C25

The courtyard was already packed with people, but the corpses of Chen Residence's maidservants were still lying on the ground. There were a few who were still alive, but they were scared out of their wits!

Chief Steward Chen was panting heavily, his eyes wide open as he searched the area. Zhao Dexian's face, under the light of the torches, looked extremely terrifying. At this moment, his face was frosty, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.

"Zhao Dexing, are you crazy? "How dare you bring people to my house. Do you know that this is rebellion?" Chief Steward Chen said angrily.

Zhao Dexian smiled coldly, his face full of disdain. He pursed his lips and said, "I'm glad I rebelled. Otherwise, I'd be your prisoner at this very moment!"

"Bastard!" If you are only a peaceful and kind citizen, how can I have no cause? " Chief Steward Chen said angrily.

"Well said! How come I, Zhao Dexing, am not a kind person? Have you gained much from me over the years? "Hate you, wolf-headed person. You are too greedy and want to swallow the elephant. You actually want to uproot me by your roots. You are too poisonous!" Zhao Dexian said angrily.

"Zhao Dexian, speak clearly. Which of you is going to uproot you?" Chief Steward Chen asked innocently.

At this time, Zhao Fu lowered his voice and whispered into Zhao Dexian's ear, "Master, the situation is very critical right now, so stop wasting your breath on him! It's better to kill him quickly and bring his family away! "

Zhao Dexing thought about it and then shouted, "Hey Chen, I don't want to waste my time talking to you anymore. Let's get to the point! Which brother came forward and chopped off the dog officer's head for me? "

"I'll go!" As soon as Li Zhi finished speaking, she jumped down from her horse, raised her sword, and rushed towards the Chen Prefect.

"Zhao Dexian, if you kill this official, your whole family will die with me!" Chief Steward Chen said angrily.

Hearing this, a look of contempt appeared on Zhao Dexian's face. He smiled at Li Zhi and said, "Did you see that? He's threatening me! I hate people who threaten me the most! "

Li Zhi grinned and called out to Li Zhi, "Little brother, Boss Zhao is getting impatient!"

As he spoke till here, Li Zhi looked back and smiled, then in a blink of an eye, he turned to Chen Zhifu, drew his sword out of its sheath, and thrusted it towards him. Chen Zhifu hurriedly raised his sword to block, but in the end, he was unable to block, as the sword pierced into his chest, causing blood to splash onto Li Zhi's face!

With a "pu" sound, the head of the Prefect was sliced off by his sword. Without waiting for his head to roll out, he grabbed it with his left hand, then raised it up in the air and shouted, "Boss Zhao, can you feel at ease now?"

Zhao Dexian sneered and shouted, "Well done! "Now, let's carry the head of this dog official out of the mansion. I want to see who dares to go against me."

At this point, he saw a person rushing in from outside the yard. That person's forehead was covered in sweat and had no time to wipe it off as he panted heavily, "Master, it's bad! Housekeeper Chen and his men have surrounded our house, and have already captured all the people in the house! "

"What?" Zhao Dexian was taken aback. He waved the steel knife in his right hand and shouted, "Quickly follow me back to the mansion to save my family!"

Everyone immediately turned their horses around and dashed out of the yard and out of the Chen residence. Noticing the chaotic crowd on the street and the soldiers marching in formation, the person leading the group was Li Dazhi. The moment he saw Zhao Dexing, he shouted: "Zhao Dexing, where are you running to?"

Zhao Dexian's heart was filled with anger, but he didn't dare to fight. He immediately turned his horse around and shouted towards Li Zhi, "You take your men and stop Li Gao, the rest of you follow me home to save them! "Faster!"

Hearing the orders, Li Zhi immediately led a group of people to welcome Li Kuang, and rushed forward, the two groups of people immediately fought, and it was difficult to determine the victor of this battle!

As for Zhao Dexing, who was leading the remnants of the horse under Li Zhi's protection, the group of people rushed to Zhao Mansion. Zhao Dexing, who had long since heard the crying in the courtyard, was sweating profusely as he urged his horse to gallop faster and shouted, "Follow quickly!"

As soon as these people appeared, they had already reported in through the door. Chen Lu ordered the residence to be opened wide, but all the members of the Zhao Family were gathered in the courtyard, each with a steel saber strapped to their necks. He waited patiently, just waiting for Zhao Dexian to speak!

Everyone jumped off their horses and rushed into the mansion. When they saw the scene in front of them, they couldn't help but be angered. "Chen Lu, you despicable scumbag, how dare you kidnap my family! How dare you!"

"Zhao Dexing! My master has treated you well, why did you steal his treasure, and why did you raise such a large group of people to rebel against him? Chen Lu raged.

"Pfft!" I, Zhao Daxing, am a rich man, who cares about your master's crap? If you are wise, you can let my family go, but if you hesitate, I will definitely separate your head from your body! " Zhao Dexian said angrily.

Chen Lu sneered as he took a bundle from a servant behind him. With a shake of his hand, he threw it towards Zhao Dexian, shouting, "You sound good. How are you going to explain these things?"

Zhao Dexing's eyes widened as he looked in front of him. He saw a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry in his bag, and when the light shone on them, they immediately gave off a bright light. Zhao Dexian was extremely shocked as he asked, "What's going on?" "Where did you come from?"

"Humph!" These were all found in your study room and under your bed. I'm afraid you didn't have enough time to put them in the treasury. Chen Lu sneered.

"You're talking nonsense! I've never done anything like this! " Zhao Dexian rolled his eyes and sneered, "I understand! "You must have set me up for the sake of being famous. What a sinister intention you have!"

"Pfft!" "Although I, Chen Lu, am not really a big shot, I am still a righteous person. How could I be someone as shameless and despicable as you say?" Chen Lu raged.

"Stop babbling here! Do you know what this is? " Zhao Fu tossed out his hand and threw away the head of Prefect Chen. Chen Lu was slightly stunned. When he recognized the face of Prefect Chen, he cried out loudly, "Master!"

This heart-wrenching scream also made the servants of the Chen family heartbroken. Chen Lu glared coldly at Zhao Dexian and scolded him, "How dare you, the bold Zhao Dexian, kill the Old Master of the Prefect! How dare you!?" Guys, listen up! The Lord has treated us fairly, we must avenge the Lord, kill all of Zhao Dexing's family for me! Do it! "

As soon as he finished speaking, the servants were about to make a move, but Zhao Dexian was too frightened to stop them. He was just about to do so when he saw a shadow flash in front of him, then he heard a voice shouting, "Whoever dares to make a move, Chen Lu is dead!"

Zhao Dexing took a closer look and realized that Li Zhi had Chen Lu under his control. He placed the long sword on Chen Lu's neck and was relieved. He shouted at his servants, "Why haven't you put down your swords yet?"

Seeing that Chen Lu was being suppressed, the servants were a little afraid of making a move against him. At this time, they heard the voice from the intersection, "Everyone, don't listen to him. I, Chen Lu, will die for nothing!" Old master, let me accompany you! "

When he spoke up to here, he actually grabbed Li Zhi's longsword and ruthlessly slashed at his own neck, but his eyes were filled with the joy of victory!

Seeing Chen Lu die bravely, the servants of the Chen residence could not help but be affected by his spirit. They immediately made up their minds and used force to instantly kill more than a dozen of Zhao Dexian's family members.

However, it was too late to stop them!

A greater massacre ensued. With a miserable scream, Zhao Dexing's family members all died. Li Zhi rushed into the Chen residence in a panic, swinging his sword and slashing at them, but he couldn't save himself from the crisis!

Seeing that his family was no longer alive, Zhao Dexian could not hold on any longer. His body went limp and he fell to the ground. Kill them all and don't leave a single one alive! "

Zhao Fu had been angered to the point that his eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. At this moment, he raised the steel saber in his hand and shouted, "Kill!"

With this roar, everyone rushed out to meet the servants of the Chen residence. The two groups of people started to engage in a chaotic battle again, and this time, both sides were anxious, the battle was even more intense than before. Many people had risked their lives to kill someone, and at this moment, their rationality was completely swallowed by hatred!

When the courtyard fell silent once again, the ground was already filled with corpses. The strong smell of blood made everyone feel nauseous. Broken limbs and limbs could be seen everywhere on the ground. They were like sharp awls that pricked people's eyes, making them cry!

Zhao Dexian struggled to get up from the ground. Looking at the dead bodies lying on the floor, his heart was filled with despair. He whispered, "It's over. It's all over!"

"Master, as long as you are still alive, everything can be repeated! We still have a chance to turn things around! " Zhao Fu advised.

"Can we really come back?" Zhao Dexian laughed bitterly. "Can it really be done?"

"We can do it! Old master, you have to hold on! As long as this banner of yours does not fall, no one can do anything to you! " Zhao Fu advised.

At this time, the sound of messy footsteps came from outside the yard, and occasionally it was mixed with the shouts of men. Some of them shouted, "Archers, get into position, don't let the bandits go! "Faster!"

Zhao Fu was shocked as he heard this. He quickly urged: "Master, the situation is very dangerous. We have to give up our lives to protect you while the soldiers are still around!"

Zhao Dexing lowered his head to look at Zhao Fu. He gripped his arm tightly and said gratefully, "I didn't expect you to be so loyal at this crucial moment!"

"Master, which of us slaves haven't received your kindness? Since our master is in danger, why should we regret dying?" I think so! As warrior Li is skilled in martial arts, let him protect the lord and retreat. The rest of us will go delay the soldiers, and if we are lucky enough to survive, we will meet up at the Guan Di Temple, which is ten miles west of the city! " Zhao Fu said.

"Good!" Let's do it this way! " Zhao Dexing grasped Zhao Fu's arm once again. "Be careful!"

Hearing this, Zhao Fu pushed Zhao Dexian and said, "Master, let's go!"

Zhao Dexing was reluctant to part with them, but Zhao Fu led a group of guards and servants out of the yard in a mad dash, looking for the soldiers to kill them!

However, Zhao Fu and his gang did not expect that they would be facing an official army, their combat prowess was incomparable to the officials of the government. Furthermore, they could not even compare to the servants of the Chen residence, and as soon as they appeared, they saw tens of thousands of arrows flying out, and six or seven of them immediately fell to the ground!

Zhao Fu was not afraid at all. He ordered his men to keep charging. However, he did not know that the fiercer they rushed, the more casualties they would suffer!

These soldiers were first shot with arrows, and then stabbed with spears from behind the Shield Wall when they got close. Poor Zhao Fu and his men were brave and fierce, but they were no match for the soldiers. In just a short moment, dozens of men were killed on the spot!

Zhao Fu's forehead was overflowing with cold sweat. Fear grew in his heart as he attempted to escape. However, an arrow shot into his throat. He could not help but fall to the ground with a clanging sound!

With Zhao Fu's death, the rest of the servants kneeled down and begged for mercy. However, they heard an officer shouting, "Captain Zhao Fu has given the order to not leave a single one of those disorderly officials alive!"

As soon as these words were spoken, thousands of arrows were shot at the same time, and those servants also lost their lives!

These officials had calmed down the rebellion and were not in a hurry to evacuate. Instead, they checked the corpses to ensure that there were no survivors. They then brought their men to patrol the city in case any fish escaped the net!

Li Zhi, on the other hand, was protecting Zhao Daxing as he rushed towards the west side of the city. When he passed through the city gate, he saw a troop of soldiers standing in front of the gate.

He then jumped down from his horse and opened the city gate. The soldiers were unwilling to give up, they surrounded him with long spears, fiercely stabbing him, but they were ultimately no match for Li Ziruo. With a swift wave of his sword, he slaughtered the corpses on the spot.

Li Zhi called out to Zhao Daxing, and the two of them rushed out of the city gate, and hurried towards the west gate to the Emperor's temple. They were walking in a dense forest, and suddenly saw a person blocking their way, so the two of them led their horses, stopping their momentum when they heard that person coldly shout, "Two sirs, I have been waiting here for a long time!"

Although he couldn't see clearly in the dark night, Zhao and Li could hear that person's voice. Li Zhi couldn't help but furrow his brows and shout, "Meng Chun Lou, do you want to add insult to injury?"

Meng Chun Lou sneered and said, "It's not just me, Meng Chun Lou, who wants to add insult to injury."

"Meng Chunlou, you caused my Zhao Dexing to the point where his entire family was destroyed. I haven't even settled the score with you yet and you're already knocking on my door!" Zhao Dexian said angrily.

"Zhao Dexing! You shameless businessman! Your misfortune today is the retribution of heaven! Think of those victims you tricked into working as slaves. Which one of them didn't die because of you? Have you ever thought about how hard their lives are? " Meng Chun Lou asked.

"Pfft!" There are so many pitiful people in the world. Besides, even if they were pitiful people, what did it have to do with Meng Quan? Do you really think that when others call you Hero, you will consider yourself a Hero? Pui! In my eyes, you're just a busybody! " Zhao Dexian said angrily.

"Humph!" "No matter what you say today, it is of no use. I, Meng Chun Lou, just want to take your dog's life to dispel the hatred of those people!" Meng Chun Lou said angrily.

"Humph!" The way you're putting it, you're clearly looking down on the fastest sword in the martial arts world! Meng Chun Lou, you're too arrogant! " Li Zhi sneered.

"Who do you think you are? Is it even worthy to be called the fastest sword in the world? " Meng Chun Lou laughed coldly, "Aren't you looking down on the martial arts world too much?"

"You're courting death!" Li Zhi roared. He angrily pulled out his sword, "Still the same old man. I will let you attack three times so that you will not regret it!"