The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 43 A great achievement delivered to your door
In ancient times, anyone who could use a long mace as a weapon must have been very good at martial arts.

Otherwise, when going into battle to kill the enemy, no one would risk their life by using a weapon they are not proficient in.

And his strength must be extremely great. Although he may not be a top-notch warrior, he is definitely the elite among the elite.

As long as this kind of person doesn't die, he will definitely be promoted quickly thanks to the heads he kills on the battlefield.

Li Jingxiao came to this world and practiced martial arts for so long, but he has never met an opponent that he can look up to.

The man originally wanted to escape, but when he looked at Li Jingxiao, he saw that he was holding a long iron stick and staring at him.

He knew that if he turned around and ran, the other party would most likely shoot him with a bow and arrow.

Now he is holding a long stick, just wanting to fight me face to face.

During this hesitation, Li Jingxiao had already walked down the mountaintop quickly with a long stick in his hand.

The two men confronted each other for a few seconds at a distance of more than ten meters, and it was Li Jingxiao who took the lead and rushed down quickly with a long stick.

From about seven or eight meters away, he flew up and stabbed with a stick from a distance.

That person didn't dare to accept the challenge.

This stick borrowed the force of the rushing attack. Not to mention blocking it, anyone who dared to use a long mace to block it would be guaranteed that the long mace in his hand would be knocked away by the long stick.

The average long mace weighs only five or six pounds, and some weigh seven or eight pounds.

But the weapon in this guy's hand weighs a full twelve pounds, and it's a single mace, which shows how strong his arm strength is.

Of course, if calculated according to the weight of the Sui Dynasty, one catty in the Sui Dynasty is equal to 220 grams.

This long mace weighs nearly 30 kilograms, which sounds really scary.

But even so, the man could only dodge by rolling sideways and a few times.

Li Jingxiao used the iron rod in his hand to directly penetrate a big tree.

The enemy general was just about to take advantage of the fact that the weapon in Li Jingxiao's hand was trapped and rush up to kill him.

But Li Jingxiao stepped on the tree trunk with his legs and kicked his body hard.

He easily pulled out the long stick in his hand, turned around and made a smooth counterattack, leaving the man no time to dodge.

He could only hit the long iron stick hard with his mace.

Li Jingxiao activated his internal force, not only holding the long stick tightly, but also using the centrifugal force of the long stick's deviation to turn it around, and then swept the stick towards the man's leg.

The man was forced to block with his mace again, but this time the force on the long stick was greater.

The man was unstable after being hit by the stick and could only step back to absorb the impact.

Li Jingxiao stood up and placed the long stick on the ground.

He looked at the man and said, "Since you are a skilled warrior, I will give you a chance to kneel down and surrender."

The man was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, "My skills are inferior to others, so I will die.

But I can surrender to anyone, but I will never surrender to the Great Zhou."

After hearing this, Li Jingxiao was actually very happy.

This statement already explains a lot of problems. After thinking about it, he threw away the long iron stick in his hand.

Under the opponent's surprised gaze, he flew forward, and before they met, he easily avoided the long mace that was coming down by turning sideways.

He slapped the man on the wrist, then turned around and slapped the man on the shoulder again.

There was a 'crack' sound, and the opponent's arm was dislocated.

He changed his steps, moved up behind the opponent and slapped him again.

The force of the soft palm easily broke the shoulder blade of his left arm.

Then he reached out and pinched the man's chin, and with a little force, he removed the man's jaw.

Finally, he stepped on the man's ankle twice in succession, breaking it, and said to Zhao Junming, "Keep an eye on this man.

Whether or not we can achieve great success this time depends entirely on this person."

Zhao Junming and others had just heard what this man said, and after a little thought they understood what Li Jingxiao meant.

Since he refused to surrender to the Great Zhou, he must have a deep-seated feud with the imperial court. He also said, "I'll surrender to anyone," which means he's most likely a traitor.

Isn’t this a great achievement that comes right to your doorstep?
Zhao Junming and others immediately became excited.

Zhao Junming quickly pulled out the lasso from his waist and tied the man up tightly.

Even though the man's jaw had been removed, a cloth was still stuffed into his mouth.

A dislocated jaw is actually not safe at all.

Some ruthless people would hit their heads on the ground and their jaws might just recover.

If the other party bites his tongue to commit suicide, it would be really unfair to Li Jingxiao and other brothers.

Seeing that four or five of the seven or eight assassins who had escaped down the mountain were shot dead by several Jinyi captains, Li Jingxiao finally smiled.

He said to Zhao Junming, "Don't chase them anymore. Have someone bring back all the stray horses. Each horse costs several dozen taels of silver, a good one costs seventy or eighty, or even one or two hundred taels."

Each person gets two horses as a reward for killing the enemy tonight.

From now on, if you need a horse, you don’t have to borrow one from the Daoluosi or Jinyiwei.”

Zhao Junming and the other six captains were very happy. Although raising horses was troublesome, these horses were basically good horses.

One piece of silk would cost at least several dozen taels of silver.

When more than forty horses were brought back, Li Jingxiao chose a tall horse and climbed on it.

He said to Zhao Junming, "You take your three brothers and wait here for Erfu. I will take the others to send this man to the capital overnight and hand him over to Eunuch Xia.

If you can avoid taking over the subsequent interrogation, it is better not to do so.

So as not to make a contribution but also get into trouble."

Zhao Junming and more than a dozen others, along with Shi Delong and his three brothers, thought about it and finally said to themselves that the adults had a long-term vision.

Although such matters involving rebellion were also under the jurisdiction of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, since they had captured a rebel who was obviously the leader, the credit had already been earned and there was really no need to fight any harder.

It would be even more troublesome if he heard some big secrets, even involving a royal scandal.

Everyone bowed to Li Jingxiao and said "yes".

Li Jingxiao rode a horse, taking the rebel and 10 people, and galloped towards the capital.

Fortunately, the 10 people in the team were all military scouts, and some of them were exploring and clearing the way ahead.

So there was no trouble in horse racing at night.

When we arrived in the capital, it was already getting light.

Li Jingxiao, holding the bronze medal given by the emperor, arrived outside the palace without any obstruction.

He personally carried the man into the palace and met Xia Shouzhong.

The old eunuch asked with a puzzled look, "What happened?"

Li Jingxiao let go of the man and told him everything in a low voice.

Xia Shouzhong was immediately overjoyed, and his eyes lit up as he looked at the man lying on the ground.

And the fact that Li Jingxiao thought of coming to him first was equivalent to giving him some of the credit.

Moreover, this indirectly shows that in his heart, Your Majesty is the orthodox one.

The more Xia Shouzhong looked at Li Jingxiao, the more he liked him.

As for Li Jingxiao's tendency to shirk responsibility and not want to get involved in too many rebellious matters, Xia Shouzhong not only thought it was normal, but also felt that Li Jingxiao, at such a young age, knew how to protect himself and how to advance and retreat.

Even if I hold a high position in the future, my mentality should not be unbalanced.

This kind of person is the most worthy of winning over.

Some people, when they suddenly come to power, become unbalanced mentally and act domineeringly.

After so many people become rich overnight, only a few can keep their wealth. In fact, it all has to do with mentality and character.

He hurriedly took Li Jingxiao and the traitor to see Emperor Longde.

(End of this chapter)