Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

It was a caravan of thirty carriages, accompanied by fifty burly men in tight-fitting clothes, each wielding a broadsword.

Embroidered on the back of each man's collar was a large character meaning 'Guard,' indicating they were hired escorts for the caravan.

At this moment, the thirty carriages were forced to a halt within a narrow valley, the fifty guards forming a circular formation around them, broadswords in hand, their eyes fixed nervously ahead.

Before them, hundreds of men clad in animal hides of various colors, brandishing an assortment of weapons and carrying torches, circled them.

As they ran, they howled and wailed, creating an intimidating atmosphere that unsettled the caravan's horses, causing them to whinny in fear.

At the front of the caravan stood an elderly man in silk robes, his face etched with wrinkles, alongside a burly man with a tiger's back and bear's waist, wielding twin sabers.

The burly man named Wu Debiao took the bag, a hint of satisfaction on his face, and said, "Very good. Wait here and watch how I handle this."

With that, Wu Debiao stepped forward and shouted at the circling bandits, "We meet by rivers and lakes! May I ask Chief Chang Gui to come out and talk? Let's reminisce about old times in the martial world."

Hearing Wu Debiao's loud shout, the running bandits immediately stopped. Then, a man wearing tiger skin, with a scar across his face, slowly rode out from behind the crowd on a tall horse.

Illuminated by the surrounding torches, the man arrogantly said, "You call for Chang Gui? What business do you have?"

Seeing this person appear, Wu Debiao was immediately surprised, because this person was not Chang Gui at all. Hearing his arrogant words, Wu Debiao felt a slight anger in his heart, but he did not dare to make a scene. Instead, he continued to smile and said, "I am Wu Debiao of Willow City Escort Agency, known as 'Twin Saber Wu'! I remember this place used to be the territory of Chief Chang Gui. Why isn't he here today?"

Wu Debiao had previously escorted caravans here and fought three hundred rounds with Chang Gui, the mountain bandit chief who occupied this area at the time. Their skills were evenly matched, and they admired each other, so they became sworn brothers, promising that Wu Debiao would never be harassed whenever he came here to escort caravans.

It was precisely because of this reason that Wu Debiao confidently accepted this escort mission, gleefully thinking that this thousand taels was simply a gift from heaven.

But what Wu Debiao never expected was that when he led the team halfway, these bandits suddenly rushed out from the vicinity.

Wu Debiao thought that Chang Gui had gone back on his word and was angry, so he wanted to argue with him.

But who knew that the person who came out now was not Chang Gui, which shocked Wu Debiao. He vaguely guessed that something might have happened.

After hearing Wu Debiao's words, the scarred man laughed loudly and said, "Chang Gui? Are you talking about that useless old man? Haha, what a coincidence, last year this king passed by here and thought the scenery was not bad, so I killed Chang Gui with one slash. Now, I am in charge here."

"What? Chang Gui is dead?"

Hearing the scarred man's words, Wu Debiao was stunned for a moment, but he was, after all, a person who had seen the world. He immediately calmed himself, cupped his fist and said, "In that case, then I must congratulate you, brother. Here are some small gifts, just as a small token of my appreciation. I hope that after you accept it, you can let us pass."

"Small gifts?" Hearing Wu Debiao's words, the scarred man immediately noticed the money bag in his hand, his eyes flashed, and then he winked, and then called a subordinate to take it over.

After weighing it in his hand, the smile on the scarred man's face became even stronger: "Haha, it seems that you are also a straightforward person, brother. This small gift is really not small!"

Seeing the scarred man laugh, Wu Debiao's heart immediately relaxed, and he smiled: "It's nothing, just consider it Wu Debiao making friends with you, brother. Then I'll take my leave."

With that, Wu Debiao waved his hand, signaling the others to protect the caravan and leave.

But at this moment, the bandits who were originally still suddenly surrounded them again, and all the weapons in their hands were revealed, flashing a cold light in the dark night.

Seeing this scene, Wu Debiao was immediately shocked, and hurriedly shouted at the scarred man: "What do you mean, brother? Didn't you accept my silver and promise to let us pass?"

"Tsk tsk tsk... It seems that you misunderstood, brother?" The scarred man smiled and said, "I only accepted your small gift, but I never promised to let you pass! The carriages and treasures here are all mine, as for you, die here!"

When he said the last sentence, the scarred man's face suddenly became gloomy, and he shouted: "Brothers, attack!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the hundreds of bandits roared, raised their weapons, and rushed towards the carriage.

Seeing this, Wu Debiao's subordinates were shocked, but they quickly pulled out their sabers and began to resist.

For a time, in this small canyon, the sound of 'ding ding dang dang' metal collisions echoed.

The old man in brocade robes seemed to be frightened by this scene, and immediately hid under the carriage wheel, constantly trembling.

"You shameless thief, you actually disregard the code of the martial world, do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

Seeing that this person completely disregarded his face, Wu Debiao was furious, and immediately waved his twin sabers and attacked the scarred man.

"Hmph, overestimate yourself!"

The scarred man sneered disdainfully, drew out a broadsword, then stepped on the horse's back and flew down, and fought fiercely with Wu Debiao.

While everyone was fighting, no one noticed that on the cliff of the canyon on the right, Chen Tian was watching all this with a smile on his face.

His eyes flashed quickly, as if he was thinking about something in his heart.