Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

The female bandit beside him reacted quickly as well, pulling a short dagger from her bosom and stabbing towards Jiang Liu.

With the defense enhancement of the Vajra Mantra, he blocked the knife in front of him, but naturally, he couldn't block the dagger coming from behind.

However, there wasn't much panic in Jiang Liu's heart. Perhaps it was because he had accumulated some combat experience from fighting monsters and leveling up with Gaoyang these days, or maybe because he had already rehearsed the battle in his mind while pretending to be unconscious just now.

Feeling the attack from the female bandit beside him, Jiang Liu quickly took off the Sandalwood Buddha Beads from around his neck with his other hand and activated the skill attached to the beads: Starry Sky Spread.

One hundred and eight sandalwood Buddha Beads instantly transformed into a fan-shaped barrage, enveloping the rushing female bandit.

The impact force of the Buddha Beads directly sent the female bandit flying.

In the heat of the moment, a fist emanating a golden glow smashed down on the bandit in front of him.

Although this bandit had spent years living on the edge of the knife and his combat skills were decent, as a level 5 character, combined with the skill amplification of the Arhat Fist, and having just witnessed the spectacle of being immune to blades and spears, the bandit was completely outmatched and taken by surprise.

Bang, bang, bang.

Arhat Fist, punch after punch landed on the bandit, and after several consecutive strikes, the bandit lay on the ground, struggling for a few moments before becoming motionless.

Prompt: Gained 95 Experience Points, gained 10 copper coins.

Prompt: Gained 120 Experience Points, gained 13 copper coins.

Almost at the same time, the system's prompts appeared, signifying that Jiang Liu had dealt with both targets. Immediately, his gaze turned to the female bandit beside him.

"You, you…" Watching Jiang Liu's gaze, the female bandit's face showed a horrified expression, and she stepped back.

No one expected that this Novice Monk could be so ruthless in his actions.

Nor did they expect him to have such high martial arts skills, having defeated two companions in the blink of an eye.

"Why did you attack me? We have no grudges between us, right?" With only the last female bandit remaining, Jiang Liu didn't rush to act but instead looked at her and asked.

"If I tell you, will you let me go?" The female bandit glanced at her two companions lying on the ground and swallowed hard.

"As long as you tell me, I am willing to let you go. Rest assured, a person who has left home does not lie, Amitabha Buddha," Jiang Liu said calmly with his hands joined together, even softly chanting a Buddhist mantra.

The identity of a person who has left home is somewhat trustworthy, and more importantly, she didn't have many options left.

The female bandit hesitated briefly before speaking, "It was Esquire Zhang from Jinshan Village. He paid thirty taels of silver for us to capture you alive for him."

"Just as I thought..." Jiang Liu wasn't surprised since he had already suspected it; it merely confirmed his guess.

"I'll ask you again, what's the situation with your bandit stronghold? Where is it, and how many people are there?" After understanding the situation, Jiang Liu continued to inquire.

"What do you want with that info? What are you planning to do?" The question made the female bandit watch him warily.

"You just need to answer me," Jiang Liu said sternly, his expression darkening.

"No, I won't tell," Jiang Liu's questioning clearly had no good intentions, and the female bandit shook her head with a resolute expression.

"If you refuse to talk, then it's time for you to go," Since she was unwilling to speak, Jiang Liu didn't insist on forcing her, picked up the knife from the ground, and chopped towards the female bandit.

Because he had taken the initiative to strike, the three bandits, two men and one woman, didn't die after their health bars were depleted; they just lay on the ground, motionless, having fallen into a dying coma.

After a slight hesitation, Jiang Liu raised the knife in his hand and, one by one, delivered a final blow to kill the three people.

It wasn't that he was naturally bloodthirsty, but when others were about to act against him, was he still expected to hold onto the heart of mercy?

Even if he spared these few bandits now, would they be willing to spare him in the future?

Killing three people in one breath wasn't like slaying demon creatures; they were living, breathing humans. Looking at the three corpses before him, Jiang Liu felt his stomach churn.

He tossed the knife aside, leaned against a tree, and retched. After a long while, he had nearly vomited up stomach acid.

Although he had killed many wild beasts and even demon creatures these days, this was his first time taking the life of another human being.

Although he didn't regret his actions, the first kill was still hard to endure.

After a long time, Jiang Liu's emotions finally began to settle, and then he walked over to the corpses and picked up the copper coins they were lying on.

Killing three people only netted him about 300 Experience Points; clearly, the strength of these three bandits wasn't strong.

However, apart from some copper coins, Jiang Liu found that a weapon had also dropped.

Ancient Ebony Stick (Ordinary Quality): Requires level 5, Attack Power +25, Durability 8/10.

Looking at the stick, which was somewhat worn, the data information also appeared before his eyes. With a 25-point increase in Attack Power, he was quite satisfied; as expected of a primary weapon, it was significantly better than the White Jade Ring from Gaoyang, which added 10 Attack Power.

Jiang Liu secretly hoped that if he could drop Fine Quality, Perfect Quality, or even Legendary Quality and Epic Quality equipment in the future, what would the added Attack Power be like?

Shaking his head, he momentarily put those thoughts aside and looked at the three bodies on the ground, then picked up a knife beside him and started digging a hole.

These people had wanted to harm him, but after all, the dead deserved respect, and leaving bodies exposed in the wilderness was not right.

As he dug the hole with the knife, his gaze also fell on the knife.

Just like the stick, the data information for the knife also appeared before his eyes.

Knife (Ordinary Quality): Attack Power +3, Durability 7/10.

"Only a 3-point increase in Attack Power? Are the equipment drops from the game of better quality? Or is it because this knife is simply a low-level weapon, even lacking a level requirement?" While digging the hole, Jiang Liu murmured to himself.

"Hey, Jiang Liu? What happened here?" Just as Jiang Liu was sweating profusely digging graves for the bodies, a familiar female voice arose.

Seeing the three corpses on the ground, Gaoyang also got a bit of a fright and asked Jiang Liu.

As usual, waiting for him at the usual spot, but when he didn't show up after a long time today, Gaoyang took the initiative to come and look for him.

She hadn't expected to find this scene.

Jiang Liu stopped what he was doing and had no intention of hiding anything. He simply told her the cause and effect of the incident.

Upon learning the ins and outs of the situation and realizing that Jiang Liu had almost been killed, Gaoyang furrowed her brows and her pretty face darken with anger.

"Hmph, what a treacherous merchant, daring to lay a hand on this woman warrior's man?"