Chapter 121 - 84: I Came Uninvited, Surely You Village Heroes Wouldn’t Mind?

Chapter 121: Chapter 84: I Came Uninvited, Surely You Village Heroes Wouldn’t Mind?

Zheng Jun let out a loud shout. With a mere twirl of the Beirong Saber in his hand, a chilling wave of Evil Qi instantly surged forward. The bone-piercing Evil Qi swept over them, causing Huo Erlang and Liu Wulang to tremble.

Huo Erlang reacted quickly, dropping to his knees with a loud THUD. He pleaded with Zheng Jun, "Please see clearly, my lord! This is slander! That deranged Old Thief Lu only called us here to discuss how to deal with the Great Righteous King Zhang Ni!

"Zhang Ni hasn’t been able to hold his ground in Xuanzhou lately, so he’s marching his forces all the way toward Bozhou. Worried that something might happen, we used Old Thief Lu’s birthday banquet as an excuse to gather and figure out a solution."

Huo Erlang kowtowed like a pounding pestle as he spilled everything they had just experienced. "Old Thief Lu proposed that our families pool together some silver to jointly spend about ten thousand taels. We were going to go to Jinzhou, or a State even further away, to buy a ’top-tier Skinny Horse.’ We would falsely claim she was his younger sister to seduce your military superior, Captain Zheng..."

"Skinny Horse?"

Hearing this, Zheng Jun couldn’t help but be taken aback. "Explain in detail."

Hearing the further inquiry, Huo Erlang—still unaware that the man standing before him was Zheng Jun himself and mistakenly assuming he was just a minor military officer—immediately revealed their entire scheme. He explained what a "Skinny Horse" was and what constituted a "top-tier Skinny Horse."

Finally, he added, "That Thief Lu is truly detestable, daring to look down on Captain Zheng like that! But this thief is rotten to the core. He used this exact trick when he seduced Yuan Yaoyang back in the day! My father said that when Thief Lu first came to Lotus Water Village, he was all alone. He didn’t have any younger sister by his side. If you ask me, that so-called sister of his was probably just a Skinny Horse he bought from Jinzhou!"

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Yaoyang, who was standing behind Zheng Jun, froze before Zheng Jun could even speak.

"What did you say?!"

Yuan Yaoyang’s face instantly turned blood-red. With a sudden burst of strength, he effortlessly broke free from Du Ding and Xu Zhilei, who were unable to continue pinning him down. Like an unchained wild dog, Yuan Yaoyang charged at Huo Erlang with the speed of lightning. While Huo Erlang was still speaking, Yuan Yaoyang grabbed him by the throat. Eyes wide with fury, he roared, "You’re spouting nonsense!"

"N-no, I’m not, Master Yuan!"

Huo Erlang had never expected Yuan Yaoyang to still be alive, let alone standing right behind Zheng Jun. Terrified out of his wits and feeling a sharp pain in his neck, he could only scream, "It’s true! Everyone present heard Thief Lu say it earlier! He made you guard the door just to intentionally send you away so you wouldn’t find out!"

How could Yuan Yaoyang not realize this? Thinking back to how Lu San had casually mentioned the term "Skinny Horse" just moments ago, he already believed most of it in his heart. His eyes instantly turned crimson, showing faint signs of going mad.

"AAAH!"

Yuan Yaoyang’s roar boomed like thunder. He glared fiercely, and the grip of his hands inadvertently tightened.

Huo Erlang was already struggling to breathe. His face turned purple as he thrashed about, frantically slapping at Yuan Yaoyang’s hands. But Yuan Yaoyang was, after all, a Qi Storage Martial Artist. Even though he was heavily injured, he still possessed True Qi. How could Huo Erlang possibly break free so easily?

"Little General... s-save me... Brother Du Ding... save me..."

Huo Erlang’s voice came out in broken, weak gasps. He was completely out of breath.

Seeing this, Du Ding and Xu Zhilei were about to step forward to intervene, but Zheng Jun raised a hand to stop them. "There’s no rush. Let’s watch for now."

Yuan Yaoyang, the Lotus Water Sword, was famous for being a hopeless romantic. To think there was a hidden truth behind all this. With such explosive gossip, why ruin a good show by interfering? This was the first time Zheng Jun had encountered such scandalous news since coming to the Yanfu World. Naturally, he was going to treat it like a theatrical play and watch it unfold. Seeing this, Du Ding and Xu Zhilei naturally stayed put, waiting on the sidelines for Zheng Jun’s orders.

By now, Yuan Yaoyang’s eyes were blood-red, and his grip steadily tightened. Huo Erlang’s face turned entirely purple, his eyes becoming bloodshot, before his head lolled to the side. He had been choked to death.

Staring at Huo Erlang’s corpse, Yuan Yaoyang was completely consumed by rage. He carelessly tossed the body aside and turned his sights toward Liu Wulang.

Noticing this, Zheng Jun asked the men beside him, "Where is his sword?"

"Captain, it’s right here."

Du Ding immediately understood and handed a gleaming Longsword to Zheng Jun. Zheng Jun took the blade and immediately called out to Yuan Yaoyang, "Catch!" With that, he tossed the sword to Yuan Yaoyang.

Yuan Yaoyang didn’t say a word. He simply caught the Longsword and brought it down in a vicious Slash. The Sword Aura flashed past, instantly severing Liu Wulang’s head.

Then, like a madman, he charged into the Lu family Dock Fortress and began a bloody massacre against the remaining household servants, guardians, and Lu San’s three sons.

Seeing this, the fat, tough-looking Xu Zhilei immediately sidled up to Zheng Jun and whispered worriedly, "Captain, what if he gets carried away with his killing spree and attacks us with that sword?" After all, he was still a Qi Storage Martial Artist. Xu Zhilei naturally harbored an innate fear and reverence for Qi Storage Martial Artists.

"It matters not. I am here," Zheng Jun spoke with absolute confidence, showing not a single trace of fear. Yuan Yaoyang? Zheng Jun didn’t view him as a threat at all. Let alone a heavily injured Qi Storage Martial Artist, Zheng Jun was confident he could slaughter even a heavily injured Outer Gang Martial Artist!

Hearing Zheng Jun say this, Xu Zhilei immediately realized that his worries were superfluous and wisely kept his mouth shut.