All the gods began by cultivating the Iron Shirt technique.

"what!"

"Help! The Mongols are coming!"

"Please, please, let me go!"

......

Within the county town, the Mongol hooves trampled the ground, and houses were destroyed in an instant. The people who had been hiding inside to avoid the fighting between the Xu and Qin families could no longer hide. Like rats, they could only scurry about in panic as their houses were destroyed, some even huddled in corners, trembling with fear.

However, how could these Mongols let them go? No matter how the people struggled or pleaded, the Mongols' spears and scimitars always pierced their bodies with precision, and the blood that spurted out became fireworks of the Mongol invasion.

"Hahaha! Shout, shout some more!"

"No, no! My child!!"

On the street, a Mongol soldier wildly swung his spear, the tip piercing the body of a child. Thick blood gushed out with each sway of the spear. At the soldier's feet, a woman, her hair disheveled and barely clothed, screamed in agony. Her hands moved with the child's body, trying to catch him and hold him in her arms.

Not far away, several heavily armored cavalrymen charged wildly, and the wounded civilians who could not walk on the street turned into bloody mud under their hooves.

At this moment, pain and madness intertwine, and humanity is submerged beneath the blood...

On South Street, inside what was once the county government office, a pair of Mongol soldiers were already stationed. Inside the former reception hall, a squad of Mongol soldiers stood at attention with their spears, while the former cavalry centurion sat imposingly in the main seat. To his side, two middle-aged men dressed in Song Dynasty attire stood cautiously.

"You... you're the Xu something-shan that Chitoge Nagao was talking about?"

"I am Xu Zhengqing, and this is my younger brother, Xu Zhengshan," Xu Zhengqing said softly, his head bowed.

"Yes, Commander Nayan told me in his letter. Don't worry, you are Nayan's subordinate, I won't harm you! Everything you've stolen will belong to you, this was agreed upon beforehand, and we Mongol warriors will not go back on our word."

"Are there any resistance forces in the city right now?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, the former magistrate has already been persuaded by a lowly person to flee ahead of time. Now the city is full of common people, with only a few members of the Qin family still putting up a last-ditch resistance." Xu Zhengqing said with a smile, his voice neither hurried nor slow.

Bang!

"If you resist to the bitter end, then die! Xu Zhengqing, I will send some elite troops with you later to wipe out the Qin family as soon as possible. After tonight, I want this county to be silent!" the centurion said coldly.

Xu Zhengqing lowered his head even further, cupped his hands in thanks, and said, "Yes, thank you, Centurion."

......

Clang! The sound of weapons clashing was deafening, and the sound of long swords tearing through flesh never stopped.

On East Street, Yang Pan swung his knife, forcing back another member of the Green Mountain Gang. Looking at the numerous Green Mountain Gang thugs still lurking around, waiting for their chance to strike, Yang Pan felt a wave of powerlessness wash over him. After Huang Hui swiftly killed a Green Mountain Gang member, the group was originally heading towards the back of the county town according to plan. Along the way, to avoid encountering the Green Mountain Gang again, they were extremely cautious, even scaling walls and entering houses from inside.

However, after reaching East Street, they inevitably ran into the Green Mountain Gang. They initially thought that with Huang Hui, a skilled fighter with internal energy, they could quickly defeat them. Unexpectedly, the leader of the Green Mountain Gang, Ma San, also possessed internal energy. Huang Hui and Ma San clashed, while Yang Pan and his two companions fought the remaining Green Mountain Gang members.

"Damn it! What are these bastards doing, staring at us like that? I'm just a bodyguard for the Qin family!"

At this moment, even Yang Pan couldn't help but curse inwardly. The Xu family attacked the Qin family because of a struggle for interests, aiming to destroy the Qin family, and it wasn't wrong for the Green Mountain Gang, as a Xu family force, to kill people related to the Qin family.

However, Yang Pan and his fellow disciples were merely hired bodyguards and were not involved in any core interests or secrets. They had already escaped, and in the eyes of the Green Mountain Gang, they were not to be trifled with. Logically speaking, as long as Yang Pan and his companions did not target the Green Mountain Gang again, they should simply be let go.

As a result, these bastards, as if they had something wrong with their brains, wouldn't let go of them.

As if he had some deep-seated grudge that he had to take revenge on these people, Yang Pan felt both angry and somewhat powerless.

All I can say is that gangsters these days are incredibly loyal; otherwise, there's no way to explain the other side's determination to kill several of their men.

He had already killed seven or eight people tonight, which was unbelievable for Yang Pan, who had lived in peacetime for more than twenty years. However, he accepted it quickly, or rather, he had been prepared from the moment he started learning martial arts, but he did not expect that the initial practice would be so bloody and exciting.

"Junior Brother Yang, are you alright?"

Shi Yingfeng leaned against Yang Pan, his clothes now tattered and soaked with blood seeping from his wounds. He wasn't alone; Yang Pan and Zhao Lei were in the same state. Ultimately, they were only at the second level of Iron Shirt, the flesh-forging stage. They hadn't even reached perfection, and even if they had, they could only defend against blunt force attacks, offering little protection against swords and blades.

The three men, outnumbered and outgunned, could kill some of the Green Mountain Gang members with their strength and basic swordsmanship, but they couldn't avoid being slashed a few times themselves. They were already exhausted; if they continued fighting, they would likely be the ones to die.

"Senior Brother Shi, Senior Brother Zhao, I have a suggestion. Let's run towards the Qin residence," Yang Pan said in a low voice.

"From what I just heard from these people, the Qin family is still putting up a fight. If it's just the guards in the Qin family who don't know martial arts, they probably won't be able to hold out for this long. Instructor Zhao is probably still alive."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yingfeng and Zhao Lei's eyes lit up. Instructor Zhao's strength was evident to all. If the opponent was still alive, the group could muster their strength and fight their way out to the Qin residence. It might be a way to survive, much better than staying here and being worn down to death.

Although the Xu family also has a skilled fighter, it's been so long, who knows if he's been killed by Instructor Zhao.

The thought arose, and the group made their decisions. Just as they mustered their strength, preparing for one last charge to break through the defenses, they...

Thump! Glug glug!

A dark shadow flew over from a distance and landed in the open space in front of everyone. Everyone's attention was drawn to the object rolling on the ground. Only when the object stopped did everyone see what it looked like.

"Ma San!"

"Boss!"

"The boss is dead!"

The rolling object was Ma San's head, and the distinctive slanted eyes still held the pain of his death. Upon seeing this, the crowd reacted differently, but Yang Pan and the other two seemed relieved.

"Your boss is dead. If you don't want to die, get out of here!" From the dilapidated house next to the street, Huang Hui's blood-stained figure slowly walked out.

"Senior Brother Huang!" At this moment, Yang Pan and the other two felt an unprecedented sense of warmth as they looked at Huang Hui's figure.

"He killed the boss! Let's avenge the boss!" At this moment, a member of the Green Mountain Gang actually spoke up, wanting to avenge Ma San. Yang Pan's gaze shifted, and he looked at this gang member with a strange expression.

Such loyalty! If Boss Cao were here, he would greatly appreciate it...

Whoosh! Before Yang Pan's thoughts could even settle, a whooshing sound rang out.

*Thud!* The blood-stained longsword mercilessly pierced through the body of the gang member, who then loyally followed Ma San to the afterlife.

"Who else?"

A calm voice came from Huang Hui's mouth, and the remaining members of the Green Mountain Gang scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing in all directions.

Seeing that the Green Mountain Gang members had completely left, the three of them finally relaxed, and as they did, waves of fatigue washed over them.

"Senior Brother Huang, are you alright?" Yang Pan forced himself to be energetic. Having the Longevity Fruit, his recovery ability was stronger than the other two. He approached Huang Hui with concern. If it weren't for the other man, he probably would have died long ago tonight.

The moment Yang Pan approached Huang Hui, Huang Hui's body went limp and leaned against Yang Pan.

"Senior Brother Huang, are you alright?" Yang Pan was about to help the other up when he noticed a huge wound on the other's back, from which blood was gushing out.

Shi Yingfeng and Zhao Lei also came up, and were shocked to see this scene.

"Such a serious injury probably needs to be treated immediately." Shi Yingfeng's tone was solemn. He had been practicing martial arts the longest and knew more about it.

"No need, this is just a superficial wound, it doesn't affect any internal organs. I have some wound medicine with me, just apply it and bandage it."

Huang Hui said weakly, his wounds looked terrible, with flesh torn open. In reality, however, they did not damage his internal organs. Ma San's slash was infused with internal force, which should have been extremely vicious and severe. An ordinary person would probably have been cut in half, but Huang Hui's third layer of Iron Shirt protected him from most of the damage.

Upon hearing this, the three quickly applied wound medicine to Huang Hui's wound and then gave him a simple bandage. After everything was finished, they helped Huang Hui find a house that was at least somewhat intact so that he could rest.