Zhao Changhe was filled with anger and frustration, his eyes still showing a fierce and violent intent. He strode towards the trap.

This was a trap within the stronghold, right next to the martial arts arena. Zhao Changhe had personally ordered it to be dug, saying that nobody would expect a trap in this kind of place. Yue Hongling was nearby listening...who would have thought that this trap would actually catch a fish.

However, Yue Hongling later had all the spikes in the stronghold's traps removed, using them purely for trapping enemies. Luckily for this night attacker, he was fortunate enough to not be pierced by the spikes, otherwise he would have been like a sieve. There was no way he could have held on...

When Zhao Changhe arrived at the scene, a group of bandits were holding spears and surrounding a deep pit, stabbing down into it. Sword light flickered in the pit, and no matter how many spear strikes were made, they could not harm a single hair on the figure below.

The opponent's sword seemed to be a treasure sword, as many spears were broken off as soon as they struck it, leaving only a naked half stick in their hands. However, there were too many people, and they kept stabbing recklessly, preventing the opponent from getting out.

Zhao Changhe was speechless. From this scene alone, they were truly a bunch of losers.

You trapped someone in a pit, and this is all you can do? You've been poking around for almost half an hour and you're still doing it?

The person below was also strange. From their swordsmanship and treasure sword, they should have a superior inheritance. It seemed like they also had a Xuan Guan cultivation level of two or three. With this kind of cultivation, wouldn't they have noticed that something was wrong and used light work to escape as soon as they stepped on the trap? How could they fall into the pit? Did the sword qi in their body also mess up like Yue Hongling's?

Were these enemies taught by dogs in terms of experience and adaptability?

"Boss!"

"Boss is here!"

"Look at this little girl still being arrogant!"

The group of people made way for Zhao Changhe to pass, and in that moment, sword qi spread out, rushing out and almost freeing the person from the trap.

A blood moon appeared, and the sword light came soaring through the air with a loud "clang", accompanied by a slight grunt. The sword light fell back into the pit.

Zhao Changhe stood at the edge of the pit and looked down. A little girl lifted her head and glared at him, her eyes showing a mixture of defiance and fear.

The little girl looked quite miserable, drenched in water, dripping all over her face and body. It seemed like she had fallen into the trap and triggered a mechanism that splashed her with ice water. Even in the warm spring weather of February, it was still cold. Could her cultivation level withstand this?

Zhao Changhe was feeling very irritable at the moment, and didn't want to think too much. He said directly, "I'll give you two options. One, continue to resist, and we'll roll a big rock over here to push you into the pit and turn you into fertilizer for the flowers."

The little girl's face froze in disbelief.

Oh no, she thought she could hold on for a little longer. Her brother would definitely come looking for her if she disappeared, but now...

The nearby bandits were red-faced with embarrassment.

They had been at a stalemate for almost half an hour, and it turned out to be this simple.Zhao Changhe continued, "Second, throw your sword and surrender. I need a wife to keep my camp."

The girl's face turned red with anger and shouted, "You might as well kill me! I will never surrender!"

"Tsk, not very skilled, but with a temper." Zhao Changhe started to loosen his belt. "Your swordsmanship is not even at the level of 'water leaking,' and I didn't have time to pee earlier. Let me go first and give you a farewell gift."

The girl was stunned. "You're disgusting! Wait, wait..."

"Hmm?"

"Don't pee! I... I surrender."

The surrounding bandits: "..."

Why didn't we think of this move?

No, how could this move possibly work?

The girl grumbled, "You... you can't touch me. I'm from the court."

Did this little girl just run out of some rich family? She's so naive.

From the court? How convenient. We are bandits, after all. We play with the court's people.

Looking at the sword the girl threw weakly, people's minds were already filled with countless erotic fanfics.

The girl from the court might be useful to Zhao Changhe, but not that much. Her naivety made him want to laugh. His previous annoyance had faded away. He picked up the girl's sword and examined it for a while. "You guys can go back and do whatever you want. Don't disturb me if there's nothing important."

The people dispersed with winks and gestures. Zhao Changhe pressed the girl's acupoint and picked her up. "Come on, little girl. Follow me into the house."

"You can't make me your wife." The girl was angry. "When my brother comes, he will slaughter your camp!"

"Oh, you have some background?" Zhao Changhe found it funny. "Give it up, little girl. I'm not a good person, but I'm not a lolicon either. I'm not interested in your skinny body. I just haven't seen a person from the court for a long time, and I want to know some things."

The girl was resigned to her fate. "I won't tell you anything."

"Tsk." Zhao Changhe sneered and pretended to undo his belt.

The girl's expression changed. "You dare!"

"When you surrendered, didn't you think that even though it won't be on your head, it might change position?"

"You're disgusting! Shameless!"

Of course, Zhao Changhe was just trying to scare her. He was about to add some more pressure when there was a knock on the door. "Boss, boss!"

Zhao Changhe frowned. "What's the matter?"

"Master Fang is here. He said that since we caught a person from the court, we can't handle it on our own. We have to submit it to the branch. That's the rule."

"Fuck!" Zhao Changhe sneered. "Can he fly? How did he get here so fast? Someone must have informed him half an hour ago. He's obviously here to compete with me for a woman. He only found out it's a person from the court after he arrived. What a fake!"

No one outside dared to make a sound."Where is he?"

"He's on the mountain path, almost at the village."

"Got it, I'll take this woman there myself."

The voice disappeared outside the door.

Zhao Changhe turned to look at the girl, who was looking at him with a pale face.

"Heh, now you know what happens when you surrender, right?" Zhao Changhe pulled her out of the door and walked towards the gate of the village.

"Zhao Changhe! I thought you were a real man! You're not worthy of being a lackey of the leader!" The girl exclaimed.

Before she could finish her sentence, she realized that her acupoints had been released and the sword that had been confiscated was back in her hand.

"Are you stupid? Who told you there's only one entrance to the mountain stronghold? This is the back door!" Zhao Changhe waved his hand. "Hurry up, with your foolishness, it'll take you three more years of training with Tang Chancellor before you can execute tasks properly. Don't think all the bandits you encounter will be as easy to talk to as me."

The girl stared at him stupidly. "Do you...do you know who I am?"

"You're not sent by Tang Chancellor?"

"Yes, I am."

"Then that's it." Zhao Changhe said impatiently, "I don't care who sent you, I won't do such a lowly thing. Originally, I was going to ask you something since you're a person of the court, but forget it if the timing isn't right. Go away, I have things to do, don't waste my time."

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The girl said, "You...you're only at the fourth level of Xuan Guan, and you haven't even broken through to the third level. You released the court prisoner without permission, what will you do if he finds out?"

"Oh? You're suddenly so clever?" Zhao Changhe laughed. "Alright, I have my own way. Don't bother me."

The girl lowered her head and murmured for a while, then suddenly took out two wet pills from her pocket. "These pills will help you break through to the third level. Thank you. I'll go find someone to help you right away!"

After speaking, she turned around and flew away. It seemed that she knew she was only a hindrance and had gone to get help.

Zhao Changhe was stunned for a moment. Her light and graceful movements were definitely from a prestigious family. Which prestigious family would send such an innocent child out to deliver something? Wait a minute...there was a sister of Cui Yuanyong in the nearby prestigious family.

He looked down at the pills in his hand, were they from the Cui family?

He sniffed them lightly and felt a movement in his dantian.

It was obviously an inner pill that helped with Xia Ji's Eight Refinements, not Bloodthirsty Technique...but for now, he would use Xia Ji's Eight Refinements as an auxiliary and accelerator for Bloodthirsty Technique. Could he try it out?

Never mind, Fang Ping was already at the door.

Zhao Changhe looked up and swallowed a pill, letting the qi in his dantian rotate freely, and strode towards the Juyi Hall.Wang Dashan and others were setting up food and drinks in the hall to welcome Fang Buping's visit. When they saw Zhao Changhe coming in, they all paused and asked, "Boss, where is the woman?"

Zhao Changhe walked up casually and smiled, "We'll talk about the woman later. I want to borrow something from you."

Wang Dashan didn't understand and said with a smile, "Don't worry about borrowing, just take whatever you need. What do you want?"

"I want to break through the third level of Blood Sha Gong. Everything is ready, I just need the help of Blood Sha Qi." Zhao Changhe suddenly pulled out a steel knife and said, "I came to borrow your head for a moment!"

"Swish!"

The knife flashed and blood spurted.

Wang Dashan's head flew up, and his eyes were still filled with disbelief.

How dare he?

Fang Duozhu had already arrived...

Everyone was horrified, looking at Zhao Changhe's unbridled bloodlust, their hearts trembling and their legs shaking.

"Boom!" Zhao Changhe looked inside his dantian, and the effect of the pill he had just taken was terrifying. The qi flowed rapidly through his meridians and penetrated his acupoints. He had not planned to break through the third level of his internal Xuan Guan, but at this moment, he broke through it with a sudden surge of energy.

At the same time, his killing intent erupted, and the Blood Sha Qi rushed to his heart and surged towards his Lingtai acupoint. His blood and qi surged like a tide, fiercely rushing towards the previously blocked tendons.

The internal true qi that he had just broken through was quickly called upon, and it merged with the Blood Sha Qi. The tendons were pierced through in intense pain.

Zhao Changhe let out a roar to the sky, shattered the plaque of the Juyi Hall with a single blow, and left with a big laugh. "They talk about righteousness, but they have none. They talk about unity, but they are not united. What's the point of keeping them? See you later!"