Old Friends

"From this day on... the Red Viper Bandits are no more."

Haoran, Lanfen, and the rest of the Red Viper Bandits stood quietly at the entry cave to the cavern complex they had called home for the past several years, after having unceremoniously dumped Gao Shun's body deep in the mountains.

The bandits looked amongst each other with mixed emotions at Haoran's declaration; although Gao Shun had been tyrannical, there was no doubt that he had brought great fortune and luxury to their once scattered bandit groups.

Of course, he had also killed a lot of them, but *they* were still alive, so...

"Captain Haoran! Please, take control of the Red Viper Bandits and lead us, once more!" a rather grungy looking individual shouted, and he was soon followed by a chorus of many others who called for Haoran to take over operations.

Haoran, however, simply shook his head, crossing his arms as he looked at them sternly.