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Chapter 126 Then don't blame me for being ruthless.
When Cui Songshan and the others heard Cao Shaoqin's words, their faces turned extremely grim.

Originally, Cui Songshan and his men thought that if they escaped the city through the secret passage, the women and children of the Cui family would be safe.

Unexpectedly, after the Divine Martial Guards sealed off the four gates of the city, they also made arrangements outside the city.

Moreover, the Eastern Depot's guards, which were gaining a reputation, were deployed there, ensuring that not even a fly could escape the Cui family of Boling.

Especially when Cui Songshan and the others heard Cao Shaoqin mention General Lü, their hearts sank to the bottom.

Now, who else could lead the Divine Martial Guard army and be known as General Lü, besides Lü Bu who had just wiped out the Yellow Heaven Sect rebels and single-handedly killed the Yellow Heaven Sect leader Li Chengjiao and Du Laoguai, two half-step Celestial beings?

"Are you Cao Shaoqin?"

Cui Songshan looked at Cao Shaoqin with a grim expression.

Since the general leading the Divine Martial Guard in the city is Lü Bu, then the identity of the person leading the Eastern Depot in front of us is obvious.

It seems that the person in the palace has discovered some of the events surrounding the rebellion in the four northwestern prefectures and the uprising led by Zhou Qian, the carefree prince, which is why he sent Lü Bu and Cao Shaoqin, who had just pacified the four northern prefectures, to deal with the Cui family.

In the blink of an eye, Cui Songshan had figured out why the Divine Martial Guards had suddenly come to Boling Prefecture targeting the Cui family.

Upon hearing this, Cao Shaoqin also looked at Cui Songshan; "You must be Cui Songshan!"

"You were involved in both the rebellion of Prince Zhou Qian and the upheaval in the four prefectures of the Northwest."

"I'm giving you a chance now."

"Comply with yourselves and answer a few questions, and I'll make your death a little easier."

"Otherwise, the Eastern Depot's tortures will make you wish you were dead."

Cao Shaoqin did not answer Cui Songshan directly, but looked at Cui Songshan and said in a feminine tone.

Cao Shaoqin's words immediately confirmed Cui Songshan's suspicions.

Sure enough, the palace staff found clues about the events in the four northwestern prefectures and the rebellion of Prince Zhou Qian.

However, Cui Songshan knew that now was not the time to think about these things, but rather to consider how to protect the women and children of the Cui family from the current crisis.

"Anyone caught?"

“No one in the Cui family of Boling is willing to surrender.”

Cui Songshan's face turned cold, and he shouted.

"Master Steward, make your move."

"Block these imperial henchmen, and the rest of you scatter and escape."

As he spoke, Cui Songshan's figure shot out rapidly, heading straight for Cao Shaoqin in front of him.

At the same time, another figure also rose from the ground, even faster than Cui Songshan.

This figure was none other than the chief steward of the Cui family clan.

The chief steward of the Cui family clan escaped out of the city gate through a secret passage with Cui Songshan and the others, as arranged by the head of the Cui family.

The head of the Cui family felt that Cui Songshan and his group were still too young and needed an elder to help them.

Therefore, the head of the Cui family instructed the chief steward of the Cui family clan to escort the women and children of the Cui family away from the Cui residence along with Cui Songshan and the others.

Both Cui Songshan and the head steward of the Cui family are Grandmasters, and are currently the two strongest members of the Cui family.

Only the two of them could hold off Cao Shaoqin.

With Cui Songshan and the head steward of the Cui family taking action, the more than twenty Cui family assassins who were protecting the women and children of the Cui family also rushed towards the factory guards who were surrounding both sides.

The other four candidates for clan chief led the women and children of the Cui family to retreat.

With the road ahead blocked by the Eastern Depot, they had no choice but to scatter and escape from the rear.

"Humph."

"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences. I've given you a chance."

"If you don't want it, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

When Cao Shaoqin saw Cui Songshan and his men charging towards him, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he simply waved his hand.

"kill."

"Leave no one behind."

At a command, hundreds of guards surrounding the area attacked the women and children of the Cui family like wolves and tigers.

In the eyes of the Eastern Depot and its guards, there was no such thing as the elderly, women, or children; there were only enemies and the dead.

Seeing Cui Songshan and the Cui family's head steward about to kill him, Cao Shaoqin's lips curled into a sinister smile.

"A mere early-stage Grandmaster and a mid-stage Grandmaster dare to attack a miscellaneous master."

"It's really life-and-death."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Shaoqin drew his soft sword from his waist, and like a snake spitting mist, it stabbed towards Cui Songshan and the other man in a strange manner.

"Pfft..."

A flash of sword light appeared, leaving behind specks of blood.

The two figures collapsed to the ground in the blink of an eye, powerless to resist, their faces filled with resentment and despair.

"burst."

Cao Shaoqin thought he had captured Cui Songshan alive and that Cui Songshan was now his prey and wouldn't be able to cause any more trouble.

Unexpectedly, a sudden danger descended.

"boom."

After a loud bang, Cao Shaoqin looked at Cui Songshan, who was already dead beyond any doubt, with a frighteningly gloomy expression.

"Asshole."

Cao Shaoqin never expected that Cui Songshan and the Cui family's chief steward would so decisively choose to self-destruct.

If Cao Shaoqin hadn't dodged quickly, he probably would have been severely injured by Cui Songshan and his group's self-destruction at that moment.

Even so, Cao Shaoqin was in a sorry state, his clothes were tattered and torn, and there was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

Cao Shaoqin's face was gloomy. He drew his soft sword again and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

They all deserve to die.

The four candidates for clan leader of the Cui family were stabbed through the throat by Cao Shaoqin's sword. Cao Shaoqin did not stop and went straight into the women and children of the Cui family.

Cui Songshan and the head steward of the Cui family clan revealed that they wanted to severely injure Cao Shaoqin, thus creating an opportunity for the women and children of the Cui family to escape.

Cao Shaoqin then personally sent the women and children of the Cui family to hell.

Only after the last of the women and children from the Cui family fell did Cao Shaoqin sheathe his sword.

"Walk."

"Next, it's time to clean up the other wings of the Cui family."

Cao Shaoqin didn't even glance at the corpse on the ground again, and strode away from the rugged mountain path.

The Cui family of Boling has been basically wiped out. The next thing to deal with are the various branches of the Cui family outside Boling and people related to the Cui family.

As for the private soldiers of the Cui family of Boling, that's something for Lü Bu to worry about.

As Cao Shaoqin led the imperial guards away, the city gates of Boling Prefecture, which had been closed, were opened.

After Lü Bu led the Divine Martial Guard army out of the city gate, he waved his hand.

The tens of thousands of Divine Martial Guards immediately split into four or five groups, each heading in a different direction.

Meanwhile, Lü Bu led three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalrymen, galloping towards a manor outside the city.

The Cui family of Boling was destroyed, but their private armies still existed in various places. Lu Bu's next task was to eliminate these private armies of the Cui family.

……

Outside a manor.

A group of cavalrymen rode in.

"Who are you?"

"This is the Cui family manor, not a place where you can run wild."

"I advise you to leave immediately."

The private army leader on the manor wall looked at the menacing cavalry approaching outside the courtyard wall and said in a stern voice.

The private army leader never expected that someone would be so foolish as to covet the Cui family manor; they had quite the nerve.

You should know that no one has ever dared to covet the Cui family manor.

Even the most foolish among them would immediately flee in fear upon hearing that it was the Cui family's manor.

In the eyes of this private army leader, this time would be no exception.

The thousands of cavalrymen outside the courtyard wall are elite, but as long as the name of the Cui family is mentioned, even if these thousands of cavalrymen are elite, they will probably be scared away immediately.

This is not the first time something like this has happened.

However, this time, the private army leader was destined to be disappointed.

Because this time, it wasn't just any petty thief who came, but Lü Bu, who had already wiped out the Cui family. "Kill."

Without saying a word, Lü Bu smashed open the manor gate with his halberd and led the Bingzhou wolf cavalry directly into the manor.

Before the private soldiers in the manor could react, they fell into pools of blood, dying under the spears of the Bingzhou wolf cavalry.

A few minutes later, Lü Bu led the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry away from the manor and continued on to his next destination.

All they left behind were corpses scattered everywhere and the pungent smell of blood.

……

Meanwhile, it was a county town under the jurisdiction of Boling Prefecture.

County government office.

A slightly overweight county magistrate sat in the back office, enjoying the service of several maids with his legs crossed.

at this time.

Sudden.

A loud noise came from outside, and the gate of the county government office was forcefully kicked open from the outside.

"what happened?"

The slightly overweight magistrate's pleasant mood was interrupted, and his face immediately darkened.

Before the slightly overweight magistrate could even order someone to go out and take a look, a group of people dressed in uniform and carrying crescent-shaped knives rushed into the back office of the county government.

Upon seeing the people rushing in, the slightly overweight county magistrate was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage: "Insolence!"

"Who are you people? How dare you storm the county government office?"

"Men, seize all these people for me."

The slightly overweight county magistrate never expected that someone would dare to storm the county government office with weapons; it was truly audacious.

You should know that storming the county government office with weapons is a serious crime of treason.

The slightly overweight county magistrate immediately shouted outside, ordering his men to apprehend these madmen who dared to storm the county government office with weapons.

"Heh, what a display of official arrogance!"

"Don't even mention your small county magistrate's office, even the prefectural government office, our Eastern Depot would still dare to kick down its gates."

Cao Shaoqin walked in with a feminine expression.

East Factory?

Upon hearing this, the slightly overweight county magistrate's pupils contracted and his expression immediately changed.

The Eastern Depot's reputation has long since spread.

Although the slightly overweight county magistrate had never met anyone from the Eastern Depot in person, he had heard of its name.

"It seems you know about our Eastern Depot."

"That would be best."

"take away."

Cao Shaoqin didn't waste any words and simply waved his hand.

Two guards immediately stepped forward, grabbed the slightly overweight county magistrate, and dragged him outside.

"What are you doing?"

"Even if you are the Eastern Depot, you have no right to arrest people arbitrarily."

“I am an official appointed by the imperial court, and I have not committed any crime. On what grounds are you arresting me?”

As soon as the slightly overweight county magistrate saw the Eastern Depot guards seize him, he immediately began to struggle fiercely.

Why?
"Heh, just because we're the Eastern Depot."

"We'll talk about this in jail!"

Cao Shaoqin gave a sinister smile, turned around and walked out of the back office.

He ignored the slightly overweight county magistrate who was still struggling and shouting behind him.

……

"kill."

A branch of the Cui family of Boling.

Thousands of elite Shenwu Guards, clad in armor and with cold expressions, stormed into the branch clan's residence.

"stop."

"What are you Divine Martial Guards trying to do?"

"This is the Cui residence, a branch of the Cui family of Boling. Do you, the Divine Martial Guard, know what the consequences will be for attacking my Cui residence without cause?"

"When the Cui family investigates, even if you are from the Divine Martial Guard, you won't be able to get away with it."

"I advise you to retreat immediately."

A man in his fifties, accompanied by guards, blocked the way of the Divine Martial Guards and threatened them in a stern voice.

"Humph."

"The Cui family of Boling? What a prestigious name."

"Unfortunately, that's all in the past."

"By imperial decree, the Cui family of Boling has colluded with the Yellow Heaven Sect rebels, plotted to murder Grand Tutor Wen Zhong, and incited Prince Xiaoyao Zhou Qian to raise the flag of rebellion. Their crimes are heinous and they shall be exterminated along with their entire clan."

A young general stepped forward and spoke loudly.

After saying that, he waved his hand.

"kill."

"Leave no one behind."

what?
Did the master collude with the Yellow Heaven Sect to murder the Grand Tutor?
He even instigated the carefree Prince Zhou Qian to raise the flag of rebellion, and the emperor wanted to exterminate the entire Cui family.

Upon hearing this, the faces of all the members of the Cui family branch changed drastically.

Before these people could even react, the Divine Martial Guards had already charged in.

The sounds of war suddenly arose.

"kill."

"The Divine Martial Guard wants to exterminate my entire Cui family. My Cui family has no choice but to fight to the death."

boom.

The aura of a grandmaster erupted.

Without further hesitation, the man in his fifties attacked the Divine Martial Guard with all his might.

When the young general saw the man in his fifties charging towards the Divine Martial Guard with all his might, he also leaped forward to meet him.

"Let me, Zhang Liao, deal with you."

That's right, this young general is Zhang Liao.

Following the instructions in Lü Bu's letter, Zhang Liao, along with the Southern Camp's Divine Martial Guards, began to eliminate some of the Boling Cui family's branches outside the clan while Lü Bu was purging them.

boom……

The two grandmasters clashed in battle.

Although Zhang Liao did not possess the bravery or combat prowess of Lü Bu, he was nonetheless a remarkable figure who left his mark on history, and his combat strength was considerable.

His knife skills were so powerful they seemed to move with the wind.

It's more than enough to deal with this Grandmaster of the Cui family branch.

……

Half a day later.

Everything returned to calm at the Cui family branch in Boling. Zhang Liao left with the Divine Martial Guards, leaving behind corpses scattered all over the ground.

This branch of the Cui family was completely wiped out by Zhang Liao and his Divine Martial Guards.

Without stopping, Zhang Liao led the Divine Martial Guard to the next branch of the Cui family located elsewhere.

In an instant, the Cui family of Boling, one of the seven great families of the Great Zhou Dynasty, collapsed.

Not only was the Cui family clan of Boling wiped out, but also the various branches and private estates of the Cui family outside Boling were subjected to the bloody suppression by the Divine Martial Guard.

This also included all officials and associates of the Cui family of Boling who were arrested by the Eastern Depot and its guards.

In a short time, everyone associated with the Cui family of Boling was purged.

While this storm was brewing in the provinces, the capital city of Luoyang was also not at peace, with undercurrents swirling in the air.

(End of this chapter)