Zhou Xun.
The Fire Fox Captain's younger brother.
Shen Ping had specifically looked into Zhou Xun while he was giving Muyang pointers on his blade techniques. He naturally knew what Zhou Xun looked like, but he hadn't expected to run into him in 416 County.
It wasn't quite a case of enemies crossing paths.
But since they'd met, he had to vent some of his anger for the Captain.
Whoosh.
He leaped down from the rooftop, and with a few quick movements, he landed on the ground. Then, he darted towards the direction of the beast's roar at an extremely fast speed.
With Shen Ping's mastery of the Intent Realm in his movement technique, approaching these few martial artists without alerting them was incredibly easy. In a matter of minutes, he reached a nearby abandoned two-story coffee shop.
"Deal with the Beast Soldiers first, I'll hold off the Beast General."
Two of the martial artists with Zhou Xun were Battle Generals, with the last one being a mid-level Battle General. Zhou Xun himself only possessed the strength of an Advanced Warrior. Clearly, these three Battle Generals were only bringing him along to the wilderness area out of respect for the Fire Fox Captain.
The battle raged for over ten minutes.
Only then was the Bloodthirsty Tank dealt with.
The four quickly charged along the nearby street towards a high-rise building.
Shen Ping followed them, hiding in the residential building to the left of the high-rise. He then treaded carefully to the top floor corner, where he could just see them through the rooftop.
Just as he was considering how to teach Zhou Xun a lesson…
He heard their conversation, which started with discussions about the Bloodthirsty Tank and how to kill monsters more efficiently. However, the topic soon shifted to the Raging Wind Squad.
"That Qin Shan, even at his age, still fancies young girls. It's bad enough, but he's even competing with you, Zhou Xun. He's really overestimating himself."
"He's just asking for humiliation. He's become a laughingstock in our Huazhong Base City's martial artist circles. By the way, Zhou Xun, how beautiful is that female student from Huazhong University?"
"What, are you trying to get involved too?"
"No way, I'm just curious. The girl Zhou Xun, my brother, is interested in must be pretty good."
Shen Ping frowned, thinking these Beast Generals were shameless. To curry favor with the Fire Fox Captain and the Zheng Family Consortium behind him, they were even flattering his brother.
Suppressing his inner discomfort, he continued to listen.
"That girl isn't exceptionally beautiful; there are many prettier ones at Huazhong University. But she's very pure, otherwise, I wouldn't have the patience to pursue her. But now, my patience is running out. When we return from the wilderness this time, if she still doesn't agree, I'll just force it."
Zhou Xun sneered, "There's no girl I want that I can't get. After I'm done playing with her, I'll let you all have a taste. After all, she's the one the Fire Fox Captain has his eye on."
The other three martial artists immediately laughed. "Zhou, you're a good brother."
"Tsk tsk, after we're done, we'll throw her to that Qin Shan."
Zhou Xun also laughed, "Haha, that's a good idea. Let's do it."
Hearing this.
Shen Ping's face darkened, and he slowly clenched his fists. He knew that if things really went as Zhou Xun said, with the Captain's personality, he would definitely accept the girl in the end, and this matter would likely become a permanent humiliation for the Captain.
He didn't listen any further.
He left the residential house. He had originally only planned to teach Zhou Xun a lesson, but now he had changed his mind.
If scum like that were allowed to live, not only would countless girls be harmed, but the Captain would also lose face.
"The Captain has helped me so much, I'll take care of this for him today."
He made his decision. Shen Ping no longer considered the possible consequences and impacts of this matter. Swoosh, swoosh, his figure darted and weaved, and soon he arrived near a mid-level Beast General-class monster on the edge of the county. Then, using himself as bait, he lured this monster and a large number of Beast Soldiers, quickly heading towards the high-rise where Zhou Xun and the others were resting.
Boom, rumble... A large number of Beast Soldier-class monsters stomped on the ground, creating a huge commotion, and the entire high-rise building trembled slightly.
Zhou Xun and the others on the rooftop had noticed this commotion long ago. They were originally wondering which unlucky warrior it was, but they never expected this unlucky warrior to come running towards their location.
"Damn it."
"Let's run first, and then we'll settle the score with him when we've escaped."
Their movements were not slow, but Shen Ping was even faster. With the Ninefold Thunderblade erupting, his speed surged, his body turning into afterimages. As they just reached the ground floor, he had already dashed in front of them.
Pfft, pfft, pfft.
The flashing blade of the Blood Shadow Battleblade shattered their leg bones with a tremendous impact, sending them flying backward to crash against the wall.
Having done this,
he quickly retreated to a corner behind the high-rise building, standing there and watching the scene unfolding not far away with a cold gaze.
"Aah! Who is it? Who exactly are you? Why are you harming us?!"
The mid-level Beast General of the group roared, enduring the excruciating pain.
Zhou Xun shouted with all his might, "My brother is Fire Fox Captain! If you dare to touch me, he will definitely kill you!"
Shen Ping stared at them indifferently.
Over his decade-long career in the wilderness, he had long ago learned to be cold-blooded, to never show mercy once he made a move, and certainly not to feel remorse.
Roar.
At this moment, a large number of Beast Soldiers had already charged over, completely engulfing the few people amidst their miserable cries.
When the dust settled.
The mid-level Beast General-class monster led its pack of Beast Soldiers away leisurely, leaving behind only a ground littered with severed limbs and a scene of utter devastation beneath the tall building.
Shen Ping walked over and carefully examined the scene. After confirming that there was no trace of his previous actions, he quickly left 416 County and hurried towards the Taihang Mountains.
Six days passed.
He arrived at a small town on the edge of the Taihang Mountains. While resting in a three-story building, his communication watch vibrated.
The call connected.
Muyang's excited voice came through, "Hahaha, great news, absolutely fantastic news! Zhou Xun is dead, dead in the wilderness!"
Shen Ping feigned surprise, "How did he die in the wilderness? Didn't his brother, Fire Fox Captain, send a Beast General to protect him?"
Muyang chuckled, "Of course, he did. Another squad was sent, three Beast Generals in total. Unfortunately, they were arrogant and provoked a mid-level Beast General monster. They say it was a gruesome end, not even a single bone was left intact."
"Fire Fox Captain was furious, raging mad, and said he'd investigate to the end. He's probably blinded by rage. Even if there are other martial artists in 416 County, they're at most ordinary martial artist squads. How could they provoke Zhou Xun? This is what happens when you do evil deeds, you'll meet your end. Zhou Xun, that guy, caused a lot of trouble, relying on his high-level Beast General brother. He was ruthless, often bullying girls. Now, he's finally paid the price."
Shen Ping smiled and hung up after a few more words with Muyang.
"That Fire Fox Captain doesn't have the ability of a high-level War God. What can he possibly find out? Besides, when Zhou Xun had the accident, Qin Shan and Muyang were still in the base city. It's destined to be a dead end."
"But I can't be careless. What if he gets involved with others because of the loss of his brother…"
Thinking of this.
He called the Fire Fox Captain to remind him about the girl from Huazhong University.