Baek Mu-Gun left Wenzhou, passed Songyang, and reached Mount Jiulong in five days. Crossing Mount Jiulong, which was located southwest of Zhejiang Province, was necessary to reach Jiangxi Province. Hence, after spending a night at a guesthouse near Mount Jiulong, he climbed it early the next morning. He could have crossed it in less than half a day if he used his step technique, but he didn’t bother rushing.

Strolling, Mu-Gun enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Mount Jiulong as if he was on a sightseeing trip. The weather and scenery were so great he couldn’t help but hum to himself.

After quite a bit of hiking, he heard a woman’s scream from not far away. Without any hesitation, Mu-Gun rushed toward its source and witnessed an unforgivable atrocity not long after.

A few men, who appeared to be mountain bandits, were trying to rape a woman. On the ground next to them were a few bleeding men, most likely the woman’s companions. A glance was enough for Mu-Gun to get the gist of the situation. The mountain bandits’ lecherous hearts got the best of them when they saw the woman, so they tried to rape her. The few men accompanying her tried to stop them but were mercilessly cut down.

“Stop!”

Without wasting any more time, Mu-Gun approached the bandits, who had just stripped the woman bare of her clothes. When they saw Mu-Gun, they snorted.

“Young brat! We are just trying to have fun for the first time in so long, so just go your way instead of interrupting us. If you interrupt...