward like a plague of locusts, running down and encircling. Before long, they wiped out everyone left behind.
Only eight n remained ahead—those Su Wangchuan was still chasing.
An inner disciple had been carrying several quivers the entire ti, keeping close behind.
Su Wangchuan stopped using 《Five-Finger Rapid Shot》 and switched to 《Hundred Paces Piercing the Poplar》, firing heavy shots while sprinting.
When those fleeing martial artists heard the tearing sound of an arrow, it was already too late to dodge.
Thud!
Thud!
Two martial artists took arrows and collapsed.
Thud!
Another went down…
The Earthfiend Sect survivors grew fewer and fewer.
The man running at the very front, Old Wang, shouted harshly, “If we keep running, that dog will slaughter us all! Old Zheng! Turn back with
and kill him!”
“Fine!”
The man called Old Zheng’s eyes flashed with ferocity as well. He gripped his weapon and whirled around, charging at Su Wangchuan.
But after only two breaths of sprinting, he realized sothing was wrong.
Where was Old Wang?
“Damn it!”
“Old Wang, you animal!”
“You filthy bastard, may you be born without an anus!”
The only one who had suggested turning back—Old Wang—was already running farther and farther away. Old Zheng and three fellow martial artists had foolishly turned to rush Su Wangchuan. One of them was shot into a honeycomb. The other two saw Su Wangchuan loose four arrows at once and, without a word, turned back again.
At this point…
Did they really think they could still leave?
Su Wangchuan calmly drew and fired, killing two martial artists. Then his gaze locked onto the last First-Rank martial artist—Old Zheng.
Old Zheng’s face went white.
Against four arrows fired at once, he only managed to deflect two. His thigh and torso were struck. He let out a muffled groan, then saw Su Wangchuan drawing again—
“Damn it!”
“Shaless!”
“No honor at all!”
Old Zheng, bristling like a hedgehog with arrows, collapsed limply.
Su Wangchuan looked toward the direction Old Wang had fled. The man was already far away…
Forget it.
With only one escaping, it would be difficult for him to stir up any real trouble again.
“Clean the battlefield. Bring every corpse back.”
Su Wangchuan found a money pouch with considerable weight on Old Zheng. He then tossed Old Zheng’s weapon to the inner disciple who had followed and attended him throughout the chase.
“A reward for you.”
“Thank you, Hall Master!”
The man had only possessed an ordinary saber before. Now, receiving a Hundredfold Steel Saber, he clutched it with delight, unable to put it down.
Before long, Chen Ergou, Zhao Heiniu, and the others returned to report.
“Hall Master!”
“All Earthfiend Sect disciples have been executed to the last!”
“Good. Bring the bodies back and claim the reward. Distribute the reward money to the brothers. Everyone has stood watch for a full day—they have all worked hard.”
“Yes!”
“Thank you, Hall Master!”
The inner and outer disciples were overjoyed, thanking him repeatedly.
They returned to the county seat.
More than one hundred and sixty Earthfiend Sect corpses were laid out neatly outside the city. So had their heads taken to exchange for bounty rewards.
There were also a few survivors still alive, now being interrogated.
The corpses outside the walls made the refugees even more compliant.
Magistrate Huang hurried over. He seized Su Wangchuan’s hands and patted them again and again.
“Thank you, Hall Master Wangchuan!”
“You have avenged the Rongcheng County Magistrate. All those they murdered can finally rest in peace!”
“Thank you, Hall Master Wangchuan!”
Ding!
[System Notification:]
“Huishui County reputation has increased by one level, rising from Sowhat Notable to Household Na. Your relationship with all Huishui County civilians has increased.”
Su Wangchuan froze.
It had been a long ti since he had heard a reputation increase notification.
Driving back the Qingyi Sect’s incursion and defeating the Five Poison Sect had not granted him any reputation. Yet destroying the Earthfiend Sect had raised it.
“Could it be…”
“Because I needed official recognition? Because I needed Magistrate Huang’s recognition?”
He fell into thought.
He knew very well how useful reputation levels were.
After his reputation in Blackstone Village reached “Revered,” he had been able to mobilize all of the village militia and draw on the assistance of the key NPC, Captain Zhao Heiniu.
If his reputation in Huishui County reached “Revered,” would he then be able—like Magistrate Huang—to mobilize every valuable NPC in the county seat?
For instance…
Martial artists from other organizations and factions;
The tailor shop, the blacksmith shop, the apothecary?
Even people from within the yan itself?
With that question in mind, he earnestly reassured Magistrate Huang.
“My lord, you have worked hard.”
“Now that the Earthfiend Sect has been destroyed, please return to rest. You are the parent-official of Huishui County. You must not collapse from exhaustion.”
“I still cannot sleep,” Magistrate Huang said. “The Earthfiend Sect prisoners confessed that there is a ruined temple outside the city where they are holding a group of victimized won and family mbers—innocent civilians from Rongcheng County. Constable Cold! Take a unit and rescue them.”
“Yes!”
Cold Wuxia accepted the order respectfully.
Su Wangchuan lent him fifty inner disciples—he would not compete with Constable Cold for this task.
He needed to return and check the money pouches left behind by the Earthfiend Sect’s sect master and deputy sect masters.
They were heavy.
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