Having just been rendered speechless by He Yin's retort, and hoping that Su Wansan would die suddenly on the road, an assassin suddenly appeared. Chen Changyun thought to himself how lucky he was, but shouted aloud, "Come here! Don't let them get near Lord He!"

The assassin appeared in front of Su Wansan in an instant, and thrust his long sword through the gap in the iron cage.

Clang!

A metallic clang rang out, and Cui Wuming, who had been hiding somewhere along the way, leaped onto the iron cage in time to block the assassin's sword.

The assassin kicked the iron cage, used the momentum to leap up, and slashed at Cui Wuming with his sword.

The sword, though skillful and precise, was cleaved by the assassin with the domineering force of a blade.

Cui Wuming narrowed his eyes, not daring to directly confront the power of the sword. He hurriedly took a step back and then unleashed a sword strike at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

The tip of the sword touched the seven-inch mark of the assassin's longsword.

Strike the snake at its vital spot.

Cui Wuming countered the assassin's sword strike by mimicking the action of swatting a snake, and surprisingly, it worked.

The assassin's swordplay was disrupted, and realizing the speed of Cui Wuming's attack, fearing another strike at such close range, he finally retreated several steps.

"The Swift Sword Has No Fate, it truly lives up to its reputation."

Cui Wuming stood at the front of the iron cage, his white bangs swaying, and said coldly, "A sword has the power of a blade, like the swiftness of death. Are you... Xu Qingshan, the Sword of Impermanence?"

The assassin, dressed as a scholar, raised his hand in a traditional martial arts salute. Although he did not respond, it was tacit agreement.

Without another word, the two swordsmen continued their fight.

Most of the surrounding officers and soldiers had already been called away by Chen Changyun. Some who wanted to fight gave up their ideas after witnessing the skills of Cui Wuming and Xu Qingshan.

When gods fight, we mortals can just watch the show.

Cui Wuming's sword was fast, and Xu Qingshan's sword was fierce; for a time, the two were evenly matched.

Suddenly, several black beams shot towards Su Wansan's iron cage.

Cui Wuming's pupils contracted, and he suddenly turned around, swinging his sword to deflect the black light, using his body to protect the iron cage.

A man dressed as a wealthy landowner walked from a distance, various hidden weapons tucked between his drooping fingers.

Cui Wuming exclaimed in surprise, "Five ghosts delivering wealth! Chen Jiudao!"

Chen Jiudao chuckled sinisterly, "It's been so long since I've gone out to kill anyone, and people still remember me. That's rare."

Cui Wuming said, "One was once a chivalrous knight who lived by his honor and vengeance, and the other was an assassin who killed for money. Now they've actually ended up together?"

As he spoke, Cui Wuming glared at Xu Qingshan and shouted, "Xu Qingshan, aren't you ashamed?"

Xu Qingshan shook his head, smiled calmly, and said, "What's this talk of seeking revenge? That's just youthful arrogance. The most important thing is to live a good life!"

"Stop wasting time talking to him, kill him too!"

Chen Jiudao let out a sinister shout and pushed his hands forward suddenly. It seemed like he was just waving his hands, but in fact he was using superb hidden weapon techniques. Several hidden weapons flew towards Su Wansan with different trajectories, different speeds, and different forces.

This hidden weapon technique is called "Five Ghosts Delivering Wealth"!

At the same time, Xu Qingshan drew his sword again.

Cui Wuming could only defend himself to the left and not to the right. He did his best to block Chen Jiudao's hidden weapon, but he could not avoid Xu Qingshan's sword.

Blood splattered everywhere, and an arm flew into the air.

Cui Wuming didn't make a sound. He pressed his severed right arm down with his left hand and leaned his back tightly against the iron cage.

"Go... Wuming, you must go quickly..." Su Wansan said weakly, knowing he had no chance of survival.

"Third Brother, we'll die together." Cui Wuming said coldly as he looked at Xu Qingshan and Chen Jiu who were gradually approaching.

"You bastard! If you still consider me your third brother, then you should listen to me!"

Su Wansan bit Cui Wuming's clothes hard from the cage and said in a deep voice, "You can run away on your own, but if you still care about me, we'll both die!"

"Go find Xiao Sheng! He's the only hope for the Su family. Protect him, don't let him get caught..."

"Go, hurry up and go!"

Cui Wuming closed his eyes, took a deep breath, rolled on the spot, picked up the sword from beside his severed arm, and ran away.

Su Wansan was right; Cui Wuming could have escaped on his own.

Xu Qingshan and Chen Jiudao didn't intend to pursue him either.

Their gazes simultaneously fell on Su Wansan's face.

...

Su Wansan was killed on his way to Xidu, and all 346 members of the Su family were executed, and all their property was confiscated.

Just half a month ago, Su Wansan ordered Cui Wuming to go to Han Nancheng and slaughter an entire family of 173 people. If you calculate carefully, the number of people killed in the Su family was exactly twice that of theirs.

In Cui Wuming's words, it was neat and tidy.

Good things come in pairs.

...

Outside the village at the foot of Lingshan Mountain, Zhao Cheng and Yang Taozhi rode on horseback, slowly making their way along the dirt path.

Zhao Cheng looked around and saw that the crops were all overgrown with weeds.

The two arrived at the village entrance and saw a few scattered people coming out, carrying large bags and small bags, looking like they were moving or going on a long trip.

Zhao Cheng dismounted and stopped one of the men, asking, "Where are you going?"

The man ignored Zhao Cheng completely, lowered his head, and quickened his pace forward.

Zhao Cheng was puzzled, so he reached out and grabbed a couple coming towards him, saying, "What are you doing in such a hurry?"

The woman who was caught was startled. The man quickly stepped in front of her, his face flushed, and said, "If you have a problem, come at me! Don't touch my woman!"

"What utter nonsense!"

Zhao Cheng released them and said, "Why would I touch your woman? I'm just curious to ask you all why you're all running out of the village?"

"You're not a monster..." The man breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Cheng became increasingly confused as he listened. He glanced at Yang Taozhi and said, "Do I look like a monster?"

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