Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

Iron Wall Pass, night.

Unlike Blackwind City, which is revitalizing itself from ruins a hundred miles away, this place is a dead city.

The curfew gong had already sounded, and the streets were deserted, with only the monotonous footsteps of patrolling soldiers echoing through the empty alleys.

Every household kept their doors and windows tightly shut, not daring to let out even a single light.

The air was thick with a suffocating sense of poverty and fear.

It was as if even the moonlight was reluctant to shine upon this land shrouded in despair.

But there are always exceptions.

The mansion of Commandant Wang Defa was brightly lit.

At the banquet in the front yard, the delicacies were hardly touched.

The whole roasted lamb was carelessly discarded on the corner of the table, and expensive wine was spilled all over the floor, mixing with the dirt.

In the bedroom in the backyard, candlelight flickered, and the red silk curtains provided warmth.

On the messy bed, two people were embracing tenderly, and a lingering, decadent atmosphere remained in the air.

Wang Defa held the warm, soft body in his arms, exhaled a satisfied breath, and his one hand wandered restlessly as he asked smugly:

"My little darling, tell me... who's stronger, me or that old man?"

The woman's voice was alluring and captivating, carrying a languid melody. She snuggled closer to him, saying ingratiatingly:

"Of course... you're way better, brother!"

"That old man... he always pecks at rice like a chicken, nothing like you, Brother Chow, with your vigor and strength..."

"Haha! You have good taste!"

Overjoyed by the flattery, Wang Defa burst into laughter and turned over, ready for another round.

"Come on, let me show you what a real man is!"

But just then...

"Bang--!"

With a loud bang, the bedroom door was suddenly kicked open from the outside!

Amidst the flying sawdust, a figure, exuding a chilling murderous aura, entered the house.

"Damn it! Who the hell is so blind as to ruin my fun...?"

Wang Defa was about to unleash a torrent of curses, but when he turned around and saw who it was, the words caught in his throat.

Standing behind him was Wu Zhong, the garrison commander of Tiebi Pass.

His face, which was usually fierce, was now ashen.

His facial muscles twitched wildly with extreme anger, and his eyes burned with a flame capable of incinerating a person alive.

Wang Defa was completely stunned, his mind went blank.

Finished!

Why is he here?!

run!

The instinct to survive overwhelmed everything.

Wang Defa scrambled off the woman, pulled up his pants, and tried to lunge towards the window.

But as soon as he stood up, a bright flash of light tore through the air.

Wu Zhong's furious slash was so fast that Wang De had no time to react.

"Pfft!"

The blade pierced through Wang Defa's back and protruded through his chest.

The look of terror on Wang Defa's face froze instantly.

He looked down in disbelief at the tip of the knife protruding from his chest, and then his whole body went limp and he collapsed forward.

Wu Zhong suddenly drew his waist knife and swung it with a flourish.

A head flew into the air, rolled twice, and finally rolled to the foot of the bed with a "glug".

Those terrified eyes were still fixed on the direction of the window.

Warm blood, like a fountain, splattered all over the concubine's head and face on the bed.

"ah--!!!"

The woman let out a piercing scream.

Wu Zhong slapped her hard across the face.

The immense force sent her flying off the bed, crashing into the wall and then onto the floor.

"You filthy bitch! I've been feeding and treating you like royalty, and you fucking run off to cheat on me with another man?!"

Wu Zhong approached step by step, his voice sounding as if squeezed out from between his teeth.

"If someone hadn't secretly tipped me off, I'd still be completely in the dark about this, you two scoundrels!"

The concubine saw stars from the slap, but her will to survive made her ignore the pain.

She crawled over on all fours, grabbed Wu Zhong's leg, and cried her heart out.

"General! General, I was wrong!"

"It was Wang Defa! It was Wang Defa who seduced me! He forced me!"

"I was just confused for a moment! Please forgive me this time! I'll never do it again!"

"I promise I'll serve you well from now on, and make you feel... like you're in heaven..."

As she spoke, the concubine immediately prostrated herself before Wu Zhong and reached out to untie his belt.

Fuck you!

Wu Zhong kicked her again, knocking her to the ground.

"You slut! You think I care about you? I'm fucking bored with you a long time ago!"

His face was filled with savagery and disgust.

"You like to play around, don't you? Fine! I'll grant your wish!"

Wu Zhong shouted at his personal guards outside the door.

"Men! Call a hundred brothers over here to take turns serving her! Serving her until she dies!"

The concubine on the bed was completely stunned upon hearing this, followed by a deep-seated fear.

She crawled over as if she had gone mad, crying and screaming, trying to hug Wu Zhong's leg again.

"No! General! I really know I was wrong! Please forgive me this time!"

But the guards behind Wu Zhong were already chuckling lewdly as they dragged her back to the bed like a dead dog.

"Let me go! You beasts! Let me go..."

The woman's cries and curses were quickly drowned out by the sound of tearing fabric and the soldiers' filthy laughter.

Wu Zhong spat a mouthful of phlegm on the ground in disgust, didn't even glance at it again, and turned to leave.

……

Meanwhile, the scene at the residence of Commandant Zhang Mang was quite different.

In the vast hall, there was only Zhang Mang.

He sat alone at the table, humming a little tune, enjoying the fine wine and food on the table.

The wine on the table was a "tribute" he had snatched from a newly opened tavern that day.

It is said to be a tribute from the Western Regions.

As soon as the wine jar was opened, a wonderful aroma wafted out, making even this old drunkard praise it highly.

Zhang Mang poured himself a large bowl full, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.

The mellow wine flowed down my throat, and a warm current instantly spread throughout my body, making me feel completely comfortable.

"Excellent wine!"

Zhang Mang exhaled a satisfied breath of alcohol, picked up another piece of food with his chopsticks, and began to eat heartily.

"Enjoy life while you can, don't waste it on that... thing..."

"Hahaha, whatever, drink it!"

Having received the fine wine, Zhang Mang was overjoyed and picked up the wine jar to fill himself a second bowl.

But just then...

"Tick-tock".

A drop of bright red liquid fell onto the snow-white plate in front of him, spreading into a small blood flower.

Zhang Mang was taken aback and subconsciously reached out to wipe his nose.

His hands were covered in blood.

Before he could react, he discovered that blood was slowly seeping from his eyes, ears, mouth... all seven orifices.

"Ho—"

Zhang Mang stared wide-eyed in utter terror. He tried to call for help, but it felt as if something was tightly blocking his throat.

The scene before my eyes spun around me, and the candlelight on the table cast countless shadows.

Finally, he collapsed onto the table, his body twitched twice, and then he fell silent.

……

The third location is the home of Commandant Zhao Dezhu.

In the dimly lit room, Zhao Dezhu was facing an open box, breathing rapidly.

Inside the box were neatly stacked gold bars.

The golden light from the candlelight dazzled his eyes.

He carefully closed the lid of the box, and then, like a thief, laboriously stuffed the box under the bed.

After doing all this, the greedy expression on Zhao Dezhu's face was suddenly replaced by a bloodthirsty determination.

A box of gold is just a deposit.

After it's all done, there will be ten more boxes!

As long as Wu Zhong dies, he can take this money and fly away.

No more having to put up with that idiot's attitude, no more worrying about those gambling debts I can't pay off!

Thinking of this, Zhao Dezhu's heart started beating even faster.

He picked up a seemingly ordinary jar of wine from the table.

That was the wine that was delivered along with the box of gold.

As long as Wu Zhong drinks this wine.

Everything is now complete!