Chapter 25: Qin Xu Kills Someone (Part 1)

  Killing the good and usurping the merit!

  No wonder Xu Huan's scouts returned with such vague reports, saying something about a "brawl". Is this a brawl? This is a massacre!

  Qin Xu's heart seemed to have been severely smashed. Since arriving in the Three Kingdoms, he had always wanted to surrender to Cao Cao and live a comfortable life, but now that thought had vanished into thin air.

  This is a chaotic world, where human life is as worthless as straw. In this chaotic world, it's almost impossible to escape the war, otherwise you'll end up like these villagers who have no grudges against the world, looking at the thatched roofs of their homes, the raincoats hanging in front of their doors, perhaps just a moment ago they were worried about the drought and whether the harvest would be poor, but the next moment they were already lying in a pool of blood. Perhaps until death, they still didn't understand why these evil people with sinister smiles on their faces wanted to kill them. They are simple and kind, they have no grudges against the world, so why?

  It's just that they were born in the wrong era.

  It is better to be a dog in peaceful times than to be a human in chaotic times. But is this their fate?

  If it's fate, what is the fate of those evil people who beheaded these innocent villagers, and those rascals who took off their military armor?

  The playful glint in Qin Xu's eyes gradually faded, replaced by a cold and clear light. If fate really existed, why did the heavens bring Qin Xu to this chaotic world at the end of the Han dynasty? What was fate, anyway?

  Cai Yan's so-called fate has been changed because of Qin Xu, Lü Bu's so-called fate has also undergone changes because of Qin Xu. Then what about the fates of these three countries...

  "Qin Xu, I'm going to call Uncle Gao!" A furious shout interrupted Qin Xu's thoughts. Lü Linggui, who had no weapon in hand, gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "I want to kill them all! I want them to pay with their lives! These villains, how could they lay hands on unarmed civilians?"

  Once heard that Wei Xun killed the good and took credit, he joined Cai Yan to force his cousin Ly Linggui to rebel, with a fiery temper that hated evil.

  "There are so many of them, what's the use even if General Gao comes? Do you want to let our brothers in the besieged camp be outnumbered?" Qin Xu didn't echo Lv Linggui, but instead said indifferently, his expression was so cold that it made everyone look at him with suspicion.

  "Qin Xu, you! How can you say such a thing?" Seeing Qin Xu's reaction was so cold, Lü Linggui looked at him in surprise and disbelief, staring at the guy who dared to rush into the imperial prison gate, as if she couldn't believe that these words came from Qin Xu's mouth.

  "Rushing over now is just seeking death! They have horses and swords, their numbers are several times ours, General Xu and General Gao's men combined are only twenty people, do Madam Yan and your sister Diao Chan need someone to guard them? Lord Cai is old, does he need guarding? Look at ourselves, how can we fight with them? Are we going to send our heads to them?" Qin Xiang asked for the first time, staring directly into Lü Linggui's angry eyes, his words rapid as a string of pearls.

  "Then... what do you suggest we do?" Lü Linggui was still a young girl after all, and Qin Xuan's sudden scolding made her realize that she might have misunderstood him. With a wronged expression, she pouted and clenched her small fists tightly, saying: "Are we just going to let them get away with this?"

  "Qin Zhubu, do you have any ideas?" Xu Huan's face didn't look too good when he said this. As a military man, seeing innocent villagers being slaughtered and being unable to do anything about it was a feeling that the future great general found difficult to accept.

  Qin Xu looked up at the sky on horseback and said, "Since the other side is definitely a regular army, looking at their behavior, they don't dare to wear military uniforms. It's likely that the barracks are not nearby. Moreover, this village is very hidden, even during Dong Zhuo's chaos, we can hide here. With so many of us riding horses, we haven't been discovered by them, I suppose their night watch won't be that strict either?"

  "What do you want to say? You're talking nonsense! Just tell us what to do!" Lü Linggui saw Qin Xu speak in an orderly manner, and roughly understood his meaning. She wanted to ask for clarification but felt a bit embarrassed, so she pretended not to understand Qin Xu's words and spoke fiercely.

  Cai Yan seemed to have understood the meaning of Qin Xu's words and said, "Does the chief clerk mean that they might camp here tonight? But what about us..."

  Cai Yan's words were ambiguous, but everyone understood. With just these few people and the soldiers brought by Gao Shun, a surprise attack at night in this desolate wilderness might cause them to panic for a moment, but with the enemy having an absolute advantage in numbers, once someone reacts, it is likely that they will be surrounded and ultimately not only fail to avenge the villagers but also become the enemy's spoils of war.

  "Qin Zhubu must have some other plan! Let's not ask anymore, if it really comes to that time, Xu will take care of the rear!" After being tricked by Qin Xiang once, Xu Huan unexpectedly calmed down and said solemnly to Qin Xiang, seemingly wanting to eliminate Qin Xiang's worries.

  Previously, Qin Xu's divisive plan was so clumsy that even people who had read a little bit of military strategy could see through it. However, even if Han and Xu Huan saw through Qin Xu's plan, in the end they still had to follow the script written by Qin Xu. Therefore, if one were to say who had the most faith in Qin Xu, it would be Xu Huan, who had suffered at the hands of Qin Xu before.

  "There's no need to be so tragic." Qin Xu sneered, "Dead Cat and Miss Lü, go back and inform General Gao for me, and bring me the beast oil I've been saving up for the past few days."

  "Ah!"

  "I'm not going!" Lü Linggui muttered to herself, looking unwilling.

  "Miss Lü, you won't go back to get your sword, how will you avenge these people later?" The ghost knows why every time he thinks about going to join Cao Cao and the actions of Lü Lingjue who protected him before, Qin Xu's heart feels entangled, as if he owes Lü Lingjue an apology. Under the drive of this feeling, Qin Xu dares not to be too confrontational with Lü Lingjue.

  "Go if you must!"

  "Miss Cai, you..." Qin Xu had also wanted to advise Cai Yan to go back, after all, in Qin Xu's eyes, compared to Lü Linggui who had martial arts skills, Cai Yan was the biggest "burden".

  "I won't leave!"

  "Miss Cai, this..."

  "I'm not leaving!"

  Cai Yan toyed with the familiar ox-ear dagger in her hand, looking nonchalant about Qin Xu's words, and mischievously said: "The Chief Secretary Qin wants to show off his might, how can a little woman like me not cheer him on?"

  As soon as he saw this ghostly short knife, Qin Xu felt a chill run down his spine.

  It's okay, although Cai Yan doesn't have any martial arts skills, this older sister is the one who makes Qin Xu feel most at ease. It's a strange feeling, but if you've seen a girl smiling and carving turtles on people's heads with a knife, then everything seems to make sense.

  The sky gradually darkened, just as Qin Xu had said earlier. Those evil people who killed the innocent and took credit for it did not leave immediately after ransacking the villagers' homes and taking their last remaining food. Instead, they slaughtered perhaps the only head of cattle the villagers owned, set up a bonfire, and began shouting loudly.

  "These bastards are really arrogant!" Qin Xuan spat out the chewed-up grass root from his mouth, saying with hatred.

  Lü Linggui and Sima Mao returned quickly, and Gao Shun's inexplicable trust in Qin Xu began to act up again. He didn't follow them, but instead sent two more soldiers from the Trap Array Camp to help Sima Mao deliver the animal oil that Qin Xu had collected when he roasted meat for everyone during the day.

  "Could it be that you want to?" But Yan sister was clever, seeing Qin Xu's usual talk about making a stir-fry dish for everyone using the animal oil that no one had ever heard of before, she roughly knew Qin Xu's plan.

  "Not bad! One knife and it's over, these WBDs are too cheap. " Qin Xu said lightly, with a slight curl of his lip, nodding towards the bonfire where strange laughter was coming from, "Do you know why General Gao didn't follow even when Miss Lü was still here?"

  "Is it to protect Lady Yan and Lady Diao Chan?" Cai Yan mischievously batted her eyelashes.

  Can't take it anymore! Since Cai Yong was rescued, Cai Yan has become more and more unpredictable, sometimes like a noble lady, sometimes like a young girl, making Qin Xu, who has experienced two worlds, also can't help but sigh that if Sister Yan were in the modern era, she would definitely be a movie queen-level actress. Her expressions change from inside to outside, and no one can figure out what's going on. Moreover, Cai Yan is intelligent, brave, and truly a high-end, elegant, and refined super-rich beauty who can handle everything from the living room to the kitchen, from fighting against petty people to dealing with thugs!

  Wei Zhongdao is really unlucky! It's just unknown who will benefit from it in the future.

  "Qin Zhubao, what about these animal oils?" Cai Yan asked Qin Xu with a slightly red face under his gaze, glancing at Lü Linggui who was pouting and peeking over from not far away, then leaned in closer to Qin Xu and asked with a smile.

  Qin Xue, startled by Cai Yan's sudden approach, couldn't understand what this obviously腹黑 (腹黑 means "black belly" in Chinese, referring to someone who appears gentle but has a hidden sinister nature)御姐 (a term used to describe an older woman with a strong personality and sometimes intimidating demeanor) was up to now. With a guilty conscience, he glanced at Cai Yan's slender waist, making sure the cow ear knife wasn't there. Only then did Qin Xue let out a small sigh of relief and instructed Sima Mao: "Dead cat, you did well in the imperial prison last time. This time, I'll give you another glorious task."

  "Qin Zhubu, are you going to emulate the fire that burned down Changsha all those years ago? If so, Xu Mou requests to be the vanguard!" Xu Huan, who had been listening to Qin Xiang assign tasks to Sima Mao, seemed to have understood Qin Xiang's idea and rushed towards him with a fist bump.

  "Not bad!" Qin Xu's eyes revealed a hint of murderous intent, saying: "This village is surrounded by lush woods, the villagers' houses are built quite densely, and look at these grain stalks drying on top of the houses - those are the innocent villagers who died for nothing, specially prepared for these evil people!"

  "Is the Lord of Qin going to pour oil on the fire?" Xu Huan rarely made a joke.

  "It's not just that." Qin Xu flashed a cold glint, saying meaningfully: "I'm afraid that using only fire attacks won't be enough to kill them..."