Chapter 381 Brother, I'm Sorry
"In my opinion, the man who married a woman like her isn't exactly smart. That brat next to her cries and screams all day long; I just want to slap him to death."
"That's what the bearded man said."
Upon hearing this, the one-eyed second-in-command beside him clasped his hands and said, "Brother, what's the matter? You should quickly provide a plan. I suspect this woman is no ordinary peasant woman; she seems..."
"Just say what you want to say." Changshan frowned and looked over.
The one-eyed man's expression was also unpleasant. He leaned closer and said, "Judging from her appearance, she seems to have dealings with people sent by the Zhao family."
Changshan squinted slightly, subconsciously fumbling for his new tobacco pouch. Just as he was pondering this, a henchman stumbled into the room: "Big brother, no... something bad has happened!"
The henchman who barged in had a large wet patch on his crotch, and the stench of blood mixed with urine assaulted the senses. He crawled on his knees, leaving a muddy trail, but he didn't care. He just knelt on the ground and wailed, "He...he gives you one hour to see him! If you don't go, he'll...he'll..."
Changshan looked displeased: "Ha, what does he intend to do now?"
"They're going to slaughter our entire bandit den!"
Changshan slammed his pipe down and stood up.
"Who is it? How dare they be so arrogant!"
"Bullshit!" The bearded man spat. "I told you, these bastards deserve to die. Brother, the kerosene you asked us to prepare is buried in the back mountain. Just give the order, and I'll make sure they're all gone."
The bearded man's eyes flashed with ruthlessness: "Give the man surnamed Zhao what he wanted, and kill the rest of the culprits. Only then can we appease the spirit of Fourth Brother in heaven!"
As he spoke, he saw the boy lying on the ground, terrified, and immediately kicked him: "You're so scared, you're a disgrace to your grandfather."
The messenger was kicked, and the token he was holding flew away.
Changshan glanced at it indifferently, then his pupils suddenly contracted.
The next second, he flew forward almost like a blur and grabbed the henchman's collar: "This...who gave this to you?"
The underling turned pale with fright: "It's the man from the family we raided last time."
Changshan remained stunned for a long time, then subconsciously took out his brass pipe, the embers flickering in the darkness. This was the fine tobacco he had recently acquired after the raid on the Wang family, but now it burned bitterly in his throat.
His hands trembled so much that he almost dropped the pipe, and he subconsciously looked at the token.
In the center of the black iron gilded wolf head pattern was a faded character "黎" (Li), stained with blood, which stung Changshan's eyes.
The token was covered with horizontal scratches, one of which Changshan recognized.
It was a harsh winter in the early years of the prosperous reign. Li Rong, riding alone, stormed the enemy camp and rescued Li Rong, who had attempted to escape but had fallen into enemy hands. The general's silver spear had decapitated the enemy general, and he smiled as he reached out to him. At that time, that blood had splattered on the token, eerily overlapping with the blood-stained token of today.
In a daze, I realized that a wire in my brain had snapped with a bang.
Changshan, his eyes bloodshot, tore at his hair: "It's him! He's not dead! He's still alive."
He suddenly tilted his head, his cold eyes fixed on his underling: "Tell me, what did he say?"
The younger brother trembled all over, whether from Changshan or Li Rong, and began to speak incoherently: "He said that if you don't go within an hour, he will slaughter us all."
"No, why would the general slaughter me?" Changshan suddenly laughed: "Impossible, how could that be?"
"Boss, you're back. We've already killed those disobedient members of the Wang family. As for the few young women, my brother took it upon himself to leave them for us brothers to amuse ourselves, hehehe."
Just then, a burly man entered the room, his face beaming with a hint of smugness. He then chuckled and bowed to the bearded man, giving him a knowing look.
The newcomer's words struck Changshan like a hammer blow, ripping him from his fantasy of fighting alongside the general. The next second, his face drained of all color.
"Ade, you are an elite member of the Li family army, do you know what you are doing?"
The man called Ade paused for a moment, then smiled indifferently: "Brother, are you confused? We've only been soldiers for a few years, and we've been bandits for many years. We've long forgotten those old, trivial matters. Besides, wasn't this what you ordered? These are things we're used to doing."
Having said that, he grinned and said, "Big brother, we haven't had any meat in a long time, and we're getting a little impatient. How about we save the two pretty girls for you, the second and third brothers, and the rest of us can have a little fun first. Hehe."
Before he could finish speaking, Changshan's pipe pierced Ade's throat with a series of sharp sounds.
Ade's eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment. He even tried to cover his throat, but it was too late. As Changshan pulled out his pipe, he fell silent.
"Brother, you've gone mad!" The bearded man's pupils constricted sharply as he clung tightly to Ade, his eyes bloodshot as he looked at Changshan: "Even if you kill your brothers, do you think you can still become General Chang? If that person really is a general, even if you kill us all, it will be useless!"
Changshan seemed even more confused: "Yes, what's the use of killing one? I'm the one who led everyone into this mess."
The bearded man tried to save his brother, but failed. He roared, "We're bandits! To hell with that damn General Laozi, he's not one anymore! We should just charge in and win. Food, houses, and pretty women will all be ours! What are you afraid of? At worst, you'll just have a broken life."
The one-eyed man beside him also revealed a fierce expression: "Hesitation will only lead to chaos, brother. We have no other choice now!"
"Bandits?" Changshan let out a broken laugh. "Second brother, your eye was injured by the enemy. Third brother, the armor you're wearing is the one you were awarded for the victory back then. How did you become a bandit again?"
Changshan stared at his two brothers with bloodshot eyes, and the next second, he rubbed the dagger hanging at his waist.
"Brother, why are you bringing that up again? That's all... Brother... you..."
Before the bearded man could finish speaking, a dagger plunged into his neck. The red silk wrapped around the dagger's hilt was something he had specially put on it to prevent his elder brother from scratching his hand, but unexpectedly, this dagger ended up piercing his body.
Changshan's eyes were filled with a mixture of blood and tears. Suddenly, he closed his eyes tightly, and with a forceful pull, he yanked out the tightly embedded dagger, spraying blood all over the room.
"Brother, I'm sorry."
You go first.
"It won't be long before your brother comes to apologize to you."
...
With a bag of silver needles in her mouth and silver needles between her fingers, Jiang Nuanzhi moved swiftly and skillfully across the old man's body, not daring to stop for a moment.
On the couch, the blue lines on the old man's neck were spreading at a visible speed. Jiang Nuanzhi quickly pierced his skin, and a stream of dirty blood flowed out. However, it wouldn't be long before the blue lines reappeared on his neck and shoulders.
"Waiter, bring three qian (approximately 15 grams) of Bidens pilosa roasted to ash, and apply it to the affected area!"
She forced the old man's toxins out of his body, but the toxins replicated extremely quickly. Even with her poison-pushing needle technique at its fastest speed, she still couldn't stop the toxins' onslaught.
The waiter applied the medicine as Jiang Nuanzhi instructed, tears streaming down his face: "Master, don't die! Wake up! I'll never curse you behind your back again if you steal my food. Even if you put bugs in my bed, I won't spit in your tea anymore. I just wish you a long and healthy life! Waaah, God, everything I said before was a lie, please don't listen to me!"
(End of this chapter)
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