"You guys are holding knives! Why can't you beat those with sticks?!" Master Zhao was almost crying. He looked at the guard lying in front of him and asked in a tearful voice.

The guard bared his teeth, clutching his chest. After a long breath, he said, "...Too strong, truly too strong! Master, what are you still doing here? Run!"

Upon hearing this, Master Zhao looked at the seven or eight guards in front of him who were holding knives and were beaten so badly by three strong men that they couldn't even raise their heads. He felt that he had spent so much money over the years but only supported a bunch of useless people.

But despite his regret, Master Zhao still hurriedly said to the guard in front of him, "Quick, you drive the carriage. I... I don't know how to drive a horse."

Upon hearing this, the guard climbed onto the carriage, then slashed the horse's butt with the flat of his knife, shouting, "Fight!"

The horse neighed in pain and was about to run away, but at this moment, he heard a roar: "Where are you going!"

Then Mr. Zhao saw a black-faced sturdy man rushing towards him, holding a long wooden stick with gaps in both hands. When he got in front of him, he kicked his feet and leaped forward. The wooden stick in his hand fell down with a "woosh" sound, and smashed the shaft of the cart with a "bang".

Over there, Zhu Di swept across and knocked down two guards, then hit each of them on the hand with a stick. The two guards dropped their steel knives in pain.

Zhu Di was quick-witted and quick-handed. He dropped his stick and picked up two steel knives. He wielded the two knives and chopped at the two men on the ground.

The two men were so scared that they dodged quickly. Zhu Di was about to chase and chop them down, but he saw the two men running away without even looking back.

Zhu Di then threw the steel knife in his right hand towards Zhu Yuanzhang, who was outnumbered. "Father, take the knife."

Upon seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately swung the wooden stick at the three guards in front of him. As the three men tried to block the sticks, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly stepped forward, caught the steel knife, and shouted, "Get out!"

The sound was like the roar of a dragon or a tiger, which frightened the knife-wielding guards in front of them so much that they retreated again and again, terrified.

The guards looked at each other, and one of them said, "These three strong men are really powerful. We couldn't defeat them without swords, so how can we defeat them now that they have swords in their hands?"

"Saving our own lives is the most important thing. After all, Mr. Zhao's life is not our own."

"That's right, let's go!"

"My dear friends, it's a pleasure to meet you today. I will leave Master Zhao to you."

After saying that, the guards turned around and ran away without even saying hello to Master Zhao.

Master Zhao was furious when he saw this scene, and cursed angrily: "A bunch of ungrateful people! Lowly pigs and dogs! I provide you with delicious food and drink every month...Puff!"

Before Mr. Zhao could finish his words, Zhu Zhanji kicked him in the face. Mr. Zhao immediately fell into the car with a thud, and then a woman's scream was heard from inside the car.

Zhu Zhanji glanced at the guard who was about to drive the car and turned pale with fear. He asked hurriedly, "Can I get out of here?"

Zhu Zhanji hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay! Leave the knife behind."

The guard quickly threw the steel knife in his hand to the ground, then ran away, chasing after the guards who had escaped in front.

At this moment, all of Mr. Zhao's guards had run away, leaving only a messy scene.

Zhu Zhanji picked up the steel knife, pointed the tip of the knife at Mr. Zhao and said, "Get out."

Mr. Zhao was so frightened that he was trembling all over and hid in the carriage, not daring to come out. In the end, Zhu Zhanji dragged him out and threw him to the ground.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di each picked up two knives and walked over. At this time, Zhu Zhanji said, "Grandpa Taizu, Grandpa Taizong, if we let those guards go, will they bring government officials to cause trouble for us?"

"Yes! Yes, yes!" Mr. Zhao said hurriedly upon hearing this, "They will definitely do it. If the three heroes let me go, I will definitely be able to put this matter to rest when I return!"

'Clang' 'Puff'

As soon as Mr. Zhao finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang chopped off his head with a knife. Blood splattered and his head fell to the ground. Mr. Zhao's headless body twitched a few times, and then fell to the ground with a "thump".

Zhu Yuanzhang wiped the blood off the knife with his sleeve and said calmly, "Those guards don't know how to use swords, otherwise we wouldn't be able to defeat them with just three sticks."

Zhu Di patted Zhu Zhanji on the shoulder and said, "Those guards wield their swords like they're wielding hoes. They're clearly untrained. This master is clearly using peasants to fill a void. When these people return, they probably won't go to the authorities."

"That's right." Zhu Yuanzhang added, "But the premise is that Mr. Zhao can't go back."

Zhu Zhanji suddenly realized that his experience was indeed far behind that of his grandfather Taizu and Taizong.

'Sizzle'

Zhu Yuanzhang split the carriage open with a knife, and there was a shrill scream. Then he saw two charming women hugging each other tightly and squeezed in the carriage.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang and the other two only glanced at the two women, and then began searching other places in the carriage.

"Three...three heroes, spare my life..."

"Please, three heroes, let us go..."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the two women in front of him, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, and asked, "Who are you to this master?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang asked this question, he had already gripped the hilt of the knife, ready to kill them all with one blow at any time.

Upon hearing this, the two girls cried and said, "We are the concubines that Master Zhao bought from Huacheng."

"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't believe it, but asked, "Where is the contract?"

One of the women said, "Mr. Zhao put it in a box." After that, the two women quickly made way, revealing a large wooden box at the back of the carriage.

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