Chapter 84: Kill the Foul-Mouthed One First
"Clang, clang, clatter-"
"Kill!!"
Sounds rang out incessantly in the dense forest.
The Eastern and Western Depots and the Embroidered Uniform Guard flitted through the trees like ghosts, locked in deadly combat with the Tang Clan disciples.
The five thousand garrison soldiers from Shu were mostly ordinary men, so Yu Huatian had not sent them in to die. Instead, he had left them outside to surround Dark Night Forest and prevent any fish from slipping through the net.
Several dozen yards beyond the edge of the battlefield, Yu Huatian stood in his python robe, hands clasped behind his back. His expression indifferent, he quietly watched the distant fighting without intervening.
He had already killed two people just now and discovered that these were merely ordinary Tang Clan disciples. Each kill yielded only a few dozen strands of fortune at most, hardly worth wasting his time on.
Besides, as someone in command, what use were subordinates if he had to do everything himself?
Moreover, the West Depot Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guard needed merit to earn promotions and riches. He had to give them some opportunities.
And the heads of these Tang Clan disciples were gleaming military merits.
After watching quietly for a moment, Yu Huatian said mildly:
"Since you began following me, I've spent almost all my time killing people or on my way to kill them. Do you think I'm too bloodthirsty?"
Only one person stood behind Yu Huatian. Clad in black robes, carrying a dark blue-black longsword, his expression aloof and cold, he was none other than Yan Shisan.
As a subordinate, he knew his place well. Unless Yu Huatian sent him somewhere on a mission, he never strayed even half a step from behind him.
At those words, Yan