Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 52 Am I a pig?
The scene that once happened in Pingyuan City is being replayed in Sheyang City.

It must be said that Pei Chuan and Hong Guniang were not exactly pioneers. The victory at Pingyuan City had given them a taste of success, so after understanding the key to conquering a city by first winning people's hearts, they prepared even more thoroughly for Sheyang City.

They infiltrated, spread propaganda, incited, and made promises to the slave population, informing them of the most wonderful vision, and then used them to secretly bring a large number of assassins into Sheyang City.

In the slave quarters, the flames of anger among the slaves had been completely ignited. One rebel group after another led large numbers of slaves out of the slave quarters and into the wealthy quarters they had always dreamed of.

Although this place is called the rich district, it is only inhabited by commoners and merchants. Pei Chuan deliberately sent people to bring the slaves here so that they could taste the benefits first. When the two opposing groups began to kill each other, disaster began in an instant.

The young woman turned around, not looking at the wooden thorn on the woman's snow-white chest, and said to Pei Chuan, "Their crimes don't warrant this level of retribution, do they?"

Pei Chuan pointed to a man being hoisted high with a wooden fork and said, "Those who stand idly by are also sinners. They think that since it doesn't concern them, they can ignore it and not care. Only when they become slaves themselves can they truly feel the suffering of slaves."

A bunch of cowardly scoundrels who only care about their own immediate survival are more hateful than the instigators; they deserve what they get.

Red Girl said coldly, "End the battle here as soon as possible. The Noble District is our main target."

Pei Chuan glanced at the groups of slaves wolfing down their food and sneered, "Hungry dogs have no fighting power; only half-hungry dogs can unleash their strongest power."

Red Girl retorted angrily, "They are human beings, not dog skins. Pei Chuan, don't forget that you and I both come from the lowest of people. How can you forget your roots?"

Pei Chuan swung his knife and killed an old woman who had asked him for help, then laughed loudly, "I am the King of Dogskin!"

The ornately decorated pavilion collapsed with tremendous force under Yun Ce's fierce attack, and the archers on the pavilion fell like raindrops, only to be buried by the bricks and tiles.

With his spear in hand, Yun Ce deflected more than a dozen spears. He stretched out his left arm to catch the spears, and with a powerful flick, the warriors behind the spears were lifted high into the air and then flung against the flower wall. Even the sturdy flower wall collapsed under this blow.

Peng Jing crawled out of the pile of rocks, took a closer look at Yun Ce's fierce and unparalleled appearance, and shouted loudly, "Three crossbows!"

Yun Ce, who was pushing a group of warriors backward with the long shaft of his lance, suddenly felt the hairs on the back of his spine stand on end. Without thinking, he abruptly withdrew his lance. The warriors who were struggling against him lost their grip and lunged forward. Yun Ce reached out and grabbed one of the warriors, and without saying a word, shoved him behind him.

With a "buzzing" sound, three crossbows, each nearly three meters long and equipped with tails, shot out. The sound alone sent shivers down Yun Ce's spine. His wristband, which had been silent for a long time, emitted a sharp buzzing sound, hoping that Yun Ce could lead him away from this dangerous place.

The crossbows arrived in an instant, and the first to suffer were the group of warriors who pounced on Yun Ce. The gleaming crossbows easily pierced through their leather armor and drilled downwards without any hindrance.

Two crossbow bolts pierced his waist and ribs, sinking half a foot into the ground. Another crossbow bolt, after piercing through the warrior on his body, shot into the ground close to his cheek. Yun Ce could even hear the sound of the crossbow tip rubbing against the stone slab.

With a powerful push of his arms, Yun Ce flung the horse spear aside, throwing off the bodies of the dozen or so warriors who were lying on top of him. Those impaled by the crossbow bolts formed a large mass, and after being thrown up, their bodies separated from the crossbow bolts, their screams sending shivers down one's spine.

Yun Ce didn't dare linger near the ballistae. He tossed the corpse up to obstruct the crossbowmen's view before diving into the flower hall. Before leaving, he didn't forget to greet the chestnut horse that was watching the commotion from behind the screen wall.

The crossbow bolts shattered through the window and clattered against the wall. Yun Ce rolled over and tumbled into the inner courtyard of the flower hall. More crossbow bolts burst through the door, which he knocked away with his lance. The flexible shaft of the lance bounced repeatedly in his hand, as if it were about to slip out of his grasp.

Not daring to enter the empty courtyard, Yun Ce could only pretend to be a wild boar, banging his head against the wall. The wooden wall broke open, and without thinking, he continued to bang his head against the next wall.

Looking at the constantly crumbling wall, Peng Jing said to Zhang Min, who was standing behind the three crossbows, "The pig demon has been captured, but it is incredibly fierce. How do you plan to capture it?"

Zhang Min glanced at the crossbow that was being rapidly loaded with arrows and said to Peng Jing, "Ever since the divine dragon descended upon my Biyun Mountain in March, the mountain spirits and monsters have been causing a great disturbance."

Among them, the Pig King Zhu Nu and the Bear King Xiong Pi fought a great battle at Tianzhu Mountain for the Dragon Spirit. It is said that they suffered heavy casualties. However, strangely, neither Zhu Nu nor Xiong Pi obtained the Dragon Spirit.

Linhe Shangzao Bandu believed that the Dragon Spirit had been obtained by an unknown person, so he disguised himself as a caravan and traveled all over the wilderness, eventually disappearing at Hekou Village.

I personally visited Hekou Village and learned from the village chief, Zhao Jin, that Shangzao Bandu died because the wild boars they were escorting collided with a giant bear, causing heavy casualties. They were then ambushed by savages, resulting in the complete annihilation of their army.

Seeing Yun Ce crush another warrior to death with his bare hands, Peng Jing said irritably, "Quickly think of a way to kill this pig demon."

Zhang Min watched Yun Ce leap like a bullet in the huge courtyard, waved the flag in her hand, and immediately a squad of heavily armored warriors emerged from the side gate to join the encirclement of Yun Ce. "Zhao Jin's answer was perfect. Bandu's death was indeed related to the escape of wild beasts, not to mention that a nearly demonic fox was also involved."

But this answer was too perfect, which aroused my suspicion. From the whispers of the other people in the village, I learned that there was another person in the village who was suspected to be from a noble family.

This young man from a prominent family could understand what they were saying, but he couldn't speak... Before long, he was able to converse with the people in the village.

Uncle Peng, what do you think this scion of a prominent family resembles?

Seeing that Yun Ce's range of movement had once again been compressed by crossbowmen and armored soldiers, Peng Jing patiently said, "How so? Don't make me guess."

Zhang Min smoothed her loose hair and said softly, "The spirit was being helped by the dragon spirit and was in the process of transforming. When it arrived at Hekou Village, its throat bone had not yet transformed, so it could only hear but not speak. When it left Hekou Village, its throat bone was transformed, so it was able to talk to people normally."

Uncle looked at the pig demon in front of him again. He was incredibly strong, but he didn't use any fancy moves. This was no noble family scion; he was clearly just a pig demon that had just taken human form.

The dragon spirit we want must be related to him.

Upon hearing this, Peng Jing gasped, glancing at Yun Ce who had been held down by the armored soldiers but had broken free. He then shouted loudly, "Capture him alive! There must be no mistake!"

Four armored soldiers shouted and charged at Yun Ce, who had just regained his footing, wielding four giant shields. He kicked one of the armored soldiers away, but he didn't expect there to be a substitute armored soldier behind him. Before he could retract his leg and kick again, with a clang, the four giant shields trapped Yun Ce in the middle.

At the same time, a large net descended from above, covering his head. Yun Ce quickly sat down on the ground, grabbed a human leg haphazardly, and pulled it forcefully into his arms.

The giant net fell and landed on the giant shield. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yun Ce threw the person he had grabbed upwards, causing the giant net that had just fallen to tremble. He then scrambled out through the gap he had created.

Before he could even regain his footing, a giant hammer slammed into his chest, causing him to stagger back several steps. Then, a warrior grabbed his legs and held him firmly.

Unable to break free after several struggles, Yun Ce was enraged. He roared wildly, his eyes bloodshot, and a layer of light blue scales suddenly appeared on his left arm. His hand also quickly deformed, and his half-foot-long fingernails shot out like lightning, landing on the head of the warrior who was clinging to his leg. The warrior's head exploded like a rotten watermelon, and the white and red stains made his hand filthy.

With a sweep of his left arm, his sharp claws tore the giant shield to shreds as easily as cutting tofu. He took another step forward and swung his left arm again, cutting the four armored soldiers blocking his way into a pile of minced meat.

The battlefield below had turned into a carnage. Zhang Min and Peng Jing, standing on high ground, exchanged a glance, each revealing a knowing look.

Zhang Min personally operated the ballista to fire at Yun Ce. At this moment, Yun Ce seemed to have forgotten to dodge and was only concerned with killing. Three crossbow bolts landed on his back one after another. The first bolt sent his body flying. The second and third bolts failed to penetrate his body, but instead carried him away for a full ten meters.

"Damn it!" Yun Ce cried out in anguish, grabbed a warrior, ripped off his head, and hurled it at Zhang Min, who was high above.

The warrior's head flew past, and Yun Ce's men followed closely behind. At this moment, he truly hated this woman and wished he could tear her to pieces.

A lance was pointed at Yun Ce's chest. Although the lance shaft was already bent, Yun Ce's body still forced forward. Zhang Min looked at Yun Ce, who was so close to her, and smiled, "Just a pig demon."

Yun Ce, spear in hand, slowly stepped forward and said, word by word, "I'm going to kill you!"

Zhang Min laughed loudly, "Even a pig demon dares to dream such a beautiful dream."

Having said that, she stepped back, but the spear was already pressed against the flower wall. Zhang Min's fair and jade-like hand plucked the spear shaft like a zither string, and the spear immediately began to spin at high speed. Yun Ce's chest felt like it was on fire. He quickly retreated, shook off the spear, and then clutched his chest, saying, "What a treacherous woman! I will not rest until I have killed you today."

Zhang Min didn't take it seriously and stood further away from Yun Ce, saying, "You've taken the Dragon Spirit, haven't you?"

Yun Ce was taken aback and asked, "What dragon spirit?"

Zhang Min, a man, laughed loudly and said, "As a member of the Pig Clan, you secretly took the Dragon Spirit, are disloyal to the Pig King Zhu Nu, and are unjust to your clansmen who died in battle. Even ghosts and gods dare not listen to the words of such an unfaithful and unjust person as you."

(End of this chapter)