C16 Struggle for Power

"This is what happens to those who steal from us."

Liu Ye paused for a moment, and his voice shook the entire hall. He kicked Wei Zheng in the chest, and the Long Lance was pulled out. A stream of blood splashed onto the ground, shocking everyone.

"Kill the thief!"

The group of Wandering Hero behind them was encouraged by the killing aura of Liu Ye and charged forward with swords in their hands. Wei Zheng's underlings were weak and were instantly overpowered by Wandering Hero. Soon, dozens of underlings were killed and Wandering Hero was only slightly injured, but he was cut by the soldiers.

The usually spacious hall was now littered with corpses. Other than Song and Suen Chang, the Lee City officials, and a bunch of thieves under Wei Zheng's command, Liu Ye bent down to wipe Wei Zheng's blood-soaked hands along with the pole.

"Cut off the heads of these thieves, you guys take them to the four sides of the city and light torches to inform Yellow-hooded Traitor that the bandits have been killed and retreated. I believe that the reason the Yellow-hooded Traitor has been unable to attack for a long time is because they are waiting for the rebellion in the city, upon seeing that the leaders have given up, they decided to retreat." With an order from Liu Ye, a group of Wandering Hero used his Falchion to cut off the heads of Wei Zheng and the other bandits and then left in four directions.

Woo De did not know what was going on with the Yellow-hooded Traitor, it was as if they went crazy attacking the city late at night, each of them were not afraid of death, furthermore, since Brother Liu was not around, it was quite difficult to defend the city, but thanks to the night battles, the defending army could barely hold on, it was just that someone kept looking back at the fire in the city, feeling very sad.

"The light in the city seems to have dimmed down?"

Someone muttered in a low voice. At this time, footsteps sounded on the city stairs. Two Wandering Hero also rushed up. One of them was holding a torch, while the other was carrying seven or eight dead heads.

"Yellow-hooded Traitor, big brother Liu has been planning all this while, all of you have been killed."

A shout came from afar and Zhou Jun frowned. He looked over and was suddenly stunned.

Previously, Zhou Jun had been fully prepared for the good news of how he had killed County Magistrate Song He and County Lieutenant Suen Chang. Now that he had seen a few heads, he was immediately uncertain.

"General Zhou!" That head must be Wei Zheng's. There's a scar on his nose. " Junior General, who was good at archery and had good eyes, exclaimed.

Zhou Jun's face immediately turned black. Fortunately, it was night time so he didn't appear too conspicuous. Thus, he could only issue the order to call for reinforcements. As the Yellow-hooded Army slowly retreated, most of the officers guarding the city let out a sigh of relief, while Wandering Hero, who was sent to protect the city by Liu Ye, informed them to go to the county magistrate's office.

Inside the courthouse, the lights were brightly lit. A pile of headless corpses were thrown outside, while Liu Ye was standing in the middle of the hall, standing with his hands behind his back. No one knew what he was thinking about.

Outside of the county magistrate court, the sounds of chatting and relaxed footsteps could be heard.

"Haha, this group of Yellow-hooded Traitor is still talking about killing Master Song, aren't they just looking for us?"

"That's right, the thieves only know how to boast. Lord Prefecture Overseer, aren't you fine …" "Hrm?"

The voice suddenly stopped, because everyone who came in had seen the dismembered corpse of the county magistrate, Song He.

"County Lord!" "What, what is going on?"

"Liu Ye, why did the county magistrate's corpse split apart? You have to give us an explanation!"

The group of people immediately started to clamor, especially when they saw Liu Ye standing with his hands behind his back.

Liu Ye slowly turned around. There were more than ten people entering the magistrate court, with three of them vaguely leading the group. The rest of the people were mostly surrounded by the division guards.

"As you can see, the thieves should have started an attack and taken advantage of the emptiness in the city to kill the county magistrate and the field officer. Fortunately, the bandits have retreated." Liu Ye was different from the other three. Although there was no one by his side, he was dressed in Leather Armour clothes and had a blade on his waist.

One of the people on the left in the hall sighed and said in grief, "The county governor and his men died today. How could we not know tomorrow that it would be our turn?" Liu Ye looked over. This person was slightly plump and had a pessimistic expression. He was Village Lord. His name was Tan Xing.

On the other hand, the person standing opposite Tan Xing snorted with a venomous expression and silently glanced at Liu Ye.

"Hmph, the bandits attacking the city are not trying to take our lives. It's just a treasure trove, now that the world is in chaos, the imperial government no longer cares about us. As long as we can survive, what's the use of taking down thieves?" "It's a pity that too many people have killed so many thieves that it has disturbed the internal conflict. We have nowhere else to go." The one who spoke was called Wang Zhen, but it was a Han Chinese soldier named Team Leader. He was of the same rank as Liu Ye.

The moment this person spoke, the group of people behind him all nodded their heads in agreement. It seemed that quite a number of people wanted to commit murder.

Liu Ye was furious in his heart, this man had concealed his true intentions, he had messed up Zhou Jun's plan, and what was even more hateful was that he actually wanted to throw himself at Yellow-hooded Traitor, causing his eyes to reveal a murderous intent. If this man was alive, sooner or later, he would become the second Wei Zheng, and he could not let him live.

In his previous life, Liu Ye had studied fist and spear skills, but since the laws of civilization were strict, he had only accidentally killed a few people during a martial arts competition. Now, he was faced with a predicament like the encirclement of the Yellow-hooded Traitor's army, which resulted in hundreds of lives being lost in the past few days. With just a glance, it looked like killing intent was about to be released.

"Humph!" After the Yellow-hooded Traitor breaks down the city, we will kill and set fire to the people, all of us will be good sons, can it be that we will follow the Yellow-hooded Traitor and wander around? " Liu Ye snapped. His sharp gaze instantly oppressed Wang Zhen, causing him to not dare to speak anymore. His eyes only flashed.

"Cough cough, what Liu Yuqing said makes sense. We definitely cannot be traitors. Otherwise, wouldn't it be an insult to our ancestors if we were to taint our pure family background?" As for the last of the three, he was supporting Liu Ye. This person was Military Duke from the city, and he was called Li Da. He had a smiling expression on his face, as if he was harmless.

Liu Ye frowned slightly, "I wonder what kind of opinions do you have?"

Li Da twirled the moustache on his lips with his fingers: "Both County Magistrate Fang Jin and County Lieutenant Sun have sacrificed themselves for the nation, but Yellow-hooded Traitor has been attacking us for a long time, if we do not elect a leader, how will we protect Lee City Father?"

Liu Ye nodded without changing his expression: "That's how it should be. Do you have any good candidates, Brother Li?"

Li Da shrugged and smiled subtly: "Fang Military Duke (Military Duke who died in the battle when the yellow scarves surrounded the city earlier) is now the person with the highest authority in the entire Lee City. Although I am not greedy for power, I am in a dangerous situation and therefore recommend myself.

Tan Xing had a worried look on his face, but Wang Zhen was the first to jump out. "Li Military Duke is mature and mature. He has been Military Duke for many years and is able to take on the heavy responsibility of guarding."

Li Da smiled and nodded as he looked at Liu Ye.

"Hehe, I'm afraid Li Military Duke forgot to ask someone." With a strange smile on his face, Liu Ye's hand silently touched the hilt of his saber.