Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Hurry! The Emperor is just ahead!"

"Find him! If you can't find the Emperor, then bring your heads to me!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

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A large number of Jurchens rushed towards the direction where Li Zhu and Wanyan Aguda had left. The Jurchens were going all out; if they couldn't find the emperor, every single one of them would have to go back with their heads!

"Look down into the alley!"

Wanyan Loushi came over in person. When he saw that everyone was searching the main road, he quickly signaled to search the side streets.

"Yes, yes, search along the side roads! Search along the side roads!"

Everyone realized, "Oh right, the alley is the most likely place to find someone!"

Everyone started spreading out along the path, leaving no shady spot untouched!

Soon, in a rather inconspicuous alley, they spotted a figure kneeling on the ground with its back to them.

"Who goes there! Stand up!"

Upon seeing this figure from behind, the soldier immediately raised his spear and shouted loudly.

But the figure remained motionless and showed no reaction.

"I told you to stand up! Did you hear me?!"

The soldiers roared and lit torches, illuminating the path as if it were daytime!

In the firelight, a man dressed in soldier's armor knelt on the ground with his back to them, his head bowed.

"answer!"

The Jin soldiers stepped forward with their spears raised, signaling the man to speak again.

But their response was, of course, utter silence.

"what's the situation?"

Wanyan Loushi arrived and found a group of people huddled together. He quickly came over to check.

"General, there is someone here, but he has his back to everyone and hasn't said a word."

"Ok?"

Wanyan Loushi's heart stirred. He took a few steps forward, walked over to the crowd, and looked at the person kneeling on the ground.

"Who are you?"

Wanyan Loushi drew his long sword from his waist, staring at the man's back with a very cautious expression.

There was still no answer; the person seemed as if they were dead.

This made Wanyan Loushi's heart skip a beat. Something was wrong. Could it be...?

He gestured for the soldiers around him to quiet down, then he pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the sounds coming from the alley.

Upon hearing this, Wanyan Loushi felt even more uneasy.

No, the heartbeat and breathing sounds are all wrong. The person in front of me isn't deliberately not speaking; he simply can't speak!

In other words, this person... is dead!

So, who died?

Was it the Emperor? Or an assassin?

Wanyan Loushi swallowed hard, feeling his heart skip a beat!

Wanyan Loushi slowly moved his feet and walked towards the person kneeling on the ground.

He had a terrible thought in his mind, but he didn't want to believe it was true.

It can't be true! Your Majesty, you are the banner of my Great Jin!

It took Wanyan Loushi a long time to walk this short distance. When he slowly arrived in front of the man and saw the man's lowered head, Wanyan Loushi breathed a slight sigh of relief.

In that instant, he was still thinking that if he couldn't see the end, it meant there was still a possibility of a different outcome.

Wanyan Loushi reached out and slowly extended his hand toward the drooping helmet, then suddenly and forcefully lifted it off!

"Bang!"

A small jar suddenly fell to the ground beneath the helmet—no head! There was only a small jar, the kind commonly seen in the military! In other words, it was a corpse! A headless corpse!

"Pfft!"

Because Wanyan Loushi's movements disrupted the corpse's balance, the corpse fell to the side and landed on the ground.

"No head?"

Wanyan Loushi felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head! He pounced on the corpse in a frenzy and ripped off its armor!

Then, he froze.

Although Wanyan Loushi never had a completely "open and honest" conversation with Wanyan Aguda, Wanyan Aguda had the Jin Dynasty's totem—the gyrfalcon—tattooed on his chest!

Moreover, because Wanyan Aguda was the emperor, his gyrfalcon was different from others. The eye of the gyrfalcon on his chest could look directly at people no matter which angle you looked at it from!

Right now, a gyrfalcon is staring intently at the chest of this corpse!

"Your Majesty..."

"Pfft!"

Wanyan Loushi collapsed to his knees, utterly helpless. The most unbelievable thing had happened: this corpse was Wanyan Aguda!

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Wanyan Loushi pounded the ground with all his might, venting the pain in his heart.

"General, what, what's wrong?"

The soldiers behind him stepped forward and questioned Wanyan Loushi.

"Everyone, fire the signal arrows! The whole camp, fire the signal arrows! We absolutely cannot let the thieves escape!"

Wanyan Loushi raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, his teeth almost grinding to powder!

"Great, Great Commander..."

"Quickly! If any department lets a thief escape, the entire department will be executed!"

The soldiers around Wanyan Loushi were terrified by the murderous aura emanating from him; they had never seen their commander look like this before!

Some of the smarter ones had already vaguely guessed the truth, but Wanyan Loushi didn't say it, and they didn't dare to.

"Go!"

"Yes!"

Wanyan Loushi's roar was very penetrating, and the soldiers in the surrounding dozen or so tents were all called out.

"The commander-in-chief has given the order! All troops, launch an attack! Capture all suspicious persons! Immediately! Immediately!"

The soldiers around Wanyan Loushi dared not linger any longer and quickly sent word to the entire army, while also firing whistling arrows in all directions!

"Apprehend suspicious persons! Apprehend suspicious persons!"

The entire camp erupted in chaos once again. Under Wanyan Loushi's high-pressure orders, hundreds of thousands of people in the camp were mobilized!

Despite Li Zhu's best efforts, he was still discovered by the sheer number of people he was dealing with!

After all, it looks rather strange to see an ordinary soldier with a large bag hanging from his waist.

Hey! You there! What's in that bag around your waist?!

"Stop! Open the bag immediately!"

Sure enough, the patrolling soldiers caught Li Zhu.

"Shh-"

This time, Li Zhu didn't hesitate; his golden sword was drawn immediately, and he killed the patrolling soldier!

Even though he killed the patrolling soldiers at top speed, he was still discovered!

"Over here! Over here!"

"Don't let the thief get away! Don't let the thief get away!"

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"Wanyan Aguda, Wanyan Aguda, you're quite popular."

After killing the soldier, Li Zhu immediately ran forward. He could feel many people chasing him from behind. In order not to get lost in the crowd, he could only leap onto the tent and jump around inside the tent, running out of the camp!

"Fire arrows! Fire arrows! Shoot him! Shoot him!"

"Whoosh whoosh—"

With shouts, a rain of arrows flew towards the direction Li Zhu was fleeing!

"What the hell?"

As soon as Li Zhu turned around, a dense rain of arrows fell from the sky. He had to change his escape route, going back to the ground from the rooftop and using tents and other things to avoid the arrow rain!

For a moment, even this peerless swordsman was somewhat embarrassed!

As Li Zhu dodged, he mentally complained:

"You bunch of Jurchens, aren't you too petty?"

"I'm just about to have my head chopped off, why are you chasing me like this?"

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