Chapter 1735 - 640: Chivalrous Spirit and Righteous Courage (2)

The one leading this group was a middle‑aged man, with a man and a woman at his side, both not exactly young.

The carriages had formed into a tight ring, guarding the four directions.

Standing all around were green robed disciples.

Under the command of this middle‑aged man, the whole group was fighting listlessly.

On the mountain bandits’ side, there were a few with extraordinary bearing, looking extremely vicious. At this moment their brows were tightly knitted as they watched the scene before them, seemingly somewhat puzzled.

Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun, acting as the squad, had come out to scout the path.

After only a few steps, Su Mo heard the sounds of fighting. Following the noise, right on their unavoidable route, he saw this very scene.

Yang Xiaoyun watched for a while, then suddenly smiled and jerked her chin toward Su Mo.

Signaling him to look at that middle‑aged man.

This middle‑aged man was slightly thin and dry, his face covered by a big beard that hid his features, but the weapon in his hands was rather interesting.

It was a pair of silver hooks.

Snow‑white along their entire bodies; when whirled, they were like a bright moon hanging high.

Their shape was like a blade, with an extra ring of edge at the grip, that could both defend and injure, and at the butt of the grip there was a spike that could be used to strike acupoints.

The blade was long and newly sharpened, its tip curving like a scorpion’s tail.

When the twin hooks spread, they could truly be called exceedingly fierce.

However, whether it was Su Mo or Yang Xiaoyun, with just one glance at this middle‑aged man, they had already recognized him.

This so‑called middle‑aged man was the very Lu Ren who had escorted the goods yesterday!

As for the man and woman beside him, judging from their skills, they were probably not beneath Lu Ren.

The woman’s weapon was a long whip.

When the whip snapped open it crackled loudly, like a Jiao Long, like a soaring serpent, tricky and vicious.

Yet at her waist, there were still two other items hanging.

One was a Chain Dart.

Coiled into a ball and hanging at her left waist, the dart head of the Chain Dart was covered in a deerskin pouch, most likely smeared with lethal Poison.

The other item was a Short Blade, hanging at her right waist.

Whenever a mountain bandit rushed up close, she would counter with this Short Blade. Her Blade Technique was ruthless and fierce, on a completely different path from that of Lu Ren.

The last man, however, wasn’t using any weapon. Empty‑handed, with a lazy posture, he slapped these approaching mountain bandits one after another, sending them sprawling all over.

Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun took all of this in with their eyes.

And immediately understood what was going on.

Their thoughts stirred slightly, and as their gazes met, Yang Xiaoyun noticed a trace of amused playfulness flash in Su Mo’s eyes.

Right after, she heard Su Mo’s voice sound by her ear.

Yang Xiaoyun nodded slightly, rolled her eyes at him, then leaped away.

Seeing his beloved wife depart, Su Mo finally smiled faintly and shouted:

"Shunfeng Yangwei!

"Shunfeng Yangwei!!"

"Shunfeng Escort Agency?"

Several mountain bandit leaders, upon hearing this, immediately gave a cold snort:

"They still dare go out?

"Shunfeng Yangwei... I can show my might against the wind.

"Brothers, hurry it up, once we take them down, the fat sheep will come knocking!"

Lu Ren’s group, on hearing the four words ’Shunfeng Yangwei’, immediately exchanged glances, and then their hands grew even more feeble, being beaten back step by step by the enemy.

Su Mo almost burst out laughing at this scene.

Judging from the situation, Lu Ren had come to the Shunfeng Escort Agency on the surface to invite them to escort, but in secret he had also plotted a staged ’chance encounter’ with Shunfeng Escort Agency.

He had used Disguise, most likely to ensure that the box wouldn’t run into trouble.

After all, the name of Shunfeng Escort Agency, coupled with these new Escort masters, made him quite hard to trust them fully.

From the very start, he had never placed all his hopes in Shunfeng Escort Agency.

Now they were fighting so half‑heartedly mainly because these mountain bandits actually weren’t their match.

But if they showed too much prowess and swept the mountain bandits away in one go, would there still be any room for Shunfeng Escort Agency to enter the field, meet them by chance, and build a relationship?

Now that he heard Su Mo shout ’Shunfeng Yangwei’, he displayed even more fatigue.

In this way, once Shunfeng Escort Agency arrived, they would join the battle to rescue people, while Lu Ren’s group struck from the shadows, and the two sides together would wipe out these mountain bandits.

To thank them for this ’life‑saving grace’, of course they would feel ’deep gratitude’ toward Shunfeng Escort Agency.

And since their destination was inevitably also Weiyang Palace on Imperial Court Mountain, traveling together would be perfectly natural.

Thinking of this, Su Mo suddenly shook a branch, making some noise.

Though the mountain bandits were all attacking Lu Ren’s group, several of their leaders were watching in all directions, listening to the wind and grass.

As soon as this noise sounded, one mountain bandit boss immediately roared:

"Come out!!!"

As he spoke, he flicked his hand, a sharp gleam tearing through the air, arriving in an instant.

There was a clack, followed by a miserable cry, and a figure fell from the tree.

It was Su Mo. His face full of panic, he looked up at the battlefield.

The mountain bandits looked at one another, then burst into loud laughter:

"What a Shunfeng Yangwei; let’s see how you show your might all by yourself!!"

Lu Ren’s group were even more speechless. Their side was already being beaten ’back step by step’; how did only one person come down?

This can’t be allowed to lose too fast!

They immediately fought back fiercely, which left the mountain bandits confused.

They only felt the opponent’s strength rise and fall, drifting unpredictably—truly profound and unfathomable.

After that mountain bandit boss finished speaking, he flicked his hand again, a dart shooting out savagely, fast and fierce, aimed straight at Su Mo’s brow.

Su Mo had intended to play the fool, rolling and crawling away.

He had come down this time just to tease Lu Ren; now that his goal was achieved, he naturally didn’t need to linger.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to leave, he heard a sharp whoosh.

The Chain Dart tore through the void, striking squarely against that mountain bandit boss’s hidden weapon.