Frontier Hero: From Receiving a Convicted Woman to Becoming an Emperor for All Time

Two border soldiers dismounted and approached Shen Chuxiao.

The leader had a frosty expression, with his long sword half-drawn from its sheath at his waist, its chilling aura pressing in. His gaze swept over Shen Chuxiao with a condescending scrutiny and contempt.

"So you're the one who crippled Zhou Hu's hand?"

Zhou Hu hid behind the border soldiers, clutching his severed hand, his face filled with resentment and malice.

"My lord, not only did he secretly keep Wang Yilu, whom the court forbade to bring home, but he also assaulted me in broad daylight, beating me to this state. You must do justice for me!"

Shen Chuxiao remained calm, but a chill was creeping into his eyes.

It is clear,

The two border soldiers were not there to investigate Chen Liang; they had been bribed by Zhou Hu and were there to bully others.

Shen Chuxiao said, "The criminal woman was claimed according to official regulations, and there are written documents to prove it. How can you say she was hiding her?"

"Moreover, Zhou Hu broke into a private residence and attempted to commit indecent acts against my wife. I was merely acting in self-defense."

"Self-defense?" The leading border soldier sneered, his eyes growing increasingly fierce. "A lowly commoner dares to talk to me about the law? Zhou Hu said you injured someone, so you injured someone!"

"You're asking for trouble, daring to cause trouble in Qing Shi Village!"

Another border soldier stepped forward and grabbed Shen Chuxiao's collar with a rough and brutal motion, clearly intending to subdue him on the spot.

In their eyes, Shen Chuxiao was a man with no family background, and crushing him was as easy as crushing an ant.

Shen Chuxiao's gaze cooled even further.

His instincts as a former Dragon Group special agent instantly awakened. He took a half-step and moved sideways like a ghost, easily dodging the large hand.

The border soldier missed his target, his pupils contracted slightly, clearly not expecting that this seemingly frail boy could actually dodge.

"Still dare to hide?"

Enraged, he punched Shen Chuxiao in the face with a whooshing sound.

This punch was delivered with full force, clearly intended to kill Shen Chuxiao in one blow.

Shen Chuxiao neither dodged nor avoided, but raised his hand and precisely grabbed the other's wrist, applying slight force with his fingertips.

"what!"

The border soldier cried out in pain, feeling as if his wrist was being clamped by iron clamps, his bones were about to be crushed, and all his strength was instantly released.

Upon seeing this, the leading border soldier's expression changed drastically, and he abruptly drew his sword: "You audacious scoundrels, how dare you resist government troops!"

The long blade gleamed coldly, pointing directly at Shen Chuxiao's throat, exuding murderous intent.

Zhou Hu watched with excitement, a sinister smile spreading across his face, as if he could already see Shen Chuxiao being hacked to death.

Just as the blade was about to reach his throat, Shen Chuxiao suddenly lowered his body, flipped his wrist, and precisely snatched the opponent's long sword, placing it against his neck.

The entire sequence of movements was lightning fast and executed in one smooth motion.

In the blink of an eye,

The situation then completely reversed.

The leader froze on the spot, a chill running down his neck, which filled him with shock as he stared incredulously at the boy in front of him.

How could someone with such skills be the useless person Zhou Hu described?

Overwhelmed with remorse, he wished he could skin Zhou Hu alive.

How dare you thief cheat me!

Shen Chuxiao's gaze was icy, and his voice was devoid of any warmth: "I'll say it one last time, I'm claiming my wife according to the rules. Zhou Hu broke into a private residence and humiliated a woman. Breaking his hand was too lenient a punishment."

"You oppress the people indiscriminately. If you continue to do so without restraint, don't blame me for being impolite."

Upon seeing this, another border soldier hurriedly drew his sword, but was intimidated by Shen Chuxiao's cold gaze and froze in place, not daring to step forward.

They have been guarding the border for many years, fighting bloody battles, and are the best at recognizing people's murderous aura. The murderous aura on Shen Chuxiao's body is something that has rolled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and is far more terrifying than theirs.

Zhou Hu's smile froze instantly, and he trembled with fear, never expecting that Shen Chuxiao would even dare to touch the border troops.

Just when the atmosphere reached its most tense point,

at this time,

An aged voice rang out urgently: "Stop! All of you, stop right now!"

The village chief, leaning on his cane, hurried over.

Several villagers followed behind him, their faces filled with fear.

Seeing the knife held to the border soldier's neck, he turned pale with fright and rushed forward to plead, "Chu Xiao! Put the knife down! These are imperial border soldiers; you mustn't act rashly!"

He then turned to the two border soldiers, cupped his hands in a gesture of apology, and said with a smile, "Gentlemen, please calm down. The child was ignorant and acted impulsively. I hope you will forgive him and not take it to heart."

The leader of the group stared intently at the boy before him, fear gripping his heart.

It went too far.

This kid might just kill someone on the spot.

Originally, he wanted to force himself to keep the situation under control, but when he caught sight of Shen Bogong bowing and pleading for mercy, his anger subsided somewhat.

Shen Bogong was a smooth and insightful person, and he also had some connections with his superior.

The henchman suppressed his anger, forced to swallow his pride for the sake of his life. "Fine! I'll spare you for now, out of respect for Village Chief Shen!"

"But Zhou Hu's injury cannot be left unresolved. He is already registered in my army as a reserve auxiliary soldier. Now that you have injured him, it has delayed his enlistment and service in the army! I'm giving you three days to come up with one hundred taels of silver as compensation for his medical treatment! If you cannot come up with the silver, I will immediately report to my superiors and convict you of injuring a border soldier, making you a permanent human shield in battle!"

After saying that, he gestured for Shen Chuxiao to withdraw his sword.

Shen Chuxiao's eyes flashed with murderous intent; with a flick of his wrist, he could end the life of the man before him.

But he quickly suppressed the murderous intent in his heart.

Killing these people might provide temporary relief, but Wang Yilu is still at home. If he were to publicly execute the imperial soldiers guarding the border, it would be a serious crime of treason, from which he would have no chance of escape, and it would also implicate the entire village.

Although these people treated him badly, he wasn't so heartless as to make the entire village die with them.

Therefore,

Now is not the time for a fight to the death.

This group of border troops is greedy, arrogant, and bullies others. It's good to keep them around and find another opportunity to wipe out this bunch of parasites all at once.

Three days?

Then I'll let you live for three more days.

Shen Chuxiao gave a mocking smile, released his grip, and tossed the long sword back into the other's arms.

The villages on this remote border are impoverished and harsh, and the villagers struggle to make ends meet year-round. A hundred taels of silver is considered an astronomical sum. Even a hardworking farmer could not save more than three taels after several years of diligent work.

The other party's actions were clearly intended to kill him.

The two border soldiers awkwardly caught the swaying longswords, staggering backward in an extremely embarrassed state.

They were wary of Shen Chuxiao's skills and dared not approach him again, only staring intently at him, their eyes surging with barely suppressed malice and resentment.

He then mounted his horse and fled in a disheveled state.

"Shen Chuxiao, we'll settle the score in three days!"

Seeing that his patron had fled, Zhou Hu dared not linger for even a moment. Clutching his severed hand, he slunk away, following closely behind the border troops.

After the group had gone some distance, Village Chief Shen Bogong said with a helpless expression, "Chu Xiao, you've gotten yourself into big trouble this time! We can't afford to offend the border troops, and even the whole village couldn't raise that much silver. What are we going to do..."

Faced with a worried village chief and panicked villagers.

Shen Chuxiao said calmly, "Village Chief, rest assured, I know what I'm doing and will not implicate the village in the slightest."

money?

He won't give it to me; I never had it to begin with.

Even if he had it, he wouldn't give it to me.

Furthermore, Zhou Hu's attempt to defile Wang Yilu had already placed him on his kill list. Even though the other party was a registered auxiliary officer of the border army, those border soldiers who were willing to stand up for him were no good either, and he had to kill them.

Inside the house, Wang Yilu had already heard the commotion outside and was restless.

When she saw Shen Chuxiao return with a chilling murderous aura, her heart tightened suddenly, and her eyes were filled with guilt and unease: "Husband, I'm sorry."