The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

To be honest, this was the first time Ji Wushi had seen Jiang Ning in person. Last year, when they besieged Mount Hua, he only came up with a plan in the early stages and ran away when things went wrong. He had never seen Jiang Ning's true appearance.

It's much more lifelike than in the portrait.

No idea could be found.

He is indeed young, but he doesn't look like someone who has been through thick and thin.

This is Ji Wushi's assessment of Jiangning.

Unfortunately, Jiang Ning detected it in advance and prevented him from entering the actual ambush.

Ji Wushi sighed inwardly.

"Kill him!"

Xiang Wentian didn't bother talking to Jiang Ning; he just wanted Jiang Ning dead.

At Xiang Wentian's command, the martial arts figures surrounding Jiangning immediately attacked.

They had originally laid a lot of crossbowmen, archers, and traps in the ambush area ahead, but Jiang Ning didn't go in and instead started the battle here.

"kill!!!"

These people shouted loudly.

Jiang Ning glanced around, then moved his feet and rushed forward. He was extremely fast and reached a person in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Ning swung his fist and smashed it onto a person's head.

boom!

The sound of bones cracking rang out clearly, and the person's skull instantly caved in, a terrifying sight.

Jiang Ning turned around, leaped up, and kicked the man in the chest. The nameless henchman's corpse flew backward and crashed into a group of people.

Clang!

Jiang Ning drew his sword, flicked his wrist, and unleashed a crescent-shaped sword aura that flew parallel to the crowd.

puff!puff!puff!

Several martial arts figures were instantly dismembered, their blood splattering into the air like a rain of blood.

call out!

Jiang Ning flashed forward, thrusting his sword into one man's throat, instantly killing him. He then drew his sword and slit the throat of another man who attacked from the side.

Jiang Ning killed two people in a very short time.

At this moment, a second-rate expert rushed over and swung his broadsword down.

Jiang Ning glanced at the man, ducked down to avoid the blow, turned around and came behind him, bent his arm and smashed it into the back of the man's neck. With a crack, the man's neck was broken.

The gazes of everyone present froze upon seeing this.

Even a second-rate expert can't last a single round?

"I'll take you on!"

A burly man rushed forward; judging from his imposing aura, he was a top-tier expert.

Seeing this man charging fiercely towards them, Jiang Ning killed several more of the smaller fry who came at them, and the burly man stepped forward.

when!when!when!

The two exchanged a few quick blows. Jiang Ning's attacks were extremely fast, and in just two seconds the burly man could no longer withstand Jiang Ning's speed. Shocked, he decided to retreat and prepared to join other experts in killing Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning was already operating at full power when he saw that the man was about to retreat. In a flash, he stepped forward, his Gentleman's Sword flashing.

At this moment, many more henchmen rushed up.

Jiang Ning's longsword struck repeatedly, instantly adding several more corpses, his target heading straight for the burly man.

"Ok?"

Upon seeing Jiang Ning heading straight for him, the burly man was startled and raised his weapon to parry while retreating rapidly.

However, he was a little slow, and there were people behind him, leaving him with nowhere to retreat.

puff!puff!

Jiang Ning swung his sword and slashed across the throat, then swung it back to cut across the abdomen. The big man's eyes widened as he was attacked twice in quick succession, instantly losing his fighting ability.

call out!

At that moment, a man from the side raised a single-edged sword and slashed down.

Jiang Ning turned his head to look, and the next second he swung his sword and cut off the wrist.

puff!

The man's hand was severed at the wrist. Before he could even scream, Jiang Ning had already leaped up and kicked him away with a side kick, sending him crashing into the crowd.

After dealing with this person, Jiang Ning did not stop, because others came to attack.

Jiang Ning had just leaped up and hadn't even landed yet, but that didn't stop him from killing. He thrust his sword into a man's chest, right in the heart, and then withdrew it, leaving a trail of blood.

"kill!"

A man wielding a dagger rapidly approached Jiang Ning. This man was extremely fast and was clearly a skilled assassin.

Jiang Ning dodged, then punched the man's wrist with his left fist. The man grunted, and the dagger flew from his hand.

Jiang Ning immediately reached out and grabbed the dagger, stabbing upwards from below the man's jaw, instantly piercing through his brain and killing him instantly.

Just after dealing with this person, a burly man came running up from behind, trying to pounce on Jiang Ning and grab him to restrict his movements.

Jiang Ning dodged to the side, then stepped on the blade of a man's sword to propel himself up and deliver a superhuman punch that slammed into the man's nose.

The man's face instantly caved in, and blood spurted out.

As soon as he landed, another burly man lunged down and grabbed Jiang Ning, pulling him into the crowd. A large group of people wielding weapons attacked, and anyone hit would be hacked to death.

Several more experts rushed in, intending to take Jiang Ning's life.

Jiang Ning, who was being held by the burly man, bent his legs and delivered a knee strike to the man's abdomen, while simultaneously raising his sword to block their attacks.

A sharp pain shot through his abdomen, and a flash of agony crossed the burly man's eyes, but he still did not let go.

He's doing everything he can to contain Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning's several knee strikes had no effect, so he immediately bent his left arm and struck the neck with his elbow.

Jiang Ning's move was extremely ruthless, and the burly man could no longer hold on to Jiang Ning tightly; his arms loosened.

At that moment, the group of people around them raised their weapons and began to slash.

In a life-or-death situation, Jiang Ning acted swiftly, placing one hand on the man's back to pull himself away. With a sweep of his sword, he repelled the attackers who came at him again. He then lightly touched the man's back with his toes and leaped into the air.

puff!puff!puff!

With countless swords and blades aimed at him, the burly man was instantly hacked into a bloody pulp.

Meanwhile, Jiangning has already landed.

However, as soon as they landed in Jiangning, they were surrounded again and engaged in battle with this group of people.

Looking at the fierce battle not far away, Xiang Wentian frowned.

Jiang Ning's fighting prowess exceeded his expectations. After fighting for a long time, this group of people failed to kill Jiang Ning and instead lost many of their own.

"You go ahead."

Xiang Wentian gave the order, sending the old man Zu Qianqiu and several top-tier experts to the front lines.

Several people looked troubled.

It wasn't that they were afraid to go up because they were afraid of dying, but because there was already a huge fighting going on in front of them, and there were too many people. They couldn't get up there, and even if they did, they wouldn't be able to use their skills properly. The space was only so big. Just like that top-notch expert who was killed by Jiang Ning before, he couldn't even retreat. There were people all behind him, and he was killed by Jiang Ning right before his eyes.

"Ok?"

Xiang Wentian noticed that these people hadn't come up yet, so he looked over.

The old man and Zu Qianqiu reluctantly went ahead.

The remaining few people looked at each other, but also rushed forward.

"Left Envoy, in my opinion, we probably won't be able to kill him for the time being if things continue like this."

At this moment, a person came to Xiang Wentian's side; it was Shangguan Yun, the leader of the White Tiger Hall.

Xiang Wentian glanced at him.

"What plan does Master Shangguan have?"

Shangguan Yun said, "I will send my crossbowmen and archers."

Chapter 434: Breaking Out of the Encirclement (Bonus Chapter 2, currently 2/26 chapters short)

The crossbowmen and archers under Shangguan Yun's command were not equipped with ordinary arrows, but with water guns equipped with mechanisms for shooting water.

And that water was not ordinary water; it was highly toxic.

These poisonous liquids cause immediate decay upon contact with anything; even a single drop can rot the entire body down to the bone, making them extremely toxic.

Therefore, Shangguan Yun planned to have his crossbowmen and archers advance, but he wanted them to retreat first, otherwise, not only would Jiang Ning be killed by a hail of arrows, but many of his own men would also die.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Wentian glanced at the people surrounding Jiang Ning.

Now, a hint of fear unconsciously crept into their eyes as they looked at Jiang Ning. Although they still surrounded him, most of them hesitated and dared not move forward, fearing that they would become corpses in the next second.

They were scared.

Xiang Wentian was furious.

These江湖人 (jianghu people) are just afraid of death, unlike the followers of the Sun Moon Sect.

"it is good."

Xiang Wentian agreed with Shangguan Yun's suggestion.

Although they still haven't been able to kill Jiang Ning, the opponent has expended a considerable amount of internal energy and physical strength. As long as he remains within their encirclement, they can wear him down.

Those who received Xiang Wentian's order withdrew, and were replaced by crossbowmen and archers.