Chapter 1281: Blood Slaughter! [3] (Thanks to: 24831188 for the King of Gifts!)

After a swift dash, Duan Yu, riding his mount Xiao Hei, arrived at the side of Tie Shitou and Wang Erhu.

Seeing Duan Yu's arrival, the Liangzhou troops, who had been suffering for over half a month, seemed to be injected with a stimulant; they gazed with excitement at the burly figure of Duan Yu atop the black tiger.

"Big Brother..."

"Hunu is dead..."

"It's me, it's all me. It's all my fault for implicating Hunu. If I hadn't been on duty that day... Hunu wouldn't have died."

Tie Shitou wept like a child.

Duan Yu stopped in front of Tie Shitou and used both hands to help the kneeling man to his feet.

Three years ago, that Tie Shitou, who used to sniffle and look at him with clear, innocent eyes, had now grown into a man who stood tall and firm.

Only that guilt in his heart could have ravaged Tie Shitou, who had been through so much that he wouldn't even frown if a blade struck his body.

Duan Yu could fully imagine it.

"Big Brother..."

Tie Shitou looked up at Duan Yu.

"Hunu did not die in vain." Duan Yu shook his head, his tone surprisingly gentle, as if an older brother were caring for a younger one.

"If Hunu were given another choice, his decision would remain the same."

"Hunu regarded you as family, as a brother; that is why he did it."

"If it were you, wouldn't you also use the same method to protect Hunu's wife and children?"

Tie Shitou nodded incessantly.

Duan Yu's hand rested on Tie Shitou's shoulder: "In this life, Hunu had a brother like you and will have no regrets. In the next life, you shall be his brother again and try your best to make amends."

"However..."

"A debt of blood must be repaid."

Duan Yu's gaze was cold and sharp as he looked toward the top of the Anyi city wall.

Everyone swept by Duan Yu's casual glance, including the soldiers on the battlements, couldn't help but shiver.

Especially Yuan Shu.

The insulting words he had just been saying seemed to be sealed in his stomach by cement.

Standing on the parapet, his legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

"Help... help me down."

Yuan Shu said tremblingly.

Two soldiers immediately stepped forward to help Yuan Shu down from the city wall.

Only when his feet touched the bluestone pavement did Yuan Shu seem to regain his soul.

Looking at Duan Yu outside the city, and the few hundred cavalrymen he had brought, he felt slightly relieved.

"General..."

Fan Xian's voice sounded behind Yuan Shu.

"General, Duan Yu has come. Will he attack the city?" Fan Xian asked.

"He dares..."

Yuan Shu's pitch rose, though it sounded slightly shrill, as if his throat had been pinched by something: "That commoner wasn't killed by me. If he dares to attack the city, that is treason!"

"Leaving Liangzhou with troops without authorization, Duan Yu already has the suspicion of treason. If he dares..."

"Yuan Shu!"

Before Yuan Shu could finish his sentence.

Duan Yu's voice already rang out from below the city.

Yuan Shu's expression stiffened. ===== CHAPTER 1283 =====