Just when everyone thought the day would pass peacefully, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the quarry.
Immediately afterwards, everyone heard the sounds of clashing swords, interspersed with screams.
"Aaaaaah, the remnants of the Northern Darkness Cult are attacking!"
"Run!"
The soldiers who had been guarding the quarry were now fleeing in all directions like madmen.
Behind them, a dozen or so assassins dressed in black were hot on their heels.
The group of prisoners were stunned by what they saw and didn't react for a moment.
puff!
It wasn't until they saw with their own eyes that an arrow pierced through the head of a soldier that the group finally realized what had happened.
"Ah, run!"
A group of prisoners dropped their hammers and chisels and hurriedly ran to the back.
They had all heard of the infamous reputation of the Northern Darkness Sect, so they dared not delay any longer.
However, the prisoners were all wearing heavy handcuffs and shackles, so they couldn't run fast at all, and a large number of them were killed in the blink of an eye.
Immediately, the prisoners' escape intensified.
After killing about ten prisoners, the group of black-clad men from the Northern Underworld Sect looked toward the center of the quarry.
"Brothers, the Prime Minister of Xia is hiding inside. Follow me and kill him! With the Prime Minister dead, the Great Xia will surely perish!"
A man in black raised his knife and roared, and the others immediately responded.
"Kill the Prime Minister of Great Xia!"
A group of people shouted and rushed over.
Only after they left did Wen Dashou, who had been hiding behind the rock, come out.
"Hmph, they're willing to spend a fortune on acting, but their acting skills are lacking!"
Wen Dashou shook his head.
The reason these people were shouting so loudly was clearly to tell him that they were going to kill Sima Lie, and that it was time for him to show his skills.
But this was exactly the moment Wen Dashou had been waiting for.
Wen Dashou picked up the hammer from the ground and swung it around casually.
"Those people are quite skilled; they must have been difficult to train. But I'm doing this to save people. I'm sure the Prime Minister won't mind if I kill a few of them!"
Wen Dashou chuckled and dragged his hammer in the direction the man in black had gone.
At this moment, in the center of the quarry, the group of men in black who had charged over were confronting Sima Lie and his men.
However, it was less of a life-or-death struggle and more of a performance for both sides.
The group of people were basically gesturing with knives from a distance.
"They're here!"
Just then, a guard who was lying on a high place watching called out in a low voice.
Upon hearing his words, the group then pretended to be locked in a fierce and evenly matched fight.
Sima Lie, on the other hand, ran outside.
"Prime Minister, run!"
"Chase after him! Don't let the Prime Minister of Xia escape!"
A group of people started shouting.
Immediately afterwards, four or five men in black chased after Sima Lie.
Sima Lie ran for a while before he saw Wen Dashou charging towards him menacingly, carrying a hammer.
"Lord Wen, run! These people are remnants of the Northern Darkness Sect!"
Sima Lie immediately started to feign concern and call out.
Upon hearing this, Wen Dashou immediately rushed behind Sima Lie and said firmly, "Prime Minister, please leave quickly. I will hold them off."
Wen Dashou gripped the hammer, staring intently at the approaching group.
"No, Lord Wen, these people are all coming for me! You must run! Don't risk your life!"
Sima Lie hurriedly began to persuade him.
However, Wen Dashou firmly shook his head.
"I have received a meal from the Prime Minister today, and I have no way to repay him. Even if I die today, I will have no regrets!"
After saying this, Wen Dashou roared and charged straight at the group of men in black who were rushing towards him.
The men in black were also stunned.
They hadn't expected this man to be so fierce, daring to face so many of them while wearing handcuffs and shackles.
boom!
Just then, Wen Dashou brought his hammer down.
Bang!
The first man in black raised his knife to parry, but under the powerful blow of Wen Dashou, his parry was useless, and he was directly smashed on the head by Wen Dashou's hammer.
In an instant, red and white splattered everywhere.
Seeing how fierce and brave this man was, the remaining men no longer dared to underestimate him and began to attack him en masse.
Despite being restricted by handcuffs and shackles, Ke Wen Da Shou was still able to wield the sledgehammer in his hand with impenetrable force.
boom!
With another hammer blow, he smashed through the chest of yet another man in black.
Such a ferocious scene made everyone's eyelids twitch.
Seeing his two disciples die so tragically, Qiu Beiming felt immense heartache.
He quickly gestured to the crowd.
Immediately, a group of the Prime Minister's subordinates who had been resisting quickly pretended to be unable to hold on and fell to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, seven or eight men in black surrounded and attacked Wen Dashou.
However, just when everyone thought that Wen Dashou would finally escape, no one noticed that a cold smile appeared on Wen Dashou's face.
Not only did he not retreat, he even launched an attack.
In the blink of an eye, he had several knife wounds on his body.
However, he also killed several men in black.
Wen Dashou dared to be so fierce at this moment because he knew very well that since Sima Lie wanted to recruit him, he would definitely not let anyone kill him.
In this way, he could both kill Sima Lie's elite troops and demonstrate his loyalty, so why not?
"Prime Minister, you must run! I can't hold them off any longer!"
After killing two more people, Wen Dashou felt that he had done enough, so he pretended to be exhausted and shouted at Sima Lie in a hoarse voice.
Then he roared again and charged at the four remaining people in front of him.
"Ah, you remnants of the Northern Darkness Sect, don't even think about touching a hair on the Prime Minister's head!"
Seeing how desperately he was trying to protect himself, Sima Lie finally believed in Wen Dashou's loyalty and immediately gestured for the remaining men to retreat.
The group felt as if they had been granted a pardon and hurriedly ran away.
"Damn it, don't run away!"
Wen Dashou tried to chase after him, but fell to the ground due to excessive force.
Sima Lie quickly stepped forward and helped him up.
"Your Excellency, please forgive me! I was useless; I didn't kill them all!"
Upon hearing Wen Dashou's words, both Sima Lie and Qiu Beiming couldn't help but twitch their lips.
They were already heartbroken by the loss of several elite soldiers, and Wen Dashou actually wanted to kill them all.
Unfortunately, they had no way to criticize Wen Dashou.
"General Wen, there's no need for this. You risked your life to save me, how could I possibly blame you!"
Sima Lie quickly spoke up.
At this moment, Qiu Beiming also came over.
"General Wen is so brave, it is really unfair that he has become a prisoner. Your Excellency, why don't we risk pleading with His Majesty to see if General Wen can be pardoned?"
Qiu Beiming cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Sima Lie.
Sima Lie first showed a troubled expression, then nodded heavily.
"Very well, this time His Majesty is about to unleash his wrath, and I will plead for General Wen's forgiveness!"
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