The Heavenly Court is gone, I don't want to be a True Lord.

Soon, Xu Feng arrived alone at the old family home in Beikouwan.

In the villages outside Fushan City, most people share the same surname, and the clan elders are considered village chiefs.

Xu Feng seemed quite familiar with the clan elders. After a few pleasantries, he went straight to asking questions.

"You mean about Shi Tou? I really didn't know that, but yesterday afternoon, two people came from Nankou Bay, saying they wanted to take Shi Tou's family to the city for medical treatment."

"Nankou Bay across the river?"

Xu Feng frowned. "Do you know exactly which clan elder it is?"

"I really don't know. Why don't you go ask the neighbors at Shi's house?"

Xu Feng frowned. The newcomer seemed to be deliberately concealing his identity; how could the villagers not know who he was?

Nankou Bay…

who can that be?

However, one thing is certain: the person who came was not from the government, otherwise they would not have been so cautious.

"There's no need to ask the neighbors. I don't know what kind of medicine Shi Tou is brewing at his house. It smells terrible, like poison. I dare not go there."

Xu Feng said, half-jokingly.

The clan elders didn't take it to heart. Everyone in the village has their own folk remedies. It's probably a folk remedy that Shi Tou's parents found somewhere, which is why Xu Feng thought it was poisonous.

To satisfy Xu Feng's desire to eat melons, the clan elder quickly brought up the fish catch in Beikou Bay this year, and Xu Feng naturally agreed without hesitation.

……

The houses in the village are built very sparsely, often several houses belonging to families who know each other are built together. There are five houses connected to the Stone family's house.

A young man with a grim expression approached Xu Jiang.

"Brother Jiang, something's wrong. That child's whole family has disappeared, and Brother Feng's medicine only killed one person we'd never seen before."

Another young man who went to inquire about the situation returned with good news: "Brother Jiang, the child's family doesn't have many relatives in the village. This morning, a few people came from Nankou Bay and woke the child up. The child talked about the demon's lair, but this matter hasn't spread yet. Only a few families in the vicinity know about it."

"Once we've dealt with these families, we can figure out how to deal with that child's family. That should pretty much settle things, right?"

Xu Jiang said somewhat impatiently.

A moment later, three young men walked into a house with expressionless faces.

Who are you looking for?

The peasant woman came out of the house and asked the group of strangers.

The young man in the lead suddenly stepped forward, and a handkerchief containing poison quietly appeared in his hand.

Brother Feng instructed that when killing someone, one should not use a knife, but rather poison.

Dealing with a few country folks who have never practiced martial arts is a piece of cake for them.

Just as they were about to approach the peasant woman.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind suddenly came from nowhere.

The young man's expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously took half a step back, only to see a halberd nearly ten feet long sweeping towards him from behind.

one move!

The three of them were sent flying backwards.

His bones were cracked all over his body, and a large bulge appeared on his back.

Zuo Qi, his face covered with a black cloth, put away his halberd and said to the peasant woman, "If you don't want to die, close the door and don't come out."

After speaking, he picked up his halberd and walked outside.

……

In another household.

Beikou Bay was poor, but there were always people who had good fortune. This family was one such example. When the head of the household was young, he caught a precious fish in the Liang River. He sold it and saved all the money. Later, he sent his son to the city to learn martial arts.

At that moment, two members of the Xu family in the courtyard were looking at the half-grown boy lying on the ground with a mocking expression.

"You think you can be a hero just because you've practiced some rudimentary skills? Why don't you just obediently die!"

"This is truly awful."

In front of the boy, the two men took out a handkerchief and gently pressed it against his parents' faces. The couple struggled violently, but their struggles seemed so futile in the face of two second-level martial arts masters.

He collapsed in just a moment.

The boy's eyes were wide with rage.

The two members of the Xu family laughed unrestrainedly.

They should have been enjoying a life of luxury in Fushan City, but now they are barely surviving in this poor and remote place. They are all filled with resentment, and killing is a very pleasurable thing for them.

"Is it funny?"

A cold voice suddenly came from behind.

Their laughter abruptly stopped, and they turned around abruptly.

But there's no going back now.

Because the head flew up.

From the bloodshot eyes, a figure in black, wielding a halberd, appeared upside down.

The figure bent down, stood in front of the boy, glanced at his parents, and said, "Sorry I'm a little late."

The boy, his face contorted with grief and indignation, demanded, "Who are you? Did you bring them here?!"

Zuo Qi fell silent, staring blankly at the boy in front of him. He saw that the boy's eyes were filled with anger and resentment, not only towards the Xu family, but also towards himself.

"Go ask them."

With a slight movement, the halberd's tip nimbly swept across his throat.

He would feel sorry for having provoked the Xu family, but he would not forgive the ungrateful wretch.

……

"Brother Jiang, why haven't those guys come back yet? They're just a few farmers, do they really need this much time?"

Someone asked in a low voice.

Xu Jiang didn't speak, but just frowned.

Suddenly, someone exclaimed in surprise.

"Brother Jiang, someone's here!"

Xu Jiang suddenly stood up and saw seven or eight people, along with several dogs, rushing towards him on the path dozens of meters away.

Xu Jiang twisted his neck.

Li Gang, who was in the distance, also saw Xu Jiang and the others. One of them, upon seeing the huge broad-bladed axe in Xu Jiang's hand, seemed to realize something and his expression changed drastically.

"Instructor Li, those are members of the Xu family!"

"You know him!?"

"I don't recognize him, but I recognize the axe he's holding. It was very famous in Fushan City back in the day; a life bone was used to forge it!"

"Life bone!?"

The crowd gasped in surprise.

Xu Jiang slowly stood up and looked at them.

Li Gang took half a step forward, stood at the front of the crowd, and looked Xu Jiang in the eye.

"Brother Jiang, he's a dog of the Lin family! I know that man; he's a guest retainer of the Lin family!"

Lin?

A fierce glint flashed in Xu Jiang's eyes.

The next moment, both groups attacked simultaneously.

He Xiao and Ni Heng were puzzled by Zuo Qi's whereabouts, but they had no time to search for him and drew their swords to meet him.

Li Gang, a peak master of the third level, also possesses exceptional martial arts talent; otherwise, he wouldn't have been valued by Lin Yuchan. Although he couldn't directly see through Xu Jiang's cultivation with the naked eye, the two's auras intersected, and neither of them seemed to be overwhelming him.

The opponent was also at the third level of training.

Since it was the third training session, he was naturally not afraid and went to meet them with his sword.

With a mocking look in his eyes, Xu Jiang took a step forward and swung his giant axe horizontally. A red light flashed on the tip of the axe, as if a flame had risen out of thin air!

Dang!

With a sudden movement, Li Gang's expression changed drastically. He felt as if the long knife in his hand was a red-hot iron block, and the intense heat spread from his palm into his body.

Almost instantly, he was sent flying by Xu Jiang's blast.

Upon seeing this, the remaining three third-level masters of the Lin family were shocked and, without delay, rushed forward to help.

Xu Feng snarled, "You all underestimate me!"

He was not as strong as Xu Jiang, but he was still a third-level cultivator. The fact that all the third-level cultivators were attacking Xu Jiang showed that they were not taking him seriously at all.

The Xu family only had two experts of the three-stage training, so it was two against four, but they were completely overwhelmed. Xu Jiang fought three people alone and almost suppressed Li Gang and the others.

Even in a one-on-one fight, Xu Feng could suppress a third-level master from the Lin family.

As for the remaining two matches, they are irrelevant to the overall situation.

Even though He Xiao and Ni Heng were incredibly brave, Xu Jiang, fighting three against one, still had the strength to occasionally send out giant axes. The two fought with trepidation, fearing that they would be cleaved in two by Xu Jiang's giant axe at any moment.

……

Zuo Qi walked out of a farmer's house and breathed a sigh of relief.

There were seven people in total, probably sent by the Xu family to silence them. They weren't any particularly difficult opponents.

He arrived just in time; apart from one family whose members had all died, no one else in the other households had perished.

That was enough to soothe his few remaining acts of kindness.

As I was contemplating this, I saw countless birds startled and taking flight from the distant woods, as if there were some terrifying presence within.

His expression shifted slightly, and he vaguely sensed that something was amiss.

He picked up his halberd and rushed over.

Could there be someone else?!