The man in black looked at the group with a cold smile, as if they were lambs to the slaughter.
"My lord, my lord, spare my life!"
One of them was so frightened that he fell to the ground.
The man in black, growing impatient, grabbed the man who had fallen to the ground by the collar and roared, "Get up! Run, you bastard!"
Helpless, the man struggled to keep his trembling legs up, waving his arms and shouting as he ran in the opposite direction.
The man in black swung his broadsword, and the man suddenly fell to the ground, half of his head gone.
Seeing this, the others were terrified and ran away as fast as they could. The man in black smiled and pulled out a crossbow from his sleeve, shooting several fleeing soldiers dead with a "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."
The men who had just been lamenting their fate inside the cave were now lifeless, lying on the dusty slopes of Siming Mountain.
After dealing with the deserters expressionlessly, the man in black returned to the village along a winding path.
Upon entering the hall, he knelt on the ground, looked at the two people sitting in the main seats, and respectfully said, "Boss, Right Wise King, all the deserters have been killed by your subordinates."
"Please rest assured, sir and Right Wise King."
Lu Ba, the biggest leader of the Jiangning bandits, who was sitting on a tiger-skin chair, and the Right Wise King of Beiliang, who was sitting on a bear-skin cushion, nodded in satisfaction.
After the death of the Prince of Jin, the Right Wise King originally planned to return to Beiliang to devise a plan to remove Baili Yingfeng from the throne. However, before he found a good way, it would be better to let Nanyang fall into chaos first.
He wanted to throw the world into chaos, because only when the world was in chaos would he have a chance to become the ruler of Northern Liang.
The terrain advantages of Siming Mountain in Jiangning, as well as the bandits there, could be put to his use.
Then, he could throw all the dirty water on Baili Yingfeng, and once the war broke out, when Baili Yingfeng and the Emperor of Nanyang were fighting, he could reap the benefits.
"Yes, you handled this matter well."
The bandits were secretly training their troops in the stronghold. After discovering that the number of soldiers was not right, the bandit leader Lu Ba immediately realized that there were deserters.
Deserters must never be left alive.
"With a major battle imminent, no deserter can be left alive."
"Absolutely no word of this can be leaked. The general who came to Jiangning last time seems to be a prince."
“They’ve arrested a lot of our people. If word gets out, they might find our hideout.”
"That man is a formidable opponent. Although he has returned to the capital, he must have left spies in Jiangning. We must not let our guard down."
"If the people in the capital find out about Siming Mountain, our grand plan will be ruined."
"Don't worry, boss, I'll keep a close eye on the people on the mountain!"
Lu Ba stroked his chin and looked at the kneeling leader on the ground, saying, "Well, I trust you to handle this matter. You can go and rest now."
"The Right Wise King and I still have matters to discuss."
"Yes, boss."
The minor leader bowed and left. Before leaving, he waved his hand, leading all the henchmen, beauties, and maids out of the hall.
Only Lu Ba and the Right Wise King remained in the hall. The Right Wise King picked up the large brown wine bowl, took a sip of strong liquor, grinned, and waited for the burning sensation to gradually dissipate. He then let out a satisfied sigh and slowly said, "Last time, the person who came to investigate was Jin Jinzhi."
"This person was originally General Xiao Jin stationed in the northern frontier, and was later enfeoffed as the King of Jibei."
"They are a formidable opponent."
"If he hadn't come, we wouldn't have lost so many brothers inside."
"Furthermore, those people's families are all in our hands. Even if Jin Jinzhi captured them, they would just be a bunch of assassins. He won't be able to find any clues."
"Kim Jin-ji, King of Jibei, this man is a stumbling block to our great cause. The Right Wise King's intention is..."
Lu Ba hesitated for a moment, then made a slashing motion at his neck, his eyes gleaming. "Sir, should we send someone to kill him?"
The Right Wise King put down his wine bowl in surprise, looking at Lu Ba as if he were a fool. "Trying to assassinate him?"
"With just these people from your mountain stronghold?"
He sneered, "Although the men here are all brave and fearless, and their training has yielded some results these past few days."
"But it's only enough to deal with ordinary soldiers."
"He's far from being able to deal with Jin Jinzhi. Even if dozens of people attacked him together, he would still find a way to escape."
Lu Ba frowned.
"If I could really assassinate him, I would have done it long ago. Why would I leave such a formidable opponent, this scourge, alive until today?" The Right Wise King revealed a disdainful expression, picked up his wine bowl, and took another big gulp.
Lu Ba was stunned for a moment, not expecting that even the Right Wise King couldn't do anything to him: "So this King of Jibei is so powerful."
"Back then, I wanted to support Prince Jin. Prince Jin sent assassins to kill him, but he was too incompetent, and the assassins all died."
"Later, the Prince of Jin and his family were imprisoned in the northern prison and then executed."
"The emperor of Nanyang is truly ruthless!"
"They kill their own brothers and sisters without hesitation, and behead them without a second thought."
Lu Ba snorted coldly. He thought to himself that it was fortunate he hadn't surrendered to the imperial court. He hadn't gone to the capital when the court offered amnesty a few years ago. If he had handed over his soldiers and brothers back then, he probably would have been dead long ago.
In retrospect, following the Right Wise King in his great endeavors was the right decision.
"As for the King of Jibei, I have my own methods. I have already invited the Poison Sect of the Right Wing of Beiliang to come over."
"The Poison Sect?"
Lu Ba had heard some things about the Poison Sect of Beiliang. It was rumored that these Poison Sect members had lived near the northern border since childhood, had come into contact with a great many poisons, and had tested poisons on themselves. They had long been immune to all poisons, had a great understanding of poisons, and were experts in developing poisons.
"The Right Wise King is brilliant."
Lu Ba nodded. He needed the Right Wise King's power, so even though he was on his own territory, he treated him with great respect.
"Now that we are working together on something important, there's no need to be so formal."
The Right Wise King patted Lu Ba on the shoulder, "Five days from now, the Poison Sect of the Right Division of Northern Liang will arrive. At that time, no matter how skilled King Ren Jibei is, he won't be able to escape this time."
The Right Wise King clenched his fist and crushed the walnut in his hand.
"In five days, we will launch an attack on the city!"
"I will follow the Right Wise King's arrangements in all matters!"
...
In Nanyang, the capital city, a carriage was parked in front of the Prince of Jibei's mansion.
Just as Jin Jinzhi, Cao Canjun, and Yan Ying came out, Shangguan Wanwan gracefully stepped down from the carriage.
She dressed up especially for today, wearing a long pink dress, a pink flower hairpin in her hair, pink flower earrings, and a pink butterfly choker.
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