After leaving the restaurant, Lu Da stormed off towards Zheng the butcher's shop in the west of the town. Passersby, seeing Lu Da's angry and hostile demeanor, quickly gave him a wide berth, then followed him, knowing there was bound to be some excitement.
Lu Da was known in Weizhou for his chivalry and willingness to stand up for the weak, which earned him the respect of some people.
"Zheng Tu!" When Lu Da arrived at the butcher shop in the west of the city, he saw Zheng Tu fanning himself and enjoying the cool air while his apprentices were selling meat. He called out from afar.
"Commander!" Seeing Lu Da storming in, Zheng Tu sensed something was wrong and quickly greeted him with a smile. He then called to a few apprentices, "Hurry up and bring the commander a stool and some tea!"
Zheng Tu thought to himself, "As the saying goes, one shouldn't hit a smiling face. I have no leverage over Lu Da, so even if I'm angry, Lu Da can't just let it out."
Upon seeing Zheng Tu, Lu Da was not in a hurry. He waited until the butcher's apprentices brought stools and tea, and until a large number of villagers had gathered around before taking out a gold token from his pocket, showing it to Zheng Tu, and asking, "Do you know what this is, you scoundrel?"
Zheng Tu looked at it and saw the three large characters "Great General" on it, and the two smaller characters "Divine Might" in the upper right corner. Having already heard the rumors that the Divine Might General had come to Weizhou, Zheng Tu's heart trembled, but he dared not say it. After a moment's thought, he said, "Commander, I am illiterate, but I know that this is gold."
As Zheng Tu spoke, he quietly took two steps back and said, "Does the Commander want to buy meat? I'll go and get a few patties for you right away."
"You can't read? Well then, I'll tell you what this is today!" Seeing Zheng Tu's expression, Lu Da sneered and showed the waist token to the pig-selling apprentices and servants, as well as the surrounding villagers. He loudly proclaimed, "This is the waist token of the Divine Might General. The Divine Might General ordered me to come here with his waist token to kill you and drag your corpse back."
After saying this, Lu Da put the waist token into his pocket, drew his sword, and charged at Zheng.
"My God, it's actually General Shenwei's waist token."
"Zheng Tu is doomed this time."
"That bastard Zheng Tu, who's worse than a pig or a dog, has finally gotten his comeuppance."
Upon hearing Zheng Tu's words, the surrounding villagers immediately began to discuss among themselves, freely uttering words they wouldn't normally dare to say.
"Spare me, Commander!" Zheng Tu was terrified and ran away as fast as he could. He shouted, "I work for the government, you can't kill me, you can only arrest me."
At the same time, Zheng Tu shouted to his apprentices and servants, "Quickly stop the commander!"
"Zheng Tu, the Divine Might General has been ordered to suppress bandits. The Divine Might General said that your behavior is no different from that of bandits who rob and kidnap women on the road. You are undoubtedly a bandit. He ordered me to just drag the corpse back. Anyone who dares to stop me will be punished as a member of the same kind." Lu Da shouted loudly as he chased after Zheng Tu, so that more people could hear him.
Zheng Tu's apprentices and servants stood rooted to the spot, not daring to move. Even if they were fools, they knew of the mighty General Shenwei's reputation and had heard that he had killed a bandit in the middle of the city that morning without even going through the interrogation process. Now, who would dare to stop him?
"Zheng Tu, you scoundrel, prepare to die!" After shouting, Lu Da put all his strength into his feet and ran a few steps before catching up with Zheng Tu. Instantly, he raised his knife and slashed Zheng Tu in the back.
Zheng Tu immediately collapsed to the ground, spitting out two mouthfuls of blood before losing his breath.
"Killing you, you bandit and scum, is General Shenwei's order." After killing Zheng the butcher, Lu Da pointed at Zheng's corpse and said, then grabbed Zheng's body by the feet and dragged it towards the restaurant. As he walked, he shouted to the villagers who had quickly moved away, "Fellow villagers, make way! I still need to drag this wretch back to report to General Shenwei."
Behind them, after Lu Da's shouts, both the apprentice butcher Xiao Si and Zheng Tu's son, who had run out of the house upon hearing the commotion, stood rooted to the spot, too afraid to move.
"Make way!" A shout came from the street. Yang Zhi arrived with his guards, their armor rattling as they ran.
After Yang Zhi and the others arrived, they glanced at Lu Da dragging Zheng Tu's corpse but didn't say anything. Instead, they quickly surrounded Zheng Tu's apprentices and servants and shouted, "By order of the Divine Might General, Zheng Tu's family and his apprentices and servants who sell meat are all to be taken away. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed!"
After saying this, Yang Zhi led his men to capture the person. Anyone who resisted or tried to run away was punched and kicked. With a broadsword at their neck, they had no choice but to leave. If they moved and slit their own throats, they could only blame themselves for not listening to advice.
"Let's go watch the show and see how the Divine General will deal with these bullies."
"It is said that the Divine General is a master of magic, capable of subduing demons and monsters."
"Let's go take a look."
"I wonder who it was that managed to get General Shenwei involved."
"Go and see for yourself, you'll find out."
As Lu Da dragged away Zheng Tu's corpse and Yang Zhi and his gang of thugs, the villagers hurriedly followed. Some vendors even abandoned their stalls to witness the gratifying moment.
Along the way, the crowd initially avoided Lu Da as he dragged his corpse, but after hearing what the villagers had to say, they became excited, and the scene was even more lively than when they went to watch an execution.
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"General, I've dragged the body of that rogue scoundrel Zheng Tu here." Back at the restaurant, Lu Da grabbed one of Zheng Tu's corpses by the foot and carried it up to the second floor, leaving a trail of blood along the way. Although dragging the corpse was a bit horrifying, Lu Da believed that this was the Divine General's way of intimidating others, so he dragged Zheng Tu's two-hundred-pound body all the way here.
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