The Han man had never suffered such hardship. Ever since the Southern Kingdom forced able-bodied men to join the army, he had always been the one bullying others, and very few people had ever been able to bully him.
Although there were instances of bullying, they were all minor skirmishes. Now, having his arm chopped off right away, the big man was in so much pain that he immediately felt dizzy and numb to the pain.
"Great...hero..." the big man muttered incessantly. He was no longer able to distinguish what he was saying and could only keep begging for mercy. In the end, he lost too much blood and fainted.
As soon as the big man fell, the others immediately went weak in the knees. Among their small guard, the big man was the strongest, having chopped down countless people with his axe.
So the big man was the captain of this small guard; they were just a few ordinary soldiers.
He just follows the team leader everywhere he goes.
"I...I said...Please don't hurt me, hero!" a soldier immediately said.
Chen Zhou nodded in satisfaction, released his foot from the person's back, and leaned closer.
"Then hurry up and tell me," Chen Zhou said expressionlessly. He had no reason to feel any pity for someone like this.
"That uncle... was taken away by the patrol captain. These two ordinary residents were carrying a large sum of money, and the captain suspected them. But they resisted fiercely, so the captain ordered us to take action... But we really didn't kill anyone... We let the old woman go..."
After saying that, Chen Zhou snatched the sword from his hand, swung it once, and the soldier lost consciousness.
Chen Zhou now roughly understands what happened, and in the end, it was he who harmed the couple.
If I hadn't given them that silver note, they wouldn't have gone to the Southern Kingdom's capital, they wouldn't have been discovered by those greedy soldiers, and if they hadn't been discovered, the old woman wouldn't have died!
Chen Zhou is very sad and also very angry.
The only thing he can do now is to save his uncle!
"You two should know what happens if you don't tell the truth, right?" Chen Zhou said bluntly.
The remaining two lay obediently on the ground, not daring to make any movement. They had witnessed with their own eyes that the two men who had just been chatting and laughing with them were now decapitated.
The scene was extremely chaotic, with the crowd rushing into the city like madmen, including many civilians who were never allowed to enter the Southern City.
Taking advantage of the chaos, they were finally able to enter the Southern City.
After the soldiers guarding the city gave the signal, they immediately surrounded Chen Zhou.
"Wu Xuefeng! You know the consequences if you betray the captain!" one of the soldiers surrounding Chen Zhou shouted, and the soldier who had just been subdued by Chen Zhou immediately deflated.
The soldier named Wu Xuefeng was now in a dilemma. If he disobeyed Chen Zhou, he would die. Even if he survived, he would still die if the captain found out.
Since death is inevitable anyway, why not live a little longer?
Wu Xuefeng understood and immediately shouted, "If the captain wanted to embezzle that uncle's wealth, he would have arrested him and taken him to the guard team long ago!"
This loud shout was an outburst from Wu Xuefeng, who had been holding it in for a long time.
They worked diligently for the battalion commander, but instead of showing them any appreciation and increasing their pay, the commander would find various excuses to deduct it! And now he was even trying to embezzle the money!
The soldiers surrounding Chen Zhou looked at each other, having assumed their captain would give them a share.
"Stop daydreaming! When has the captain ever given you any extra pay?"
Wu Xuefeng spoke loudly again.
His words were like bayonets, deeply piercing the hearts of every soldier.
"Don't listen to his lies! Everyone, charge! If we take down this enemy, our pay will definitely increase!" a respected soldier shouted.
Upon hearing this, Wu Xuefeng buried his head in his hands and lay on the ground in anguish, realizing that there were still people who remained obstinate.
The Southern Kingdom was already a weak and declining empire on the Tianyun Continent, and with its small population, it had always had a policy of forced conscription.
These people were all forcibly conscripted into the guard.
The guards were said to be upholding imperial power and protecting the people.
In reality, they guard this gate every day, deducting money from ordinary residents passing by. The higher-ups know about this, but they mostly turn a blind eye.
As long as it doesn't affect public order, the royal family doesn't care how much is embezzled.
And they are perfectly capable of maintaining public order and contributing to the Southern Kingdom.
“Tell me where your battalion commander is, and you won’t need to see these two,” Chen Zhou said, looking at the soldiers who looked full of enthusiasm.
These soldiers were all young and strong men. In this peaceful era, they had never experienced any war and had virtually no combat experience. They were all farmers in the village and were brought here to join the guard without any clear understanding of what was going on.
Seeing the two people lying quietly on the ground, they felt a deep sense of fear.
"Captain...I don't think all of us combined are a match for him..." A soldier, trembling, raised his spear and slowly spoke to the soldier who had just spoken.
The one who spoke just now was the captain of a squad, just like that big man.
"Shut up! We've already sent the signal. We just need to wait for the captain to arrive. The captain is a cultivator; capturing this brat will be a piece of cake for him," the squad leader said.
They all knew that the captain had joined the Sword Cloud Sect at a young age, learned immortal arts, and then secretly went down the mountain to the Southern Kingdom, where he defeated the then captain and became the captain.
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