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âVillage Chief, these are the lords of the main family. Theyâre looking for the assassin. I brought them back to capture the assassin!â Dong Ergou said loudly.
âWhat assassin?! How can there be an assassin in our village!â the village chief said loudly.
âYouâre the village chief?â The leading knight snorted. âItâs not up to you to decide if thereâs an assassin or not.
He didnât take the village chief seriously at all and said coldly, âDong Ergou, lead the way.â
âLord, please.â Dong Ergou nodded and bowed. âPeng Jiuyuanâs house isnât farâ¦â
âLord!â The village chief took a step forward and said in a deep voice, âAlthough
Peng Jiuyuan has a different surname, he has lived in our Boundary Bridge Village for decades. His background is clean. Itâs impossible for him to be an assassin.â
He looked at the knights and felt a little afraid, but he still gathered his courage.
The knightâs face darkened. âYou didnât understand what I said, did you? Whether thereâs an assassin or not, we will see for ourselves. Itâs not up to you! Get lost!â
He shouted, and a visible sound wave slammed into the village chiefâs chest, sending him flying dozens of feet away.
Gruu!
The village chief opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. He fell to the ground and couldnât get up for a while.
âVillage Chiefâ¦â Dong Ergou was shocked.
âLead the way!â the leader shouted.
Dong Ergou shivered and looked at the village chief apologetically. Then he quickly walked toward Peng Jiuyuanâs house.
âDong Ergou!â The village chief was anxious.
Boundary Bridge Village was not big to begin with. It was only a few kilometers from one end to the other.
The group of knights quickly arrived at Peng Jiuyuanâs house. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIs he the person youâre talking about?â The leader raised the spear in his hand and pointed it at Cao Yue, who was standing in the courtyard.
âNo.â Dong Ergou shook his head. âHeâs a child Peng Jiuyuan picked up more than ten years ago. Iâm talking about his uncle. His uncleâs name is Cao Shu. He appeared here not long ago. He was seriously injured at the timeâ¦â
âYour surname is Cao?â the leading knight said coldly. âSince heâs an accomplice, take him down first.â
Before he finished speaking, a knight darted out from behind him.
The strange beast soared into the air, flattened the wooden fence, and grabbed Cao Yue.
Cao Yue was just a young man from a mountain village. He had never seen such a scene before and was completely dumbfounded.
âLittle Yue!â
With a cry of surprise, a black shadow suddenly rushed over and hugged Cao Yue. He fell to the ground and rolled dozens of feet away, barely dodging the knightâs grab.
The knightâs expression turned ugly when he missed. He stopped the strange beast and slowly turned around.
âAre you an accomplice too?â he said coldly.
âLord, I donât know what you mean. Weâre all ordinary mountain dwellersâ¦â Peng Jiuyuan said with a terrified expression.
âOrdinary mountain dwellers?â The leading knight drove the strange beast forward and looked down at Peng Jiuyuan. He said slowly, âWhere is Cao Shu? Hand him over.â
Peng Jiuyuan was stunned. âI donât know who Cao Shu is.â
Although he tried his best to hide it, he couldnât hide it from the knightâs eyes.
When Peng Jiuyuan was young, he had indeed traveled the world. But to put it bluntly, he was a martial artist at the lowest level. The so-called traveling was just taking a look around. The people and things he had experienced were very limited.
In addition, he had lived in Boundary Bridge Village for decades, so there was no need for him to fight with others. How could he learn to be shrewd?
It would have been better if he hadnât said so. But once he did, the knight became even more suspicious.
The knight sneered. âDong Ergou, tell me.â
Dong Ergou said loudly, âPeng Jiuyuan, quickly hand over Cao Shu. Donât let him implicate our entire village! â
âDong Ergou, you!â Peng Jiuyuan was shocked and furious. He didnât expect someone in the village to snitch!
Dong Ergou glanced at the knights, puffed out his chest, and said loudly, âWhat?! Iâm telling the truth! Cao Shuâs origins are unknown, and heâs seriously injured. How can it be so coincidental?!
âHe must be the assassin the lords are looking for! Hurry up and hand him over. Then you can atone for your crimes. Otherwise, youâll only court death!â
Dong Ergou was just a hooligan in the mountains. He didnât have much power to threaten people.
Peng Jiu was trembling with anger. Cao Yue, who was behind him, was so frightened that he couldnât say a word.
âSearch.â The leading knightâs expression was cold as he pointed his spear forward.
Boom!
The aura of the knight who wanted to capture Cao Yue exploded. The strange beast under him leaped out.
The spear beam was like a dragon as it shattered Peng Jiuyuanâs wooden house.
Peng Jiuyuanâs lips trembled. He protected Cao Yue behind him and stared at Dong Ergou angrily.
The knight turned to look at the leader. âThereâs no one inside.â
The leading knight looked at Peng Jiuyuan and said coldly, âTell me, where is
Cao Shu?â
âLord, I really donât knowâIâ
Before he could finish speaking, the leading knightâs face revealed killing intent.
âYou donât know? Kill the brat behind him and see if he knows,â the leading knight said coldly.
âYes!â The knight who had shattered Peng Jiuyuanâs house revealed a sinister smile. He raised the spear in his hand and pointed it at Cao Yue.
âStop!â Peng Jiuyuan was shocked. He turned around and hugged Cao Yue, desperately trying to dodge the knightâs spear.
But Peng Jiuyuan didnât have much strength to begin with, so how could he dodge the attack?
Just as the spear was about to skewer Peng Jiuyuan and Cao Yue together, the tip of the spear stopped only an inch away from Peng Jiuyuanâs back.
âIâll give you one last chance,â the leading knight said coldly. âTell me Cao Shuâs whereabouts. Otherwise, Boundary Bridge Village will be wiped out because of your concealment!â
The leader of the knights instructed, âGo get everyone in this village here.â
The knights behind him seemed to have encountered something fun and smiled in response. Then they drove the mutated beasts under them in all directions.
âLordâ¦â was scared silly. This wasnât what he imagined. He had originally thought that he would be able to receive a bounty if he brought people to capture Cao Shu. He didnât expect these people to attack the people in the village.
The people in the village were all his family.
The leading knight only looked at him coldly, as if he was looking at an ant.
âYou have fifteen minutes.. After fifteen minutes, if I canât find out where Cao
Shu is, Iâll start killing..