CHAPTER 77: CHAPTER 77: ONE MUST ABIDE BY THE RULES

Before long, the official soldiers from Liu Village and several other villages were all dealt with by Chen Mo and his group.

The armor on those soldiers was all stripped off, and their weapons were all confiscated.

Whether it was because they killed the official soldiers, were inspired by their own momentum, or moved by Chen Mo’s heroism, everyone felt particularly exhilarated, without a sense of satisfaction.

In the end, without needing Chen Mo’s command, they all surged towards Fu Ze Village in a grand march.

...

In Fu Ze Village, Peng Qing came personally to arrest people because Chen Mo was a martial artist.

Peng Qing had always held admiration for Chen Mo; otherwise, he wouldn’t have recruited him back then.

So young and already a Grade-Entering Martial Artist, as well as a scholar, if the imperial examinations reopen in the future, and if Chen Mo could achieve scholarly success, he would definitely ascend rapidly in the officialdom.

However, it was also for this reason that the government office ordered Chen Mo’s arrest.

Even if Third Han killed an official and instigated others to escape, setting a rebellion charge leading to the extermination of nine generations, it wouldn’t implicate Chen Mo.

Because Chen Mo wasn’t part of Han’s nine generations, it wouldn’t implicate him, at most they would arrest his sister-in-law.

But Chen Mo was too young, still a martial artist. If they let him go, once he achieved something in the future, it might cause trouble. To eliminate any future worries, the county magistrate simply ordered his arrest as well, to solve everything at once, with no risk.

But Peng Qing, taking his people, searched the Chen Family thoroughly, yet couldn’t find any trace of Chen Mo.

Not only did they not find Chen Mo, but even his sister-in-law Han Anniang was missing.

Peng Qing grabbed someone from the same village for questioning.

He discovered that the group of deserters heading to Impatiens had already fled back to the village.

Moreover, Third Han had already been killed by Chen Mo with a single blade.

Afterwards, Chen Mo left Fu Ze Village with his men, no one knew where they went.

In other words, the information had already leaked out.

Peng Qing pondered for a moment, sensing things might have developed towards the worst possible direction.

He couldn’t stay in Fu Ze Village any longer, he had to report the situation here to the lord.

He quickly gave orders for the constables and defense army below to hurry and arrest the wives and daughters of those deserters in the village, then leave Fu Ze Village.

...

Meanwhile.

Chen Mo, afraid that the government people would discover the tunnel, hurried to Fu Ze Village without stopping.

At the entrance of the village, Wu Mountain was joking and chatting with his two fellow friends, but in his heart, he was praying that Chen Mo had already left and wouldn’t be caught.

For one, he was truly concerned about Chen Mo.

For another, he feared that if Chen Mo got caught, he might be implicated as well.

"Da...big brother, Chen Mo."

Suddenly, Wu Mountain’s little brother beside him pointed into the distance, his face changing.

On the road outside the village, a large group of people was marching mightily, and at the front was none other than Chen Mo, whom they had met before.

Wu Mountain glanced over, his face also changing as he exclaimed in shock, "Chen...Mo, why are you...here?"

"Come back to kill."

Chen Mo walked straight over, calmly saying.

Following behind him, Han Wu was already familiar with the process, holding a blade, he prepared to lead people to hack at Wu Mountain and his group.

"Stop, these are my friends."

After dropping this sentence, Chen Mo charged into the village first.

Han Wu’s movement halted abruptly, and the fierce expression on his face was also restrained, replaced by a smiling face.

As the hundreds of people passed in front of them, Wu Mountain and the others only felt their bodies go soft, almost plopping down onto the ground.

With Wu Mountain’s sharpness, he knew that this time probably something big was going to happen.

In the village.

Peng Qing was pushing people towards the village entrance, and when he saw Chen Mo leading a group of people coming over, he was first dumbfounded, then his face changed drastically, knowing that things indeed developed in the worst direction.

However, as the chief constable of the government office, he had seen all kinds of big scenes, he wouldn’t panic. He raised his hand, and the more than fifty defense army behind him set up their array.

Though the defense army couldn’t compare to the elite forces of Qingzhou, they were still a well-trained regular army. Although somewhat flustered, under Peng Qing’s leadership, they could still hold steady.

Peng Qing glanced at the countless people behind Chen Mo, his face heavy, and said, "Chen Mo, are you trying to rebel?"

As his words fell, the constables below tightened their grip on the villagers they had arrested.

"Brother Mo, help us, help us."

"The child’s father, save the child."

"..."

The women arrested by Peng Qing and his group cried out desperately.

"I already know what happened on Impatiens Road. Whether or not I rebel now, there’s no difference."

Chen Mo looked at the captured villagers, feeling the slight agitation behind him, and frowned, saying, "Chief Peng, let’s make a deal. Release them, and I’ll let you go, otherwise, you won’t survive."

Seeing their setup, Chen Mo knew they were different from the group of official soldiers they killed earlier. Rushing forward like before might harm the group of villagers they captured.

Today’s performance was almost at its last act, not allowing for any mistakes.

"Can I trust you?" Peng Qing pressed his hand on the knife handle, considering the distance between himself and Chen Mo, muttering in his heart, "A little short."

"As long as Chief Peng doesn’t act rashly, I guarantee it," Chen Mo said.

"Alright, I trust you."

Peng Qing turned back and said, "Release them."

"Yes."

The villagers of Fu Ze Village who had been arrested were released by the defense army.

"Make a path." Chen Mo raised his arm and shouted.

The crowd behind him slowly made way.

"Please," Chen Mo said.

Peng Qing squinted his eyes slightly, nodded, and waved his hand, "We’re leaving."

Peng Qing walked in front, the constables in the middle, and the defense army followed, all appearing vigilant.

When Peng Qing walked past Chen Mo.

"Look."

Peng Qing first whispered to distract Chen Mo, then his hand on the knife hilt instantly drew his blade, slashing towards Chen Mo.

To catch a bandit, first capture the leader.

Peng Qing knew that if he could take down Chen Mo, no matter how many were behind them, it would be useless.

However, Chen Mo was already on guard against Peng Qing.

"Clang——"

Chen Mo’s blade speed was faster.

"Clang!"

A flash of blade light swept past, and Peng Qing’s official saber slashing at Chen Mo was cut into two pieces.

Peng Qing’s pupils contracted, reacting extremely quickly, instantly abandoning the broken blade, his five fingers forming a claw, lightning-fast reaching for Chen Mo’s throat.

"Swish!"

A severed arm was raised high, blood spraying out like a blood arrow.

Chen Mo’s blade speed was too fast, so fast that when the severed arm was raised high, Peng Qing hadn’t even realized his right arm had been severed, until the blood spurted, he came to his senses and let out a mournful scream, clutching his wound and sitting on the ground.

With his Tang Blade at Peng Qing’s throat, Chen Mo sighed, "Chief Peng, it’s you who broke the rules."

Turning his head to look at Zhang River and Han Wu, he said, "Kill them all."

"Brothers, kill them all for me!"

Zhang River and Han Wu shouted almost in unison.

The more than fifty defense army soldiers and several constables were instantly overwhelmed by the crowd, blood flowing all over the ground.