If you don't bring disaster to the world, what kind of henchman are you to be?

Interrogation was a required subject for every member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Although Zhu Qing has lived two lives and has never experienced torture or forced confession, she has quite a few memories related to the original owner.

This pair of bull-pulling strings is the most ruthless of them all.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Hei San's expression changed, and he involuntarily closed his legs, a hint of fear appearing in his eyes.

"Pull his pants down."

"yes!"

One of his men stepped forward and ripped off his pants.

"asshole!"

"You damned lackey, if you treat me like this, my brothers outside will wipe out your entire family!"

"Wait! Wait!"

"I'll say it!"

Hei San cursed a few times, and seeing that he was about to attack, he quickly begged for mercy.

He's not afraid of being stabbed, but he absolutely cannot bear it if someone attacks his own manhood.

Otherwise, they wouldn't come down the mountain so often to relax.

Seeing this, Zhu Qing put down the wire in his hand and turned to Zhang Sanshi: "Brother, confess."

"Speak," the latter said, his face as cold as ice.

Hei San swallowed hard and told the whole story: "A dozen days ago, that White Lotus Sect gang forcibly broke into my village and forced me to join forces with them to oppose the government."

"There are more than forty of them, all of whom are martial artists. They are also recruiting in the villages and towns below. I heard that many people from the martial arts world have joined them."

More than forty martial artists.

Zhu Qing looked slightly serious upon hearing this.

In the Great Yu Dynasty, those who practiced martial arts were still a minority. Take the three hundred armored soldiers that Xu Lingyun brought this time, for example; only fifty of them were martial artists.

This group of White Lotus cult members are all martial artists, and some Jianghu people have also joined them. No wonder Qingshui County is helpless against them.

Hei San then revealed everything he knew.

This group of White Lotus cult members was acting on orders from a branch headquarters to obstruct the implementation of the national policy of converting grain into medicine in Qingshui County.

Since this is only a preliminary pilot project of the national policy, if it cannot be implemented, it will come to nothing, and the court's finances will gradually deteriorate until it is paralyzed.

This is undoubtedly a great thing for the White Lotus Sect.

To this end, they even killed everyone in Qingshui County who understood pharmacology, including traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and barefoot doctors.

Now that they have learned that the imperial court has sent people to besiege them, they have closed their camp and are relying on the treacherous terrain of Black Bear Mountain to hold their ground, waiting for Zhu Qing and his men to return empty-handed.

"Mark all the hidden sentries on Heixiazi Mountain that you know of."

"Don't try any tricks. If we can wipe out all the White Lotus Sect heretics this time, you'll have done a great service."

"The imperial court is currently in dire need of talent, and you are quite skilled; you may be recruited."

"If you still harbor any evil thoughts, the imperial court will make you wish you were dead."

Zhang Sanshi placed a map in front of Hei San.

The latter had no other choice but to take a pen and mark everything upside down.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Qing immediately understood why the county government's previous military expeditions had all ended in failure.

The White Lotus Sect was very cautious, with hidden sentries lurking within a three-mile radius of Black Bear Mountain, and even more so once inside the mountain.

It can be said that if there is any movement in Qingshui County, Heixiazi Mountain can react within half an hour.

Now that we have this location map, things are much easier.

However, just to be on the safe side, Zhu Qing and Guo Zhendong also quickly interrogated the other bandits one by one, and the locations of the sentries they obtained from them were almost identical to those marked by Hei San.

It is clear that he was not lying.

At that time, Zhang Sanshi called Zhu Qing and Guo Zhendong to his side.

"If Hei San and his gang go down the mountain to have fun and don't return by the end of the night, the White Lotus Sect will definitely become suspicious. Therefore, the bandit suppression operation must be scheduled for tonight."

"I have already discussed it with Xu Lingyun. Our Northern Garrison will clear the way, and the Ministry of War will attack the stronghold."

"Third brother, Seventh brother, pick a few skilled brothers right away. We'll take out the hidden sentries on Black Bear Mountain based on these positions."

As the saying goes, speed is of the essence in war, and things should not be delayed.

Tonight is the best time to wipe out the bandits.

Zhu Qing then asked, "Brother, what about those bandits, Hei San and his gang? They're useless to keep alive, so why don't we just kill them?"

"Can."

Overjoyed to have received Zhang Sanshi's permission, Zhu Qing picked up his knife and entered the prison cell.

"Spare me! Spare me!"

"what!"

"You surnamed Zhu, you'll die a horrible death..."

……

After silencing everyone, Zhu Qing successfully gained 20 attribute points, making a considerable profit.

Fifteen minutes later, the group left the city under the cover of night, as planned.

To ensure secrecy, none of the participants rode horses on this trip.

Zhu Qing used his lightness skill to move like the wind in the wild, and soon approached the nearest hidden sentry position.

Behind a hill, a ragged bandit was lying prone.

He swiftly struck down the witness with his knife.

"It's a pity he's not a martial artist."

Zhu Qing felt a little regretful, but then followed the instructions on the map to head to the next destination.

In an instant, as if summoning the King of Hell, Zhu Qing precisely eliminated these hidden sentries.

The outermost area is mostly populated by ordinary bandits; only when you get close to Black Bear Mountain do you encounter martial artists.

At 1:15 AM, Zhu Qing had already fought his way to the foot of Black Bear Mountain.

[Attribute value: 40]

"I've only gained 11 attribute points so far, which is still a bit low."

"Many of the sentries in the mountains are martial artists; keep up the good work!"

Zhu Qing picked up the water bottle and took a big gulp, then leaped up and disappeared into the dark, dense mountain path.

The Black Bear Mountain is high, steep, and extremely difficult to traverse, so Guo Zhendong and his companions had to slow down their pace.

Fortunately, Zhu Qingyan had made some progress in her training and could use it as if walking on flat ground, always managing to eliminate the sentries before anyone else.

About half an hour later, in a mountain stream near the bandit camp on the mountaintop, the last sentry was beheaded by Zhu Qing with a single blow.

[Attribute value +3]

Along the way, I managed to gain another 20 attribute points here and there, bringing my total to 60.

"It's time to improve my swordsmanship."

Zhu Qing summoned the panel and poured most of the attribute values ​​into the Thunder Blade Technique.

[Thunder Blade Technique +45]

【Thunder Blade Technique (Mastery 0/100)】

The profound secrets of mastering the sword technique surfaced in Zhu Qing's mind. He stood there stunned for a moment before fully comprehending it, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"I see, this is the essence of the Thunder Blade. No wonder my brother's nickname is Flying Thunder Blade."

"Little Seven, you've gotten ahead of me again... Whew~"

Guo Zhendong arrived late, and upon seeing the corpse at Zhu Qing's feet, he could only manage a helpless, bitter smile, breathing heavily.

"Tell me honestly, have you made some progress in the 'Goose Formation' technique?"

He had been rushing as fast as he could, but he was always a step behind Zhu Qing, and he was already panting heavily when he got here.

Zhu Qing, however, still had a long and steady breath. Apart from her slightly flushed face, she showed no signs of exhaustion. Her leg strength was far superior to his.

"I was lucky enough to gain some insight a few days ago."

Zhu Qing casually brushed it off, and soon Zhang Sanshi and the others also rushed back one after another.

"Brother, have Xu Lingyun and the others arrived?"

Zhang Sanshi nodded slightly: "They've already entered the mountains and are expected to suppress the bandits in half an hour."

"You all need to hurry up and adjust your breathing; the real credit is yet to come."

"it is good."

The many Imperial Guards were so exhausted from their journey that they quickly sat down to rest.

"Xiao Qi, come with me."

Before Zhu Qing could sit down, Zhang Sanshi walked over and called her away.

The two climbed up a rock face, from which they could see the bandit stronghold standing on the mountaintop not far away.

Zhang Sanshi gave him a meaningful look: "Little Seven, do you have any grievances against your elder brother?"