Zhou Cang licked his lips. Though he had heavy injuries, he did not care about it. He charged towards the enemy without bothering to wipe away his blood.
“Kill!” Huang She’s bodyguards also advanced with the excitement of becoming a general.
“Come!” Zhou Cang widely swung his sword. The first victim barely had the time to smile from the excitement before being cut in half from the waist. Zhou Cang was too fast and had his own martial style. He also received a few pointers from Guan Hai and Huang Zhong after becoming Liu Mang’s subordinate.
At the start, Zhou Cang wanted to look for Guan Yu not only to determine who was stronger but also to learn from Guan Yu. Huang Zhong was not any inferior to Guan Yu but Zhou Cang already had his own style so it was impossible to change it. That was why Huang Zhong could only give a bit of pointers.
Wide swings allowed Zhou Cang to put in more power but it also leave himself exposed to attacks. Huang Zhong’s advice was for Zhou Cang to be fast. If he is fast enough, he could prevent his weakness from being exploited.
Now, Zhou Cang’s swings were fast. His first victim died before being able to react. He could only feel the pain and even see his internal organs flying out.
Killing one person would not intimidate the others as they had already been captivated by the promised reward. On the other hand, they became even more excited as they now had one less person to share the reward with.
Zhou Cang continued cutting down the bodyguards. By the time he reached he reached his fifth victim, he furrowed his brows. The sword in his hand felt different. He noticed that he was killing his enemies slower and his blade ended up being stuck in his enemy’s body.
The small wounds on his back that he obtained while protecting Guan Hai earlier started to open up and his blood loss made him slower. As a result, his weapon was stuck in his enemy instead of slicing his enemy cleanly in half.
“Avenge me!” Zhou Cang’s fifth victim shouted fiercely as he knew he could not live.
Zhou Cang wanted to pull out his sword but the enemy held on tightly to the blade of the sword and pushed it deeper into his bones. The enemy wanted to hold onto the sword with his bones to ensure that Zhou Cang could not pull it out.
Zhou Cang roared angrily. He grabbed the sword with two hands and exerted his strength, cutting off the soldier’s fingers.
“Argh!” The soldier cried out painfully. Without any fingers left, he was unable to hold on to the sword. Zhou Cang took this chance to pull out his sword but at the same time, he was already being attacked by another enemy.
“Die!” Unable to dodge, Zhou Cang could only block the attack with his sword to prevent serious injuries.
Using his strength, Zhou Cang was then able to knock the enemy soldier’s weapon away and kill him before rolling away to avoid the other attacks going for his head.
Zhou Cang panted. His back was drenched in blood and when he tried to wipe it away, he immediately found his hand wet. Zhou Cang wanted to bandage himself but he did not have the time to. The enemy had already swarmed him.
His earlier injury may have cut his meridian and his actions aggravated his wound even further. Zhou Cang was pale and his movements slowed. He shook his head to keep himself awake.
“He can’t hold on anymore! Kill him!” Huang She shouted. Earlier, he was frightened when Zhou Cang killed several people but now he could tell that Zhou Cang was at his limit.
“Yes!” The guards all charged forward. Zhou Cang tried to block but his weapon was sent flying.
“Haha! Your head is mine!” One guard laughed. He just needed to swing his sword down and he would be promoted. Huang She was also smiling.
A head was suddenly sent flying and landed at Huang She. Huang She subconsciously held onto one of the heads. His smile was frozen.
This was not Zhou Cang’s head. It was his subordinate’s head.
“Zhou Cang! Are you alright?” Guan Hai went to support Zhou Cang who was already trembling and unable to stand.
“I am alright. Brother Guan, don’t worry about me. Get the Lord out of here!” Zhou Cang was no longer able to think clearly but he still did not forget to make sure that Liu Mang escapes.
“Escape? We are going to fight our way in right now.” Liu Mang’s voice appeared.
“Liu Mang!” Huang She looked at Liu Mang and Guan Hai in surprise. “Don’t… Don’t come over here!” Huang She stuttered. He did not want to meet Liu Mang face to face as every time it happened, he was captured.
“Lord Huang She. Didn’t you want my head? I am right here. Come and take it.” Liu Mang sneered as he stepped forward.
“Master. Withdraw.” Huang She’s subordinates knew that they could no longer kill Zhou Cang. Since it was obvious that Liu Mang and Guan Hai were not here to be killed, they could only try to get Huang She to withdraw.
Not being a fool, Huang She tried to run away.
“Running away? Where can you run to?” Liu Mang said as he looked at the surroundings, including Liu Biao’s approaching soldiers. Liu Mang needed a hostage and that person would be Huang She. “Guan Hai. Protect Zhou Cang.”
“Don’t worry Milord!” Guan Hai replied.
It was too crowded with three thousand people at the Xiangyang prison. Huang She had nowhere to run. Liu Mang killed his way forward and many of Huang She’s guards were afraid. As Huang She had pushed too far ahead earlier, there were only a few guards between him and Liu Mang. As a result, he did not have the time to escape.
After killing two guards, Liu Mang immediately caught Huang She and put a sword to his neck “Come over here!”
“Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me!” Huang She panicked.
“I won’t kill you.” Liu Mang replied. The moment he caught Huang She, all of Huang She’s guards no longer dared to approach. “Come. Have your Lord dismiss the troops!” Liu Mang who could not catch Liu Biao first went for Huang She. It was just like when he used Huang She to make Huang Zhong surrender.
“Milord! Save me!” Huang She shouted loudly.
Liu Biao’s guards did not dare to act as well. At the end of the day, Huang She was the heir of the Huang Family. He was the person with the second largest position there.
Liu Mang wanted to use Huang She to threaten Liu Biao but it was of no effect. Liu Biao coldly ordered his men to attack. Liu Biao did not care about Huang She’s survival.
“Yes!” Hearing this, Liu Biao’s guards once again prepared to attack.
“Milord! Don’t do this!” Huang She panicked. Liu Biao was ignoring him and he offended Liu Mang too much. At this point, it was unlikely for Liu Mang to escape. At that time, Liu Mang would definitely take Huang She with him. Huang She did not want to die.
“Looks like your Lord has abandoned you!” Liu Mang mocked.
“Since you are no longer of any use…” Liu Mang said as he lifted Huang She.
“Don’t kill me! I beg of you!” Huang She cried out as an unpleasant smell flooded the area.
Liu Mang frowned. Huang She, the man determined to become a Grand General, was peeing his pants.
Not wanting to kill Huang She, Liu Mang threw Huang She back at his enemies. “Since you are of no use, I will return you to them!”
“Save me! Catch me!” Huang She shouted as he flew towards Liu Biao’s men. These soldiers may have listened to Liu Biao’s orders but he subconsciously sheathed their weapons and stretched out their hands to catch Huang She.
“Haha. So it is like that after all!” Liu Mang sneered. He knew that Liu Biao’s men did not have the guts to kill Huang She. If Huang She were to die in the chaos, there would be no problems since they can shift the blame onto Liu Mang. However, Liu Mang had thrown Huang She away in public. If Huang She were to be killed by one of their own weapons, the guard would not be able to escape the Huang Family’s wrath.
Liu Mang took this opportunity to rush towards where Huang She fell. Liu Biao’s men fell into confusion as they now also wanted to take out their weapons to defend themselves. Unable to react in time, they were killed by Liu Mang.
Liu Mang danced with his sword and the area was cleared of enemies. Huang She once again fell into Liu Mang’s hands.
Before Huang She could regain himself from being thrown, he was once again thrown by Liu Mang.
“Argh!” Huang She screamed as he flew. He felt like vomiting from the experience. Meanwhile, Liu Mang continued to approach Liu Biao.
“Just kill them! Do not care about other things!” Liu Biao ordered after seeing Liu Mang’s strategy. He realized that his men did not dare to kill Huang She so he had to order them to disregard Huang She’s life.
“He only gave this order now? But it is too late!” Liu Mang sneered. He was already close to Liu Biao.
“Protect the Lord!” The guards shouted as they gathered around Liu Biao. Nobody cared about Huang She anymore. Although he did not land directly on his, his ass was stabbed by a broken piece of a red tasseled spear. His scream resounded throughout Xiangyang.
“Realizing it now is too late!” Liu Mang hid his body behind his shield and took a deep breath before slamming forward with his shield.
Placing all of his strength in his shield, he slammed into his opponents like a war chariot. Those that collided against his shield was sent flying. Liu Mang himself was not spared from the force of the collision. After sending his enemies flying, he also suffered some internal injuries and could taste blood in his mouth. Even then, he persisted and continued to approach Liu Biao. The only way they could survive is if they caught Liu Biao.
“Tell your soldiers to drop their weapons!”
Chapter 545
Everyone no longer dared to think further. If their speculation was true, it would be the biggest scandal in Jingzhou.
“Didn’t Liu Biao go to the Jingshan courtyard some time ago?” Huang She said. At that time, he mobilized his troops for unknown reasons. Many of these soldiers were children from noble families. The Huang brothers were even acquainted with some of them. All of these soldiers were complaining about it. If Liu Biao had missed Lady Cai, he could just go by himself. There was no need to mobilize his army of five thousand people.
At first, they all thought that Liu Biao was just being worried about Lady Cai. After all, an assassin had just appeared in Liu Biao’s residence. It was natural for the husband to be worried about his wife.
Huang She, who was the heir of the Huang Family has a good information network. It is said that Cai Mao was even berated by Liu Biao during this period. Huang She believed that these incident is connected to Lady Cai being pregnant.
“If the child is not Liu Biao’s, whose is it?” Huang She pondered.
“Brother. I heard the King of Shu was also present at Jingshan!” Huang Kai said.
“That’s right! How could I not have realized this?” Huang She’s eyes shone. Lady Cai was definitely the one pregnant. If she were pregnant with Liu Biao’s baby then her status would rise. However, if she wanted an abortion it would mean that there was something wrong with the baby.
The real father of the baby did not matter. The only important thing was who to attack with this information. Since Liu Mang was there, he was definitely a suspect. They could put the blame on Liu Mang and have Liu Biao wipe him out.
Bian Nan’s face started to turn pale. This information was definitely too sensitive for a servant like him. There was a chance that he would be silenced. Knowing this, Bian Nan started to move towards the exit.
“Where do you think you are going?” Huang She looked at Bian Nan coldly.
Bian Nan was extremely frightened. Previously, he could act arrogant as he had Huang Chen’s support. However this time, even Huang Chen could not protect him.
“Lady Cai is pregnant but who is the father?” This is a trump card he could allow to go to waste. This information could harm both Liu Mang and the Cai Family. Huang She wanted Liu Mang to suffer as he hated Liu Mang to the bone. As for the Cai Family, their fall would allow the Huang Family to replace them as the most influential in the army. Huang She was unable to contain his excitement when looking at his future prospects.
To ensure that all goes smoothly, they could not allow the Cai Family to be prepared for this. In the room, there were only four people. Huang She, the two Huang brothers and Bian Nan. Although Huang She did not like his siblings, they were still blood related. On the other hand, Bian Nan was just a servant. The decisions to permanently silence him was quickly made.
Bian Nan now regretted his actions. He only followed his master to Cirentang. If it wasn’t because he was so talkative and mentioned Xiao Cui, he would not have ended up in this predicament.
“Elder Young Master! Spare my life! I won’t divulge this secret! This servant knows nothing! Please spare my life!” Bian Nan immediately knelt down and begged the moment he saw the killing intent in Huang She’s eyes.
“Really? You will be prudent with your speech?” Huang She laughed as he walked over to Bian Nan. Bian Nan was terrified and did not dare to rebel. Although the Huang Family was not as powerful as the Cai Family and the Kuai Family, they still weren’t a group that ordinary people could oppose. If Bian Nan were to rebel, not only would he die. He would implicate his family members as well.
“However, I do not believe you. There are only one type of person I believe to be prudent in their speech.”
“What kind of person?” Bian Nan asked spontaneously.
“A dead person!” Huang She’s words made Bian Nan jump.
With killing intent, Huang She summoned two of his bodyguards. These two were from the army so they could kill without batting an eye. Bian Nan knew that he was quickly heading towards death.
“Second Master! Young Master! Please save me!” Bian Nan knew that his pleas were useless so he hoped for Huang Chen to plead for him.
Huang Chen did not speak. Without any other option, Bian Nan grabbed onto Huang Chen’s pants and knocked his head on the ground repeatedly. His face was full of blood, tears and snot.
“Second Master! Please help me plead for mercy! I have always followed Second Master everywhere! Even if there is no contribution, I have worked hard for the Huang Family. Please let me off! I will not say anything!” Bian Nan begged.
Bian Nan’s unsightly appearance disgusted Huang Chen. In his disgust, he kicked his servant away. However, Huang Chen also had other thoughts. Bian Nan was still useful to him. As Bian Nan was the one accompanying him out to have fun for so long, other servants would not be as good.
“Brother. Bian Nan is just a bug. You will just contaminate your hand if you kill him!” Huang Chen said as he cupped his fist towards Huang She.
“Yes! Yes! I am just a worthless bug! Elder Young Master! Please spare me!” Bian Nan nodded.
“This bug follows me everywhere and I am now used to it. He will not dare to divulge this secret so can brother allow him to keep his life?”
“Spare him?” Huang She’s not the kind of person who cared what others wanted. However this information was obtained by his brothers. Besides that, his temperament had changed after being imprisoned twice. His father Huang Zu had also sent a letter from Changsha telling him to get along with the two brothers. As a result, Huang She still gave face to Huang Chen.
“What if he doesn’t keep quiet?” Huang She asked. He had to be careful as this information concerns the Huang Family’s status in Jingzhou.
“Brother. This is easy! He will not be able to divulge this secret if we cut off his tongue!” Huang Chen laughed.
“Cut off the tongue?” Bian Nan was shocked. If he had no tongue, he would not be able to speak.
“In that case, I will spare his life!” Huang She nodded. He did not really care about Bian Nan’s life only his silence.
“Second Master! Second Master!” Bian Nan panicked. He could keep his life but he also did not want to be mute. However, his pleas were in vain.
“Did you not hear Chen’s words? Take him away!” Huang She waved his hand. His guards then dragged Bian Nan away.
“Wait!” Huang Chen stopped them. Bian Nan showed an expression of joy. He believed that Huang Chen would not abandon him.
“What now?” Huang She was starting to become unhappy. He had already given face to Huang Chen. If Huang Chen continued to push him further, he would not hesitate to kill Bian Nan regardless of Huang Chen.
“Younger brother. Are you being willful again?” Huang Kai also noticed Huang She’s discontent and wanted to stop Huang Chen. It was not worth offending Huang She just for one servant.
However, Huang Chen was not trying to plead for Bian Nan. “Brother. I have not seen a person get his tongue cut off before. Is it possible for me to watch your men cut off his tongue?” Huang Chen asked with interest. Rather than plead for Bian Nan, Huang Chen was just bored. Now, there was a show for him to watch.
“You want to watch?” Huang She could not help but frown as he took note of Huang Chen’s strange interests. However, he just decided to give Huang Chen face. “Just go.”
“Thank you, brother! Brother. I will return later!” Huang Chen said with a smile. The boredom he had for several days was going to be satiated.
Miserable screams and amused laughter soon rang out together in the Huang Family’s residence, horrifying the people around it.
