Chapter 110: Kill, Kill, Kill

Eagle Nest Ridge.

Li Chip (Ghost) stood atop a high point, gazing coldly at Wei Gouzi, who knelt below him.

“So, you’re saying the people of Daliushu Village set a trap and killed your father along with more than ten others?”

Wei Gouzi wiped his tears, his voice trembling with a sob: “Yes, Great-Uncle. Their village stole our water source first. My father only went to demand justice, but they killed him. Please, Great-Uncle, seek justice for us!”

Li Chip snorted coldly, his tone sharp. “Your father was so overbearing—how did he end up dead? What’s the background of this Daliushu Village?”

Wei Gouzi hurriedly replied, “They have no real background, just a group of ignorant peasants.”

The events surrounding Liu Youtie’s rescue that night and the happenings on Wuli Slope remained a mystery to Wei Gouzi. All he knew was that when he woke up, the people were gone. His father had led men to collect grain and never returned. Realizing something was wrong, Wei Gouzi quickly gathered people to search. After searching all night, they found the bodies buried, prompting him to flee to Eagle Nest Ridge for help.

“I only heard that there’s a girl in the village who’s skilled with a bow. The first time we went there, she dislocated one of our men’s jaws with an arrow. As for the rest… not much else.”

“A girl skilled enough to kill your father and ten others? Does she really have such skill?”

Li Chip’s face lit up with interest.

Wei Gouzi nodded, then shook his head. “I’m not certain it was her, but the village’s wealthy household promised to compensate us with a thousand stone of grain for blocking the water source. My father went to collect the grain that day, and then… well…”

His voice choked as he trailed off.

Li Chip licked his dry lips, greed flashing in his eyes.

“This village seems to have some resources if they can come up with a thousand stone of grain.”

Seeing this, Wei Gouzi quickly added fuel to the fire. “That’s right, Great-Uncle! There’s a wealthy family in the village—rich beyond imagination, with a thousand acres of fertile land. A thousand stone of grain is nothing to them. If you’re willing to help, they could easily provide over ten thousand stone!”

Li Chip fixed Wei Gouzi with a sharp gaze. “You’re really saying whatever it takes to get me to avenge your father, huh?”

Wei Gouzi trembled under the intense stare, cold sweat dripping from his forehead as he quickly denied, “No, no! Everything I said is true, Great-Uncle!”

Desperately, he added, “When my father went to demand justice, we even invoked your name, but they didn’t show any respect at all…”

Li Chip’s temple pulsed in anger, clearly infuriated by the comment, but he forced himself to suppress his rage.

“I’m currently preparing to lead troops to attack Jinyang City. I don’t have time to mess around with some small village.”

Hearing this, Wei Gouzi panicked. “Great-Uncle, please! Those people are cowards. Just send a small team, and they’ll be so terrified they’ll surrender immediately. They’ll hand over grain and women without hesitation—”

Li Chip pondered for a moment, then a cruel smile spread across his face. “If the villagers are so disrespectful, I’ll grant you your wish. Tomorrow, Datou will take a hundred men to deal with them.”

Turning, he instructed Li Datouu, “Datou, I’m assigning this task to you. You’re experienced with handling small villages like this. Be quick and don’t delay our main plans.”

Li Datouu grinned, revealing his yellow teeth. “Boss, don’t worry. I’ll wrap it up in half a day.”

He turned to Wei Gouzi. “Does the village have any pretty women? I’m getting tired of the ones I’ve got.”

Wei Gouzi eagerly nodded. “Yes, yes! The girl with the bow is very beautiful. I heard a princess even stayed in their village for a time, but she’s gone east with Baihu Villa now.”

Li Datouu’s eyes gleamed lecherously, and he laughed greasy. “Good, good. As long as there’s beauty, it’ll be worth the trip.”

Just then, Li Chip interjected, “My cousin didn’t escape with the princess. That’s just a rumor. Her whereabouts are still unknown. Datou, when you enter the village, search carefully. The princess might still be hiding there. If you find her, you’ll earn the fifth seat at Eagle Nest Ridge.”

Li Datouu’s face lit up with joy at the promise. “Boss, leave it to me! I’ll turn that village upside down and drag the princess back for your enjoyment.”

Wei Gouzi, listening to their conversation, knew he’d succeeded and felt secretly pleased.

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After returning from Murong Jiutian, Pear Blossom threw herself into training plans for the assault and village defense teams.

“These days are critical. The assault team must focus entirely on training when there are no missions.”

“The village defense team will train half the day and work on fortifications the other half.”

The escort agency gradually delivered thirty horses, and the assault team seized the opportunity to train in horseback riding.

Every day, Pear Blossom sent four elite members of the assault team in four directions—east, west, south, and north—to gather intelligence.

Although she had the system, its detection range was limited to ten miles. Beyond that, the system’s computational cost increased exponentially, sometimes making it impossible to provide timely information.

If the enemy approached suddenly, even ten miles of buffer wouldn’t suffice.

Moreover, since the villagers didn’t know about her system, she needed to send scouts to maintain the illusion of normal intelligence gathering. Otherwise, people might grow suspicious over time.

However, when Pear Blossom took out the binoculars, the team members realized that the young captain had a magical tool to assist her, and while they felt envious, they also gained confidence.

But what Pear Blossom never expected was that after five days of intense training, the bandits from Eagle’s Nest Ridge did not appear at Daliushu Village.

Instead, it was He Village that suffered first!

He Village, like Daliushu Village, consisted of about seventy households, with a population of over four hundred. For more than a month, the entire village had been under the control of the Wei family and about thirty local hooligans.

These people, backed by bandits, had been doing as they pleased, forcing villagers with food to offer it to them, and even more cruelly, subjecting wives and daughters to unspeakable horrors.

Though some tried to resist, the bandits had superior weapons and used the villagers’ families as hostages. They had cruelly slaughtered over ten people to intimidate the rest, turning the entire village into their slaves.

When the news came that Wei Hu and more than ten others had been killed and buried at Wuli Slope by Daliushu Village, the villagers, who had been like walking corpses, couldn’t help but rekindle hope.

But before they could take any action, Wei Gouzi led over a hundred bandits into the village!

Wei Gouzi had a clear goal: to destroy Daliushu Village, avenge his father Wei Hu, seize the Liu family’s food, and take control of Daliushu Village just like He Village, turning the villagers into his slaves.

However, when the group neared He Village, Li Datouu suddenly stopped, patted his growling stomach, and looked at Wei Gouzi.

“We’ve been walking all day, and I’m starving. Gouzi, when we pass your village, get something to eat.”

Upon hearing this, Wei Gouzi’s face turned grim.

He knew all too well that there was no food left in the village. With over a hundred people entering, it would take a long time to find something to eat. How could they get to Daliushu Village in time?

The thought of the people at Daliushu Village killing his father and more than ten others made him burn with hatred. He could barely wait to massacre the entire village.

But how could he afford to offend Li Datouu?

Wei Gouzi had no choice but to put on a forced smile.

“Master, you know, our village is down to eating tree bark. I’m afraid we won’t have anything decent to offer you.”

Li Datouu’s eyes widened, and he shouted angrily, “Are you telling me we’re going to starve and work?”

Wei Gouzi, trembling in fear, quickly explained, “No, no! We really don’t have much food. But… if you want meat to fill your stomach, I do have an idea.”

And so, they stormed into the village.

The doors of several homes were brutally kicked in, and the sound of children’s cries and the screams of the villagers filled the air. The cries of family members echoed as they suffered in agony.

The old village chief watched all of this, his heart torn.

He looked up at the blazing sun, tears rolling down his weathered face. “Heaven! Why are you so blind! Just burn everything in this world with fire!”

Saying this, he took a kitchen knife from his house and shakily walked toward the bandits who were slaughtering and cooking the villagers.

Unfortunately, before he could even get close to the group of demons, two large knives pierced his body.

The bandits laughed maniacally, and the old village chief died with regret, his stomach sliced open, revealing a tangle of tree roots and grass.

This scene ignited the fury of the nearby villagers. The old village chief’s death was the last straw, and the pent-up emotions of oppression over the past few days erupted.

The villagers cried out in pain, rushing out of their homes, filled with anger and hatred as they charged toward the bandits.

Better to die fighting than to live like this!

In an instant, swords and knives flew, and cries of agony echoed. He Village seemed to be transformed into a hell on earth.

At that moment, Pear Blossom, who had been lying in wait with the assault team nearby, witnessed the scene. Her eyes turned red in an instant.

“Send the order, the plan has changed!”

“Qin Dashan, Li Jiu, lead teams three and four to stay and defend the village, don’t let anyone enter!”

“Liu Dagen, Promegranate, lead teams one and two to urgently go to He Village to rescue people. Remember, just rescue, don’t engage with the bandits. Save whoever you can!”

“Assault team, follow me, form up, and charge in! The first wave needs to be fast, precise, and brutal. Scatter the bandits, and once we’ve charged, we leave. Don’t give them a chance to regroup. Buy time for teams one and two to rescue the villagers.”

“Once we break through, regroup, and continue harassing them. They’ll split up, and then we can pick off the stragglers.”

“Our primary task is to protect the villagers and ourselves. We have horses. If we can’t fight, we run. Don’t linger. Understood?”

The team had already been stirred by the news, and now their anger was at its peak. They all shouted in unison, “Understood! Understood! Understood!”

“Follow me, charge—”

Pear Blossom led the charge, riding out of the ambush zone and galloping towards He Village.

Thirty fine horses carried thirty passionate young men, all following the girl as they rushed into the village.

The rest of teams one and two followed closely behind, ready to rescue the villagers.

Now fully in combat mode, Pear Blossom instructed the system to focus on the area around her. She intended to dive into the crowd first, breaking up the bandits, splitting the battlefield, and disrupting their formation so they couldn’t attack as a group.

With only half-body chainmail, she couldn’t defend against surprise arrows, so she relied on the system to detect any potential threats.

As long as she could stay standing, the safety of the others could be largely ensured. The bandits wouldn’t be able to organize a large-scale attack.

A large group of bandits had never expected someone would dare to attack them. After a brief moment of stunned silence, they quickly reacted and grabbed their weapons, charging forward.

But Pear Blossom was at the forefront, her long sword sweeping through the air, deflecting the blades of the bandits in front of her. She charged into the crowd, and with one swift strike, overturned a large pot of minced meat that was being cooked.

The few bandits near the pot were instantly scalded, crying out in pain as chaos erupted around them.

Following behind her, thirty young riders from the raid team, using the momentum of their horses, swung their swords and spears as they surged into the crowd, scattering the bandits in disarray. They trampled over seven or eight of them as they passed.

Once they broke through, regardless of the situation, they didn’t look back but instead kept running ahead.

Pear Blossom circled back on her horse, sweeping a few bandits into her path to ensure the raid team’s retreat.

Li Datou, furious and flustered, shouted, “Get the men to chase them! What are you all standing there for!”

Among the bandits, there were about seven or eight horses, and the rest were foot soldiers. Hearing Li Datou’s command, two or three men mounted their horses and called over twenty to thirty foot soldiers to pursue the cavalry.

Less than half a mile later, the raid team made a swift counterattack. Pear Blossom, leading five or six riders, charged out from the flank and split the pursuing group in two.

With their forces divided, the bandits’ advantage was quickly shattered.

The front half of the bandits, seeing the danger, tried to flee, but the dozen or so riders who had already run ahead turned back and surrounded them.

The horses, large and powerful, charged through, their long spears stabbing like a forest of sharp blades, each rider striking and then pulling back.

After one charge, only a few bandits were left standing.

Pear Blossom saw that the remaining bandits had almost been dealt with and no longer blocked the way. With a swift swing of her sword, she cleaved through two more, and then allowed the remaining handful of bandits to approach. The team quickly encircled them for another round of slaughter.

Turning back, Pear Blossom led the group towards the area where the bandits had gathered, planning to use the same tactics again, relying on the cavalry to scatter them and pick them off one by one.

However, Li Datou had already ridden forward, blocking her path.

Pear Blossom looked at the burly man in front of her, his face swollen and his head as large as a barrel, followed by fifty or sixty men coming up from behind. She gritted her teeth, her eyes radiating coldness.

If she didn’t take this man off his horse today, her raid team, who had only been trained for a few days, would have little chance against these vicious bandits.

Capture the leader first. If this large head was taken down, the rest of the bandits would lose their leader and could not organize a more effective attack, no matter how arrogant they were.

With this thought, she made up her mind.

She reined in her horse and looked at him with derision.

Li Datou stopped and said, “You’re the little woman from Daliushu Village who dislocated someone’s jaw?”

Pear Blossom didn’t expect that Wei Gouzi would even spread such stories to the bandits at Eagle Nest Ridge. She snorted coldly and said, “What, do you think your jaw is too much of an inconvenience?”

“You filthy woman!” Li Datou yelled angrily. “How dare you speak to me like that?”

Pear Blossom replied, “Not only do I speak to you like this, I’ll even cut off your ugly head and feed it to the dogs!”

Hearing this, Li Datou’s rage soared, and he cursed, “You damn bitch, you really don’t know your place. Once I capture you, I’ll deal with you right here in front of everyone!”

Pear Blossom sneered. “I’m just afraid you don’t have the ability. You’ll have to call in your little bastards to help you.”

Li Datou could no longer tolerate this provocation. His face twisted in fury, and he laughed through clenched teeth. His voice was like thunder, rolling through the air.

“Today, I’ll take care of you without anyone’s help. If I can’t take you down, I’ll kneel on the ground and call you ‘grandmother’!”

Pear Blossom’s tactic worked, and she taunted, “Grandson, come on then!”

Li Datou was enraged and shouted as he charged forward on his horse.

Pear Blossom, however, wasn’t afraid. Over the past few months, she had been playing this one-on-one game with Murong Jin at the escort agency, and she wasn’t afraid of anyone in a fair fight.

With a cold laugh, she raised her sword and charged.

The two long swords collided violently in midair, creating a deafening clash of metal.

Sparks flew everywhere, and the air seemed to distort from the force.

Li Datou was enormous and strong, like an enraged elephant trying to overpower Pear Blossom with sheer brute strength.

However, Pear Blossom was no less formidable.

Her body was now as strong as Li Datou’s, and in addition, she was faster and more agile, like a swift leopard. She struck left and blocked right with lightning speed.

As the fight continued, Li Datou’s weaknesses became more apparent. His short, thick neck made it hard for him to turn quickly, and he frequently exposed vulnerabilities in his movements.

Pear Blossom seized the opportunity. With a sudden turn, she swept her sword in a motion like a dragon’s tail, aimed at Li Datou’s back.

Li Datou tried to turn to block, but his movements were too slow.

In that brief moment of hesitation, Pear Blossom’s sword cut deeply into his back, leaving a long, bloody gash.

Li Datou groaned in pain, and his movements became even more clumsy.

Pear Blossom pressed her advantage, attacking fiercely like a storm. She forced Li Datou to retreat again and again.

At this point, Li Datou had lost the arrogance he had at the beginning. His face was full of fear and resentment. He couldn’t believe that he had been pushed to this point by a woman.

The fight raged on. Pear Blossom’s sword flashed like a silver dragon, every strike seeming to tear the air apart.

Li Datou, though he fought with all his might, was in dire straits, barely able to defend himself.

Suddenly, a cold glint flashed in Pear Blossom’s eyes. She saw a gap in Li Datou’s defense and lunged forward, her sword stabbing with all her might.

The strike was as fast as lightning, as unstoppable as a bamboo stalk breaking, and Li Datou had no time to react. With a “puff” sound, the long blade pierced through his chest.

His huge and grotesque head widened its eyes in shock and fear. He looked down at the blade tip protruding from his chest, blood spurting from his mouth.

He wanted to say something, but no words came out.

Pear Blossom coldly watched Li Datou, her eyes showing no mercy. She swiftly yanked her long knife out and flung his body away.

The massive body flew through the air in an arc before crashing heavily to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

The surrounding bandits were stunned by the sight. They couldn’t believe that Li Datou, who was usually so fierce, had been killed by a mere girl.

Pear Blossom, with an expression of indifference, sheathed her long knife and said coldly, “Who else dares to fight me?”

The bandits, terrified, began to retreat. Li Datou had been the strongest among them, and now that he was dead, they knew they were no match for her.

But when they thought of the seventy or so men left, they felt they couldn’t back down from fighting a girl, no matter how it looked.

The leader of the group shouted loudly, “She’s alone! Everyone charge! Let’s tear this filthy girl apart!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Daniu and more than twenty members of the ambush team, who had just finished dealing with several bandits, galloped toward Pear Blossom and surrounded her.

Pear Blossom whispered, “They’re too many. We’ll fight while retreating.”

As soon as she spoke, the bandits rushed toward them.

The ambush team fought while retreating, but when they reached a waterhole near He Village, Dagen and Promegranate, who were protecting the villagers, were already retreating to the opposite mountain.

Although it wasn’t in the same direction, the village was small enough that they could see it from a distance.

Pear Blossom’s heart tightened.

The group included the elderly, sick, and disabled, so they couldn’t move quickly. The bandits could catch up in no time.

Sure enough, the bandits saw the group of villagers, and their faces twisted into cruel grins. They immediately abandoned the pursuit of the ambush team and charged toward the villagers.

Seeing Pear Blossom and the team fighting and retreating, the villagers thought they had lost, and despair filled their hearts. In an instant, they lost all hope and resolved to face death.

Several villagers at the front laughed loudly, shouting, “Thieves! Let’s die together!”

They turned around and charged at the bandits, crazed.

The others, lost in anger and despair, followed suit.

Dagen and Promegranate desperately tried to stop them, but it was futile. They could only join in to fight the bandits.

In just a few moments, the two groups collided.

Flesh and blood collided with sharp spears and blades. How could they possibly win?

Pear Blossom’s mind turned red with rage. Blood surged through her body. There was no time to retreat. She shouted, “Ambush team, kill them all! Leave none alive!”

She spurred her horse into the crowd, swinging her knife relentlessly. It came down again and again, each time almost unstoppable, as if she were cutting through vegetables. Her rage burned, and her body’s hidden strength was fully unleashed. Every strike of her knife took down another bandit.

Though she sustained some wounds, she paid them no mind. At this point, all she cared about was striking faster, harder!

Through gritted teeth, she shouted to the villagers ahead, “Retreat—retreat, villagers—let me hold the rear!”

However, the villagers, filled with fury and despair, had lost their senses. They thought of the oppression and humiliation they had suffered for the past month, the constant bullying, and they no longer wished to live.

At this moment, they only wanted to die with the bandits!

Their resolve to die together even frightened the bandits. Then, Dagen, Promegranate, and others who had been trailing behind joined the battle. Although they still fumbled with their weapons and shook as they ran, they knew that if they took one step back, more villagers would die.

Pear Blossom was consumed by rage, her eyes gleaming with murderous intent. She continued to swing her long knife relentlessly.

Suddenly, a small group of young men, about seventeen or eighteen years old, charged into the battle. Armed with sharp bamboo poles, they stabbed at the bandits.

The bandits, seeing their comrades fall one by one, finally realized the tide was turning. They no longer had the will to fight and tried to flee.

But it was too late. The villagers and cavalry, along with the additional reinforcements, closed in on them.

Pear Blossom shouted, “If we don’t kill them now, when will we?”

The men and women around her, their eyes bloodshot, thrust their spears and bamboo poles, impaling the bandits. Red and black liquid sprayed, soaking the ground.

The villagers, who had no weapons, turned and picked up stones, hurling them at the bandits’ heads and bodies, crushing them into pulp.

“Kill—!”

“Kill—!”