Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Chapter 647 Night Raid (Combined Chapter)
After hearing his words, Shi Cha stood up immediately in shock and shouted angrily: "What stupid thing are you doing..."

"You are the one who did the stupid thing."

The old man spoke slowly, but the firmness in his tone interrupted Shi Cha directly: "The head of the family... the young man of the Shi family this time."

"Do you think that if we earn so much Kai coins and buy back our ancestral home, the noble families in Kaiton will look at us differently? Do you think that if you bring back this fleet of silks, satins, gold, silver and treasures, the Scrap Master will wait for you to get involved in their business..." He pressed on, "Do you think that you will not be at the mercy of others like this?"

"In fact, it's just like the fish on the chopping board suddenly resurrected into a fat sheep - they will eat it even happier."

"Shut up!" Shi Cha was completely furious. He was of course aware of all this, but what really made him angry at the moment was the other party's unauthorized assertion. "It's not your turn to speak!"

This is transgression.

However, the scolding, which was a hundred times harsher than usual, had no effect at all this time.

The old warrior Shi En looked at him with a hint of sarcasm and disappointment in his eyes: "I chose you at the beginning because you are the eldest son of the Shi family... but now it seems that you are indeed not as good as your brother."

In fact, when he learned that Shi Yuan failed in his bid for the position of head of the family and took the money and left for the Shak Kingdom alone, he felt a little regretful: in the eyes of outsiders, this was trampling on the rules and not following the rules, but in the circle of sword-bearing nobles, there was no such concept.

They are the ones who make the rules.

Adhering to rules is to contain others.

And flout the rules.

To go beyond it.

The younger brother was uneducated, but deep down he seemed to understand this principle better and he refused to admit defeat even at the last moment.

On the contrary, Shi Cha, who had clearly ascended to the position of patriarch, actually joined the system built by the merchant guild, their arch-enemy of South United City. He said that he was doing business in a business-like manner, but in fact he could only pick up the marginal benefits missed by the upper class.

Just the leftovers of cold soup.

This time, it was Shi En's last test to see if this kid still had the fighting spirit and ruthlessness: his target was just some herdsmen, who could only submit to them as slaves when the Southern United City was strong in the past.

However, I don't dare to do even this.

How could he not be disappointed?

Of course, no matter how incompetent Shi Cha is, the matter has been settled and the head of the Shi family cannot be replaced. Shi En can only give him a push in advance and force him to accept this situation.

"The coins and goods you brought back this time are of little use..." the old warrior laughed, "but if you exchange them for pack animals and present them to General Tianxin, you will definitely be appreciated."

Kaiton City is the forging capital, and half of the new weapons and armors in the world are produced there. To sell them to all parts of the world, a lot of transportation capacity is needed.

In his opinion.

This is the only way to revive the Shi family among the aristocratic families: even if you are a waste, in Kaidun City and the Southern Empire, as long as you can get a little appreciation from Tian Xinlizheng, no one will dare to look down on you anymore.

The rest is useless.

Shi Cha was furious. He regarded this uncle as a close family servant and therefore discussed with him his views on the future appreciation of the value of pack animals... However, he did not expect that in Shi En's ears, this business analysis became a mere personal transaction.

Moreover, he discovered in despair:
I am still too young.

Not as good as these old people's methods.

If Shi En hadn't suddenly attacked, he wouldn't have known that he had been secretly sidelined, and even the newly hired wandering warriors could be dispatched by him privately... Speaking of which, when the recruitment was taking place, it was this uncle who was in charge of the specific work.

No matter whether he uses coercion, inducement or deception, when he looks back, the matter is already settled.

Moreover, even if Shi Cha can still sit firmly in the position of the head of the family afterwards, Shi En's own status will definitely be different from before.

Was it the obsession to revitalize the family or personal ambition, or maybe they had already been mixed together... Shi Cha had no way of telling. As for the herdsmen who were targeted, he didn't think there was any need for suspense or consideration.

He just thought about it.

It was a pity that the other party was so cautious and always kept their distance from them, while the leader behind the scenes had the same insight as himself.

But the same as myself.

I didn't expect the background of this world.

There are no rules at all.

Seeing his appearance, Shi En knew that the other party had given up struggling, and a hint of joy and satisfaction appeared in the old warrior's turbid eyes.

He knew that in the eyes of these young people, he was already old and dying, and was a product of the times that would soon be abandoned and eliminated.

Just like the sword-wielding nobles who disappeared in the Northern United City.

however.

This is the South.

Then it will still be the world of these old people!
The foundation cannot be shaken.

If you want to touch it, you need to consider how much you are capable of...

"Ugh……"

A sigh.

Shi Cha and Shi En, the old and young of the Shi family, were suddenly stunned at the same time, because the voice was not made by them.

Moreover, although it is magnetic.

But it was a female voice.

There is a third person in this tent!
Shi En was the first to react. Even though he was not well-known in Kaiton City, he was a former hooded guard after all, and he had to protect his master in the past.

The old body retreated quickly like an nimble monkey.

laugh!
Several coins were ejected and hit the oil lamps hanging in the tent, including the one in Shi En's hand.

The bottle exploded, fuel sprayed out, touched the wick, burned into a huge spark, and then disappeared in an instant.

The tent suddenly became bright. At this moment, the old warrior saw that behind Shi Cha, his shadow suddenly moved.

It's like coming to life.

She is alive.

Let’s not talk about Shi Cha’s average strength for now, but even Shi En didn’t realize that there was an uninvited guest hiding right in front of him.

Will have their conversation.

Take it all in.

As the tent fell into darkness, Bo's petite figure dissolved completely into the night like ink in water.

Shi En's hands were burned by the boiling oil, but he did not let down his guard at all.

On the contrary, a sense of crisis suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart - the old warrior remembered a shadow and legend hanging over all the nobles of the United Cities.

Anti-slavery!
However, although the anti-slavery forces were all elite soldiers and generals, their numbers were few after all, and the only people they could target were high-ranking officials and upper-ranking nobles of the empire.

A poor family like the Shi family didn't even have the qualifications to be their target.

Therefore, in all the years that Shi En had been a Hooded Guard, he had never actually been assassinated by anti-slavery activists.

Just listening to their stories one by one.

Fear gradually accumulates in my heart.

He did not sit there and wait for death. With a swish, a thin knife appeared in his palm. He kept it close to his body. Once it was unsheathed, it directly tore Shi En's coat and swung it towards him.

Not as old as he appears.

The hooded guard's movements were still as agile as when he was young, and even had a bit of sophistication.

But his swing missed. His reaction was very fast.

But I can't grasp the opponent's position at all!
Shi En's vision, which was already a little presbyopic, seemed to be obscured by ink, and it was hazy. The air around him was not disturbed at all, and even the sound of breaking wind was gone.

Deathly silence.

laugh!
Blood flowers bloom.

If Shi En had not been stabbed in the back, he might have thought that the black shadow before was just an illusion caused by his excessive nervousness!

However, once you enter the assassin's territory and fail to detect it, what you see and hear may really be an illusion, a setup by the opponent to confuse people.

Its actual hiding place.

No one can notice!

There were a series of sounds of flesh being torn apart and blood spurting out. In an instant, countless wounds like springs appeared on Shi En's body - Bo's true strength might not be much higher than his. Every time she would seize the flaw and strike back to escape. If it was a head-on duel, Shi En might even be able to suppress her.

But this anti-slavery activist was not Jage's style.

If you can't be like a venomous snake, you can kill with one strike.

Then they will be devoured to death.

The initiative is completely in her hands.

The young owner of the house, Shi Cha, pushed the table away and stepped back in a hurry.

It was not until the moment Bo made his move that he felt a breeze passing by both sides of him, almost imperceptible, and his stealth ability was as strong as a ghost on the tarsal bones.

When he thought of this anti-slavery activist, sitting cross-legged behind him, with a sharp ninja sword in front of him, ready to stab into his heart at any time... Shi Cha's cold sweat gushed out like a spring, soaking his luxurious clothes.

Taking your own life is easy.

but.

Why didn't she take action?

The same question also erupted in the old warrior's heart. After all, Shi En's physical strength had declined, and he might have been as brave as he was in the past, but after being stabbed a few times, his strength was like a balloon with the mouth opened, and it was deflated in an instant.

At stake.

In a panic, he completely threw everything aside and shouted, "The master is behind you!"

Hearing this, Shi Cha almost fainted from anger - although if the hooded guard died, he, as the head of the family, would also be doomed, but the other party's move was to use him as bait to buy him a momentary opportunity to escape.

Not to mention the loyalty of the Hooded Guards.

This uncle has always adhered to the philosophy that he has always believed in his heart.

No wonder he could serve as a minister for several dynasties.

However, Bo in the shadows turned a deaf ear and swung her knife silently. As an anti-slavery activist, her target was not the noble lord, but just a favor.

Just after Shi En shouted that sentence, the sharp blade cut his trachea. Given the warrior's physical condition, he would not only die on the spot, but he could not help but cover his throat in horror. Apart from babbling, he could no longer make any sound.

Only then did he feel a moment of regret.

But not for anything else.

But if he had not transferred the rest of the warriors to chase the departing herdsmen, perhaps this anti-slavery activist would not have been able to sneak into their camp - at least not so easily.

More importantly, Shi En realized that he had never considered being ambushed and assassinated before, because decades of inertia had taught him that the impoverished Shi family would not be targeted by enemies of this level...

However, with the new head of the family returning triumphantly from the north, in an absolute sense, they are no longer the same as before and are qualified to be taken seriously.

Even if it's just a casual thing.

Ironically, their enemies recognized their value before they did.

Bo twisted her wrist, and a butterfly-like short blade fluttered in her palm.

She pushed along.

It was about to be sent into the old warrior's chest.

But suddenly, she heard a gust of wind by her ears, and she was startled and flipped over on the ground.

A powerful knife swung across her forehead, cutting off several strands of her hair.

Then, the entire tent collapsed.

The supporting pillars broke in two.

"Master!" An urgent voice sounded, and an armored warrior rushed in dragging a broad giant blade. It was Su Cheng.

Shi En covered his throat and blood gushed out.

But a complex look of joy appeared on the old man's face.

——As a hired warrior that Shi Cha had personally found, he could not find a way to bribe him for the time being. To be on the safe side, he did not order Su Cheng to participate in the operation, but instead found an excuse to keep him away from patrol.

But unexpectedly, he became the only and strongest warrior left here.

He didn't know what was going on, but he saw the fire in the host's tent go out in the distance and realized something was wrong.

Come hurriedly.

The caravan was in chaos.

On the other side, Shi Cha, who was crushed by the tent, was also in mixed emotions. On the one hand, he did not see Shi En being killed by the assassin, and he actually felt a sense of regret and anger in his heart; but on the other hand, after all, thinking that he could save his life, he suddenly relaxed and collapsed, and couldn't break free even if he struggled.

Su Cheng quickly assessed the situation, and no matter how high her stealth skills were or how good she was at confusing people's sight, as the tent cloth pressed down all over, her figure stood out.

Without waiting for her to be cut open, he escaped.

The warriors charged forward and slashed!
boom!
His cleaver hit the ground again.

Su Cheng's throat choked, and a stream of foul air pressed directly into his heart and lungs, almost causing him to vomit blood.

His weak spot was hit again.

This time, another black shadow dropped from the sky, stepped on the wooden pillar that was about to collapse, and kicked the warrior in half with a flying kick.

Damn, how come everyone can see that?
Different from the encounter with the swordsman during the day, this enemy was very skilled in boxing and kicking, with steel embedded in the tips of his boots, and he did not hold back at all - obviously, the opponent had a companion!

Just during this delay.

A splash of thick and fishy blood splashed on the tent cloth that completely covered the ground, soaking it from the inside out.

Bo took the opportunity to kill Shi En.

The tent cloth tore open, fluttering in the wind, and a figure seemed to jump out from inside.

But then it disappeared into the night.

Su Cheng's premonition came true again, and alarm bells rang in the direction behind him!
With his strength, he might be able to fight to a draw with the opponent's new companion, but if he was attacked by two people at the same time, he would have to die on the spot.

Not to mention, his own flaws were exposed.

I don't know if this is a coincidence, but if the other party can really see through it...

"Top left."

At this moment, a voice sounded - it sounded so familiar to Su Cheng!

He had no time to react, and his body subconsciously swung the knife according to the other party's instructions!

(End of this chapter)