Qing light flickered in Chen Yuan's eyes, and he was overjoyed. Another guy with luck has appeared!

He couldn't deal with Liu Shuanghe right now, but these bandits were fair game.

"Pfft."

A bright flash of the blade was very conspicuous in the dark night. The head of the bandit who had just shouted was instantly chopped off!

Chen Yuan jumped down from the tree and shouted loudly:

"Attack!"

At Chen Yuan's command, all the hidden yamen runners stood up.

"Swish, swish, swish!!!"

Arrows, ready and waiting, shot out.

When Han Feihu heard the scream, he knew there was an ambush nearby, but before he could warn anyone, the dense barrage of arrows shot from the front and sides.

"Brace yourselves!"

"Dismount!"

Han Feihu stepped on the back of his horse to gain leverage and somersaulted several times in the air, dodging the first wave of arrows.

"Ah!"

"Save me..."

"No..."

Han Feihu was mostly unharmed, but his bandits, unprepared, were shot down in droves. Only a dozen or so were left, lying on the ground using the corpses of their horses as shields.

After the first volley of arrows, dozens of torches were lit in the forest ahead, illuminating the surroundings.

"May I ask who is ahead? Has Han offended you in any way?"

Han Feihu roared.

The crossbows were too slow to reload. Chen Yuan raised his hand, and all the yamen runners threw their crossbows on the ground, drew their standard-issue sabers, and the crisp sound of blades being drawn echoed through the air.

"Kill!"

Chen Yuan shouted, and all the yamen runners charged forward bravely.

Before the ambush, Chen Yuan had increased the rewards. Killing a bandit earned one tael of silver, and Chen Yuan didn't plan to embezzle a single tael of the one hundred and fifty taels for bandit suppression.

It wasn't much anyway; it was better to use it to win people's hearts.

As it turned out, Chen Yuan's idea was correct. With the reward of silver, the yamen runners and constables fought fearlessly. Chen Yuan had promised beforehand that anyone who died in battle would receive an additional ten taels of silver on top of the yamen's reward.

Of course, there were rewards and punishments. Anyone who held back or deliberately slacked off would be dealt with afterward.

After Chen Yuan had previously killed Sun Xiong with a single strike and destroyed the Wang family, his authority had been firmly established.

The distance of forty paces was very short. The bandits didn't have time to mount their horses and charge. Han Feihu cursed under his breath and roared:

"Brothers, kill these bastards for me!"

The bandits didn't dare to disobey, drew their sabers, and charged on foot!

Han Feihu's eyes narrowed, and after a moment's hesitation, he took a few steps and disappeared into the darkness.

Although the forty-odd yamen runners and constables were weaker than the bandits in one-on-one combat, they had the advantage in numbers. With several people attacking one, the bandits were at an absolute disadvantage from the moment of engagement.

Chen Yuan opened his Heaven's Eye, his eyes glowing with blue light, staring intently at the radiant figure not far away. Seeing that he was trying to run, the corner of his mouth curved up.

In this dark night, the aura of luck radiating from him was like a lighthouse, impossible to hide.

Glancing at the situation in the field and seeing that the bandits were being besieged and victory was only a matter of time, Chen Yuan stopped paying attention to it and immediately chased after the 'luck' that was trying to escape.

Before, Chen Yuan had asked Zhao Ning to find Li Mingqi to requisition the crossbows from the yamen's armory.

He was facing bandits who, with the power of their horses, would have their strength and speed increased to a very high level. If he had allowed them to charge,

most of the men Chen Yuan brought would have died.

Now it was different. After a volley of crossbow bolts, the bandits were basically useless.

Without their horses, they were lambs to the slaughter.

......

......

In the dense forest, Chen Yuan gripped the hilt of his saber tightly and stopped in place, the corner of his mouth curving slightly. Then, golden paint rapidly covered his body under his clothes.

"Swish!"

The long saber was drawn, the blade gleaming. Chen Yuan used the force of his leap to suddenly jump up and slash at a black figure on a tree.

"Clang."

Han Feihu's eyes narrowed, and his saber clashed with Chen Yuan's long saber, producing a metallic clang. He instantly dropped from the tree trunk to the ground.

"May I ask who you are?"

Han Feihu retreated a step, his eyes fixed warily on Chen Yuan.

He felt a faint unease in his heart. He hadn't expected that his superb disguise skills wouldn't be able to fool the young man in front of him, even in the dark night.

It truly astonished him.

What he didn't know was that someone with luck was like a beacon in Chen Yuan's eyes.

"Chen Yuan!"

Chen Yuan pointed his long saber directly at Han Feihu, his heart equally vigilant. Even a Bone Tempering expert wouldn't be able to dodge his surprise attack. He hadn't expected this bandit to be so strong.

Chen Yuan felt that his strength was even greater than Tie Xuan's.

"Could you be the new constable of Ping An County, Chen Yuan?" A look of horror flashed in Han Feihu's eyes.

According to the information he'd received from the Liu family, the guy in front of him was clearly only at the Blood Refining stage. How could he be so strong?

"You know me?"

Chen Yuan was slightly surprised. He had only taken office a few days ago, but this bandit seemed to know quite a bit about him. There was definitely something strange going on.

"Liu Shuanghe sent someone to find me a few days ago, wanting me to kill Constable Chen for him. It was through him that I learned a little about Constable Chen."

"Oh?"

Chen Yuan shifted his feet slightly, not surprised to hear Liu Shuanghe's name. As expected, he wanted to kill him.

"But Han really doesn't want to be enemies with the yamen, so I refused."

"Then should I thank you?"

Han Feihu narrowed his eyes, carefully scrutinizing Chen Yuan's movements, and said with a smile:

"There's no need for that. It's just that Han doesn't know Constable Chen and has no grudge against you. Why should we fight to the death here?"

Chen Yuan: "What does Brother Han mean?"

"Let me leave. Those bandits are enough for Constable Chen to make his report. From now on, we'll be friends."

Chen Yuan's eyes flickered, as if he was weighing something.

Han Feihu immediately pressed his advantage:

"As long as Constable Chen is willing to let me leave, I'm willing to tell you a secret, a huge secret."

"What secret?"

Han Feihu said with a very solemn expression:

"Han once obtained an autobiography that vaguely described the entrance to a secret realm in Xue Prefecture, filled with natural treasures."

"If Constable Chen is interested, we can work together to enter the secret realm and divide the treasures equally."

Chen Yuan chuckled:

"Does Brother Han usually write autobiographies?"

"No."

"Do you think what's written in them is true?"

Han Feihu remained silent, as if he was thinking about how to escape.

"Hehe, Brother Han is incredibly strong, and Chen can't subdue you. Alright, you can go..."

Chen Yuan stepped aside, making way.

Han Feihu's face lit up, and he moved his feet, cupping his hands at Chen Yuan and saying:

"Then I really thank Constable Chen. In the future..."

When he was five steps away from Chen Yuan, Han Feihu suddenly threw a handful of lime powder and slashed at Chen Yuan with his saber.

But Chen Yuan took a step back, and a miniature crossbow bolt shot out from his wrist.