Seeing Luo Ying easily kill Yu Beipiao and Chen Chong, Liu Ling, who had already jumped onto the tree, was not only dumbfounded, but also trembling with fear.

Although these two were not as skilled as her in lightness of movement, they were both top-notch experts.

Luo Ying killed them as easily as killing chickens!

Having witnessed the power of a Grandmaster for the first time, Liu Ling was deeply moved and couldn't calm down for a long time. She couldn't help but think back to when Luo Ying recruited her. Luckily, she didn't resist, otherwise she would have been dead by now.

Standing before Chen Chong's body, Luo Ying took off her gloves and wiped them on Chen Chong's clothes, saying, "This credit originally belonged to Mr. Xu and you, but Mr. Xu sent them over, so there was nothing we could do..."

Liu Ling quickly jumped down from the tree and said, "I have not accomplished anything and dare not claim credit!"

“You still deserve credit.” Luo Ying put her gloves in her pocket, smiled slightly at Liu Ling, and said, “If you hadn’t found out first that Chen Chong had left Zhou Jinghuan, we would have wasted a lot of time.”

Liu Ling swallowed hard. For some reason, even though Luo Ying smiled very gently at her, she was still afraid.

She would rather Luo Ying be an expressionless person.

"Let's go." Luo Ying walked towards the rapeseed field.

Liu Ling asked, "Are we going back to report?"

"Since Lord Wen wants Zhao Cheng dead, let's do it while we're at it."

"There are too many people now, it's difficult to make a move."

"No rush, let's follow along first, and we can make our move when the opportunity arises."

"yes……"

Liu Ling shivered and quickly followed Luo Ying.

...

Xu Qingshan was surrounded by villagers, and while he was receiving their thanks, Zhao Cheng returned to the carriage to inspect the battlefield.

He reviewed the game and realized that the attack was more dangerous than he had imagined.

Zhao Cheng's team, on the surface, consisted of one guard and ten soldiers. Nan Zhou could guess that Zhou Chuan and his sister were hiding in the shadows, but he could never guess Zhao Wu's true fighting strength.

However, the Southern Zhou sent two top-notch experts, Chen Chong and Yu Beipiao, along with about thirty skilled fighters of comparable strength to the local guards.

This is a sure-kill arrangement.

If Xu Qingshan hadn't been hiding in the shadows, and if Zhao Cheng hadn't come up with a way to lure Xu Qingshan out, things would have been very dangerous.

Zhao Cheng first checked the injuries of the soldiers. Three were seriously injured, four were slightly injured, and three others were unharmed.

But these three seriously injured are in critical condition; they may not survive without timely treatment.

"Xiao Nuo, there are so many villagers here, there must be doctors in the village. Quickly go and fetch their doctors! Bring them all!"

After saying this, Zhao Cheng looked at Zhou Chuan and said, "Brother Zhou, all our horses are dead. Go to the village and find some horses."

Zhou Chuan walked over and said, "This kind of village doesn't seem like one that sells horses."

“I know,” Zhao Cheng nodded. “That’s why I asked you to go and find them. Spend a little more money to find villagers to buy them. Donkeys or mules will do, even if they don’t have horses. We can’t afford to be delayed on the road.”

Zhou Chuan glanced back at Xu Qingshan, who was surrounded by villagers, and said, "This person is Xu Qingshan, the Sword of Impermanence, from the Left Prime Minister's residence."

Zhao Cheng's face darkened, and he said, "I understand, you can go."

Zhou Chuan said, "Now that you know his identity, you still dare to ask me to leave you?"

"He wouldn't dare to lay a hand on me in broad daylight just because he's from the Left Prime Minister's residence. Don't worry, go and come back quickly."

"Wait here, don't wander off."

After making the arrangements, Zhao Cheng examined the bodies of the assassins, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Zhao Wu, do you know the identity of the person you fought?"

Zhao Wu said, "The Yu family of Southern Zhou."

“People of Southern Zhou. Chen Chong was also from Southern Zhou, as expected…” Zhao Cheng glanced at the corpses at his feet and said, “These people are all from Southern Zhou.”

Zhao Wu asked suspiciously, "The Southern Zhou delegation didn't have this many people. Did Zhou Jinghuan hide them outside Changsui City?"

“These people have been inside Changsui City.”

Zhao Cheng's eyes lit up, but he shook his head and said, "They are Southern Zhou spies who have infiltrated the capital."

Zhao Wu exclaimed in surprise, "Another spy from Southern Zhou?!"

"To be able to push Zhou Nuo and the soldiers to this point, they must be well-trained and experienced warriors. It's not surprising that they are spies from Southern Zhou."

Zhao Cheng pulled open one of the assassin's garments and said, "Look at their underwear style, it's all in the Da Jing style. If they came with Zhou Jinghuan and only wanted to kill one person, they only needed to change their outer garments to the Da Jing style to disguise themselves a little, without changing their underwear. Only those who have lived in Changsui City for a long time can be the same as the Jing people inside and out."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wu also examined the clothes of several assassins and said, "It really is! Look at the underpants this guy is wearing, they're the same style as Park Moo-di's!"

Park Moo-di was walking towards them, and pouted, saying, "How did you know what kind of underwear I was wearing? Were you spying on me?"

Zhao Wu pointed to Park In-di's lower body.

Park Moo-di looked down and saw that there was a large tear in the right side of his outer pants, revealing his underwear underneath.

He quickly fastened the knot and said, "This assassin has quite the taste..."

"Master, does that mean you've wiped out another nest of Southern Zhou spies? And Southern Zhou spies in the capital!" Zhao Wu's thoughts were different from Zhao Cheng's. Zhao Cheng was thinking about the source of the assassins and the next steps, while Zhao Wu was thinking about how Zhao Cheng had gotten into a fight with the Southern Zhou spies.

Zhao Cheng remains constant, while Southern Zhou spies come and go...

"That man is called Xu Qingshan. Can you beat him?" Zhao Cheng pointed at Xu Qingshan.

Zhao Wu drew his sword and walked towards Xu Qingshan.

Zhao Cheng asked, "What are you doing?"

"Give it a try."

"Try it, my ass!"

Zhao Cheng pulled Zhao Wu back and said, "Xu Qingshan is from the Left Prime Minister's mansion. He's probably here to find an opportunity to kill me. We can't let him go."

"He's lurking in the shadows, threatening us. Of course, even with him around, we're not entirely safe. We need to think of something..."

Zhao Cheng glanced at Zhao Wu and Park In-di alternately, and said, "You two be smart and do what I say."

"yes……"

"Hahahaha, thank you so much for your help, hero! Our Great Jing Kingdom has such a skilled and chivalrous hero as you, it is truly a blessing for the people of Great Jing!" Zhao Cheng laughed and squeezed into the crowd, bowed deeply to Xu Qingshan, and said, "May I ask your honorable name, hero? I want to build a shrine for you here!"

Xu Qingshan waved his hand, blushing, and said, "Isn't that unnecessary? It was just helping someone in need..."

Zhao Cheng said solemnly, "This may seem like a small matter to you, but it's a huge deal to me and these villagers! Imagine if they killed me and my personal guards, and no one resisted them. They would slaughter the village, commit murder, arson, and all sorts of atrocities..."

Xu Qingshan curled his lip, thinking to himself, "The people of Southern Zhou just want your life, okay?"

"If it really comes to that, how many families will be torn apart and lives lost? This hero's actions are tantamount to saving people from dire straits!"

Zhao Cheng bowed again and said, "Please tell us your name!"

Xu Qingshan hesitated, "There's really no need..."

Zhao Cheng urged, "Great hero, don't be shy, just tell us you are Xu Qingshan, the Sword of Impermanence!"

Xu Qingshan: "???"

Xu Qingshan was completely devastated...

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