Have Your Fill of Mayhem

The group of Wandering Knights became anxious upon learning that Yan Nu was a strong warrior from the Tu Fa Clan.

"Damn it, have the Tu Fa Clan attacked already?"

Many of them had joined the army specifically to resist the Tu Fa Clan, and though their skills might not have been great, they were full of ambition.

To their surprise, the Tu Fa Clan attacked the city just as they were signing up?

The Wandering Knights lay on the ground, their eyes fixed on Yan Nu, feeling both unwilling and afraid to make a move.

It wasn't until a wealthy patron noticed that Yan Nu had no True Qi protecting his body and passed by him.

He immediately mustered his courage, leaped up, and drew his sword, slashing diagonally.

"Let's fight him to the death!"

"Brother Li!"

This person seemed to have considerable prestige. With him taking the lead, a large group of familiar fellow townsmen among the Wandering Knights also sprang up, ready to fight.

"Bang!"

However, Yan Nu simply raised his hand and used his qi to blast the patron away.

Seeing this, the fellow townsmen who were ready to fight together were all left in an awkward silence, trembling and unsure of what to do.

The other Wandering Knights who had been itching to move also remained lying flat.

The patron, realizing he couldn't fight, struggled to sit up, knowing he was doomed. He cursed loudly, "Hu Barbarian Tu dogs, I wish I could eat your flesh and sleep on your skin!"

"Insolent!" The middle-aged scholar's brow furrowed. "Drag this madman away and behead him."

A soldier drew his saber to strike, but Huang Banyun had already arrived, kicking the soldier away.

"You ungrateful wretch! Are you surrendering already?" Huang Banyun was furious.

The middle-aged scholar knew he was a top-tier expert who had just defected to the Zhang Family. If it were before, he would have shown him respect.

But now that he had defected to the Tu Fa Clan, he shouted, "Madman! The Tu Fa Clan's army is about to enter the city. If you resist stubbornly, won't you just bring bloodshed upon the entire city!"

Huang Banyun sneered, "Which eye of yours saw the Tu Fa Clan about to enter the city?"

The middle-aged scholar did feel something was wrong. Why wasn't there any shouting and killing from outside the city?

Could it be that Tu Fa Yak alone intended to break through the city and then have the army accept the surrender?

Huang Banyun didn't waste words with him and lunged forward with a punch.

The middle-aged scholar stood behind Yan Nu, not even trying to dodge. He said coldly, "In front of Your Highness, you dare to act wild!"

"Bang!" Huang Banyun bypassed Yan Nu and punched the middle-aged scholar, sending him flying.

"Your Highness, you... cough... how could you..." The middle-aged scholar's face was filled with disbelief as he vomited blood, a fist-shaped indentation on his chest.

Yan Nu held back Huang Banyun and asked him, "Where exactly did you see Tu Fa Yak?"

"..." The middle-aged scholar was stunned and immediately spat out another mouthful of blood.

Huang Banyun was also a bit speechless. "No... he mistook you for Tu Fa Yak."

"I thought so too," Yan Nu nodded repeatedly.

"..." Huang Banyun thought to himself: Does this even need thinking about? Shouldn't the first reaction be that he's talking about you?

He scanned the chaotic scene and said bitterly, "Brother, weren't we supposed to act according to the plan?"

Yan Nu raised his hand. "I really didn't mean to. There's still a chance..."

"Yes, yes! There's a chance," Huang Banyun quickly said. "You can put your hand down first."

Yan Nu scratched his head, looking at him inexplicably.

Seeing this, Huang Banyun said dejectedly, "With that punch you threw earlier, I almost thought I was going to die."

"You wouldn't have. The main power was concentrated in the middle; everything else was just the shockwave from the wind," Yan Nu grinned.

At this moment, Feng Junyou emerged from the Bronze Contract.

The old ghost looked troubled. "The plan has changed, but thankfully Shen Leling is on the city wall, so the whole city hasn't been alerted yet."

"Hmph..."

A stunningly beautiful woman leaped from the city wall and landed gracefully in the center of the field.

"You've angered me to death, and now I owe another two hundred years of Dao cultivation!"

Shen Leling said indignantly. To cover their tracks, she had disregarded the Mortal World Fire and directly controlled the situation to prevent any leaks.

Using magic to injure, kill, or control people would all incur the wrath of the Mortal World Fire.

Fortunately, Yan Nu had intimidated the more than a thousand people in the training ground, with some killed and others surrendering.

She only needed to deal with the two hundred guards on the city wall.

"I'm sorry, Sister," Yan Nu said apologetically. "These people knelt before me. You can consume them quickly."

Shen Leling glanced at the middle-aged scholar and the remaining dozens of Elite Soldiers.

The Mortal World Fire of these people had weakened to its extreme. She knew Yan Nu had deliberately left them for her.

Yan Nu had no idea what "accepting surrender" meant.

They were here to destroy the Zhang family, so regardless of whether someone was a Rear Army Sima, anyone who aided the wicked would be eliminated along with them.

Seeing that these people had knelt, Yan Nu let them go. His main purpose was to restore his sister's Dao cultivation.

At this moment, these surrendered soldiers were all dumbfounded.

The middle-aged scholar knew he had made a mistake and roared, "What's going on! Who... who exactly are you!"

Yan Nu replied honestly, "Jiang Yan'er."

The middle-aged scholar found the name somewhat familiar but couldn't recall it immediately.

Shen Leling's water flowed like tentacles, flying towards them.

The middle-aged scholar was terrified and, without thinking, shouted, "Wait a minute, Jiang Yan'er, I know you! I really know you!"

He desperately tried to recall, and at the brink of death, he finally remembered.

"Ah, right! The commoner from Tea Mountain! You're that Tea Mountain commoner..."

The middle-aged scholar's voice abruptly ceased. He looked at Yan Nu with no will to live.

He had spent years in the city and hadn't participated in any demon-slaying activities, but he had heard about what happened at Tea Mountain Fort.

He just hadn't expected this commoner to return for revenge.

Then he looked at Shen Leling. These water streams... weren't they the Water Nymph of Laoshan? And that ghost... Damn it, what was Zhang Quan doing?

"How could it be you..."

The middle-aged scholar died in disbelief while struggling.

He never imagined that these people wouldn't only survive but would dare to attack the city.

At this time, the Zhang family, and indeed all the powerful clans in the surrounding counties and prefectures, were only guarding against the Tu Fa Clan.

Shen Leling absorbed these people in large quantities. In the absence of Jade Marrow and other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, people's Essence Souls were the most common way to restore Dao cultivation.

"Old ghost, do you want some?" Shen Leling asked after absorbing over a dozen.

"No, I never kill mortals," Feng Junyou shook his head.

Shen Leling pouted and immediately absorbed the remaining Elite Soldiers.

"Mmm, that restored a hundred years of Dao cultivation. I still owe a hundred and thirty years."

Feng Junyou chuckled, "Don't worry, the Zhang family's treasury must contain Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that increase Dao cultivation."

"As far as I know, the Zhang family has been hoarding Jade Marrow for years. Their treasury definitely has some, but I don't know if any has been sent to Jiuhua Mountain."

Besides their Old Ancestor Zhang Tong, the Zhang family had other cultivators, though their realms weren't high.

The path of Absorption Cultivation relied entirely on resources. The Zhang family regularly stockpiled a batch to send to Jiuhua Mountain.

"That's good then," Shen Leling nodded slightly. With a wave of her hand, she used water to pull Zhang Feng off the wall.

Looking at the pathetic corpse, she was quite annoyed. She casually repaired it, filling out its external appearance, and then turned into a wisp of clear spring and drilled inside.

She possessed Zhang Feng's body, twisted, straightened her bones, and formed a hand seal.

Her distorted face immediately became full and rosy, and the bloodstains on her body were washed away.

Nearly a thousand Wandering Knights and militia remained. Most of them were lying down honestly.

About a hundred others stood awkwardly. They had prepared to fight to the death, but the situation had changed so rapidly that they were stunned.

The wealthy patron who had been cursing realized it wasn't the Tu Fa Clan attacking. His expression relaxed, and then he sprang up.

He had initially thought Yan Nu had held back, but now he realized Yan Nu probably hadn't intended to kill him.

"Monster... Everyone, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Yan Nu grinned, "Of course, we're here to destroy the Zhang family."

The wealthy patron wasn't surprised. They had already killed so many of the Zhang family's people; they were clearly targeting them.

"Are you trying to establish a demon kingdom?" The wealthy patron's face turned somewhat grim.

The so-called demon kingdom was something that had only appeared in recent years. Bingzhou and Youzhou in the northern border had descended into extreme chaos.

There were terrifying great demons who didn't cultivate Dao but possessed immense Magic Power. They conquered cities, enslaved humans, and established demon kingdoms.

Yan Nu scratched his head, "I just want to destroy them, divide the money and food, and let everyone eat their fill and get medicine for their illnesses."

Everyone was stunned. All for this?

The wealthy patron asked blankly, "You're doing this to open the granaries and distribute food?"

Yan Nu nodded, "The Zhang family doesn't leave people any way to live. They deserve to die."

The wealthy patron finally understood, his expression strange, "You're staging an uprising? A monster... monster uprising?"

"What's an uprising?" Yan Nu asked.

"..." The wealthy patron's mouth twitched, utterly speechless.

He thought for a moment, then mustered his courage, "I know you are powerful, and I know the Zhang family's tyranny is indeed deserving of death..."

"But at least they didn't flee south. Instead, they raised their banners and recruited soldiers, determined to defend the city to the death. It might be satisfying for you monsters to wipe them out, but the city will descend into chaos. If the Hu Barbarian army arrives tomorrow, who will stop them?"

His fellow townsmen were stunned. Big Brother, you dare speak to monsters like that?

Yan Nu, however, was unconcerned and retorted, "Weren't you trying to stop them just now? I think you're much more useful than those who were kneeling."

The adventurer blinked. "I'm just a martial man with nothing but courage."

"Our nation is in peril. I, Li Xiang, only wish to do my part."

At this moment, Shen Leling had finished dealing with Zhang Feng's corpse and walked over. "Enough nonsense. Are you expecting me, a monster, to manage you? I don't have that kind of time."

"Now, I'm giving you two choices. First, join us in destroying the Zhang family. After that, whether you become fugitives or start your own rebellion, it's none of my concern."

"Second, I'll destroy you, and then destroy the Zhang family."

Shen Leling mimicked Zhang Feng's voice, sounding quite convincing.

Li Xiang's mouth twitched. Are these even choices?

Honestly, the fact that they were still alive after a group of monsters stormed the city was already a miracle.

However, he didn't immediately agree. These were monsters, after all. What they said about destroying the Zhang family and leaving, or opening the granaries, was likely a trap.

But if he refused, he would die right now. Li Xiang couldn't help but glance back at his brothers.

The group of wandering knights all said, "Brother Li, we'll listen to you."

Li Xiang felt immense pressure. He had brought his good brothers from their hometown to join the army and serve the country. This was because the enemy was at the gates, and the Tu Fa Clan was ravaging Qingzhou.

And they had all seen the Zhang family's arrogance and actions in Hua County. Under normal circumstances, he would have already led his brothers to attack them a few times and then become fugitives.

Li Xiang thought for a moment and then, with a bitter expression, cupped his fists. "I will obey."

Instantly, his fellow townsmen and friends all agreed.

The other wandering knights from various places had nothing more to say and also submitted.

Feng Junyou pondered, "This group of people is too weak, not very useful."

"The plan has changed. We can't keep the fact that we've occupied the barbican a secret for long."

Yan Nu rushed to the edge of the training ground, retrieved his stored Mysterious Iron Spear, and declared with high spirits, "Then let's not hide it!"

Shen Leling chuckled. "Good! You lead the rebellion, and I'll come to suppress you!"

"Um... um?" Yan Nu suspected he had misheard.

Shen Leling pointed to herself. "I am Zhang Feng right now. According to the original plan, we were supposed to secretly gather all the Zhang family members. But you've ruined everything."

"Now, with all this demonic aura here and so many Zhang family members dead, someone needs to take responsibility."

"Perfect. You lead these people in a rebellion, and I'll mobilize troops to surround and suppress you."

"You want him to bear the brunt of everyone's suppression alone? We might as well just fight our way out directly," Huang Banyun exclaimed agitatedly.

Shen Leling shook her head. "It's different. The Zhang family has many methods to counter me and Old Ghost, but Yan Nu isn't afraid! We'll act separately. As long as I'm not suspected, I can assist him..."

Anyway, no matter what plan I tell him, he'll mess it up... I'd better handle it myself.

"Yan Nu, you just take these people and cause as much chaos as you can."

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