People in the Qin Dynasty sought good fortune and avoided misfortune.

Chapter 468, A Fire Shakes the Zhu Family's Loyalty

Beneath his hood, Wei Zhuang's cold eyes swept over the soldiers present.

Just as Han Fei had predicted, not many guards remained in the military camp. He had previously sent men to incite conflict among the disaster victims, and Bai Yifei had decisively ordered the White Armor Army in the camp to quell the riot.

Ultimately, the drought in Nanyang was also the result of internal strife within the Nightclub, and Bai Yifei, for the sake of Nanyang's stability, would certainly not truly help Emerald Tiger.

"kill!"

Dozens of soldiers immediately raised their weapons and charged towards Wei Zhuang.

Seeing the soldiers charging towards him, Wei Zhuang drew his Shark Tooth sword and swiftly charged towards the nearest soldier.

The shark tooth gleamed with golden light, and the moment it collided with the long halberd, it severed the bronze halberd in two.

Wei Zhuang caught the falling spearhead and threw it at the soldiers in front of him. He quickly approached the soldiers and brought down the Shark Tooth sword in his hand. The armor of the three soldiers in the front row was instantly broken, blood spurted out, and they fell straight to the ground.

After killing three people, Wei Zhuang did not stop. His figure kept weaving among the soldiers, constantly wielding the Shark Tooth sword in his hand.

Every time the shark's tooth fell, several soldiers were killed.

These ordinary soldiers were no match for Wei Zhuang. Even though Wei Zhuang was alone, his figure was like a ghost, moving effortlessly among dozens of soldiers.

Just as Wei Zhuang was killing the soldiers with great enthusiasm, more than a dozen quicksand assassins rushed into the camp from the rear and began to slaughter the soldiers.

In the blink of an eye, screams rose and fell.

Soldiers kept falling, their blood spreading across the ground and gradually staining it red.

"Brother Zhu, we can't hesitate any longer. Someone has already beaten us to it," Situ Wanli said, looking at the chaotic military camp.

Tianze and the Corpse-Driving Demon also looked at the Zhu family, their cold faces showing a hint of dissatisfaction, and their scarlet eyes flashing with killing intent.

It seems that if the Zhu family disagrees, the two of them might take action to eliminate the obstacle that is preventing them from "joining" the peasant family.

Looking at the three people urging him on, Zhu Jia's conflicted expression finally turned into determination, and he said in a complex tone...
"Then do it."

Without hesitation, Tianze and the Corpse-Driving Demon rushed into the military camp. Black evil energy surrounded Tianze, and his scarlet eyes gleamed, his killing intent no longer concealed.

"Brother Situ, what do you think the Heroic Leader's purpose is? Why must he take such an action that incurs divine wrath?"

Zhu Jia looked at the military camp and said with a complicated expression.

He originally wanted to say that it was a matter of divine wrath and popular resentment, but his awe and respect for Tian Guang made him change to a more euphemistic word.

"Hehehe~ Brother Zhu, you've asked the wrong person. I, Situ Wanli, am just a nobody. I do whatever the leader of the chivalrous sect says. Why should I ask why?"

Situ Wanli smiled helplessly and shook his head.

"The leader of the chivalrous sect must have his reasons, but..."

Zhu Jia fell silent halfway through his sentence, seemingly pondering why Tian Guang had done this.

Situ Wanli looked at the Zhu family, a barely perceptible smile flashing in his eyes. He naturally knew why Tian Guang did this, but he couldn't tell the Zhu family now.

In Xu Qing's plan, only by having the Zhu family personally ignite the fire could their awe of Tian Guang be shaken.

As for the truth, it would be the final blow that completely extinguished this sense of awe, so it absolutely cannot be told to the Zhu family now.

"Brother, don't think too much about it. It looks like Tianze and the others are in trouble. We need to go in and take a look," Situ Wanli said in a deep voice, looking at the situation inside the military camp.

Zhu Jia snapped out of his daze, glanced at Situ Wanli, and then nodded.

The two used their lightness skills to head towards the military camp.

Meanwhile, in the military camp, Wei Zhuang and Liu Sha had already dealt with all the soldiers left behind.

Looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground, Wei Zhuang's expression remained indifferent. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly slashed a sword aura into the air.

The golden sword energy collided with the bronze snake head, sending the snake head, which was covered in black malevolent energy, flying away.

Tianze and the Corpse-Driving Demon, who were in mid-air, also landed on the ground.

Upon seeing Tianze suddenly appear, the dozen or so Quicksand assassins immediately went on alert, surrounding Wei Zhuang and pointing their weapons at Tianze and the Corpse-Driving Demon.

"Does even a rat in the gutter dare to show its face?"

Wei Zhuang looked at the menacing Tian Ze and said coldly.

Upon seeing that only five snake heads remained behind him, a strange glint flashed in his eyes.

"Rats? In Baiyue, the most terrifying thing is not poisonous snakes or ferocious beasts, but rats that carry diseases and plagues." Tianze looked at Wei Zhuang with a gloomy expression. The snake head chain on his back instantly stood up, and black baleful energy drove the snake head to kill Wei Zhuang.

Seeing that its master had made a move, the Corpse-Driving Demon immediately raised its staff, and a ghostly green magic circle unfolded beneath its feet.

"In the netherworld and the heavens, a hundred ghosts roam at night."

Black corpse worms surged from the ground, burrowing into the corpses of the fallen soldiers. To the astonishment of the quicksand assassins, the soldiers they had killed staggered to their feet, raised their weapons, and charged at them once more.

"These are just puppets; we can simply cut off their heads."

Wei Zhuang gave the assassins a warning, then charged towards Tian Ze with Shark Tooth.

After learning of the zombie soldiers' weaknesses, the quicksand assassin suppressed his fear and raised his weapon to kill the corpses.

In mid-air, Wei Zhuang raised his Shark Tooth sword to block the bronze snake's head, sparks flying as the sharp blade rubbed against the snake's head.

“You shouldn’t be here,” Wei Zhuang said coldly.

"It's always reasonable for an enemy to have an avenger appear, no matter when, especially when they're kicking someone when they're down," Tianze retorted.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tianze manipulated the other chains to attack Wei Zhuang.

Wei Zhuang dodged the attacking snake head by turning his head, then retracted his shark tooth and retreated.

Seeing Wei Zhuang retreat, Tian Ze roared and manipulated the snake-head chains behind him to continue attacking Wei Zhuang. The black aura around him condensed into a huge black snake head in mid-air.

Five snake-head chains shot towards Wei Zhuang from all directions, blocking his escape routes.

"Spanning all directions".

Wei Zhuang's eyes narrowed. Golden sword light covered the blade of Shark Tooth, and powerful internal energy surged, forming a white vortex around it.

A powerful pressure stirred up the sand and dust on the ground, and the phantom of a giant black dragon appeared behind Wei Zhuang.

Wei Zhuang suddenly looked up and rushed towards Tian Ze. In the blink of an eye, the Shark Tooth sword in his hand unleashed eight different sword techniques, knocking away the five snake-head chains.

A black dragon appeared behind it, carrying a powerful sword aura as it flew towards the black snake head in mid-air.

"Drink~"

Tianze roared, and the black aura around him grew even stronger, all heading towards the black snake's head.

The snake's head, brimming with malevolent energy, suddenly opened its scarlet eyes and charged towards the soaring black dragon.

The black serpent and the black dragon collided in mid-air, while the shark tooth wrestled with five intertwined bronze chains. The powerful pressure emanated in all directions, and the impact of the collision of internal forces sent the zombies and quicksand assassins who were close to the two flying away.

The burning brazier was also lifted, and the curtains of the military tent were fluttering loudly in the wind.

Meanwhile, inside the grain depot.

Several jars of kerosene were smashed onto the sacks of grain, and the pungent kerosene soaked the grain. Situ Wanli handed a torch to the Zhu family.

"Brother Zhu, once this fire is lit, our mission will be complete," Situ Wanli said, holding up a torch and looking at the pile of grain.

"Brother Situ, don't you have any ideas?"

Zhu Jia looked at Situ Wanli, who appeared calm and unconcerned, and asked in confusion.

"Brother, I'm just a nobody, and a gambler at that. Do you think I have any other intentions? I know it's wrong to do this, but what can we do?"

"Why did they assign this damn task to the two of us? It seems we outsiders are still outsiders after all."

Situ Wanli looked at the Zhu family and sighed.

Situ Wanli naturally lacked such thoughts and concerns. He did not possess the Zhu family's lofty ideals of compassion and empathy; he was a gambler who cared more about his own interests and future.

Since it was a task assigned to him by Xu Qing, he naturally wouldn't hesitate in order to win the final bet.

After all, he had staked his entire fortune and life on Xu Qing, and with the time for the King of Qin's coronation drawing ever closer, he was about to reap his first reward.

"Is someone with a different surname still just someone with a different surname?" Zhu Jia murmured, looking down.

He knew that as a representative of the peasant family from outside the family, he was already a thorn in the side of the peasant family surnamed Tian. However, Tian Guang, as the leader of the chivalrous knights, had always been impartial and had always protected him and trusted him greatly.

Based on this trust, and also for their own self-preservation within the farmhouse, the Zhu family was very grateful to Tian Guang and thus sincerely admired him.

But today, Situ Wanli's words that outsiders are still outsiders have stirred up different thoughts in the Zhu family. Now that the six hall masters are about to change, and he is about to take control of the largest Shennong Hall, the previously scattered outsiders have become more united because of this.

Although people with different surnames do not wield much power, they are full of talented individuals. As long as they unite, even people with the surname Tian will have to avoid their sharp edge.

The unspoken rule of the Farmer's Knight-Errant is that only people with the surname Tian can hold the position. However, the saying goes, "Are kings and generals born with a special destiny?" If someone with a different surname really wants to take a chance, it's not impossible, especially for someone like him who has united most of the people with different surnames.

If Tian Guang steps down, it's really hard to say who will be the next leader of the Xia clan.

Thinking about it from this perspective, Zhu Jia's expression became heavy. Even if he didn't try to think about it, the grain stained with kerosene in front of him forced him to think about it.

If he sets fire to the grain, he will have leverage over the matter. Once it gets out, forget about competing for the position of Shennong Hall Master and the Heroic Leader; he'll be lucky if he's not imprisoned in the farmhouse's water dungeon.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jia broke out in a cold sweat.

(End of this chapter)