eurekapd Chapter 212 Dignity Lies Only on the Edge of the Sword
Chapter 212 Dignity Lies Only on the Edge of the Sword
Seeing the dagger held to his mother's neck, and Jiang Bei, covered in wounds beside him, roared angrily: "You Lotus Cult bandits who are destined for hell! Come at me if you dare!"
You vermin from a bear's den, all you do is engage in shady dealings!
As soon as he finished speaking, the cultist next to him kicked Jiang Bei twice, cursing as he did so: "You ignorant fool, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll send your whole family to meet the King of Hell today!"
Jiang Bei groaned in pain, but his eyes remained fixed on them, filled with hatred.
The Right Protector sneered, "Don't be in such a hurry to die. Today, I'll let your whole family reunite in the underworld, not a single one will be missing!"
After saying that, he used force and cut a small gash on his aunt's neck.
"mother!"
Jiang Bei and Jiang Yue both cried out in terror at the same time.
Seeing Gao Mengli approach, the village chief immediately felt reassured. "The Lin family, what should we do now? We originally wanted Du Hao and the others to apprehend him, but this person is threatening Jiang Yue's family with their lives, so we don't know what to do..."
After saying that, the village chief sighed with worry.
Gao Mengli frowned as she looked at the scene before her. She stepped forward and stared intently at the Right Protector. "Release him and I'll leave you with a whole corpse."
"Hahahaha!" The Right Protector seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world.
"Hmph, since when did it become the women's place to speak? Are all the men in your village dead? Women, step aside, let a man in charge speak up."
Gao Mengli remained unmoved, gave a cold smile, and with a flick of her hand, the black box behind her came off and stood beside her legs.
"Indeed, dignity lies only on the edge of a sword, and truth lies only within the range of a cannon!"
Today, I'll show you whether I have the right to speak!
With that, he exerted force, and the lid of the wooden box was flung open with a "bang," revealing a flash of cold light.
The fire weapon landed in Gao Mengli's hands, and she coldly aimed it at the Right Protector.
The Right Protector thought it was some kind of hidden weapon or mechanism and took a half step back in fright.
But when he discovered it was a black lump he didn't recognize, he instantly felt confident and immediately pulled back his foot.
He even feigned composure and sneered, "Hmph, you think you can scare me with some rubbish? You ignorant woman, do you think I'm afraid!"
Gao Mengli curled her lips in disdain, her fingers skillfully sliding across the musket as she inspected its various parts. Her steady movements reassured Lin Xi, who was standing nearby.
He pointed at the Right Protector and launched into a tirade: "You ignorant fool, today I'll open your eyes!"
The Right Protector's face flushed red and then paled, his anger and embarrassment rising: "You ignorant fool, how dare you speak to me like that! I think you have a death wish!"
As he spoke, he tightened the dagger in his hand against Jiang Yue's mother's neck, and a faint bloodstain appeared. Jiang Yue's mother turned pale with fright, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
Jiang Yue and Jiang Bei were extremely anxious upon seeing this: "Mother! Let go of my mother!"
Jiang Bei struggled angrily, trying to rush over to save his mother, but was held down by several cult members nearby, who punched and kicked him, causing him to break out in a cold sweat from the pain.
Seeing this, Gao Mengli's eyes grew even colder. She slightly raised the musket and said, "If you dare to hurt them even a little bit more, I guarantee you will fall before them! If you don't believe me, feel free to try."
"Hmph, you think I'm afraid of you!"
The Right Protector has lost his patience; today, he will make an example of him!
Seeing the right protector's movements, Gao Mengli pulled the trigger and aimed at his shoulder.
Just as he was about to strike with the knife...
With a loud "bang," the musket roared, making the ears of those around it ring.
The force of the impact almost sent Gao Mengli flying!
A burst of blood erupted from the right protector's shoulder. He screamed in agony, dropped the dagger from his hand, and staggered back a few steps, clutching his shoulder.
The believers were stunned by this sudden turn of events and were at a loss for what to do.
Before anyone could react, Gao Mengli put down the fire torch and waved her hand, "Bring it on, same price!"
Du Hao and the others, who were standing by and ready for battle, were just waiting for Gao Mengli's order.
Upon hearing Gao Mengli's words, they immediately pounced on the Lotus Sect followers who were still in a daze like tigers.
Du Hao moved swiftly and charged towards a cult member, kicking him to the ground. He then quickly bound the member with a rope in his hand, all in one fluid motion.
He muttered to himself, "One tael of silver in hand!"
Next, move on to the next person!
Ah Li quickly leaped forward and rescued Auntie and Jiang Bei, one in each hand!
Although the Lotus Sect members were numerous, they were already stunned by Gao Mengli's muskets and were thrown into chaos by this sudden attack.
They had no choice but to hastily protect their injured right protector and retreat.
Du Hao and the others were shocked. This was unacceptable; it was ten taels of silver!
We can't let him escape!
He quickly led his men forward, but to his surprise, Ah Li, who had no martial ethics, after saving people, leaped onto Du Hao's shoulder and charged straight at the Right Protector.
Du Hao shouted anxiously, "Brother A Li, spare his life!"
He hurriedly leaped forward, but his movements were nowhere near as agile as those of "Rainy Night Butcher" Ah Li.
By the time he flew closer, Ah Li had already grabbed him, tied him up, and dragged him away.
Du Hao, tears streaming down his face, had lost his ten taels of silver again...
He channeled all his grief and anger into boundless power, and like a nimble cheetah, he pounced on the believers beside him.
His eyes gleamed with a titanium alloy light, and he gripped a thick hemp rope tightly in his hand, swinging it with great force.
He arrested quite a few, binding each follower together!
After all, there are few able-bodied men in Pingyao, and these people can do a lot of work!
If we bring them back to work, they won't have to work anymore.
From now on, those who are just supervisors will be paid more than before. None of these "substitute workers" can run away!
The villagers peeked out from inside the half-built city wall to watch the battle unfold. They were so engrossed in the spectacle that they also wanted to go up and "earn" some money.
"Oh my, look at Du Hao! He's so agile, catching one in no time. He must be making a fortune!"
One villager smacked his lips, his face full of envy, jealousy, and hatred, his eyes sparkling!
But these people were skilled, so they didn't dare to go up against them.
I'm tempted, but not envious. They deserve to earn that money!
The victory was overwhelming.
Within half an incense stick's time, all of the hundred or so members of the Lotus Sect were arrested.
The Left Protector, who was being held captive in the back mountain, curled up a wicked smile.
Just now, I heard from the villagers that a group of people dressed in white came to the village entrance.
He knew that the Lotus Sect had not abandoned him; they had come to save him!
Although their guards locked them all up.
But he was confident that the Lotus Sect would definitely enter the village.
That will be the time when they slaughtered the village and divine punishment descended upon them!
The Left Protector gave a sinister snort, "None of them will live!"