Chapter 71: Killing the Official and the Young Master

  "It's bad, Li Wenjun has come out." Jiang Shan's worst fear had still occurred. "Third Master, hurry up and leave, or it will be too late. You few, quickly go and block Li Wenjun. The Marquis of Broken Army has been treating you well every day, now is the time for you to repay him with loyalty."

  Inside the two halls, there was a scene of utter chaos. Even if there were several loyal to General Broken Army who were not afraid of death, they could not rush to Li Wenjun's side for the time being.

  Li Wenjun jumped out of the iron cage, swung his knife and cut down the two people in front of him, then tapped his toes on the ground, sprang up into the air, flew over the heads of the crowd, and rushed towards the outside of the Second Hall.

  On the one hand, Li Wenjun was worried that there were still untriggered mechanisms inside the Second Hall. On the other hand, most of the archers were relatively close to the gate of the Second Hall and had to be eliminated first in order to minimize the threat.

  The iron cage and the second hall's gate are actually not far apart, people are blocked inside the house, it is difficult to enter and exit, but flying out from their heads is an instant matter.

  After landing, Li Wenjun didn't stop, turned around and rushed into the second hall, the dragon head goose feather knife opened and closed, as if it had become Li Wenjun's sharp claw, no matter who blocked his way, no one could withstand his move.

  In an instant, there were over a dozen corpses on the ground.

  Inside and outside the temple, a pungent smell of blood filled the air. The Third Master, who had always been pampered, had never seen anything like this before. As he looked at the gushing blood and flying limbs, his face turned white, and he vomited mouthful after mouthful until there was nothing left to throw up. Later on, when there really was nothing left to vomit, he started spitting out stomach acid and bile.

  Wu Qi, Wu Xuemei and Wu Yiming, who were close to the third master, also got stained, but no one paid attention to this now.

  Wu Qi had been a local official for nearly twenty years, and he had seen his fair share of bloody scenes. He was the calmest among the four of them, and as Li Wenjun approached, he hastily said: "Third Master, Li Wenjun has blocked the main gate of the Second Hall. If we try to escape further out, it won't be realistic. Let's head towards the back instead."

  The third son had no idea and nodded repeatedly.

  Wu Qi feared the power of Pojun Hou and did not dare to abandon San Gongzi. He even neglected his own son and daughter, grabbed Wu Qi's hand, and dragged San Gongzi to the back of the second hall.

  Wu Qi chose this direction and it was the right choice, almost everyone was in a panic and running out of the second hall's door, only a few clever ones thought to run to the back, and Jiang Shan was farther away from the second hall's gate than they were, so when they ran to the back of the second hall, they met up with Jiang Shan.

  At this moment, San Gongzi saw Jiang Shan and felt more affectionate than seeing his own father. He cried bitterly and said: "Jiang, save me, I don't want to die yet."

  "Third Master, rest assured, even if I have to risk my own life, I will ensure your safety." Jiang Shan said solemnly, "County Magistrate Wu, please hurry and bring a few people to escort Third Master away."

  "It's too late to escape!" Li Wenjun beheaded all the archers and naturally began searching for the Third Master and Wu Qi, who had almost gotten him killed.

  In the vast space of the Second Hall, Li Wenjun caught sight of Wu Qi and San Gongzi fleeing towards the back. He hastily infused his spiritual energy into the Dragon Head Goose Feather Knife, causing it to shine brightly. With a swift motion, he aimed the knife at San Gongzi and swung it down, unleashing a blade aura over two feet long that shot out from the knife, chopping down towards San Gongzi.

  The ferocity of the knife, Jiang Xuan and Wu Qi had witnessed it with their own eyes. Even the iron bars of the steel cage were cut open with a single slash, leaving a gaping hole. If this slash were to land on a person's body, unless they wore an extraordinary treasure armor for protection, it would undoubtedly be a fatal blow, cutting them in two.

  "Third Master, hide quickly." Jiang Xue wanted to sacrifice herself to save him, but the knife was too fast. Even if she had thrown herself at it, she wouldn't have made it in time.

  Third Master is very afraid of death, and people like him often do things that others can't anticipate when they're on the verge of dying. Just as the blade was about to strike, Third Master somehow found the strength to pull Wu Qi, who was still holding his hand.

  Wu Qi never expected the third young master to make such a move, and was completely caught off guard. He suddenly felt a surge of force, lost his footing, and stumbled backward, ending up behind the third young master.

  With a "pu" sound, the blade entered his body, cutting Wu Qi in half at the waist, and fresh blood splashed onto San Gongzi's face.

  The Third Master suddenly flung off Wu Qi's hand and said, "You corrupt official, you let me fall into your trap, but now that I'm letting you die, it's really going easy on you."

  At the moment of Wu Qimeng's departure, upon hearing San Gongzi's words that distorted black and white and severed all relationships, a hint of bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. What was the point of all this?

  The next moment, this seventh-rank county magistrate who had been so mighty and powerful in Sanshan County fell thoroughly into eternal darkness.

  "Father." Wu Yiming saw his old father die miserably, and he was about to go fight to the death with Third Master. He didn't blame Li Wenjun, but hated this young master who used his father as a shield to the death. What made him most angry was that after his father died, not even a bit of good came out of it.

  Wu Xue Mei grabbed Wu Yi Ming's hand and said: "Little brother, don't be impulsive. As long as the green hills are there, we won't worry about having no firewood to burn. Let's go quickly."

  Dāo Máng failed to kill the Third Young Master, but instead killed Wú Qí. This made Lǐ Wénjūn somewhat astonished, however he immediately followed up with a second slash.

  Suddenly, a dark shadow flew over and blocked the way between Li Wenjun and San Gongzi. At the same time, a cold light flashed by, and all that could be heard was a desolate cry. The second knife edge struck out by Li Wenjun actually hit something and was neutralized.

  Li Wenjun focused his attention and saw that Jiang Shan was holding a broadsword in her hand, the tip of which was gone. It was this sword that Jiang Shan had used to extinguish the blade's edge just now.

  "Li Wenjun, you've killed so many of us and even killed the county magistrate Wu. Your anger should have been vented by now. Can't we talk? You're a cultivator, which is something we didn't expect beforehand. I admit that our actions were somewhat wrong, and we're willing to apologize and offer you a large sum of money as compensation for your losses. Please spare the Third Young Master."

  Besides, if you're willing, the Marquis of Breakthrough would be more than happy to have someone like you, an extraordinary individual from outside our clan, as a respected elder guest in our family. The treatment will definitely satisfy you, and we absolutely won't hold your past against you."

  Jiang Shan surprisingly extended an olive branch to Li Wenjun at this time.

  Li Wenjun sneered, saying: "I don't care if you're using a delaying tactic or being sincere, I'm not interested in either. I'm a person who distinguishes between gratitude and resentment, I won't harm people easily, but I also won't let others harm me. Whoever wants to harm me must be prepared to die. So today, whether it's you, the Third Master, or County Magistrate Wu Qi, one of you will have to die."