CHAPTER 1822: CHAPTER 1823: KILLING AND ARSON

Evil is also a kind of culture. Evil people can be crude, and they can also be elegant; they can be cruel, and they can also be tender.

"What, have you given up resisting?" You did not further violate the woman, instead, you looked at her with a playful gaze.

The woman turned her head, looking at you with a fierce glance, remaining silent.

"Spicy enough, I like it!" You laughed aloud, then shouted to everyone around, "I am Li Muyun. From today, I am your leader; and this woman in my arms is my woman! If any of you are displeased with me, you can leave now, I will not stop you."

"Hmph, easy for you to say, we’re all slaves, it’s the same wherever we go!" a tall and sturdy man muttered quietly.

Ever since you merged with the Five Elements, your body has undergone significant changes. Your hearing is sharper than before. At the mention of "slave," you couldn’t help but be stunned, because in your impression, the so-called slaves only appeared in the Shang Dynasty, and after Qin, it seems few mentioned this word. Realizing this is another time and space, you understood.

"I don’t want to say too much nonsense. I still mean what I said earlier. If you don’t leave now, you will regret it in the future!" You looked around, finding that no one among them showed any extreme reactions.

"I! I... I have a question."

The one speaking was Little Liu. Since earlier, you had been observing Little Liu secretly, discovering that among these people, except for the woman in your arms, everyone else followed Little Liu’s lead. Judging from his age, Little Liu was only about twenty, and the robust men around him obeyed him, indicating that Little Liu should possess extraordinary abilities.

"Speak!" you said loudly.

"With so few of us, what do you want us to do?" Little Liu did not turn his head, after all, you are their master. When the master is handling matters, any slave must not pry, otherwise, the consequences are severe.

You chuckled and said, "Kill some people, set some fires, are you in or not?"

The crowd fell into silence because no one thought you would really do it, and besides, there were only about two hundred of them in total. Although they believed that each of them could take on ten, when facing a real army, they were just eggs under a stubborn rock.

You wouldn’t waste time with arguments. Being ten days late, your plan must be executed quickly. Especially after seeing Liu Bei, another transmigrator, the feeling of urgency in your heart grew stronger.

You even suspected that this Liu Bei was intentionally dragged in by the Empress, or perhaps, in this world, the protagonist was originally Liu Bei after all, only for you to have snatched it away.

Patting the woman in your arms, you laughed and said, "What’s your name?"

The woman seemed resigned, expressionless as she said, "Ren Hongchang."

You tilted your head, the name felt familiar, but unfortunately, your understanding of the Three Kingdoms characters was limited to TV dramas, novels, out-of-canon tales, fan fiction and such, and you had rarely dabbled in real history.

Anyhow, this stunningly beautiful woman before you was yours now.

However, you found it strange that such an exceedingly beautiful woman would be a slave, and holding Ren Hongchang, you caught a faint virgin fragrance from her, indicating that the Empress was quite considerate of you, considering the good qualifications of the body which your wife traveled through time into.

However, now is not the time for romance. The meat is already in your mouth, it won’t run away, time is abundant, hehe.

You grabbed the reins and shouted to everyone, "Let’s go!"

Immediately, you, dressed in rags worse than a beggar, rode with Ren Hongchang, leading two hundred people quickly away from Mount Tai County.

That night, after several hours of long journey, you led the two hundred cavalry into Guangping Prefecture, adjacent to Mount Tai County. Guangping Prefecture and Mount Tai County border Qing Zhou, and Cao Cao’s Qingzhou soldiers must pass through these two counties to enter Yan Province.

"Little Liu!"

At this moment, you gestured for everyone to halt, while calling Little Liu over.

Little Liu was clever. Although also a slave, he had wide connections and many friends. Among these two hundred people, his combat prowess wasn’t the strongest, yet everyone respected him.

"Boss, what’s the matter?" You didn’t like the title "master," so everyone should call you "boss."

"Familiar with the terrain around here?" You looked up to the sky, as dusk approached, you must find a place to rest before it got dark.

Little Liu shook his head and said, "I haven’t been to Guangping Prefecture before, but we have locals from Guangping Prefecture here."

"Bring him over."

"Yes!"

Soon Little Liu brought a tall, slim man riding over.

"Boss, this is Xiao San."

Watching Xiao San salute you, you nodded and said, "Is there any aristocratic manor nearby?"

"Yes." Xiao San surveyed the surroundings, discerned the direction, and pointed south, "From here, it takes about an hour, there is a Liu Garden. It is said the garden owner’s ancestors were once royal relatives. Though the family declined, they are still a third-class aristocrat, bullying the people here!"

You looked at Xiao San, smiling as you said, "I fear that besides the Liu Garden, there are other manors? Or were you forced to sell yourself as a slave by him?"

You hit the nail on the head with Xiao San’s thoughts, causing Xiao San to immediately dismount and kneel before you, "Forgive me, master, I was just..."

"I dislike, and don’t want to hear people’s explanations!" you coldly threw out a sentence, gradually raising your voice, "Remember, all of you, from the moment you became my slaves, you are my people! Even as dogs, you are more noble than anyone! In front of me, there’s no need to hide anything; just say what you have to say, and shout any grievances, I’ll handle it for you!!!"

Your shout left everyone present dumbfounded, especially Ren Hongchang in your embrace.

All the way here, Ren Hongchang hadn’t said a word to you; you’d also been observing the surroundings without the time or mood to educate Ren Hongchang. Ren Hongchang naturally classified you as a playboy, an evil boss, believing you were an aristocratic anomaly, taking these two hundred people out for hunting those unfortunate people. As this kind of incident often occurred, she mentally prepared herself sufficiently — if you used force, she would kill you with all her might and then commit suicide!

Ren Hongchang just didn’t expect you to say such words.

"Master, I..."

"Less nonsense, you lead the way in front; I’m taking the brothers to avenge you!" You turned your head abruptly, addressing those behind, "In an hour, we’ll reach Liu Garden; launch a direct attack! Remember, apart from killing, anything can be done!"

For a moment, everyone was a bit unresponsive, even Little Liu was stunned, not expecting you would indeed seek trouble with the aristocrats!

"What the heck are you still standing there for!?"

Little Liu hastily kicked Xiao San, Xiao San came to his senses, skillfully mounted the horse, and immediately galloped off. At this moment, Xiao San’s heart was racing faster than anyone else’s, incessantly calling out his sister’s name in his heart — "Li Zi, brother is coming to rescue you!"

At this moment, in everyone’s eyes, you changed!

Of course, you haven’t changed; what changed was their hearts!