webnovelvip Chapter 328 Jealousy Rivalry!
Chapter 328 Jealousy Rivalry!
The entire Cai Xu Village instantly erupted in chaos!
The villagers were terrified. They dropped their potatoes and farm tools and fled in all directions, crying out in panic.
"Run! The Huns are raiding our grazing land!"
However, how could two legs possibly outrun a warhorse?
In just a few breaths, the Hun cavalrymen stormed into the village like demons.
Ah Zhu turned his head and looked at it. He was so frightened by just one glance that his blood ran cold!
The Huns who rushed in were not as plump and strong as usual, but were all emaciated and skin and bones!
Their eyes were bloodshot and glowed with a green light.
The early white plague that struck the grasslands left these Xiongnu people without food, and they had been starved into the form of wild beasts!
"kill!!"
A Xiongnu cavalryman let out a beast-like roar and swung his scimitar down fiercely!
"Pfft!"
An old woman who was running away was instantly cut in half, and blood gushed out, staining the soil and scattered potatoes on the ground red.
"mother!!"
"Please! Don't kill me! All the food is in the cellar, you can have it all!" A villager knelt on the ground, frantically kowtowing and begging for mercy, his forehead bleeding profusely from the repeated kowtows.
But the blood-red-eyed Hun paid no heed. His warhorse trampled over him mercilessly, and then a spear pinned him to the ground.
"Burn it! Take everything edible with you!"
Burning torches were thrown onto the thatched roof, and raging flames instantly shot into the sky, illuminating this hell on earth.
Screams, cries, and the neighing of warhorses mingled together.
"Daddy! Waaah..." The little girl Cui Cui fell to the ground in the mud, crying loudly in fright.
"Cui Cui!"
Ah Zhu, his eyes bloodshot, lunged forward and shielded his daughter tightly beneath his body.
Just then, two Xiongnu cavalrymen charged forward with sinister smiles.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
Three sharp spears pierced Ah Zhu's back without mercy, pinning him firmly to the ground!
"Well……"
Ah Zhu's eyes were wide open, and mouthfuls of blood gushed from his mouth, yet he still used his last bit of strength to press his daughter down tightly, making hoarse sounds in his throat, "Run...run..."
"You beasts! I'll fight you to the death!"
The old village chief, his eyes red, charged out, wielding a rusty pitchfork.
Before he could even get close, he was kicked to the ground by a Hun.
The Hun dismounted and beheaded the old village chief with a single stroke.
The scene that followed terrified the few villagers who had miraculously survived hiding in the cracks of the cellar. They covered their mouths tightly, their fingers trembling.
After slaughtering most of the villagers, the starving Huns not only stole all the potatoes and surplus grain, but also...
Their gazes fell directly on the corpses scattered on the ground.
"Take them away! Take all these two-legged sheep away!"
A Hun chieftain wiped the blood splattered on his face, revealing his gleaming white teeth, looking as if he had gone mad.
Several emaciated Hun soldiers actually used their curved swords to disembowel the corpses of several villagers on the spot.
The remaining corpses were tied tightly to the horses' backs with hemp ropes, like livestock, with blood dripping down the horses' bellies.
The fire raged, and the aroma of the burnt potato pancakes was completely masked by the stench of blood...
……
When the border guards of the Qin Dynasty arrived, they found only ruins and devastation everywhere.
The centurion leading the group dismounted, and looking at the head that remained open in death, his eyes instantly turned bloodshot!
"Those treacherous Huns! They've gone too far!!!"
A roar echoed through the night sky as the centurion ripped off a piece of his battle robe and wrote down a glaring military intelligence report.
"Urgent dispatch! Delivered to Xianyang!!!"
A light cavalryman tucked the secret letter tightly into his bosom, pressed it against his chest, spurred his horse, and charged into the vast night.
Speeding all the way, changing horses but not drivers!
One after another, the spirited horses at the post station died from exhaustion, the messenger's lips were cracked and bleeding, and the inside of his thighs were already raw and bloody from being rubbed by the saddle.
The sky went from dark to light, and then from light to dark again!
A day and a night later, this urgent letter, delivered by express courier, arrived directly at Zhangtai Palace in Xianyang!
"Bang!"
The imperial desk was slammed down by Ying Zheng with a palm strike that shook the heavens!
Looking at the twelve characters on the blood-written letter: "Open up the belly, eat the two-legged sheep, plunder the divine seed."
Ying Zheng's expression was icy. "These wild beasts from beyond the borders dare to devour my people! How dare they steal my sacred objects!!!"
Ying Zheng's eyes widened in fury as he pointed north and roared, "Issue my decree! Order Meng Tian to immediately muster 20,000 iron cavalry and attack Yinshan!"
Inside the main hall, the courtiers trembled with fear, their murderous aura soaring to the heavens.
……
Of course, the bloodshed and carnage in the northern border thousands of miles away has nothing to do with me for the time being.
The apricot blossom rain threatens to dampen my clothes, while the willow breeze is gentle on my face.
The water towns of Jiangnan.
The drizzling autumn rain had just stopped, and a light mist of moisture lingered over the gray tiles and white walls.
Bluestone path, green moss and dew, pavilions and water!
"Whoa!"
A dusty carriage slowly came to a stop outside the city gate.
The carriage curtain was suddenly lifted, and Zhang Fan peeked out, took a deep breath of the moist air unique to Jiangnan, and stretched out a big yawn.
"Phew, we're finally here! This awful road is so bumpy, my bones feel like they're going to fall apart!"
He turned his head and looked at Mi Yueyao, who had a resentful look on her face, and said softly, "Let's go, little page, young master will take you to experience the local customs of Jiangnan."
At this moment, where is the slightest trace of the glory of the rebel leader of Fengyu Pavilion?
She changed into a blue dress, with her chest bound tightly.
But her face was just too pretty, and her innate allure made her so captivating and charming, even when dressed in men's clothing.
Hearing Zhang Fan's teasing, Mi Yueyao glared at him with a face full of resentment, biting her red lips tightly, wishing she could bite off a piece of flesh from that hateful face.
Throughout the journey, Zhang Fan treated her like a maid, serving her tea and water, and even occasionally having her drive the car!
But when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
Mi Yueyao could only sigh, pick up a plain oil-paper umbrella beside her, open it, and shield Zhang Fan's head, following behind him like a punching bag.
And so, the two walked into the streets of Jiangnan.
This scene, however, made Luo Ying and Luo Li, who had just jumped down from the back of the carriage, grit their teeth in frustration.
"Sister, look at her!"
Luo Li's big, bright eyes were fixed on Mi Yueyao's back, her little mouth pouting so much it could hang an oil bottle.
"She's dressed in men's clothing, and she walks with a swaying gait. Who is she trying to fool with that pathetic act? Humph, she even tries to hold the umbrella for the young master, when we are clearly his personal maids!"
The older sister, Luo Ying, was more composed, and her light pink dress made her look gentle and graceful.
But at this moment, looking at Mi Yueyao's alluring curves, which couldn't be concealed even when she was dressed in tight clothes, a sense of crisis flashed in Luo Ying's clear eyes.