The moment Zhang Xiong's voice fell, someone suddenly walked out of the crowd and said quickly.
"Wait a minute, I'm different from these coolies. I'm a civil servant, a master of merit. Please spare my life if you have a lot of people. I'm forced to participate in their atrocities. As long as you spare my life, I will do it. Let your family prepare a big gift to thank you for not killing."
"Oh, what kind of gift are you talking about?" Zhang Xiong asked with a look of great interest.
Seeing this scene, the Juren master was overjoyed and said quickly, "As long as I have it, I can satisfy whatever you want."
Zhang Xiong's eyes flashed, thoughtfully, as if he was thinking, and after a while he nodded and said softly.
"This is what you said. There is only one thing I want, and that is your life."
"What...what!" The scholar was startled.
Before he could react, an arrow instantly penetrated his chest, killing him immediately.
Su Qi'an, who was standing in the crowd at the back, saw this scene and shook his head repeatedly. Anyone with any brains would know if he thought about it normally, how could the butcher, the number one killer in Yuezhou, let go of everyone present.
He dared to reveal his identity and lured many coolies here in order to kill them all.
Now it seems that everything in the ship area is under Zhang Xiong's control. I am afraid that Zhang Xiong had murderous intentions very early on.
He just needed an excuse, and the shipyard boss just gave him a reason to do it.
Seeing the people who had begged for mercy before being shot and killed without mercy, the coolies who had been so aggressive just now were filled with fear.
Some people who want to stand out and inspire do not dare to make mistakes for a while.
At this time, the many coolies were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, and they no longer had the high spirits they had before.
Su Qi'an could only sigh secretly, although the current situation was very unfavorable to them.
But this does not mean that the coolies are just lambs to be slaughtered. As long as their desire for survival is strong enough and they decide to fight to the death, with about 600 of them, they still have an advantage in terms of numbers.
After suffering huge casualties, it might still be possible to escape.
It was just Zhang Xiong's two previous attacks that shocked the coolies.
Faced with the intense pressure from Zhang Xiong, the coolies lost the courage to resist.
Zhang Xiong is indeed a person who can take care of things, and he takes care of these coolies to the death.
So sometimes, when there is no one to take the lead, no goal, and no courage to put life and death aside, no matter how many people there are, they will only be lambs to be slaughtered.
Zhang Xiong, who was sitting on the boulder, had no intention of quarreling with the low-level coolies and waved his hand, signaling to end their lives.
Just when everyone was about to take action, suddenly, a dozen people suddenly appeared from the crowd. They were in ragged clothes, but they were extremely skilled.
He rushed straight towards the man in black who had just taken action. Under the shocked gazes of both sides, the man in black who had been like a god of murder before also died in less than ten breaths without exception. All of them died at the hands of these ragged men. in hand.
Everyone looked at this scene with expressions of disbelief. Many people even rubbed their eyes for fear that they had seen it wrong.
But the bodies lying on the ground in front of him were indeed those men in black.
The dozen or so people who took action were soon recognized. They were subordinates of the two famous masters.
They knew the two famous masters, and their eyes quickly fell on Su Qi'an and Xie Cang.
The coolies who were close to them backed away, fearing that they would be affected.
Although Su Qi'an and Xie Cang's guards came forward for them and killed the man in black, this did not change the fear of Zhang Xiong at all.
Even though these guards shot cleanly, there were already countless arrows aimed at them all around. As long as they gave an order, no matter how strong these guards were, they would eventually be shot into pieces.
Although they knew Su Qi'an, they didn't want to be affected by Su Qi'an and retreated one after another.
Of course, not everyone is like this. There are a dozen or so people like Xiao Si, the coolies who get along well with Su Qi'an and Xie Cang, and the coolies who get along well with Su Qi'an and Xie Cang.
Qi An and Xie Cang stood together.
Looking at the people retreating one after another, Xiao Si angrily said, "You know you are afraid now. Why didn't you stand aside when they were attacked?"
"Now you are giving in. Are you afraid of being affected? Do you think you can save your own life? Think about it for yourselves. With Zhang Xiong's character, can he let us go?"
"Things have reached this point. If we don't unite and fight hard, how long will it take?"
Xiao Si's voice was full of anger.
At this time, it was so naive to shrink back and imagine that through this method, Zhang Xiong would let them go.
The rebellious mood that had finally been gathered was immediately swallowed up by fear after Zhang Xiong killed several people. How could this not make Xiao Si angry?
Even though Xiao Si spoke sincerely, everyone who retreated remained silent.
Su Qian knew that once these people were frightened by fear, it would be extremely difficult to awaken the resistance in their hearts.
These are those who are used to being bullied and abused. They feel that all this is fate. Their hearts have long been numb, so they can be manipulated at will by Zhang Xiong.
Su Qi'an patted Xiao Si's shoulder. Just as he was about to say something, suddenly, there was a sudden sound of breaking wind in his ears.
He quickly moved towards them, or to be more precise, towards Xiao Si.
Although the arrows shot were fast, how could Su Qi'an and the others be mediocre people.
Su Qi'an didn't even need to move. The next moment, a figure quickly rushed in front of Xiao Si.
He stretched out his palm and grasped it fiercely. When everyone looked at it intently, Xie Cang grabbed an arrow fiercely.
The arrow was less than three inches away from Xiao Si's forehead.
Xiao Siqiang pretended to be calm, his throat was surging up and down, and he looked like he was very frightened. Su Qian's voice rang in his ears.
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, no one can kill you."
Su Qi'an's words were not only a way of comforting Xiao Si, but also a declaration of war against Zhang Xiong and others.
Xie Cang pressed his palm hard, and the arrow in his hand broke into two pieces. He stood behind Su Qi'an without saying a word.
Su Qi'an turned his eyes, looked at Zhang Xiong with a shocked look on his face, and said coldly.
"Why, Manager Zhang is so impatient and takes action whenever he is told. Is he just a coolie who is afraid of being looked down upon by you?"
Zhang Xiong recovered from the shock, stared at Su Qi'an, was silent for a while, and then spoke.
"Of course I don't take these coolies seriously, but you are different from them. Not only do you have such skilled guards, but based on your courage just now, you are definitely not an ordinary master."
"Oh, that's right. Since Manager Liu is so good at guessing, you might as well guess my identity." Su Qian said with a playful expression.
Zhang Xiong's eyes flashed and he looked at Su Qi'an for a long time. However, after looking for a long time, Zhang Xiong couldn't guess Su Qi'an's identity.
Don't blame Zhang Xiong for being useless. After all, Yuezhou is so big, there are too many descendants of the family, and it is wartime. Zhang Xiong has not left here for too long, and he is not very sensitive to news from the outside world.
It is still difficult to guess Su Qian's identity.
Su Qi'an looked at the frowning Zhang Xiong and said directly, "I don't want to embarrass Manager Zhang anymore. My surname is Su and my first name is Qi An."
"Su Qi'an?" Zhang Xiong chewed the name gently. After a while, his pupils shrank, as if he thought of something, and he said with a bit of hesitation.
"Are you Su Qian, the Marquis of Dongshan who came to Yuezhou to support you?"
Su Qian smiled and nodded.
As soon as these words came out, the coolies present were startled. Some of them didn't quite understand who this person named Su Qian was, but not everyone knew it.
Some of the coolies who came in last had shocked expressions on their faces and said quickly.
"He...he is the Marquis of Dongshan invited by His Highness the Sixth Prince to assist in the war in Yuezhou."
This explanation directly made everyone aware of Su Qi'an's identity. Su Qi'an and the others may not know it, but the Sixth Prince of Yue King and everyone in Yuezhou don't know it.
How could someone invited by His Highness the King of Yue be an ordinary person?
and
He was still a marquis and a dignified prince, and he actually lived with them for more than ten days, eating, living and working with them.
This was almost impossible, they couldn't even think about it, and for a while some coolies had dizziness in their eyes.
After all, what happened before them was really unacceptable to them.
Compared to the coolie who was ignorant, Zhang Xiong showed deep excitement on his face after the shock.
He laughed and said, "Haha, I didn't expect that the shipyard I manage has such a big fish."
"If I catch you, I will be able to live without worries for the rest of my life. Everyone obeys the order. Except for people like Su Qi'an, everyone else will be killed."
There was a coldness in Zhang Xiong's smiling face, and he gave a direct order to shoot all the coolies in front of him.
"Manager Zhang is really confident. How about making a bet with me."
Su Qi'an's sudden words made Zhang Xiong startled, and his raised palm stopped in mid-air.
"Oh? Bet, what are you betting on?"
He wanted to see what other tricks this Su Qian could do in a situation where victory was certain.
"After three breaths of betting, it will be you or these coolies who will die."
Su Qian's words filled Zhang Xiong with disdain, but he did not refuse.
Since Su Qian wanted to play, he would naturally accompany him.
Three breaths of time passed quickly, but nothing happened at the moment, as if Su Qi'an was just stalling for time.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Xiong couldn't help but sneer, "Haha, the dignified Marquis Dongshan would actually think of such a stupid move."
"If you want to delay time, just delay it longer. Let alone three breaths, even thirty breaths, I can give it to you."
"What a pity. Since it's a bet, you have to keep your promise. Come on, shoot the arrow!"
Zhang Xiong's voice fell, just when he was satisfied and looking at the coolies in the distance below, they were all shot and died tragically.
The next moment, the crossbowmen who occupied the commanding heights everywhere stiffened, and for some unknown reason, they all fell from their heights.
Zhang Xiong was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene, and then Zhang Xiong suddenly realized something.
Suddenly, a large number of men in black appeared at the commanding heights occupied by the crossbowmen.
Not only that, there were bursts of noise from the entrance to the rear passage, and the ground shook.
Under everyone's unclear gaze, a large number of soldiers in armor rushed out from the rear passage.
There were an astonishing number of them, at least four to five hundred people, and they suddenly surrounded the entire shipyard.
