Sun Ce paced around the room irritably, and said angrily: "What the hell is Li Liu Jiu doing? It's been more than a day and there's still no news? "
Zhou Yu was sitting at the side drinking tea. He looked calm and composed as he smiled: "Brother Sun, don't worry, Li Six-Daos and the fifty soldiers under his command are strong warriors of Hengjiang that we painstakingly train. They are the rarest in the world, and even one of ten is not enough to prove how strong they are. There will definitely be no mishap in this matter, and I believe there will be news soon. "
Sun Ce frowned: "I'm still worried about that!" And then he shouted, "Men!" Immediately, a young man with the appearance of an officer came running in. He cupped his fist and asked, "What instructions do you have for me, General?" Sun Ce pointed outside, and said: You go and catch up with Li Six-Nine, see how they are doing? The officer replied and ran down the stairs.
Zhou Yu laughed: "Brother Sun, you are overthinking it. With the elite of the Heng Jiang Warriors, who in the world can escape their pursuit?!"
Just then, another officer ran in from the outside. Looking at Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, he greeted them with a military salute and took out a letter to hand over: General, Old Lord has a letter for you.
Sun Ce took the letter from the officer's hand, opened it and took out the letter. He frowned: "Father is going to start the operation on the water bandits of the Yangtze River ahead of time!" Sun Ce's father, everyone would definitely know. That's right, he was Changsha's protector, Sun Jian. Ever since Sun Jian had taken a seat in Changsha County, he had been recruiting talented warriors to help him.
Today, the Sun family controlled not only Changsha County, but also many of the surrounding areas of Changsha County. The expansion of the Sun family's territory was carried out in the name of exterminating bandits. There was a rule in Han Dynasty that officials with two thousand stones were not allowed to send troops without permission, and they were also not allowed to use troops to leave the borders. However, not long ago, Sun Jian sent his sons Sun Ce and his army to Lushan River to pacify the bandits. And it was also during this expedition that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu met Da Qiao, and the two quickly fell in love, to the point of discussing marriage. Although the Sun family was in the middle of fighting, but recently the Sun family had encountered a challenge from a water thief in the Yangtze River. They weren't able to win in the recent battles, so Sun Jian probably sent a message to Sun Ce to call him back to help.
Sun Ce hesitated for a moment, then said to the messenger: "Go back and tell father that once I finish this matter, he will immediately rush back." The messenger replied and ran down the stairs.
Zhou Yu asked: Brother Sun, do you want to settle this Sailfish first?
Sun Ce said angrily: "Sailfish Gan Ning dares to taint my woman, I will cut him into a thousand pieces!"
Zhou Yu frowned: "Those who achieve great things cannot act on impulse. "Brother Sun, the most important thing to do right now is to eliminate the Yangtze River water bandits. This is very important to our future development, we can't let other things distract us!"
Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu, and said with an unquestionable tone: "I have already decided!" Zhou Yu knew Sun Ce's personality, hearing his words, he did not say anymore.
Not long after, the officer who went to search for Li Liujiu rushed back, burning with anxiety. Upon seeing Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, he shouted in shock: "General, Young Noble, no, not good, Li Liu, Zhang Jiu, they, they have all been killed!"
Sun Ce couldn't help but turn pale when he heard this. Sun Ce shouted: "That's impossible!"
The officer hastily replied, "Yes, it's true! This subordinate saw it with his own eyes! "
Sun Ce stepped in front of the military officer, grabbed his sleeves and pulled him up, staring at him angrily: "Nonsense! Who is that Chen Lang? How could he kill fifty-two of my Crossing River Warriors?! "
Zhou Yu frowned and asked: "Where did you find them? "What exactly is going on at the scene?"
Sun Ce pushed the officer aside and shouted: "Quickly speak!"
The officer swallowed his saliva and organized his thoughts. "I found Li Liu's group in a forest a few dozen miles away …" At this point, the officer couldn't help but reveal a terrified expression. They, fifty-two of them were spread out in the forest, and they were all killed! "That scene is really, really …" Sun Ce frowned, and scolded: "Bastard!"
The officer thought of something and hurriedly took out a steel needle that was about four inches long from his chest. He handed it over and said, "This subordinate found these corpses. Many brothers were killed by these needles!"
Sun Ce immediately took the steel needle and examined it, then frowned: "Steel needle kill? This is really unheard-of! " Then, he handed the steel needle over to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu took the steel needle and studied it, thinking: "I have never heard of such a method of killing!" Then he said to an officer beside him: "Go and call Qiao Fu over." The officer replied and ran down the stairs.
After a while, Qiao Fu hurried over. When he saw Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, he quickly bowed and said, "May I know what instructions you have for me, General?"
Zhou Yu walked in front of Qiao Fu and handed the steel needle over to him, then asked: "Have you seen this before?"
Qiao Fu quickly received the steel needle and studied it for a moment. Then, he reported: "Reporting to Young Noble, this steel needle belongs to Chen Lang."
Sun Ce frowned and asked: "Are you sure?"
Qiao Fu immediately bowed to Sun Ce: "This lowly one is certain. Because these needles were made by the blacksmith that Chen Lang invited not long ago. At that time, the little person saw Chen Lang throw out these steel needles at the tree trunk that was more than 10 metres away, and the steel needles instantly pierced into the tree trunk, causing it to split into three pieces, it was extremely shocking! "
Zhou Yu said to Sun Ce: "It seems that the one who killed all fifty-two of our Hengjiang Warriors is this Chen Lang." Sun Ce's face was filled with anger, and said angrily: "If I don't kill him, I, Sun Ce, will definitely not be a human!" After hearing what Zhou Yu and Sun Ce had said, Qiao Fu's heart was filled with suspicions.
Zhou Yu said to Qiao Fu: "Thank you, you can leave now." Qiao Fu immediately bowed to the two of them and retreated.
Zhou Yu turned around and said to the furious Sun Ce: "Looks like we have underestimated this Chen Lang! The flying needles had killed people we had never heard of before. Furthermore, after killing fifty-two of us, the warriors from Hengjiang vanished without a trace! This guy is not simple! " Sun Ce snorted coldly, and said to Zhou Yu: "Kind brother, immediately send down the order, send out the entire army, I will kill this bastard!"
Zhou Yu frowned: "Brother Sun wants to mobilize the entire army to kill Chen Lang for him? Foolish brother thought it was extremely inappropriate! Brother Sun's top priority should be to expand the Sun family's business, not to engage in battle with others! "
Sun Ce creased his eyebrows, nodded, and said: "What little brother said is extremely true! Fine, we will continue with our original plan and prepare to ambush the water stronghold! " Zhou Yu smiled, his face was filled with gratitude.
After Chen Lang dealt with the fifty-two soldiers that Sun Ce sent over, he rushed towards the northeast at an incredible speed. After a day and night, the other party would probably not be able to find him anymore, so he slowed down his rein and rode in the green water of the forest. While drinking, he observed the beautiful scenery around him. The ancient world was indeed very different from the twenty-first century. The sky was clear as if it had been washed, and the air was so fresh that it made one feel like they were floating. The forest was lush and verdant.
Chen Lang started walking again, unknowingly heading north for two days. Chen Lang suddenly felt that it was a little strange. According to his memories, he should have already arrived at a city, why was there still nothing but birds and deer in the mountains and plains?
then reacted and laughed at himself, and muttered: "I am really muddle-headed! There is a city here in the twenty-first century, but it is not the twenty-first century now, but the last year of the Eastern Han Dynasty almost two thousand years ago! " Chen Lang swept his eyes across his surroundings, and could not help but exclaim: "The twenty-first century is filled with people, yet it is actually so desolate now, I'm afraid even the Ksiri of the twenty-first century is only this much!"
Seeing that the sky had gradually darkened, Chen Lang rode his horse to a big camphor tree, tied up the Black Dragon, found some dead branches and leaves, and prepared to set up a bonfire and sleep outside for the night.
At this moment, a noise came from the wasteland in front of them. Chen Lang immediately looked towards the source of the sound and saw a large group of people walking through the forest towards him under the afterglow of the setting sun. Chen Lang had not seen a single person for several days, but now that he suddenly saw such a scene, he could not help but be pleasantly surprised, feeling somewhat excited.
Chen Lang stood up, and looked towards the group of people, only to realize that amongst them, there were many who were dressed in sackcloth and wielding weapons, and they were actually Sailfish who they had interacted with a few days ago!
At this time, the Sailfish also saw Chen Lang and recognized him. They couldn't help but be taken aback and stopped in their tracks, all of them revealing cautious expressions.
Chen Lang raised his voice and asked: "Are you people under Gan Ning?"
All the Sailfish s looked at each other, and the one in the lead came forward. I wonder what is a brave warrior doing here? "
Seeing his vigilant look, Chen Lang understood his thoughts, and laughed: "I have nothing to do with you guys here." All the Sailfish could not help but heave a sigh of relief when they heard this. Although they were not afraid of the heavens or the earth, they were still a little afraid of Chen Lang, the person who had once captured their boss.
Chen Lang saw that these red-scarred thieves had caught many elderly people, and could not help but laugh: "Since when did you, the red-scarred thief change your personality? Why kidnap these old people? Let them go. "
That leader hurriedly said, "Warriors, you don't know this, but these are all doctors that we invited."
When the doctors saw these vicious red-scarred thieves, they seemed to be extremely afraid of the young man in front of them. They immediately kneeled down and asked Chen Lang for help, "Warriors, please save us! Please, Brave Warriors, save us! " All of the Red-scarf Burglars were depressed, but they didn't dare to scold and beat up Chen Lang in front of him.