Liu Xuande would never be a succubus of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

The older ranger smiled and bowed, "Sorry, we took the wrong path."

His idea was simple: if he really went in with them to get some temporary identification, he would have to provide existing intelligence.

But their identities cannot be revealed.

Which of the famous figures in Yangzhou's underworld has not committed a murder? Which one of them doesn't have someone on the list?

If I really go in with them, I'm afraid I'll alert the enemy.

The best plan now is to sneak in through the back door at night.

Mohist Chapter: Chapter 7: Time Pause, Two Seconds Left

Just when the eight rangers decided to come back at night, two figures stood on the high tower in the city.

"Xuan De, this group of people is not simple."

A voice full of laughter sounded, and a woman in gorgeous clothes maintained her signature smile.

Liu Bei was holding a strange oblong instrument. Upon hearing this, he put the instrument in front of his eyes and looked towards the city gate.

Through the instrument, he saw the eight rangers in different costumes.

"A chef? A scholar? A woman? And a warrior... What on earth could have happened that would have made them travel together?"

Hearing this, Jia Xu chuckled: "It seems that these visitors' disguise skills are not very good."

Without even looking up, Liu Bei replied, "Yes, they are comparable to yours."

"..."

Jia Xu curled his lips and said, "What do you mean? Until now, both Cao Cao and Gongsun Zan believe in my identity."

What she was referring to was naturally the identity of 'Liu Xuande's cousin'.

"That's what they did on purpose."

"That's all," Jia Xu shrugged. "A truly brilliant disguise is one where others know you're pretending, but won't expose you."

"...Did your brain burn out while handling official business?"

After Liu Bei retorted, he suddenly found that the warrior among the people actually looked up in his direction.

"Oh, you're so domineering."

Although he said this, Liu Bei did not put away the instrument as if he felt guilty. Instead, he said with interest: "It seems that the person sent by the governor is not simple."

"of course."

Jia Xu nodded and said, "The world is vast. Many talented individuals are limited by the rules and remain unknown. However, in terms of individual strength, they are all outstanding."

"Of course, it still can't be compared with Xuande."

“That’s great.”

They were not surprised by the appearance of this group of people.

Jia Xu had deduced long ago that the Governor of Yangzhou would, under pressure from various forces, finally choose to send an assassin to deal with the culprit, Liu Bei.

This is not ingenuity, nor even great wisdom.

Instead, put yourself in other people's shoes and think from their perspective.

A Yangzhou governor who has been rooted in the local area for a long time will naturally not allow the original old rules to be broken, even if it will bring good things to the people under him.

After all, the governor and even the entire Yangzhou government are either from aristocratic families or have interests aligned with those of the aristocratic families.

What Liu Bei and others did can be summarized in one sentence: they robbed the land and grain of the aristocratic families and then distributed them to the common people.

You common people have escaped poverty and have enough food to eat and enough clothes to wear, but what about the wealthy families? Five meals a day has become only four!

If we continue like this, we will end up joining the ranks of the common people.

Think about it, their ancestors fought for their family all their lives to gain this status. If they give it up so easily, wouldn’t their efforts have been in vain?

Therefore, after hearing about what happened in Jiujiang County, all the Yangzhou families wanted to eat Liu Bei alive.

Although these insects in the empire are very lazy and slow in government affairs, once someone touches their interests, everyone will work efficiently.

In just that month, they successfully gathered the elite of the entire Yangzhou, namely these eight rangers.

Although this group of people could not compete with the army, it would be too easy for them to assassinate a young man.

Although the aristocratic families could also jointly exert pressure to force the Luoyang government to make a judgment, they were used to being idle, and secondly, this was not in their interests.

As long as it is not a life-and-death situation, the aristocratic families will not bother to unite. Besides, to deal with a poor boy with no background, all you need to do is spend some money to recruit some capable people to assassinate him.

The transformation of Jiujiang County is limited to Jiujiang County. They are entrenched in other counties and have not been affected much. Naturally, they will not go crazy and use human relationships and cannons to deal with mosquitoes.

This behavior is indeed efficient and saves trouble. Spend some money and food to kill Liu Bei, who has no foundation, and then spend some more money and food to appease Lu Zhi. Wouldn't everything be fine?

As an official, Lu Zhi would definitely not turn against them for a mere disciple, especially a dead one.

But unfortunately, this group of aristocratic families underestimated Liu Bei's strength.

"Well," Liu Bei put down his instrument and extended his hand to Jia Xu, "Do you want to go see a good show with me?"

"Oh?"

Jia Xu's smile remained unchanged: "I thought you would wait until they entered the city before taking action."

"…I knew they had bad intentions, so why did I wait until they entered the city before taking action? Am I crazy?"

Liu Bei said in a slightly speechless voice: "When facing the enemy, we naturally have to fight with all our might right from the start and annihilate them all into corpses. Otherwise, they will choose to flee separately, and it will be difficult for us to completely eliminate them."

"hehe."

Jia Xu covered his mouth and laughed, deliberately teasing: "I didn't expect that the usually kind Lord Xuande would say such murderous words."

"Why are you so murderous?"

Liu Bei firmly reached out and shook Jia Xu's hand, then said: "Look, these knights are not productive, and they are all prisoners of the court. If I hadn't seen them, it would be fine, but now they are right in front of me."

"If I let one of them escape, and that person kills innocent people in the future, wouldn't that be my fault?"

"So, I'm not killing people, I'm saving innocent people in the future."

"?"

Hearing this, Jia Xu's brain froze for a moment, and he was a little confused: "It seems that this is the case... It's not right, why does it always feel weird?"

"Never mind, it doesn't really matter."

In Jia Xu's eyes, good and evil are not clear-cut. A good person who does bad things is not necessarily a bad person, and a bad person who does good things is not necessarily a good person.

They are just human beings.

Her method of distinguishing people is simple - look at their stance.

I, Jia Xu, am your Liu Xuande's man, so everything you do is good, everything you say and do is good, and you are a good person in the world.

Similarly, those who are enemies of a good man like Liu Xuande must be extremely vicious criminals. When facing this group of people, there is naturally no need to talk about the code of conduct and Confucian etiquette.

Just use whatever vicious means you want.

"Then let's go."

Liu Bei held Jia Xu's hand and did not choose to go down the stairs at the back, but jumped forward.

The feeling of weightlessness brought by the high altitude instantly filled their bodies.

But Liu Bei and Jia Xu remained calm, as if they had experienced this kind of thing many times.

That's exactly what happened.

"Smash it, Varudo!"

Before the two landed, the sky and the earth lost all their color, everything came to a standstill, even physics lost its effect.

In this static space and time, Liu Bei is the only god.

He tapped the ground lightly with one foot, then continued walking forward holding Jia Xu's hand.

"Time, two seconds left."

After a month of practice, Liu Bei's time-stopping ability was shortened from a blink of an eye to three seconds.

Now, he is unstoppable.

Mohist Chapter: Chapter 8: I, Jia Xu, have no impure thoughts about the Master's disciples, really

Outside Shouchun County, the rangers finally found a place to stay after a long search.

It was a small village built along the river.

Originally, due to natural disasters, this land had become deserted several months ago. The residents there either fled to other places or simply became bandits and started looting.

However, the new governor promulgated new rules, concentrating the land and wealth of the aristocratic families and then distributing them to everyone. This move made the village lively again.

Without the imperial court's forced taxation and the noble families forcing the harvest, the common people lived and worked in peace and contentment. The elderly continued to farm, while the younger ones began to develop small businesses of bartering.

For a moment, the deserted village became radiant again.

But today, eight uninvited guests arrived here.

"How to say?"

A woman stood in the woods, gazing at the village: "Should we kill, keep, or force them?"

The old man frowned slightly and said, "If we forcibly occupy this place, will it alert the enemy and give the governor time to dispatch troops?"

"Will not."

The elegant middle-aged man bowed and said, "They are all a bunch of weak commoners. As long as we kill them all and make sure no one survives, we can spend the night in peace."

“…Your killing intent is too strong.”

The young man among the Rangers shook his head and said, "We just need to find a place to kill time. There's no need to be upset with these common people."

"There's nothing I can do."

The elegant man raised his head and said, "First of all, the eight of us are all different in appearance, and our movements would be too conspicuous. If we go to other places, we will easily be reported."

"This village is in a corner that no one cares about. As long as we occupy it, even if the operation fails, we can still make a backup plan."

Most people have the impression that knights-errant are chivalrous men who value friendship and loyalty, or chivalrous men who "draw their swords to help others when they see injustice on the road."

To some extent, this is true.

But the problem is that, whether they are righteous men or knights, the objects of their affection and righteousness are equals or superiors.

As for the common people?

That's just a bunch of weeds.

Kill them today and they will grow again tomorrow. As long as they are not taken in as servants by a noble family, they are just a group of lowly grassroots who can be slaughtered at will.

In the eyes of this group of people, the common people cannot even be considered as "people", but rather goods and wealth.

No matter where you die, no one will notice.

Each of these rangers is a desperate outlaw, and they are even more heartless than ordinary rangers.

They could indeed settle down here through wealth or negotiations, but that would not be stable. It would be better to transform this place into a temporary settlement with a decisive move.

"I have no objection."

"can."

"Then kill them... But we have a deal, if there are some good-looking men among them, I want the first red, and you are not allowed to compete with me."

"Pah, pah, pah, who would compete with you for a man?"

"Hey, man, hey."

"okay."

The elegant man interrupted, "Hurry up and stop wasting time. Everyone has seen us."

"Ok."

The eight people looked at each other, each of them showing an evil smile, but just as they took a step forward, they felt a strong murderous intent.

"who is it?"