Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'-Chapter 825 - 498: Life for a Life or a Person for a Life_3
Tang Huanjie shouted from behind: "Chief Envoy, don’t panic. She’s out of arrows!"
Xiang Fenglan had indeed run out of feather arrows.
She picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at the back of Xia Shumin’s head.
Bang!
The stone penetrated the back of his head, and Xia Shumin fell to the ground.
The old guard was stunned and didn’t dare to rescue Xia Shumin.
He looked at Xiang Fenglan.
No matter what she used, she never missed. This woman truly was an Arrow Cultivator.
This Taoist Sect had vanished for so many years, yet there were still living cultivators in the world.
Xia Shumin was still alive.
Although he had lost his ability to move, his consciousness remained.
A Medical Cultivator rushed forward to tend to the injury, but Xiang Fenglan’s fingers trembled, and the stone exploded inside Xia Shumin’s skull.
There was no need for treatment now.
Small stones flew out from Xia Shumin’s skull; the framework of the skull was mostly intact, but his head was already a honeycomb.
Taking advantage of the moment, Chu Er stepped forward, swung a blade to chop off Xia Shumin’s head, and held it up, glaring at the people of the Defense Agency.
The battlefield fell silent in an instant.
The people of the Defense Agency ceased fighting.
The people of the Chu Family also stopped.
The Chief Defense Envoy was killed, something that had never happened in Puluo State.
The people of the Defense Agency didn’t know what to do next, and the people of the Chu Family were dumbfounded; even Yang Yanzheng did not know what to do next.
Chu Er, holding Xia Shumin’s head, shouted hoarsely: "Are we still fighting? Come on, let’s fight!"
With Xia Shumin dead, was there still a need to continue this fight?
Although the Defense Agency had the advantage, continuing the fight might still lead them to victory.
Everyone turned their eyes towards Ding Zhichuan.
Ding Zhichuan wanted to retreat.
Logically, he should at least capture Chu Er; otherwise, Xia Shumin’s death would be unaccounted for.
But Ding Zhichuan didn’t consider this problem.
Like Xia Shumin, he wasn’t very familiar with Puluo State.
Looking at Xia Shumin’s head now, Ding Zhichuan felt even more alienated from Puluo State.
Chu Er, with a face covered in blood, looked up at Ding Zhichuan.
Ding Zhichuan fled without giving any orders.
The crowd stood in place, stunned, and Deputy Envoy General Tang Huanjie took over the command and shouted: "Miss Chu, please leave the Chief Envoy’s head."
Chu Er gritted his teeth and placed Xia Shumin’s head on the ground.
Tang Huanjie had someone retrieve Xia Shumin’s corpse and immediately announced a ceasefire: "Li Qi, Chu Huaiyuan, today’s battle ends here, we will retreat first."
Chu Er stood outside the door, Li Qi stood in the courtyard, neither of them moved.
Tang Huanjie gave the retreat order, and the people of the Defense Agency quickly evacuated the residence.
After the Defense Agency people were far gone, Li Qi could no longer stand and fell into the courtyard with a thud.
Chu Er rushed up to hold Li Qi, saying to everyone: "Let’s withdraw too, to Bitter Vegetable Manor!"
Li Qi shook his head: "I can’t leave, I must stay at Bridge Yesong."
Chu Er frowned: "Why?"
Li Qi smiled with difficulty: "I really can’t leave Bridge Yesong, if I leave this place, I’m as good as dead.
You better go, hide somewhere. The Defense Agency will surely seek revenge. Once I’m recovered, we’ll fight them together again!"
Chu Er couldn’t bear to leave Li Qi, so first, she let her men retreat, then stayed by Li Qi’s side to take care of him.
Xiao Yeci and Lu Chunying came back, and He Yuxiu brought back Ma Wu and others.
Chu Er recounted the events of the battle: "I killed Xia Shumin and chopped off his head; he is completely dead."
Ma Wu had just lit a cigarette, which fell to the ground.
Lu Chunying stayed silent, and Xiao Yeci composed himself to avoid trembling.
He Yuxiu, still calm, asked: "Xia Shumin, like Liao Zihui, should be the Chief Defense Envoy now, right?"
No one answered.
Everyone present had clashed with the Defense Agency before, but killing the Chief Defense Envoy publicly was quite another matter.
This matter exceeded the understanding of Puluo State.
It meant declaring war on Outside Provinces.
For Puluo State, Outside Provinces meant Huan Country, a strength beyond their imagination.
Then what was Puluo State?
Puluo State was a loose collection of local powers, gangs, and ordinary people, a complete mob.
How could such a Puluo State contend with Outside Provinces?
Chu Er, holding Li Qi, said: "Don’t worry, I’ll bear the responsibility myself, isn’t it just about paying with my life? It’s nothing serious!"
He Yuxiu said: "Sister, don’t speak out of anger, we’ll face it together!" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Lu Chunying said: "Let’s go back to Greenwater City first, gather people from each family, and prepare to go to war with Outside Provinces."
Ma Wu nodded: "We need not just people, but weapons, money, and food as well!"
Li Banfeng said: "You go back to Greenwater City and prepare; I’ll stay at Bridge Yesong."
He Yuxiu was surprised: "What do you plan to do by staying here?"
Li Banfeng replied: "To let the Defense Agency find me."
Lu Chunying was shocked: "Brother Seven, what do you mean by this?"
Li Banfeng looked at everyone and said: "From now on, remember, Xia Shumin died by my hands, and it’s unrelated to anyone else!"
Xiao Yeci was astonished: "Benefactor, how can you do this? We should figure something out together!"
Chu Er looked at Li Qi and laughed: "What, feeling sorry for me? Want to take the fall for me?"
Li Qi also laughed: "Who feels sorry for you? This was my doing from the start."
Chu Er snorted: "It’s not your business; I’m the one who killed the person."
"I said it, this person was killed by me, none of you fight over it," said Li Banfeng, sitting up and looking at everyone,
"Leave Bridge Yesong immediately, remember, no matter how the Defense Agency threatens you, I did this,
Don’t let them trick you, don’t suffer losses, if someone’s in trouble, you all must stand together, don’t let them defeat you one by one."
