Chapter 18: Encounter with a Bandit in the Dead of Night

"Interesting. When Xu Jingnian saw that group of people, he probably understood where these people came from, but he didn't pay attention to them and continued to walk towards the inn.

"Stop!" A rough cry came from behind Xu Jingnian, and a flying arrow flew from the side and landed directly in front of Xu Jingnian.

"What's wrong?" Xu Jingnian turned around, facing those who turned over and dismounted, his expression remained unchanged, and he asked lightly.

"What's the matter? Can't you see, we're bandits!" spoke a slightly ugly-looking man with a bearded face at the front of the group, who seemed to be their boss.

"It turned out to be a thief brother, robbing money, but I don't have any money on me!" Xu Jingnian pretended to be scared and said tremblingly.

"Don't talk nonsense, stay here, you two show him for me, and the others will follow me in. The bandit boss casually ordered two bandit subordinates to watch Xu Jingnian, and then took the others into the inn.

"Well, may I ask the next two big brothers, what are you doing here?" After all the bandits entered the building, Xu Jingnian pretended to be panicked and asked the two bandits who were left behind by the bandit leader. Fang Cai Xu Jingnian had already secretly tried it, and he had already noticed that there was not the slightest fluctuation of vitality in the bodies of these two people. There are two reasons why I can't perceive the fluctuation of vitality, the first is that the other party is not a monk at all, and the second is that the other party's cultivation is much higher than my own. But obviously, the cultivation of these two people must not be much higher than Xu Jingnian, so there is only one possibility, neither of them is a monk. Knowing this, Xu Jingnian was also extremely relaxed at the moment.

"Why do you kid have so many things. One of them was a little lean, looked at Xu Jingnian vigilantly, and said a little impatiently.

"Big brother, don't be angry, I just saw that the two big brothers are so majestic, and I admire them, so I am interested in the purpose of the big brothers' coming here. You see, I can't run away anyway, the two eldest brothers have nothing to do here, so it's better to talk to the younger brother, otherwise the little brother will feel uncomfortable in my heart. Xu Jingnian said innocently.

"The boy is very good at talking. Tell me what you're here for. The other man was slightly stronger than the one who had just answered, but he was obviously not very well trained, and he lacked some central qi in his words.

"Back to the eldest brother, the younger brother just happened to pass by here to spend the night, and I never thought that the big brothers were going to come to do big things. Xu Jingnian said with a smile.

"Hmph, it doesn't hurt to tell you the truth, we are bandits from the nearby mountains, the boss learned a few days ago that a rich merchant is going to pass through here recently, and he is carrying a batch of extremely precious goods, and the mercenary group responsible for escorting is also weak, so the boss will bring us here today to intercept. The man who had been lacking in the middle of his words replied. When his boss was mentioned, a look of adoration appeared on his face unconsciously. "Our boss is amazing, you kid will wait to see a good show. The lean man also spoke.

Hearing the two of them say this, Xu Jingnian already had a rough judgment in his heart about what happened, it seems that there is a rich businessman who lives in this inn at the same time as Xu Jingnian and his party today, but unfortunately, in addition to the mercenary group of the rich businessman in the inn, there are also senior brothers and the three of them, these ordinary bandits, I am afraid that they will suffer a big loss, thinking of this, Xu Jingnian couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What are you laughing at? Be honest. The thin man noticed Xu Jingnian's strange appearance and shouted.

"Nothing, nothing, big brother is angry. Xu Jingnian realized that he seemed to be laughing too directly, but he wanted to watch a good show in the house.

"That, two big brothers, can you let me make it convenient?" Xu Jing said in a young voice, but before the two guards could answer, he had already made a quick move, and in the incredible eyes of the two, he directly stunned the two with his palms.

Xu Jingnian dragged the bodies of the two to the side and entered the inn.

"Hurry up and hand over the goods!" Xu Jingnian had just entered the inn, and he saw that the big knife in the hand of the thief boss was pointing at a fat man with a panicked face, and shouted impatiently. Behind the fat man, there are also a few people dressed as warriors, and they are supposed to be the mercenary group in the mouths of the two bandits.

But strangely, the figure of the three senior brothers did not appear.

"If you want goods, it depends on whether you have the ability to do it. Behind the fat man, a burly middle-aged man stood in front of the fat man.

The fat man was naturally the rich businessman, and this burly middle-aged man was the leader of the mercenary group hired by the fat rich businessman this time. As the leader of the mercenary group who has been leading the mercenary group for a long time, he has never seen any strong winds and waves, but when he saw these bandits rushing in with great fanfare, he showed a playful smile.

"A mere two-star mercenary group dares to be so arrogant, brothers, give it to me. When the bandit boss saw the slightly sarcastic smile of the mercenary group leader, he didn't say anything more, and directly brandished the big knife in his hand and rushed over.

"Two-star mercenary group?" The leader of the mercenary group noticed this detail in the thief boss's statement, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. His mercenary group was already a three-star mercenary group a few years ago, and these thieves thought they were just ordinary two-star mercenary groups, thinking that someone had released false news.

However, although the leader of the mercenary group thought so, the movement of his hand was not slow, and with a wave of his palm, he greeted it with the other members of the mercenary group.

The bandit boss obviously didn't expect the fragile mercenary group in his eyes to dare to resist, and after hesitating, his movements were naturally a little slower, and the huge fist of the mercenary group leader made a fist wind, and it hit the thief boss's chest in an instant.

However, the bandit boss is also a character who has experienced a lot of wind and rain, so naturally it is impossible to be knocked down at once, the big knife in his hand is raised, and his feet are slightly slipped, and the shiny hilt collides with the fist of the leader of the mercenary group, making a faint sound.

"There are two hits. The leader of the mercenary group and the bandit boss each took a step back, and then said in unison, they both obviously underestimated each other's strength. The bandits and the other members of the mercenary group were fighting on the side, and only the leader of the mercenary group and the bandit boss looked at each other, which looked a little strange.