Chapter 25: The Bandit's Life is at Stake

  The speaker, judging from his slightly frail figure, should be a young man, not very old. His hair is disheveled and his face can't be seen clearly, but the skin that occasionally shows through is very smooth and fair.

  "Surrender? No way, absolutely not!" The self-proclaimed "Mixed World Demon King" Hanzi Yao Zhong hastily shook his head, sneaking a glance at the stern and dignified Chen Jun, before somewhat awkwardly saying: "How can I, as the renowned Mixed World Demon King of 180 miles around, a top-notch figure, surrender so shamelessly? How can I still mix in the Jianghu world afterwards? However, they have many people and are overwhelming us, we're outnumbered and outmatched, it's not shameful to lose. You see, losing is not losing face, let me, the great king, reason with them!"

  Yao Zhongren looked stupid, and at this time he was frowning and winking, his face changing from fear to dignity, changing constantly. With his nonsense words, it's quite comical. The person behind him had a helpless look on his face, but responded loudly with a yes.

  "You'd better not waste any more time, hurry up and get out of the way!" Xu Feng said with a frown, looking at the gradually darkening sky.

  "Hey, I'm talking about that general!" Yao Zhong's body suddenly straightened up, he coughed twice, and tried to put on a serious expression on his face. With a swing of the steel knife in his hand, unexpectedly, it slapped onto the horse's head. The horse was in pain, let out a loud neigh, and suddenly jumped up violently on the spot.

  "Ah yo!" Yao Zhong exclaimed in surprise, and with the help of the person behind him, he managed to calm down the horse again after a flurry of activity.

  Some of the soldiers couldn't help but burst out laughing, Yao Zhong's face turned bright red with anger, and he shouted: "What are you laughing at? People make mistakes, horses stumble, what's so funny? That general...

  "You're a country bumpkin, Xu Feng! Get out of the way quickly, or don't blame me for being ruthless!" Xu Feng's eyebrows were tightly furrowed as he growled in a low voice, his face unpleased.

  "General Xu, I've discussed it with my second brother and we've decided to surrender. However, shouldn't you also show some sincerity?" Yao Zhong's face had returned to its normal color, his expression serious as he spoke.

  "What does that mean?" Xu Feng was stunned, Yao Zhong's words left him momentarily speechless. Did a lowly bandit like him need to show sincerity when surrendering? He could hardly believe his ears - was this person really so foolish and naive, or did he think the 3,000 elite soldiers were just for show?

  All of Chen's troops were also at a loss, unclear about what was happening.

  Just then, Yao Zhong shouted "Run!" and all the "bandits" took off in a sprint. In the blink of an eye, they vanished into the forest.

  Far, far away, bursts of maniacal laughter came from the forest, only to hear Yao Zhong's coarse and arrogant voice echoing through the forest, shaking the leaves with a rustling sound. "Foolish Xu Feng, being played by me for so long and still unaware, hahaha, it's really ridiculous! What are you doing as a general? Hurry up and take your shrimp soldiers and crab generals back to your mother's arms to drink milk!"

  "Ah, that scoundrel, how dare he humiliate me so! I swear to tear him limb from limb and make him pay!" Xu Feng didn't understand the meaning of "傻逼", but hearing Yao Zhong's mocking tone, he knew it wasn't something good. His heart was filled with indignation, his eyes wide with anger, staring fixedly in the direction Yao Zhong and his men had left, his teeth clenched in a loud click. The other Chen* soldiers were also filled with righteous indignation, their faces twisted in rage, their commander had been insulted, and they naturally felt ashamed.

  For the past two days, Xu Feng has been shouldering a heavy responsibility, every step he takes is like walking on thin ice, being extremely cautious and tense, fearing that if the task fails, he will disappoint Wu Ming Che's expectations and delay the war at the front line. Just as they were about to reach their destination, this troublemaker appeared out of nowhere. He even humiliated himself, how could Xu Feng, who had been suppressing his anger for so long, not be furious?

  The five hundred Chen troops in front received the order and shouted loudly as they rushed into the forest.

  "Halt!" Just as Chen Jun, at the head of the column, had entered the forest thirty meters, Xu Feng suddenly shouted "Halt!", his face a picture of shock, with a layer of cold sweat rising on his back.

  Xu Feng secretly thought it was a close call, almost falling into the enemy's trap. There must be an ambush in the woods, and going there would be right into the enemy's hands. He had always been cautious in his actions, otherwise Wu Ming Che wouldn't have trusted him to come here. It was just that he had been disturbed by Yao Zhong earlier, which led him to give the order to pursue, but he quickly came back to his senses and stopped everyone from advancing.

  "Ah, Xu Feng, hurry up and come to send yourself to death, I have 500 good hands waiting here to take your head off! " Just as Xu Feng was relieved that he had reacted quickly, Yao Zhong's crazy voice came again!

  "General?" The deputy general beside Xu Feng looked at him with a puzzled expression, seeking his opinion.

  Xu Feng's anger, which had just been suppressed, suddenly flared up again. His fists clenched tightly, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "Since you're still afraid I'll chase after you, if I don't crush your bones to dust today, how can I vent the hatred in my heart?"

  Xu Feng let out a cold snort, ordering his deputy to stay behind and clear the road, while he himself led a thousand soldiers in pursuit of Yao Zhong's escape route into the forest.

  Yao Zhong and others fled in a great hurry, dropping many weapons along the way. Some were so flustered that they lost their way, and their number dwindled from seventeen or eighteen to just Yao Zhong and the young man. The others had disappeared, leaving behind only scraps of fabric caught on thorns in the forest.

  Xu Feng was still a bit worried that there might be some trickery, but at this time he was greatly relieved and urged the soldiers to quicken their pace. He believed that the enemy had previously only wanted to confuse him with words in order to gain time to escape. As the commander-in-chief of the army, being humiliated by a few rough bandits like this would be a great loss of prestige, and it would be very difficult to govern the army afterwards, which would also greatly damage the morale of the soldiers.

  Bandits are just bandits, they can only be despicable goods that cannot be put on the stage. Looking at Yao Zhong and others who were fleeing desperately, shouting loudly, Xu Feng's face revealed a cruel and bloodthirsty smile of ridicule and contempt.

  Watching Yao Zhong and others crying and cursing themselves, Xu Feng's heart became more and more delighted. This chase had gone for several miles, but no suspicious place was found, which proved that his worries were unnecessary. This was a good thing, an absolutely good thing.

  In the woods, riding a horse was an absolutely foolish decision. Xufeng excitedly looked at Yaozhong, who was only 25 meters away from him, and saw the terrified expression on his face as he occasionally turned his head back. Suddenly, Yaozhong's horse seemed to have been tripped by a vine in the woods, lost its footing, and Yaozhong's body flew straight out, unfortunately crashing into a large tree.

  Yao Zhong let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground, unable to get up for a moment.

  "Thief, where are you going to escape? Come and surrender!" Xu Feng saw Yao Zhong fall to the ground and couldn't get up. He was overjoyed in his heart, quickened his pace, drew out the sword from his waist, and stabbed it straight at Yao Zhong.

  "Great King, what's wrong with you? Get up quickly and run! Run!" The young man who had been following Yao Zhong closely was indeed loyal. When Yao Zhong fell to the ground, he immediately turned back, looking at Xue Feng who was pouncing over with a mixture of worry and terror, while anxiously and concernedly shouting, wanting to help Yao Zhong up.