Going Up The Mountain, Banished To The Dungeon

"Black Wind Stockade is too shameless. Damn it!"

He Lingxue, who had just calmed down, was instantly enraged.

After killing so many people in her escort agency, they actually used her father's life to threaten her. She had never seen such a despicable and shameless person.

"Let's fight it out with them and save the chief escort!"

The others looked indignant as they picked up their weapons.

Although they knew that the mountain bandits were very powerful and they were very nervous, no one cowered.

Because the escort agency was their home, the people who were killed were all brothers they had been with for a long time.

"If I don't kill all the mountain bandits, I, He Lingxue, swear that I'm not human!"

He Lingxue took out her sword and led everyone out of the escort agency.

Outside the escort agency, dozens of mountain bandits sat on big horses and stared fiercely at the collapsed door.

When He Lingxue led everyone out, all the mountain bandits were stunned by her peerless beauty.

Especially the leader, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"You're He Lingxue?"

The man in the lead stared at He Lingxue and asked loudly.

"Beast, hand over your life!"

The enraged He Lingxue shook the longsword in her hand, ready to fight the mountain bandit to the death.

However, before she could do anything, the leader laughed out loud.

"He Lingxue, take the initiative to surrender. I can let the others go. If you continue to be stubborn, we will kill everyone in your Dragon Gate Escort Agency today!"

He Yushan had already been captured, but He Lingxue still tried to resist. She was simply courting death.

If not for the orders from above that they had to capture them alive, these mountain bandits would not have bothered to waste their breath and would have long charged forward.

Their target was He Lingxue, and they couldn't let her die. That was why the leader used others to threaten He Lingxue.

Hearing this, He Lingxue, who was originally furious, froze.

Although she was extremely furious and wished she could kill all these mountain bandits, she did not completely lose her rationality.

With their numbers, even if they risked their lives, they would only be courting death.

So many people had already died in the escort agency. Should she let the remaining people continue to follow her to their deaths?

He Lingxue, who had slowly calmed down from her rage, suppressed the thought of risking her life and said coldly, "Let them go. I can go with you."

He Lingxue had no choice but to compromise.

"Hahaha… At least you know what's good for you. Everyone else can scram!"

The man in the lead laughed arrogantly and pointed at the people behind He Lingxue.

As long as they could bring He Lingxue back alive, their mission would be completed. As for the lives of the others, these mountain bandits did not care.

"Missy…"

The expressions of everyone in the escort agency changed drastically. They wanted to show that they were not afraid of death.

He Lingxue interrupted everyone and said indignantly, "All of you can leave. There's no need to court death for nothing because of me."

Everyone opened their mouths, but in the end, they lowered their heads. Although they were hot-blooded, they all knew that their so-called risking their lives was just tempting fate.

It was obvious that these mountain bandits had come prepared. They were not someone they could contend with.

"Go! All of you, go!"

He Lingxue looked at everyone and shouted.

Everyone's body trembled. They took a deep look at He Lingxue and turned to leave.

Only Zhang Xuan remained calm. He looked at He Lingxue and said, "I'll go with you."

These few simple words made He Lingxue's delicate body tremble violently.

She never expected that Zhang Xuan, whom she hated the most, would choose to stay even though he knew that he would die if he stayed.

This made He Lingxue have mixed feelings. At the same time, her attitude towards Zhang Xuan underwent a tremendous change.

"Aren't you afraid of death?"

He Lingxue asked softly.

"I'm not afraid."

Zhang Xuan shook his head and said firmly.

One of the reasons why he stayed was because the chief escort had taken good care of him for the past year. Saving He Yushan could be considered repaying his kindness.

In addition, he wanted to take the opportunity to leave the escort agency. The current situation was a good opportunity. Zhang Xuan already had a plan in mind.

"You're still thinking of saving the damsel in distress at a time like this? You're courting death!"

"Arrest them both!"

The man in the lead looked at Zhang Xuan coldly and sneered.

In the man's opinion, Zhang Xuan's so-called fearlessness was just for He Lingxue to see.

Since Zhang Xuan had a death wish, he could only fulfill it.

However, what the leader did not know was that Zhang Xuan could kill them with a wave of his hand.

With Zhang Xuan's Connate Realm cultivation, not to mention a third-rate mountain bandit, even a first-rate expert would not be able to resist.

However, Zhang Xuan had his own plan, so he did not attack directly.

The two of them were tied up by the mountain bandits and left on horseback.

Under the night sky, a group of mountain bandits brought He Lingxue and Zhang Xuan back to Black Wind Mountain.

Black Wind Mountain wasn't too far from Lin'an City. It was the largest mountain range near Lin'an City, and the Black Wind Stockade that occupied Black Wind Mountain was the largest mountain bandit group near Lin'an City. No one dared to provoke it.

The two people, who were pressed into the stronghold, saw the bandit chief in the hall of the stronghold and the traitor of the escort agency, Li Feng, standing beside the chief.

"Li Feng! You beast, you'll die a horrible death!"

He Lingxue stared at Li Feng with glaring eyes and roared crazily.

If it weren't for the fact that her acupoints were sealed and she couldn't move, He Lingxue would definitely fight Li Feng to the death.

On the other hand, Li Feng sneered at He Lingxue, who was roaring helplessly. He sneered and said, "You forced me to do this. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourselves!"

As he spoke, his gaze landed on Zhang Xuan. He sneered and said, "It's all because of you. I'll let you know the price of offending me!"

Not only did Zhang Xuan's rise steal his limelight, but he also wanted to snatch He Lingxue away. How could Li Feng tolerate this?

If he couldn't get her, he would destroy her himself. He wouldn't let Zhang Xuan have her.

However, Li Feng's threat had no effect on Zhang Xuan at all. His expression was as indifferent as ever.

"Where's my father?"

Although He Lingxue was furious, she wanted to know more about her father's situation. She looked at the bandit chief and asked.

The bandit chief was a first-rate expert. He did not care about third-rate experts like He Lingxue and Zhang Xuan at all. He laughed and said, "They're not dead yet. Why are you in such a hurry to see them? I shall fulfill your wish. Throw them into the dungeon first."

The two of them were quickly brought to the dungeon where He Yushan and the higher-ups of the escort agency were imprisoned.

In the dark prison, He Lingxue finally saw her father. However, the current He Yushan no longer had his previous dignity. He was lying on the cold ground on his last breath.

He Yushan wasn't the only one. The higher-ups of the escort agency weren't any better. They were all on their last breaths.

"Father, what's wrong?"

Tears streamed down He Lingxue's face as she choked and asked.

Seeing that He Lingxue and Zhang Xuan had been captured, He Yushan's pale face flashed with despair and unwillingness.

He had ended up like this because he didn't know how to read people. His greatest hope was that his daughter could escape this calamity, but he didn't expect to be captured in the end.

"Black Wind Stockade's bandit chief cultivated an evil and sinister art that can absorb one's internal energy. All of our internal energy was sucked dry by him."

He Yushan explained weakly and asked,

"How did you guys get caught?"

His daughter and Zhang Xuan had escaped a calamity as they were on a mission. Why were they still captured?