My Pretty Campus Queen

However, what they did not know was that this delicate young woman was also a cultivator, and a high-level one at that.

Chen Tianlong and Tan Xianglan strode forward like it was a flatland, and as soon as the two guards noticed them, they saw two silver needles flying their way. Just as they reacted, everything went black and they fainted.

The five women from before saw the situation and rushed over. Chen Tianlong kicked open the door, revealing three men locked inside. Clearly, these three had been tortured to the point where they were almost unrecognizable.

Upon seeing their friends in such a state, tears streamed down the five women’s faces. Chen Tianlong scratched his head, feeling he couldn’t bear to look anymore.

Yet, their hands were all shackled with iron chains, and the women couldn’t undo them. Chen Tianlong smiled wryly, walked over, found a thin wire nearby, and fiddled with the lock of one of the iron shackles.

After correcting a few more times this way, Chen Tianlong smiled with satisfaction, gave a strong flick, and with a "clang," the iron lock popped open. He then opened the second, followed by the third.

Before long, everyone’s chains were loosened, and they began to move outside.

Just as they stepped out, they saw seven or eight people running over, clearly having noticed the commotion. These were the ones left in the mountain stronghold to guard it, while most others had prepared on the frontline.

So, they didn’t carry guns or ammo, at most holding a knife, and others were armed with clubs. The group was instantly terrified.

Although there were about ten of them in total, it included six women and three crippled men, leaving only Chen Tianlong able to fight.

What they didn’t know was that there was a fierce one among them, and that person was Tan Xianglan. However, Tan Xianglan never showed her skills; the girls thought she was just healthy and knew a few moves.

Facing those knife-wielding men was quite weak.

However, Chen Tianlong didn’t let Tan Xianglan step in but instead instructed, "Xianglan, take these people and leave from the other side, I’ll handle them."

"Alright, Chen Tianlong, be careful." Seeing as there were seven or eight knife-wielders, Tan Xianglan instinctively felt some worry, knowing that knives and guns are merciless.

The reason Chen Tianlong wanted them to go first was his concern that more might show up later. If a group carrying guns came, Chen Tianlong could fend for himself, but he couldn’t ensure everyone’s safety.

Now with Tan Xianglan leading the escape, the remaining tasks became much simpler.

"Capture them, don’t let them escape." Seeing Tan Xianglan leading the group’s escape, a burly man in his forties shouted hoarsely.

As soon as he finished, a few burly men charged over with weapons. Just as they took two steps, they suddenly noticed a young man standing in front of them, arms crossed in front of his chest, looking rather relaxed.

"Kid, if you don’t want to die, move aside!" These people obviously didn’t recognize Chen Tianlong; those who did were out resisting the police.

Chen Tianlong sneered coldly, revealing a hint of disdain as he said, "What if I don’t move aside?"

"Don’t move aside? Then die!" The leading burly man was a cultivator, albeit a Celestial Dao five-star cultivator, considered top-notch in the stronghold responsible for the guard squads.

The Celestial Dao five-star level was like a god among these average bandits, but for Chen Tianlong, it was merely fodder for being beaten.

As soon as the leading man spoke, he charged at Chen Tianlong before his words finished, moving rather swiftly. Chen Tianlong, a bit surprised, quickly reacted.

Arriving in front of Chen Tianlong, the burly man glared viciously, mustering all his strength to punch Chen Tianlong’s chest, seemingly about to knock him down, looking very arrogant.

"Huh?" Suddenly, the man realized his fist hadn’t reached Chen Tianlong’s chest, but his abdomen surged with intense pain, and the next second, his whole body flew backward like a rocket.

The men behind him were dumbstruck by this sight, and when they saw the body of the leader flying backward, Chen Tianlong had vanished.

What happened? Where did he go?

In merely a second, Chen Tianlong flickered beside the leader’s body, revealing that while kicking the man away, he had jumped up, aligning perfectly with the man’s body.

Sure enough, two of them had guns and hurriedly pulled them out to shoot, but their hands suddenly went numb. On closer inspection, a shiny silver needle was stuck on their backs, rendering them unable to move, not even pulling the trigger.

As these two gun-wielding men were in shock, Chen Tianlong performed a sweeping kick, launching the two flying, followed by a quick strike like autumn wind sweeping leaves, sending a knife-wielding man to the ground.

Chen Tianlong picked up a gun from the ground and before they could react, shot each in the thigh.

Within less than a minute, all eight men were down, some fainted, some wounded, crying out with pain holding their thighs. Chen Tianlong thought about it and decided to lock them in the previous woodshed, as once discovered, they would surely mobilize many to search for them.

For caution, Chen Tianlong sealed their acupoints and placed them in the woodshed, locking it.

After finishing these tasks, Chen Tianlong swiftly proceeded the direction Tan Xianglan had fled. Tan Xianglan, a smart girl, left marks every step of the way, allowing Chen Tianlong to quickly find them.

They were hiding in a small grove, all nine of them concealed within.

Seeing Chen Tianlong catch up, Tan Xianglan was excited, indicating it was resolved. However, the three men seemed severely injured, with internal wounds likely from multiple hits.

"Benefactor Chen Tianlong, please save those three. This one is my husband; the other two are my husband’s friends. We came out to play together, not expecting this to happen."

The woman named Huang Lili, aged twenty-five, had been captured for over twenty days, enduring various abuses. If not for rescuing her husband, she wouldn’t have survived.

"Chen Tianlong, please help them." Tan Xianglan knew Chen Tianlong had medical skills, but suddenly recalled he had no medicine, her face slackened, muttering, "Right, without tools, how can he heal?"

"Hehe, perhaps not." Chen Tianlong smiled mysteriously, "You all straighten them up; let me check their pulse."

Upon hearing there was hope, Huang Lili quickly gave a signal to her companions who promptly lifted the three men upright.