"Someone?" Sheng Guofu's gaze sharpened as he looked into the distance.
Immediately afterward, a group of men armed with crossbows emerged from the shadows.
They all aimed at Sheng Guofu and his companions.
"Who are you?" Sheng Guofu frowned.
Logically, Mount Wutai was vast, and without a token for navigation, it would be difficult for them to find it.
Yet, how long had it been since they disembarked?
They had already encountered such a group of people.
This bad luck was too abnormal!
"The people who want your lives!"
Without a word, these individuals operated their crossbows and fired at Sheng Guofu and his group.
*Zhu zhu...*
These crossbow bolts were clearly different from ordinary ones; the piercing sound they made as they flew was extremely sharp, indicating immense power.
If struck by one of these bolts, even for martial arts masters, they would likely die or be severely injured.
"The Dragon Gate regulations state that one should not take a life when seizing tokens! Have you forgotten?" Sheng Guofu exclaimed, a mixture of surprise and anger in his voice.
As he spoke, he dodged. In the blink of an eye, two men's legs were pierced, and they cried out in agony.
The situation was dire.
These attackers completely ignored them.
Instead, they continued to fire their crossbows.
Sheng Guofu and his companions hid behind a large tree. Someone wailed, "We're finished! These people don't want tokens; they only want us dead!"
"Who are they!"
"Team Leader Sheng, run! Go back and tell Chen Jie about this! He might be able to save us!"
Sheng Guofu looked at these people, unwillingly saying, "If I leave, you will all die!"
"Don't worry about us, just run!"
"Trying to escape? Do you think you can? Kill them!"
A man in black appeared behind them like a shadow.
With his command, everyone saw that there were also archers hidden above them in the trees.
"My fate is sealed!"
Sheng Guofu and his group let out a mournful cry, despair filling their faces.
*Zhu zhu zhu...*
Dozens of crossbow bolts rained down on Sheng Guofu and his companions.
Now, they had nowhere to hide and could only await death.
*Ding ding...*
However, halfway through their flight, the arrows were suddenly bisected by a greatsword flying at high speed.
The greatsword, as it flew, trembled slightly, appearing extremely eager.
"Great Sword!"
The man in black exclaimed.
Sheng Guofu also cried out, "It's Chen Jie!"
They had just seen this sword from Chen Jie.
Now that the sword appeared, they naturally knew what it meant.
In the blink of an eye, the bronze sword seemed to have eyes and flew upwards on its own. With a few swift movements, it severed the heads of several men in suits hiding in the trees.
"What? So powerful?"
Sheng Guofu and his companions were dumbfounded.
They never imagined that Chen Jie's sword could fly.
Now that they thought about it, Chen Jie might have known about these people's appearance long ago.
Otherwise, why would he have taken out his sword?
What followed was a dazzling display.
Chen Jie's sword, as if it had eyes, ruthlessly reaped lives on the scene.
Those holding crossbows, without exception, were all killed one by one by the flying sword.
"Fang Shaohua's sword is this strong?" the man in black muttered, seemingly shocked by the scene.
"Team Leader Sheng!"
A startled cry came.
Chen Jie, with Lin Shuang, rushed towards them.
Lin Shuang looked at Sheng Guofu with a shocked expression.
Upon seeing Chen Jie, the man in black exclaimed in shock, "It's him! He's not even here yet, but his sword has arrived?"
"Chen Jie!" Sheng Guofu also exclaimed in great astonishment.
This move was too powerful.
Those who had previously doubted Chen Jie were now awestruck.
This one sword strike, killing dozens of archers, if they had faced Chen Jie themselves, they would have been wiped out with a single blow.
"Chen Jie, hahaha... these are people from the Shadow Gate! I'm so happy! Kill them!"
Chen Jie controlled the bronze sword back to his side.
The sword body trembled slightly, and Fang Shaohua's thoughts echoed within.
"The Shadow Gate, after the annihilation of the Tianyi Sect, still dares to come here to court death. If that's the case, I'll grant your wish!"
Chen Jie reached out, grasped the sword's hilt, and charged towards the man in black.
"I'm not playing anymore," the man in black sneered, turned, and fled.
Chen Jie immediately gave chase.
As he pursued, he said to Lin Shuang, "You stay here and look after them. I'll be back shortly."
"Don't..."
Lin Shuang was about to tell Chen Jie not to go, but Chen Jie had already disappeared. She stomped her foot in frustration.
Why was this man like this, leaving as soon as he decided? What if he didn't come back?
She wanted to chase after him, but Sheng Guofu's annoyed voice came from behind, "You girl, now that you have a man, you don't care about our lives anymore?"
"Ah..."
Lin Shuang had no choice but to stay and bandage their wounds.
Soon, the group began to discuss, "Lin Shuang, this man has a bright future. It's good that you're following him!"
"Yes, you must hold onto a man like this tightly. I've never even heard of such a move. If you can be his woman, perhaps you can learn all his skills."
"All of you, shut up!"
Lin Shuang irritably kicked the foot of one of the men who had been shot.
The man let out a yelp of pain.
Meanwhile, Chen Jie calmly pursued the man in black.
After chasing for about twenty kilometers along a mountain road, they finally reached a small gorge.
The man in black stopped.
He grinned sinisterly at Chen Jie and said, "You've fallen for it! Do you know why I said that? Because we've set an ambush for you here!"
As soon as he spoke, ten figures suddenly appeared above the gorge.
Among them were nine men and one woman, all dressed in black.
The woman said, "Is this Chen Jie? He looks weaker than I imagined. What a pity."
"But he's handsome."
This woman was about forty years old, with many wrinkles, but she had a good figure.
As she spoke, the other men looked at her strangely.
"Tenth Elder, what are you up to again?" one of the men asked.
The Tenth Elder smiled confidently and looked down at Chen Jie from above, "Young man, this Elder will give you a chance to live. If you are willing to be my male cauldron, I will let you live. How about it?"
Chen Jie pointed at the man who had led him there and said, "It's not impossible to consider. If you kill him, I'll think about it seriously."
"That's easy."
The Tenth Elder readily agreed.
The man in black was greatly shocked. He quickly turned around and looked at the Tenth Elder, "Ah, Tenth Elder, you can't do this! I am also a member of the Shadow Gate, you..."
"Silence!"
The Tenth Elder let out a sharp reprimand.
She suddenly drew a long whip from her waist.
Then she swung it fiercely.
The long whip whipped around the middle of the gorge, not touching the man in black.
However, a sharp light flew from the whip's motion towards the man in black.
The man in black had no time to resist before he was struck.
The next second, his head was severed from his body.
The Tenth Elder said, "This kind of trash is a waste of life!"
She then extended her hand towards Chen Jie and said, "Come here! Let me have some fun!"