Chapter 860: Chapter 455: You Don’t Regret Your Sins—You Know You’re Going to Die!
These cavalry exuded a murderous aura, starkly different from the county soldiers.
The leading cavalry officer, wielding an iron hammer, was a second-class master. Upon seeing Su Juxia, he immediately matched him with the portrait he had seen and recognized him.
He had noticed the scattered corpses and signs of escape on the street, yet fearlessly rode closer and scolded:
“How dare you! You really barged into the Governor Mansion!”
“I am the Camp Commander of the Cavalry Camp under General Jianwu’s command. Swap the governor quickly, and you might still have a chance to live!”
These cavalry were under the command of the general stationed outside the city’s military camp.
They had also received Governor Zhang’s request for help and thus dispatched the cavalry to assist.
This cavalry team was mostly from the Border Army, having suppressed countless bandits and peasant soldiers over the years.
There was only an aura of arrogance among them.
Even so, they sensed that the person in front of them was not easy to provoke.
Yet they still did not show a trace of fear in their questioning.
“If you mean Governor Zhang, the Old Man has already killed him.”
Su Ping’s avatar replied calmly.
Then he saw the questioning cavalry officer’s expression change slightly, who then sped up, trying to use the momentum to swing the hammer over.
If Su Ping was just an ordinary martial artist with some strength,
facing a cavalry officer with the advantage of being one with his horse and equipped, he would likely suffer a heavy blow in the first instant.
Unfortunately, in Su Ping’s avatar’s eyes, the opponent’s speed was simply too slow.
Even using the same level of force as the opponent, he could find the flaw and kill the opponent instantly.
Thus, hearing that the governor was killed, the enraged cavalry officer eager to kill,
had just accelerated when Su Ping’s avatar, with a faster speed, mounted his horse.
Then his face was grabbed, and under a terrifying amount of force, he and his warhorse fell to the ground with a loud crash.
Without glancing at the dead man, Su Ping’s avatar picked up the fellow’s iron hammer.
Though he found this eighty centimeters long hammer with a hammerhead about the size of an adult fist a bit light,
he also knew that this was an abnormal weapon that existed only in this world rich in spiritual energy yet without cultivation heritage.
On Water Blue Star, hammers on the battlefield were actually shorter and the hammerheads smaller.
Su Ping’s avatar gripped the iron hammer tightly, seeing that the cavalrymen, having witnessed what happened to their officer, did not flee.
Instead, they formed ranks, drew their sabers or spears, and charged towards him with a shout.
Su Ping’s avatar did not dodge, directly confronting them.
The iron hammer first smashed the horse’s head, and then crushed the heads of those cavalry who fell with their horses.
After one charge and clash,
the charging cavalry ended up with both men and horses broken.
Flung off the blood on the already deformed iron hammer,
Su Ping’s avatar dragged the iron hammer and began to head home for a meal.
Seeing Su Ping’s avatar walk away,
only then did people peek from the surrounding alleys to observe.
Then some ran to scavenge the corpses for benefits.
Others, with tasks at hand, rushed immediately to the Governor Mansion’s main hall entrance.
And there, they saw Governor Zhang and those powerful family members dead beyond question.
The spies turned pale, quickly leaving in steps.
Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Hall.
After taking a slap that nearly shattered all his bones, the Lion Head Hall Master, choosing to play dead until Su Juxia left, crept out with disciples hanging onto half a life each, scurrying back to the martial hall.
Not long after, while in the middle of bandaging, this Hall Master heard from his disciple that the fearless Su Juxia had killed Governor Zhang and the heirs of various powerful families.
He had also, at the Governor Mansion’s gate, annihilated a cavalry team under General Jianwu.
“What kind of Demon Lord of Mayhem descended upon us.”
“Indeed, it seems the three hundred years of this dynasty are coming to an end, and all sorts of demons and ghosts are showing up.”
After the Dragon Tiger Hall Master murmured a complaint, he loudly called his disciples to gather, instructing them to pack quickly and prepare to move out of Changle County.
The Dragon Tiger Hall Master recalled various stories he had read, deciding to first head to the Capital City for refuge.
According to the storybooks, in these chaotic times, the Capital City would be the last to fall into chaos.
By then, leaving the Capital early to hide in the mountains and forests, waiting until the dust settles and the new regime establishes stability,
considering his skills, continuing as a martial hall master should not be difficult!
Due to Taoism’s harvesting of the Divine Path Red Dragon,
dynasties basically couldn’t last over three hundred years.
This fact, like a rule, was ingrained in the hearts of the upper-middle-class locals.
However, three hundred years without the Health Care Skill is ultimately too long, long enough for three generations to die out.
Each dynasty, after all, still had a side willing to try and save it.
Moreover, with such cycles happening repeatedly, it had allowed dukes and ministers to explore some loopholes.
For instance, even after a dynastic change, the emperor could still hail from the previous dynasty’s royal family.
Therefore, whenever a dynasty approached its end and the Imperial Family sensed impending doom, they intentionally supported capable individuals within the royal family, either stationing them in one area or putting them in charge of a military force, providing various conveniences.
Allowing them a better chance to seize the initiative when heroes arise.
Of course, while the idea is good, the execution issues are numerous, with immense resistance.
Daxia, while currently exhibiting such trends, merely dispatched a few princes with troops, permitting a few titled princes to recruit masters and train soldiers against the norm.
Clearly, the emperor and ministers still believed they could struggle a bit or at least avoid it happening before their lifespans ended.