Chapter 458: Don't You Come Over Here!

In the Great Xia Dynasty, Tongzhou is merely a small prefecture.

The land of the Prefecture remains the most prosperous and flourishing place in the entire prefecture.

The settled population had already surpassed one million thirty years ago.

To satisfy the needs of this million-strong population, various merchant ships on the river south of the Prefecture flow in an endless stream, also allowing the poor in the Prefecture to find work at the river port and earn enough to feed their families.

A grain-transporting merchant ship had just docked, and the ship owner was accompanying several people dressed in plain clothes but possessing extraordinary bearing as they prepared to disembark.

They heard a series of clamorous sounds coming from the distant urban area.

"Young Master, wait!"

An elderly man who looked to be in his seventies suddenly paused, his ears twitching slightly before his expression changed:

"In the clamor from afar, there is mention of that Heroic Cultivator Su Juxia from Changle County!"

"Changle County? That devil who was bold enough to kill the Commandery Governor?"

The young master was slightly shaken, then suddenly began to laugh:

"Changle County wasn't enough, and now he has taken the initiative to come to the Prefecture?"

"Does this guy really think he is invincible in the world, that he can turn the world upside down all by himself?"

The young master's tone was somewhat skeptical.

But it happened very quickly.

His words had not even fully faded.

Not far away, several figures flew into the sky, then fell heavily, smashing through several houses.

More and more people began to stir; the clamor and shouts of battle grew louder and louder.

Following the sound of dense footsteps.

People noticed that in the district near the port, hundreds of burly men dressed in uniform black clothing were lining up and rushing over, holding various weapons.

At the same time, from several other directions, flags representing government troops and cavalry appeared.

"Those men in black are the elite of the Black Crow Gang, the largest underground gang in this district and port."

"It is said that this Black Crow Gang has ties to Prefecture Governor Sima, and there are many experts within the gang."

"And those cavalrymen, they look like the Prefecture Governor's personal guard!"

"It seems that Heroic Cultivator Su Juxia is truly strong enough to make these elite forces of the Prefecture take action."

The ship owner was well-informed and, while clicking his tongue in wonder, explained to those around him.

This made the young master's eyes flicker constantly; he was clearly even more curious about this Heroic Cultivator Su Juxia who had risen like a dark horse in the last few days.

The elderly man in his seventies, who was responsible for protection, shook his head slightly, resolving to keep a close eye on the young master.

These people did not disembark, but instead watched from the deck as the massive force of several hundred men charged in.

But not long after, accompanied by a series of booming sounds, dozens of figures flew into the sky.

Those men in black and the Prefecture Governor's cavalry, who had been murderous just moments before, were now fleeing in a miserable, desperate panic.

They put on a genuine performance of a total military collapse for everyone at the port.

"How dare the thief be so rampant!"

Suddenly, a long whistle sounded from that area; just by hearing the sound, one could tell that a powerful expert had struck.

Boom!

Under the loud noise, the earth and sky seemed to tremble.

Then, just as some martial artists were looking forward to seeing a grand battle between top-tier experts.

The loud noise and various chaotic sounds abruptly ceased.

It was as if the previous long whistle had just been an auditory hallucination.

The elderly man's eyes revealed surprise, and he could not help but take a step back.

The young master, the ship owner, and the others all sensed something and were just feeling puzzled.

They saw the answer.

In the dust and smoke caused by the collapsed houses, a figure was dragging someone by the leg as they walked over.

After that figure became clear in the sunlight, they were indistinguishable from the Heroic Cultivator Su Juxia on the Bounty Order.

And what he was dragging like a dead dog.

Was already unrecognizable, yet one could barely tell from the clothing and accessories that it should be that Prefecture Governor Sima, an expert from the Sima clan.

Daring to cooperate with the army to surround and attack Su Juxia.

He could not be too bad; at the very least, he was a first-rate expert or higher.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, he had become a dead dog.

Su Ping's Avatar swept his gaze over the crowd at the port; seeing no hidden grandmaster experts, he withdrew his gaze.

He simply tossed the corpse in his hand in front of a group of people who appeared to be port managers.

At the same time, he said:

"This person isn't bad; he was only half-dead after taking one of my punches, and still needed another blow with a club."

"He is worth burying separately as a memento."

Having finished, Su Ping's Avatar ignored the stunned gazes of the crowd and, brandishing the Iron Bone Mace, walked toward the Prefecture Governor's mansion.

Along the way, army units and even experts from powerful clans who had not seen the tragedy ahead continued to come to intercept him.

And these people were naturally crushed one group after another.

And as more and more people fled in defeat.

The entire Prefecture almost knew of the terror of that Heroic Cultivator Su Juxia, Su Motou.

Some even spread rumors that Su Juxia practiced a heaven-shaking demonic art, not only killing people but also eating them, and the more he ate, the stronger his cultivation became.

At least ten thousand people have already perished here in the Prefecture!

Ever since rumors were invented, they have only become increasingly outrageous.

Those heads of powerful clans who have had no contact with the front lines naturally do not believe them entirely.

However, they are still able to know that Su Juxia truly did kill his way from the city gate to the Prefecture Governor's residence all by himself.

The experts who intercepted him along the way have all become corpses, and the soldiers and retainers have all been scattered.

These two points being true is already quite inconceivable and terrifying to those powerful clans.

By the time Su Ping's Avatar actually stood at the Prefecture Governor's residence.

Although at least a thousand soldiers, various families' retainers, and experts stood before him.

There was no longer any outside aid.

This also made the experts standing on the residence's city walls increasingly uneasy.

So much so that the moment they saw the figure of Su Ping's Avatar appear before their eyes.

They shouted for the archers and crossbowmen on the ramparts to fire.

Several successive waves of arrow rain fell.

Yet not a single arrow touched Su Ping's Avatar.

This caused the Assistant General on the city wall to become somewhat flustered and exasperated, stepping forward himself to draw his bow and aim at Su Ping's Avatar.

Boom!

The Assistant General fired a heavy arrow.

After the heavy arrow emitted a piercing whistle through the air and turned into an afterimage.

It was suddenly caught between two fingers and stalled in mid-air.

Swish!

Seeing this scene, the Assistant General's heartbeat quickened, and he instinctively wanted to retreat off the wall.

But he suddenly discovered a black shadow being thrown over by the opponent.

And then it struck his head with lightning speed.

In an instant, his head was blown apart by the heavy arrow.

After becoming a headless corpse, he rolled into the corner of the wall.

"Assistant General Hu... is dead!"

The archers were in an uproar.

Even though the Prefecture Governor's retainers saw the situation was dire and hurried up to suppress them.

Yet no archer dared to continue firing arrows.

"Damn it, a bunch of cowards!"

Relying on the advantage of being a direct descendant of the Sima Prefecture Governor, a man who had become the Captain of the Prefecture Governor's personal guards stepped forward and drew his blade.

He was just intending to use force to compel the archers to continue firing.

This Captain of the personal guards heard a burst of exclamations.

He trembled slightly and hurriedly looked over.

He immediately saw that Su Juxia, who had originally only been slowly approaching, had suddenly leaped high into the air.

And then came crashing down from the sky in his direction!

"Uncle, save me!"

The Captain of the personal guards instinctively shouted for help.

Immediately after, he was stepped on by Su Juxia's feet and directly embedded into the bricks on the city wall.

Swish!

Once on the city wall, Su Ping's Avatar began to continue the slaughter.

But after fighting for only a moment, the top of the wall was already empty in one area.

And then, he cast his gaze out.

The Prefecture Governor's personal guards retreated to defend the inner courtyard of the residence.

The remaining soldiers and servants scattered in a rout...

"These natives of the Red Dragon Realm can already be considered daring and willing to fight."

Su Ping's Avatar looked back toward the inner courtyard of the residence.

He could feel that many experts were gathered in the main hall of this inner courtyard.

They should be the experts of the Sima clan combined with those recruited by the Prefecture Governor.

Relying on the advantage of numbers, even if they encountered a Grandmaster at the limit of Red Dragon Realm martial artists, they would likely be able to hold their own.

Unfortunately, in front of him, no matter how many of these people there were, they were merely clay chickens and pottery dogs.

Thus, in the eyes of outsiders, Su Juxia, having occupied the outer perimeter, entered the inner courtyard without hesitation.

And after seeing the Prefecture's defenses appear like paper in front of the opponent.

The Young Master, who was watching from several thousand meters away, was very excited:

"This is absolutely a peerless fierce general encountered once in a thousand years!"

"If we can subdue him, the Mandate of Heaven will surely be with our Great Wei!"

The Young Master was very excited and even thought of a method:

"Uncle Zhong, do you think it would work if I let my little sister marry him?"

"..."

The elderly man of seventy and the ship owner were both silent and dared not answer.

They were well aware that the Su Juxia in question could be the grandfather of their Young Master.

Furthermore, the Young Master's younger sister is only sixteen years old, isn't she?

However, after the shock passed.

Listening to the screams and curses coming from the direction of the mansion.

The old man and the boat owner both suddenly felt that if it could really be done, it actually seemed quite good!

Such a fierce general, if he appeared on the battlefield, which army could withstand such a fierce attack?

Setting aside the exaggerations in storybooks.

In real military engagements, battles on a scale of over a thousand people are rare; most engagements are struggles between hundred-man units, and only when one side is forced into a corner will the entire army be committed to battle.

But even so, a real battlefield is very large, and often once a fight starts, everyone fights their own battle.

In the end, what can be successfully commanded is still only a hundred-man unit.

This is why it happens that when two armies engage, a minor general can lead a dozen or so people in and out of the battlefield several times, constantly rescuing people, and other such possibilities.

It also leads to situations where a truly fierce general can kill a dozen people in a short time, truly shattering a hundred-man unit, and then pursue them all the way to expand the results, leading to one side winning in a daze and one side losing in a daze.

In their view, the Su Juxia before them is a super-enhanced version of a fierce general.

He is a monster who can truly become an army of one.

With an army supporting him from behind, he would be enough to sweep across the world!

The clearer they thought about it, the more their hearts burned with excitement.

At this moment, Su Juxia's age and such no longer mattered.

…………

Inside the mansion.

"No, don't come over here!"

"I was wrong, this old man was wrong, my entire clan is willing to serve you, Master Su!"

At first, the Sima Prefecture Governor sat on the platform with his subordinates, watching the experts set up the Heavenly Net to deal with that Su Motou.

Heavenly Net, Cold Ice Claw, Dragon Trapping Lock.

In order to deal with Su Juxia, these experts also specifically utilized these exotic weapons.

All kinds of highly toxic substances were also used.

However, they soon discovered that the opponent was simply too fast and too agile!

Their methods could not hit the opponent at all.

If you can't hit them, no matter how powerful the methods are, they are meaningless.

Instead, after being snatched away by the opponent, they were used on their own people.

This caused Su Motou to only need a few dozen breaths of time.

To turn all the capable experts in the mansion into corpses.

Then, the remaining people's form of address for Su Juxia changed from Motou to monster.

And from monster to Master Su.

"Family support?"

"This thing is useless to me."

The Su Ping Avatar shook his head slightly after hearing the Sima Prefecture Governor's plea for mercy.

Then he raised the Iron Bone Mace.

But seeing that the other party was, after all, a Prefecture Governor, it wouldn't be good if he smashed him until his face was unrecognizable.

Thus, the Su Ping Avatar chose to slap him, leaving the other party with an intact corpse.

Afterwards, he carried the Prefecture Governor's corpse away and hung it at the city gate.

Letting it keep company with the Bounty Order for himself.

Seeing that the Sima Prefecture Governor was truly dead and had even been hung up!

Thinking of the rumors in Changle County.

Most of the powerful clans in the Prefecture immediately took action, packed their valuables, and fled to the Capital.

As for the boat owner, he suppressed the fear in his heart, and seeing that the Su Ping Avatar was about to leave the Prefecture, he immediately rushed up to stop him and whispered his proposal.

"Finally here?"

Su Ping was not surprised by this person's proposal.

Any force with a bit of ambition should have realized his value.

It's just that... he doesn't even look favorably upon the Red Dragon Realm itself, let alone a martial arts dynasty.

He does not want to waste his energy on these uninteresting matters.

With this time, wouldn't it be better to sleep and eat?

Thus, the Su Ping Avatar replied with one word:

"Scram!"

The voice was like thunder, causing the boat owner to fall off his horse with a yelp of pain, while also causing the others to stop in their tracks.

Not long after.

The news that the Prefecture had been broken by Su Juxia alone, the Sima Prefecture Governor had been killed, and two Deputy Generals, over a dozen Assistant Generals, and over fifty bureaucrats had died in battle.

Was sent to the Capital at the fastest speed.

The Capital was shaken.

The whole country was shocked!

The Yuanwu Emperor also fell into silence once again.

"At first, I thought it was the people of Changle County playing tricks, but then you told me the local powerful clans of Changle County had been wiped out."

"Later, I thought there was a problem with the Prefecture Governor of Tongzhou, but... now you tell me the Prefecture Governor was killed by someone and even hung at the city gate!"

"That was My Prefecture Governor! One of only twenty-nine Prefecture Governors in the entire nation!"

"Hehehe, to think he could be killed by a single person!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

The Yuanwu Emperor's voice grew increasingly stern.

The hundred officials knelt on the ground in unison, not daring to speak.

Soon, they heard the Yuanwu Emperor speak with extreme intensity:

"I have ordered the people of the Exorcism Squad to stop at the Prefecture of Tongzhou."

"You all, stop hiding things as well; this matter is of great importance."

"It must be foolproof!"

"All of you write letters, write them properly to the Old Ancestors of your respective families."

"State the stakes clearly and make those old bones move!"

After a moment of silence, an old official with white hair lowered his head and spoke first:

"Your subject, obeys the decree!"

Once this person spoke, the hundred officials soon all echoed the sentiment.

After this formality.

Coupled with the fact that they had learned Su Juxia would not accept recruitment from any faction.

And that he would even go to the fortified manors of powerful clans to rob them at the drop of a hat.

They mobilized their respective forces one after another.

In just a few short days, experts from over a hundred great families united and joined the Exorcism Squad established by the imperial family in the Prefecture.

At the same time, more and more armies arrived after receiving the royal decree.

Slowly.

Someone discovered that the Great Xia Dynasty, in order to deal with one person.

Had actually assembled a massive army composed of over five hundred experts and more than thirty thousand elite soldiers!