After descending the mountain, accompanied by a few defenders, they had not yet reached the mid-mountain when Lin Xin returned to where they had tied the horses, only to be shocked to see a large group of bandits dressed individuals sitting around the horses.
The two men who were originally left here to guard the horses were now being surrounded and flattered by a gang of bandits, appearing to be quite carried away by the adulation.
As soon as they saw them coming down, the bandit leader with the golden earrings jumped up, and the two subordinates who had been comfortably flattered also startled, quickly standing up and running over.
"What's going on?" Before Lin Xin could speak, Liu Zong asked coldly.
The two men hemmed and hawed through some account of the situation, which Liu Zong brushed aside impatiently. He glanced at the body of the Jubilant Bodhisattva on the ground, combined that with the information he'd heard, and quickly pieced together what had really happened.