Crushing Dingzi Camp's Fourth Battalion Commander! None Could Stop Him!

Lifting the curtain, Jiang Bei stepped inside.

A middle-aged man was sprawled in the Battalion Commander's seat. The books and scrolls around him, along with the brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table, had all been swept onto the floor.

At the sight, a sense of foreboding flashed through Jiang Bei's heart. Without hesitation, he turned and left.

"Hm? That man just now... was Jiang Bei? He just left?"

The middle-aged man glanced up, then let out a cold laugh.

Before coming here, Lord Qin Yang had given clear instructions: if he encountered Jiang Bei, there was no need for restraint—he was to give him a proper show of force.

He had waited here for quite some time, deliberately making a complete mess of the tent, waiting for Jiang Bei to lose his temper so he would have ample reason to make a move.

Yet he had never expected Jiang Bei to leave outright, completely unmoved!

"Tsk, how boring. Old Xie actually lost to trash like this?"

The middle-aged man snorted, his face full of disdain.

He had thought Jiang Bei possessed some great ability. Now, it seemed he was merely a coward. His arrogance back in East Camp City had probably been entirely due to Jiang Qingfeng backing him; now that Jiang Qingfeng was severely injured, he only dared hide like a turtle.

"Lord Jiang!"

Outside the tent, Zhang Feng and the others saw Jiang Bei stride out and head straight away. They hurriedly followed, though they had no idea what had happened.

"Wait outside!"

Jiang Bei barked, ordering them not to follow.

He then headed straight for Xu Qi's tent, the foreboding in his heart as heavy as storm clouds.

When he reached Xu Qi's tent and violently lifted the curtain, a stench of blood mixed with filthy water rushed into his face.

The tent was in utter disarray, far worse than the previous one.

The cabinet had been roughly pried open. Xu Qi's few old clothes and miscellaneous belongings had been dragged out and tossed onto the floor, covered in muddy footprints.

Everything on the table had been swept away. The few paintings and calligraphy pieces he owned had all been torn into scraps scattered across the ground.

A burly man in Dingzi Camp Battalion Commander armor, his face covered in flesh, stood with his hands on his hips amid the filthy water flooding the floor. Beneath his foot was a cracked dark-red wooden box!

The lid lay flipped aside. The gray-white ashes inside had mixed with the filthy water and slowly spread across the floor, impossible to gather again.

They were, unmistakably, the ashes of Xu Qi's wife and child—the ashes he had solemnly entrusted to Jiang Bei before his death, cherishing them as his very life!

The sound of Jiang Bei entering made the man stop what he was doing and turn around.

"You're Jiang Bei? Perfect timing! Hurry up and clean this unlucky crap for me!"

"This tent is mine to use for now. I don't want this kind of garbage in my sight!"

The man bared his teeth in a cold sneer, pointing as he ordered Jiang Bei around, his tone filled with contempt.

Having said that, he turned to continue searching for traces of what Xu Qi had left behind.

However, Jiang Bei did not answer.

His expression was as still as a deep pool as he walked toward the man step by step.

Hearing the footsteps, the man turned around again and grinned, exposing a mouthful of yellow teeth. "What? You want to fight me?"

He had been worried he would not get a chance to intimidate Jiang Bei and avenge Xie Kaiyue. He had not expected Jiang Bei to deliver himself right to his door!

Perfect. He also wanted to see whether Jiang Bei had killed Xie Kaiyue through genuine skill or by relying on some external aid.

With all four Battalion Commanders of Dingzi Camp here, what waves could a mere Jiang Bei possibly stir up?

Jiang Bei remained silent. Only when he had closed in before the man did his right hand shoot out like lightning—

Like a pair of iron pincers, it instantly clamped down on the man's shoulder.

Seeing this, the man chuckled and tried to shake himself free.

He was far stronger than Xie Kaiyue. Did Jiang Bei really think he could contend with him?

He was about to exert his strength and tear Jiang Bei's arm right off.

But in the next instant, his expression changed drastically.

The force coming from Jiang Bei's hand was no weaker than his own?

No!

It was even greater than his!

Far greater!

Crack! Crack!

The sound of shattering bones suddenly rang out.

"AAARGH—!"

Immediately afterward came the burly man's shrill, agonized scream.

Killing intent burst forth from Jiang Bei's eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, every ounce of strength in his body erupted at once, with no restraint whatsoever!

"Boom!!"

The burly man was like a chick in his grasp, casually lifted up before being violently slammed into the ground.

Flesh and blood burst apart all over his body, his bones shattering.

Then Jiang Bei stomped down hard!

"Bang!!"

The man's head exploded like a watermelon, red and white splattering everywhere!

Blood gushed wildly from the ruptured parts of his body like an uncontrollable fountain, instantly dyeing the entire tent a glaring crimson!

The headless body twitched once before collapsing completely into the filthy water, never moving again.

A deathly silence fell over the tent, with only the thick stench of blood spreading madly through the air.

Jiang Bei stood where he was, thick blood slowly dripping from his palm. His gaze gradually fell upon the ashes and grime mixed with mud and water, impossible to gather back up.

The frenzied killing intent in his eyes faltered slightly, a trace of indescribable grief passing through them.

But that grief lasted only an instant. Then, cold killing intent gathered once more, even stronger than before!

If they had merely come to take over the Ren-Rank Camp, why would they need to act so arrogantly?

He knew perfectly well that these four had come for him—to give him a warning!

The one behind this had to be Qin Yang!

Meanwhile, outside the tent.

Zhang Feng and the other squad leaders had obeyed Jiang Bei's orders and did not step forward, but every one of them kept their eyes fixed tightly on the tent.

They had not failed to hear the screams and the tremendous sounds of fighting just now.

Their hearts were all clenched with anxiety, terrified that something might have happened to Jiang Bei.

But just as they were worrying, they saw Jiang Bei lift the tent flap and walk out, his hands still covered in blood.

"Lord Jiang!"

Zhang Feng and the others immediately gathered around him.

"Have someone go in and clean it up."

Jiang Bei's tone was icy. After speaking, he turned and looked toward the next tent guarded by soldiers.

"Clean... clean it up?"

Everyone froze.

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When they saw Jiang Bei's back as he walked into the distance, Zhang Feng and the others hurried into Xu Qi's tent, only to be left trembling in shock by the bloody scene before them!

The people from Tiger Camp had claimed that they were here to take over their Ren-Rank Camp, but their words and actions had been incomparably arrogant.

Most importantly, the tents of the battalion commanders had been smashed into a terrible state. How could they not be furious?

It was only because the other side was far stronger that they dared not voice their anger.

No one had expected Jiang Bei to kill a Tiger Camp battalion commander on the spot without any hesitation!

And with such brutal methods!

Moreover, it seemed this was only the beginning!

They did not dare think further and immediately followed behind Jiang Bei.

When Jiang Bei lifted the flap of the next battalion commander's tent, he discovered that the final two Tiger Camp battalion commanders were both inside.

One was a bearded man, while the other had a hooked nose.

The tent was equally chaotic. Hearing the commotion, the two men abruptly raised their heads, cold light flashing in their eyes.

"Hm? You're Jiang Bei? You killed Old Xie, didn't you?!"

"Who sent you to take over the Ren-Rank Camp?"

Jiang Bei demanded coldly.

"Qingzhou City's edict is right here. We are acting under orders! What, do you have a problem with that?"

The bearded man sneered.

"An edict? Even if Lord Jiang is seriously wounded, no matter how the order goes, it shouldn't be Tiger Camp taking over. Have you abandoned your own camp? If you truly came to take over, why didn't Qin Yang come as the lieutenant? Why did he only send a few battalion commanders like you? What do you take the Ren-Rank Camp for?!"

Jiang Bei took a step forward, making the entire tent tremble. He stared fixedly at the two men, his voice like thunder.

"Jiang Bei! Don't be so arrogant! We haven't even settled the score with you for Xie Kaiyue yet. Who gave you the nerve to speak to us like that? You're nothing but a—"

The bearded man's voice cut off abruptly.

One of Jiang Bei's hands had already clamped down on his shoulder like iron pincers.

"What are you doing?! Let go!"

The bearded man's expression changed drastically. Just as he tried to struggle, Jiang Bei's five fingers suddenly tightened!

"AAARGH—!!!"

A shrill scream abruptly rang out.

The bearded man's knees slammed into the ground. The flesh and bone of his shoulder shattered, and blood poured from his seven orifices!

"Jiang Bei! How dare you!"

Seeing this, the hawk-nosed man on the other side roared and lunged forward.

Jiang Bei did not even look at him, merely swinging a backhanded palm.

"Pfft!"

The hawk-nosed man was sent flying at once. All the teeth in his mouth shattered, and after hitting the ground, he coughed up blood without stopping.

"Speak! Where is Qin Yang? What exactly did he intend by sending you here!"

Jiang Bei's gaze was like a blade as he stared fixedly at the kneeling bearded man.

"Y-You think you deserve to know?"

Even while kneeling on the ground, grievously injured, the bearded man still forced out a vicious grin.

"If your next sentence is not Qin Yang's whereabouts, you will die a miserable death."

A cold glint surged in Jiang Bei's eyes.

"Lord Qin... is a man of such status. Why should... his whereabouts be told to you!"

Before the bearded man could finish—

Jiang Bei's palm came crashing down!

Bang!!

The bearded man's head exploded like a watermelon once more, red and white matter splattering in every direction!

Jiang Bei then slowly turned around and looked at the trembling hawk-nosed man in the corner.

"I-I'll talk! Captain Qin is currently in Wanhe City! As for the decree... it never said we were to take over Ren-Rank Camp!"

The hawk-nosed man had gone pale with terror. He hurriedly pulled a scroll of decree from his robes and offered it up with both hands.

After witnessing Jiang Bei's methods, he no longer dared to act arrogant. An Eighth Rank Great Training Battalion Commander had been killed just like that!

That ruthlessness and decisiveness were no different from slaughtering livestock!

Jiang Bei took it and swiftly scanned it, his brows abruptly drawing together.

There was indeed a seal from the provincial city on the decree.

However, its contents did not state that Tiger Camp was to take over Ren-Rank Camp. Rather, it ordered Tiger Camp to temporarily assist in defending Ren-Rank Camp during the period when Jiang Qingfeng was seriously injured and reinforcements from the provincial city had yet to arrive, in case of a barbarian raid!

That was all!

From beginning to end, there was not a single mention of "taking command"!

Yet these four had used this document to turn from guests into masters within Ren-Rank Camp, wreaking havoc at will. They had even casually scattered the ashes of Xu Qi's wife and child!

Jiang Bei clenched the decree tightly, killing intent boiling in his eyes as he continued to press, "Why exactly did Qin Yang send you to Ren-Rank Camp? Tell me the truth!"

"H-He said that with the decree in hand, we needn't hold back... He specifically told us to give you a show of force, so you would know the price of provoking Tiger Camp!"

The hawk-nosed man answered shakily.

Qin Yang!!

The killing intent in Jiang Bei's eyes nearly solidified. His five fingers clenched tight, his knuckles cracking.

That bastard had provoked him again and again, and now he had directly reached into Ren-Rank Camp!

If he did not kill him now, then when?!

Just then, a figure suddenly rushed into the tent—it was the middle-aged Battalion Commander who had not fought Jiang Bei at the beginning.

"Insolence! You dared to kill a Battalion Commander of Tiger Camp! What crime do you deserve!"

The middle-aged man was shocked and enraged upon seeing the bearded man's miserable corpse.

Yet in the next instant, a blur had already flashed before him.

He did not even have time to react before a hand lifted him high into the air, then smashed him viciously into the ground!

Boom!!

His body instantly broke apart, blood splashing everywhere.

Jiang Bei did not pause in the slightest. With a backhanded punch, he smashed the hawk-nosed man's head apart as well, then strode out of the tent.

Standing outside the tent, his voice boomed like a great bell, shaking the entirety of Ren-Rank Camp:

"The four men of Tiger Camp have disregarded military discipline and run rampant without law!"

"They fabricated the contents of the decree, destroyed military supplies, intended to murder their comrades, and defied orders!"

"By military law—they shall be executed!!"

His shout was like thunder, rolling and echoing through the camp, leaving the Ren-Rank Camp soldiers standing there in stunned silence.

Before the echoes had faded, Jiang Bei had already leaped onto a fast horse and charged out of the camp gates once more.

He rode straight for Wanhe City!

"Qin Yang! Wash your neck clean and wait for me!!"