Lu Cijian remained silent, as if he was genuinely considering the feasibility of those words.
The city guards behind him suddenly became anxious.
"Lord Lu, you must not listen to his nonsense. This man will not let us off easily. These river bandits are always treacherous and cunning. If you really commit suicide, they will definitely deal with us without any mercy."
"Yes, Lord Lu, don't believe his nonsense. We don't care if we die here."
Before coming here, we were prepared to die. As long as we can protect the people of Victoria, it will all be worth it.
Zhao Cheng listened to the words of those guarding the city walls and simply smiled. "It seems that Lord Lu has no intention of listening to me."
In that case, there's no need to keep these two baits.
Lord Lu is indeed ruthless! He can even push his own close confidants into the fire, and now he can watch them be burned alive. I am ashamed of myself for not being ruthless enough to do that.
After saying that, he simply waved to the scarred man.
The scarred man immediately understood and raised the torch in his hand to light the pile of firewood next to Lin Yan'an.
Lin Yan'an was so frightened that his eyes widened.
Even though I was mentally prepared, I was still a little scared.
He didn't want to be burned to death! Even if he had to die, he wanted to leave behind his handsome face.
Lu Cijian unconsciously clenched her hands.
Zhao Cheng, however, continued to smile at him, seemingly not at all worried that Lu Cijian would refuse.
Seeing that the flames were about to ignite the pile of firewood, Lu Cijian simply said, "Wait."
Zhao Cheng merely smiled and raised his hand, mockingly saying, "Oh, is Lord Lu having second thoughts?"
The bandits, seeing this, also began to laugh.
However, the next second, Lu Cijian raised his long sword and quickly dealt with the bandits blocking his way, heading straight for Zhao Cheng.
Everyone was shocked to see this.
Zhao Cheng was also somewhat surprised, not expecting Lu Cijian to be so reckless as to dare to rush in alone, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
He reacted quickly to dodge the opponent's sword, drew his broadsword from his waist, and began to fight.
Seeing this, the bandits nearby were about to go and help when they saw that the woods on both sides of the house were burning at the same time.
The fire instantly engulfed the entire forest, billowing thick smoke.
The soldiers who were originally hiding inside were startled and started shouting.
However, the thick smoke inside caused everyone to lose their way for a moment, and some even inhaled a lot of smoke and collapsed to the ground.
The bandits outside finally realized something was wrong and tried to escape from the place that would soon be engulfed by fire.
However, the city guards suddenly rushed forward in a frenzy, blocking their path and engaging them in combat.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Cheng angrily shouted, "What's going on? Why is it on fire? Chen Li, what are those useless people inside doing?"
He simply ordered those men to hide deep in the forest, waiting for the opportune moment to emerge and wipe out all the city's guards.
These useless people actually set the entire hilltop ablaze.
Chen Li was also a bit confused at this moment, having no idea how the fire started.
What puzzled him even more was that in such a short time, the fire had grown wildly, spreading rapidly from the bottom of the forest to the entire forest without any warning.
Zhao Cheng suddenly realized something, and while dodging Lu Cijian's longsword, he shouted, "It's you! You're really crazy! Do you think any of you will survive if this fire spreads?"
He truly hadn't expected Lu Cijian to be so ruthless, actually setting the mountain on fire.
To maintain secrecy, they specifically chose the densest forest on the island as their hideout.
Now, however, they have been ruined.
The fire is spreading so rapidly that it will reach us in no time. If they are still unable to leave by then, they will likely be choked to death by the thick smoke, if not burned to death.
The other bandits clearly understood this as well, and now they had no intention of fighting at all. They all wanted to run down the mountain, but the city guards blocked their way.
They blocked the only road down the mountain completely, preventing them from leaving even a little bit.
Unfortunately, apart from the path leading up the mountain, there were no trees to block the view, and the surrounding area was all forest.
They dare not gamble.
Rushing into the forest like this could mean being burned to death by the spreading fire before you even get out.
For a moment, the bandits were extremely flustered and were put at a disadvantage.
Seeing this, Zhao Cheng was furious and shouted, "Lu Cijian, are you crazy? Get those people out of the way, or we'll all die here together!"
Lu Cijian just smiled and instead of answering him, he said, "Aren't you curious about why the fire spread so rapidly?"
Even if it were doused with kerosene, it couldn't possibly burn that quickly in such a short time.
Zhao Cheng was taken aback, then suddenly remembered something and angrily said, "You did this on purpose! Did you already know we were on this island? You took advantage of the windmills at the foot of the mountain."
Those windmills have been there since they arrived on the island. They thought they were just pieces of junk, but now they've become their death knell.
No wonder the fire spread so rapidly, almost instantly from discovery to spread.
The windmill, fueled by kerosene, caused the people inside to lose their way before they could even react, enveloped in thick smoke.
The thought that his 20,000 elite troops were now trapped in the forest enraged him, and his moves became even more ferocious.
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