On the long street, the sound of killing shook the heavens.

Under Han Lang's instruction, two thousand city defense troops of Wu'an County were stationed here, watching from the sidelines.

"What's going on?"

"The Black Water Gang is attacking this residence like madmen. Who's inside?"

"Not sure, those people seem like Vermilion Bird Guards."

The city defense troops below were completely in the dark about what was happening, feeling slightly uneasy.

Only a few Thousand Leaders knew what was about to happen in Wu'an County.

Even the Hundred Leaders could only vaguely guess, feeling apprehensive.

"No need to ask more, just follow the County Captain's orders when the time comes."

A Thousand Leader glanced around, quietly ordering the crowd, suppressing the noise.

At that moment, a figure rushed in from one end of the long street. Many city defense troops turned to see, quickly recognizing that it was Commander Li Yan!

And behind Li Yan, there were hundreds of men armed with sharp blades, murderous, pursuing all the way here.

"It's Lord Li!"

"Chasing him are people from the Marquis Wu'an's Mansion."

"Should we step in to help?"

The city defense troops whispered among themselves.

At the same time, on the other side of the long street, several hundreds of blood-soaked attendants were also dashing toward the site, led by the three siblings Li Boxiong, Li Zhongmou, and Li Junqing!

"First go help Chen Tang and the others."

Under Li Boxiong's command, many attendants of the Li Family joined the battlefield, clashing with the Black Water Gang, finally giving Chen Tang and others a moment to breathe.

Han Lang's expression turned cold, sternly saying, "Li Yan is rebelling! All of you follow my command, and kill any attendant of the Li Family without mercy!"

"Dear fellows, listen to me!"

Li Yan arrived in front of the Li family, looking at the city defense troops eager to act, loudly said, "The Huo Family and the Black Water Gang are colluding, intending to rebel against Qian Country! You mustn't be deceived by them and commit the crime of treason!"

These words caused a ripple among the city defense troops.

No fools among them.

Given the current circumstances, Li Yan seemed more credible.

If Li Yan were rebelling, the Black Water Gang wouldn't make any sense here.

Han Lang retorted, "Nonsense! Distorting the truth!"

Li Yan said solemnly, "Within this residence is the Eldest Princess of Qian Country. You allowed the Black Water Gang to besiege the residence of the Eldest Princess, your wicked ambitions are clearly revealed!"

The city defense troops saw it clearly.

Indeed, inside that residence stood a woman with a short sword, extraordinarily beautiful and noble.

Just moments ago, everyone was speculating in private about the woman's identity.

"Why waste words with him!"

Huo Zinan arrived with his men, speaking coldly, "Kill all the Li family!"

"Look at who he is, I dare any of your Huo Family to move!"

Li Boxiong dragged out an old man tied up tightly, standing before the crowd.

The Huo Family members looked closely and saw that the old man was indeed Marquis Wu'an!

Huo Zinan's expression became uneasy.

In fact, back at the County Governor's Mansion, upon seeing only Li Yan, he had roughly guessed this might happen.

But with the bow at full draw, it could not be released.

There's no time to rush back to the Marquis Wu'an's Mansion now.

The Huo Family members, seeing Marquis Wu'an in Li Boxiong's hands, indeed hesitated, looking at each other, not daring to act rashly.

Han Lang also frowned deeply.

After all, he was one of Marquis Wu'an's men.

With Marquis Wu'an captured, he couldn't give the order to attack easily either.

The situation remained deadlocked for a moment.

"You Qian people are so meticulous, why act like old women!"

Xiao Xun couldn't stand it anymore, shouting loudly.

Presently, Han Lang held two thousand city defense troops, while Huo Family had several hundred elites. Yet, weighed down by one Marquis Wu'an, they hesitated.

As a result, only their Black Water Gang continued fighting the Li Family and Vermilion Bird Guard, suffering heavy losses with no advantage.

Huo Zinan's expression flickered, clenching his fists, seemingly still indecisive.

Xiao Xun gritted his teeth, "Huo Zinan, how can you accomplish great things with such hesitation!"

Huo Zinan heard this, with a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes, seemingly finally made up his mind.

"Uncle Wu, entangle Li Yan, leave the rest to me."

Huo Zinan said.

Wu Cheng nodded, immediately attacked, charging at Li Yan.

The two sides clashed again.

Huo Zinan took a bow and arrow from a personal attendant behind him, placing the arrow on the bowstring, and walked slowly toward Li Boxiong with a cold expression.

"Zinan, you..."

Marquis Wu'an seemed to realize something, his eyes showing some panic.

"Father, you're already old, plagued by illness all these years, less alive than dead."

Huo Zinan slowly said, "Let me send you off, sparing you further torment!"

Before he could finish speaking, Huo Zinan bent the bow and nocked the arrow.

Whoosh!

The arrow, like a shooting star, flew straight toward Marquis Wu'an's face!

Li Boxiong was shocked, not expecting Huo Zinan to be so ruthless towards his own father!

He quickly led the Marquis Wu'an to dodge aside.

Huo Zinan's actions didn't stop, continuing to nock and shoot more arrows!

Li Boxiong could only shield the Marquis Wu'an and continue dodging.

Thus, forming a strange scene.

Huo Zinan repeatedly attacked his own father, while Li Boxiong, on the contrary, saved Marquis Wu'an's life several times.

If he killed Marquis Wu'an, it would be precisely what Huo Zinan wanted.

"Huo Zinan, your wife is also in our hands!"

At this moment, Li Junqing pushed forward a woman in her thirties.

Li Junqing said coldly, "Your wife is the daughter of the governor of Pingzhou. You're so formidable, try shooting an arrow at her?"

Huo Zinan hesitated.

Even with boundless courage, he dared not kill his own wife.

On the battlefield, the situation suddenly fell into a standoff between the two sides.

The Huo Family, Black Water Gang, and Han Lang had an overwhelming advantage in numbers, but Li Yan had two key figures in his hands. Except for the Black Water Gang's people, the rest dared not act recklessly.

Han Lang shouted, "Li Yan, Li Boxiong, in the current situation, why struggle? The Black Water Country army will arrive in a few days, then no matter how many chips you have, they will be useless!"

These words were indeed true.

Whether it's Marquis Wu'an or the Heir's Consort, it only deterred the Huo Family and the city defense troops present.

But the people of Black Water Country didn't care about these.

Li Yan was still dealing with Wu Cheng and couldn't respond.

The two of them were the only Third Grade experts present, both had cleared their meridians, with Inner Qi Release, exchanging blows in mid-air, their Qi Force raging, creating quite a spectacle.

Wu Cheng's advantage was in clearing six meridians.

And Li Yan's advantage was his relative youth, still in peak condition.

Their fight made it difficult to determine a winner in a short time.

Hearing Han Lang's words, Li Yan took a deep breath, temporarily forcing back Wu Cheng, and then shouted, "All you soldiers have heard it, Han Lang is colluding with the Huo Family and Black Water Country to sell Wu'an County, why follow him!"

"Think about it, among all the citizens in Wu'an County, aren't there also your parents and children? Are you willing to watch them fall into the hands of an alien race?"

If they could win over the two thousand city defense troops, it would surely turn the tide.

Li Yan hadn't given up yet.

Many city defense troops, upon hearing Li Yan's words, fell into deep thought.

Raising an army in rebellion is a capital crime, punishable by death to nine generations!

Unless forced to the brink, who would willingly do such a thing?

Wu Cheng charged again, engaging Li Yan to stop him from speaking further.

Han Lang said in a deep voice, "There's no need to listen to his nonsense, Emperor Qian is cruel, never treating us as humans. In these thirty years, have you ever had good days? Today's Emperor Qian is even more young and ignorant. Qian Country will sooner or later fall apart, crumble!"

"By then, this place will plunge into endless war. It's better to join the Extreme North Cold Domain, at least to survive in a chaotic world."

Many city defense troops were soon swayed by Han Lang's words again.

Han Lang continued, "Besides, the Black Water Country army is about to arrive in Wu'an County. If you help the Li Family, you'll surely become targets of Black Water Country's revenge, then you'll be doomed!"

These words were powerful, combining soft and hard tactics, with threats and intimidation.

The city defense troops' hearts filled with doubts.

If they really helped the Li Family, once the Black Water Country army pressed on the borders, Wu'an County surely would fall.

On the day the city falls, who among them could survive?

"Hahahahaha!"

At this moment, everyone heard loud laughter.

At first, the laughter was still in the distance.

In a blink of an eye, the laughter had already arrived nearby.

They saw an elderly, short and round man, holding a bamboo staff, travel-stained, stepping through the air!

Seeing this person appear, Chen Tang and Qingmu both breathed a sigh of relief.

The fat old man finally came back!

"The Black Water Country army won't come!"

The fat old man laughed, his figure flashing as he brushed past Wu Cheng.

The next moment, Wu Cheng's head tilted, and he fell to the ground.

Everyone fixed their eyes.

They saw a blood hole in the center of Wu Cheng's forehead!

His body technique was too fast, his strike even faster.

Except for Li Yan, who was fighting Wu Cheng, no one else saw what happened!

In the instant the fat old man and Wu Cheng crossed paths, the fat old man lifted the bamboo pole and lightly pushed it forward.

This move seemed light and weightless, without any force.

Yet Wu Cheng couldn't dodge it and was stabbed to death!

A Third Grade Martial Artist couldn't withstand a single round from the fat old man.

Li Yan secretly felt shocked.

This elder's body technique reminded him of a figure who was famous worldwide decades ago!

The fat old man killed Wu Cheng, didn't stop moving, and went straight for Han Lang among the city defense troops!

"You're a cunning lad, speaking so well, don't talk anymore from now on."

As the last word fell, the fat old man had already arrived above the city defense troops!

"Stop him!"

Han Lang's pupils contracted, his scalp tingled.

He had never seen such terrifying body techniques, like a ghost, arriving in an instant.

Four Thousand Leaders, all personally promoted by him, loyal to the end.

Seeing Han Lang in danger, the four leaped up and drew their swords!

Plop! Plop!

Just as the four's feet left the ground, halfway through their jumps, their swords not yet fully drawn from their sheaths, their entire bodies fell back.

The four lay on the ground, eyes wide open, dumbfounded, motionless.

Each had a small hole in their skulls, blood gushing out.

All four Thousand Leaders were dead!

Throughout, the fat old man's figure didn't pause for a moment.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Han Lang!

"Ah!"

Han Lang was almost scared to death, mustered his courage, roared, wanting to draw his sword for a fight.

Thud!

A bamboo pole stabbed into his mouth, protruding from the back of his head!

The shout abruptly stopped.

Han Lang was dead.

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