Chapter 385: Kidnapped!

"The bandits on the West region consists of three main banners, the Gold Barrel bandits, the High Peak bandits and the Ravine Dwellers bandits. They are always competing with one another to gain supremacy!" Wang Feng said.

Staring into the sky, he then continued, "When I consolidated all the major seven bandit groups here into one banner, the East Bandit Coalition force, I tried to reach out to them but they rejected."

"Hm? With your power, couldn't you just force or coerce them into joining? I bet that's what you did to band all the bandits here together isn't it?" Zhang Liao interjected.

Wang Feng shook his head, "If it was that simple, I would have already declared war onto the Wang Clan a long time ago! But these three bandit groups.. their leaders are at least as strong as me, and they also have several Nascent Soul realm cultivators! If we were to fight, there wouldn't be a definite conclusion, and a fight that big might attract the Empire's attention, so I just settled with what I have."

"That's a problem..." Duan Li cupped his chin when he heard this with a troubled frown behind his white mask.

The Jiu Empire is too infested with so many bandits.. are we really that short on hand to have let them multiplied to this degree?

To think that there are even bandits at the Nascent Soul realm level!

"In addition, I've also heard something disturbing..." Wang Feng narrowed his eyes with everyone listening closely.

"The rumor is that, they are working for the Dark Sect! I wouldn't want to have a connection with the most wanted criminal group in the Tian continent, that's just suicide!"

The Dark Sect?

Everyone widened their eyes upon the mention of this name. The infamous Dark Sect who harbors nothing but harm for humanity, a threat that all the nine empires swore to eradicate, has rounded up some bandits to work for their bidding?

"This is a serious issue..." Zhang Liao and Lu Bu could not believe what they just heard!

If there were bandits working with the Dark Sect in the Jiu Empire, then it was also possible that there were some bandits who worked with the Dark Sect within their empires too!

"That's right. But other than that rumor, these bandits are just doing what they normally do I think.. pillaging, robbing caravans, kidnapping and selling people as slaves.. they never encroached our territory here in the East before, but I guess they are desperate to outdo one another. Perhaps that was why they came here!" Wang Feng explained.

Duan Li was surprised to hear that familiar name once again, the Dark Sect!

They planned to become a tumor in the Jiu Empire? What gal! I'll have them eradicated from the face of this world!

"Hang on. If those bandits from the West are working with the Dark Sect... are they kidnapping people for the Dark Sect then?" Fei Longwei suddenly said.

Hisss!

Everyone sucked in cold breath in realization!

All of them knew that the Dark Sect conducted countless inhumane rituals or experiments on people they get their hands on, but since society were more firm now, they no longer were able to do as they pleased like before!

However, if they were now using bandits as a front to cover their tracks and let these people do the kidnapping, it will not be that obvious anymore! Furthermore, who would really care about the activities of petty bandits? It's the perfect cover!

"Those imbeciles..." Duan Li subconsciously clenched his fists and accidentally let some of his aura leaked out, causing the earth around him to rattle ceaselessly!

BOOMM!!!

"A-Ahhh!" Ang Busheng and Ang Busano collapsed to the ground in fear while covering their head. The violent shaking almost felt like it was the end of the world!

On the other hand, Wang Feng also felt his body trembling as he muttered in his breath, "W-What... How did he have this much power?"

One has to remember that Wang Feng was previously an elder in the Wang Clan and has seen many, if not countless strong individuals. But the power showcased by Duan Li right now was off the charts!

Who in the world could make the ground tremble just by releasing one's aura?!

After a moment, the shaking began to slowly subside as Duan Li calmed himself.

"While you three did not commit any heinous crime, you still engaged yourself with injustice against the people, and for that, you will be investigated and punished!" Duan Li said as he pointed his index finger towards Wang Feng, Ang Busheng and Ang Busano.

Wengg!!

A series of pentagrams and hexagrams appeared together under their feet forming a complete runic formation before enveloping them in an eight-sided barrier!

Whooshh!!

"Eight pillars of Imprisonment formation!" Zhang Liao and Lu Bu were shocked!

This was a very strong runic formation that would take several people to cast! To think that Duan Li was able to do it with a single finger in a single breath! Terrifying!

"If you guys try to escape, I will kill you three with my own hands!" Duan Li warned them.

He then communicated with Utmost Being and had them tranferred away. Also, the new security force for the Spring Blossom village finally arrived late in the evening that day.

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"..." everyone was tensed with the two undead being staring silently at each other without making a move for a while now. They felt as though they were slowly drowning into the mud!

"Ahahahaha! I'm joking! I'm just joking! Why do you have to be so serious, eh Elder Lin?" Zeng Jiangshi laughed as he covered his face.

Elder Lin gave out a huge sigh of relief. "If you are done, can you go somewhere else now?" he said while shooing the other party with his hand.

"Eh, who wants to stay in this boring place! Besides, I've already achieved my primary objective in the Jiu Empire anyway!" Zeng Jiangshi replied after he stuck out his tongue.

"Hm? You have something to do here?" Elder Lin and the rest had a bad feeling when they heard this.

"Of course, do you think that I'm so free as to wander aimlessly? Hmph! I came here to instruct my minions to do something for me, and they've already kidnapped the subject!"

"Bastard!"

"You scum!"

Hearing that the other party came to the Jiu Empire to kidnap someone, Shen Murong and Wang Dong were naturally riled, even Wei Wang had a very dark expression!

Zeng Jiangshi laughed out loud when he saw their wonderful agitated reaction. Then, he had an idea.

"The best part is, the person we kidnapped happens to be the sister of your Imperial Overseer's mother! Hahahahaha! I had to give my praise to that hermit this time, at least his information and foresight had brought us something good on the table!"

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