Northern Prefecture Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 20 Beheading

It seemed that this was the only way, to burn the boats. Liu Daogui glanced at everyone, and Liu Zun took off the feather arrows on his body without saying a word.

But Meng Huaiyu and Xiang Jing avoided looking at each other, and the others said nothing.

Just because Meng Longfu is willing to take the risk doesn’t mean others are willing to do the same.

Except for Liu Zun, everyone here has a family. Attacking the Diao family openly is almost a rebellion, which will inevitably implicate parents, wives and children.

Moreover, the chances of success of this matter are very small. If the Diao family is attacked, the Northern Army will not stand idly by. They are not a mob of the Diao family.

It seems to have reached a dead end.

Even if they were willing, Liu Daogui couldn't bear to implicate so many people.

"Hey, where is Liu Xinzhi going?" Liu Huaisu asked in confusion.

Liu Daogui looked around and indeed, there was no sign of Liu Xinzhi.

"He must have gone to join the Heavenly Master Sect."

Liu Daogui glanced at the misty mountains. It was like a rainy day, and one crisis after another. In fact, his fear of the Tianshi Dao was far greater than that of the Diao family.

"I just saw him going north. It's still time to catch up with him now!" Meng Longfu said nothing and ran north with the two of them.

After fighting for most of the night, he still had the energy to chase after others. He was really strong.

The bravery of the people of Jingkou is well-deserved.

"How are you injured?" Liu Daogui checked Liu Zun's injuries.

"It's nothing serious." Liu Zun took off his blood-stained coat, revealing his rock-like muscles.

Years of hard work have made him strong and sturdy.

The arrows didn't penetrate deep into the flesh, only causing superficial injuries.

Liu Daogui took some clean water to wash it, put the ring-handled knife on the campfire to heat it, and then put it on his wound. With a "hiss", a puff of white smoke came out. The guy didn't say a word, but just frowned a few times.

I scalded another wound and wrapped it with a clean and dried cloth.

Liu Daogui checked the others, cleaned their wounds and bandaged them one by one.

These days, we can’t even afford to eat, and any minor injury can be fatal.

Liu Yu is his elder brother, and these people are also brothers.

Another benefit of reading is that it makes you thoughtful and knows how to be a good person. In this world, the people who cannot be disappointed the most are the human heart.

Most of them suffered minor injuries, and only two people were seriously injured. They were basically healed after being burned with the red-hot tip of the knife.

The other side had almost no decent resistance, and Liu Zun took the initiative and scared most of them. Meng Longfu killed a soldier, and the other soldiers did not dare to come up. Even Diao Zhan took the lead and fled. There was almost no decent resistance.

"I'm not bragging, but if I had armor and a warhorse, I could fight my way in and out three times by myself! A few years ago, during the Northern Expedition, I followed the commander-in-chief and fought my way across the Yellow River. I killed no less than twenty Hu people!"

Liu Heibin, a fellow clan member, patted his chest and boasted about his past to everyone.

In this day and age, one can tell a person's origin from his name. He is called "Hei Xiong", so he is naturally a commoner, but one can also tell from his bravery. He has a face like the bottom of a pot, a body like a black tower, and a face full of flesh.

The others were also intrigued by him and started bragging about it.

Half an hour later, Meng Longfu brought Liu Xinzhi back.

The boasting of the crowd came to an abrupt halt, and it seemed as if there were knives hidden in their eyes, ready to cut a piece of flesh from him.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Liu Xinzhi started to complain, "Agui, I was chasing Diao Zhan, why did you bring me back?"

"I think you are going to Tianshidao to tip off the enemy and murder us!" Liu Zun grabbed his hair.

"You, you are so slanderous!"

"What exactly is the Tianshi Dao's plan?" Liu Daogui looked at him expressionlessly. Spies are more dangerous than enemies.

I don’t know what benefits the Tianshi Dao gave him to make him betray his clan.

However, Liu Xinzhi acted as a lobbyist at this time: "Everyone, please listen to me... My fellow disciples of Tianshidao have no ill intentions. They have admired our heroes in Jingkou for a long time. The Sima family came to power by illegal means. Sooner or later, this world will be..." Before he finished speaking, there was a "clang" sound, and a cold light came towards him, passing across Liu Xinzhi's neck. His voice stopped abruptly. In the astonished eyes of everyone, his head rolled off his neck, blood spurted, and turned into a blood mist in the morning breeze.

There is actually not much difference between chopping off a head and chopping down a tree. You have to be ruthless in your heart and steady in your actions.

Liu Xinzhi colluded with the Tianshi Dao. Within half a year, most of the Liu family would become evil thieves of the Tianshi Dao.

A person who can even betray his clan has basically no bottom line as a human being.

However, there was no warning when the knife was struck, which was beyond everyone's expectations. Their eyes were full of surprise and horror.

After all, Liu Xinzhi is also from the Pengcheng Liu family.

"Anyone who betrays my Liu family will be killed without mercy!" Liu Daogui's eyes were bloodshot. It was his first time killing someone, but he was not frightened at all. Instead, he felt a little excited.

My mother Xiao Wenshou's words lingered in my ears: A real man should act decisively, think clearly and act without hesitation, and never be timid...

The Pengcheng Liu family established their clan through martial arts, and the Liu family is the same, practicing martial arts all year round just for the purpose of fighting.

Killing a person these days is no different from stepping on an ant.

Liu Xinzhi joined the army in his early years and has never married. His parents are no longer around and he has only one younger brother at home. They separated from the family a long time ago and they haven't had any contact for many years. No one cares about his life or death.

It was only natural for Liu Daogui to kill him.

"Well done for killing. The Tianshi Dao has evil intentions and will sooner or later cause chaos. How can we follow the enemy? Moreover, if the matter is leaked today, you will be implicated in the future." Liu Huaisu was very quick-witted and immediately spoke out in support of Liu Daogui.

"If we had let him escape just now, he might have joined forces with the Tianshi Dao people to attack us." Liu Zun kicked Liu Xinzhi's headless body away.

No one in the Liu family had any objections, and the Meng brothers had no objection either, so naturally no one else had anything to say.

Although everyone is dissatisfied with the court, they can still eat a bite of food at the moment and have not yet reached the point of rebellion, so they do not really want to become enemies of the court.

After the Yongjia Rebellion, the hatred of the people all over the world shifted to the Hu people, and they sympathized with the imperial court instead.

There was just a hint of awe in his eyes as he looked at Liu Daogui.

"Thank you all for your help. Let's stop here. Please don't leak what happened today to avoid trouble." Liu Daogui was completely thinking about everyone.

Stealing firewood and fish was fine before, but now killing people from the Diao family is a different matter.

If the government finds out, you will be beheaded.

The government was helpless against the noble families, but had plenty of ways to deal with the common people.

This is also one of the reasons why Liu Daogui killed Liu Xinzhi, so as not to leave any hidden dangers.

"What does this mean? Ji Nu has not been rescued yet." Xiang Jing said anxiously.

Meng Longfu said: "A true man's actions should put loyalty first. Don't underestimate us. For Ji Nu, what's the harm in dying?"

He was willing to risk his life for Liu Yu, but that was not the way to go.

"Thank you all. I have a plan to rescue my brother. You may go back and reunite with your parents, wives and children." Liu Daogui had made up his mind.

The others looked at each other and most of them dispersed, even Meng Huaiyu and Xiang Jing left. Only Liu Huaisu, Liu Zun, Liu Heipi and Meng Longfu were left.

Liu Daogui didn't blame them at all.

Being able to help to this extent is already very rare.

"No! Ji Nu and I are as close as brothers, how can I stand by and watch you die? I will never leave you today no matter what. If you don't go, I will go to Diao's house alone to rescue Ji Nu!" Meng Longfu didn't hesitate at all.

"And me!" Liu Zun joined in the fun.

All the people Liu Yu made friends with over the years were passionate men.

Liu Huaisu was thoughtful and said, "What can you do? We are now at our wit's end. We can only go to the Diao family together to ask for it. If he lets us go, then it's fine. If not, then there will be bloodshed within five steps!"

"Brothers, we are willing to risk our lives to accomplish something great!" Liu Zun stripped off the armor and helmet from the corpse and put them on without caring about the blood and flesh stains on them.

In the current situation, it seems that we can only take one step at a time...

(End of this chapter)