In the early morning, Ye Chen left the small garden early.
Before entering the street, I heard curses one after another. Just because there were a few more notices in the streets and alleys, it was still a matter of collecting food. If there was no food, they would contribute money; if there was no money, they would arrest the strong men; if there were no strong men, they would Capture the female family members and reward the three armies.
There were complaints in Zhuxian Town, secretly saying that King Qi was cruel and did not care about the life and death of the people.
Ye Chen couldn't help but frown after hearing this. As the new ruler of this land, the so-called King of Qi was even worse than the former King of Yan.
As he spoke, he had already arranged his fortune-telling outfit.
"This place is destined to be unstable." The first person to come was Yang Xuan, sighing, and holding a notice in his hand. He found it from somewhere and threw it casually on Ye Chen's table, "That King Qi, It’s really unethical to do things.”
"Would any of the princes talk to you about the truth?" Shangguan Jiu arrived shortly afterwards and kept lamenting, "Since the defeat of King Yan, the power of the princes, especially King Qi, with an army of 500,000, is strange."
"This matter is probably not the intention of King Qi." Ling Feng also came, "I have met King Qi before. He is not a cruel and mean person. King Yan has learned from his mistakes. He also knows the importance of people's hearts and will never issue such a notice. Even if there is, he is probably the prince of Qi, and the current Zhuxian Town is within his jurisdiction. Compared to King Qi, the temperament of the prince of Qi is much more violent."
"No matter who he is, he is a member of his Qi family."
"If you dare to mess with me, your palace will be overthrown."
Yang Xuan and Shangguan Jiu were cursing each other, each getting angrier than the other.
Ye Chen calmed down, or in other words, was a little absent-minded, still thinking about what happened last night. Who in the end dreamed of him must be a person with great supernatural powers.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way." As he was thinking, noisy shouts sounded.
Looking up, he saw galloping war horses, a group of soldiers, as many as a thousand, each with a fierce look. The leader was a bald man with a long knife on his waist. He was arrogant and domineering. He was running rampant on the street. Look at the color of his armor. , it must be someone from King Qi, who came to Zhuxian Town to collect grain. Those notices for grain collection were not posted in vain.
The streets of Zhuxian Town were instantly chaotic, and many people were knocked down.
On a high platform, thousands of troops were stationed. The county magistrate of Zhuxian Town walked forward tremblingly, handed over the household registration book of Zhuxian Town, and said solemnly, "General, the harvest in the past two years has been quite small. Can you see if this food can be used?" ….”
"Go away." The bald man shouted and kicked the county magistrate. The people in Zhuxian Town were so frightened that they all retreated in panic. Even the magistrate dared to hit him, but there was nothing he dared not do.
"Line up and hand over the food one by one. If you don't have food, pay the money. If you don't have the money, pay the young men. If you don't have the young men, then give it to the women." The bald man's voice was very rough, and when he mentioned the women, he was so sexy. The evil smile is revealing, and the pair of huge eyes are scarlet.
"One hundred stones, how can there be so much food?" A pale old man couldn't help but retorted and tried his best to suppress his anger, but the others dared not speak out.
"There's no food to speak of." The bald man smiled playfully and walked down slowly. His big blood-red eyes were terrifying. Before he could reach him, he suddenly drew his knife and inserted it into the old man's chest. A thin stream of blood spurted out. It was so dazzling that the people of Zhuxian Town, who were already agitated, screamed in fright and fled in all directions.
"Come here, collect the grain." The bald man smiled faintly and twisted his neck happily.
Under the order, a thousand soldiers moved, either in groups of three or in teams of five, and rushed to each house. They kicked open the door without knocking, and after entering, they raked and smashed the food. , they took money when they had money, and they robbed anyone they saw. Many of the women's families were dragged out of their homes.
The good Zhuxian Town is full of people crying and begging for mercy. These are not soldiers protecting their home and country, they are just a bunch of bandits.
"Interesting." The bald man was lying on the seat, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, admiring the chaotic scene, showing all the blood and violence.
As he finished speaking, he saw a ghostly figure appearing behind him.
"Who?" The bald man snorted coldly and stood up suddenly, but a sword was already lying on his shoulder. With just a flash of sword light, his head fell to the ground.
However, this guy can be regarded as a knife-edge licker. He is a person who has seen big scenes. He is calm and said with a smile, "What kind of hero is this? It's not convenient to sign up."
"Ye Chen." Flat words came from behind.
"Everyone says that the martial arts legend lives in seclusion in Zhuxian Town. It seems that it is true." The bald man smiled faintly. It seemed that he knew Ye Chen, but he was not afraid at all and did not think that Ye Chen dared to touch him. , if you touch him, you will be invincible with the King of Qi. No matter how high one person's martial arts is, he can't defeat the thousands of troops. The myth of martial arts must also be weighed.
"General Fanlao gave an order to call back your soldiers." Ye Chen said calmly.
"What, you want to go against King Qi?" The bald man sneered.
Ye Chen was silent, and with a horizontal stroke of his long sword, he took off the strong man's arm, simply and neatly.
The screams suddenly started, and the strong man collapsed on his knees with a bang. The thin blood spurting on his shoulders could not be stopped. Unexpectedly, Ye Chen really moved him, beyond his expectation, and not according to the routine. , just start chopping at a glance!
"The next sword will be your head." Ye Chen's sword was placed across the strong man's shoulder again.
"Stop, stop." The bald man immediately shouted, coughing up blood. He was extremely determined. If he didn't obey, he would report to the King of Hell.
His orders worked very well. The soldiers who were still burning, killing and looting all came back. When they saw that the strong man had one arm cut off, they drew their swords and surrounded the stone platform with water.
"Go back and tell your master that if he disturbs the peace of this place again, I don't mind destroying his whole family." Ye Chen's words were still so plain, but cold and dead, and he kicked the strong man off the high platform.
"Okay, very good." The bald man laughed angrily and didn't say much. He covered his bloody arm and stumbled away. He knew the current affairs and knew the horror of martial arts myths, so he didn't dare to force himself. Otherwise, One thousand of them were not enough for Ye Chen to kill alone. The only blame was that he didn't understand the situation. God knew the martial arts myth was really in Zhuxian Town.
The chaos came to an end temporarily as they retreated.
Looking at Zhuxian Town again, it was already devastated. Too many female relatives were crying into their messy clothes. It was a blessing that Ye Chen had taken action early, otherwise, his chastity would not have been preserved.
It's a pity that the pale old man from before can no longer be saved.
The people's faces were all pale. Although Ye Chen saved them, it was only temporary. It won't be long before Zhuxian Town will be surrounded by a large army. None of them will be spared. The King of Qi has an army of 500,000 people. Ping Zhuxian Town is not a matter of minutes.
Ye Chen said nothing and returned to his seat. He didn't want to care about it, but he didn't want to watch anymore. He didn't want to break the rare peace, so he couldn't help but take action.
"The King of Qi has an army of 500,000, you can't do it." Yang Xuan and Shangguan Jiu both coughed. Previously, Ye Chen's strong character was so domineering that he wanted to destroy the whole family of the King of Qi, and he was the only one in the entire world. Dare to say it, but after all, the consequences are not as serious as usual.
Ye Chen didn't reply and didn't care. As long as the other party was still a mortal, there was no difference between five hundred thousand and one million. If he wanted to, he could dominate the country.
Night fell quickly, but the atmosphere in this world was extremely depressing.
Soon, the sound of horse hooves was heard, making the ground tremble.
Looking down at the sky and the earth, one could see the crowds of black figures, like the tide and the sea, there were as many as one hundred thousand, and their murderous aura was overwhelming.
"Surround Zhuxian Town for me." A faint laugh came from a luxurious chariot. A young man in purple was lying comfortably on the couch, holding a beautiful girl in one hand and feeding him wine with the other. If one feeds grapes, that is called comfort.
The identity of this young man in purple is not simple. He is the crown prince of the King of Qi. Under the orders of the King of Qi, he commanded 100,000 troops to guard Tongguan and had jurisdiction over a territory of 300 miles. He was a real emperor.
Then, the purpose of his visit is obvious: to catch the martial arts myth. Those who dared to touch him were fine. For this reason, he did not hesitate to recruit a hundred thousand troops. He wanted to see if the legendary martial arts myth was really that magical.
"Your Majesty, it's better not to offend him." The accompanying general came on horseback and warned again, "As the saying goes, it's easy to dodge open guns and hard to defend against hidden arrows. If you offend a martial artist, you won't be able to sleep well, let alone a martial artist. First."
"General Xiao, why are you so cowarded today?" Prince Qi sneered and glanced at the general, "A hundred thousand troops came for him. He will die without a burial place, and let the world know that he has been provoked. I, the prince of the Qi family, have to pay the price with blood."