Chapter 884: Chapter 818 · I, Zhang San, Have Always Been Benevolent!

After the army had breakfast, they started packing their things.

Once the army had packed everything and gathered together.

In front of the entire army, Zhang San brought out the three assassins who tried to kill him last night.

The three young men who drank heavily yesterday finally woke up completely after the cold wind in the prison cell during the later half of the night.

Only then did they realize, were they crazy before?

What were they thinking at that time?

Just True Martial, and they dared to assassinate Zhang San of the Spiritual Platform Realm.

And they even charged into the army camp to carry out the assassination.

At this moment, the three drunken brothers looked at each other, feeling that this time they were indeed about to become famous.

It’s a pity, they became famous, but they were done for.

“These three individuals are the assassins who infiltrated my camp last night in an attempt to assassinate me.”

The soldiers knew this scene meant the three would be executed next.

However, Zhang San continued, “After interrogation last night, it was learned that the reason they tried to assassinate me was merely to become famous! In this vast world, there are too many ways to gain fame!”

“By joining the army, you can achieve great success!”

“By joining the Town Martial Office, you can also have a great career!”

“Even if you travel the world with a sword and stand up for justice, you can still make a name for yourself, why harm others?”

As Zhang San spoke, he raised his hand and pointed three Qi Gang threads, directly cutting the ropes binding the three.

“Today, as the Divine Martial Great General and Deputy Chief of the Town Martial Office Zhang San, I give you a small sum of money. I hope you three can reform and start anew.”

At this moment, the three assassins were stunned.

They never expected not only to preserve their lives but also to receive money from Zhang San.

The three immediately knelt down in gratitude to Zhang San, like they would to their parents.

After all, Zhang San spared their lives, in a way, Zhang San was like their reborn parent.

Once Zhang San left with the army, the three drunken brothers also departed.

However, not long after they left, they encountered a group of bandits coming down the mountain to rob.

Though they failed to assassinate Zhang San, handling these petty brigands who harm civilians was easy for them.

After they slew the bandits, the villagers nearby immediately knelt on the ground to thank them.

At this moment, the three looked at the money Zhang San had given them, took out a large portion, and handed it to the local villagers to treat those injured by the bandits.

The villagers asked for their names.

The three smiled at each other.

“I am Zhang Toupiao.”

“I am Zhang Bi.”

“I am Zhang Youqian.”

None of them were surnamed Zhang.

But at this moment, they all felt as if they were reborn.

All of this was because of Zhang San.

So what does it matter if they’re surnamed Zhang.

Or rather, taking the surname Zhang could help them better remember the moment when their lives changed.

Later, the three brothers arrived at a nearby small town, drinking in an inn and listening to the storyteller’s boring tales with disdain.

“Sir, it’s not that our brothers are disrupting your show, but these stories are just outdated tales from centuries ago.”

“Why not let us share some recent events we’ve encountered?”

The three brothers glanced at each other, and then began to tell the inn patrons of their own tragic experiences.

Until later, when they heard Zhang San was leading an army into Sword South Path.

So, in their youthful vigor, the three barged into the army camp, three men, three swords, facing thousands of warriors, unstoppable!

Finally, Zhang San personally subdued them, the four battled fiercely all night until they were captured!

Afterward, Zhang San himself untied them and taught them in front of the entire army, giving them money to turn their lives around before departure.

Only then did the three awaken to righteousness and later encountered bandits and acted chivalrously.

The storyteller, despite having heard many wonderful tales before.

Found the story of the three quite unique.

After all, many story protagonists are extraordinary from the start, but their ordinary and even more tragic than ordinary people experiences were rare.

A ridiculous assassination ended up making the three.

The storyteller quickly noted down all that was said, even had the attendant bring two jugs of good wine, placing it on his tab, and began to ask for more details.

Soon, the story of Duke Beyond the Law pardoning three brothers and three prodigals turning righteous began spreading in Sword South Path’s storytelling circle.

Especially with some storytellers spicing it up.

The three had evolved from failed suitors into tyrants occupying a civilian woman and killing her entire family; finally being moved by Zhang San to abandon evil for good.

Sword South Path was shocked.

After all, Sword South Path is not far from Chuan-Yu Road.

Zhang San had reportedly forced a sect in Sword South Path to disband on the spot, many disciples were captured by Town Martial Office and forced to become craftsman; even robbed countless female disciples from the Dragon Serpent Gang, and even sold the former giant Demon Path to Longyou Road.

And now you tell us Zhang San is so benevolent!

The previous rumors and present reversal made many realize that Zhang San’s rise to Deputy Chief of Town Martial Office might not be due to his power, but his magnanimity and benevolence.

Otherwise, how could the Hidden Principal Officers in the Town Martial Office accept Zhang San, a Spiritual Platform Realm, as Deputy Chief?

Some martial artists planning to reform considered trying their luck with an assassination attempt on Zhang San.

Even some scoundrels imagined if they could assassinate Zhang San, then captured and released they might earn money.

For a time, Zhang San’s name spread across Sword South Path.

The two words most associated with Zhang San were—benevolent.

Second—patsy.

Upon hearing lately of Zhang San’s benevolence pardoning three prodigals, Sect Master Lin Wenshan of Qing City Sword Sect sent someone to investigate and was shocked to find it true.

“I thought when Red Emperor had just ascended and sent Zhang San to Sword South Path to pacify rebellion, he must be fierce and arrogant. I never imagined this son is so benevolent. Rare, rare indeed!”

Lin Wenshan knew if met with powerful but reasonable ones like Li Moxian, the martial path forces need only bow to the Great Sui Dynasty without trouble.

But encountering a murderous star means trouble is unknown.

Yet now, Zhang San is evidently a benevolent man, no longer worried about Zhang San causing trouble for Qing City Sword Sect this time.

Thinking this, Lin Wenshan smiled with relief.

That’s when a panting mountain gate guardian disciple rushed in, shouting, “Sect Master, grave news! Zhang San has surrounded Qing City Mountain with troops! He’s even enlisted nearby garrison Great General Long Xutuo to help!”

“What!?”