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Chapter 113 Do you think they are innocent?
Lu Bu used his halberd to kill Li Chengjiao and Du Laoguai, and then raised the two men high in the air with the halberd, looking down on all sides.

This scene was deeply moving to everyone who witnessed it.

Whether they were the Yellow Heaven Sect rebels or the imperial army on the city wall, they all stared in shock at Lü Bu, who stood proudly there.

I couldn't come back to my senses for a long time.

To the traitors of the Yellow Heaven Sect, Li Chengjiao, the leader of the Yellow Heaven Sect and the 'Heavenly King' of the Yellow Heaven Army, was an omnipotent figure in their eyes.

Otherwise, so many people wouldn't be willing to follow the Yellow Heaven Sect in this business of confiscating property and exterminating families.

But even such a sky has now collapsed, destroyed by Lü Bu's Heavenly Halberd.

This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the traitors of the Yellow Heaven Sect, and some could hardly believe that what they were seeing was real.

Isn't it said that 'the blue sky is dead, and the yellow sky shall rise'?

Li Jiaozhu is the Lord of the Yellow Heaven, immortal, how could he possibly be killed by Lü Bu, the General of the Imperial Army who quelled the rebellion?

As for the imperial army on the city wall, the reason why the Yellow Heaven Sect rebels were able to defeat them repeatedly these days was because of the two powerful figures, Li Chengjiao and Du Laoguai.

But now, these two powerful figures were easily killed by Lü Bu, another general in their court, who wielded a halberd.

This had a significant impact on the imperial army on the city walls.

Throughout history, the military has always respected the strong.

The Northern Camp Divine Martial Guard was no exception.

Seeing how strong Lü Bu was, the Northern Camp's Divine Martial Guards all looked at him with burning admiration.

On the city wall, Zhou Rushan looked at the figure standing proudly among tens of thousands of Yellow Heaven Sect rebels, looking down on all sides, and his face was full of complex emotions.

Especially when Zhou Rushan saw the two corpses that Lü Bu had hoisted high, he felt an indescribable emotion.

These are two half-step Celestial Beings, the most powerful experts in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He's not some nobody.

Even Zhou Rushan, who prides himself on being the strongest fighter among those at the half-step Celestial Realm, wouldn't dare say he could easily kill the two of them.

But Lü Bu not only easily killed the two men, but also lifted them high into the air.

It really does give off a vibe of treating the world's strong as worthless.

"With such a person around, the Great Zhou can remain pacified for another hundred years."

Zhou Rushan said with a sigh.

"puff."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Rushan could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood. His face was as pale as paper, and he was so weak that he was about to collapse to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Marquis Weiwu and King Zhou Xian, who were standing nearby, quickly stepped forward to support Zhou Rushan, who was about to fall.

"Ancestor Zhou, how are you?"

"Are you OK!"

After the Eighth Prince Zhou Xian and the Marquis of Weiwu helped Zhou Rushan up, they asked anxiously.

Especially Zhou Xian, the Eighth Prince, whose face showed not only urgency but also deep anxiety and worry.

Because the Eighth Prince Zhou Xian knew that Zhou Rushan was the pillar of the Great Zhou royal family, and had always supported the Great Zhou royal family.

If Zhou Rushan were to suffer any mishap or mishap, the Great Zhou royal family would be without a single celestial being to protect them.

If the Great Zhou royal family were to lose a half-step Celestial Being to oversee things, the consequences would be unimaginable.

As for Lü Bu and Cao Zhengchun, Zhou Xian, the Eighth Prince, knew that they were both half-step Celestials and possessed great strength.

However, in the eyes of the Eighth Prince Zhou Xian, no matter how strong Lü Bu and Cao Zhengchun were, they were not surnamed Zhou and were always outsiders. They were not as trustworthy and reliable as the Zhou family members of the Great Zhou royal family.

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Zhou Rushan shook his head, his face pale. "I'm fine, I won't die."

"I was just caught in a trap by Li Chengjiao and Du Laoguai, and coupled with my previous injuries, I couldn't suppress it."

"Spitting out this blood will make you feel much better."

Zhou Rushan said weakly.

Zhou Rushan had already been injured while saving Marquis Weiwu. Although it wasn't serious, it wasn't minor either.

Later, he was ambushed by Li Chengjiao and Du Laoguai and poisoned by smoke.

If it weren't for Zhou Rushan's formidable strength and his constant suppression, they probably wouldn't have been able to hold on much longer.

Now that Li Chengjiao and Du Laoguai, two half-step Celestial Realm experts, were no longer watching him like hawks, Zhou Rushan stopped forcibly suppressing his condition.

At this moment, Lü Bu, carrying the corpses of Li Chengjiao and Du Laoguai, leaped onto the city wall.

Lu Bu glanced at the weakened Zhou Rushan, then at Marquis Weiwu and King Zhou Xian, and said, "His Majesty has issued an edict that I will take over from Marquis Weiwu and lead the Northern Camp Divine Martial Guard to annihilate the Yellow Heaven Sect."

"You're all injured now, so take good care of yourselves first!"

"Leave the rest to me."

As Lu Bu spoke, he took out the imperial edict from Emperor Zhou Chen and showed it to Marquis Weiwu.

Such a large-scale military handover must be carried out according to the rules.

Even Lü Bu was no exception.

After all, military power is no small matter.

After glancing at the imperial edict, Marquis Weiwu felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.

With his military power stripped away, Marquis Weiwu looked somewhat gloomy.

It wasn't that Marquis Weiwu coveted the power of the army and didn't want to relinquish it.

Instead, Marquis Weiwu felt that he, the dignified Marquis Weiwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was entrusted with an important task by Emperor Zhou Chen to lead troops to quell the rebellion, but in the end, he was defeated.

If Lü Bu hadn't arrived in time, the entire army would probably have been wiped out.

Under such circumstances, being stripped of his command of the army clearly demonstrates his incompetence as the commander-in-chief of the army.

Ignoring the somber expression on Marquis Weiwu's face, Lü Bu put away the imperial edict and glanced at the Divine Martial Guards on the city wall. "Send word to the generals: the entire Divine Martial Guards are to launch an attack and annihilate the Yellow Heaven Sect rebels."

“All traitors of the Yellow Heaven Sect shall be exterminated without exception, without prisoners, and without surrender.”

"Leave no one behind."

Lu Bu knew that it was impossible for three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry to wipe out the hundreds of thousands of Yellow Heaven Sect rebels.

Therefore, Lü Bu ordered the remaining troops of the Northern Camp Divine Martial Guard to launch an attack, joining forces with the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to pursue and annihilate the Yellow Heaven Sect rebel army.

Lu Bu's icy voice echoed throughout the entire city wall, causing all the Divine Martial Guards on the wall to shudder.

"kill."

"Leave no one behind."

These Divine Martial Guards had long harbored resentment towards the traitors of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

Their old commander, Grand Tutor, and 30,000 comrades died at the hands of the Yellow Heaven Sect traitors.

Previously, their 100,000-strong army had suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Yellow Heaven Sect traitors, with more than half of their troops killed or wounded.

If it weren't for the arrival of reinforcements, they would probably have been completely wiped out.

With such accumulated resentment, the Shenwu Guards' killing intent towards the Yellow Heaven Sect traitors reached an extreme.

Now, at Lü Bu's command, these Divine Martial Guards went berserk, rushing out of the city gates to hunt down the Yellow Heaven Sect traitors.

When the Yellow Heaven Sect rebels saw Li Chengjiao and Du Laoguai die under Lü Bu's halberd, they were thrown into chaos.

Whether they were the Yellow Heaven Sect rebels who had already stormed the city walls, or the Yellow Heaven Warriors and Yellow Heaven Central Army who remained outside, they all began to flee.

After all, with the death of Li Chengjiao, the leader of the Yellow Heaven Sect, and the two main generals of the Yellow Heaven Sect, the "Earth King" and the "Human King," these Yellow Heaven Sect traitors were scattered and disorganized, so it would be strange if they didn't flee.

Lu Bu stood proudly atop the city wall, watching all the Divine Martial Guards charge out and mercilessly slaughter the Yellow Heaven Sect traitors, his face expressionless. Beside him, the Eighth Prince Zhou Xian, hearing Lu Bu's brutal order and witnessing the Divine Martial Guards mercilessly slaughtering the Yellow Heaven Sect rioters who had already laid down their weapons and surrendered, frowned deeply.

"General Lü, the key figures of the Yellow Heaven Sect are all dead."

"As long as we kill some of the core members of the Yellow Heaven Sect, the Yellow Heaven Sect will no longer be able to cause any trouble."

"Why do you have to go on a killing spree and slaughter those who have already laid down their weapons and surrendered?"

"No matter how you look at it, they are all people of my Great Zhou. They were bewitched by the Yellow Heaven Sect because of the severe drought in the four northern states and could not survive. They followed the Yellow Heaven Sect in causing chaos."

"In fact, some of them were innocent victims who were dragged into this; there's no need to kill them all!"

The Eighth Prince could no longer bear to watch such a massive massacre and couldn't help but speak up to Lü Bu.

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu glanced indifferently at Zhou Xian, the Eighth Prince; "Eighth Prince, I see you were just injured, and your mind is probably muddled from the injury."

"These are all traitors of the Yellow Heaven Sect. They killed the Grand Tutor, wiped out the entire 30,000 Divine Martial Guards, and caused more than half of the 100,000 troops sent to quell the rebellion to die or be wounded."

“From the moment they picked up their weapons, they were no longer citizens of my Great Zhou, but rebels.”

Do you think they are innocent?

"Besides, this is the Emperor's decree: all members of the Yellow Heaven Sect must be eliminated."

Lu Bu said coldly.

Perhaps there were indeed ordinary people among these Yellow Heaven Sect traitors who were caught up in the chaos against their will, but so what?
Anyone who picks up a weapon is a traitor.

They were targets of suppression by the imperial court.

Lu Bu never showed mercy or pity to rebels.

Moreover, this was an imperial decree issued by Emperor Zhou Chen.

Even if these Yellow Heaven Sect traitors were truly innocent, Lü Bu would still obey orders.

King Zhou Xian wanted to say something, but was stopped by Marquis Weiwu.

Marquis Weiwu shook his head at Zhou Xian, the Eighth Prince, signaling him to stop talking.

On this point, Marquis Weiwu saw things more clearly than King Zhou Xian of the Eighth Kingdom.

The imperial court lost too much prestige under the Huangtian Sect, and even Grand Tutor Wen Zhong died in battle at their hands.

If the imperial court doesn't exterminate all members of the Yellow Heaven Sect, how can it face the soldiers who died fighting for the Great Zhou at the hands of the Yellow Heaven Sect?

How then can the imperial court establish its authority and deter all directions?
The extermination of all members of the Yellow Heaven Sect was not only to quell the rebellion and give an explanation to the fallen soldiers of the Great Zhou, but also to deter the world and make an example of them.

Tell the world that anyone who dares to raise a flag in rebellion and defy the Great Zhou Dynasty will suffer the consequences.

Faced with the signal from the Marquis of Weiwu, the Eighth Prince Zhou Xian hesitated for a moment, and finally swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

Lu Bu ignored the three men and casually waved his hand, hanging the corpses of Li Chengjiao and Du Laoguai on the city wall.

Afterwards, Lü Bu leaped off the city wall, mounted his horse, caught up with the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, and continued to lead them to quell the Yellow Heaven Sect's rebel army.

Despite the deaths of top figures in the Yellow Heaven Sect like Li Chengjiao, Diwang, and Renwang, there are still some highly skilled individuals among those who fled the sect.

Furthermore, Lu Bu personally led his army to the stronghold of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

Under the pursuit of three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry and tens of thousands of Shenwu Guards, the hundreds of thousands of Huangtian Sect rebels fled in all directions like a swarm of headless flies, constantly being mercilessly slaughtered.

……

three days later.

Xi'an Prefecture, inside the prefectural government office.

Lü Bu sat in the main seat.

Below him sat Marquis Weiwu and King Zhou Xian, the Eighth Prince.

Besides these two, there was also Cao Shaoqin, who had just entered the main hall of the government office and looked travel-worn.

Lu Bu glanced at the travel-worn Cao Shaoqin, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "What brings you to Xi'an Prefecture?"

"Have you finished dealing with Master Fang's matter?"

"Or has something unexpected happened?"

Lu Bu looked at Cao Shaoqin and asked.

Lu Bu was puzzled as to why Cao Shaoqin had suddenly come to Xi'an Prefecture.

It should be noted that Cao Shaoqin was in Yanzhou assisting the imperial commissioner Fang Xuanling in rectifying the officialdom of Yanzhou and investigating local powerful families.

Even if Yanzhou is cleared out, there's still Daizhou!
How could they possibly have time to come to the four prefectures of the Northwest?

Cao Shaoqin glanced at Lü Bu and said with a sinister expression, "General Lü displayed his divine might. I fear that if I had arrived any later, the traitors of the Yellow Heaven Sect would have been wiped out by General Lü."

"I have some questions that need to be answered by the traitors of the Yellow Heaven Sect, so I had no choice but to make this trip in person."

"As for Lord Fang, General Lü, rest assured! With our Eastern Depot here, nothing will go wrong."

Cao Shaoqin said in a high-pitched voice.

The Eastern Depot was ordered to thoroughly investigate several matters concerning the Huangtian Sect, but so far there have been no results.

Cao Shaoqin had no choice but to target the traitors of the Yellow Heaven Sect, hoping to get what he wanted from them.

Upon hearing Cao Shaoqin's words, Lü Bu was relieved to know that the problem wasn't with Fang Xuanling.

As for what Cao Shaoqin's Eastern Depot wanted to do, that had little to do with Lü Bu.

Lu Bu glanced at Cao Shaoqin expressionlessly and said, "Since you've come for the Yellow Heaven Sect traitors, then go and arrest them yourself!"

"I have no living Yellow Heaven Sect traitors on my hands."

Lu Bu was telling the truth.

Lu Bu's order was to take no prisoners and leave no survivors.

Therefore, in the past three days, none of the Yellow Heaven Sect traitors who fell into Lü Bu's hands have survived.

After three days, the Yellow Heaven Sect traitors were basically wiped out.

Only a few are still on the run.

"Then I shall take my leave."

Cao Shaoqin originally wanted to see if there were any important figures from the Yellow Heaven Cult among Lü Bu's men.

If there were any living important figures from the Yellow Heaven Cult, then we could get more information from them.

But in the end, Cao Shaoqin was disappointed.

Cao Shaoqin got up and left immediately. His Eastern Depot and guards were also active in the four prefectures of the Northwest.

After Cao Shaoqin left, Lü Bu looked at Marquis Weiwu and King Zhou Xian, saying, "Your injuries have stabilized for now, so the Grand Tutor's remains are now in your care."

After annihilating the Yellow Heaven Sect rebels, Lü Bu found the remains of Grand Tutor Wen Zhong.

Next, Lü Bu will continue to pursue and eliminate the remaining members of the Yellow Heaven Sect who have fled to various places.

As for the matter of Grand Tutor Wen Zhong's remains, Lü Bu could only entrust it to Marquis Weiwu and King Zhou Xian.

After all, Marquis Weiwu and King Zhou Xian were better suited and more capable of handling these matters than Lü Bu.

"Ah."

Marquis Weiwu and King Zhou Xian both nodded with solemn expressions.

The body of Grand Tutor Wen Zhong has finally been found. Fortunately, the traitors of the Yellow Heaven Sect were not too depraved and did not do anything to the remains of Grand Tutor Wen Zhong.

The fact that Grand Tutor Wen Zhong's body was intact brought some comfort to Marquis Weiwu and King Zhou Xian.

(End of this chapter)