Regardless, Sun Instructor's appreciation for Zhao Changhe is genuine. He teaches with all his heart and treats him as a proud disciple. Zhao Changhe is also somewhat complex, temporarily putting aside the matter of formations and focusing on studying the Blood Slaughter Blade.

He dare not ask too much about the key points of formations, otherwise he will definitely arouse suspicion.

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The Blood Slaughter Blade is one of the martial arts that complements the Blood Slaughter Technique. Using the method of using the Qi and blood of the Blood Slaughter Technique to activate the blade, its power is stronger and its explosive force is extremely violent. There are very few fancy moves in the blade style, and it belongs to a large and open blade technique. When practiced to a deep level, the murderous aura brought by the chopping of the blade alone can wither vegetation and kill weaker opponents instantly, with extremely strong power.

Among them, the ultimate move is currently beyond his ability, and even if he uses it with great effort, he will overdraw himself and lose his combat power.

A complete system with techniques, moves, and ultimate skills is gradually taking shape before his eyes.

Including the accompanying footwork, since there are requirements for positioning, it naturally begins to overlap with knowledge of formations.

Zhao Changhe is studying very seriously.

No matter what he thinks... he must have strength to slowly achieve it.

As far as personal preferences are concerned, he also likes this kind of fierce and powerful blade technique. The current regret is that the blade is too light, and he doesn't know where to find a heavier one...

When Zhao Changhe was resting, he unconsciously reached into his pocket and lightly grasped the unused Blood Stabilizing Pill.

Sun Instructor definitely couldn't imagine how much psychological resistance this incident caused Zhao Changhe.

...

When he returned at night, Luo Qi was not there.

Zhao Changhe frowned slightly.

This winter solstice is not only a breakthrough for Zhao Changhe and the discovery of the hidden door in the water pool, but also an important node for Luo Qi.

- Everyone has been here for a month, but they haven't robbed any merchants or raided any towns and villages. Now that so many people in the mountain stronghold are hunting beasts, but it's hard to find any during the cold winter. More and more people are returning empty-handed these days.

How can this still be called a bandit? Clearly, they are competing with the hunters outside the mountain for food, and they can't even win because they are not professional.

If it weren't for the fact that the hunters were afraid of the bandits and didn't dare to go deep, I'm afraid they wouldn't even have the income they had before.

The main reason for this situation is that Fang Steersman and many other executives are not focused on this, and Sun Instructor's responsibility is only to pass on the teachings, and no one pays much attention to this aspect. But the poor performance of the mountain stronghold in the past month has already made Fang Steersman feel embarrassed, and he issued an order a few days ago, requiring the mountain stronghold to start working.

Luo Qi has already started scouting early. True to Zhao Changhe's expectations, he is investigating whether there are wealthy and unscrupulous landlords in the villages outside the mountain, and planning to do justice.

He really found an extremely vicious landlord. He had already said that he was ready to act a few days ago, so it seems that today is the day of Luo Qi's action.

There was a warm feeling in Zhao Changhe's heart. Luo Qi said he was naive before, but he is actually following through with his plan. Whether it is his own will or taking care of Zhao Changhe's feelings, it can make Zhao Changhe feel warm in his heart.

After living together for a long time and the hard work of protecting him last night, Zhao Changhe knew that no matter how he verbally treated her as a man, he really already regarded her as family.

Or maybe it can be more straightforward, as a wife."Zhao boss, Zhao boss, something bad happened!" A trusted bandit rushed over in a hurry. "Just now, a group of our brothers went to report to the sect hall, and they saw someone passing by..."

Zhao Changhe didn't understand for a moment. "What does someone passing by have to do with me? Don't be so excited if you want to rob someone..."

"What are you talking about, boss!" The bandit stomped his foot. "The person passing by was Yue Hongling! She's a tough nut even the headmaster can't beat. Who the hell dares to provoke her? Even Sun teacher shrunk back when we reported it!"

Zhao Changhe was stunned, still not realizing what this meant, and listened to the bandit continue, "Yue Hongling went in the direction of Zhang Village. It looks like she intends to stay there. Isn't your roommate Luo going to rob Zhang Village today? So the brothers came to find you to report it. What do you say?"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Changhe had already rushed out of the stronghold like a whirlwind, and rushed out of the mountain road all the way.

......

Luo Qi's operation today was originally very smooth.

In a remote small town outside the mountain, there was no master sitting outside the estate. Luo Qi, at the first level of Xuan Guan, led more than ten fierce bandits to break in. It was really easy.

In just a moment, anyone who could resist in the estate was knocked out by Luo Qi's acupoint technique. With a wave of her hand, "Go search for things. Don't touch any of the women. If anyone moves, I'll chop off their dog paws!"

The bandits all looked like they had eaten shit. They came here to do this kind of work, and they couldn't even play with women? Then what's the point of being bandits? Do you think you're really a hero who robs the rich to help the poor and fights for justice?

But no one dared to resist Luo Qi. Only these bandits who followed Luo Qi knew that this thin and weak Luo head was actually more ruthless than Zhao Changhe, who was the unrivaled leader in the stronghold.

A few days ago, a fool who drank too much and had yellow urine insulted Luo head, saying that if it weren't for the arrangement from above, Luo Qi would just be a rabbit serving everyone. He even tried to make a move.

Then Luo Qi used her acupoint technique to lift him to the edge of the cliff, and then let go inch by inch, watching him fall to his death. The indifference in her eyes at that time was really chilling.

It's true that people who are not from the same family can't enter the same door, but these ruthless characters lived in the same room with Zhao Changhe, and the two of them were still very close.

Luo Qi reported back to the stronghold, saying that the person fell off the cliff by accident. The stronghold didn't investigate the case, so it really was an accident.

In a chaotic world, the stronghold itself was no exception.

Who would dare to resist such a leader? Just search for things obediently.

Zhao Changhe didn't know about this, and even if he did, he would probably think that others were exaggerating. He really didn't think that Luo Qi was such a ruthless person...

Luo Qi looked at the paralyzed family in front of her with a cold expression. This was the first time she had done something like this, and she didn't know whether to kill them or not.

In theory, bandits don't necessarily kill when they rob. If there is no fierce resistance, it is not necessary. It's not that bandits are kind-hearted, but for the sake of raising pigs.

These residents living outside the mountain are difficult to relocate as a whole. After being robbed once, they will still live here, just hiding their wealth tighter and reporting to the government to suppress the bandits. Next time, there will still be things to search for... Some even have an unspoken agreement. When you come, they will pay protection money, using this to build relationships and even turning the robbers into their own foreign aid, becoming more rampant in the village.The bandits had an unspoken agreement not to disturb the area at the foot of their mountain, lest they attract attention. They might even lend a hand in times of need. That was why it was difficult to eradicate them, as they had eyes and ears everywhere.

However, Luo Qi found it strange. She had investigated the notorious local tyrant beforehand and came to right the wrongs, not to play along with the bandits and gentry. Shouldn't she kill them instead? Did any heroes have a guidebook she could borrow?

As she hesitated, she heard the distant sound of hoofbeats.

Luo Qi frowned and went outside to see a woman in red galloping towards her in the sunset.

"Damn, we ran into a hero!" Luo Qi turned and ran. "It's Yue Hongling! Retreat!"

But it was too late.

In the blink of an eye, Yue Hongling had blocked their path.

She looked at Luo Qi and then at the chaotic scene inside the manor where a group of bandits was trying to escape.

"Blood God Sect's bandits..." Yue Hongling sighed. "I knew there was a stronghold near Mang Mountain a few days ago. I should have come to eliminate them sooner..."

For some reason, even though Yue Hongling was actually quite cowardly, Luo Qi felt a surge of anger at her heroic appearance. She sneered, "What's with the act? You're wandering around the jianghu every day. Where do you get your daily expenses? Isn't it from robbing the rich to help the poor like us?"

Yue Hongling was taken aback and replied with a smile, "I do rob, but I rob you guys."

Luo Qi cursed under her breath. Yue Hongling didn't seem like the stern hero she had imagined... She was actually a bit like Zhao Changhe. I wonder how much of his personality is innate and how much is intentional to get close to Yue Hongling?

Yue Hongling got off her horse and pointed her sword at Luo Qi. "Not many bandits dare to argue with me. You're one of the few. I wonder how your sword compares to your mouth."

Luo Qi angrily drew her sword and took a defensive stance. She could have argued her case, but for some reason, she didn't want to. She just didn't like Yue Hongling.

Just then, a fierce wind blew, and from afar, they sensed the ferocity of the approaching Blood Demon.

Yue Hongling was slightly moved and turned to look. A burly man was rushing towards them like a horse, trampling the snow underfoot.

Luo Qi was both surprised and amused.

Perfect timing.