Chapter 46: Burning with Rage

  When Zhao Kuang and the crowd arrived at a location east of Shuizhai, the ground was covered with wooden planks forming a path. Due to the erosion caused by the water flow, many places were already in disrepair. The houses here were built very disorderly, with varying heights, many were old and worn out, some looked like they might collapse at any moment. The evening wind blew through Shuizhai, several torches were inserted to illuminate an area, the flames on the torches crackled with the blowing of the evening wind, as if struggling, seemingly about to go out at any time.

  Those imperial guards who went out to carry out the cleanup operation also rushed up. Zhao Jiong turned around and looked at them, the leading guard stared at Zhao Jiong's eyes, nodded slightly, the Changsheng Army was originally not bad in combat power, plus three people formed a group, and it was an ambush, with zero casualties, easily solved several powerful pirates who were having fun outside.

  Zhao Kuo gave a few whispered orders to Chang Ruolong, then turned around and let the following imperial guards disperse and hide. He walked forward first, and among the five or six water bandits who were patrolling outside and came up to greet him with fawning smiles, one of them said: "The brothers inside are gambling right now, does Commander Chang want to go try his luck?"

  Chang Ruo blinked lightly at Zhao Yan and others in the dark, then turned to the patrolling men and said: "Gambling is nothing, my people on the river found that someone is going to cross the river. The other side has more than a dozen guards, several large boxes, it seems that they are either rich or noble. You call up those who are awake and we will go and do something about it. But you must act quickly, otherwise if those self-righteous rascals find out, we won't even get any soup."

  Several patrolling water bandits lit up, everyone understood the rules of the Water Fortress, whoever robbed more would naturally get a bigger share. Occasionally, some private stashes were hidden, but it was also a case of turning a blind eye. Those who arrived late basically got nothing. Some people complained bitterly, but the answer they got was: "Who told you to run so slowly? You deserved to get nothing." So the water bandits understood that whoever made the first move would have the advantage.

  One of the water bandits angrily responded, "Those guys used to be in the army and relied on their military power to bully us. This time we'll take the initiative and see if they dare to rob us again. I'll chop them up alive."

  A somewhat timid pirate said: "Do you want to call the sleeping brothers too, it's always more reassuring for brothers to go together."

  Before he could finish speaking, a thug beside him slapped the back of his head with great force and cursed: "Do you think there's still a share for them? You pig brain, quickly go and quietly call out the gambling brothers, if things are messed up I'll kill you."

  "Yes, yes, I'll go right away." The timid-looking pirate, who had been beaten until he was dizzy and disoriented, didn't dare to resist, rubbing his head as he went to call for someone.

  Chang Ruo said to the remaining five water bandits: "You go and prepare the boats first, the faster we set off, the better."

  The five water bandits, who had forgotten their duty, were excited and rushed to grab the fastest boat in the Water Fortress. They were still discussing how to secretly stash some away when they suddenly walked into darkness. Several black shadows flashed by, followed by a few muffled groans, and soon everything was quiet again.

  The soldiers beside Zhao Kun quickly threw the five corpses into the darkness, and Zhao Kun coldly stared at Chang Ruolin. If he made any unusual move, he would be killed immediately. In fact, Zhao Kun did not trust Chang Ruolin at all. He took out his crossbow, loaded the bolt, and quietly aimed at Chang Ruolin.

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  Before long, the somewhat timid-looking water bandit led more than 20 water bandits out quietly. All of them were holding weapons and had greedy eyes. This time, they heard that there was a business opportunity coming to their doorstep, and these water bandits almost shouted with excitement. In recent years, they often went out to rob and plunder, using cruel means, causing many villagers to move away in large numbers. Additionally, every year they had to offer tribute to the local officials, making life difficult for the water bandits.

  Someone once thought that this water bandit was not only cruel but also had no future, and wanted to leave the water bandit to do some legitimate business. As a result, Chen Liangshan was chopped into minced meat in front of everyone, and from then on, no one dared to say anything about leaving the water bandit again.

  That somewhat timid pirate saw that only Chang Ruo Lin was standing there, the others had already disappeared without a trace, and he stepped forward to ask in doubt: "Commander Chang, where did those brothers go?"

  Chang Ruo sighed and said: "They really can't wait any longer, I don't want to stop them, they've already gone to the dock."

  These water bandits were enraged upon hearing this, and their hatred for these despicable men reached an extreme. They clenched their fists and rubbed their palms together, ready to head to the dock. If it weren't for Commander Chang Ruolun being present, perhaps there would already be no one left here.

  Chang Ruo smiled and said, "You guys should hurry up too." The pirates immediately exerted their strength, carrying their weapons and rushing towards the dock. They all cursed that their parents had not given them two more legs, pushing and shoving each other, with some hot-tempered ones almost starting a fight.

  The dark warriors were about to make their move, but Zhao Jiong stopped them with his hand and whispered, "Let them pass, there are too many people, it's not good to take action now. Follow them from behind and wait until they're further away before taking care of them."

  The leading imperial guard clenched his fist and waved his hand, letting the following imperial guards hide. After the water bandits rushed over like a swarm of bees, dozens of imperial guards, holding sharp blades, followed up.

  Chang Ruo's expression changed suddenly, and it turned out that the somewhat timid-looking water thief hadn't left, but had instead gone in another direction.

  Chang Ruo's face was slightly pale as he asked faintly: "Why aren't you going?"

  That somewhat timid pirate said: "Commander, please don't blame me. I don't know what's wrong with me today, my stomach has been hurting all day and I've had non-stop diarrhea. I want to go to the toilet first before going."

  Chang Ru's heart tightened slightly, and she said lightly: "I'm going too, let's go together."

  Chang Ru looked in Zhao Jian's direction for a moment, then followed the water thief towards the outhouse.

  Zhao Yin's expression solidified, and he immediately led the remaining dozen or so Imperial Guards to follow him. When Zhao Yin arrived at the thatched hut with the Imperial Guards, Chang Ruo walked out calmly, still holding a bloody steel knife in his hand.

  Zhao Yin nodded slightly, without saying a word, and led the crowd quietly into the bandits' lair, continuously reaping the lives of the water bandits. These book bandits had been committing robbery and murder on the river for years, with bloodstained hands. Zhao Yin showed no mercy, leading the Imperial Guards from one house to another, starting a bloody massacre.

  When Zhao Yi led the imperial guards to a place that seemed like a prison, Chang Ruo suddenly became tense for an instant, but Zhao Yi quickly caught sight of it and calmly asked, "What is this place?"

  "Sir, this is our granary, it's better if we don't go there for now."

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  Zhao Yan's eyes were slightly cold and his gaze was deep, staring at Chang Ruolin until Chang Ruolin broke out in a cold sweat, before Zhao Yan withdrew his gaze.

  Zhao Yin pushed open the circular wooden door with a gap in the middle, and walked in first. The imperial guards followed closely behind, and several of them stepped forward to point their blades at Chang Ruolin, urging him to enter this prison-like place. After entering, Zhao Yin suddenly felt a foul odor hitting his face, and his eyebrows furrowed. As he walked for about a few minutes, Zhao Yin's eyes suddenly blazed with anger, and he trembled slightly, unable to restrain himself.

  The scene before us was like hell, the captured Imperial Guards were locked in a water dungeon with no way to survive, and inside the water dungeon were all the long-dead corpses. Several of the Imperial Guards' wounds had already been infected with corpse poison, their wounds oozing white pus that made people feel nauseous.

  Next to the room, several forbidden soldiers had their eyes dug out, noses cut off, ears and tongues cut off, and seven orifices bleeding non-stop. The limbs on his body had long been chopped off, and the chest was carved into shapes like a painting. Zhao Yin's eyes were wide with anger, and he walked shakily to a soldier's side. This man was Hou Yi. Zhao Yin grabbed Hou Yi's shoulder, which had already lost both hands. Tears flowed down uncontrollably. These bloodthirsty men did not die on the battlefield. Hou Yi seemed to have not completely died yet, struggling intensely, with fresh blood flowing constantly. Zhao Yin took out a dagger and stabbed it into Hou Yi's heart. Being alive only meant suffering. Zhao Yin helped Hou Yi escape.

  Zhao Jin's eyes were icy cold as he stood up and continued walking inside, where two bare-chested pirates were flogging several suspended Imperial Guards. These Imperial Guards had long been on the verge of death, their lives hanging by a thread.

  The water bandit was frantically waving his whip, each strike tearing the imperial guard's skin and flesh. Another water bandit burst out laughing and spat wine onto the guard's wound, causing him to let out a blood-curdling scream before fainting. The water bandit who had spat the wine then took a branding iron from the scorching hot charcoal and was about to stab it into the guard's chest.

  Suddenly a crossbow bolt pierced through the head of that water bandit, and he fell to the ground with his eyes rolled back, dead.

  Another water bandit had just turned around, Zhao Gang's fist had heavily smashed onto his nose, only to hear a "ka" sound, that water bandit's nose was completely smashed into his face by Zhao Gang, the water bandit instantly lay on the ground holding his nose and wailing in pain.

  Zhao Jin walked over and picked up the branding iron from the brazier, his eyes already bright red with murderous intent. He gave a strange smile, then pressed the branding iron fiercely onto the head of that water bandit, who let out a blood-curdling scream before falling still in an instant.

  Zhao Kuang took out a dagger and crazily stabbed it into the body of the water bandit, who had actually been dead for some time.

  The imperial guards who came in later saw the scene in front of them and suddenly felt a wave of nausea, even those who had experienced many battles had never seen such a hellish scene. When they saw Zhao Jiong's appearance, everyone unconsciously took a step back, Zhao Jiong's appearance was like that of a messenger from hell, his eyes were bright red, his face was ferocious, and his entire body was covered in fresh blood.

  Zhaoyan casually threw the dagger aside and said coldly: "Put them down and treat them well."

  "Yes...yes, Your Highness." The Imperial Guard who received the order stuttered a bit, Zhao Yin's appearance was indeed somewhat terrifying.

  Zhao Xian looked at Chang Ruoling with a cold gaze, and Chang Ruoling immediately knelt down and said hastily: "It's none of my business, it's all Chen Liangshan who did it, spare my life, spare my life!"

  "Chen Liangshan", Zhao Xian coldly read out this name. Suddenly he said to Chang Ruoxuan: "Take me to find him."

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