Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 978 - 258: The Immortal Who Aided Tyranny?_2
If the old man had not lied, or if the information he knew had not been mistaken... then Fan Wu felt that he had another opportunity to gain a considerable number of Free Attribute Points. After all, a celestial being that aided tyranny in the human world could definitely not be a benevolent deity, and he did not mind cleansing the threshold of his own front yard.
"Uh..." The elder Village Chief of Kannan Village had not expected that someone would ask such a question. He hesitated for a moment and inquisitively asked, "May I ask what business you, the sturdy hero, have inquiring about the bandits’ location? You all should be just passing through here, right?"
In response to such a question, Fan Wu did not beat around the bush and replied frankly, "It’s just that I happen to have a bit of interest in those bandits. If there’s a chance... perhaps I could help you clear those bandits out of the mountains."
"Sss! Clear out, the bandits?" Upon hearing what Fan Wu had said, the elder Village Chief of Kannan Village immediately lit up with hope, "Is... Is what you say true, sturdy hero? Do you, do you really intend to help us villagers eliminate those bandits nearby?"
"Indeed, when Daoist Fan Wu speaks, he means every word," Fan Wu said with a smile, "Since I happened to pass by, I naturally cannot turn a blind eye. Some matters require a hand, so I shall lend one where it is needed."
Anyone can make fine-sounding statements, and Fan Wu was no exception; in reality... what truly interested him was not the bandits in the mountains, but the deity the bandits worshiped. Of course, even if it turned out to be a wasted trip, Fan Wu would voice no complaints.
After all, there wasn’t much else to do on a late night, and not sleeping for a day was not a big deal for him. It was the perfect opportunity to see if he could harvest a large wave of Free Attribute Points.
The elder Village Chief of Kannan Village immediately became excited, as the bandits in the mountains had troubled them for too many years. Since the bandits’ hideouts were so well concealed, even the local officials had no way to deal with them.
This led to the bandits becoming brazen in their own territory for several decades. The number of evil deeds that had been carried out in those decades were too many to count, with every one of them having hands stained with blood.
The Village Chief of Kannan Village was also at a loss; his only option was to train the villagers to have the courage to take up arms and struggle against the bandits. Although not enough to defeat the bandits, it was at least enough to send them the message that they were a tough bone to chew.
After all, when bandits descend from the mountains to plunder... they also seek profit. If the cost did not proportionally match the gain, they would not casually attack a difficult village to conquer.
No one in the world wants to conduct a losing business, and the bandits in the mountains were no exception. If robbing homes turned out to be a loss, then there would be no point in being a bandit.
Thus, the Village Chief of Kannan Village immediately shared all the information he had gathered over the years with Fan Wu, sparing no detail and withholding nothing.
Furthermore... he knew that Fan Wu and his companions were all Cultivators. A group of Cultivators like them, if they were to fight against the bandits in these mountains, probably not many bandits could contend with them.
Because there were many of them! Fan Wu, Yun Jiuqing, Xing Fengzi, Bai Sheng, Yan Dalong, Yan Dahu. Altogether, there were six people, six Cultivators!
Normally speaking, six Cultivators together could definitely confront a bandit hideout of several dozen men.
If those six Cultivators were a bit more formidable, they might even be able to flatten such a hideout!
The elder Chief knew that there were so many bandit hideouts in the mountains, and to flatten one would be like a drop in the bucket.
If one hideout is gone, there’s a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth...
But... if one can be flattened, then flatten one!
Better than... allowing these bandits to continue their arrogance, right?
What if, because of the sudden intervention of these few Cultivators,
the other bandits became frightened.
And then for a long time, they dared not descend the mountain to plunder.
Then...
For these villagers,
it was indeed a rare piece of good news!
In the mind of the elder Village Chief of Kannan Village, Fan Wu was the "boss" of this group of cultivators. Fan Wu asked about the rough location of the bandits because he wanted to take the remaining five cultivators with him to wipe them out. However, what happened next told him that he was mistaken. Because Fan Wu did not take Yun Jiuqing and the others with him, but set off alone. After all, this might involve an unknown demigod.
Involvement with such an entity meant that if he took Yun Jiuqing and the others with him, it would be of no use. That’s why Fan Wu decided to investigate the situation by himself. Yun Jiuqing and the others found this perfectly reasonable. The only one who found this unreasonable was the elder Village Chief of Kannan Village. He said in utter astonishment, "This... Is it really no problem for him to go there alone? There are also cultivators among the bandits’ dens!"
"Old gentleman, rest assured," Xing Fengzi said with a smile, "Even if all the bandits in their lair are cultivators, it doesn’t matter. In front of Daoist Fan Wu, those bandits are just chickens and dogs. Not to mention they only worship an unknown deity, even if they were the deities themselves... it would be the same."
The elder Village Chief of Kannan Village was startled. He felt that Xing Fengzi’s "boast" was too outlandish. What did he mean by it being the same even if they were the deities themselves? Was he saying that this young man named Fan Wu would not fear facing a demigod as an enemy? Hss! Could these cultivators be some sort of heretics? Why did it seem like they didn’t have much respect for deities?
Obviously, the elder Village Chief of Kannan Village, who lived in such a remote mountainous area, had not heard of the rumors from outside. He did not know what the name "Fan Wu" meant within the Shangwu Dynasty. He only knew that it was somewhat rash for Fan Wu to enter the den of tigers alone.
And it was somewhat an underestimation of the unusual bandits in this area, who were not just any ordinary bandits. Even the authorities had no way to deal with the bandits here. Even the Imperial City Division had once made a move, but still could not deal with them.
...
Fan Wu was unaware that the elder Village Chief of Kannan Village had such distrust in him... but actually, it was normal. Who would trust a stranger passing by? Especially one they did not know much about.
At this moment, Fan Wu was already in the midst of a vast mountain range, where the pitch-black night made the mountains seem particularly gloomy. The moonlight was completely blocked by the canopy overhead, making it so dark that one could not see their own hand in front of them.
"There’s the scent of living beings." Relying on his incredibly sharp perception, Fan Wu could clearly sense the slight movements in the nearby grass and trees.
It was no exaggeration to say that once he arrived at this vast mountain range, the entire area was within his control!
Fan Wu grinned, "If all these scents belong to the mountain bandits, then there are quite a few bandit lairs around here."
In his perception, there were no fewer than fifty bandit lair-like presences in the vast mountains!
And each one was well-concealed.
The terrain held an advantage that made them easy to defend but hard to attack.
If there were indeed cultivators among the bandits, as the old Village Chief had mentioned, these bandit lairs would indeed be very hard to breach. Unless some powerful cultivators were brought in, but which powerful cultivators would care about these bandits?
Oh!
Except him, Fan Wu.
But then again.
That’s not quite right.
After all, he was not a cultivator.
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