18. Gu Lanxi, the Female Lead

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"Haha! Has Third Ma become impotent? Did he finish so soon?"

"Haha! What a loser. Let's see if he still has the guts to brag in front of us."

The bandits could not help but mock when they heard the screams coming from the bushes.

However, their expressions soon changed.

After the bushes grew silent, the scar-faced bandit still did not emerge.

"What happened? Third Ma!"

The confused bandits began yelling his name, but there was no reply from the bushes.

"You two, go take a look," ordered the leader of the bandits to the men next to him.

The two men followed the orders and entered the bushes.

However, they did not make a single sound after entering, as if they had disappeared entirely, just like the scar-faced bandit.

All the bandits became alert and stood up with grave expressions.

"Damn it, what happened?"

"F***! What the hell!"

"Humph! I want to know who has the guts to mess with the Blood Sword Bandits!"

The leader of the bandits yelled with a grave expression, "You two, stay here to watch over these women. The rest come with me!"

They unsheathed their swords and approached the bushes in an organised manner.

They only found the corpses of the scar-faced and the other two bandits in the bushes.

The Leader crouched down to observe the corpses. He noticed slit throats with no signs of struggle.

Killed in one sword stroke!

All three men died in the same way.

Before the leader warned others, two screams came from behind them.

The terrified screams of the captured women followed.

"Damn it…!"

All the bandits retreated in shock. The two men left behind with the women were killed.

A young man around 14 years old stood beside the corpses holding a blood-stained sword.

Su Mo arrived just in time and saved the young woman.

He first killed the scar-faced bandit and then the other two. When the bandits came to inspect the situation, he circled back around and killed the two guards.

Thus, Su Mo effortlessly killed five men in a row.

"Who are you? You dare challenge the Blood Sword Bandits!" shouted the leader as he sized Su Mo carefully.

"Challenge? Hun!"

Su Mo was seething with anger. He did not wish to let them live even a second longer. He rushed into the bandit group with his sword.

The bandits stood no chance against Su Mo. Only their leader had Lv 5 of Qi Cultivation while three or four of his men were at Lv 4. The rest had even lower cultivation.

Su Mo killed a bandit with every swing of his sword.

The Leader understood his situation and began to retreat. Showing his back to Su Mo turned to be a fatal mistake.

Su Mo kicked a dagger dropped by a bandit. Su Mo threw another dagger with his other hand while killing bandits with his sword.

The first dagger lodged into the leader's leg, stopping his escape while the other penetrated his heart, taking his life.

The Genuine Qi of a Qi Cultivation Martial Artist allowed a person to perform superhuman feats. One could crush steel with his bare hands, but it did not mean that they would not die with a sword through their heart.

The death of the bandit leader marked the end of the bandit's struggle as Su Mo quickly sent them away without giving them a chance to escape.

He stood amidst corpses in his blood-stained clothes. The women were terrified by this sight.

Su Mo knew that; hence he stayed silent for a few seconds. When he felt that a few among them have calmed down, he cut their chains, freeing them.

"Where are the men from your village?" asked Su Mo.

A young girl in green came forward and spoke, "They locked them in a house not far from here."

Su Mo was stunned by the girl's beauty. She had deer-like eyes and cherry lips. If Luo Huan was a charming rose, then the girl was like lilies.

Luo Huan stood out from the crowd while the girl was a beauty within the public.

Whatever the occasion may be, men will be men.

"Sir...Sir..." The girl called out to Su Mo, who seemed to have lost his attention.

"Who is this beautiful girl? Is she Gu Lanxi? Have I come across the female lead?" Many thoughts floated in Su Mo's head.

"What's your name?" blurted out Su Mo. He was too engrossed in his thoughts but recomposed himself in time.

"Gu Lanxi, My name is Gu Lanxi." She did not dare to meet Su Mo's eyes. Su Mo looked quite fierce with all the blood on him.

"Ok, you come with me, and all other women should go back to the village. It isn't safe here," replied Su Mo stiffly.

Su Mo did not wish to sympathise with anyone as this world was crooked.

Here one would question the morality of life and death with equals while crushing the weak like ants and wagging their tails before the strong.

Su Mo left with Gu Lanxi to find the captured men.

"HoHo! She is the female lead. How do I talk to her? She is really beautiful. Oh, my life! Who should I choose? Luo Huan is also beautiful. Can I choose between them? Can I have both? Damn, do they even like me? This is the real world. Females don't fall in your lap whenever you want."

Hundreds of questions revolved in Su Mo's mind as he followed Gu Lanxi.

Su Mo knew that today would be the most challenging day of his life.