108: Chapter 108: As I Return, the Iron Hooves Resound 108: Chapter 108: As I Return, the Iron Hooves Resound Meanwhile, in the canyon of Iron Horse Ridge.
On both sides of the canyon were people, and a man with a big beard, after receiving the report from a spy, laughed heartily, “Chou Ye actually sent three thousand soldiers to test us, how ludicrous, I’m going to make sure they don’t return.”
“And the thirty thousand men under Chou Ye, I will also make sure not a single one of them leaves Iron Horse Ridge alive.”
The man with a big beard was none other than the Second Master of Iron Horse Village, named Tie Heng.
With a realm of the Human Realm Fifth Level, he had a notorious reputation even in the past.
Apart from that, he also had another identity; he came from a soldier’s family in Xia Country.
After the Eldest Prince was killed, he received orders from Xia Country, finished his concealing preparations, unsheathed his blade, and transformed into Bandits Ma to avenge the Eldest Prince.
At this moment, a servant sneered, “Second Master, after killing off Yunye City’s thirty thousand soldiers, we will march on Yunye City.
Kill the men, take the women back to sell in Xia Country.”
“Haha, our Iron Horse Village will become the first spies of Xia Country to capture a city within Yunzhou.”
Upon hearing those words, Tie Heng let out an uproarious laugh, finding the thought thrilling.
However, the next instant, a cold voice rang in their ears, “Sorry, it’s time to wake up from your beautiful dream of spring and autumn.”
Tie Heng’s smile froze, and chill ran through his entire body as he looked towards the source of the voice.
They saw a young man holding a long spear, who, unbeknownst to them, had already appeared three zhang away.
The young man’s True Qi erupted as he advanced with his spear.
Tie Heng was stunned again, “Dark Realm Ninth Level, so weak?”
He had thought that it would be some powerful person from Yunye City or Yunzhou City, but instead it turned out to be a garbage fighter at the Dark Realm Ninth Level.
Indeed, the newcomer was Sikong Jing, who had also broken through to the Dark Realm Ninth Level in the past few days.
At this time, all the people from Iron Horse Village let out a breath of relief, and the servant patted his chest saying, “I thought it was some terrifying character, but it turns out to be a fool who knows nothing about life and death.”
A Dark Realm Ninth Level daring to infiltrate, what else could he be but a fool?
“Second Master, this must be some idiot genius from Great Shang, thinking that war is child’s play,” another chimed in.
“Haha, he does have a pretty face, I like that.”
“Don’t kill him just yet, I want to tie him under a horse and have some fun,” another suggested mockingly.
One after another, jeering voices surrounded them, none taking Sikong Jing seriously.
Tie Heng couldn’t help but laugh too, relaxing his posture and saying, “Fine, play with him however you want, and when you’re done, throw him to Chou Ye.”
The servant said, eagerly rushing towards Sikong Jing with a playful smile on his face.
Suddenly, he couldn’t smile anymore.
Looking down, he noticed a long spear had somehow pierced his chest; he felt his life slipping away and one question dominated his mind, “Impossible, I’m already at the Human Realm Second Level, how could he kill me silently at Dark Realm Ninth Level?”
Of course, he received no answer.
Silence fell all around, as the people of Iron Horse Village stared at Sikong Jing in shock and rage.
Tie Heng snapped out of it, violently smashing the giant boulder he was sitting on, with the True Qi of the Human Realm Fifth Level crushing down upon Sikong Jing.
The only thing that met him was yet another spear thrust, vanquishing his momentum in an instant, before tremblingly he said, “Impossible, what are you, why can you kill me?”
After saying that, his head tilted, and he died!
The surroundings became eerily quiet, as everyone fell into disarray.
Finally, someone screamed “Avenge the Second Master” and rushed forward, while others were shouting “Quickly inform the Boss” as they fled.
But regardless of the reaction, the response they met was a low shout from Sikong Jing, “Kill!”
Before long, blood flowed like rivers on both sides of the canyon, none survived.
Sikong Jing seemed to have done something trivial as he picked up his spear and left, his destination naturally being the main base of Iron Horse Village.
At the same time, outside Iron Horse Ridge.
Ah Hu shouted lowly, “A quarter of an hour has passed, move out!”
It was an order given by Sikong Jing before he left, with Old Zhang and Ah Hu leading teams separately, entering Iron Horse Ridge along the two routes outlined by Sikong Jing on the map, aiming for Iron Horse Village.
In the beginning, everyone was cautious and trembling, but gradually their faces turned odd and surprised.
The path was strewn with corpses, all killed by a long spear, each having died from a single thrust.
“It was Brother Sikong who slaughtered them.”
Old Zhang spoke softly, panting heavily.
And behind him, the one thousand and five hundred soldiers looked at each other, terrified by the overwhelming number of dead.
As they proceeded, they reached the outskirts of Iron Horse Village without any resistance.
Old Zhang and Ah Hu almost arrived simultaneously, one at the front gate, the other at the back gate.
And at that moment, both gates were damaged; Iron Horse Village was filled with a cacophony of curses and cries, and then the two led their men into the village…
Suddenly, their pupils constricted!
They saw the dense members of Iron Horse Village surrounding a tall building.
Atop the building, a young man was holding a spear in one hand and a jug of wine in the other.
Who else could it be but Sikong Jing?
Tied to a pillar beside him was a middle-aged man, his identity unknown.
“You little bastard, release our boss immediately, or we’ll kill your whole family.”
“You damn thing, how dare you drink our wine?”
“Kill him, quickly figure out a way to save the boss!”
Angry shouts erupted continuously; Ah Hu, Old Zhang, and the others suddenly realized that after Sikong Jing had entered Iron Horse Village, he had directly captured their Boss and was leisurely drinking their wine.
This was too blatant a disregard for Iron Horse Village; he was way too impressive.
The fearful, weak, sick, and disabled suddenly were not afraid anymore.
Their view of Sikong Jing changed: this criminal was incredibly formidable.
At this moment, Sikong Jing also saw the arrival of Ah Hu and Old Zhang.
He lifted the jug of wine and smiled, “You’ve made me wait, now listen to my command…”
“Kill, spare no one!”
As soon as the words fell, a spear decapitated the head of Iron Horse Village’s Boss.
Sikong Jing then said, “Now that their Boss is dead, if you don’t kill them all, you will die.
The soldiers looked at each other with slight panic, but Ah Hu and Old Zhang were the first to snap out of it and charged after giving the orders.
Wherever they went, blood was spilled.
The soldiers were immediately invigorated, their eyes red with fury.
Under the leadership of the veterans, they charged into the crowd.
They might have been confused at first, but the people of Iron Horse Village were more than confused; they were panic-stricken.
The Boss was dead, the Second Master too; they were a headless dragon!
The frail and weak seemingly transformed into invincible warriors, slaughtering the people of Iron Horse Village, who howled like ghosts and wolves.
Many wanted to flee, but they found both the front and back gates were blocked; there was no escape.
For the weak and sickly, what had been certain death had turned into a one-sided massacre.
The three thousand soldiers of Yunye, their morale at its peak.
In just a quarter of an hour, the battle was won.
Sikong Jing was still standing on the tall building, drinking wine, and the people around him had begun to resemble real soldiers.
Their faces glowed with the brilliance of victory.
At that moment, Sikong Jing suddenly leaped down from the tall building, landing on a bloodstained warhorse, and declared indifferently, “Iron Horse Village has nothing else but an abundance of horses.
Everyone, grab a horse and return to report to Chou Ye.”
Another quarter of an hour passed, and led by Sikong Jing, everyone mounted the warhorses and headed straight for the outside of Iron Horse Ridge.