Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Whitewashed Peace (2)
The two scribes, who had been convicted for their words, and who had lost their temper for drunkenness, were beaten to death by the patrol guards and dragged alive from the liquor store with iron ropes.
"The court has an order, and those who criticize the government are all killed on the spot by the chaotic ministers and thieves!"
The captain of the guard let out a deep sigh, and when two of the guards had lifted up the two guards who had been beaten to death, two more drew their swords from their sheaths at their waists and slashed them at the necks of the two scribes.
[This...... It's just that if you say the wrong thing when you're drunk, you're going to be killed? ]
Zhang Huang and the others looked at each other, shocked beyond measure.
There were many people who had similar thoughts to them, and a cold snort sounded in the wine shop, and then, two black shadows attacked, and only two dings were heard, and the two guards who carried out the beheading, the sharp swords in their hands were shattered.
Zhang Huang took a closer look, and was shocked to find that it was a pair of chopsticks that broke the two sharp swords.
[Awesome!] ]
Zhang Huang secretly exclaimed in his heart.
At this time, the captain of the guard also noticed this scene, turned his head to stare at the drinkers in the wine shop, and asked coldly, "Who is disrupting law enforcement?" β
As soon as the words fell, at the two wine tables in the corner of the wine shop, a strong man with a black face and short beard stood up among the group of people, clasped his fists and said, "The people criticize the government, and their sins are unforgivable. β
"Huh?" Li Tong looked at the strong man with a black face and a short beard, and muttered, "This person is so familiar......
"Trillions, do you recognize this person?" Zhang Huang asked curiously in a low voice.
Li Tong thought for a while, and suddenly whispered to his senses, "I remember, this is a person from the neighboring county of my home, Chang Hu of the righteous army's 'Tiger Changjun'!" β¦β¦ This person is a well-known hero in my family. At that time, the young people in the village admired this man very much. I said why I haven't heard about Chang Hu's deeds recently, it turns out that he came to Luoyang. β
At this time, the strong man with a black face and short beard showed his identity with his fists, and it was indeed Li Tong's hometown of the neighboring county hero, the leader of the righteous army 'Hu Chang', Chang Hu!
It's a pity that Chang Hu, who is famous in Li Tong's hometown, doesn't seem to be famous in Luoyang, at least the captain of the guard didn't pay attention to him at all, and looked at Chang Hu and said coldly. "The court has an order, and the rebellious ministers and thieves will be killed on the spot! β¦β¦ If you interfere with it, you will be an accomplice, and you will be put to death with you! As he spoke, the captain of the guard drew the sword at his waist and slashed at the head of the tiger.
"Ding-"
With a crisp sound, the sword in the hand of the captain of the guard immediately shattered on Chang Hu's head, and only half of it was in his hand.
[Good 'rigid body'!] ]
Zhang Huang and the others' eyes lit up. You must know that the city wall of the royal capital Luoyang is also made of stone. When juniors like Zhang Huang came to the city, the qi in his body had already been suppressed, but the heroic Chang Hu in front of him didn't seem to be affected much. Simply used a rigid body to break the opponent's sword.
"How can it be!" Chang Hu's face was a little angry, and he grabbed the captain of the guards who was still in a daze, threw him out of the wine shop, and threw him on the snow outside.
"A thief dares to attack my Jin Wuwei?" That captain was obviously far inferior to Chang Hu. He was thrown on the snow, howling in pain and unable to stand up, and shouted at his guards while scolding. "The thieves attacked my Jin Wuwei, call someone!"
A guard, no, it should be Jin Wuwei nodded when he heard this, took a few steps to the side of the ball that was flying five feet above the ground, and stretched out his right hand to press on the surface of the ball. Suddenly, strange blue symbols flashed on the strange ball, as if the inside of the ball was glowing.
For some reason, seeing this scene, the pedestrians on the street disappeared without a trace in an instant, and the hundreds of pedestrians immediately hid in the wine shops, teahouses, and other shops on the street, only daring to stand inside and watch.
It didn't take long for teams of guards to rush to both ends of the street.
"Take this thief!" The captain of the guards, who had already climbed up with the support of his guards, raised his hand and pointed at Chang Hu. At the same time, the rebel brothers under Chang Hu's hands, the more than ten burly strong men also realized that the matter was serious, and they took the case and killed them with weapons.
I have to say that the strength of the members of the righteous army's 'Tiger Chang' is far beyond Zhang Huang's imagination, and all the members of the righteous army have mastered the pure rigid body, and it seems that they have also mastered extraordinary martial arts such as cutting iron and spears. So much so that those Jin Wuwei who came to support were not at all the opponents of this group of only a dozen people.
"Qiangβ"
Even with a sword, a righteous soldier of the Tiger Chang Army cut a Jin Wuwei from it with a sword.
"Poofβ"
Another Hu Changjun righteous soldier used a gun familiar to Zhang Huang and others to screw through the spiral, and instantly killed three Jin Wuwei on the gun.
Almost in the blink of an eye, Jin Wuwei, who rushed to support, was killed by a group of strong men, which made the black feather crows who were not used to Jin Wuwei's arrogant and domineering style can't help but applaud in their hearts.
And at this time, a sigh came from behind Zhang Huang.
"Those dozen heroes...... This time it's a dead end. β
"......" Zhang Huang subconsciously turned his head, only to find that the person who sighed regretfully was actually the big man who had just reached out and pulled Chen Zhi back to his seat. This big man is shaking his head with a look of pity and grief at the moment.
"Not necessarily, right?" Zhang Huang lowered his voice and said, "Those Jin Wuwei are not the opponents of the 'Tiger Chang Army' at all. β
The big man shook his head and sighed, and said in a low voice, "You will know if you look at it." β
Glancing at the big man's affirmative expression, Zhang Huang couldn't help but wonder a little in his heart, after all, judging from the current battle situation, the rebel army 'Huchang' obviously had a strength beyond those Jin Wuwei, although the number was only a dozen people, but in a moment, nearly forty Jin Wuwei were killed. You must know that those Jin Wuwei are by no means vulgar. Zhang Huang didn't need to compare at all to guess that the strength of the rebel army Tiger Chang Army far surpassed his Black Feather Crow, especially the leader Chang Hu, whose strength was even better than Cheng Pu.
And just when Zhang Huang didn't think so, he suddenly heard the sound of thumping in the distance.
"It's coming!" Dahan reminded in a low voice.
Zhang Huang was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the loud noise coming from outside the wine shop, and suddenly, his complexion changed suddenly, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
What did he see? He saw a huge creature approaching in the distance on the street, and when he looked closely, he realized that it was the same thing they had seen before they entered the city. Half-squatting outside the city gate, the relics of the pre-Qin 'giant warriors'.
"No...... No way? Li Tong's eyes widened in shock.
Even Zang Ba and Tai Shici kept rubbing their eyes, as if they were mistakenly thinking that they were dreaming.
However, at this time, the giant warrior warrior, which was even taller than the nearby buildings, had already taken its extremely heavy steps and came to this street, raised its fist weighing more than a thousand pounds, and smashed it towards a righteous soldier of the Tiger Army.
"Boom-"
It was enough to ignore the pure rigid body of the Jin Wuwei sword and had no effect at all, the righteous soldier of the Tiger Chang Army. It was smashed deep into the ground by the giant warrior warriors, and when the giant warriors raised their heavy fists again, there was only a puddle of meat mud left in the pit.
[β¦β¦]
Xu Fu, Chen Zhi, and some people nearby couldn't bear to look away.
"Zhao's big head?!"
The righteous soldiers of the Tiger Chang Army let out a cry of pain, and one of the soldiers rushed towards the giant warrior warrior in a desperate manner, but was trampled to death by the latter, turning into another puddle of flesh and mud and sinking deep into the ground.
"Damn it!"
The sacrifice of the two brothers made Chang Hu, a hero, angry, and he roared. An incomparably strong wave of qi burst out of his body, and in the air wave, there was a dark mist tumbling, gradually converging into the appearance of a tiger looking up to the sky and roaring.
[Martial Soul?!] That Chang Hu turned out to be a martial artist who had mastered the martial soul?! ]
Zhang Huang, who was taken aback, couldn't help but think of Sun Jian in his mind. After all, Sun Jian was the first strong man he knew who had shown his martial spirit, and now, that Chang Hu had actually performed a similar martial arts stunt?
"Roar!"
But seeing Chang Hu roaring, the giant tiger faintly shrouded around him also roared. The impact of a wave of qi violently dispersed in all directions, and its power not only shook Zhang Huang and the others dizzy, but also the wine shops and teahouses on both sides of the street. The wooden pillars that supported the house even made a clicking sound. On closer inspection, the wooden pillars were cracked.
[That Chang Hu, not much weaker than Sun Jian......]
Zhang Huang was horrified to find that even if Chang Hu was not as good as Sun Jian, he was probably not much weaker than Sun Jian, no wonder he killed more than a dozen Jin Wuwei with a strong aura so easily.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, the sword in Chang Hu's hand stabbed into the fist smashed by the giant soldier warrior, making Zhang Huang unbelievable that the giant soldier warrior weighing a thousand pounds had its fist bounced back. However, Chang Hu was also uncomfortable, not to mention that the sword in his hand was shattered inch by inch, and a mouthful of blood burst out of his mouth, obviously traumatized.
However, Chang Hu is worthy of being a heroic man who was once admired by Li Tong, and his strength is really extraordinary, after repelling the fist of the giant warrior warrior, he took a deep breath, and the broken sword in his hand swung a slash, and actually cut off the giant warrior warrior.
This strength not only shocked the people of the Black Feather Crow, but even the crowd of onlookers were stunned.
"Whew!" With a long breath, Chang Hu endured the pain of the wound and shouted to his brother Hu Changjun, "Brothers, don't stay here for a long time, retreat quickly!" β
Before he could finish his sentence, one of his brothers pointed behind him and shouted, "Boss, watch behind you!" β
Chang Hu subconsciously turned his head, only to find that the giant warrior warrior who had obviously been cut off by the waist had already recovered at some point, and was raising his fist and slamming it towards his back.
The frightened and inexplicable Chang Hu didn't have time to dodge, so he could only raise his arms and resist with his rigid body.
"Bang-"
With a heavy punch, Chang Hu, who obviously had a rigid body to protect himself, actually shattered the bones in his arms, vomited blood in his mouth, and fell to the ground.
At this time, the giant warrior warrior did not give up, half-squatted down, and smashed Chang Hu into the ground with one punch.
After a long time, when the giant warrior raised his fist, Zhang Huang and the others found that the bones of Chang Hu's whole body seemed to have been crushed, and he relied on his rigid body to support his last breath.
It's a pity that at this time, the giant warriors smashed down with a punch.
"Bang-"
"Bang bangβ"
In front of all the onlookers of the Black Feather Crow, Chang Hu, the leader of the rebel army Tiger Chang, was crushed to death by the behemoth of the giant soldier warriors. A heroic man who was strong enough to fight Sun Jian died like this.
"How so?" Li Tong watched distractedly as the hero he once admired turned into a broken corpse. Beside him, Zang Ba and Tai Shici pulled Li Tong alone, and the other covered his mouth, for fear that he would do something to implicate the Black Feather Crow. After all, even the heroes who were as strong as the tiger died here in humiliation. And how much more so their black feather crows. If there really is a case, I am afraid that there is no need for the terrifying giant warriors to make a move, and that group of Jin Wuwei alone is enough to make them unable to leave Luoyang alive.
[There are countless heroes who want to get ahead in Luoyang, but few can leave alive...... This is where dragons and tigers meet! ]
The warning of the head of the East Gate seemed to ring in the ears of the young black-feathered crows once again, so that they truly realized that it was not an exaggerated warning.
Finally, the comprehensive strength is far stronger than the Black Feather Crow's righteous army'. It was destroyed like this, the leader Chang Hu, and his dozen or so volunteer brothers. This group of aspiring righteous men was executed as a rebel for just trying to make a request for the two scribes who had been convicted for their words, and the death was extremely miserable.
"Bang ......"
The giant warrior, the behemoth, after dealing with all the 'rebellion', went back with heavy steps. For this kind of killing monster that can't be killed, Zhang Huang and the others are sincerely afraid. You know, they can see it clearly. Obviously, Changhu had cut it off, but in the blink of an eye, thin lines like gold and copper stretched out from the two stumps of the giant warriors, and in the blink of an eye, they were restored as before.
[The legacy of the pre-Qin period.] Giant Warriors...... Is this the horrific Killing Warriors? ]
Xu Fu's face was like earth, he never thought that what was left over from the pre-Qin period would be such a terrifying existence.
It didn't take long for the patrolling Jin Wuwei to collect the corpses of their companions. And he departed. Before leaving, they did not forget to execute the two scribes who had been convicted for their words, and this time. No one dared to intercede for it anymore.
"This is the fate of the rebellious ministers and thieves who criticize the imperial court! Wait for yourself! β¦β¦ The guy at the liquor store! β
After warning the people around him, the captain of the guard beckoned the guy from the liquor store and pointed to the blood on the snow and said a few words to him.
"Don't worry, don't worry, the little one knows the rules." The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, and after the captain of the guard nodded in satisfaction, he immediately called several shopkeepers, and the big guys worked together to clear the bloodstained snow in front of the door. At the same time, several guys from nearby families also came out to help clean up.
It was just a cup of tea, and the streets were restored as before, as if nothing had happened before. And at this moment, the strange ball that purred and spun flew into the air again.
"Alas!" Not far from Zhang Huang's side, there was an old man who looked quite knowledgeable, sighed on crutches, shook his head, and muttered, "Zhou Li's people, it's not as good as this!" (Refers to the period of King Li of the Zhou Dynasty who left the famous saying 'the mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan'.) οΌ
However, as soon as the old man finished speaking, he was dragged away by his son, who was holding him, and his face changed greatly.
Looking at the distant backs of the father and son as if fleeing in a hurry, Zhang Huang looked at the pedestrians on the street again. Just as he did when he first entered the city, the faces of the pedestrians who came and went on the street were still full of smiles. At first, Zhang Huang didn't feel anything unusual, but at this moment, in his opinion, those smiles were extremely disobedient, and they were just hypocritical and sad smiles that whitewashed the peace.
Looking up at the sky again, Zhang Huang's eyes trembled suddenly, because he found that there were countless balls of that kind faintly in the sky, as if enveloping the entire Luoyang.
"This is Luoyang!" Dahan didn't know when he stood beside Zhang Huang, and said meaningfully, "I'm standing here, one step forward is the sky, and one step back is Yincao...... I really can't figure out why you little ghosts are so young to set foot here. β
"......" Zhang Huang opened his mouth, half speechless, he only then remembered why Cheng Pu's expression was so weird when he talked about Luoyang. I'm afraid that even a hero like Cheng Pu doesn't want to set foot here.
Suddenly, Zhang Huang seemed to think of something, clasped his fists towards the big man, and said, "Thank you for stopping my brother's recklessness." β
But isn't it, if it weren't for the big man who pulled Chen Zhi back to his seat, I'm afraid that the six brothers of his black feather crow would have died now. After all, the black feather crow is really nothing in this royal capital where dragons and tigers gather, full of all kinds of people and all kinds of heroes.
"I'm just doing it." A reluctant smile appeared on the big man's face, and then he asked Zhang Huang and the others, "Are you new to Luoyang?" β
"Yes." Zhang Huang nodded.
"Is there a place to stay?"
"I'm going to find an inn to settle down for a while." Zhang Huang said truthfully.
"Inn...... the big man sighed with a smile, shook his head and said, "That's not a good place to go, if you can trust me, I can prepare a place for you, although it is not comfortable, but at least it is a little safe." As he spoke, the big man pointed to the sky quietly.
Zhang Huang nodded knowingly and said gratefully, "Then thank you for this big brother!" β¦β¦ By the way, in Xia Zhang Huang, these people are my brothers, Chen Zhi, Li Tong, Zang Ba, Xu Fu, Tai Shici, I don't know what to call this big brother? β
Hearing this, the big man smiled and hugged his fists and said, "My name is Ma Hun, Ma Yuanyi!" β
This person was actually the chief disciple of the thirty-six generous and seventy-two small squares under the great sage and good teacher of Taiping Dao Zhang Jiao, the former commander of the Yellow Turban Army Jing and Yang, and was reappointed as the divine envoy, one of the first key figures of the Yellow Turban Army of Taiping Dao who came to Luoyang to prepare for a big event, Ma Hun and Ma Yuanyi. (To be continued......)