Water Margin: I am Zhu Biao

Just as the greyhound was about to rush under the charcoal head's belly.

Bang!

Charcoal suddenly raised one of its hind legs and kicked the greyhound squarely in the neck, sending its thin body flying backward.

It then fell silently to the charred ground, its neck twisted strangely, clearly dead.

Charcoal Head was a warhorse, hot-tempered and intelligent, and had kicked several people to death along the way.

How can you tolerate a dog trying to rip out the root of its troubles?

call out!

At the same time, a sharp arrow whistled through the air and shot straight at Master Qin's chest in mid-air; it was Pang Qiutang's swift arrow.

Snapped!

Unexpectedly, Master Qin, while in mid-air, easily deflected the arrow with a casual wave of his hand.

His leaping trajectory remained unchanged, heading straight for Zhu Biao.

At this moment, he was less than half a zhang away from Zhu Biao. Ghostly fire surged in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing black, sharp teeth like canines. His five fingers were spread wide, and the tips of his fingers were sharp and green.

It was a veritable vengeful ghost, and anyone who saw it would probably be terrified to death.

However, Zhu Biao was also laughing at this moment. He suddenly raised his arms and pressed down with both fists at the same time.

咻咻 咻 ~

In an instant, six hidden arrows shot out like locusts.

Master Qin's eyes suddenly sharpened; this fellow was truly formidable.

With a swift, decisive swing of the arm protecting his chest, he deflected two iron arrows, and with a flick of his cloak, he knocked away two more.

However, he was not a divine being, and he could not dodge the remaining two iron arrows no matter what.

Pfft pfft~~

He was certainly not invincible; when the iron arrow pierced his flesh, his withered body trembled violently a few times, and he could no longer maintain his leaping momentum.

Pfft!

He crashed down like a meteorite, landing five feet in front of Zhu Biao's horse.

Just as Master Qin's body touched the ground, Tan Tou stomped on the back of his head with a hoof.

Splat!

His head instantly split into four pieces like a watermelon, red and white splattering out in all directions.

Even if Yama, the King of Hell, were to come, he'd probably roll his eyes.

"Quick! Set it on fire! Burn him!"

Zhu Biao, however, did not relax at all. He pulled hard on the reins, signaling Tan Tou to retreat quickly, while shouting urgently.

Zou Dutou reacted quickly, snatching a flintlock pistol from the man's hand, lighting it swiftly, and spraying it at the corpse.

At this moment, Zhu Biao quickly pulled out a packet of realgar from his pocket and shouted again.

"Not enough! Send a few more men and burn him to ashes!"

He hadn't forgotten that this guy was not only a poisoner, but also had several insect kings parasitizing his body. He didn't want to be caught off guard and end up in trouble.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, a centipede with a colorful body, only the length of a little finger, darted out from Master Qin's sleeve.

Its body contracted and sprang up, and it suddenly shot up, heading straight for Zou Dutou's face, which was closest to it.

Bang!

The next instant, it suddenly broke through a wad of straw paper, and a pungent, waxy yellow powder scattered everywhere. It also fell softly to the ground, convulsing and tumbling violently.

What blocked it was the packet of realgar powder in Zhu Biao's hand.

"Damn it!"

Having narrowly escaped death, Chief Zou was terrified. He cursed and stabbed the dog into a pulp with the shaft of his gun before bowing to Zhu Biao to express his gratitude.

"Thank you so much for saving my life, sir."

"Stop talking nonsense! Quickly burn this bastard to ashes, and don't leave the ancestral hall alive either!"

"Spare me!"

Just then, a pitiful cry for mercy suddenly rang out from inside the ancestral hall.

Zhu Biao raised an eyebrow, then curled his lips into a smirk and growled.

"Who's in there? Get out here now!"

A moment later, in a mountain hollow behind Lijia Village.

"You are truly worse than beasts, and deserve to be torn to pieces."

Zhu Biao's forehead veins bulged as he gritted his teeth and cursed.

In the ravine in front of him lay dozens of corpses, piled up haphazardly, naturally belonging to the villagers of the entire Li Family Village.

Men and women of all ages.

Each corpse had intact limbs, but its chest and abdomen were shriveled, and its eyes were just dark, empty holes.

Their eyes, brains, and internal organs were all hollowed out by poisonous insects.

That beast Master Qin, in order to raise poisonous insects and keep them alive in the dead of winter, actually drove the insects to slaughter the entire village, leaving not a single chicken or dog alive.

"My lord, spare my life! These evil deeds were all committed by Qin Gongfeng alone!"

At this moment, two people were kneeling behind Zhu Biao, bound hand and foot: one was a river pirate, and the other was a dog slave.

Swish!

Before the bandit could finish begging for mercy, Zhu Biao suddenly turned around, a flash of cold light in his hand, and instantly beheaded him.

"Don't kill me! I know where Qin Gongfeng's money is hidden; it's all in Bianliang!"

The dog slave was splattered with blood all over his head and face. He was so terrified that he screamed desperately.

Swish!

Another flash of cold light, and his head fell to the ground. As his consciousness dissipated, he vaguely heard Zhu Biao's chilling voice enter his ears.

"I don't care. I won't be satisfied until I kill you right now."

Zhu Biao sheathed his sword, gazed into the distance to the southwest, and said softly:

"When I finally trample Tokyo in the future, I will surely confiscate the property of that old bastard Gao Qiu and exterminate his entire clan!"

In the afternoon, at the Cizhou government office, in the rear hall.

"As expected of Commander Meng, he is young and promising, and his military strategy is divine. He not only eliminated a sorcerer and demon, but also avenged the blood feud of the people of Cizhou!"

"Come, on behalf of the innocent people who died unjustly, I raise a toast to you!"

Prefect Cui's attitude changed; he became incredibly enthusiastic, even showing a hint of recruiting.

He originally looked down on Zhu Biao, the Imperial City Supervisor who hadn't even grown his hair yet, thinking that this pretty boy was just a pretty face.

Perhaps he rose to power by currying favor with Liang Shicheng, or perhaps he was simply Liang Siqi's male favorite.

As for the shooting of more than ten patrolmen, Prefect Cui did not care much.

What good is good archery?

It's nothing but brute force; a squad of swordsmen and shieldmen could easily take it down. This was the opinion of most civil officials, who held utter contempt for warriors who relied solely on brute strength.

However, after receiving a detailed report from his subordinates, his opinion completely changed. This pretty boy was not a warrior, but a talented general.

Commanding troops is a skill, an incredible skill!

Thousands of poisonous insects surged forward like a tidal wave, among them hidden a cunning master who could shoot several arrows in quick succession and also wield poison.

If it were that cowardly military commander of Cizhou leading his ragtag garrison, the entire army would likely be wiped out.

If he could find such a promising and powerful general, and easily wipe out a few bandit groups, Cui Yanping might be able to advance further and become a military commander and pacification commissioner.

"Prefect Cui's praise is too much for me to accept."

Zhu Biao stood up and held the cup with both hands.

"The success in eliminating the villains this time is entirely due to the skillful planning of Lady Liang and the strong assistance of Prefect Cui. I, Meng, would like to offer you both a toast."

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

"Hehe~"

Prefect Cui chuckled twice and drank along with him, while Liang Siqi glanced at him with a mixture of suspicion and wariness.

This thief has always been indifferent to her, looking down on her with his eyes half-closed, but now he's fawning over her in front of outsiders.

There must be something fishy about this.

Seeing that she wouldn't drink, Zhu Biao tried to smooth things over by saying:

"What's wrong? Why won't you drink? Are you perhaps blaming your subordinates for not protecting you properly?"

Before Liang Siqi could reply, he continued:

"One cup is enough, please, just one cup, as a small token of respect to your subordinate."

Having said that, Liang Siqi really couldn't refuse anymore.

After all, on the surface, she and Zhu Biao were on the same side, and she didn't want to lose face in front of outsiders.

Besides, she has a good tolerance for alcohol, and the wine was provided by Prefect Cui. Even if he had a lot of courage, he wouldn't dare to tamper with it.

Thinking of this, she picked up her wine glass.

"What are you saying, Commander Meng? I should thank you for protecting me all the way. Enough said, let's leave it at that over wine."

After saying that, she downed the whole thing in one gulp.

At dusk, just as the city gates were closing, Prefect Cui, who was slightly drunk and taking a nap on a soft couch, was suddenly awakened by a series of hurried footsteps.

"My lord, Supervisor Meng has just left the city!"

"His chief advisor, Judge Cao, said urgently."

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Prefect Cui sat up abruptly.

Why did you leave the city?

"I don't know."

"But did you leave the city alone?"

"No, apart from Lady Liang, all the other servants also left the city."

"What? He left Lady Liang in the city?"

At this moment, Prefect Cui's forehead was covered in sweat.

"Exactly."

Judge Cao was also filled with panic.

Liang Siqi is a fifth-rank lady-in-waiting, and also Liang Shicheng's adopted daughter. Now she is in the prefectural government, but her personal attendant has run away. No matter where she goes in the future, if anything happens to her...

The Cizhou government is now destined to bear the brunt of this terrible blame.

Prefect Cui understood this principle, of course. He suddenly stood up, spun around a few times, and his clear face became distorted.

"Why didn't you stop him?"

"Please forgive me, my lord, I only just found out myself."

Prefect Cui, exasperated, said:

"Quick! Catch them back!"

Judge Cao sighed:

"My lord, it's already dark. They're traveling fast in their carriages, and we don't know where they've gone. How can we catch up with them?"