These guys...
Lin Xuanhao couldn't help but be extremely annoyed.
He ignored them and went straight out, taking in the fresh air of the outside world.
It was late summer, and the sun shone brightly in the sky. While it wasn't too hot, it may still be troublesome for many to work in this weather.
Lin Xuanhao, being at the Sixth Stage of Body Forging Realm, didn't feel much about it. His body was very tough, and he wouldn't even sweat if he ran a hundred miles straight in this weather.
Right now, he was waiting for those guys hiding to come out so that he could clear up some unnecessary trouble for the villagers.
Some time later, the people lurking around finally made their moves.
Lin Xuanhao couldn't help but smile slightly. He was intrigued.
At this moment, he was sitting next to Village Head Liu surrounded by quite a few children, telling them about the various tales of the cultivation world.
At this moment, another villager suddenly ran in, panting heavily.
"What happened?"
Village Head Liu asked with a calm gaze as he scrutinized the villager before him.
"V-Village Head, the Iron Fang Brigade Leader is here, and he also brought along over a hundred of his men.."
The panting villager's voice sounded, filled with fear.
As soon as Village Head Liu heard his words, his heart palpitated as he stood up abruptly. His eyes were full of pure shock and even a hint of fear could be seen deep within them.
The others around were also visibly shaken, whispering amongst themselves.
Liu Chenfeng's mother, who was also sitting at the side, had an unnatural expression on her face, mixed with grief and anger.
Lin Xuanhao was slightly surprised as his eyes narrowed.
It seems the Liu Family Village indeed has had some trouble with the Iron Fang Brigade in the past.
He deduced silently.
Noticing his gaze, Village Head Liu showed a bitter smile before speaking.
"Deity, it seems we have troubled you. The Iron Fang Brigade is a dangerous bandit group that has dominated the Red Dragon Mountain Range for the past couple of years. It's rumored that their leader met an Immortal in the early stages of his life and was blessed by the latter. Although most people still believe that it's just the Iron Fang Brigade trying to mystifying things."
His voice was heavy as he said these words.
"What is the connection of this Iron Fang Brigade to the Liu Family Village?"
Lin Xuanhao asked, his tone of voice still calm and soothing.
Village Head Liu turned to look at Liu Rong, Liu Chenfeng's mother and his daughter, who looked downcast.
"More than 2 years ago when the Iron Fang Brigade first came to the Red Dragon Mountain Range, My son in law and Feng'er's father, a renowned hero who was the descendant of a member of the Robed Guards from the capital, protested when the Iron Fang Brigade started to terrorize the nearby villages and demanded yearly silver.
He got into a conflict with them and even managed to bring down multiple bandits, but in the end, he was killed by the leader of the Iron Fang Brigade using a special technique which led to people believing that he was blessed by an Immortal. From then on, the Iron Fang Brigade comes here yearly and extorts tens of silver from us."
Hearing this, Lin Xuanhao's expression didn't change, but his eyes turned slightly cold.
He asked again, "Wasn't your son in law the descendent of a member of the Robed Guards? Did his family not have connections with the Imperial Family?"
As soon as he spoke these words, both Liu Rong and Village Head Liu stiffened.
Village Head Liu's voice trembled, his fists slightly clenched as he spoke up.
"The Imperial power is fragile before the might of the Immortals. The Dynasty abandoned us, which further confirms my suspicions that the Iron Fang Brigade is somehow connected to the Immortals."
Lin Xuanhao nodded slightly as he looked outside, his gaze landing on a row of men armed with swords and knives.
In their middle stood a tall and burly middle aged man who he suspected to be the leader of the Iron Fang Brigade.
As expected, he isn't in the Body Forging Realm, but he's very close.
Thinking of this, he slowly stood up, attracting the attention of the people present.
"Since they have come, why not meet them?"
He said with a slight smirk on his face.
Since I'm going to leave tomorrow, let's deal with these fellows right now.
"D-deity, you don't have to-"
"It's alright."
Just as Village Head Liu was about to deny, Lin Xuanhao interrupted him as he stepped out of the house, followed by the rest.
At this point, his attention was drawn towards an old man by the side of the Iron Fang Brigade, with a long beard and sagelike demeanor.
But that was not what interested him.
This old man was actually at the Ninth Stage of Body Forging Realm!
Lin Xuanhao didn't mind that. At the Sixth Stage of Body Forging Realm, he could contend against peak Meridian Connecting Realm cultivators and possibly hold his ground against the higher Qi Refining Realm cultivators.
As they all arrived at the entrance of the village where the Iron Fang Brigade members were standing at, the old man and the others also noticed Lin Xuanhao and scrutinized him.
Body Forging Realm cultivators couldn't sense each other's cultivation base, so the old man didn't know what stage of Body Forging Realm was the young man before him in.
Though he definitely looks like a prodigy.
He thought silently.
"D-deity..."
The few villagers at the entrance couldn't help but call out. They were naturally afraid of the Iron Fang Brigade, but they were even more afraid of Lin Xuanhao.
They thought that if Lin Xuanhao were to be angry, probably no one could bear the wrath of an Immortal.
Lin Xuanhao, on the other hand, didn't say anything and just gave those villagers a slight nod.
"So this is the so called Immortal these fellows were talking about. Isn't it just a youngster?"
"He doesn't even look 25 years old. Are these guys so dumb as to he deceived by someone just because he looks good?"
Members of the Iron Fang Brigade talked amongst themselves, not even bothering to keep their voices down.
Village Head Liu and a few other villagers couldn't help but be angry at this, however, they couldn't afford to do anything.
"Playing Immortal isn't a joke, kid. You better run away while you still have the time."
At this point, the leader of the Iron Fang Brigade spoke up, staring at Lin Xuanhao.
Hearing his bold words, Lin Xuanhao let out a small chuckle before saying, "What you see on the surface isn't always true and won't get you far, specially not in the path of Immortal Cultivation."
He slowly moved forward, taking deliberate, imposing steps. His gaze turned slightly colder as it bore into the Iron Fang Brigade Leader's eyes.
The Iron Fang Brigade Leader was somewhat surprised watching Lin Xuanhao stepping towards him and laughed loudly.
"So you really are an Immortal Cultivator. No wonder you're so brazen. However, you overestimate yourself too much!"
He said loudly, his voice ringing in the ears of everyone present as he took out the saber from his waist, taking on a fighting stance.
The other bandits also turned serious and took out their own weapons.
The old man came besides the Iron Fang Brigade Leader, stroking his beard as he watched Lin Xuanhao's movements with interest.
"Even if the Body Forging Realm is powerful, it will still fall when faced with another Body Forging Realm cultivator and over a hundred armed men!"
As soon as he said this, the expressions of both the villagers and his men changed drastically.
There was actually an Immortal in the Iron Fang Brigade!
Everyone's gazes turned to the old man besides the Iron Fang Brigade Leader, who was the most likely to be an Immortal.
Snapping back to reality, the villagers couldn't help but start worrying for Lin Xuanhao and themselves.
Previously, they were confident in Lin Xuanhao because the other party was all mortals. But now, the situation had clearly changed.
They were worried that Lin Xuanhao will choose to abandon them and escape, or even if he didn't, he may die facing another Immortal.
Meanwhile, Lin Xuanhao's smile grew wider as he continued to step forward, not caring about the words of the Iron Fang Brigade Leader.
Seeing this, the Iron Fang Brigade Leader gave a secret signal, and more than 10 armed bandits immediately moved towards Lin Xuanhao.
They weren't afraid, but instead, they were confident that they could at least keep the Immortal before them preoccupied for some time. They weren't there to see the outcome of the group led by their Boss Huang back then, after all.
As they got closer to Lin Xuanhao, one of them raised his knife and plunged towards him.
However, right before his eyes, Lin Xuanhao moved so fast as if he had disappeared and directly arrived in front of him, his fingers in a flicking posture at the bandit's forehead.
*Bang!*
A loud bang sounded as the bandit Lin Xuanhao had flicked on the forehead flew over tens of meters to crash onto a human sized rock, completely decimating it!