At dusk, the sun was as red as blood in the wilderness outside the city. Cheng Ping sat casually on a large rock in a grassy field beside a stream in a wild forest. Not far behind him, in the forest, there was a sound of a whip hitting human flesh. Along with the painful cry for mercy, the scolding of Shi Duo also drifted away faintly in the wind.
"Do you think my orders are just empty words? Have you ever warned me that you can rob people if you want, but you are not allowed to rape, rape, or kill people at will?"
He stared at his men on the ground with a ferocious look, and swung his whip again, hitting the man's face hard. Blood foam flew everywhere with the whip. The man screamed again and rolled on the ground with his head in his hands.
Last night, this man led the way and robbed a carriage outside the city that was leaving the city before dark and traveling overnight. The owner of the carriage was a distant relative of the Wei family. Although he was lucky enough to escape being implicated this time, the owner was still in a state of panic. So he packed up his belongings and took his family to leave Chang'an, but he was spotted by Shi Duo's men at the city gate. Due to the restriction order, he had not done this for a long time, and he was eager to do it. Knowing that this family could be moved, he followed them out and did a good job.
"Wasn't it always like that in the past? Why can't it be done now? Besides, when the plan is successful, we will plunder Chang'an for three days and three nights! Now it's just sleeping with a woman and killing a few people, what's the big deal..."
Another subordinate who was kneeling beside him finally mustered up the courage and spoke in a low voice.
Chengping looked ahead with indifferent eyes, raised the wine bottle in his hand and took a sip of wine.
Shi Duo looked back at the figure beside the embankment and turned away.
"The past is the past, and the future is the future! Now, we must do whatever the young master tells us to do!"
He drew his sword, stepped forward and grabbed the man's ear. With a wave of his sword, he slashed the man's ear. With a scream, a blood-stained ear that seemed to be still throbbing fell to the ground.
"Considering that this is your first offense, this is a minor punishment! Young Master's event is at a critical moment, and no accidents can happen! If you can't control your hands and the things under your belt, I will take care of it for you!"
Shi Duo's two eyes embedded in his whip-marked face looked as ferocious as beasts. When he swept his gaze over the people around him, everyone was terrified. Even the subordinate whose ear had just been cut off didn't bother to stop the bleeding, but struggled to get up from the ground and kowtowed to admit his mistake.
Shi Duo walked out of the woods and knelt down towards the figure.
"It's my fault for not disciplining a good person. Please forgive me, young master!"
His eyes were no longer as fierce as they were a moment ago. In addition to fear, there was also a hint of confusion.
For them, it is natural to kill people indiscriminately after robbing money or to have sex before killing people when they are in a good mood. Since they came to the world and could understand the first words, they were taught that if they won the fight, they could kill the men of other tribes, steal their cattle and sheep, and ask their women to give birth to their children. If they lost the fight, others would kill their men and steal their cattle and sheep, and their mothers, daughters and sisters could only give birth to children for others.
Moreover, compared with the common massacre after the capture of a place during wartime, what happened last night was simply insignificant. The people robbed were related to the Wei family case, and the matter was handled extremely cleanly afterwards. There will be no problems at all.
However, this time, for some reason, he touched his reverse scale. When the young master found out, he was furious. This was truly an unexpected surprise for Shi Duo.
Could this be the consequence of the young master getting too close to some people from the Holy Dynasty who were so particular about etiquette and rules, but in his eyes were almost pedantic? He couldn't help but speculate in his heart.