C78 The Strong Thief Eldest Brother Who Likes to be Mean(2)

The Second Village Chief launched a sweeping leg strike at Han Feng, accompanied by a burst of intense golden light. It was clear that the Chief was a metal attribute True Qi warrior.

"Peak of the Two-star Human Rank!" Han Feng's eyes gleamed with recognition. As soon as the Second Village Chief made his move, Han Feng discerned the level of his True Qi cultivation.

"Sun Nine Steps!" A subtle glow emanated from Han Feng's feet, and he vanished from sight, causing the Chief's kick to miss its mark.

"Profound Flame Chain!"

Han Feng extended his right hand, unleashing two crimson chains that burst forth.

"Explosive Golden Fist!"

The Second Village Chief's fist radiated a powerful golden light as he launched a punch.

Golden and crimson energies clashed, sending the Second Village Chief reeling backward, blood spurting from his mouth.

Meanwhile, Han Feng merely retreated a few steps before regaining his composure.

Despite the Second Village Chief's True Qi cultivation being at the peak of the Two-star Human Rank, his Martial Skills were lacking.

Moreover, the Cultivation Method he practiced was evidently of a low grade. Although his True Qi quantity surpassed Han Feng's, the quality was significantly inferior.

Han Feng defeated him with ease.

As Han Feng prepared to press his advantage, the Second Village Chief abruptly fell to his knees, pleading, "Merciful hero, please spare my life. I was foolishly blind, led astray by that cursed old man. I would never have dared to cross you otherwise."

With those words, the Second Village Chief released a surge of True Qi. The Old Groom's eyes brimmed with resentment as he collapsed.

The old man likely never anticipated such an end.

Had he not succumbed to greed and instead followed a safer path, he might have avoided this grim fate.

Han Feng was taken aback by the Second Village Chief's timidity; a minor setback had him groveling for mercy in an instant.

At that moment, Lin Qingshan approached, her voice cool and detached, "How many women has your village wronged?"

Hearing this, Han Feng realized that Sister Lin was intent on holding the bandits accountable.

Their overt intentions and lewd remarks had sealed their fate.

Had the Ma family's young master in Renkang City behaved similarly from the start, his fate would have been more than just severe injury—it would have been death, potentially dooming the entire Ma family as well.

The Second Village Chief stuttered, unable to form a coherent sentence.

Lin Qingshan clenched her jaw in frustration, realizing that those women had been forgotten even by their own captors.

Trembling with fear and sensing Lin Qingshan's murderous aura, the Second Village Chief panicked and began to kowtow fervently. "Merciful heroine, please spare us! We were coerced by the Eldest Brother; it wasn't our choice!"

Han Feng watched the Second Village Chief with contempt. At the first sign of danger, he was quick to sell out his own leader. Such a bandit was despicable, even by bandit standards.

Lin Qingshan mocked, "That part of you isn't something your Eldest Brother can control, is it?"

"Don't take me for a fool. Where is your stronghold? Lead me to it!"

Instead of executing the Second Village Chief on the spot, Lin Qingshan decided to have him guide them to the main encampment.

The Second Village Chief grimaced, well aware that this could spell doom for the stronghold. Yet, when weighing the village's fate against his own life, his choice was clear.

"If I take you to our stronghold, will you let me live?"

Before Lin Qingshan could respond, Han Feng interjected, "You have my word," emphasizing the word 'I' with deliberate force.

Lin Qingshan paused, then a sly smile played at the corners of her mouth as she nodded in agreement.

Han Feng had given his word, but that didn't necessarily mean she had.

Exchanging a knowing glance, both shared a covert chuckle.

Oblivious to the ruse in Han Feng's words, the Second Village Chief's face lit up with relief.

Meanwhile, in Renkang City's Ma family residence.

The former glory of the Ma family's Eldest Young Master had all but vanished. Both the Family Head and the Elders pinned the family's losses squarely on his shoulders.

Having cost the family dearly, he had been stripped of his status as heir.

Now, the new heir was his younger brother, with whom he had always shared a strained relationship. With the second young master now in power, the future for the former Eldest Young Master of the Ma family was bleak.

The Ma Family Patriarch had been diligently cultivating to heal his internal injuries, yet for reasons unknown, his strength had been diminished and he found himself unable to advance beyond the early stages of the Six-star Human Rank.

It didn't take much reflection for Family Head Ma to realize that his predicament was undoubtedly linked to that particular man and woman. Alas, they were now far beyond his reach, their powers having grown even stronger. His resentment towards them was futile.

At that moment, a voice brimming with excitement broke the silence outside the Family Head's chamber. "Father, we have great news!" It was the voice of the Ma family's second young master.

Family Head Ma emerged to inquire, "What news?"

Despite his disappointment in his eldest son, he held him in higher regard than his other children.

The Second Village Chief, accustomed to his father's demeanor, unfazed by the scrutiny, produced a scroll. Unfurling it before the Family Head, the word "Bounty" leapt into view.

Below the proclamation, the sight of a familiar face brought a surge of elation to the Family Head. "You wretched woman, your day of reckoning has come!"

Meanwhile, at the bandit stronghold of Mount Mabo.

"Second Village Chief, welcome back. Oh? And who might these two be?" Bandits at the stronghold's entrance fawned over their leader, their faces betraying confusion at the sight of Han Feng and Lin Qingshan.

The Second Village Chief, tongue-tied and riddled with guilt for his betrayal of the stronghold, struggled to respond.

Lin Qingshan was unlike the Second Village Chief. Her keen hearing picked up the anguished sobs and screams of women from within the stronghold.

"Die!" With a flash of deadly intent in her eyes, Lin Qingshan swiftly dispatched the bandits.

The Second Village Chief, ashen-faced and trembling, stammered, "The Eldest Brother is in there," pointing to the largest room in the stronghold.

Without hesitation, Han Feng and Lin Qingshan made their way into the stronghold. Upon seeing several women being violated by a group of bandits, Lin Qingshan's eyes blazed with fury, and she struck without warning, her "Thunder Whip" crackling through the air.

The bandits' cries of agony pierced the air as they met their swift end.

The stronghold housed just over a hundred bandits, with only a rare few at the Human Rank, the rest were all at the Mortal-rank.

They were swiftly and effortlessly dispatched.

Soon after, the two arrived at the Eldest Brother's quarters.

The Second Village Chief seemed to want to speak, but hesitated. Ultimately, he opened his mouth, yet remained silent.

Han Feng burst through the door.

The sight that greeted him inside caused his eyes to bulge in shock.

A refined-looking young man was lashing a rugged, burly man on the ground with a barbed whip, each strike eliciting a bizarre cry from the man with a face marred by scars.

With each lash, the burly man let out a sound that was eerily peculiar.

Lin Qingshan's cheeks were burning with embarrassment. Han Feng, having been exposed to his fair share of adult films in his past life, recognized the sound all too well.