Enraged, Chai Yong drew his sword: "If you want to fight, then fight! Don't try to use me to threaten my lord!" He was about to charge at Xu Jing when his attack was blocked by the surrounding assassins.
Lu Tu shouted from afar, "Chai Yong, stop! Xu Jing, I'll count to three for you. If you don't release my men, you can just wait to die!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Jing laughed in anger: "Lu Tu, you're still as arrogant as before! I don't understand what you're so arrogant about? Why can you still talk back to me when you have so many fewer people than me and have left the village?"
At that moment, Chai Yong was kicked hard in the back, and several knives were immediately held to his neck. Chai Yong shouted at Lü Tu, "Brother, take the brothers back quickly, don't worry about me!"
Nie Yun and the others also raised their composite bows in unison, each arrow with a detonator attached, and all looked at Lü Tu, hoping he would quickly make a decision and give the order.
Lu Tu has the perfect timing. Xu Jing's hardwood bows might not be able to hit them, while their composite bows can hit almost anything. In this respect, they undoubtedly have an absolute advantage.
Lu Tu raised his hand, signaling Nie Yun and the others not to rush. After all, Chai Yong and his group still had more than 30 people. Lu Tu did not have the habit of easily abandoning his brothers, but he also could not let Xu Jing see his weakness.
Then he shouted to Xu Jing, "Three, two..."
Xu Jing's face twitched violently! He hadn't expected Lü Tu to dare to continue counting; it seemed Lü Tu was really planning to kill him.
Just as Lü Tu was about to utter the word, Xu Jing spoke up: "Lü Tu, I didn't come here today to cause trouble for you!"
Lu Tu stared at him with icy eyes: "Enough with the nonsense. I'll give you three sentences to explain your purpose, or you'll die with Chai Yong!"
Xu Jing angrily said, "Lu Tu, don't play dumb with me. Don't think I don't know you. Do you really want your subordinates to die? Or to be killed by your own hands?"
Upon hearing this, everyone around Lü Tu turned to look. They naturally understood that what Xu Jing said was true, and therefore could better understand Lü Tu's current feelings. Getting Lü Tu to kill his own brother was even more difficult than getting him to stab himself twice!
Lu Tu smiled coldly and shouted at Chai Yong, "Chai Yong, let me ask you, if I let you die, will you agree?"
Chai Yong grinned and said, "I, Chai Yong, should have died in the cowshed a year ago. It was you, brother, who thought highly of me, who not only saved me but also freed me from slavery, gave me a wife, and allowed me to have descendants. My life belongs to you, brother. I'm going to die now, hahahaha!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chai Yong stretched his neck and rushed toward the blade beside him, but Xu Jing had his men move it aside.
At this moment, Xu Jing's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He knew he had made a mistake. He hadn't expected that Lü Tu could train these guys with independent personalities into such people, almost as many as his own assassins.
But his elite warriors were trained over nearly twenty years by the entire White Lotus Sect; they weren't the kind of people like Lü Tu could subdue in half a year.
In this respect, Xu Jing discovered that he had lost to Lü Tu once again, and this feeling of defeat almost drove him mad!
"Lu Tu! I know Zhao Wuyou wants to kill you, and Ye Qingyu wants to kill you too. Even the Red Turban Army in the direction of Longcheng sees you as a thorn in their side. Don't you need any allies?"
Upon hearing this, Lü Tu gave a disdainful and contemptuous smile: "Allies? Are you talking about yourself?"
“That’s right! My White Lotus Sect has millions of followers throughout the world. As long as I, Xu Jing, raise my arm and call, I can immediately gather an army of a million. Why don’t you form an alliance with me?”
Lu Tu shook his head calmly: "Since you have so many troops, why don't you go and contend for the Central Plains? Why bother with my petty squabbles?"
His words struck a nerve with Xu Jing, something Xu Jing had anticipated beforehand.
He explained, "It's a long story, but I need the support of the six border garrisons!"
Lu Tu instantly guessed what was going on and bluntly asked everyone present, "Oh? In that case, can I assume you're plotting treason? Or are you trying to collude with the Wuhuan dogs?"
Xu Jing looked at the composite bows beside Lü Tu with some envy, a detail that Lü Tu also noticed.
It seems that Lu Tu guessed correctly. The reason why Xu Jing came to negotiate with him must be because he heard from the Wuhuan people that he possessed explosives and a composite bow.
You should know that when Xu Jing attacked the village before, he had already mastered gunpowder. Although that stuff was far less powerful than Lu Tu's explosives, he also understood how rare explosives were.
Furthermore, with the Great Yu court currently suppressing the White Lotus Sect, Xu Jing no longer possesses the strength he claims to have.
"Your so-called rallying of a million soldiers is nothing compared to your ability to conjure soldiers from beans. That might fool some people. But there's no point in talking to me. If you want to live, there's only one way: release Chai Yong!"
Upon hearing this, Chai Yong burst into laughter: "Well said, brother! The best thing I've ever done in my life is to follow you. Brothers, I have no regrets even if I die now!"
With this back-and-forth exchange, before even making a move, Lü Tu had already severely suppressed Xu Jing's momentum.
If it weren't for the fact that most of the men Xu Jing brought this time were suicide soldiers, the morale of the army would probably have collapsed by now.
Xu Jing angrily said, "Lu Tu, let me tell you the truth, the Red Turban Army in Longcheng will soon break through the city, and their next target will be you. I still have tens of thousands of men in Huai Shuo, Wuchuan. If you don't want your family to be destroyed, the only way is to form an alliance with me!"
Lu Tu raised an eyebrow: "An alliance is fine, but first let me see your sincerity. Release Chai Yong!"
Seeing his hesitation, Xu Jing's men quickly stepped forward to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, do not believe Lu Tu's nonsense! That boy is wicked!"
After pondering for a moment, Xu Jing waved his hand and said, "Let go of that piece of trash! He's just a pawn. I'm here today to talk business."
Chai Yong and more than twenty others were quickly surrounded by blocks and immediately ran towards Lü Tu.
Seeing that Chai Yong was safe, Nie Yun, Liu Hong, and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Now all they needed was Lü Tu's order; whether to fight or negotiate was up to Lü Tu.
In fact, Lu Tu also wanted to start fighting immediately, but he was still curious about why Xu Jing was telling him all this. The most important thing was that Xu Jing seemed to have a lot of information, more than Lu Tu.
"Xu Jing, tell me, how do you want to cooperate with me?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Jing said loudly, "You know that my White Lotus Sect has followers all over the world. How about we cooperate to seize this world together?"
These words shocked the entire audience!
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