Free Web NovelChapter 897: Chapter 256: Sweeping Through Obstacles with Divine Skill, Probing the Bandits’ Lair in the Enigmatic Illusion (Part 3)
As the words were spoken, they were like a stone tossed into a serene lake, drawing the attention of everyone and arousing the doubts in their hearts.
Shi Feiyang smiled slightly, a smile like the warm sun in spring, exuding confidence and composure, as he slowly explained, "Elder Liao, there’s something you might not know. Although this grassland is vast and seems desolate, it is actually an excellent place for us to annihilate our enemies. Here, eliminating villains like Zhong Renwang and Dugu Yan offers many benefits. First, we can remove the obstacles on our journey to Bozhou to quell the rebellion, preventing them from aiding Yang Yinglong’s insurgents, and clear the way for the Imperial Court to suppress the rebellion. Second, the Naiman Tribe can also be spared harassment from these shameless individuals. Given time, the Naiman Tribe will surely grow into a prominent tribe on the grasslands. Then, this place will become another stronghold for our Heroic Sakura Association. In this way, we can both attack actively and defend ourselves, and the Imperial Court’s forces will find it difficult to extend their reach here."
His voice was steady and powerful, like a great bell resonating in the ears of the people, every word filled with convincing strength.
Upon hearing this, the heroes of the Heroic Sakura Association suddenly saw the light and all showed admiration.
Lie Quan raised his glass high, praising, "The Grand Squad Leader indeed possesses both wisdom and courage, demonstrating foresight and depth, truly admirable to the utmost!"
Everyone echoed in agreement, and for a time, the clinking of wine cups was endless inside the tent, as they raised their cups and drank with high spirits.
At this moment, the raging storm outside roared like a ferocious beast.
But inside the tent, everyone sat around the bonfire, leaning on each other, sharing the experiences and encounters of the day.
Despite the harsh environment, this unity and mutual aid was like the winter sun, warming everyone’s heart, giving them strength. After the meal, the heroes who didn’t bring family gathered in a large tent for a long talk.
The night was deep, the darkness so thick it couldn’t be dispelled, with the moon hidden and stars concealed, the world covered by a vast black curtain.
The fierce wind howled, a piercing cold biting like an invisible blade, penetrating through the tent seams, making sounds like weeping, as if the mournful wails of wronged souls deep in the grasslands. It lifted dry leaves and sand from the ground, forming whirling wind columns like dancing demons, vividly displaying the vastness and desolation of the grasslands.
The cold seeped silently like an invisible frost, cutting through every inch of air.
The world outside the tent was covered with a layer of thin frost, silver and icy, resembling a dead silent domain.
Inside the tent, the heroes sat by the fire, yet even so, the cold leaking through the tent seams could still penetrate thick furs, reaching the bone. Their breath condensed into white mist in the cold, with each exhalation seemingly narrating life’s resilience and tenacity.
In this night on the grasslands, the fierce wind and cold also displayed its most primitive and wild beauty, mysterious and awe-inspiring.
At dawn the next day, under the orders of Madam Shi and Jiangnan Cao Bang’s Gang Leader Qi Meizhen, heroes like Kong Triangle, Fan Shi, Liu Yehua, and Southwest Wind disguised themselves as escort personnel of the "Tiger Power Escort Agency". Guided by the compass car, they journeyed long and hard, finally arriving at the grassland to find Shi Feiyang. The heroes met with great excitement.
Kong Triangle’s face filled with excitement, like a child receiving a beloved toy, he quickly stepped forward, tightly gripping Shi Feiyang’s hand, and said excitedly, "Grand Squad Leader, your deeds have spread across the Central Plains and Jiangnan, and Madam Yili has even become the leader of the Naiman Tribe, which is delightful and congratulatory! These heroic deeds will surely become legends in the Jianghu in the future!"
His eyes shone with joy, his face overflowing with a proud expression.
After humbly expressing his thoughts, Shi Feiyang led many heroic figures, raising the banner of the Tiger Power Escort Agency, continuing their new southward journey to Bozhou. They advanced mightily, traveling more than a hundred miles.
Suddenly, a whistling arrow pierced the sky, its sharp sound like a flash of lightning, instantly breaking the tranquility of the grassland.
Seeing this, the pathfinders of the "Tiger Power Escort Agency" quickly raised the escort flag, shouting loudly, "Tiger roars in Jiangnan, Tiger roars in Jiangnan, please Jianghu friends make way!" The flag embroidered with a striped fierce tiger, mighty and imposing, and the large character "Fan" fluttered vigorously in the wind.
This was because the Chief of the Escort of the Heroic Sakura Association’s subsidiary "Tiger Power Escort Agency" was Fan Shi of the Xingyi Fist.
After the whistling arrow, only the sound of a raucous human crowd was heard, footsteps and horse hooves mixed into a cacophony, as if thousands of troops and horses were rushing forth.
On the grassland, suddenly appeared a group of bandits, some on horseback, their figures agile like a black whirlwind; and some on foot, obviously having long been ambushed in the red grass.
This group of bandits quickly arranged into a straight line, like a large black net, sealing off the exit of the wild forest tightly.
The heroes of the Heroic Sakura Association, having experienced countless battles, naturally didn’t fear these small thieves, thus calmly set their formation, ready to meet the battle.
The "Flying Eagle Detective" Xie Wen, seeing the situation was critical, immediately made a decision, and hurriedly brought Shi Xiong, using the mysterious "Feixu Qingyan Technique". Only then did he see his breath flow around him, like a light flying plume, rising into the air, instantly melding into the air, and then like a wisp of light smoke, quietly appeared at the back of the bandit crew.
His movements were as swift as lightning, quickly knocking down one person, lifting that person into the air while the group of bandits’ full attention was facing the heroes of the Heroic Sakura Association.
The bandit suspended in mid-air was instantly terrified and lost control.
