Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 439 People must rely on themselves

It happened in a flash. Han Jiner and her adulterer Gai Hu were making love on the bed in the room. When they heard a loud bang outside, before they could react, the door was kicked open from the outside. Then Li Hongji rushed in like a gust of wind with red eyes and a boning knife in his hand.

"Ah! Help!"

When Han Jiner saw that it was Li Hongji, and then saw that he was holding a boning knife that was shining with a cold light, she was instantly frightened and became incontinent. She collapsed on the bed and screamed in fear.

Gai Hu was also very frightened. He did not expect Li Hongji to suddenly appear. He was frantically trying to cover his naked body. At the same time, he scolded Li Hongji and asked him why he was here. Get out now!

Gai Hu was used to being a gangster and didn't take Li Hongji seriously at all. In his opinion, Li Hongji was an incompetent person, and he respected him by enjoying Han Jiner, so he should be grateful to him.

He scolded subconsciously and didn't have time to notice the murderous aura of Li Hongji. At this moment, Li Hongji stepped forward without saying a word and swiped the boning knife in his hand towards Gaihu's neck. Gaihu felt a chill in his throat and then subconsciously covered it with his hand, and the blood that could not be stopped gushed out.

Gai Hu widened his eyes and stared at Li Hongji, his face full of disbelief. He never thought that Li Hongji would actually dare to attack him.

“Kill… murder… help… help… boss… please let me go… let me go…”

Gai Hu's throat gurgled twice, and then he fell to the ground and died. Han Jin'er was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she didn't even care that the quilt covering her chest fell to the ground.

Seeing Han Jiner like this, Li Hongji showed an extremely disgusted look on his face. Without saying a word, he reached out and grabbed Han Jiner's long hair and dragged her to a nearby place. Then, regardless of her pleas, he raised the boning knife again and cut Han Jiner's neck like killing a chicken.

Han Jiner's eyes rolled back instantly, and she fell on the kang, kicked her legs twice, and then died just like Gai Hu.

After killing the two men so quickly, Li Hongji instantly released half of his anger. Looking at the two bodies lying in a pool of blood, Li Hongji laughed up to the sky, but as he laughed, tears began to fall from his eyes.

At this moment, he finally understood how happy Wu Erlang was after killing Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing. Unfortunately, he was not Wu Erlang, but Wu Dalang. He was a good man, but he couldn't even keep a wife. He was cuckolded by this couple. If he didn't kill them, how could he survive in the world?

Now that he had killed them, Li Hongji felt that he had vented his anger, but then he thought that the matter was not over yet.

The main reason why Han Jiner hooked up with Gai Hu and even broke into his house and slept on the same kang with him shamelessly was because she was arrested by the government.

So why did he end up like this? Wasn't it because he beat up Wen Juren's housekeeper and servants?

Why did he beat him? It was because he owed money to Wen Juren. He had agreed to pay back the money when the loan period came. But right after he was dismissed, Wen Juren came to ask for the money. How could this be justified?

If Wen Juren hadn't pushed him too far, how could he have ended up like this? And how could Han Jiner let him be a living cuckold?

Thinking of this, another wave of anger surged in his heart. His gaze continued to linger on the two bodies for a moment, and Li Hongji immediately made a decision. Since he had already killed someone, killing was a capital crime. Killing one person was killing, killing two was killing, and killing more was also killing.

Li Hongji is a real man. He would not be a gentleman if he did not seek revenge. Now that he has killed Han Jiner and Gai Hu, the couple, he might as well go all the way and kill Wen Juren as well.

Anyway, this Wen Juren is not a good person. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have ended up like this. If I don't kill him, this idea will not work. Kill him! Kill him and be done with it. Kill him once and for all!

Li Hongji made the decision in an instant. He wiped the bloody boning knife on the quilt, stuffed it into his arms, turned around and walked out the door, quickly heading towards Wen Juren's residence.

When they arrived at Mr. Wen's residence, Mr. Wen's servants saw that it was Li Hongji who came and looked down on him.

In their eyes, if their master hadn't let him off, this guy would have had grass growing on his grave by now, how could he have a chance to breathe now? Moreover, the story of Li Hongji's wife and Gai Hu had spread throughout the city, and everyone knew that this guy was a living cuckold, so they looked down on Li Hongji from the bottom of their hearts.

"Li Hongji, what's going on? Are you here to pay back the money my master owed? It's only been a few days and you've got the money to pay back the debt? Could it be that your wife sold her body to get the money?"

"Hahaha! Is there any need to say this? With his appearance, how can he get the money to pay the debt? It must be that his slutty wife sold herself in exchange for it. This kid is lucky, he has a delicate wife to sell. It is said that Gai Hu loves his wife very much and is willing to spend money on her. I say, brother, why don't we go and take care of her one day? Give brother Hongji a hand?"

"Hey, that's a good idea. I've seen his wife before, she's got a pretty face and a tender skin. If I can enjoy her, it would be a help to Brother Hongji."

"Haha! Hahaha!"

Everyone was talking one after another, looking at Li Hongji as if he were a living turtle. Li Hongji was so angry that he didn't show any anger, but laughed instead.

"Hey, you guys are in such a good mood. I came here today to see Mr. Juren. I wonder if Mr. Juren is in the palace?"

"Of course my master is at home, so he may not be able to see you. Brother Hongji, why don't you go back and bring your wife with you to accompany us for a drink or something? As long as she makes us feel comfortable, I will help you pass on a message to the master..."

A servant was speaking smugly when suddenly a cold light flashed before his eyes, followed by a sharp pain in his chest.

When he looked down, he saw a knife stuck in his heart. Li Hongji, who had been servile in front of them just now, now had a grim smile on his face and was very close to him.

"Okay, I'll take you to see her, and you can enjoy yourself there..." After saying that, he drew his sword, and as a stream of dirty blood spurted out, the servant fell to the ground without a word. As Li Hongji suddenly killed people, the other people were all shocked and couldn't even speak for a while. Li Hongji's hands and feet did not stop, and he killed two more servants with a thunderous force. At this time, the other two servants came to their senses, and they used their hands and feet to flee to the mansion, shouting heartbreakingly as they fled.

"Someone come! Help! Someone's been killed! Li Hongji has killed someone!"

Li Hongji rushed into the room, reached out to grab the servant who was fleeing behind him, and swung the knife in his hand directly across his neck.

With a flash of cold light, the servant's throat was cut and he collapsed to the ground with his hands covering his neck. The other servant was so scared that he pissed his pants and ran even faster.

When the cry for help was heard, the Wen Mansion was in an uproar. Soon, other servants and several guards rushed out and saw Li Hongji, covered in blood, rushing into the mansion with a sharp knife in his hand, chasing after a servant who was running desperately. Near the gate, several servants were lying in a pool of blood, not knowing whether they were dead or alive. Everyone was shocked and shouted loudly, picking up sticks and other things and going towards Li Hongji.

Li Hongji had practiced martial arts since he was young. How could he be compared to ordinary guards? He immediately took up his sword and fought with the opponent. After a few rounds, he killed one more person and injured two. However, as time went by, more and more servants and guards came, and even Li Hongji, who was highly skilled in martial arts, could not resist them.

At this moment, Li Guo's voice suddenly came from the door.

"Don't panic, uncle! I'm here to help you!"

Li Guo held a spear that he had found from somewhere, and rushed in while shaking the spear. In a blink of an eye, he was next to Li Hongji.

As the saying goes, an inch longer is an inch stronger. Li Hongji was holding a boning knife. No matter how powerful he was, his killing power was limited. Moreover, two fists could not defeat four hands. Under the siege of several people, Li Hongji was gradually unable to hold on. But the situation changed instantly when Li Guo arrived. Li Guo's spearmanship was excellent. The spear in his hand was as elusive as a poisonous snake out of a hole. With a few moves, he killed the guards who had just surrounded Li Hongji and made them retreat step by step.

"Brother! I'll help you too!" Suddenly, Wen Xinghu's voice was heard. Li Hongji looked back and was overjoyed. He saw Wen Xinghu coming over with a knife in his hand. The three of them killed the guards and servants in a panic. Li Hongji took the opportunity to kill another one and continued to rush in, shouting, "You two, help me stop them. I'm going to find the real boss!"

"Brother Hongji!" Wen Xinghu shouted and was about to stop him, but as soon as he finished speaking, Li Hongji rushed into the backyard, which made him cry out in pain.

He came to help, just intending to help Li Hongji escape from danger, but he didn't expect Li Hongji to rush in instead of running away, as if he was going to kill Wen Juren. After all, Wen Xinghu and Wen Juren were relatives, and if you really want to talk about this matter, it can't be blamed entirely on Wen Juren, but the situation changed suddenly, which was not what Wen Xinghu could have predicted, and it was too late to stop it now.

Not long after Li Hongji rushed in, Wen Juren's terrified cry was heard from inside, but the cry soon turned into a shrill scream, and then there was no sound.

After a moment, Li Hongji was holding a human head in his hand, and his whole body was covered in blood, like a demon crawling out of hell.

"The thief has been beheaded! Why don't you run away quickly?" When he arrived at the front yard, Li Hongji grabbed the head with one hand, faced everyone, and shouted loudly.

The guards who were fighting fiercely saw that the head in Li Hongji's hand was the head of Wen Juren. Wen Juren's fear before death was still vivid, which made everyone's scalp shudder.

Everyone was stunned for a moment. Li Hongji shouted again, and then everyone came to their senses. Then they turned around and ran away without hesitation.

The head guard worked hard for his master. Now that his master is dead, why are they still fighting so hard? If they don't run away now and continue to fight with the other party, with these three killing gods, they might all be left behind by the other party.

In a blink of an eye, everyone fled, even the women of the Wen family screamed and ran out of the house. Li Hongji didn't make it difficult for them. Everyone should take responsibility for their own actions. Since Wen Juren had died in his hands, it was fine to let these people live.

"Hongji...you...ah..." Wen Xinghu stepped forward, looked at the head in Li Hongji's hand with mixed feelings, shook his head and sighed.

"Brother Wen, I'm responsible for getting you into trouble with this matter." Li Hongji said to Wen Xinghu with some guilt.

Wen Xinghu waved his hand and said, "Why would we talk about getting involved with each other? Since I'm here today, I don't think about anything else."

"Good brother!" Li Hongji grinned.

"By the way, Hongji, now that something big has happened, we have to leave the city quickly, otherwise we won't be able to leave once the government officials arrive." Wen Xinghu said.

"Yes, uncle, we have to leave quickly. So many people have died. Once the government takes action, we will have no chance of escape." Li Guo also came to his senses and said hurriedly.

Li Hongji nodded and asked the two to go to Wen's house to find some gold and silver jewelry to get some money. He threw the head in his hand, picked up a water and fire stick from the ground, and found a waist knife. He took off the bloodstained clothes and changed into a robe that was found in Wen's house. After doing all this, Wen Xinghu and Li Guo came out with their own bags. The three of them left Wen's house directly and escaped from Yinchuan City before the government officials could react.

After leaving the city, the three walked northward for two days, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they were sure that there were no pursuers behind them. Finally, they relaxed and found a dilapidated temple to rest for a while. During the rest, the three discussed where to go next. It was not a good idea to escape, and they had to find a place to stay.

At this time Wen Xinghu suggested that he could join the border army. A few days northwest would lead to the Nine Borders. He had a brother who was a small flag officer in the border army. It should be no problem for him to join him and make a living as a border soldier. Moreover, after joining the border army, he would not have to worry about being arrested by the government. However, the prerequisite was that he had nothing to do with Li Guo. The key point was that Li Hongji had killed so many people that he could not use his previous name after joining the border army. In order to avoid trouble, it would be better to change his name.

Li Hongji agreed after hearing this. Being a frontier soldier was indeed a way out. It was better than becoming a bandit. As for the name, it didn't matter. If it didn't work, he could change it. As long as it was his own, it would be fine.

When Li Guo asked Li Hongji what name would be appropriate, Li Hongji pondered for a moment.

"God is unfair. Since God can't help me, I have to rely on myself! From today on, I, Li Hongji, will change my name to Li Zicheng!"

(End of this chapter)