Immortal Fairies Always Have Designs on Me-Chapter 898 - 378: Show of Force (Part 2)

Even Ding Feng, who had just run out, was forced back by several people.

Whoosh—

A slight breeze carried yellow sand past, as the masked Lu Jin'an watched the bearded middle-aged man who appeared ahead with an expressionless face.

A Martial Saint in cultivation.

"You are the Jinyi Guards who escaped all the way from Jiangde City?" The middle-aged man's eyes were indifferent as he stroked the Hawk on his arm, "I wonder what brings you here?"

Luo Yuan hurriedly dismounted and took two steps forward, producing his Token, "You must be Mr. Ji Xiu, Deputy Commander of the Jinyi Guard. I am Luo Yuan, a thousand households of the Jiangde City Jinyi Guard, and it was Mr. Lu who led us out of Jiangde City. He rescued so many of us along the way, and we have come to this Main Base to meet with everyone."

Ji Xiu looked at Luo Yuan and slowly said, "Escaping from Jiangde City was no easy feat. Welcome them for their long journey here, but for others of unknown identity... see them out!"

Luo Yuan's expression changed slightly, "Mr. Ji, Mr. Lu broke into the Execution Ground and stormed the prison, and without him, we couldn't have saved so many..."

"But his presence is just a problem." Ji Xiu interrupted Luo Yuan's voice expressionlessly, "A person who knows where this Main Base is, it seems he is highly valued by King Qin. A person like this betraying King Qin would surely become his sworn enemy. If King Qin followed you all the way here, who could stop him?"

"This..." Luo Yuan was momentarily speechless as Ji Xiu continued, "Moreover, what if it's a play acted by him and King Qin? The aim could be to capture all of us disloyal ones, just like Commander Song!"

Luo Yuan's expression changed slightly, "Mr. Ji, that's impossible..."

"Enough." Lu Jin'an dismounted in a swift movement, cutting off Luo Yuan's voice, "I didn't come here to listen to your nonsense."

Gently pinching Zhiyu's cheek, who was sitting on the horse, Lu Jin'an looked at Ji Xiu, "Deputy Commander? Quite a high rank. Did you escape from Shengjing all the way over? How did you get here so quickly?"

"I was originally appointed as the squad leader of this Main Base by King Qin." Ji Xiu said indifferently, "Before Commander Song was exposed, I had already left Shengjing. Hearing that King Qin killed Commander Song and that the Crown Prince was clearing out the Jinyi Guard, I rescued many colleagues and escaped here..."

As he spoke, he clenched his hands, hatred flickering in his eyes, "To avenge Commander Song!"

"So, anyone who dares to speak for King Qin or has unclear origins ends up just like..."

Ji Xiu raised his hand, and dozens of corpses were immediately brought out.

"These people, after losing everything, fled here and still spoke well of King Qin, saying there was something else going on. Some even recklessly claimed to have seen Commander Song with a supervisor from the Observatory!"

"Hehe..." Ji Xiu sneered, "If there was indeed a supervisor from the Observatory present, how could King Qin have had any chance of survival?

Even assuming she was powerful enough to kill a supervisor from the Observatory, if she had that ability, why did she kill Commander Song? Even if doubting him, she could have spared his life!"

Ji Xiu's gaze was fierce, "If Commander Song were still alive, even if King Qin chose not to use him, there would still be room for maneuver in the assassination of the Crown Prince. After all, who would believe someone could assassinate the Crown Prince in Shengjing and leave the city alive?

This way, the Crown Prince's fratricide contradicts the norms, and King Qin's forgiveness of the suspected treasonous Commander Song would appear more benevolent. The Crown Prince wouldn't have used this as a pretext to clear out the Jinyi Guard so quickly, leaving us in such a dire situation!"

"How can King Qin, who is so heartless and lacks great talent, conquer this vast land?"

As the words fell, aside from the sound of the wind blowing over the sandy ground, there was no other sound in the small town.

Lu Jin'an released the reins, "Finished?"

"You're not convinced?" Ji Xiu sneered, "Did I say anything wrong?"

"Seems correct." Lu Jin'an clapped his hands and then pulled out a Xiu Chun Dao from the side of the horse, stepping towards Ji Xiu.

Ji Xiu slightly squinted his eyes, grasping the Xiu Chun Dao at his waist, "It seems reasoning won't work anymore."

Lu Jin'an stopped three meters from Ji Xiu, raised his Xiu Chun Dao, and slashed down. Ji Xiu instantly drew the Xiu Chun Dao from his waist to block, but—

Bang—

The blade shattered, and Lu Jin'an's Xiu Chun Dao was already embedded in Ji Xiu's shoulder. As blood flowed, the strong force from the slash sent the yellow sand on the ground flying. Ji Xiu's knees buckled, and he knelt directly before him.

Lu Jin'an looked down at Ji Xiu, whose expression had drastically changed, "Now my blade is at your neck. Give me a reason to spare your life, shall you?"

"You..."

Just as Ji Xiu opened his mouth, Lu Jin'an twisted his wrist, the Xiu Chun Dao in his hand slashing down diagonally, splitting Ji Xiu into two.

As blood spurted, Lu Jin'an flicked the blood off the blade, nonchalantly looking toward the others, "Regardless of whether Song Zhong betrayed King Qin or not, there's no need to seek the truth. Now, the Crown Prince wants to kill us, and King Qin also wants to kill us. At this point, we Jinyi Guards should live for ourselves, shouldn't we?"

"The lord is right!"

Luo Yuan was the first to kneel, "I am willing to follow the lord all the way!"

As he spoke, he felt cold sweat breaking out on his back. Ji Xiu was ranked in the middle among the Martial Saints, yet he couldn't even take a casual blow from Mr. Lu. Is there really such a huge gap among Martial Saints?

Ding Feng and the nearly thousand Jinyi Guards who had followed along quickly expressed their realignment, while the Jinyi Guards in the small town were momentarily at a loss.

"It seems someone still has objections." Lu Jin'an swept a cold gaze over the crowd, as Luo Yuan was the first to draw his Xiu Chun Dao and pounce toward the nearest standing Jinyi Guard, instantly unleashing countless blade-drawing sounds.