Yan Liqiang's speed was so fast and his attack was so fierce that after he chopped off the head of Zhou Shouren, the prefect of Luquan County, Zhou Shouren's body was still standing firmly without falling down. However, the blood on his neck spurted out like a fountain, reaching more than one meter high before it scattered all at once.
No one around had expected that Yan Liqiang would suddenly jump up and chop off Zhou Shouren's head the moment he saw Zhou Shouren at this moment. Everyone was completely caught off guard.
Sima Qingshan's smile was still frozen on his face, and the words of promise were still in his throat, but his entire thoughts were frozen in his mind by Yan Liqiang's sword, and then everything became a mess.
Among all the people, the first person to react was not the people from Luquan County, but Yan Qing, who was escorting the son of the county magistrate. When the county magistrate's head flew up, Yan Qing, who was escorting the son of the county magistrate, also drew his knife and chopped off the son's head with one knife. In the split second that there was no time to breathe, the heads of the father and son flew up at the same time...
Yan Liqiang did not stop after chopping off the county magistrate's head with a sword. After chopping off Zhou Shouren's head, he flashed and was already behind Zhou Shouren. It was at this time that the four guards behind Zhou Shouren half-pulled out their weapons from their waists. With a flash of sword light, the four guards' chests were bleeding and they flew away with a howl. The same was true for several officers next to them. As they had just reacted, Yan Liqiang had already appeared in front of them. He elbowed, punched, and kicked with such force that the breastplates of the three officers were all shattered. With a howl, they all flew backwards and hit the city wall heavily, breaking their bones and tendons, and there was no sound.
Just like Yan Liqiang said before, there wouldn't be any top masters around a small county magistrate. The people recruited by Luquan County magistrate Zhou Shouren could only be described as good players and ordinary masters. However, compared with Yan Liqiang who had already advanced to the rank of Wuzong, these so-called good players were just like chickens and dogs in Yan Liqiang's hands and were killed instantly.
Sima Qingshan screamed with a pale face, turned around and wanted to run, but Yan Qing had already rushed in front of him. Sima Qingshan had no martial arts skills, and Yan Qing rushed over and just hit him on the head with the back of the knife. Sima Qingshan groaned and was knocked unconscious by Yan Hong.
As for the ordinary guards behind Zhou Shouren, they didn't even have to wait for Yan Liqiang to take action. Several palace guards who followed Yan Liqiang had already rushed over, and amid screams, they killed those guards without any chance to fight back...
In just a moment, chaos broke out in front of Luming Pass. Screams and the sounds of weapons clashing rang out all at once. Some merchants passing by were so frightened by the fighting that they screamed and quickly moved away. In such a scene, people in military uniforms were fighting with each other. Who would dare to intervene
No one could have predicted that Yan Liqiang would take action here. Even Zhou Shouren could not have thought of this, so how could the defenders in the pass have thought of it? Moreover, in order to paralyze Yan Liqiang today, Zhou Shouren deliberately made Luming Pass extremely relaxed, looking peaceful, without the slightest trace of war, and there were not many defenders at the gate of Luming Pass or on the city wall.
Only the captain of the small team of guards at the gate of Luming Pass was so frightened by the chaos in front of him that his face turned pale and he shouted, "Quick, quick, quick, close the gate..."
This small team of more than ten soldiers hurriedly turned around and rushed back into the pass, pushing the two doors, trying to close the gate of Luming Pass and keep Yan Liqiang and the others out. However, before the door was completely closed, Yan Liqiang had already rushed over.
"Open it for me..." Yan Liqiang roared, and his hands turned into two palms, and slammed on the two half-closed heavy doors at the same time. The more than ten soldiers in the small team who were pushing the doors from behind felt like they were pushing a bull. The two doors suddenly opened, and the soldiers behind the doors flew backwards at the same time, falling heavily to the ground more than ten meters away, and they were dizzy all of a sudden. Several of them had broken hands...
"Charge in..." As soon as Yan Liqiang took action, seeing Yan Liqiang rushed to the gate of Luming Pass, Liu Xitong drew out his sword, roared, and led the soldiers in the Deer Garden on horseback to rush towards Luming Pass. When the other people in the team saw this, even if they didn't understand why, they couldn't think too much at this time, so they could only roar, draw their weapons, and rush towards Luming Pass with the people in front.
Yan Liqiang single-handedly blasted open the gate of Luming Pass, and then rushed directly into the pass alone.
At this time, even the garrison troops inside the pass who had not reacted before were alarmed. They rushed towards the door amidst the noise and collision of armor and weapons.
"Head..." Yan Liqiang, who had rushed into the pass, turned around and shouted.
"Sir, come on..." Yan Qing, who had already rushed to the gate, threw the heads of Zhou Shouren and his son towards Yan Liqiang, and then Yan Liqiang caught them with one hand, grabbing the hair of both heads.
Seeing the soldiers from Luming Pass rushing over, Yan Liqiang did not kill them. Instead, he raised the two heads in his hands high up, his eyes gleaming, and his voice was like thunder, shaking the entire Luming Pass. "I am Yan Liqiang, the Great Craftsman of Qiyun, the Protector of the Han Empire. I am ordered to leave the capital. The father and son of Zhou Shouren, the governor of Luquan County, were cruel and merciless. They plotted treason and have been executed. The main culprit has been executed, and the coercive followers are not guilty. Why don't you put down your swords? Do you also want to follow these two dead men in treason and commit crimes?"
Yan Liqiang's voice was so loud that everyone inside and outside Luming Pass could hear it clearly unless they were deaf. The soldiers inside the pass had all seen Zhou Shouren and his son. When the soldiers who had originally rushed over saw the bloody heads of Zhou Shouren and his son held high in Yan Liqiang's hands, and then heard Yan Liqiang's identity, they were all shocked and slowed down their pace at the same time, at a loss for what to do.
In the Han Empire, the crime of treason is at least punishable by death, and if it goes wrong, it may also implicate the family. Many of the soldiers have heard of the name Yan Liqiang. Now that they see the legendary figure of the Han Empire appear in front of them, holding the heads of the county magistrate and his son in his hands, those who dare to rush over should think about the consequences...
"Don't listen to him, he killed the county magistrate, kill him, kill him, and you will be promoted three levels..." Forty or fifty meters away from Yan Liqiang, a man who looked like an officer was shouting on the city wall inside the pass, waving his weapons and inciting the soldiers to avenge the county magistrate.
As the officer was shouting, the soldiers who had just stopped became agitated again and approached Yan Liqiang. Yan Liqiang grabbed a flagpole next to him with his backhand, picked up the flagpole from the base without thinking, and threw it towards the officer who was shouting in the distance.
The flagpole that Yan Liqiang was holding was used to hang the general's flag inside Luming Pass. The flagpole was more than ten meters long and made of fine and straight wood. There was also a flag hanging on the top of the pole. The weight of the entire flagpole alone was probably at least a thousand pounds.
In front of the eyes of the soldiers at Luming Pass, this sturdy flagpole more than ten meters long flew out from Yan Liqiang's hand, and in the blink of an eye it crossed a space of dozens of meters. The top of the flagpole suddenly pierced the chest of the shouting officer. Amidst a huge roar, it suddenly sank into the wall behind the officer. The sturdy wall was covered with dust and a corner collapsed at once. The entire ground of Luming Pass seemed to tremble under Yan Liqiang's blow...
This terrifying power, which is simply not something that ordinary people can possess, suddenly displayed tremendous power, causing all the soldiers in Luming Pass to tremble in their hearts and turn pale.
"I am Yan Liqiang, the great craftsman and guardian of Qiyun in the Han Empire. I have been ordered to leave the capital. Zhou Shouren and his son were cruel and brutal, and they committed treason and have been executed. The main culprit has been killed, and the accomplices are not guilty. Put down your swords and you can save your life!" Yan Liqiang once again raised the heads of Zhou Shouren and his son and roared angrily. His aura rose again, and a terrifying aura appeared on Yan Liqiang's body.
"With a clang..." The soldiers who rushed to the front felt their legs go weak and their hands tremble as Yan Liqiang roared. They dropped their weapons to the ground. The sound seemed to be contagious. From the first weapon falling to the ground, in the blink of an eye, all the soldiers and officers in Luming Pass dropped their weapons to the ground...
Amid the rumbling of horse hooves, Liu Xitong had already led a group of cavalrymen to rush into the pass. Those who were still hesitant, seeing the cavalrymen of the Imperial Horse and Infantry Division rushing in, and then looking at the two heads in Yan Liqiang's hands, also dropped their weapons...
(End of this chapter)