Lu Tu lowered his voice and said, "Check the surroundings to see if anyone is lying in ambush!"
"yes!"
After saying this, Lü Tu took the lead and sneaked into the darkness with his knife. If anyone dared to assassinate him, they would be walking right into his trap.
When it comes to assassination, he's the master!
He soon spotted a line of footprints not far away. After crouching down to examine them, he found that there were three people in the footprints. Judging from the shoe size and the depth of the footprints, all three were large, muscular men.
By this time, the others had finished their search, shook their heads at Lü Tu, and everyone gathered around the room where Ban Yingying was.
At that moment, all that could be heard was the sound of a woman crying softly inside. Ban Wei was worried about his sister and was about to rush in with his knife, but Lu Tu stopped him and signaled him not to be impulsive.
Judging from the sounds, the three burly men were not bullying the women in the room. On the contrary, they were trying to persuade them that if they rushed in, the cramped space might cause bloodshed or even death.
Lu Tu quietly approached the only window and whispered in the ear, "Miss Wang, the young master sent me to invite you home. Please stop being so willful."
"Mmm...mmm."
Lu Tu gestured for everyone to hide. Even though Ban Wei was anxious, he had no choice but to listen to Lu Tu at this point.
Before long, Wang Miaoling's voice came: "Fine, I agree to go back, but you have to find my mother's body!"
The burly man inside the room said in a deep voice, "Young master is sending men to wipe out those bandits while searching for Madam's body. Miss, don't worry, we will definitely find it."
"Alright, let's go. It's not comfortable staying here."
The wooden door creaked open, and as three burly men stepped out, Lü Tu slashed at the last man with his sword.
The sound of bones breaking rang out as Lü Tu's blade pierced the burly man's shoulder blade. The man, however, was incredibly tough; he held onto the blade tightly, preventing Lü Tu from pulling it out, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Go! Go back and report!"
Upon seeing this, the two burly men in front did not hesitate at all, and carried Wang Miaoling away, leaving only the maid Cuiguo behind, who was so frightened that she panicked and stood there. Although she could see that the person who made the move was Lü Tu, her young mistress was still being carried away, so she gritted her teeth and quickly jogged to catch up.
But the burly man hadn't run two steps before Banwei and his men stopped him: "Put him down!"
The burly man shouted, "A bunch of country bumpkins dare to block my way? Get out of my way!" As he spoke, he swung his long knife in a wide arc and slashed at me.
Seeing his recklessness, the crowd could only temporarily avoid his attacks, but they were still trapped in the middle.
Ban Wei quickly took advantage of the chaos to run into the house to check on Ban Yingying's condition, and soon ran out to report to Lü Tu: "Sir, they are all fine, they were just tied up."
Lu Tu was relieved after hearing this.
Although the two burly men were tall and strong, they were in a very passive position while carrying Wang Miaoling. They were stabbed here and there and soon fell to the ground with serious injuries. Wang Miaoling was also pulled down by Lü Tu.
Seeing that Liu Hu was about to slit Liu Hu's throat, Lü Tu hurriedly shouted, "Leave him alive!"
Upon hearing this, the others immediately pounced on them, unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks until the two men passed out on the spot.
Lu Tu waved his hand and said, "Take them to the drill ground! Liu Hu, tonight you will lead your men to increase patrols and prevent the thieves from breaking in again."
"Yes, sir!"
As for Wang Miaoling? Lu Tu wasn't in the mood to deal with her for the time being. If she didn't want to die, she would have no choice but to stay obediently in the village.
After everyone followed Lü Tu to the night watchman's house in the training ground, Lü Tu ordered someone to bring well water to wake the two men up.
Upon seeing Lü Tu, the burly man exclaimed in shock, "You bastard, how dare you kill my brother?"
Liu Hong stepped forward and slapped the man, knocking out two of his teeth: "Insolence! How dare you disrespect the Captain!"
The burly man spat out two bloody teeth and grinned, "So it's Lu Tu. You're quite skilled. It seems my brother's death at your hands wasn't unjust!"
Lu Tu saw their reactions and realized that they were not assassins; assassins wouldn't talk so much.
"Speak, who sent you?"
Upon hearing this, another burly man laughed loudly: "Grandpa, I'm a bandit, how could I betray my employer?"
Lu Tu nodded: "It seems you're still a petty thief with principles. How much money did Xu Jing give you?"
"Hmph! Don't try to trick us. Even if you kill my brother and me, you won't reveal a single word to us!"
"It's rare to run into a petty thief with a brain. I almost mistook you for one of those idiots I used to know. Since you're not afraid of death, are you afraid of me torturing you?"
The burly man snorted coldly: "I've heard that Lü Tu is a great hero who killed the Wuhuan, but I didn't expect him to be such a villain who tortures people. Since that's the case, what are you hesitating for? Bring on whatever tricks you have, and let grandpa see what you're capable of!"
Liu Hong sneered, "Fine, I'll see how tough you are!" With that, he grabbed the strong man's leg with his knife, preparing to sever his Achilles tendon.
But Lu Tu stopped him: "Hey! Since everyone praises me as a great hero, how can I use such barbaric methods?"
The burly man sneered: "You're not so bad after all. If you've got the guts, let me go and fight you one-on-one!"
Lu Tu curled his lip in disdain: "Just the two of you tied together are a waste of time. Liu Hong, go get a handkerchief and a bucket of water!"
Liu Hong had recently grown increasingly respectful of Lü Tu, and without the slightest hesitation, he went to fetch the items as instructed.
Lu Tu pointed to the ground: "Press them both down!"
"Come on, show me some tough moves and let Grandpa see what you're made of, or Grandpa will look down on you!"
Liu Yang, Zhao Liang, and the others who were listening in clenched their jaws: "Big brother, let me torture him to death by a thousand cuts!"
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