"Luo Yan, what exactly are you trying to do?" Shi Zhongyu looked at Luo Yan with confusion.
Luo Yan smiled knowingly and said in a deep voice, "I'm already fed up with those old men. I might as well just kill them all."
"Luo Yan, are you crazy! You won't last long if you get the position of chieftain by such means."
Luo Yan narrowed his eyes, his expression somewhat manic. "I've had enough of the Liang people's control. Suizhou has always been Qiang territory. I'm just taking back what's rightfully mine..."
Although Shi Zhongyu coveted wealth and power, he knew what was more important. Luo Yan's actions were tantamount to cutting off his escape route.
He sternly rebuked, "Luo Yan, whatever you do will inevitably invite suppression from the imperial court. Why throw an egg against a rock? Moreover, once your charge of treason is proven, the people of Suizhou will also be implicated."
Luo Yan looked at Shi Zhongyu with a cold smile and gave a wink to the attendant behind him.
The attendant understood immediately and quickly drew his sword from his waist, placing it against Shi Zhongyu's neck.
Shi Zhongyu felt a cold touch on his neck, his eyes widening in terror as he looked at Luo Yan with disbelief, demanding, "Luo Yan, what are you trying to do...?"
Luo Yan smiled. "In your words, it should be called a rebellion. In the words of the Qiang people, it is called a counterattack. Take the men away. I want to use the blood of the Liang officials to sacrifice to the Qiang flag."
At first, Shi Zhongyu couldn't understand why Luo Yan would choose to dig his own grave, but now it seems that he is taking advantage of the chaos to rise up.
The gathering of the people of Huai'an Prefecture at the county government office provided him with a perfect excuse.
And he himself became the first cannon fodder in Luo Yan's hands.
Upon thinking of this, Shi Zhongyu's face turned deathly pale. He struggled incessantly and cursed loudly.
"Luo Yan, you've ruined the Pavilion Master's plans. The Pavilion Master won't forgive you..."
Luo Yan snorted coldly, looking completely unconcerned. "Don't think I don't know who the Dark Moon Pavilion Master really is. A son of a fallen kingdom who wants to restore the previous dynasty? He's even more delusional than me. Take Shi Zhongyu away and keep a close watch on him."
Having said that, no matter how much Shi Zhongyu struggled, he was dragged away by the servants like a chick.
After watching Shi Zhongyu being dragged away, Luo Yan straightened his clothes and headed towards the council hall.
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At the same time, Ye Qingzhu was inspecting the transport wagons carrying weapons when a clear eagle cry pierced the sky, and a majestic eagle flew towards her.
Ye Qingzhu's gaze was drawn to the cry, and when she looked up, she spotted the eagle that had delivered the message.
She raised her hand, and the eagle landed steadily on her arm.
Ye Qingzhu pulled out the note from the letterbox on the eagle's leg, opened it, and his eyes narrowed slightly as he read the message, his expression somewhat surprised.
The note read, "Luo Yan has betrayed us; cut your losses as soon as possible."
After reading it, Ye Qingzhu fell silent. Just as Qinglong had guessed.
That kid surnamed Luo has ulterior motives.
Seeing that the Pavilion Master's plan had been thwarted, Ye Qingzhu immediately burned the note in her hand with a tinderbox.
After finishing these tasks, Ye Qingzhu beckoned to the attendant beside her and asked, "Where did the Azure Dragon Envoy go?"
The servant looked troubled, keeping his head down and not daring to look Ye Qingzhu in the eye, as if he had something difficult to say.
Ye Qingzhu immediately sensed something was wrong. Her gaze turned coldly to the servant, radiating a sinister aura, and she demanded, "Speak..."
Knowing Ye Qingzhu's methods, the attendant suddenly knelt before her with a thud, stammering, "The Azure Dragon Envoy... has... descended the mountain..."
"What!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhu clenched her fists in anger. The incident happened suddenly, and she had to deliver the weapon to the designated location. There was no time to clean up the place, and Qinglong was not around.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Qingzhu decided to write a letter to Qinglong to help him clean up the mess.
Shen Yao and Xiao Jieba lay in the grass, watching Ye Qingzhu carry out a full ten carriages of goods from the mountains.
Shen Yao was about to get up and follow, but the little stutterer stopped him first.
“Lord Shen, let me go. I know the roads to Suizhou better than you do.”
After listening to the stutterer's suggestion, Shen Yao thought about it and felt that what he said made sense.
He whispered a warning to the stuttering boy, "Be careful..."
The little stutterer nodded, "Lord Shen, you can rest assured!"
After saying that, the little stutterer quietly crouched down and chased after Ye Qingzhu in the direction she had left.
After Little Stutterer left, Shen Yao quickly noticed the unusual situation in the cave.
He heard pleas and cries coming from the cave, as well as the sound of weapons clashing.
Shen Yao quickly realized that something was wrong.
The cave was usually filled with sounds of fighting and cursing, but today was different; Shen Yao heard cries for help.
Without a second thought, Shen Yao gripped his knife and charged inside.
Upon entering, they discovered that the villagers were resisting, while the Dark Moon Pavilion members were carrying out a massacre.
Years of hard work had left the villagers emaciated. Their desperate resistance was nothing more than the struggle of ants in the eyes of the Dark Moon Pavilion. With a swift stroke of the blade, a life was abruptly ended by the assassin's merciless sword.
Upon seeing this, Shen Yao did not hesitate for a moment and began fighting with the assassin.
None of the hundred-plus assassins were highly skilled in martial arts, and they were probably not professional assassins trained by the Dark Moon Pavilion, so Shen Yao dealt with them effortlessly.
Shen Yao's attack was ruthless. Although he did not kill them, he severely injured them and rendered them unable to move. One by one, they fell to the ground, crying out in pain.
Before long, Shen Yao had dealt with the minions of Dark Moon Pavilion.
The villagers, seeing the man who had suddenly rushed in to save them, knelt down before him in overwhelming emotion.
"Thank you so much for saving my life... I will never forget your great kindness."
Shen Yao immediately helped the person kneeling in front of him up, saying, "Don't kneel anymore. This place is not safe to stay in. Let's leave first."
Because it was the Dark Moon Pavilion that suddenly launched a large-scale massacre of the villagers, Shen Yao, though not understanding why, sensed that something was wrong.
After rescuing the villagers, Shen Yao was afraid that the Dark Moon Pavilion would send reinforcements, so he could not take the surviving villagers away.
Shen Yao looked at the man in front of him and felt that his face was very familiar, as if he and Qiu Xiang were cut from the same mold.
"Is your sister named Qiu Xiang?"
Qiu Feng nodded. "My benefactor, how did you know about my sister?"
"Your sister sent me to rescue you. There wasn't time to explain properly. You need to quickly organize the others to leave this place..."
"And what about the benefactor?"
"Don't worry about me..."
After saying that, Shen Yao squatted down and pulled the blood-stained envelope from the man in black's chest.
As Shen Yao lay prone in the grass, he saw Ye Qingzhu hand the letter to the servant, presumably leaving a message for Qinglong.
During his battle with the Dark Moon Pavilion members, Shen Yao did not discover any trace of the Azure Dragon.
After opening the envelope, Shen Yao finally understood what had happened.
After reading the letter, Shen Yao remained silent for a moment, and a plan instantly came to mind.
Ye Qingzhu has already left, but he can't let Qinglong, who is in charge of this hideout, go.
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