Chapter 73: You Are Not In Exile You Are Clearly Traveling!
Chapter 73: Slaughter
"Chen Yi, what should we do?"
The injured servants struggled to their feet, their faces swollen and bruised.
"Shouldn't we take this opportunity to escape?"
"This is a good chance!"
"No, we can't."
Chen Yi decisively refused. He knew the consequences of escaping. Besides, without the master's orders, they couldn't make decisions, especially not in such critical situations.
"The master hasn't spoken yet. We have no right to make decisions. We must wait for the master to come out."
Chen Yi spoke firmly. Regardless of what others thought, he added, "Quickly, tidy up that carriage. Let's move it into the woods."
Hurrying with the carriage, Chen Yi watched it anxiously, praying silently for the master to come out soon, feeling overwhelmed by the situation.
...
The rumble of hooves followed the tremors of the ground as a group of mounted men approached menacingly.
At the head was a general clad in armor, wielding a long spear. Behind him, a group of fully armed soldiers followed.
As they drew near, the soldiers shouted in unison, "Drop to the ground and surrender your weapons!"
The thunderous command echoed, startling the nearby prisoners who fell to the ground in fear.
Others, including women and children, also cowered, terrified of meeting the same fate as those who had just been shot by arrows.
"Run!"
After a brief silence, someone among the prisoners shouted, and many scattered like frightened birds.
But before they could get far, several arrows rained down, piercing them and leaving them dead on the ground.
Following the arrows was a resounding roar.
"Kill the fugitives!"
Seeing this, the remaining prisoners froze in fear, no longer daring to move.
The soldiers surrounded them, armed with long spears, and anyone who dared to resist or flee was mercilessly cut down.
The soldiers showed no emotion, treating the killings as routine, as if taking lives was as trivial as killing chickens.
Witnessing this, the prisoners dared not harbor any illusions. Unlike the previous guards who might have hesitated, these soldiers were ruthless and fully armed. What could they possibly do to resist?
Even the few who had been bold moments ago now shrunk back into the crowd.
They had considered capturing Captain Sun and others as hostages, but seeing the soldiers' actions, they abandoned the idea. With their callousness, these soldiers wouldn't hesitate to shoot Captain Sun and them as well.
But...
"If we don't find a solution, that Sun guy will surely come back for revenge..."
The men's faces turned grim, but the leader coldly snorted, "What's there to fear? When we decided to stay, weren't we prepared for death?"
"As long as the master and them can escape, even if we die, it's worth it."
Others sighed in resignation, their hearts filled with bitterness.
"I don't care. Instead of sitting here waiting for death, we might as well take a risk." A man showed a fierce expression. "Since we're all going to die anyway, taking a gamble might give us a chance to survive."
Understanding nods passed among the group, and then they saw Captain Sun seizing the opportunity to leave as the soldiers' circle dispersed, and they rushed out.
"Kill!"
The men roared, charging after Captain Sun's group.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
As expected...
The soldiers didn't hesitate to raise their bows and arrows, shooting countless projectiles from the sky. They didn't care if they hit innocent prisoners or guards.
In an instant, Captain Sun's group was turned into pincushions.
"Damn it!"
"These bastards!"
Captain Sun couldn't help but curse, not because those men dared to attack him at this moment, but because the soldiers didn't care about his life. If he hadn't been quick, an arrow might have pierced his skull.
Fortunately, the soldiers didn't shoot indiscriminately. They aimed at the fleeing prisoners, and only a few arrows missed their marks, allowing Captain Sun to breathe a sigh of relief.
Seeing those men shot down, Captain Sun couldn't contain his anger but had no time to vent. Seizing the opportunity, he ran towards the soldiers.
The lead general ignored him, as did the soldiers. They quickly gathered all the prisoners.
Then, the general turned to Captain Sun and said, from a higher vantage point, "Have your men count the prisoners."
Knowing the soldiers' ruthlessness, Captain Sun didn't dare to argue. He quickly ordered his men to count.
"More than half are missing!"
Before they could finish counting, Captain Sun's face turned ugly.
"General, we've caught the escapees!"
Suddenly, several soldiers ran over from afar to report, and then they saw a group of soldiers pressing a group of people forward.
Apparently, all the escaped prisoners had been captured.
"Count again and see if anyone's missing!"
The leading general impatiently ordered, "And what exactly happened? How can you be so incompetent? You can't even keep an eye on some prisoners, and they cause trouble?"
Hearing the general's questioning, Captain Sun was angry but dared not retort, seething with hatred towards these prisoners.
Especially towards those few leaders who were shot, it was a pity they were killed too quickly. He had thought of hundreds of ways to torture them himself.
No.
These people couldn't be avenged by him, but there was still Chen's family!
Chen's family was the mastermind behind the scenes.
And now that these people had run away, it must be Chen Yuan's family.
"It's Chen's family!" Captain Sun suddenly raised his head and said to the leading general, "All this was orchestrated by Chen's family. This uprising was planned by them, and Chen's family has already fled!"
"So, the ones who ran away are from Chen's family?" The leading general asked, his tone neither angry nor calm.
"That's right." Captain Sun nodded, then thought of something, "The servants of Chen's family are still here. We can definitely find out the whereabouts of Chen's family from them. It's just that they're stubborn..."
"Lead the way!" The leading general's face showed a cold expression, "I like dealing with stubborn people the most. I hope their mouths are as hard as their bones."
Seeing this, Captain Sun couldn't help but feel pleased. Chen Yuan, oh Chen Yuan, you can't escape. I will make you pay.
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