Chapter 11: Double Kill

The woodshed was already heavily damaged. The few escort agency guards, relying on their tacit coordination, managed to briefly hold back Abbess Kuxin. However, it was clear they were struggling immensely; even after just a few moments of fighting, they were already showing vulnerabilities.

Abbess Kuxin, being an experienced martial artist, could instantly discern the guards' weaknesses. Despite their coordinated efforts, their martial arts skills were quite ordinary. If even one person were to be injured and fall, their cooperation would instantly crumble.

Therefore, Abbess Kuxin targeted the youngest guard. Her swordplay wasn't particularly refined, but her moves were vicious, striking vital points with every attack. In just three or four moves, she found a vulnerability in the young guard.

Abbess Kuxin thrust her sword towards the young guard's throat. The thrust was both swift and ruthless.

The other guards were terrified at the sight. In that instant, the young guard replayed his entire life's experiences, initiating a death countdown.

"Whoosh!"

However, at that very instant, a burning piece of firewood flew over, striking Abbess Kuxin's wrist directly. With a clang, the long sword in her hand fell to the ground. She turned quickly and saw the siblings, Gu Mo and Gu Chudong.

"A master!"

Abbess Kuxin's gaze lingered between Gu Chudong and Gu Mo for a moment before settling on Gu Mo. Although Gu Mo was blind, his composed and serene demeanor made her certain that he was the one who had just acted.

In a flash, Abbess Kuxin unexpectedly drew another soft sword from her waist, which danced wildly in the air like a silver serpent. Her footwork became erratic as she employed a unique movement technique, moving like a phantom in a series of swift leaps.

Gu Mo frowned slightly and tilted his head. He pushed his senses of perception and hearing to their limits. However, it must be said that Abbess Kuxin's footwork was indeed extraordinary, and her speed was incredible. Gu Mo could even hear movements from what sounded like multiple Abbess Kuxins at the same time.

"Brother, left!"

Gu Chudong's timely warning came. Gu Mo lightly stomped his foot, sending firewood from the bonfire flying. With a wave of his hand, he sent all of it flying to the left, creating a momentary surge like a sea of fire.

The next instant, Abbess Kuxin burst out of the sea of fire. Her soft sword, in an instant, transformed into countless sword shadows, like a dense, all-encompassing net of swords that spread out, scattering the lingering sparks and flames.

"Clang..."

With a crisp sound, Gu Mo drew his blade. He thrust the blade into Abbess Kuxin's chest.

Abbess Kuxin, still holding her soft sword in a forward thrusting posture, looked down at the Tang saber in her chest with disbelief, spat out a mouthful of blood, and roared, "Rogue monk... run, there's a master here..."

Gu Mo instantly retracted his saber. Abbess Kuxin collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

At the same time, the system's prompt rang in Gu Mo's mind:

"Killed a one-star wanted criminal.Received one-star reward: Minor Rejuvenation Pill x 1.Claim?"

...

Gu Mo ignored the system. Instead, he gripped his saber with both hands, tilted his head to listen, and then ran out.

At this moment, in the woods outside the cabin, Qu Heng was already in a perilous situation, suppressed by Xuanzhi. In the pouring rain, a large number of trees lay broken on the ground.

Suddenly, Xuanzhi heard Abbess Kuxin's voice from inside the cabin. Startled, he shouted, "Rogue nun, are you alright!"

Receiving no response, Xuanzhi did not heed Abbess Kuxin's instruction to run. Instead, he frantically rushed towards the small wooden cabin. Seeing this, Qu Heng was not about to let Xuanzhi leave. Although he didn't know what was happening inside the cabin, he knew something had gone wrong there, that Abbess Kuxin had failed. He couldn't let Xuanzhi rush back to help now.

Immediately, Qu Heng swung his sword.

Xuanzhi was worried about Abbess Kuxin and had no desire to prolong the fight with Qu Heng. He became incredibly aggressive, and the power of his staff increased even further than before. With several consecutive moves, he battered Qu Heng, who cried out in pain, feeling as though his internal organs had shifted.

And precisely at this moment, Qu Heng saw Gu Mo rushing over with his saber. He thought Gu Mo, being blind, had run in the wrong direction, and was so scared he immediately shouted, "A'Mo, don't come over!"

With Qu Heng's momentary distraction, Xuanzhi seized the opportunity, struck Qu Heng back with one blow, and ran towards the cabin with his staff, shouting as he ran, "Abbess, Abbess, are you alright?... You blind fool, get out of my way!"

The already aggressive Xuanzhi ran over, only to find himself, by an unlucky coincidence, blocked by the blind man. Enraged, he immediately swung his palm, intending to strike Gu Mo dead.

But, at that very instant, Gu Mo also struck out with a palm.

With a loud "thud," Xuanzhi was sent flying backward directly, crashing into and breaking a tree as thick as a bucket. He lay gasping on the ground, barely alive, saying in disbelief, "You... who are you? What... profound internal energy!"

Gu Mo hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. He had never imagined that as soon as he came out, Xuanzhi would want to compare internal energy with him.

"You... you... blind man, nun..." Xuanzhi stammered, unable to clearly point at Gu Mo and speak. His chest tightened, a mouthful of fresh blood gushed out, and he collapsed to the ground, dead.

He had just exchanged a palm strike with Gu Mo. Neither of them had used any special palm techniques. Xuanzhi hadn't taken Gu Mo seriously, merely circulating his internal energy to casually strike Gu Mo dead. Gu Mo, on the other hand, didn't know any special palm techniques either; it was also a casual strike, relying purely on the explosive power of his internal energy. But with Gu Mo's max-level Nine Yang Divine Skill, with this palm strike, Xuanzhi's internal organs were all shattered.

"Killed a two-star wanted criminal.Received two-star reward: Max-level Dragon Subduing Palms.Claim?"

...

The heavy rain continued to pour, and Qu Heng, who was rushing over in a panic, was filled with shock. He had fought Xuanzhi for so long and knew how profound Xuanzhi's martial arts cultivation was. He couldn't have imagined that such a master would be killed by a single palm strike from Gu Mo.

"A'Mo, you..."

Gu Mo slowly said, "Amidst great ups and downs, I had an epiphany, and my martial arts had a minor breakthrough."

Qu Heng took a deep breath and said, "Your 'minor breakthrough'... makes me feel like I've wasted my whole life practicing martial arts!"

"Brother..."

At this moment, Gu Chudong ran over, carrying a saber.

Gu Mo said, "Cut off their heads. Iron Arhat and Abbess Kuxin are both wanted criminals; they should be worth one or two hundred taels." The system's criteria for judging wanted criminal ranks don't just consider martial arts skill; they primarily consider the extent of their crimes. Since one is a one-star and the other a two-star, it means their criminal involvement is not as severe as that of Zhou Tong, the flower thief he killed before. Therefore, the official reward money likely won't be very high.

"Alright!"

Gu Chudong first searched the bodies, then quickly severed and wrapped the heads.

"What are you two doing?"

"We are now bounty hunters!"