Jinyiwei: Starting by Killing a Traitorous Superior – Chapter 58

Ch 58: Slaying Wang Buzhi

Huadu County, this unremarkable small city, is currently facing an unprecedented crisis.

Although its city walls are sturdy, the defending troops within the city are severely insufficient. Even adding up all available soldiers, including constables, they number less than five hundred.

Such a force is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket when facing over a thousand bandits.

However, despite this, the people of Huadu County have not given up resisting.

They deeply know that the bandits of Erlong Stronghold are extremely ferocious. Once the city falls, they will face the tragic fate of family destruction and death without a burial place.

Therefore, even in the face of such a disparity in strength, they still firmly defend the city, using their own flesh and blood to build a solid line of defense.

“Old Fourth! I think their formation can’t last much longer.”

A burly man with an iron headband and two lines of striking golden inscriptions tattooed on his face stood on a small hill in the distance from the battlefield. With his sharp eyes, he stared intently at the mottled city walls of Huadu County, his tone full of unquestionable certainty. “At most two days, Huadu County will definitely fall!”

Around him gathered a group of equally ferocious and bandit-like thugs.

Hearing his words, these bandits revealed sinister smiles, their eyes flashing with greed and lust, as if they had already foreseen the scene after the city fell, where they would plunder wealth and rape women in the city.

“These rebellious people, after entering the city, give them a good killing, to avenge our dead brothers!”

The golden-inscribed man coldly ordered, his voice as piercing as ice, instilling fear in people’s hearts.

“Alright!”

Hearing this, the bandits responded one after another. They brandished the weapons in their hands and let out bursts of strange laughter, as if they couldn’t wait to drag the people of this land into an endless abyss.

This man with golden inscriptions tattooed on his face is none other than Wang Buzhi, the Iron Palm Vajra, one of the Eight Great Vajra of Erlong Stronghold. He is burly, his muscles are knotted, and his pair of iron palms are even more powerful, having palm-killed countless enemies in numerous battles.

However, at this moment, he stood at a corner of the battlefield, indifferently watching the crumbling city walls of Huadu County, plotting how to plunder extensively after entering the city.

Just then, a burst of rapid and powerful hoofbeats came from the distant horizon, breaking the silence of the battlefield.

These hoofbeats seemed to contain some unspeakable power, inspiring awe in people’s hearts.

Wang Buzhi frowned and turned his head to look in the direction of the sound.

He saw a blood-red shadow swiftly traversing in the afterglow of the setting sun, like a burning flame, rushing towards this place at an incredible speed.

The shadow got closer and closer until Wang Buzhi finally saw its true face ━ a steed draped in a blood-red battle robe, ridden by a warrior in brocade clothing and holding a long saber, it was the Imperial Court’s Jinyiwei!

“Jinyiwei!”

Wang Buzhi was shocked and his heart filled with confusion.

The Jinyiwei of Jiaozhou have always been regarded as mere decorations in the officialdom. They rarely truly participate in quelling rebellions or capturing rebels.

Therefore, when Wang Buzhi saw the Jinyiwei galloping from afar, his heart was filled with confusion.

He couldn’t understand why these Jinyiwei would act so unusually today, appearing on the small battlefield of Huadu County.

Cold sweat streamed down his forehead, his eyes fixed on the approaching Jinyiwei warrior, his heart filled with unease.

Although he knew nothing about this warrior’s realm, the horse beneath him inspired awe in his heart.

That horse had blood-red fur, bulging muscles, and hooves that flew like the wind. Every step seemed to shatter the void, and it was by no means comparable to ordinary creatures.

Wang Buzhi deeply knew that the person who could have such a mount would definitely not be an ordinary person.

A strong sense of crisis rose in his heart. He knew that he must escape from here as soon as possible, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable once he fell into the hands of the Jinyiwei.

However, just as he turned to run away, he heard a sneer: “Hmph, want to escape?”

This voice was cold and full of majesty, tightening his heart.

At this moment, Jiang Chen had also seen Wang Buzhi, who was fleeing towards the crowd, his eyes filled with cold killing intent.

He lightly nudged with his legs, and Red Lightning under his crotch seemed to feel the master’s will, instantly bursting out with amazing speed, rushing forward like an arrow released from a bow, and in an instant, he had arrived in front of Wang Buzhi.

Red Lightning’s hooves churned, stirring up a cloud of dust. Its momentum was so fierce, as if it wanted to trample all obstacles in front of it into powder.

Wang Buzhi’s expression changed drastically when he saw this. Some ignorant bandits beside him, seeing this, still wanted to step forward to stop Jiang Chen.

They brandished the weapons in their hands and roared loudly as they charged towards Jiang Chen, trying to block his path.

However, Jiang Chen only smiled coldly, and the long saber in his hand suddenly waved. A dazzling saber light instantly cut through the sky, like lightning, splitting towards those bandits.

“Crack!”

A crisp sound came. The bandits’ weapons were easily broken in half under Jiang Chen’s saber light as if they were made of paper, and their bodies were also split in two. Blood splattered everywhere, and screams rose and fell.

This scene caused a strong sense of fear in everyone present.

“Damn it! He’s actually an expert!”

After witnessing Jiang Chen’s power, Wang Buzhi immediately panicked.

Although he was also a Grandmaster Realm expert, he usually loved to bully the weak and fear the strong, often lacking the courage he should have when encountering truly powerful opponents.

At this moment, facing Jiang Chen’s mountain-like steady aura and thunder-like swift attacks, a strong sense of despair rose in his heart.

In addition, Red Lightning’s monster-like figure howled past him, and every time its hooves landed, it seemed to shatter the earth, making Wang Buzhi feel terrified.

He deeply knew that he was definitely not Jiang Chen’s opponent, and he would inevitably die once they fought.

The look of fear on Wang Buzhi’s face grew heavier and heavier, as if an invisible fear had tightly gripped his throat.

His eyes were full of despair, and he could even clearly hear Red Lightning’s heavy and powerful breathing behind him. Every breath was like a giant drum beating in his ears, shaking his mind.

“Chuā!”

A figure as swift as lightning suddenly leaped from Red Lightning’s back. Jiang Chen’s figure drew a graceful arc in the air, the long saber tightly gripped in his hand flashing with a cold light, like a shooting star streaking across the sky, directly slashing down on Wang Buzhi with irresistible destructive power.

Wang Buzhi had no way to avoid it at this moment. He could only grit his teeth, brace himself, and raise the fine steel long saber in his hand, trying to resist this fatal blow.

However, he knew in his heart that the gap between his strength and Jiang Chen’s was too great, and this strike would probably be difficult to resist.