On the mountain road about a mile away from Valley Town, a large gang of brigands was rapidly marching towards the Town. Every one of them looked fierce and the gang was led by Miller, the chief brigand of the Black Mountain Fortress. He made his way forward on a red horse and his head bowed a little.
Only few people knew that Li was Miller's family name. Lanny, the leader of the Li Clan, was his brother. And the brigands of the Black Mountain Fortress were actually the Li Clan's secret fight force. The two brothers were similar, since both did dirty work for a living—one was known to the public as a business, the other was part of the underworld.
When Miller got wind of what was going on with the Li Clan, he immediately made preparations to go to Valley Town to support his brother. But even before he left his Fortress, his spies reported that all the principal members of the Li Clan had been killed, including the leader, Lanny.
Miller was furious, his rage knowing no bounds. He soon asked everyone in the Black Mountain Fortress to gather and the band immediately started for Valley Town to avenge his brother.
With Miller were a huge number of brigands with all kinds of weapons in their hands.
"Be quick. Move forward at the highest speed! Once we get to Valley Town, we will kill everyone belonged to the Zhang Clan! None should be left alive!"
Miller's voice was full of fury, urging the group of brigands into faster movement and more butchery.
The exhausted brigands took in Miller's anger and marched quicker. It didn't matter that they had been running for a whole day already.
After a while, they came to a crossroads from where the first glimpse of Valley Town could be seen from afar.
Miller felt his heart race.
"We will soon reach Valley Town," he called out. "Every one of us must lift our spirit..."
Miller's sentence was interrupted by strange sounds.
Shoop! Shoop! Shoop!
Before the brigands could recover from their shock, dozens of arrows rained down on them from the forest that lined the road. Bodies fell hither and thither to the ground, pierced by the arrows. Soon, the air was reeking with the smell of blood.
"Watch out! It's an ambush!"
Cries rent the air at the sudden attack.
Miller paled. 'Did the Zhang Clan know about us coming here? Were they prepared for our arrival?' Miller questioned himself as his eyes took in the carnage.
"What do you think of my welcome, brigands from the Black Mountain Fortress?" a voice sounded out.
A few figures emerged from the woods and walked up to the group.
A young man and a young woman led the small band of bow-wielding people.
Austin and Mindy walked ahead of the members of the Zhang Clan sent in by Zachary. Austin and Mindy had told him that they could handle it. But according to Zachary, Mindy was a cultivator of the highest level and one who could help develop the clan into a legend, which was why he sent in more people with her for protection.
Miller's expression turned cold.
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