plumnovel Chapter 8: A Plan to Repel the Bandits
Chapter 8: A Plan to Repel the Bandits
"Let's talk this out. This is a sect; please don't resort to violence!"
Shi Biao felt a chill run down his neck, and the hairs on his body stood on end.
This extortion should have been a sure thing, but who would have thought that a scoundrel like Lu Qingyun would show up.
There was a vague suspicion that this person might be the "Lu Qingyun" mentioned by the black-robed deacon.
His mind raced. He gave the masked man in the distance a meaningful look. Sitting idly by and waiting for death was out of the question. He had cultivated for longer than Lu Qingyun; if he could find an opportunity, he would surely capture Lu Qingyun.
"snort!"
Lu Qingyun's face revealed a cold glint.
He bent his knee and delivered a powerful knee-elbow strike to Shi Biao's groin.
"You still dare to play dirty tricks? Shi Biao, I really want to know if you're truly fearless!"
With a cracking sound, his right leg was almost broken.
I feel pain in my legs.
Shi Biao cried out in pain, no longer daring to make any more moves. He immediately stopped channeling his energy and begged for mercy, "Hero, I'm telling the truth!"
"Stop right there! I'm just following the sect's rules; I never intended to harm you."
As the masked men around them continued to close in, Lu Qingyun snorted coldly, shifted his position, grabbed Shi Biao with his left hand, and gripped Shi Biao's right index finger with his right hand.
"Make them hand over everything they have, or I'll break your fingers."
The ten fingers are connected to the heart; Shi Biao's index finger was bent into a crooked arc. He gritted his teeth and said sharply, "Put that thing down now! Do you want to watch my hand get broken?!"
Shi Biao knew that he had offended many people in the past.
If Lu Qingyun completely cripples him and he loses his value to that senior brother, he will probably die a terrible death.
The rules of the Yunxia Sect only protect its disciples; ordinary people are treated like ants.
When the time comes to collect the spirit rice, he will be unable to pay and will be demoted to a mortal, losing the protection of the clan rules. Those who targeted him in the past will then rush to kill him.
The masked men were stuck, unable to move forward or backward. Shi Biao's life was his, but the spirit stones they had obtained were theirs.
Using one's own spirit stones to exchange for Shi Biao's life seems like a bad deal, especially since Lu Qingyun might not even dare to kill Shi Biao.
In the blink of an eye, the masked men cautiously moved a few more steps closer.
Lu Qingyun's eyes flashed with a cold light as he planned to cut off another of Shi Biao's fingers. He absolutely refused to believe that Shi Biao had no way to control these masked men.
At this moment, Mu Chuan was the first to panic. He straightened up, and his finger, which had been broken by Shi Biao, was now intact. Only his swollen thigh made him limp.
"Senior brother, please don't make a move! Shi Biao is my brother's subordinate. If you really cripple him, I won't be able to explain it to my brother!"
Mu Chuan rushed forward and tried to pry Lu Qingyun's fingers open.
"I guarantee with my life, senior brother, if you release him, my brother will never make things difficult for you!"
"What a vicious heart!"
Shi Biao stared wide-eyed, panting as he fixed his gaze on Mu Chuan. Mu Chuan's elder brother had never liked him and had often bullied him in an attempt to curry favor.
Now, Mu Chuan isn't trying to save him at all; he clearly wants to use someone else to kill him, to provoke Lu Qingyun into causing his death.
"None of you come any closer. Stay where you are, or once I get away, Senior Brother Mu will surely take revenge on you all."
Shi Biao's eyes were bloodshot as he hurriedly said to the masked man and Lu Qingyun, "Junior brother, don't listen to this brat's nonsense, I'm willing to surrender!"
"I don't need them to save me! Junior brother, please don't act rashly!"
"I certainly won't act impulsively."
Lu Qingyun indifferently bent his finger and forcefully broke Shi Biao's finger.
A broken finger brought a wave of excruciating pain.
Shi Biao let out a miserable cry, looking at Lu Qingyun in disbelief: "You know I'm Senior Brother Mu's man, yet you still dared to use such force?"
"Isn't sparing your life enough to give Senior Brother Mu face?" Lu Qingyun said calmly.
He didn't care about the situation between Shi Biao and Mu Chuan. Whether the two were acting or not, this was the best decision he could make.
He intends to cripple Shi Biao here, ensuring that Shi Biao cannot recover from his injuries for at least several months. Otherwise, regardless of whether Senior Brother Mu pursues the matter, Shi Biao will surely return once his injuries improve.
Under Shi Biao's orders, the masked men dared not advance any further.
Lu Qingyun glanced at Mu Chuan, his voice cold and brooking no refusal: "You, go and break off all nine of his remaining fingers."
"What...me!"
Mu Chuan was stunned, his body trembling, and he asked in astonishment.
He was afraid of Shi Biao's retaliation afterward, so he didn't dare to make a move for a moment.
"If you don't do it yourself, he'll cut off those nine fingers for you."
"Junior brother, I'm willing to sever ties, I'm willing to sever ties!"
Upon hearing the sound, Shi Biao immediately called out.
If he could cut off Mu Chuan's finger in exchange for his own safety, he would certainly be willing!
Mu Chuan felt a chill run down his spine.
He realized! It turned out that Lu Qingyun wanted to drag him down with her.
They wanted him to take the blame for his brother's anger!
If Lu Qingyun were to personally cripple Shi Biao, his elder brother would surely come looking for revenge.
But if he were to make the move, his brother would point the finger at him first.
No, I must strike first!
Mu Chuan stared intently at Shi Biao's ferocious face. What Shi Biao had just said was definitely not that he was willing to cut off his own finger, but that he wanted to cut off his.
Click!
In an instant, Mu Chuan pursed his lips and trembled as he broke off Shi Biao's fingers cleanly.
"No, Mu Chuan... how dare you!"
Shi Biao's eyes were about to burst, and he fainted from the pain.
He thought that his decisiveness would make Lu Qingyun change her mind and point the finger at Mu Chuan, but he never expected that Mu Chuan, that good-for-nothing, would actually do such a ruthless thing.
At this moment, Shi Biao fainted, and the masked crowd, leaderless, began to retreat.
Lu Qingyun said coldly, "Mu Chuan, make them put down the spirit stones. If they don't, I guarantee that your fate today will be the same as Shi Biao's."
"Put down the spirit stones! You've already crippled Shi Biao, are you going to cripple me too?"
Like Shi Biao?
After glancing at Shi Biao, Mu Chuan quickly released his blood-stained hand, trembled, and shouted anxiously, "My brother has your names on his list. Even if he dislikes me, even if Shi Biao and I are both crippled here, he will never forgive you."
"At that time, not only will you not get any spirit stones, but even if you are lucky enough to become outer disciples, my brother will make you wish you were dead!"
Mu Chuan was telling the truth. If only Shi Biao, that dog, was crippled, then at most they would be blamed.
But if Senior Brother Mu, this unpopular younger brother, is also crippled here, they will surely be dealt with by Senior Brother Mu.
The masked leader gritted his teeth and reluctantly tossed a bag of spirit stones to the ground.
He gave Lu Qingyun a deep look: "I hope you can keep your word and not harm Shi Biao and Mu Chuan again. Today, we admit defeat!"
After speaking, the masked men disappeared from sight with dark faces.
From beginning to end, they never dared to say that they had taken Shi Biao away.
Because they were certain that Lu Qingyun was a cruel madman, and no one knew what else he might do.
After confirming that the masked man had left, Lu Qingyun turned his gaze to Mu Chuan.
"Gather all the spirit stones."
"Understood!" Mu Chuan's lips twitched, and he forced a smile. He obediently picked up the spirit stones scattered on the ground, not daring to be disobedient.
Behind him, Lu Qingyun dragged Shi Biao along until he finished picking up the trash.
"Thank you, senior brother, for helping us fight off the robbers!"
Seeing the robbers retreat, a bold young man mustered his courage and said shamelessly, "Senior brother... our spirit stones..."
Lu Qingyun glanced at him, took the spirit stone that Mu Chuan bowed and scraped as he handed it to him, and said indifferently, "The spirit stone was set with a trap by the robbers. Junior Brother, you couldn't resist it. Moreover, this is stolen money. Mu Chuan needs to inform his elder brother so that it can be distributed separately."
Alternate assignment? The boy's smile froze.
All that remained in his ears was Lu Qingyun's voice, which had a half-smile.
"If you have any complaints, you can ask Senior Brother Mu for them."