Chapter 222: Secretly Crossing the Chencang

"You dare to touch this official's grain!"

Walking step by step toward the Yushan Bandits, Shen Yu's figure, though not particularly tall, was like an insurmountable mountain at this moment, pressing down so hard that everyone could not catch their breath.

Under the shroud of that sharp and terrifying Sword Intent, everyone was trembling involuntarily; it was the most instinctive fear originating from the depths of the human heart.

"My Lord, I am willing to surrender to you, to serve you from now on, loyal and devoted, and will never betray you!"

Without a word, the leader of the Yushan Bandits actually knelt down directly; he knelt with such crispness, without a shred of embarrassment.

This scene gave the surrounding Yushan Bandit commanders quite a shock, and the looks they cast at him were all extremely strange.

Big Brother, you just caved like that? Even if we were to surrender, we should at least put up a fight; what is the meaning of being so impatient to surrender?

Who could have imagined that this leader, who usually maintained such a cold and aloof demeanor, could be so servile, completely shattering their worldview.

"Want to surrender? Unfortunately, this official has no need for it!" With a light smile, Shen Yu had already slowly arrived not far from them, the sword in his hand appearing as if it were about to tear the firmament apart.

"The Yushan Bandits have plagued the Beishan Region for years, with countless crimes and murders. This official has no interest in your allegiance; your disappearance from this point on is the best outcome for me!"

Raising the sword in his hand, Shen Yu swung it down fiercely, "People must always be responsible for their own actions; the Yushan Bandits shall be destroyed today!"

"No!" Sword Qi crisscrossed, as if tearing everything apart. The Yushan Bandit leader only had time to let out a roar of unwillingness and fear before being pierced through by the Sword Qi.

At this moment, his face still held a trace of disbelief. He thought that as the leader of the Yushan Bandits, he was, at the very least, a dignified Grandmaster, and with his subordinates full of talent, he had some capital to rely on.

Bringing such a force easily under his command, any unspeakable matters in the future could be handed over to them, and they would surely do a beautiful job.

Making such a choice, it would be good for you, good for me, and good for everyone. There are countless people in the imperial court who do this; why resort to killing?

He did not understand; he was willing to bow his head, act as a beast of burden, and be loyal to the death, so why did this Lord Shen still refuse to let him go?

What terrified him even more was that his cultivation, which he was so proud of, was like cutting tofu before this streak of Sword Qi, pierced through with ease, and the residual Sword Qi left a trench several meters deep in the ground.

Even the aftermath of the Sword Qi made one's scalp tingle and legs tremble.

"Big Brother!" Seeing the death of their leader, the remaining people all felt a sense of shared grief; if the leader was already dead, how could they possibly survive?

However, the instinct of human struggle still made them beg incessantly, "My Lord, My Lord, we are willing to surrender, we are willing!"

"You are willing to surrender, but this official is not willing to accept!"

"Your Yushan Bandits have burned, killed, and looted in the past; when have you ever shown a shred of mercy? When you raised your butcher's knives, you should have thought that such a day would come!"

Countless streaks of Sword Qi appeared all around, and the stirred-up storm of sword blades swept through everything. The sharp and terrifying Sword Qi pierced through one figure after another, causing them to fall one after another with vacant eyes.

Once upon a time, their Yushan Bandits roamed the Beishan Region, invincible. But now, before this person, they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, with no power to fight back.

In just a few breaths, the entire upper echelon of the Yushan Bandits was wiped out.

And after killing these commanders, Shen Yu did not stop his steps; one man and one sword charged into the crowd, and everywhere he passed was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Large groups of Yushan Bandits perished under the sweep of the Sword Qi; even if they risked everything to fight for their lives, they still could not stir up the slightest ripple.

Like a sandcastle built on the beach, once hit by the waves, it was destroyed completely. Soon, there were no more bandits standing around Shen Yu.

"System, sign in!"

"Sign-in successful, obtained eighty years of Inner Energy!"

As a brilliant light flashed, it felt as if endless power surged into his body in an instant; his cultivation was boiling at this moment, cheering and leaping, surging endlessly.

In a short moment, the power within his body had surged. One acupuncture point after another was rapidly filled, and True Qi wandered and increased within them, as brilliant as the stars in the sky.

At this moment, Shen Yu felt as if he were bathing in a hot spring, making him seem to radiate a feeling of joy from the inside out.

"Grandmaster Fifth Layer Realm!"

When he opened his eyes the next moment, the aura on his body surged again, and even the Sword Qi lingering around him seemed to become a bit more violent. It felt as if it were about to pierce the firmament, stirring the wind and clouds to change.

"The aura on this Lord Shen seems to have become much stronger again!"

Feeling the terrifying aura coming from this side, even Peng Yan, not far away, felt a wave of oppression. A wry smile appeared on his face. People really cannot be compared to one another!

He had thought his previous power was the limit, but now it seemed it was far from the limit.

The longer he stayed with him, the more he felt that the mystery shrouding this Lord Shen was becoming increasingly difficult to fathom.

"Lord Shen, the Yushan Bandits have all been killed; we are just waiting to clean up the remaining part of the Yushan Bandits. From now on, there will be no more Yushan Bandits in the Beishan Region!"

"Very good!" Withdrawing his aura, Shen Yu nodded with satisfaction. The grain problem had now been somewhat alleviated, and he could free up his hands to solve other matters.

The Yushan Bandits were just a beginning; the entire Beishan Region needed to be combed through from beginning to end!

"Peng Yan, I leave this place to you; this official is afraid I must leave for a period of time!"

"Where is Lord Shen going?" He asked with confusion, but then Peng Yan reacted and asked uncertainly, "Are you going to the Changding Army?"

"Correct, calculating the time, the Xiaoyun Guard should have arrived by now!"

"You are here to suppress the Yushan Bandits to attract attention, while this official secretly leaves to head to the Changding Army; build the wooden walkways openly while secretly crossing the Chencang, only then can one catch them off guard. You must make a big scene here so that this official can hide myself!"

"Furthermore, there are some people I really want to see!" With a light smile, a terrifying momentum seemed to soar into the sky from Shen Yu and then vanished in a flash; it was an inexplicable fighting spirit.

To be honest, since Shen Yu arrived in this World, he had not seen many truly famous people.

The vast majority of Jianghu experts have loud reputations, but in reality, they are just Third-rate Expert goods; while they might be the best in one place, looking at the entire Jianghu, they are not quite enough.

Either they are quite old, or their cultivation is insufficient, and they are not just a little bit behind those top-tier talents.

And the Main General of the Xiaoyun Guard, Left Guard General Mo Yu. The Main General of the Changding Army, Marquis of Pingdu Lin Zhao. These two are both heroes of the time, the best of the younger generation in the military.

It can be said that these two people are also one of the faces of the imperial court. Being able to witness these two will also allow for a clearer understanding of the true geniuses of this World.

Of course, besides wanting to see these two, Shen Yu was also afraid that there might be a misunderstanding. After all, the entire Lin Family is known for their loyalty, and their devotion is known to the world.

Such people should not be touched, but if they are to be touched, there must be solid evidence!

In fact, in Shen Yu's heart, Lin Zhao's suspicion is indeed very high. But there is also another possibility, which is that someone is secretly sowing discord and plotting all of this.

It is very likely that someone has secretly played a big game, calculating everything, just to lure him into the trap, thereby using his hands to frame Lin Zhao.

If Lin Zhao was originally innocent, but was forced by his suspicion to make the Lin Family rise in rebellion, then that would be a huge disaster.

The Beishan Region has already been plagued by famine, with refugees everywhere and corpses littering the fields; it cannot withstand the chaos of war. Therefore, no matter what, the Changding Army must be stable, and the Lin Family must be stable.

Moreover, Shen Yu actually has some selfish motives. If all of this was truly done by Lin Zhao, I imagine that if he were to be taken down, the rewards obtained from signing in would definitely be substantial!