Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

Night fills the air.

The camp, built against the cliff, was dimly lit at this moment.

The camp was unusually quiet.

Dazhai consists of three buildings.

The central area is the main village, with towering wooden buildings resembling pavilions and towers on a cliff.

There are also two small villages on either side.

At this moment, inside the main stronghold in the middle, hundreds of bandits sat in the hall with wide eyes, their hands holding gleaming swords.

In the dimly lit hall, several bandit leaders dressed in armor sat around a table.

"Brother, what time is it? Why aren't those people here yet? Are they not coming? If they don't come soon, the brothers will fall asleep."

"Yes, brother, why don't we send a few brothers out to take a look?"

The two deputy leaders beside the bald bandit leader Li Shanfeng couldn't help but mutter.

Li Shanfeng swept a cold glance over.

"Damn it, I don't know what you two are thinking!"

"Isn't it because you're still thinking about that young lady you intercepted on the road earlier today?"

"Didn't I tell you guys? That young lady is a big fish, don't touch her."

Li Shanfeng squinted and said, "The Zhen family of Zhongshan is extremely wealthy. If that young lady is truly the eldest daughter of the Zhen family, someone will definitely come to claim her."

"Even the governor might have to give him some face."

"You two must be tired of living. If you offend the prefect, we won't be able to make a living here anymore."

"Those barbarians from Liangzhou are not to be trifled with."

Li Shanfeng's words made the two deputy chieftains tremble with fear.

The two deputy chieftains still felt lingering fear when they talked about the group from Liangzhou.

When those Liangzhou barbarians first arrived, the intention was to use them as a starting point to establish authority.

At the time, neither of them took it seriously.

However, upon seeing the strong and well-equipped Liangzhou army, they immediately became docile.

If the governor hadn't notified them in advance to move their camp, saplings might have already sprouted on their graves by now.

"Keep an eye on your men," Li Shanfeng said coldly. "Don't say I didn't warn you."

"If you really can't control him, just cut him off and go to the palace to become a eunuch. Don't drag me down with you here."

“I don’t care about the rest of you, but that young lady surnamed Zhen is not going to do anything.”

"If you don't obey, don't blame me for my ruthless knife."

The two deputy chieftains, who had been warned, nodded with forced smiles: "Don't worry, boss, we won't move, absolutely not."

"Yes, boss, you've given the order, how could we dare to be disrespectful?"

Even though he said so.

But the thought of the young woman locked up next door still stirred a burning desire in their hearts.

It's not anything else, it's just that the young woman is too beautiful.

That figure, that appearance.

Having lived in Jinyang for so many years, I have never seen such a beautiful young lady.

.........

Inside the small village next to the main village.

A musty, stale smell of blood filled the entire room.

There was no light inside the village at that time.

There was no furnishing inside.

There was only an empty space.

All the windows and doors inside the house were sealed off.

Only faint moonlight shone into the house through the gaps in the broken tiles overhead and the cracks in the windows.

Around the inside of the house were rows of wooden stakes driven into the ground.

The wooden stake was surrounded by a chain.

The dark red, mottled marks resembled dried blood from years ago.

Each of the extended chains had a person bound to it.

There were men and women, about thirty or forty people in total.

"Miss...I...I'm still scared."

A woman dressed as a maid was curled up, with two obvious tear tracks running down her face from the corners of her eyes to her chin.

Beside the maid, a girl dressed in a white fox fur coat was bound to her ankles with a chain.

The girl, wearing a white inner skirt, had a cloud-patterned belt around her waist, which accentuated her slender waist.

Her face was as bright as the moon, her eyebrows like distant mountains lying horizontally, and her eyes like flowing autumn water.

A cascade of black hair fell across her snow-white fox fur.

Although she was bound by chains, the girl's eyes did not reveal much panic.

"It's alright." The girl looked at the maid beside her and comforted her softly, "They're just after money. I've already told them that we are a merchant caravan from the Zhen family of Zhongshan."

"Since they're after money, they won't kill."

"Don't worry," the girl said softly, her voice gentle and reassuring.

The young maid sniffed, then nodded reassuringly at the girl: "Miss, this servant..."

"Kill!"

"Come on!"

"kill!"

The maid hadn't finished speaking.

Suddenly, shouts of battle erupted from the silent night sky.

It sounded like someone was shouting loudly outside the camp.

The maid's eyes immediately lit up with surprise and delight: "Miss, someone has come to rescue us!"

The young girl frowned slightly as she peered through the cracks in the doors and windows.

Has someone come to rescue them?

The girl didn't rush to speak, but calmly analyzed the situation.

They had only been tied up here for a day.

Even if the bandits managed to get the message to Zhongshan, it would take a very long time.

How come someone came to take them away so quickly?

The young girl knew it wasn't true.

...........

Outside the camp.

With a bitter expression, Liu He issued the order for his subordinates to attack the mountain stronghold.

Dozens of officers armed with swords rushed into the camp.

Liu He stood outside the camp, with Duan Yu standing behind him, a dagger pressed against Liu He's waist.

"Lord Duan... Lord Duan, I have done as instructed."

"Can you spare my life now?" Liu He dared not turn around to look at Duan Yu, and could only keep his eyes forward.

A cold glint flashed in Duan Yu's eyes.

The dagger retreated slightly.

Feeling that his waist was no longer being pressed, Liu He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

However, at the same time, his hand also reached for the hilt of the sword hanging at his waist.

However, before Liu He could even grasp the hilt of the sword...

I suddenly felt a chill on my neck.

Then a tingling, numb sensation spread throughout my neck.

Liu He reached out and touched it.

Warm and slippery.

Upon closer inspection, it was a deep crimson color.

A red line of blood had appeared on the dagger in Duan Yu's hand, which was reflecting a cold light.

"Don't worry, Liu the scoundrel, I'll tell them when we get back that you died in the line of duty."

"If you die a heroic death fighting the bandits of Longshan, the county government will provide you with compensation, and you will become a hero."

"But I'm definitely going to stay here."

At this moment, Liu He could no longer speak. He could only desperately cover his neck, which was gushing blood, with his eyes wide open. He fell to the ground and began to convulse, looking at Duan Yu with anger and resentment.

Duan Yu, however, showed no expression whatsoever.

Liu He certainly couldn't have survived.

The person behind all this was the county magistrate, Wang Gai, the eldest son of Wang Yun.

He wasn't like Ma San, a wandering knight from the village.

To eradicate them, it's not as simple as just killing them and calling it a day.

Assassinating these two people would be easy.

However, if we were to bring up the people behind these two, especially Wang Yun, who was currently serving as an official in the Luoyang Sikong Mansion and would soon become the powerful Governor of Yuzhou, then all it would take was for Wang Yun to say a word in Luoyang.

He was about to go into exile.

Don't say it's him.

Even Dong Zhuo now wouldn't be worthy of challenging Wang Yun.

The Wang family of Taiyuan was a proper aristocratic family.

Make friends all over the world and have a wide network of contacts.

Dong Zhuo went to great lengths to gain access to the central government in Luoyang, but Wang Yun, a top aristocrat of the Eastern Han Dynasty, could simply wait at home.

This is the difference between powerful clans and top-tier aristocratic families.

Now that Liu He knew that Wang Gai was the mastermind behind it all, he naturally couldn't let him live and send the news back to Jinyang.

Therefore, Liu He had to die.

Duan Yu squatted down and wiped the dagger on Liu He's lifeless body.

"I never intended to compete for supremacy."

"What can I do..."

"You've been pushing me step by step in this direction."

Duan Yu, who was squatting on the ground, had an increasingly cold and stern look in his eyes.

A few days ago, when he was with Dong Yi by the campfire in the village, he was thinking that if the world were at peace and there were no external factors to interfere, even being a wealthy man, with a beautiful wife and fields, and working hard every day would be quite good.

But......

These powerful and influential people, who believe they have all the advantages, always want to crush him, this ant.

First was Ma San, the village's wandering knight.

Now another magistrate has arrived in Jinyang County, the eldest son of Wang Yun.

Duan Yu stood up and took the precious carved bow from behind his back, holding it in his hand.

His gaze was fixed firmly on the distance.

"Since you're going to compete with me!"

"Then I'll let you see it!"

"What does it mean to have traversed the streets and bones of nobles and officials?"