Enraged by Lü Tu's extremely contemptuous tone, the man shouted, "Do you know who I am? I am Yuan Xu, the Benevolent and Brave Colonel of Huai Shuo Town. I have been ordered by my Commandant of Huai Shuo to take over this coal mine. How dare you tell me to get lost?"
Lu Tu stared at him coldly, his lips barely moving: "I'll count to three. If you don't leave, you'll stay forever!"
He had heard Yuan Xu and Nie Yun's conversation clearly. The people from Huai Shuo dared to extend their reach to him and were so arrogant towards his own brothers. Naturally, Lü Tu would not give them any face.
After saying that, he held up three fingers: "Three, two."
At this moment, Yuan Xu felt his scalp tingling. He had only heard that Lu Tu was very arrogant and powerful, but he did not expect that the pressure he felt when facing him in person today would be so strong!
Yuan Xu glanced at Lü Tu, who was not carrying any weapons. At such close range, Lü Tu couldn't kill him, and Yuan Xu's side had several hundred more men than Lü Tu's.
"What are you counting? I have the documents here! You dare to disobey the imperial decree?" Yuan Xu said, quickly taking out the documents. Only then did his fear subside.
Lu Tu didn't even bother to glance at the document, and said to himself, "Your chance is gone, one!"
After saying that, Lü Tu spurred his warhorse and walked unhurriedly toward Yuan Xu.
Every hoofbeat of the warhorse seemed to pound on Yuan Xu's heart, making his eyelids twitch wildly!
He was used to being domineering in Huai Shuo, and he was always the one who was more arrogant than others. When had he ever seen someone as arrogant as Lü Tu?
If such a person is not insane, then he must possess unparalleled strength; otherwise, he could not cultivate such domineering aura!
At this moment, Yuan Xu was already having second thoughts. If Lü Tu wasn't there, he wouldn't be afraid of any number of people like Nie Yun and his men. But Lü Tu was right in front of him. Even though he knew that hundreds of his men were watching him, he could only take the initiative to show weakness and say, "I have long heard of Captain Lü's reputation. Seeing him today, I can see that he is indeed extraordinary. Hahaha!"
As he laughed, the soldiers behind him secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They were just joking; they were just soldiers, earning a meager monthly salary. Why risk their lives for someone?
They usually just play guerrilla warfare with the Karasuma people, but this guy in front of them is a nemesis that even the Karasuma people fear!
However, Lu Tu and his hundreds of men stared coldly at Yuan Xu, forcing Yuan Xu to awkwardly stop laughing. Seeing that Lu Tu showed no intention of stopping, he quickly smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "Since Commandant Lu is unwilling, I will come another day."
"I told you, you can't leave!" At this moment, Lü Tu had already moved within reach of Yuan Xu, and his large, fan-like hand grabbed him.
Yuan Xu finally panicked and hurriedly tried to draw his sword from his waist, but he was no match for Lü Tu.
After Lu Tu slapped Yuan Xu's sword back into its sheath, he slapped Yuan Xu across the face, knocking him off his horse. Liu Yang, Nie Yun, and the others rushed forward and held their swords to Yuan Xu's neck, shouting at the Huai Shuo border troops opposite them, "Anyone who dares to take another step forward, I will take their head!"
At this moment, the people of Huai Shuo Town were dumbfounded. Even though they came here to cause trouble, they did not expect to encounter such an unreasonable person as Lü Tu. Even if the leaders of the two sides were not giving each other face, they would still say a few polite words.
But Lu Tu was different. He didn't bother to say a word of nonsense. He just counted to three and then immediately took action, binding Yuan Xu, who held the same rank as him, on the spot. What should they do now?
At this moment, Yuan Xu was desperate. Losing face in front of so many of his men would be a stain on his life, even if he returned unscathed. He cursed at Lü Tu, "Lü Tu, what are you pretending for? If you have the guts, kill me! I don't believe you dare to oppose Huai Shuo. Even your Wu Chuan Commandant Yun Tian wouldn't dare!"
Lu Tu looked down at him condescendingly and spat in his face with disdain, saying, "You brainless idiot, who said they were going to kill you? I don't believe that if I tied you up, your captain wouldn't pay to ransom you. In my eyes, a piece of trash like you isn't even worth a pound of millet."
Yuan Xu felt a chill run down his spine and exclaimed in shock, "You...you actually dare to use me to blackmail Commander Zhao? Aren't you afraid of being investigated later?"
“Commander Zhao? I’m not afraid of any commander.” Upon hearing this surname, Lu Tu’s lips curled into a barely perceptible smile.
He remembered the name Lord Zhao of Huai Shuo very clearly. He had plotted against him several months ago, and this Commandant Zhao had probably been planning in Wuchuan for many years. His ambition was definitely not small.
Since that's the case, there's no need to weigh the pros and cons anymore. Anyway, the two sides have already clashed in secret. Thinking of this, Lü Tu looked at Nie Yun: "Did he insult you before?"
Nie Yun looked troubled and said, "I did scold him."
"Then why don't you curse back?"
"I...I wanted to reason with him."
Lu Tu nodded and continued, "Does that make sense?"
Nie Yun lowered his head, looking embarrassed, and said, "Brother, I chickened out just now. I saw that he did indeed have the documents of the Commandant of Huai Shuo Town in his hand."
Lu Tu didn't continue to make things difficult for Nie Yun in front of so many people. He said loudly, "It's human nature to be cowardly, it's normal. Look at him now, isn't he even more cowardly than you?"
Nie Yun nodded in shame: "I understand, elder brother."
Lu Tu shouted, "Yuan Xu insulted us, so tear his mouth apart! He just told us to get lost, so break his legs. Do I need to teach him that?"
These words shocked the entire audience!
Not only were the people of Huai Shuo shocked, but even their own people were stunned.
No one expected that Lu Tu was not only arrogant when dealing with the Wuhuan people, but also when dealing with his fellow border soldiers!
Yuan Xu struggled and said, "Lu Tu, how can you be so unreasonable? We are colleagues, after all. How can you torture me like this?"
Lu Tu curled his lip in disdain: "Didn't you just say you're unreasonable? What a coincidence, I'm never reasonable either!"
At this moment, a young man stepped forward from the Huai Shuo formation and shouted at Lü Tu, "Lü Tu, who do you think you are? What gives you the right to break our captain's leg? Even if you are the captain of Wu Chuan, you have to talk to our captain before you can touch anyone from Huai Shuo!"
“That’s right!” There were still quite a few Yuan Xu’s supporters in Huai Shuo’s formation. They had never seen Lü Tu make a move, and they simply did not believe that a mortal could be that strong. Could he possibly keep hundreds of their people here?
Most importantly, if Yuan Xu falls into Lu Tu's hands, their future will not be easy.
At this moment, Nie Yun didn't care about anything else. After being taught a lesson by Lü Tu in public, he was already ashamed. Now that he had a chance to take revenge, and it was at Lü Tu's behest, why would he hold back?
With a kick filled with rage, he stomped directly on Yuan Xu's shinbone. A cracking sound of bones breaking rang out, and everyone felt their teeth ache. Yuan Xu clutched his legs and rolled on the ground in agony.
At this moment, everyone in Huai Shuo's formation drew their swords and pointed them at Lü Tu, saying, "Release Lord Yuan, or don't blame us for being impolite!"
Lu Tu looked at them with disdain: "A bunch of trash who only dare to draw their swords against their own people, do you think you can threaten me? Get back to Huai Shuo!"
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