Chapter 277: Cracking Such A Simple Code Isn’t Hard
He Tian’s armor’s arm shield cracked from the hammer blow, and his arms, crossed in a cross shape, bent backward at strange angles with the slightest touch from the hammer.
Kicked away, He Tian rolled continuously on the ground. Yun Ce’s meteor hammer followed like a shadow, smashing the blue stone slabs, yet He Tian’s will to live remained strong. Even with only his legs left functional, his cheeks bulged high and trembled violently.
This was the result Yun Ce desired. If He Tian hadn’t been anxiously summoning the Tiger Guards, Yun Ce would have kicked him to death the moment he smashed his arms with the hammer.
The Tiger Guards, which had been standing like wooden stakes in the courtyard, finally moved. Once they started moving, they attacked everyone in the courtyard indiscriminately with the force of thunder.
Except for He Tian, of course.
When two Horse Chopping Sabers came slashing, Yun Ce had to temporarily let go of He Tian and engage in an intense, back-and-forth fight with two Tiger Guards.
It was different for Chu Xiong and the others. Seeing them kill the Tiger Guards they were fighting filled Yun Ce with pain. Indeed, only when something belonged to you could its destruction cause pain.
Just as Chu Xiong was about to use a stolen Horse Chopping Saber to kill the Tiger Guard opposite him, Yun Ce’s meteor hammer flew over. It not only knocked away Chu Xiong’s saber but also helped the frenzied Tiger Guard’s heavy armor use the Horse Chopping Saber to cleave open his armor.
Just as Chu Xiong was about to curse, he discovered Bai Chengfeng was in danger. Not only were three Tiger Guards attacking him, but Liu Zhengchun and that fellow Hu Tong were also attacking him.
Seeing He Tian, who had just escaped danger, acting strangely with his bulging cheeks, Chu Xiong naturally disregarded Bai Chengfeng’s safety. He bypassed the fighting melee and swung his Horse Chopping Saber towards He Tian.
Tiger Guards poured into the courtyard continuously. They seemed to have no brains; in a moment, the courtyard was packed with Tiger Guards. More Tiger Guards were jumping into the courtyard from the gate, the courtyard walls, and even the rooftops. He Tian was already completely surrounded by Tiger Guards.
Yun Ce was the first to shout and run, leaping over the wall. Chu Xiong waved his saber, forcing back the approaching Tiger Guards. He glanced at He Tian, who was still furiously bulging his cheeks, knowing that obtaining the whistle today was impossible. He let out a frustrated cry and also leaped over the wall.
As soon as he leaped outside the wall, before his feet even touched the ground, a huge meteor hammer arrived at his chest. Chu Xiong was greatly alarmed. He placed his hand on the wall to try and dodge, but it was too late. The meteor hammer struck his chest, caving in his breastbone.
He desperately wanted to curse Bai Chengfeng’s shamelessness, but then he saw a bright white spike thrust into his mouth…
Yun Ce quietly waited for the big fish to be caught. After all, only this side was close to the fire, and there were no Tiger Guards. On the other three sides, Tiger Guards were continuously fighting their way in.
“He Tian, stop. We’re here to help you,” Liu Zhengchun’s exasperated roar could be heard from over the wall.
“You speak nicely, but you are all a bunch of carrion beasts who are here to feast on my flesh. I thought you would show some camaraderie, but I never expected that your so-called friends would be the fiercest eaters of men. Liu Zhengchun, none of you will survive today. My men, kill them all!”
Listening to the continuous screams from the courtyard, Yun Ce felt a bit of regret. Of the seventeen doggies’ favorite targets, only six remained.
Only six people survived the crowded courtyard, each having encountered Yun Ce’s deadly touch. Liu Zhengchun was a man with great leadership presence. Even with his desperate rear-guard action, after sacrificing an arm, those five people were able to escape from death towards death.
Therefore, when Liu Zhengchun took a hit from a meteor hammer, spewing blood, he thrust one hand into the hard wall, trying to climb back over the high wall. He was still targeted by the greedy doggy.
Today, Yun Ce never intended for those who knew the secret of the Tiger Guards to live.
When Yun Ce climbed back over the wall into the courtyard, He Tian was receiving medical treatment from his subordinates. His broken arms had been set and splinted with wooden boards.
He Tian saw Yun Ce and didn’t immediately summon the Tiger Guards to attack him. He just stared intently at Yun Ce and said, “Bai Chengfeng? Bai Chengfeng, the City Lord of Bai City?”
Yun Ce didn’t argue, but instead looked at He Tian and said, “I’ve always had a question for you.”
He Tian coldly sneered, enduring the pain, “Are you still coveting the whistle from my mouth?”
Yun Ce shook his head and said, “I just want to know one thing: back in Qiu He Prefecture, how could you bear to steam your own daughter alive in a steamer?
Also, what were your feelings when you saw her steamed to death?
Was it a great revenge, or did you vent your hatred?”
He Tian thought for a moment and said, “It wasn’t pleasant. Although I hated that ungrateful brat who betrayed me, after steaming her, I still didn’t feel right about it. It was very unpleasant.”
After speaking, he quietly gave two instructions to his subordinate. Soon after, the subordinate brought over a stove, a large pot, and a huge steamer basket.
After his subordinates lit the fire, heated the water, and gathered their energy, He Tian said to Yun Ce, who had been waiting for a long time, “Bai Chengfeng, while I steam you, you can experience how my daughter regretted betraying her father.”
Yun Ce remained silent for a moment, then nodded and said, “That’s good. It’s better to steam things after the steamer is filled with steam; the meat will be more tender. Steaming in cold water makes it a bit tough.”
Seeing Yun Ce’s indifferent expression, He Tian asked suspiciously, “Are you here to die?”
After speaking, he began to bulge his cheeks and tremble rhythmically again.
Yun Ce walked through the ranks of Tiger Guards. Sometimes, some Tiger Guards blocked his path, and he carefully moved these troublesome wooden stakes aside until he reached He Tian.
For the first time, He Tian’s eyes showed fear. Even though Yun Ce was within arm’s reach, he did not resist. Instead, he continued to bulge his cheeks and tremble forcefully.
Yun Ce said softly, “Kill all the irrelevant people.”
As soon as the words fell, He Tian saw that the Tiger Guards he had desperately tried to command immediately moved. The Horse Chopping Sabers fell without hesitation onto the bodies of He Tian’s former subordinates. In an instant, they were all dead.
He Tian opened his mouth in despair and said, “I don’t want the whistle anymore, just spare my life.”
Yun Ce grinned and said, “The steamer basket, you chose it!”
He Tian looked at the steamer basket, which was already emitting white steam, then at Yun Ce, who was smiling gently, and gritted his teeth, saying, “You will regret killing me.”
Yun Ce said, “He Junnian? Do you know who I am?”
He Tian trembled and said, “You’re not Bai Chengfeng?”
“When did I ever say I was Bai Chengfeng? You all called me Bai Chengfeng from beginning to end.”
“Who are you?”
Yun Ce laughed heartily, “I’m not telling you!”
With that, he pointed at He Tian, and a silver spike rudely pierced his body from the broken part of his arm, causing his left leg, which he had slightly lifted, to fall back down powerlessly.
When the doggy’s tentacles were pulled out of He Tian’s body, it seemed a bit unsatisfied. However, seeing that Yun Ce was going to steam him, it finally restrained itself and did not suck him dry.
He Tian was placed in the steamer basket by the Tiger Guards. Listening to his shrill screams from inside the steamer basket, Yun Ce remained unmoved. He also let the Tiger Guards listen, perhaps they no longer understood the meaning of Yun Ce’s actions.
Yun Ce still believed that there should be more fairness in this world.
The people of Liang City first witnessed a huge fire, then heard screams for half the night. In the latter half of the night, they heard the sounds of a large troop marching.
At this time, no one dared to care what was happening outside, as too many people had died in Liang City tonight.
When dawn broke, people fearfully opened their doors and found the streets empty. Some brave rakes cautiously scouted around and discovered that there were no warriors left in Liang City.
As they widened their search, finally, some desperate men scavenged the empty City Lord’s Mansion. At the very end, they lifted a steamer basket in the courtyard and found a person, soft and fragrant from being steamed. Moreover, the person’s eyes, which had burst open from the steaming, still shed crystal tears.
After leaving Liang City, Yun Ce took roll call in the wasteland. He discovered that He Tian was a complete liar. The number of Tiger Guards was not six thousand, nor three thousand, but two thousand four hundred and fifty-seven.
The so-called six thousand actually included a logistical force of three thousand men. After He Tian died, the Tiger Guards stopped moving, and the logistics personnel immediately ran away.
In other words, Yun Ce now had to face two thousand four hundred and fifty-seven walking dead alone. And these walking dead, their energy source was still food, and the food they ate needed to be injected into their stomachs by logistics personnel using tubes.
Yun Ce alone could not accomplish these tasks. Moreover, since these people eat, they must excrete. Thinking of this, Yun Ce let out a strange cry, warning Doggy to train them to eat and excrete on their own, otherwise, he would rather burn them all to let these souls that should rest in peace remain eternally at rest.
The Tiger Guards disappeared from Liang City, and no one knew where they went. Scouts in Yongzhou and Xinping Prefecture, like frightened donkeys, searched outward from Liang City in a circle for three hundred li, but still found no trace of the Tiger Guards.
At the same time, an albatross flying in the sky searched for two days but found no clues about the Tiger Guards.
They seemed to have evaporated from the human world, disappearing without a trace.
People in Yongzhou and Xinping Prefecture were searching for the Tiger Guards, and soon, almost all the prefectures and counties began to pay attention to the whereabouts of the Tiger Guards. Information flowed rapidly through various checkpoints, but there was still no news.
