Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 48 The old thief surrenders
Seeing County Lieutenant Wu riding his horse into the woods, Liu He signaled to Ye Xiang. Ye Xiang understood and quietly drew out an arrow and put it on the bow.

Liu He and others have tested Ye Xiang's archery skills, which are not very good and his strength is not great. The distance he can shoot is not as good as the strong bows used by Liu He and others, but his accuracy is much higher than others.

Several people were lying in ambush at a short distance, but they wanted to hit the target with one strike, so it was most appropriate to let him take action.

"One hundred steps... eighty steps... seventy steps... sixty steps... fifty steps... forty steps..."

Ye Xiang bent his bow and drew his arrow, staring at County Lieutenant Wu, and waited until Lieutenant Wu rode his horse to within thirty steps of him before he shot an arrow!
"Bang!" There was a crisp sound of bowstring, and the arrow shot out like a meteor.

Wu County Lieutenant was originally a martial artist, but he had been addicted to alcohol, sex and gambling in recent years, and his martial arts had long been abandoned. At this time, he was thinking about the wealth of the Zhu Mansion. How could he defend against this sudden hidden arrow? He was shot in the chest by an arrow!
"Ah!" County Lieutenant Wu fell off his horse, and the excitement on his face turned into pain.

The housekeeper who had caught up from behind was shocked when he saw this and quickly ran up.

"My lord! My lord! There is an assassin! Protect me!"

"I...I...you..."

County Lieutenant Wu's eyes were filled with unwillingness. He stretched out his right hand and grabbed randomly in the air, but in the end he was unable to breathe. His head tilted and he died.

"Kill him! Hand over your property!"

Liu He and the other two, masked, rushed out, deliberately making their voices sound hoarse and fierce, and shouted viciously.

When the butler saw that they were three robbers, the fear in his heart turned into anger!
"How dare these bold robbers attack an official appointed by the imperial court! Kill them!"

The dozen or so servants thought that their old master was dead, and their behavior at this time was directly related to the new master's attitude towards them, so they all rushed forward with all their might.

Those county soldiers had long harbored grievances against County Lieutenant Wu, and the county lieutenant was about to be replaced, so most of them were just pretending to follow suit. Especially Ke Heng, who was only thinking about how to escape when he saw things suddenly change. How could he really risk his life?
These fifteen servants were quite skilled and all of them wielded long swords, making them much stronger than those untrained bandits. But how could they possibly be a match for Liu He and his men?

Ye Xiang was behind, while Liu He and Cheng Liang charged in front and killed fifteen servants in just a few moves.

Seeing how brave the enemy was, the county soldiers dared not move forward and instead retreated.

"How dare you retreat! Aren't you afraid of military punishment for disobeying military orders?"

The housekeeper was shocked and angry. But the county soldiers didn't buy it at all and even talked back.

"Humph, this Wu guy doesn't treat us as human beings at all. If it weren't for supporting his family, I would have quit long ago! This bastard also deducts our salary money at every turn. Now he still wants us to work for him?"

After hearing this, the housekeeper was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but he still wanted to continue arguing.

"you……"

Before he could finish his words, an arrow pierced his throat. The butler fell to the ground with his eyes wide open.

The county soldiers were all very nervous, and their hands holding the guns were shaking.

They knew that with the martial arts of these three people, it would be difficult for them to escape unscathed. Under the command of Wu County Wei, a lazy boss, how could they not be nervous when they had never experienced a real fight? "Humph! Since you have seen it, I can't let you stay!"

Liu He deliberately spoke in a fierce tone, swung his axe, and rushed forward with Cheng Liang.

Just when the county soldiers thought they were about to be doomed, a loud shout was suddenly heard!
"Where did this thief come from? How dare he commit such a crime right under my nose!"

Zhu Ye, Guan Yu and Zhang Yong, who were behind the small mound, all rushed out at this time.

When Liu He and the other two saw him, they went to greet him together.

The two sides pretended to fight for a long time. Because Ye Xiang was an archer and not good at close combat, he was at a disadvantage after dozens of rounds. Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu He quickly pulled Ye Xiang and Cheng Liang and fled towards the mountain.

This "fight" was quite realistic, and the county soldiers, who were still in a tense mood, of course could not see any clues. They could only feel lucky that God had blessed them and that they had met a noble person, so that they could escape danger.

After Zhu Ye and his two companions "drove away" the bandits, they also walked over and suddenly "screamed".

"Oh, Uncle Wu!"

When Zhu Ye saw County Lieutenant Wu lying in a pool of blood, he was shocked and ran over to pick up the body.

"Uncle Wu, how could this happen! Oh, these thieves are so despicable! I must find them and grind them to dust to avenge you!"

Zhu Ye was crying loudly, but he almost couldn't help laughing. If someone could see his face at this moment, they would find that Zhu Ye's expression was distorted with joy.

When Ke Heng found Zhu Ye coming, his legs began to tremble uncontrollably. When he was about to escape, he found that Guan Yu had appeared behind him at some point. He was immediately filled with despair!

These county soldiers had never heard of the disaster that happened in the Zhu Mansion the day before, but many people knew that County Lieutenant Wu used to be a subordinate of the old County Lieutenant Zhu, so everyone believed that Zhu Ye was truly grief-stricken.

After Zhu Ye finished pretending to "cry", he walked over and asked the county soldiers what had happened before.

Although these county soldiers had no good feelings towards County Captain Wu and the housekeeper, and even hated them, Zhu Ye and the other two had "saved" their lives after all, so they did not dare to hide it and told them everything.

"Damn it! Sooner or later, I, Zhu Ye, will crush all the robbers in Taihang Mountain!"

As he spoke, Zhu Ye raised his two hammers and smashed hard into a nearby tree that was as thick as his thigh. The tree immediately broke and fell to the ground, startling many county soldiers.

His words were equivalent to characterizing this "accident" as the work of robbers. The county soldiers were originally somewhat confused, but now they were unconsciously instilled with this concept, and no one thought there was anything wrong with this explanation.

Zhu Ye looked at the bodies of County Magistrate Wu and said, "Since you are all county soldiers under County Magistrate Wu, please carry these bodies back to the city and ask the county magistrate to deal with them."

The county soldiers were somewhat reluctant to carry the corpses, but no matter how unwilling they were, they had no choice. If they just left them here, they would definitely be punished when they returned.

More than thirty people, in groups of two, carried the bodies of County Lieutenant Wu, the old butler, and the fifteen servants, and walked back towards the county town.

As soon as they walked away, Zhu Ye's face suddenly changed and he stared at Ke Heng fiercely. Just this one look was enough to scare him out of his wits!
(End of this chapter)