Chu Yun opened his eyes, tears welling up in his eyes as he yelled, "Oh heavens, you've finally opened your eyes!"
Zhang Xiaocheng stared at Li Chengfeng, instinctively sensing danger. "We are under orders to arrest the thief. Could you please step aside and not be a busybody?"
"Be a busybody?"
Li Chengfeng glared at the commander and gritted his teeth. "Tong 'an City is in chaos right now. You soldiers aren't thinking about saving the people and maintaining law and order. Instead, you're here to silence witnesses? Are you helping the evildoer?"
Zhang Xiaocheng gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and quickly shot a look at the guards on both sides, gesturing for them to surround Li Chengfeng from behind.
At the same time, Commander Zhang quickly said, "That's just the thief's side of the story!
You must not believe him so easily, sir!
Also, we are soldiers with official documents. What about him?
Search his body and see what he has!
You're just spouting nonsense! "
Chu Yun was so excited that his whole body was trembling. He shouted, "Bullshit!
I am Tong 'an's registrar, Chu Yun!
How many people in Tong 'an City don't know me?! "
As he spoke, he looked at Li Chengfeng and cupped his fists with tears in his eyes. "Hero, if you visit Tong 'an City, you'll know I'm telling the truth!
Tong 'an City, once the most prosperous city in the north of Daqi … it's … it's finished! "
Li Chengfeng clenched his fists, his entire body trembling. With intense guilt and anger, he turned to glare at Commander Zhang. "Did you think I didn't hear what you just said?"
With that, he tore off all pretense and friendliness. Zhang Xiaocheng's expression changed as he yelled, "Are you going to kill an official and rebel?!"
Li Chengfeng laughed heartily. "Who would know if the Commander died in the wilderness and his corpse was left lying in the wilderness?
I'm afraid only the wolves and beasts in the forest would know! "
Li Chengfeng's words gave Chu Yun a taste of his own medicine. Chu Yun was delighted.
Zhang Xiaocheng smirked. "I'm afraid you'll become a vengeful spirit in this wilderness first!" With that, he raised his sword and charged at Li Chengfeng!
At the same time, the two guards behind Li Chengfeng swung their swords at him from both sides.
Chu Yun blurted, "Watch out!"
Li Chengfeng did not even bother to look. He stood where he was as if he did not see anything, smiling coldly as he watched the blade slash towards him.
The two guards behind him had just pounced over when they suddenly found themselves entangled by vines and branches. These vines and branches grew wildly and spread like two giant green pythons, quickly engulfing the two of them!
The two green 'pythons' wriggled and squirmed violently. After a while, blood splashed out from the vines and branches. Then, the two 'pythons' dragged their bodies and disappeared into the jungle at the side!
The remaining guards looked around in horror. At this moment, a few green "pythons" quickly stretched out from the forest and dragged them into the depths of the forest. Only a series of mournful cries and begging for mercy could be heard.
Zhang Xiaocheng, who had lunged forward, saw all this. His expression was one of terror and despair. Just as he was about to reach Li Chengfeng, his legs gave way and he fell to the ground, throwing his sword to the ground. He kowtowed and cried, "Spare me, Master, spare me!"
Zhang Xiaocheng looked up and slapped himself. He cried, "I was blind, I didn't know it was you, Master! I deserve to be beaten, I deserve to be beaten!"
Li Chengfeng glared murderously at Zhang Xiaocheng and gritted his teeth. "Do I deserve to be beaten?"
Zhang Xiaocheng looked up in fear, his voice trembling. "Master … spare me! I still have my elderly mother to take care of, I … I can't die!
There's only a handful of people in Tong 'an City that I don't know about my mother. Master, ask anyone, they all know, they all know! "
Chu Yun smiled bitterly. "No, no one can testify for you!
They're all … dead, they've all escaped! "
Zhang Xiaocheng's complexion was deathly pale. His previous arrogance and haughtiness completely disappeared. He said with a trembling voice, "Official Chu, Official Chu, you've seen my mother before. You can testify for me. You can testify for me!
My family has only had one son for three generations, I'm the only one left. My mother is still … still counting on me to carry on the family line! "
Chu Yun said with tears in his eyes, "Sir Zhang, do you only remember your mother?
How many people in Tong 'an City lost their mothers, fathers, and children on this night?
How many families were destroyed, how many corpses were strewn on the streets?
Do you know?! "
Zhang Xiaocheng's tears flowed as he turned to Li Chengfeng in panic, regret, and fear. "Master, master!
I'm just a pawn, it's all the governor's orders!
I didn't want this to happen, it was the governor's order to silence them, it was the advisor's idea to turn a disaster into an auspicious sign!
Master, if you want revenge, if you want justice, I-I'll bring you to them, I'm familiar with this path! "
Zhang Xiaocheng wiped his tears and got up, smiling apologetically. "Master, I'll lead the way, I'll lead the way for you!
Hurry, we have to hurry, if we're late, this heartless pig will escape! "As he spoke, he turned to lead the way.
However, just as he moved, a palm pressed down on the top of his head.
Zhang Xiaocheng's body froze. He wanted to turn around, but he couldn't. It was as if a huge mountain was pressing down on him and he couldn't move. His eyes were filled with despair as he cried, "Master, spare me, Master!"
Li Chengfeng whispered into Zhang Xiaocheng's ear, enunciating each word through gritted teeth, "Let me tell you, justice is in the hearts of men, justice will come sooner or later!
Be a good person in your next life! "
With that, Li Chengfeng exerted strength in his wrist and broke Zhang Xiaocheng's neck with a loud crack!
Zhang Xiaocheng's head drooped as his body slumped to the ground, twitching slightly, then stopped moving.
Chu Yun finally calmed down. He turned to wipe his tears and bowed to Li Chengfeng, his voice trembling. "Thank you for saving me, Master. If not … Chu Yun's death is one thing, but the tens of thousands of innocent souls in Tong 'an City would not be able to rest in peace!
Master, you're a hero for helping the people by killing an official for the sake of the people! "
Li Chengfeng took a deep breath. "You're the lone hero, I'm so embarrassed!"
Chu Yun gritted his teeth. "Damn it, Xu Tao wanted to hide such a shocking case, yet he called it an auspicious sign!
I've actually been an official of the same court for more than ten years with such a deranged person. I'm so ashamed that I could die! "
"What do you plan to do now, Sir Chu?"
Chu Yun said decisively, "I'm going to the capital to file a complaint!"
Li Chengfeng thought for a moment. "Why don't you travel with me? Once we're out of this mountain, you can head southwest to Cheng 'an City and leave by water."
Chu Yun was delighted. "That's great!
Then I'll have to trouble you, Master! "
Without further ado, Li Chengfeng led Chu Yun down the mountain. Both of them were able-bodied, so with Li Chengfeng's help, Chu Yun managed to keep up with Li Chengfeng. Four hours later, they caught up with Ouyang Nan and the rest.