flstandardbreds Chapter 456 What Happened
Chapter 456 What Happened
“Hiss——”
Li Zhi sucked in a breath of cold air. The excruciating pain all over his body felt as if he were pierced by thousands of steel needles at the same time, forcibly pulling his consciousness back to reality from the chaos.
He slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was a clear light blue sky without a trace of clouds, and the tranquility was eerie.
A strong smell of blood suddenly rushed into his nose, choking him so much that he frowned and couldn't help coughing.
Li Zhiqiang endured the pain all over his body, supported himself on the ground with his hands, and took a lot of effort to stand up shakily.
However, the scene before him made him stand still for a moment, as if he had been cast under a spell.
He saw a mess all around, the ground was covered with shocking bloodstains and broken limbs. The bright red blood gathered into small puddles, shining with a chilling luster in the sunlight. The smell of blood in the air was so strong that it was almost tangible, like an invisible net that tightly enveloped him.
Li Zhi's eyes were filled with confusion, and he looked around subconsciously.
But he was surprised to find that he was already on the other side of the Black Water River.
But what was strange was that the surroundings were dead silent, without a single person in sight, only this tragic Shura-like scene.
At this moment, a slight noise came from the thatched hut not far away. Although the sound was slight, it was particularly clear in the silence.
Li Zhi's heart tightened, and without thinking, he raised his foot and walked towards the thatched hut.
As he lifted his foot, he felt a strange sticky sensation on the sole of his foot.
He looked down and saw that his body was covered in blood. The dried blood had turned black and was sticky on his clothes and skin, forming a layer of blood scabs.
"this..."
There was confusion in Li Zhi's eyes. At first he thought he was injured and bleeding, but after a careful examination, he found that apart from the aches and pains all over his body, he had no obvious external injuries.
His gaze slowly fell on the broken limbs on the ground, and an ominous premonition surged in his heart. These blood stains might have come from here.
But for some reason, Li Zhi has no memory of it at all.
Li Zhi knew that the most urgent task at the moment was to find out what had happened.
He shook his head vigorously, forced himself to cheer up, and walked towards the thatched hut with one step deep and one step shallow, thinking that if there was someone in the house, perhaps they could solve all these mysteries.
When he arrived in front of the thatched hut, Li Zhi saw that the wooden door was closed. He reached out and pushed it, but the door did not move at all. It was obviously blocked by something from the inside.
However, as he pushed the door open, a slight cry of surprise came from inside the house, followed by a crying voice: "Don't kill me... Don't kill me..."
Li Zhi felt the voice sounded familiar. After careful consideration, he recognized it as one of the envoys from Yong State to Wei. Tentatively, Li Zhi called out, "...Is that Chen Dong?"
The crying and shouting in the room suddenly stopped. A moment later, Chen Dong's hesitant voice came: "Master Li...Master Li, have you regained your consciousness?"
Li Zhi frowned slightly, confused by Chen Dong's words, but still responded, "It's me! Open the door quickly, I have something to ask you."
Upon hearing this, Chen Dong's excited voice immediately rang out: "Okay! I'll open the door for you..."
Then, there was a flurry of movement in the house, mixed with the sound of objects colliding.
"Creak——"
The wooden door slowly opened, and Chen Dong cautiously stuck his head out. When he saw that Li Zhi's eyes were clear and his expression was normal, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly opened the door completely.
When Li Zhi saw that it was indeed Chen Dong, he felt relieved.
Seeing that the door was open, he stepped into the house.
As soon as he entered, the strong smell of blood on his body rushed straight to Chen Dong, choking him and making him cough violently.
Chen Dong looked at Li Zhi, who was covered in blood, and his heart, which had just been relieved, was instantly in suspense again.
Li Zhi glanced around the room and found that there was no one else except Chen Dong.
So, he couldn't wait to ask, "Chen Dong, what exactly happened? Do you know anything?"
When Chen Dong heard Li Zhi's question, it was as if the saddest thing in his heart was touched. His emotions collapsed instantly and he burst into tears with a "wow".
He collapsed on the ground, sobbing and telling everything he had witnessed in a fragmented manner...
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At that time, the situation was extremely critical. Li Zhi made a prompt decision and ordered everyone to jump into the river to survive.
Everyone jumped into the turbulent Black Water River.
Chen Dong was a landlubber and had an instinctive fear of water, but he knew in his heart that if he didn't jump into the river, he would surely die, so he gritted his teeth and jumped in.
The moment he entered the water, the cold river water suddenly poured into his mouth, choking him and causing him to cough violently.
Fortunately, Su Liang was by his side at the time. Su Liang had lived by the sea since he was a child and was a good swimmer. He quickly grabbed him and swam all the way to the shore.
If Su Liang had not come to his rescue in time, Chen Dong would have drowned in the turbulent Black Water River.
However, they never expected that even if they left the Blackwater River and successfully reached the shore, the danger was not far away.
When the Ninth Prince of Wu saw Li Zhi and his men jumping into the river, he led his men to wait on the shore, waiting for them to fall into his trap.
Chen Dong, Su Liang and other people who had struggled to get ashore from the river were all captured by the Ninth Prince of Wu's subordinates without exception.
If the people from the Qiongqi Camp were present at that time, with their martial arts and courage, they would definitely fight back to the death and would never surrender so easily.
But unfortunately, those who were able to go ashore were all civil servants who were powerless.
As for the soldiers of the Qiongqi Camp and the people of the Night Patrol including Li Zhi, they all sank to the bottom of the river like a stone sinking into the sea, without a sound at all.
These civil servants who had finally made it ashore were plunged into a hellish nightmare.
Faced with the brutal and ruthless Ninth Prince of Wu, Su Liang and his men suffered cruel torture and abuse.
Su Liang, a fifth-rank official of the Ministry of Rites, was ultimately not spared and was ruthlessly murdered by the Ninth Prince.
You know, this mission has been successfully completed. Once Su Liang returns to Yongguo, his promotion to Minister of Rites is almost a foregone conclusion.
It’s a pity that he never had the chance to return home.
Chen Dong was lucky enough to be ranked last.
He watched helplessly as his colleagues were tortured horribly one after another in front of him, and eventually died with hatred.
Just when it was his turn to be killed, something strange happened in the Blackwater River.
The Black Water River, which was originally calm, suddenly began to churn violently, as if some huge force was stirring at the bottom of the river.
Immediately afterwards, a figure shot out from the river like an arrow.
Everyone looked closely and saw that the figure was Li Zhi!
Li Zhi's eyes were red, and he held a black sword in his hand, the sword flashing with a cold light.
As soon as he got ashore, Li Zhi went crazy and launched a frantic attack on the people around him.
Although the guards of the Ninth Prince of Wu were all masters with extraordinary skills, they seemed so vulnerable in front of the mad Li Zhi.
Li Zhi swung the black sword in his hand with great force, and every swing brought about a bloody storm.
Under his fierce attack, the guards fell one after another and were eventually all killed. Even the ninth prince of Wu could not escape and died at the hands of Li Zhi.
Originally, Chen Dong thought that Li Zhi was here to save them. Just as a glimmer of hope arose in his heart, before he could be happy, he was horrified to see Li Zhi turn around and walk towards other of his own people who were tortured half to death but not yet dead, and then attacked them cruelly.
Li Zhi looked as if he wanted to kill everyone who was still breathing.
This scene scared Chen Dong so much that he hid in the thatched hut in a panic.
After a long time, Chen Dong heard the noise outside gradually die down, and he peeked out of the window tremblingly.
Li Zhi was seen fainting on the ground, and there was no living person around him, not even a complete body. It was just blood and debris, like hell.
Chen Dong was scared to death, his heart filled with fear. He didn't have the courage to go out to check the situation. He could only hide in the thatched hut, trembling like a frightened rabbit.