"Master, we have left the imperial city area. This is the Zhentian City area of Wutongji County."
Qianwu Kingdom has a vast territory.
There are 18 Jijun, each with several cities and a population of about 5 to 8 million.
Among them, Wutong Ji County, Hongle Ji County, and Qingyang Ji County formed a three-legged force, firmly guarding the imperial city in the middle.
Commonly known as the "Three Imperial Counties".
Except for the two Jijun controlled by each of the five major vassals.
The imperial court only controlled eight Jijun.
"After Xue Rong gained power, he almost used thunderous means to turn all the officials of the three counties of the Imperial City into direct relatives of the Xue family."
"The lord of Zhentian City is Xue Rong's cousin, Xue Simo." Zhu Lian said while driving the carriage.
"Don't worry about it for now. Get to Xishan County as soon as possible." The victims are more important now, so what if we let the Xue family play for a while first.
"yes."
Zhu Lian continued on his way. Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from far away and seemed to be coming towards them.
The guards immediately reacted and rushed forward to look ahead cautiously.
As the former Anwu Guards, they were the aces of the entire Qianwu Kingdom. Not only were they proficient in spying and assassination, they were not afraid of anyone even if they charged head-on.
Everyone exudes a strong evil spirit, like a wild wolf that is ready to attack.
A child about seven or eight years old suddenly ran out.
He looked panicked, and his face was full of panic.
From time to time I looked behind me, as if there were jackals, tigers and leopards chasing me.
"Haha, the prey is here. It seems that the young master wants this share."
A young man in rich clothes ran out on horseback first. He was overjoyed when he saw the children running in panic. He raised his long bow and shot an arrow at the children.
"call out!"
The arrows pierced the air and made a shrill scream.
Just as he was about to be hit, the child's feet suddenly slipped and he fell to the ground, but he escaped the fatal blow.
The arrow flew along the back of his head.
Missed.
"Haha, thank you Master Lu for showing mercy. I want this share."
"Fart, it's obviously mine."
Another seven or eight young people in brocade clothes ran out on horseback and directly surrounded the children.
The child had never seen this scene before, lying on the ground shivering with tears streaming from his eyes.
The young face showed deep despair.
Just as they were about to pull the bow string, a chuckle sounded.
"What are you young masters playing for? I wonder if I can be added to the next one?"
"Who!?"
They looked in the direction of the sound, and their pupils suddenly tightened.
Hundreds of black-clothed guards wearing ghost-face masks came over, and they surrounded a carriage in the middle like stars over the moon.
"This direction is the young master from the Imperial City?"
These people were not blind and could immediately guess the identity of the visitor.
Thinking that he was from the Imperial City, he didn't dare to feel contemptuous.
There were so many guards following him when he went out. Even a fool could tell that this person was not an ordinary person.
A young man wearing a purple brocade robe walked out on horseback, clasped his fists and said, "I am Xue Changshan, the young lord of Zhentian City."
"Young master, of course you can join our game if you want to, but I don't know your name?"
"Haha, it turns out to be City Master Xue, my name is Xu Lin, and I come from the Imperial City."
"Xu Lin?"
Xue Changshan and others looked at each other. Are there any wealthy families named Xu in the imperial city?
"Brother Xu, please forgive me for my blindness. I have never heard of your Xu family, so please forgive me." Xue Changshan said embarrassedly.
"Well, it's normal, because I'm the only one left in the whole family." Lin Xu nodded and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't know the Xu family."
"Xue Jingruo, have you heard of it? That's my aunt."
"What, the Queen Mother is your aunt?"
Xue Changshan and others were stunned.
They did not doubt the truth of this statement, because daring to pretend to be a relative of the emperor was a major crime against the Nine Clan.
Thinking of this, Xue Changshan and others immediately clasped their fists respectfully: "It turns out that Mr. Xu has such a high status, it is disrespectful and disrespectful."
"Haha, I came out to play without telling my aunt, so please don't tell me. By the way, what are you playing? Can you join me?"
Lin Xu said with a smile.
"Haha, you know, I often go out to play without telling my family." Xue Changshan smiled and said: "We are hunting, whoever has a higher score will win."
"The winner will get a prize. These prizes are all collected by the few of us, but each one is a priceless treasure."
"I see." Lin Xu's expression suddenly changed: "No, I came out in a hurry and didn't bring any treasures, so I won't be able to play."
"Hey, Brother Xu, you are out of touch when you say this. It is our honor for you to participate, brothers, don't you think so?"
"Yes, there are so many people and it's so lively. It doesn't matter whether it's a treasure or not."
"It's an honor for us that Mr. Xu can come to participate. Why do we need more treasures?"
"Come on, let's go back and recalculate the score. Fortunately, we have just started and we haven't lost any prey, otherwise we would have to waste a lot of time collecting it."
...
Listening to these young masters' words, Lin Xu smiled, but his eyes showed a cold light.
Treat children as prey and shoot them for fun.
Based on this alone, it would not be an exaggeration to kill all nine of them.
But you can't be too impetuous now, because it's not yet known how many children are being preyed upon.
Soon, Xue Changshan brought Lin Xu to a camp.
Dozens of children squatted in the middle of the camp, each of them showing deep fear.
There were many soldiers wearing armor patrolling around.
"Brother Xu, I have already informed people to bring the prey back. No, they are all here."
"Waiting for an order, our people will drive these prey into this forest. Kill each one and get one point. How about it?"
Xue Changlin chuckled.
"Very good, very good!" A sneer appeared on Lin Xu's face: "Brother Xue, are you sure you are here?"
"Yes, they are all here. It is not easy to catch these prey."
"Those untouchables want to fight with us one by one. Hey, their untouchables can use them to entertain us. That's their blessing."
"No, I have to kill more than a dozen people before I become completely honest."
Xue Changlin looked disdainful and did not feel at all that he had done anything wrong. Instead, he felt angry because others resisted.
However, these young men obviously did not notice that Lin Xu's face was gradually becoming gloomy.
Like a volcano about to erupt.
"This group of untouchables doesn't know how to live or die."
"We, Mr. Xue, are the young city lord, and we deserve to die."
"Yes, if you dare to contradict Mr. Xue, you will live or die."
....
The words of the other young masters became the last straw that broke Lin Xu's mind.
"Zhu Lian, clear the place!"
Lin Xu's eyes were red, and his whole body exuded endless coldness.
"kill!"
Zhu Lian did not speak, but directly rushed forward with his sword, directly splitting several soldiers in half, and a large amount of blood mixed with internal organs sprayed out.
The other guards reacted equally quickly. By the time the soldiers reacted, they had already been rushed in front of them and were hacked to death with random swords in the blink of an eye.
