A murderous intent, piercing cries echoed through the valley!
Looking down from the mountaintop, countless black-clad figures clashed with Xu Province soldiers, bandits and soldiers merging into one… They were like a sharp, long blade, piercing directly into the heart of Cao Song’s convoy.
Gold and silver treasures, they wanted;
The lives of the Cao family, they also wanted.
“Form ranks and hold!” At this critical juncture, Cao Ren shouted. He only had a few personal guards with him, and even holding their ground couldn’t form an effective formation, but… they couldn’t afford to be picky now, every moment they held was a moment gained!
“Old Master, Young Master, quickly mount your horses…”
Cao Ren dismounted and shouted at Cao Song and Cao De.
Cao Song was already on horseback, but Cao De’s legs trembled, and he was so nervous that mounting a horse was extremely difficult.
This…
In a flash, the enemy was about to charge, and Cao Ren had no time to help Cao De. He immediately roared, “Young Master Cao De, I will escort the Old Master away first, and then come to save you…”
As these words left his mouth, Cao De’s heart sank considerably. He knew that once Cao Ren left with his father, they would likely never return!
Cao De wanted to roar, to beg him to take him along as well, but… his throat felt choked, and he couldn’t utter a single word. At this moment, he realized how ignorant and naive his earlier actions had been. Death was truly so close to him, so very close!
Clip-clop… The sound of hooves faded into the distance…
Cao Ren’s trusted guards resisted for a while before also fleeing, the surroundings engulfed in flames.
“Hahaha…”
A rampant laughter resounded across the land.
“Kill them all, leave none alive!” Zhang Kai, the general of Xu Province, said dismissively as he stroked the chests of gold, “Killing” and “Robbery” were inherently linked.
“Jie jie jie!” The “bandits” grinned, raising their long sabers and slaughtering the remaining survivors in the caravan one by one. The chilling white light reflecting in the moonlight was enough to suffocate anyone.
Finally, finally… the cold gleam of blades approached Cao De.
Tramp… tramp!
One step, two steps;
Closer, ever closer.
At this moment, Cao De regretted his every past action. He cried out in his heart… If only, if only he had listened to General Cao Ren’s orders from the start, if only he had believed that young man… then… then… perhaps he would have escaped.
Before death, everyone realizes a truth: money is truly not as important as life.
“Die…” Some of the bandits were already rushing towards Cao De.
But at this moment, “Clip-clop…” a cavalry troop of over a dozen arrived on the battlefield. Everyone’s gaze was drawn to them. They saw the leader was broad-shouldered and barrel-chested, with a terrifying face, like Yama himself from hell…
Most crucially, his elbows were thicker than a grown man’s thigh. As he frowned, grimaced, and galloped his horse, he seemed like a mountain pressing down on them!
Furious, filled with killing intent!
Who else could it be but the newly appointed Commander of the Dragon Cavalry, Dian Wei…
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“Waaah… yah!”
Dian Wei swung his fists, one punch per person!
Instantly, the bandits around Cao De were annihilated, their deaths agonizingly gruesome.
Under the bright moonlight, he calmly took out more than ten small halberds from his back, holding them in his hands…
And those accompanying him were all elite Dragon Cavalry from Qiao Pei. They recognized the disheveled young master before them as Cao De. “Commander, this is Young Master Cao De, brother of Lord Cao…”
“Oh!” Dian Wei nodded. “What are you waiting for? Mount your horses!”
Huh… Cao De was stunned. He felt that this dark, burly man before him was too arrogant! In the presence of so many bandits, he was just… letting him mount a horse? How audacious!
Of course, Cao De was not the only one who felt this way. Zhang Kai and the bandits frowned, their faces filled with indignation. There were over two hundred of them, and no matter how formidable this burly man was, he only had a dozen men? With such a disparity in numbers, he was still so confident, as if he didn’t take them seriously at all.
“Still not mounting?” Seeing Cao De standing still, Dian Wei yelled again.
Of course, he had no idea that Cao De wasn’t refusing to mount, but his legs were so tense that they were completely unresponsive, making it impossible to mount.
“Useless!” Dian Wei didn’t care who he was and immediately cursed him coldly… He couldn’t understand why Young Master Lu Yu had sent him to save such a weakling. It was utterly pathetic!
As Dian Wei continued to curse, Zhang Kai on the other side could not tolerate it any longer!
“Hmph, you arrogant fool who doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth, you’re seeking death!” Zhang Kai roared, then waved his hand. “Charge, chop him down for me!”
As he spoke, nearly a hundred bandits charged towards Dian Wei.
“Commander… they…” an armored soldier reminded him…
“What are you panicking about?” Dian Wei yawned, completely ignoring the enemy’s charge and only said to his attendant, “Tell me when the bandits are ten paces away!”
Before long, the armored soldier cried out, “Commander, they are already… already ten paces away!”
“Oh, tell me when they are five paces away!” Dian Wei remained indifferent… In other words, would a lion fear the charge of a sheep?
Dian Wei was not afraid, but his armored soldiers were! They immediately said, “They are already… already five paces away.”
At this moment, Dian Wei, holding over ten small halberds, let out a great roar and threw them at the enemy, the dazzling cold light flashing everywhere… Blood splattered everywhere, and every enemy he threw at fell to the ground… Dian Wei himself had already taken down over thirty bandits around him!
Seeing this, who among the rest dared to advance? Damn it… they were after wealth, no doubt, but encountering such a murderous demon from hell, it wasn’t worth their lives!
Dian Wei still appeared listless. For a moment, he even felt that the task Young Master Lu Yu had assigned him was quite easy!
He then clapped his hands, took out two more long halberds from his back, and glared coldly at Zhang Kai. “Is this all you’ve got? Come again… I haven’t even exerted myself, and you’ve already fallen!”
Uh… Only a fool would go and die!
Immediately, Zhang Kai and the bandits instinctively took a step back. Some, due to fear, stumbled and fell to the ground, while others wet their pants!
This ferocious, black, burly man was too terrifying, ten times more terrifying than Ashura or Yaksha!
“Not coming anymore?” Dian Wei casually wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
He muttered to himself, Oh… I forgot again, I need to cover my face with a cloth when killing people. Otherwise, the blood of these useless bandits splattering on my face will be sticky and disgusting!
“Let’s go!” Seeing that no one dared to advance, Dian Wei, like an eagle grabbing a chick, picked up Cao De… As he lifted him onto the horse, he didn’t forget to leave a parting remark.
“Remember my name, the Commander of the Dragon Cavalry, Dian Wei, that’s me… I’m always waiting for you to take revenge! Humph… I’m leaving!”
In short… under the terrified gaze of over a hundred people, and to Zhang Kai’s astonishment… Dian Wei, with his dozen riders, departed with a flourish.
This was merely a small display of his power, and the reputation of the ancient executioner was about to spread across the land!
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Dian Wei, taking Cao De with him, galloped away with great swagger.
On the other hand…
Cao Ren, with Cao Song, was speeding along the official road…
But, five hundred meters ahead, on both sides of the official road, two groups of men had tacitly ambushed. The group on the left exuded a chilling aura, while the group on the right emanated sharp intent…
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