Chapter 1 Quitting the Mountain

The three of them devoured their meal in a whirlwind, then went together to find the various leaders of Hongyun Mountain to express their intention to leave.

Inside the main hall of the mountain stronghold, the six leaders of Hongyun Mountain gathered, seated in their respective positions, while the three of them sat as guests.

Guo Haishen cupped his fist toward Yu Feng and said,

"Master Yu, we brothers have lingered here for many days, troubling you greatly, for which we are deeply ashamed. Master Yu allowed us brothers to hide and escape disaster here, truly an act of righteousness. Now that the storm has passed, it is time for us to bid farewell and descend the mountain."

Yu Feng exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly stood up, saying loudly,

"What are you saying, three brothers? When heroes are in trouble, we should naturally help each other. Don't speak such polite words. If you ask me, the three heroes might as well stay here and join us in a righteous gathering. Why descend the mountain? Could it be that the three brothers look down on my small Hongyun Mountain?"

He was extremely envious of Chen Feng and Guo Haishen's martial skills. He had invited them to join the group several times in the past few months, but Zhou Jing had refused. Now, hearing that they were leaving, he became anxious.

Zhou Jing heard this, clasped his fist, and said solemnly,

"Master Yu, what are you saying? We are naturally grateful for Hongyun Mountain's protection. However, I wish to see the world's experts, travel north and south, and make a name for myself through martial arts. Therefore, I am unwilling to stay in one place for long. I hope Master Yu can understand."

Yu Feng listened, his expression helpless.

"Alas, everyone has their own ambitions. Brother Chen has such heroic sentiments, which is admirable... It's just that I am truly saddened that brother is unwilling to join my Hongyun Mountain."

The other leaders also spoke one after another to persuade them to stay, but Zhou Jing politely refused them all. After repeating this several times, everyone knew that Zhou Jing was determined to leave, so they had to stop talking.

Li Chun, who was on the side, sighed secretly, feeling quite regretful.

If these two experts of the greenwoods joined, Hongyun Mountain would surely be able to grow stronger in the Luhe area.

Although according to the general rules of the greenwoods, when Zhou Jing and the others came to the mountain to seek refuge, the mountain stronghold was willing to take them in and provide them with good food and drink for several months, they should have known better and joined the group, which would have made everyone happy.

However, Chen Feng and Guo Haishen were not ordinary greenwood figures. They had a very illustrious reputation in the jianghu.

In particular, Chen Feng's bravery was unprecedented. In the past few months, his name had spread throughout the north and south of the country. Everyone in the greenwood world knew that such a fierce man had emerged.

If they didn't want to stay, Hongyun Mountain would not stop them, not only to form a good relationship, but also to leave a name for generosity and righteousness in the jianghu.

Seeing the disappointed expressions on their faces, Zhou Jing blinked, suddenly had an idea, and said,

"We three brothers are not ungrateful people either. We should return the favor. There is an opportunity right now."

Hearing him say this, Yu Feng, Li Chun, and the other leaders were slightly stunned, and then curiously pricked up their ears, wondering what Chen Feng was planning.

Zhou Jing paused for a moment and said thoughtfully,

"For several months on the mountain, Brother Li Chun has talked about the situation around Hongyun Mountain. There are two well-known large strongholds nearby, one is Tiger Head Mountain and the other is Huangdang Mountain... I have heard Master Yu mention the plan to expand the base more than once, so we will take down these two strongholds for Hongyun Mountain before bidding farewell and leaving."

Although he could leave directly, Hongyun Mountain took the risk of being targeted by the imperial court to take them in, and it would not sound good to just leave like this.

Zhou Jing knew the core intention of Yu Feng's repeated invitations to join the group, so he simply took the initiative to propose it, as an outsider helping Hongyun Mountain expand once, as a reward.

Star Realm Apostle Chen Feng needed to make a name for himself, so he took the opportunity to act in the name of repaying the favor, not only to enhance his reputation, but also to make the people of the greenwoods praise his righteousness and become famous.

Anyway, he planned to achieve the milestone achievement of \[Number One Under Heaven], and he would still have to look for experts everywhere after going down the mountain. The greenwood heroes of other mountain strongholds were originally his targets.

It just so happened that these two strongholds were the closest, so he simply took this opportunity to test the waters, killing two birds with one stone.

Because he had no plans to start an uprising in the short term, Zhou Jing didn't want to stay in Luhe all the time, so he didn't mind doing a favor and taking down the two strongholds to help Hongyun Mountain grow bigger... If he could do it, the expansion would be someone else's, but the reputation would be his own.

He could also earn some information-state particles.

Hearing these words, everyone was surprised, including Guo Haishen and Fang Zhen, the two sworn brothers.

Of the twenty-four provinces in the world, Luhe is located in the south, and the banditry is not very serious at present. There are no famous greenwood heroes in the world.

Hongyun Mountain has two to three thousand people, and the scale is only considered medium. The main reason is that there are many experts on the mountain, so no one in the south dares to underestimate it.

And Tiger Head Mountain and Huangdang Mountain have nearly 10,000 people on the mountain, and their military strength is several times that of Hongyun Mountain. They are the strongholds that dominate the Luhe area. Even in the north, where banditry is the most serious, this scale is considered good.

Yu Feng has the ambition to occupy Luhe, and has coveted the manpower of these two large strongholds more than once, but he is self-aware and dare not put it into action.

At this time, hearing Zhou Jing bragging, he thought it was a joke.

"Brother Chen, don't talk nonsense. Both of these strongholds are more powerful than my Hongyun Mountain. My mountain stronghold has only seven or eight hundred soldiers available. Tiger Head Mountain and Huangdang Mountain can easily gather three or four thousand men. The difference is too great. How can we defeat them? Even with the help of three heroes, it is difficult to take them down... Brother Chen's kindness is appreciated, but my stronghold dares not take such risks and rashly start a war."

Yu Feng did not agree with what Zhou Jing said, shaking his head.

Although he valued the martial arts of the three, the difference in military strength was there. He did not think that with the help of the three, he could bridge this gap.

Seeing this, Zhou Jing waved his hand, his tone indifferent.

"Master Yu, don't worry. You just need to tell me, do you want to take down these two strongholds? As long as you want to, you don't have to do anything. I will take them for the master myself!"

Hearing this, everyone was surprised and uncertain.

"Brother Chen, do you have any good ideas?" Li Chun couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Jing snorted: "What strategy is needed? There is no need to send troops to attack the mountain stronghold. As long as I go to call the formation, capture the leaders of the other mountain stronghold, and inspire them, and persuade them to switch to Hongyun Mountain, it will be a great success!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone's expressions became subtle.

They thought Zhou Jing must have a great theory, but they didn't expect it to be so rough and simple...

This is too reckless, isn't it?!

Having said that, recklessness also has its benefits. If the leader of Tiger Head Mountain or Huangdang Mountain is successfully subdued, leaving the other side without a leader, Hongyun Mountain may really be able to swallow the big with the small.

After all, most of the minions in the mountain stronghold can't be said to be loyal. They don't mind changing a king, as long as the treatment is not bad.

Fighting generals instead of soldiers, not attacking the mountain stronghold, then the difference in military strength doesn't really matter, and it won't break face. With Chen Feng's shocking martial arts, it is not difficult to defeat the enemy's leader.

It's just that this approach has a biggest problem... What if people don't give you a chance to fight generals?

"This matter is not that simple. Brother Chen's courage has already spread throughout the greenwoods. If you go to call the formation, and people avoid the battle, then this plan will not work. What's more, they can guard the passes and close the gates of the mountain stronghold. It is difficult to attack by force. At that time, even if Brother Chen's martial arts are high, it will be useless..."

Li Chun said helplessly.

Everyone nodded, thinking the same way, not understanding where Zhou Jing's confidence came from, thinking that high martial arts can easily take down a 10,000-man stronghold.

But Zhou Jing looked up to the sky and laughed, opening his mouth boldly:

"Haha, as long as your grandpa goes to the door, whether to accept the challenge or not is not up to them!"

For normal people, the concerns of the Hongyun Mountain people are no problem... However, he is an anomaly.

With the current strength of Star Realm Apostle Number Four, he can support for a long time against the army, and it is even easier to capture generals and seize flags. Even if the opponent closes the mountain gate tightly, he can find a way to climb up and directly kill into the opponent's hinterland.

It's hard to say when facing the regular army, but when dealing with a group of mountain bandits with low morale and poor military equipment, even if the other party has thousands of people, it is just a mob, and Zhou Jing is not afraid at all.

These words were said with great pride, and everyone present was a little shocked.

"What a spirit!" Lu Xinniang's heart was surging, and she immediately stood up and cupped her fists at Yu Feng: "Big Boss, I am willing to go on the expedition with Brother Chen!"

"Sister, don't mess around!" Lu Yunzhao eagerly stopped him, and said solemnly: "Although I respect Brother Chen's martial arts, this matter is too risky. If the opponent has bad intentions, his life will be left there. Let's forget it."

Everyone discussed noisily, and their opinions were not unified.

Soon, everyone looked at Yu Feng, waiting for the big boss to make a decision.

Yu Feng hesitated for a while, then suddenly made up his mind and nodded heavily:

"Brother Chen has said so, how can I, as the owner of the mountain stronghold, be timid and afraid and let down this good intention? I can't sit idly by and watch Brother Chen take risks alone. In this way, I will assign two hundred minions to you and go to call the formation together, so that there will be someone to take care of you."

Since this matter was proposed by Zhou Jing himself, and he said that Hongyun Mountain did not need to intervene, it would not hurt to try it out.

It was not appropriate to just sit back and enjoy the benefits, so Yu Feng decided to send some minions to Zhou Jing to command, but the mountain stronghold leaders would not go with him.

He was willing to take out a mere two hundred people to gamble on a big one.

Speaking of this, Yu Feng quickly added: "If things cannot be done, Brother Chen should protect himself first..."

"Don't worry, Master Yu."

Zhou Jing deliberately showed a dismissive look.

Everyone discussed the details again, and Zhou Jing left the hall with his two brothers.

Out of the house, Fang Zhen couldn't help but say:

"Brother, didn't you say you were here to say goodbye, why did you change your mind?"

Zhou Jing shook his head: "If we don't repay the favor, I'm afraid the world will think that we brothers are ungrateful. It's not too late to leave after this matter is done."

"Second brother is right."

Guo Haishen nodded.

He paused, then pondered:

"It's just that this matter is quite risky. Just a few of us taking two hundred minions to call the formation at a 10,000-man stronghold sounds incredible. To take a step back, even if we win the one-on-one fight, what can we do if people insist that they are unwilling to switch to Hongyun Mountain?"

Zhou Jing laughed: "Are you two brothers afraid?"

Fang Zhen immediately became anxious: "I was born fearless, isn't it just going to call the formation, I'm afraid of nothing!"

Guo Haishen also said in a deep voice: "Our brothers live and die together, how can I retreat? Don't say such things in the future, second brother."

Zhou Jing then put away his smile, patted the two of them on the shoulders, and said solemnly:

"Okay, as long as you two brothers believe me, I will make our names famous throughout the world!"

Hearing this, the two of them's hearts jumped, and they felt a little bit of excitement.

...

Soon, Yu Feng ordered the minions of the mountain stronghold to gather at the training ground, where Zhou Jing would pick people.

Zhou Jing didn't pick much, and randomly picked two hundred strong men as the team for this trip.

Although he was an outsider, these minions had seen his skills for several months, and they were quite peaceful at this time and were willing to listen to orders.

In addition, Zhang San and the other five followers were also called up by Zhou Jing.

These five people had learned simplified Zhongping Spear for several months, and had good food and drink on the mountain, and followed the mountain stronghold for training, and they already looked a bit like it.

Just as Zhou Jing was calling the roll, several minions carried a dark iron spear over.

Li Chun stepped forward and said with a smile: "I know Brother Chen has divine power and ordinary weapons are not suitable, so I sent someone into the city some time ago to find a blacksmith to make a Wrought Iron Spear. I haven't had time to take it out yet, so today I will give this thing to my brother."

Hearing this, Zhou Jing turned his head to look over and carefully looked at it.

This spear is made of Wrought Iron, dark and heavy like a black python. It is eight feet long, and the spearhead is nine and a half inches long. It is a long-bladed spear. There are also non-slip lines on the spear shaft, which looks like a dragon circling around.

"This gun has a name, called Wrought Iron Coiling Dragon Spear, weighs seventy-six pounds, the middle of the shaft and the spearhead can be disassembled, and can be turned into several sections..."

Li Chun introduced everything in detail.

While listening, Zhou Jing lifted the spear with one hand and waved it casually, immediately stirring up a burst of deep wind.

Although the martial arts people in this world are extraordinary, the difference in physical fitness between them and ordinary people is not too exaggerated. The commonly used weapons rarely have any particularly heavy ones, otherwise it will be very strenuous and not flexible.

There are many factors that determine whether a weapon is suitable, in addition to one's own strength, one must also consider one's own weight. For the martial arts people in this world, a 76-pound weapon is rare, and not many people use it.

It's just that for Star Realm Apostle Chen Feng, it's still too light... It can only be said to be stronger than a wooden pole.

This Wrought Iron Coiling Dragon Spear is not long or short, convenient for infantry warfare, and because it is made of iron, it can be used as a spear or a stick. It is also easy to use to swing it around, and it is quite suitable.

"Thank you."

Zhou Jing was not polite and readily accepted the weapon.

Two hundred minions brought their dry food and water bags and picked up their weapons, and soon they were ready to go.

Although the formation was crooked, the spirit was still good. The requirements for a group of mountain bandits could not be too high.

A group of people left the mountain stronghold, and the leaders of Hongyun Mountain sent them off behind.

At the foot of the mountain, Zhou Jing turned his head to look at Yu Feng, Li Chun and others, and nodded:

"There is no need to send me off anymore. Don't worry, everyone. I will definitely take down Tiger Head Mountain and Huangdang Mountain on this trip. All the leaders just need to wait for the good news."

Everyone's expressions were subtle.

Two hundred people were going to annex a stronghold of 10,000 people. Everyone felt that this was a reckless nonsense, but when they thought of Zhou Jing's bravery on weekdays, they felt that it might really work, and they were quite conflicted.

Thousands of words came to Li Chun's lips, but in the end they turned into a dry "Brother, be careful on this trip".

Zhou Jing nodded and didn't talk to everyone anymore. He carried the Wrought Iron Coiling Dragon Spear and strode forward.

Guo Haishen and Fang Zhen walked side by side with their respective weapons, and two hundred minions followed closely behind.

A group of people gradually disappeared into the mountains and forests.

...

On the other side, Tiger Head Mountain, a mountain road.

A young man walked in the shade of the trees, occasionally using his hand to cover the hot sun shining through the treetops. Behind him were two porters, working together to carry a heavy load.

"It is said that there are tens of thousands of bandits entrenched on this Tiger Head Mountain, and there are also the Four Heroes of Tiger Head Mountain, which is a dangerous place. It is better to hurry..."

The young man muttered in a low voice.

He has a handsome appearance. At first glance, he looks like a handsome young master, but he is wearing tight clothes, a long sword around his waist, and dressed as a jianghu traveler. His steps are solid and powerful, and his palms are full of calluses. He is not a noble person who does not work hard.

At this moment, there was a rustling sound in the mountains and forests.

"Someone!" The young man's expression changed, and he immediately held the long sword and stopped.

The next moment, there was a loud crashing sound, and dozens of bandits rushed out of the forest and surrounded him.

"Oh my god, bandits!"

The two porters were so frightened that their souls flew away. They threw the burden directly and ran away frantically.

The burden fell to the ground, and a lot of wealth fell out, exposing it to the eyes of many bandits.

"Damn it!"

The young man was in a hurry, looking at the wealth on the ground, he hesitated slightly.

After delaying for a while, he lost the best chance to escape.

Dozens of bandits immediately surrounded him, blocking the way, staring at him.

Seeing this, the young man had no choice but to draw his long sword, protect the burden of wealth, and said sternly, "Who are you? Let the person in charge come out and speak!"

As soon as the words fell, a leader walked out of the bandits, with a pockmarked face, carrying a big axe, and snorted coldly:

"I am the Fourth Boss of Tiger Head Mountain, 'Pockmarked Bear' Shi Dong! Looking at you, kid, you are also a jianghu person, report your name!"

The young man took a deep breath and said loudly, "I am Lin Song, a disciple of the Wushan Sect."

"Wushan Sect?"

Shi Dong frowned. He knew this sect, which was a big sect in the jianghu in Jiangchun, a neighboring province.

But he didn't care too much and said casually:

"In that case, I won't make things difficult for you. Leave that burden of wealth, and I will let you pass."

Lin Song hesitated for two seconds, gritted his teeth and shook his head: "My master ordered me to bring back this batch of wealth. If I lose it, I can't explain it. Everyone is a fellow jianghu person. I am willing to offer some money to invite you heroes to drink. Can you make an exception?"

Shi Dong shouted angrily:

"Humph, you are an uninteresting person. I kindly let you go, but you are taking an inch! Who cares about your few coins? My brothers have been feeding mosquitoes in the mountains for a long time. You want me to let you pass with a few words. Who do you think you are!"

Lin Song gritted his teeth: "I am a disciple of the Wushan Sect, dare you rob me?!"

Shi Dong sneered and snorted coldly:

"Bah, I'll rob you if I rob you, what am I afraid of! If your master has the guts to get back the place, just come to my Tiger Head Mountain and see if he can beat my mountain stronghold's tens of thousands of people!"

Hearing this, Lin Song immediately became discouraged.

Although their Wushan Sect has many experts, the route the sect operates is different from that of the greenwood mountain strongholds. It is far from being able to gather so many people. If they really want to find the bad luck of such greenwood heroes, it is not so easy.

Lin Song's mind was spinning, wanting to continue to talk about the background, suddenly thought of one thing, shouted:

"Okay, you are not afraid of my Wushan Sect, but are you afraid of the Yufeng Zhenren of Ningjing? No matter how many tens of thousands of people you have, his old man can summon the divine wind and blow up your entire mountain stronghold! My Wushan Sect has a friendship with the Yufeng Zhenren. If you mess with me, you will have a good look!"

As soon as the words fell, Shi Dong's face froze.

Luhe is next to Jiangchun, and merchants travel frequently. The deeds of Lingfengzi of Ning Tianfu have already spread.

The bandits of Tiger Head Mountain will also go down the mountain to move around, and have heard of these deeds, not knowing whether they are true or false. It's just that many passers-by say so with certainty, and people in Luhe believe it a little.

If this Wushan Sect can really summon the "Thunder Department Divine Firmament Protector Heavenly Lord" Yufeng Zhenren, then it will be terrible...

Shi Dong quickly shook his head, shaking this bit of fear out of his mind, and shouted angrily:

"Don't scare me, I'm not afraid! Today, this burden of wealth must be left behind. If you kid is still uninteresting, I will kill you and not bury you!"

Seeing this, Lin Song knew that it would be difficult to end well.

The best choice is naturally to leave the wealth, report back to the master, and at most be punished a little. As long as you live, there is always hope.

It's just that Lin Song is young and energetic and unwilling to give in, suddenly turned his eyes, stepped forward and rushed forward, and the long sword in his hand suddenly stabbed out, directly attacking Shi Dong.

He is quite confident in his skills and plans to capture the king first and then capture the bandits, and capture the leader to coerce the bandits to retreat.

Shi Dong didn't expect this person to dare to suddenly attack, was caught off guard, and quickly resisted.

However, he lost the initiative, and it seemed clumsy to fight with an axe, Shi Dong could not use 70% of his skills.

And Lin Song's martial arts were stronger than him, his internal breath was long, and his strength was connected. With the ebb and flow, the offensive was even more aggressive.

The surrounding bandits wanted to help, but a few people who approached were quickly cut down by the flashing sword light, and the rest were frightened and stopped, hesitating to move forward.

The shadow of the axe and the light of the sword intertwined, the weapons clanged and clashed, and the two exchanged blows several times in an instant.

Lin Song's movements were light and his swordsmanship was agile. He brushed a series of more than a dozen swords, forcing Shi Dong to support him from left to right, leaving several bloodstains on his body.

Just when Shi Dong's situation was not good,

Suddenly a Golden Back Ring Blade came out obliquely, intercepting Lin Song's long sword.

Clang!

Lin Song's face changed, only feeling a huge force coming, the whole person involuntarily retreated, his palms trembling slightly, and he was a little numb.

He was shocked and stared at it.

I saw a bald strong man appearing in the field, who was the one who had just shot.

The bald strong man was wearing a tiger skin on his shoulders, exposing his huge pectoral muscles, showing his strong aura.

This person held Shi Dong with one hand and the Golden Back Ring Blade with the other, his face was cold, and he said in a deep voice:

"You hurt my mountain stronghold brother, today I have to invite you to the mountain as a guest and call the Wushan Sect to redeem you!"

Lin Song couldn't help but feel a sinking in his heart.

The martial arts of the person who came were far better than Shi Dong. Even if he fought normally, he might not be able to get a good deal. I'm afraid this person is a well-known expert in the greenwood world.

Lin Song gripped his long sword and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

The bald strong man shook the knife, and the iron ring on it made a clattering sound.

"The Second Boss of Tiger Head Mountain, 'Golden Sabre' Hong Dingxian!"