Mr. Zhao Makes His Move

The villagers, who had long been prepared, weren't about to be frightened by their threats.

"If you've got the guts, kill us all!"

The elderly Village Chief strode forward, glaring furiously.

Zhou Tai nodded slowly. "Lord Chen! As long as our brothers attack now, Fang Zhe and his men are as good as dead!"

But Chen Guan shook his head. "Not yet. Let's wait until they make the first move."

Chen Guan still didn't fully trust Li Kun and the others.

Zhou Tai didn't understand, but he didn't ask.

Fang Zhe gritted his teeth and ordered his men forward.

Meanwhile, he quietly slipped behind his own men.

At this critical moment,

Li Kun stepped out of the crowd with a broad grin. "Brothers! This is our chance to make a name for ourselves! Kill them, and wealth and glory will be ours!"

As he spoke, he swung his long saber and cut down the man beside him.

The men who had already agreed to join him also stepped forward and attacked Fang Zhe's men.

The sight left Fang Zhe and the others stunned.

"Li Kun, what are you doing? Are you planning to betray Lord Li?"

Fang Zhe hurriedly tried to stop them.

But these men had already gone berserk. There was no way he could stop them.

"Fang Zhe, once the prisoners and children in the prison have been eaten by the Great Demon of Tushan, we'll be next! Today, we're fighting for our lives!"

Li Kun paid no heed to his threat.

Instead, he charged at Fang Zhe, swinging his long saber.

Seeing the chaos unfold, the villagers of Yunfei Village were stunned.

"Everyone, hurry and take the children back and hide them!"

Chen Guan stepped forward and called out.

Only then did the villagers react. They hurriedly led the children away from this dangerous place.

Fang Zhe sat astride his horse, towering above them, and Li Kun couldn't stop him.

Just as he was about to kill Li Kun with a thrust of his spear,

Chen Guan's Exquisite Leg nearly knocked the long spear from Fang Zhe's hands!

"Li Kun, take your men and slaughter them all. Leave no one alive!"

Chen Guan's strength delighted Li Kun.

After agreeing, he led his brothers into the crowd.

The rebellion took the others completely by surprise.

In just a quarter of an hour, more than three hundred soldiers had been killed.

Golden light shimmered around Chen Guan's body.

The light of the Dragon Elephant gathered within him.

"Chen Guan! You really think you can escape? You dared to touch the Great Demon of Tushan's food. No one can protect you!"

Even at this crucial moment,

Fang Zhe couldn't resist threatening him.

But Chen Guan didn't answer.

He unleashed the Whirlwind Wind Steps beneath his feet.

The fierce wind made the horse beneath Fang Zhe retreat of its own accord.

"Dragon Elephant Fist!"

He charged straight forward.

Before Fang Zhe could react, Chen Guan slammed a fist into the horse's head.

A thousand jin of force shattered its skull in an instant.

A mist of blood drifted through the air.

Fang Zhe failed to react in time and fell to the ground.

Chen Guan seized the chance to kick his long spear away.

"Lord Chen, please spare me! This was Li Tong's order! I had no choice but to obey!"

Fang Zhe dropped to his knees and begged for mercy, knocking his head against the ground!

Facing Li Tong's devoted follower, Chen Guan kicked him away without hesitation.

Then he picked up the spear from the ground.

He drove it viciously into Fang Zhe's heart.

Their leading general was dead.

The rest could only scatter and flee. Li Kun, his blood up, led his men in pursuit.

After dealing with the situation, Chen Guan returned to the village with Zhou Tai.

"Lord Chen, has everything been taken care of?"

The Village Chief came trembling up to him.

Chen Guan smiled calmly and nodded. "Everyone, don't worry. We've taken care of them all!"

Only then did the villagers finally feel at ease.

At dusk,

Li Kun returned to the village with his men, still relishing the fight.

"My lord, everyone Fang Zhe brought has been dealt with. Not one was spared!"

Chen Guan was very pleased with his fierce and fearless fighting.

After praising them, he gathered them to discuss what to do next.

"My lord, Li Tong's only support is Fang Zhe's men. Now that they're gone, he's all alone. We should kill him and put an end to the trouble for good!"

Killing intent flickered in Zhou Tai's eyes as he spoke.

But Chen Guan shook his head. "We've dealt with those men, but don't forget the demons of Tushan!"

His words silenced everyone.

Li Tong's collusion with the demons was now a fact.

If the demons attacked the city again, the people could suffer terrible losses!

"Zhou Tai, take three hundred men and defend the village! Li Kun, take the rest and return to the city with me!"

Chen Guan thought for a moment, then gave his orders.

It was a sleepless night.

The next morning,

He returned to the city with Li Kun and the others, only to find it utterly quiet.

"My lord, Li Tong actually hasn't summoned the demons. That's unexpected!"

Li Kun's words left Chen Guan puzzled too.

Even so, he didn't dare let his guard down.

He had Li Kun blend his men in among the people, ready to attack any demons that appeared.

Then he went alone to the County Office.

Li Tong was kneeling on the ground, covered in wounds and already at death's door.

Sitting in the County Lieutenant's seat was Mr. Zhao, whom Chen Guan had met before in Tushan.

"You're finally here! I've been waiting for you for quite some time!"

Mr. Zhao looked at them with a broad smile, entirely unsurprised.

Chen Guan frowned. "What's the point of waiting for me here? Did you bring the demons of Tushan?"

"Let's not rush into that. Chen Guan, I've revised my opinion of your strength. The Great Demon of Tushan is beyond your power to deal with. Why not work for me? I'll guarantee you a lifetime of wealth and glory."

Mr. Zhao waved a hand and regarded him with interest.

Chen Guan wasn't surprised by this sudden offer to recruit him.

Unfortunately, with the system, he would never collude with demons.

"Enough talk. Make your move!"

Dragon Elephant shadows shimmered around Chen Guan.

Mr. Zhao shook his head. "They say a wise man knows which way the wind blows. It seems you don't understand that principle. But I'm determined to take Qingshi County!"

The moment he finished speaking, heart-rending screams rang out from outside.

Chen Guan was startled and hurried out of the County Office.

Thousands of demons had appeared in the city and were hunting down its people.

Faced with this, the people could only flee in panic. They were utterly incapable of fighting back.

Just as Chen Guan was about to rush to their aid, Mr. Zhao suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Today, all of you will die here!"

As soon as Mr. Zhao finished speaking, he kicked at Chen Guan.

The immense force made the air around them howl.

Chen Guan raised his arm to block the attack, but he flew backward like a kite with its string cut and crashed into a wall.

The demons' assault was far from over.

Though Li Kun led his men out to resist, they could only retreat step by step against thousands of demons.

The streets were now strewn with the bodies of the people, and blood flowed like a river.