From the beginning of Swordsman, he created a legend in the martial arts world.

Seeing that even a "master" like Hou Renying from the Qingcheng Sect had been killed by Li Bin, the members of the Black Snake Gang were terrified and dared not linger. They immediately let out a shout and scattered in all directions.

Ignoring his severe injuries, Li Bin hurriedly shouted to his equally shaken brothers, "Quick! Back to the mansion!"

The group rushed back to their house in the city, but as soon as they reached the alley entrance, Li Bin's heart sank—it was too quiet!

The brothers who were supposed to stay behind at the house were nowhere to be seen.

Upon seeing this, Li Bin rushed into the courtyard like a madman. The front yard was empty, but as soon as he rushed into the back yard, the scene before him made his eyes widen in horror.

The courtyard was in a mess. The herb garden was trampled, the stone table was overturned, and what horrified him even more was that there were several corpses lying haphazardly on the ground. They were the brothers from the Divine Sword Gang that he had left behind.

All of them had swords in their throats or hearts, clearly indicating that they had encountered a master and were killed with a single blow.

In the bamboo grove where Meng Fei often practiced his sword, the signs of a fight were even more obvious. The green bamboo was cut in half by sharp blades, and there were also some poisonous insect corpses that had been cut into pieces scattered on the ground. They were obviously the protective poison that Sister Aya released in a moment of desperation, but now they had all been killed.

"Sister Aya! Sister Alu!"

Li Bin shouted hoarsely, but his voice echoed in the empty courtyard without a single response.

He then frantically searched the backyard and finally found a plain white handkerchief by the path leading to the side gate.

That was something Aya often used, with delicate orchids embroidered on the edges. Now, on that white handkerchief, there were several dark red bloodstains that had turned dark!

Holding the blood-stained handkerchief, Li Bin felt as if his heart was being gripped tightly by a cold hand, the pain almost suffocating him.

Sister Aya is injured! They've been kidnapped!

"Quick! Go ask the neighbors right now, I need to know which direction they went!"

Li Bin suppressed the metallic taste in his throat and gave the order in a stern voice, which became hoarse due to anxiety and internal injuries.

Before long, one of the brothers who had been scattered to inquire returned, panting, to report: "Boss, some...some neighbors said that about half an hour ago, they heard fighting and a woman's screams over here, and then...judging from the sounds, it seemed they went north!"

North!

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope ignited in Li Bin's eyes. He immediately gathered his men and, disregarding the advice of his brothers to treat their injuries first, led more than ten of them and sped off towards the North Gate.

Several miles outside the city, the number of forks in the main road increased, and they could only continue their pursuit by relying on scattered traces and vague directions from passersby.

However, after chasing for more than 20 miles, the group came to a desolate crossroads where all traces disappeared completely, and the three roads ahead led nowhere.

"Split up and chase after them. No matter what, we must find Sister Aya and the others."

Looking at the vast road ahead, Li Bin suddenly felt his vision go black, and a sharp pain in his chest struck him. He almost fell off his horse, but fortunately, a brother next to him helped him up.

He took a deep breath and then slowly said, "Wait...wait a minute, listen to me."

The crowd stopped and looked at him in confusion.

"If you haven't found Sister Aya and the others in a month, then you should go back."

Li Bin gazed in the direction of Fuzhou, a deep sense of pain and guilt flashing in his eyes.

"Also... if my master returns, please tell him that I have failed in my duty."

These words sent a jolt through everyone, as if they had a premonition of something.

Then, Li Bin turned his gaze back to the fork in the road and murmured to himself.

"Da Hu, Xiao Lin... I originally thought I might have two more... junior brothers, but it seems... I was overthinking it."

"If it's really true... we can't find Sister Aya and the others, or if... something has happened to them."

Li Bin suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with a terrifying bloodlust. He spoke each word as if squeezed out from between his teeth: "I will do everything in my power to wipe out every single member of the Qingcheng Sect! I will kill them all! ... Finally, I will return this life to my master!"

Having said that, he suddenly spurred his horse and galloped off toward the middle fork in the road.

"Boss!"

The crowd gasped and tried to give chase, but they saw that he was moving extremely fast and had already run dozens of feet away in the blink of an eye.

"Ugh!"

The burly boy named Da Hu sighed heavily, his face full of worry.

"Boss, they're not planning to come back alive!"

"Wait a moment!"

Another lean boy with exceptionally bright and steady eyes suddenly called out to the group who were about to split up and chase after them.

"What's wrong, Kobayashi?"

Da Hu turned his head and asked anxiously.

Xiao Lin frowned and said quickly, "Da Hu, think about it carefully! Hou Renying from the Qingcheng Sect said before that they captured Sister Aya and the gang leader to blackmail Senior Meng. What does that mean?"

Upon hearing this, Da Hu was taken aback: "So... their target is actually Senior Meng?"

"That's right!"

A glint of light flashed in Xiaolin's eyes.

"So, regardless of whether we can find Sister Aya and the others right away, there is one thing we must do immediately."

He then looked at everyone and said urgently but clearly, "We must immediately send someone back to the residence in Fuzhou. Once Senior Meng returns, we must tell him everything that happened here, so that he knows it was the Qingcheng Sect who did it! This way, Senior Meng can be on guard, and might even find clues faster than us and rescue Sister Aya and the others!"

Big Tiger slapped his forehead: "That's right! How could I forget that! You're so sharp... that... that gang leader, he..."

"Go after the gang leader."

Kobayashi made a quick decision and said it immediately.

"Remember, now is not the time to fight desperately. Preserving yourselves, passing on messages, and getting Senior Meng to take action are the greatest hopes for rescuing Sister Aya and the others."

Then he turned to the crowd again.

"You guys, come with me. We'll split up and investigate. Remember, our priority is to gather information and confirm our whereabouts. Don't take any unnecessary risks."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt reassured and responded in unison, "Understood!"

Without hesitation, Da Hu mounted his horse and chased after the direction where Li Bin had disappeared, while Xiao Lin led the rest of the group, quickly splitting into two groups and galloping off towards the left and right forks in the road.

"Squeak—"

When the killing in the dilapidated temple ceased, the old, worn-out door was finally pushed open from the inside, and a thick, tangible stench of blood surged out, almost nauseating.

One, two, three... When seven prisoners, covered in wounds and blood, emerged from the dilapidated temple, a cold smile crept onto Meng Fei's lips beneath his silver mask.

Those who managed to fight their way out of dozens of vicious prisoners were undoubtedly the most ruthless, the most resilient, and the luckiest among them.

Beneath the silver mask, Meng Fei's gaze swept calmly across the crowd. When his eyes landed on one of the people, he paused almost imperceptibly. Among the seven, there was a woman.

The woman was around thirty years old, tall and thin, with her face covered in blood and a gruesome new wound.

She gripped a blood-stained dagger tightly in her hand, a fierce glint in her eyes like that of a lone wolf. To survive such a chaotic battle, her ferocity was probably no less than that of any man.

Meng Fei's mind raced slightly, but his face remained calm. He then spoke slowly, his voice carrying a metallic quality through his mask.

"That's right, the fact that you managed to come out alive means you've earned the right to live, but..."

He flipped his hand, and a porcelain-white jade bottle appeared in his palm.

"This substance is called 'Seven-Heart Begonia.' After consuming it, life and death will be determined by my single thought. You may consider whether or not to consume it!"