Qian Yun was Luan Jiping's assistant. When he called Long Xiao to report the incident, it was definitely Luan Jiping who was in trouble.
Why Luan Jiping went to Beimang Mountain that morning, and who attacked her, Long Xiao pondered as he drove.
He didn't know the exact location, so he had to drive to Beimang Mountain first and then search.
After entering Beimang Mountain, Long Xiao drove intermittently until he reached the depths of the mountain, where he faintly heard gunshots in the distance.
Driving a few hundred meters further, Long Xiao saw Luan Jiping's car parked by the roadside with several corpses on the ground.
Long Xiao got out of the car and rushed towards the direction of the gunshots. Along the way, he saw more corpses, some killed by bullets, others by swords.
As he got closer to the gunshots, Long Xiao unleashed his "Chimei Xiaoyao Step" and arrived near a mountain stream within minutes.
More than a dozen people were surrounding Elder Xiao. These individuals were dressed identically and their sword techniques were also very similar. Although Elder Xiao was very powerful, he was outnumbered and his attackers were not weak.
About a hundred meters away from Elder Xiao, Luan Jiping and several of her subordinates were pinned down in the woods by a group of gunmen. They were all hiding behind trees, returning fire. The enemy had snipers with accurate aim, and people were being shot and falling one after another.
Long Xiao did not charge directly into the battlefield. Instead, he first located the enemy snipers and then quickly approached them.
Snipers were ordinary people, and Long Xiao was too fast. Therefore, he did not hide himself. As soon as the sniper spotted Long Xiao and turned his gun to fire, Long Xiao's hand had already grasped his throat.
With a crack, the sniper's throat was crushed.
He threw the corpse in his hand aside, shifted sideways, and with a "pu," a bullet hit the ground, scattering dirt and debris.
While moving continuously, Long Xiao found another sniper hidden behind a rock.
Long Xiao's movement speed exceeded the sniper's reaction speed, making it impossible for the sniper to aim.
In less than five minutes, all three snipers were eliminated. The remaining dozen or so gunmen noticed Long Xiao and began to aim and fire at him.
These gunmen were not far apart. Long Xiao rushed towards them while pulling out the roasted soybeans he carried in his pocket.
Less than thirty meters from the gunmen, Long Xiao's right hand flipped, and the roasted soybeans in his hand flew out, at three times the speed of bullets, towards all the gunmen.
The gunfire instantly ceased. The dozen or so gunmen fell straight to the ground simultaneously, each with a bloody hole in their forehead.
Seeing Long Xiao appear, Luan Jiping knew she was saved. She sat down leaning against a large tree, dropped her gun, and waited for Long Xiao to approach.
Long Xiao turned and pounced towards the assassins surrounding Elder Xiao. With Long Xiao's intervention, the assassins were immediately at a disadvantage. The dozen or so assassins were beaten so badly by the two of them that they fled, leaving behind two corpses.
Long Xiao and Elder Xiao arrived beside the large tree where Luan Jiping was leaning.
"Sister, are you alright? Are you injured?" Long Xiao asked.
Luan Jiping looked at Long Xiao and extended her hand, saying, "Help Sister up."
Luan Jiping was covered in blood. Long Xiao carefully examined her and found several bleeding wounds. He quickly took out silver needles to help her stop the bleeding.
Luan Jiping touched a wound on her face and said, "Long Xiao, am I disfigured?"
Long Xiao moved Luan Jiping's hand away, looked at the wound, and seeing it was a superficial injury, said, "It's alright. With the 'Scar Healing Elixir' I just made, there won't be any scars."
After stopping the bleeding, Long Xiao gave Luan Jiping the wound medicine he carried.
The remaining subordinates of Luan Jiping gathered around. After Long Xiao examined and treated them one by one, he looked at Qian Yun.
Qian Yun, seeing Long Xiao looking at him, said quickly, "Thanks to Young Master Long's timely arrival, it would have been difficult for us to leave here alive."
Long Xiao looked at Qian Yun with cold eyes and said, "Qian Yun, it's time you gave me an explanation."
Qian Yun glanced at Luan Jiping and said, "An explanation for what? I am loyal to President Luan. What is there to explain?"
"Explain why you didn't call for help when we were attacked initially," Long Xiao asked.
Luan Jiping said, "He wanted to call, but I stopped him."
"Sister, why did you come to Beimang Mountain so early in the morning?" Long Xiao asked curiously.
Luan Jiping told Long Xiao that Ji Yuelan had gone missing yesterday. Long Nian had called Ji Tianfu, threatening to kill Ji Yuelan if he didn't cooperate.
The Ji family was being monitored by Long Nian's men, so Ji Tianfu had to contact Luan Jiping, hoping she could help rescue Ji Yuelan.
A few days ago, they received news that Long Nian had established a secret stronghold in Beimang Mountain, where he kept a large number of loyalists. Luan Jiping suspected that Ji Yuelan was being held in the stronghold.
"Sister, you could have sent people to rescue Yue Lan. Why did you come in person?" Long Xiao asked.
Luan Jiping told Long Xiao that Ji Dahai had once saved her life, and she had come in person to find Ji Yuelan to repay the favor. Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the depths of Beimang Mountain, they were ambushed. Most of the experts they brought were lost, and they were forced into this mountain stream.
Long Xiao looked at Qian Yun again. He suspected that someone had betrayed Luan Jiping and her group, and that person was Qian Yun. Since there was no evidence, he didn't say anything more.
Elder Xiao, who was standing aside, said, "These assassins are well-trained, and their strength is all at the mid-stage Xuan level. If these people enter Donghai, the danger will be too great."
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Sister Luan, we must find Long Nian's stronghold in Beimang Mountain. This stronghold must be eradicated."
"Let's find it now. We must rescue Yue Lan."
Long Xiao was uneasy about Qian Yun and also worried about Luan Jiping's safety. He said, "Sister, I'll send you back first. I'll be responsible for finding Yue Lan."
Elder Xiao also said, "Miss, you should go back first. Xiao and I will go find Ji Yuelan."
Under the persuasion of Long Xiao and Elder Xiao, Luan Jiping finally agreed to return to Donghai first.
Everyone walked out along the mountain stream. Since Luan Jiping and several of her subordinates were injured, they walked very slowly.
Along the way, Long Xiao kept an eye on Qian Yun. Although there was no evidence that he was the mole, Long Xiao always felt something was wrong.
After walking for more than half an hour, when everyone sat by the roadside to rest, Long Xiao noticed Qian Yun secretly throwing something into the grass and making a mark where he had been sitting.
Long Xiao did not expose Qian Yun. He wanted to see what would happen next.
Beimang Mountain was vast. Even if they knew about Long Nian's stronghold, it would be very difficult to find without a specific location.
The fastest way to find the stronghold was to lure the snake out of its hole. As long as they could capture a few of Long Nian's subordinates, it would be much easier to locate the stronghold.
It took them an hour to return to the car. Along the way, Long Xiao did not notice any further suspicious actions from Qian Yun.
Luan Jiping and Elder Xiao rode in Long Xiao's car. After getting in, there were only the three of them in the car. Long Xiao asked, "Sister, is Qian Yun reliable?"
Luan Jiping nodded and said, "He is reliable. He has been with me for three years and has always been loyal."
Long Xiao looked in the rearview mirror at the two cars following behind and said, "Sister, our return to Donghai may not go smoothly."
"Are you saying we will be attacked again?" Luan Jiping asked.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "It should be. However, this is also good. Only if Long Nian's men appear will it be easier for us to find Yue Lan."