A lowly soldier becomes king, I slaughter my way through the late Tang Dynasty!

Those concubines, all dressed in fine clothes, heard Wu Shoujun's words.

Although they were all unconvinced, they had all heard of Wang Shuyu's beauty.

It is said that those who have seen her call her a fairy who descended from heaven.

One of the concubines curled her lip.

"Look at what my husband is saying. All of us sisters combined are no match for Wang Shuyu's single finger."

But no matter how beautiful Wang Shuyu was, she was still Li Rui's wife; her husband could only dream of her, never actually touch her.

Upon hearing this...

Wu Shoujun was furious!

Snapped!

He slapped his concubine across the face and cursed.

"You bastard! Do you think I'm inferior to Li Rui?"

The concubine was so frightened that she dared not utter a sound.

Wu Shoujun snorted angrily.

"Hmph, I started learning martial arts at the age of eight, became a disciple at the age of ten, and by the age of sixteen, I had beaten everyone in Boling County into submission with my stick!"

Known by his nickname "Thunderbolt Cudgel," how could he possibly compare to Li Rui, who just popped out of some backwater?

The concubines remained silent, none daring to utter a word in rebuttal.

Seeing this, Wu Shoujun became even more smug.

He stomped the concubine who had spoken earlier onto the bed and grinned maliciously.

"If I were to join the army, my achievements would be no less than Li Rui's! Besides, when it comes to fighting one-on-one, I've never been afraid of anyone!"

Regardless of whether Li Rui accepts the challenge or not, I will lead my men to capture Wang Shuyu in two days!

"When the time comes, you all will obediently make room for Lady Shuyu, understand?"

The concubines all agreed without daring to refute.

Wu Shoujun lay down smugly and waved his hand.

The concubines swarmed around Wu Shoujun, doing everything they could to serve him.

It was left exposed to the sky, under the pure white moonlight.

A grotesque scene of spring unfolds.

……

at the same time.

The fence on the north side of the manor.

A cavalry unit of thirty men stood silently at rest.

Li Rui stared coldly at the seemingly endless Wu Family South Village.

He pointed to some thatched huts within sight and said casually.

"These are all ordinary, poor people who depend on the Wu family; we must not harm their lives."

The Restoration Army soldiers beside him immediately spoke.

"Yes, we understand the general's orders: only kill the Wu family!"

Li Rui corrected him.

"Only those who resist or flee will be killed."

The Restoration Army soldiers grinned and agreed.

In reality.

They've been holding back a lot of anger lately!

The Wu family's assets, land, gold, silver, and jewels all belong to the general.

They would never make any rash moves.

The women of the Wu family also belonged to the general.

They would never commit adultery.

But the men of the Wu family...

Ha ha!

Try kneeling on the ground a little slower and see what happens.

kill!

Li Rui was fully aware of the murderous intent in the hearts of his soldiers.

He doesn't intend to stop it.

Soldiers are human too, and they need to vent their emotions.

Moreover.

The male members of the Wu family ruled as local tyrants in Boling County for over a hundred years.

Land consolidation is extremely serious!

The livelihoods of tens of thousands of people are in their hands.

If we really investigate and hold people accountable...

Which man hasn't oppressed the people?

Let's discuss this seriously.

They are all guilty of crimes punishable by death!

Therefore, Li Rui only gave one last explanation.

"Do not torture or kill."

The crowd murmured their greetings.

Time passed little by little.

The other eighty people who came to Wujia Nanzhuang with Li Rui have arrived at the east and west sides respectively.

The moon hangs high in the sky.

The pure white moonlight shone down, as if covering the earth with a layer of silver.

The moonlight is so bright that you can see it clearly without a torch.

"General, it's past 3 AM."

Someone nearby excitedly reminded him.

Li Rui nodded.

Clang!

The long sword at his waist was drawn with a swift and sharp motion.

"kill!"

A decisive word, "Kill," was uttered from Li Rui's mouth.

Thirty riders immediately began to accelerate!

In just a few breaths, it had already turned into a fierce charge!

The sudden sound of horses' hooves woke up the guards of the Wu family.

They rushed out of the house in a hurry, knives in hand.

But then they saw thirty iron cavalrymen, bathed in moonlight, like gods of war descending to earth.

They charged towards them!

The wooden fence, which was more than a person tall, did not serve any purpose as a barrier.

In an instant, it was trampled by the iron cavalry and turned into a pile of broken wood.

The guards were horrified!

"cavalry!"

"Run! Run!"

The word "run" hadn't even been shouted out yet.

A sharp blade flashed past!

puff!

Like slicing tofu.

A round head, covered in scarlet blood, spun around in the air before crashing to the ground.

Even after landing, the expression on its head continued to change, as if it were shouting something.

The other guards were immediately terrified and turned ashen-faced!

But before they could react...

Before my eyes flashed a swathe of cold light.

Of the thirty iron cavalrymen, the last twenty didn't even manage to snatch a head.

The guards have all been slaughtered!

This is the terrifying difference between well-trained elites and ordinary armed guards.

"continue!"

Li Rui's sword was not stained with blood as he commanded his soldiers to charge towards the center of Nanzhuang.

Although they moved very quickly.

In a single exchange, they killed all the guards at the gate.

But the poor people living nearby were already terrified.

The various screams of terror had likely alerted the Wu family.

"Murder! Murder!"

"Cavalry have charged in!"

"Cavalry? Where did these cavalry come from? Are they the Khitans?"

"Go quickly and inform the head of the family! Go now!"

The entire Wu Family South Village gradually became agitated.

The guards everywhere scrambled to their feet, hurriedly donning bamboo and rattan armor and grabbing their long knives.

Although the Wu family were merely local gentry, they were in fact the local tyrants of Boling County.

In Nanzhuang alone, there are more than 500 guards!

The entire Wu family, including all their guards, probably has no fewer than a thousand people!

however.

As they hastily assembled.

But it was already too late.

boom!

Inside the manor, the main gate was kicked open.

The guards, who weren't even standing in proper formation, turned around in fright.

Whoosh whoosh!

They were met with a volley of fire.

"ah!!"

Screams erupted in unison!

More than twenty guards were shot down before they even saw a shadow of the enemy.

Painful cries!

The others were filled with fear, their bodies trembling uncontrollably!

They stared intently at the doorway, their grip on the iron knives almost giving way.

at this time.

A loud shout rang out.

"Surrender and you will not be killed! Those who do not surrender after three shouts will be beheaded!"

"one!"

He had only just uttered one shout.

Clang!

Some people immediately dropped their iron knives and knelt down in fear.

The others were still observing the expression on the face of the head guard.

Upon hearing that their companion had dropped his knife, they hurriedly followed!

They were terrified that if they were even a second too late, their chance to survive would be snatched away by their companions.

In a short time.

The clanging and rattling sounds kept going on and on.

The head guard stood there with his mouth agape, intending to boost morale.

But seeing the knives scattered all over the ground, the leader was completely dumbfounded.

Splash!

A sound of armor plates colliding rang out.

Dozens of burly men, clad in armor and armed to the teeth, rushed in.

The head guard glanced at it and instantly threw his knife away!

Smoothly kneeling!

"Grandpas! We surrender! We're just employees, paid by the government!"

Li Rui held his sword horizontally and said calmly.

"What's your name?"

"Wu Gui... no! My family name is Chen Gui, and I was forced to take the surname Wu."

Upon hearing this, one of the guards immediately cast a disdainful look at him.

They were fighting over the surname Wu back then.

Chen Gui must have elbowed countless people to earn such an honor!

At this point, after only a few breaths, he couldn't wait to shake off the man surnamed Wu.

"Very good, Chen Gui, lead the way to your master."

"Alright! Wu Shoujun, the second son of the Wu family, is inside!"

Upon hearing this...

Li Rui frowned slightly.

Wu Shoujun?

This largest house, it turns out, didn't belong to Wu Shouyi?