The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 346 Military Bandits
Qiu Wuying felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave; her hands and feet were frozen at her sides, and she dared not move.

Eunuch He came from the palace, and his lineage, talent, and resources far surpassed his. Moreover, his ruthlessness and tenacity were several times greater.

His head was kicked into the water.

The middle-aged man held a low-ranking official position, merely a seventh-grade canal transport commander, but it was one of the few truly powerful and lucrative posts in Nanjing, commanding hundreds of canal boats and thousands of canal soldiers! In terms of real power, he was no less than any of the thousand-household commanders in the entire Shuo!
He was nailed to the stone like a dead dog, and died on the spot before he could even leave a last word.

Where did this vicious person come from?!
"look up."

The voice said mockingly.

"No, I wouldn't dare... Your Excellency, Hero, Grandfather, Ancestor, I know the rules. I can't live without seeing your face. You can kill these people if you want, just spare my dog's life!"

"As long as you spare my life, I'll tell you anything you want to know. After I've told you, I'll leave Da Shuo and won't cause you any trouble!"

"All our wealth is in my water fortress; if you—"

Qiu Wuying didn't even dare to breathe and kept begging for mercy.

But then they heard the man say with a laugh.

"Who said you can live without looking up?"

"Oh, you don't need to touch the pills in your pocket anymore, they're useless to me."

Qiu Wuying felt another chill run through her heart.

This was his means of survival. He had gone through countless connections to find a small packet of Tang Clan poison, but the other party discovered it before he could even use it!
What to do, what to do... The erysipelas has been discovered. In terms of martial arts, I am no match for them, and judging from their tone, they clearly intend to kill me!
He made a final struggle.

"Grandpa, Ancestor! Please don't do it!"

"Do you know who's behind me? It's none other than—"

Halfway through his sentence, a hand gripped the top of his head, slowly tightening like a steel hoop.

"Uhhhhhhh!!!"

The overwhelming pain transformed his pleas for mercy into inhuman screams.

The skull groaned and pressed inward, severing the boiling thoughts in the brain.

I don't want to know right now.

"I won't believe a single word you say when you're still whole."

The camera panned upwards, and he was slowly lifted up until he was level with a face bearing a mocking smile.

By the moonlight, Qiu Wuying could see the face clearly.

Extreme fear temporarily dispelled the pain, causing him to utter desperate murmurs.

"Li, Li—"

Li Miao turned his head to look at the noisy crowd on the opposite bank, then turned back to look at Qiu Wuying.

"I was afraid you'd run away, so I came over to kill some trash first. The trash over there hasn't been cleaned up yet, so you'll have to come with me. I'll also trim your hair while I'm at it."

Li Miao lowered his voice and laughed cruelly.

"In order to live until I start interrogating you, here's a piece of advice—raise your hands, grab your neck, and don't let go."

A hint of confusion appeared in Qiu Wuying's eyes.

But in the next instant, he understood what Li Miao meant.

In a flash, Li Miao grabbed his head and leaped several feet into the air! The acceleration was so rapid that it almost tore his head off his body!

Qiu Wuying let out a wail in mid-air and raised her hand to grab her neck.

"now it's right."

Li Miao's teasing voice came from above.

Qiu Wuying watched helplessly as Li Miao held him in his hand and, like a meteorite, crossed the wide river and crashed onto the other side!
boom!
The impact wasn't on the soil, but on a human body. Amidst the splattering of blood, Qiu Wuying's vision blurred once more.

After landing, Li Miao grabbed his head and swung it around violently!

Bang bang bang bang——

The people around them, who hadn't even had time to disperse, were swept away by Qiu Wuying's legs! It was as if a scarlet firework had exploded in the crowd!

Intense pain came from my lower body.

Before Qiu Wuying could even scream, Li Miao had already grabbed his head and charged into the crowd, sweeping out another shower of blood!
This process was repeated several times, and dozens of corpses had fallen to the ground. Qiu Wuying's lower body had become a limp mess, with not even a slightly larger piece of bone to be found.

Qiu Wuying had already removed her hand from her neck.

He had already recognized Li Miao and was aware of Li Miao's reputation. Falling into Li Miao's hands, even leaving him with a whole corpse would be a luxury. Rather than being used as a weapon and smashed to death by Li Miao, he would rather have his neck broken; at least that would be a quick death.

But the moment he took his hand down, Qiu Wuying felt a warm current flow into his body through his Baihui acupoint, instantly traveling through all eight extraordinary meridians.

His injuries slowly healed, and a surge of true energy appeared in his neck, mending his muscles and allowing him to begin practicing a body-strengthening technique he had never cultivated before.

A hint of despair appeared in Qiu Wuying's eyes.

Falling into the hands of this demon, even death is a luxury.

After "maintaining" his "weapon," Li Miao surveyed his surroundings.

The moment he arrived, he discovered that this group of "water bandits" was actually two groups mixed together.

Half of them were soldiers.

Regular soldiers, disguised as river bandits, ambushed and killed passing merchant ships.

The mastermind behind this is no mystery at all—the Nanjing garrison eunuch was a military commander who held a higher position than the Nanjing garrison commander and controlled all the military power in Nanjing.

Even though Li Miao had long been mentally prepared to fight the Nanjing army, he never expected to encounter the army here.

Organized armies, under the orders of their commanders, disguised themselves as bandits and ambushed and plundered civilians along the main waterway—in any dynasty, this would be the most ominous sign of national ruin.

It can only be said that the emperor left Li Miao and Zhu Zai a truly leaky mess, teetering on the brink of national collapse.

While Li Miao was sighing, the real bandits had already fled to the small boats and were desperately rowing away.

Meanwhile, the regular soldiers disguised as river bandits no longer concealed their identities, forming military formations and approaching Li Miao.

Li Miao glanced at them and let out another cold laugh.

Despite the dilapidated state of military preparedness in Da Shuo, these soldiers were able to quickly form a battle formation even after their commander's death. This alone demonstrates that these soldiers were far more elite than the garrison troops Li Miao had encountered elsewhere.

But these so-called "elite" troops were raised on the blood of innocent civilians.

Whether they go with the flow or enjoy it, Li Miao would never leave a single beast alive after it has already devoured human flesh.

"Are you ready?"

Li Miao smiled and took a step forward.

slam-la-

The army formation ahead was thrown into chaos by his step. Those in front involuntarily retreated, only to find themselves on the weapons of their comrades behind them, crying out in pain.

When they came to their senses and turned to look ahead, Li Miao had already disappeared.

As I scanned my surroundings, I suddenly heard a cry of surprise from my companion beside me.

"Up there! Up there!"

"I'm coming!"

Shift the perspective upwards.

With a ferocious smile, Li Miao, carrying Qiu Wuying, fell from mid-air and crashed into the crowd!
(End of this chapter)