Puff puff puff...
Xiang Yu slaughtered countless Xiongnu soldiers as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, and their corpses piled up into a small mountain.
"Surround him and kill him! All of you, charge! The Xiongnu soldiers are fearless warriors!" The Xiongnu chieftain brandished his short spear.
"Chief! That assassin is too powerful! The brothers have suffered heavy losses! Let's shoot him dead with arrows!" A Xiongnu chieftain, Guduhou, was panting heavily. He had never seen a Central Plains person with such high martial arts skills. It was terrifying.
The Xiongnu chieftain slapped Bulduhou across the face. "Fool! Why didn't you say so sooner! Pass down the order: archers, fire arrows and kill the assassin immediately! Right now!"
"Here you go!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Puff puff puff...
Ahhh...
The Xiongnu soldiers besieging Xiang Yu were instantly killed by arrows. That's how ruthless the Xiongnu were; when they got reckless, they even shot their own people!
The onlookers closed their eyes in shock. "It's over! The hero must have been... Huh? He's not dead? He's not dead! Who is this person? He's amazing!"
The people cheered. The swordsman was not killed by the rain of arrows; instead, he jumped into the crowd of archers and slaughtered them.
"Is this even human?" The Xiongnu soldiers retreated one after another, and no one dared to take another step forward.
"Charge! The Xiongnu warriors are fearless!" The Xiongnu chieftain tried his best to boost the morale of his soldiers.
However, no one dared to step forward again. The Xiongnu were brave warriors but not fools. They would not go to their deaths for no reason, not even if the chieftain ordered it, let alone the Xiongnu Chanyu himself!
"Retreat! The entire army retreats!" The Xiongnu chieftain hurriedly gave the order, and fled the area surrounded by a group of soldiers.
The Xiongnu soldiers felt as if they had been granted a general amnesty, and they no longer cared about the spoils they had plundered. What slaves or property could compare to their lives?
In a flash, the Xiongnu army was wiped out, leaving behind only mountains of corpses.
"Truly a god descended to earth..." someone among the people murmured, and then the people around them knelt down in worship.
Xiang Yu did not linger there, nor did he utter a single word. Although the Xiongnu army he had just wiped out was the largest among those that had raided southwards, there were still many others in other places.
The Xiongnu army broke up into smaller groups, and Xiongnu people were committing atrocities in many villages. Some villages had been reduced to ruins, while others were being humiliated.
Xiang Yu's eyes were bloodshot, showing no mercy to these foreigners. He went into full-on killing mode, wiping out a squad of Xiongnu soldiers in minutes at a speed of 100 meters per second.
The only way for these Xiongnu soldiers who encountered Xiang Yu to survive was to turn around and run away, because Xiang Yu was very busy and had to rush around. Killing the Xiongnu soldiers was not his primary goal; rescuing the people in distress was his top priority.
Hao Jiu didn't even need to say anything now; he could just leisurely watch Xiang Yu crush the weak and his chivalry points keep increasing.
This southward-bound Xiongnu army was arguably the most unfortunate in recent years. Not only did the soldiers suffer heavy casualties, but the commander, Da Danghu, also fell seriously ill and foamed at the mouth during the retreat, his life in danger at any moment.
Among their guards were those who went berserk and attacked their own people, and some even committed suicide. It was absolutely terrifying!
However, some of the Xiongnu armies were lucky enough to have looted enough early on and did not encounter Xiang Yu, the god of war.
A group of Xiongnu soldiers gleefully drove their captured slaves along the main road back home. The men among the slaves pulled carts or carried valuables, while the women, tied together with ropes, walked forward weeping and wailing.
"Hahaha... The soldiers of the Central Plains are such cowards, they have no guts at all!" The Xiongnu chieftain, Guduhou, rode his horse with a smug look on his face.
"Report! My lord, there are people blocking the road with swords ahead!" A Xiongnu soldier hurriedly reported.
"Hmm? How many people?" Bone Lord craned his neck and asked.
"Only one person!" The soldier wiped his sweat.
"Fool! Why report when someone blocks the road? Just surround and kill them!" Marquis Bone Capital roared.
"But many of our brothers have already died by that man's sword... Ah!" The Hun soldier collapsed to the ground before he could finish speaking.
Guduhou's eyes bulged, and all the Xiongnu soldiers escorting slaves on his left and right sides in front of him lay on the ground, blood spurting from their necks.
Glug...
Marquis Gudu swallowed hard, and when he looked back, all his soldiers were dead!
Puff puff puff!
With a flash of sword light, Bone Marquis, who thought he was going to die, was shocked to find that his tendons had been severed and blood was gushing from his thigh.
The slaves, both men and women, who had just discovered that the ropes had broken, swarmed around the lone Xiongnu chieftain, their eyes filled with vengeful fury, shouting, "Bite him to death!"
Glug.
"This, this is a misunderstanding... Ah! Ah..."
The following day, at the Xiongnu royal court.
Maodun had just executed a subordinate who had performed poorly in battle and was about to return to enjoy the beauty he had just captured when he was shocked to find a stranger in his bedchamber.
"Who are you?" Maodun asked warily, reaching for the dagger at his waist.
Xiang Yu slowly turned around. “I want to kill you, but I feel it’s inappropriate. It’s better to give you a chance to save yourself. Order the release of all slaves in the Central Plains, recall the troops that have been plundering in the Central Plains, and forbid them from ever setting foot in the Central Plains again. Otherwise, I will kill you today and then talk to the new Chanyu.”
"Hahaha... Since you won't answer, then there's no need to answer. You are indeed quite capable of sneaking into my tent, but if you think you can use this to threaten me, then you're just daydreaming!" Maodun was very confident in his skills; the former number one warrior of the Xiongnu was not just a name.
"Oh? You didn't call for the guards, that takes some courage. Then I'll let you have three moves, so I won't be accused of bullying you." Xiang Yu beckoned to Maodun with his finger.
Xiang Yu had already heard about some of Maodun's deeds from Hao Jiu. He was indeed a ruthless man who murdered his father to seize power, sent his wife to deceive the enemy, was highly skilled in martial arts, and was also quite adept at military strategy.
Maodun sneered, drew his dagger, and lunged forward, declaring, "One move will take your life!"
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
A cold light flashed.
With a smile on his face, Xiang Yu subtly shifted his body and narrowly dodged the two slashes.
Maodun's expression turned solemn, knowing that he had encountered a master, but he was not afraid. Taking advantage of Xiang Yu's blind spot, he secretly pulled out a small knife and stabbed it into Xiang Yu's chest with lightning speed.
Xiang Yu's eyes lit up. "Come on."
bite!
The knife tip pierced the clothes, but could not go any further.
"You're wearing inner armor?" Maodun's expression changed slightly. He tried to attack Xiang Yu's neck again, but Xiang Yu grabbed his wrist.
"I am not wearing armor. Three moves have already passed. If you still don't know what's good for you, I will have to take action," Xiang Yu said coldly.
"Heh heh!" Maodun sneered, and thrust another dagger straight at Xiang Yu's eyes.
As a result, Xiang Yu instantly grabbed Maodun's wrist. The two struggled for only half a second before Maodun, who thought himself to be incredibly strong, exclaimed in surprise.
Snap...
Both weapons landed one after the other.
"Have mercy, brave warrior..." Maodun felt as if his two hands were about to be crushed, or had already been crushed!
"Do you agree to the conditions I mentioned earlier?" Xiang Yu asked.
"Yes, yes, please spare my life, brave warrior!" Maodun pleaded.
"Then do it immediately. I will wait for news here." Xiang Yu said, releasing Maodun. "This is your last chance."
"I'll go right now, I'll go right now." Maodun left the tent with a look of fear on his face, his expression growing increasingly gloomy.
Chapter 231 Unexpected Gain
"Brave warrior, hurry and leave! The Chanyu will surely lead a large army to surround and kill you."
The woman, trembling like a quail while hiding in the corner, abruptly broke the tranquility of the bedchamber.
"Then he's dead." Xiang Yu hesitated for a moment before asking, "Do you wish to leave this place and return to the Central Plains?"
The woman smiled sadly, "Can you go back? You are a skilled warrior, and you may be able to come and go as you please, but if you bring a weak woman with you, I'm afraid you will not be able to protect her. Wu Yue thanks you for your kindness, but please go quickly."
"I understand. If you can return to the Central Plains, do you have a place to stay? Or where do you wish to go?" Xiang Yu thought to himself, "Is this woman named Wu Yue?"
"That must be Jiangnan. The farther away from the desert, the better. Yue'er's whole family has been killed by bandits, and she is all alone and helpless..." The woman's expression suddenly changed as she spoke, and the sound of light footsteps could be heard outside.
"Hahaha..." Xiang Yu laughed as he walked out of the tent. "Modu, can you now fulfill your promise and order the release of all slaves in the Central Plains, recall the troops that have been plundering there, and forbid them from ever setting foot in the Central Plains again?"
"Hahaha... You still dare to shout even when you're about to die? I respect you as a brave man, so I'll give you a sky burial! Men, give me..." Before Maodun could finish speaking, he felt the world spinning around him.
Then he saw his troops all panicking and disorganizing as they stared in terror at a headless corpse...
"Hey! Who can replace Maodun and fulfill the agreement?" Xiang Yu asked, holding Maodun's head in his hand.
The Xiongnu soldiers were completely dumbfounded. Their Chanyu had been well protected by them just moments before, but how could his head have been taken away in the blink of an eye?
"What, is there no one to succeed the Xiongnu?" Xiang Yu frowned. The reason he hadn't killed Modu earlier was because he was worried about this situation. The Xiongnu didn't value bloodlines much and always respected the strong. Modu died suddenly, and his son was relatively young and might not be able to keep order.
"Quickly, go and inform the Left and Right Wise Kings and the Crown Prince to come here!" Finally, someone in the Xiongnu army reacted.
Soon after, the Left Wise King and Crown Prince Jizhou arrived at the place with their troops.
The Left Wise King was a burly man with broad shoulders and a strong waist. He was Maodun's right-hand man. When he heard that Maodun had been beheaded, he was first shocked, and then he was overjoyed. If he could avenge the Chanyu, his prestige would surely be greatly enhanced. Then he could secretly kill the crown prince, and the position of Chanyu of the Xiongnu would be his.
"Oh dear! Waaah... The Chanyu died such a terrible death! How dare you, a man from the Central Plains, attempt to assassinate the Chanyu! Guards, release him..."
puff!
The head in Xiang Yu's hand instantly became two. "Who else?"
Glug...
Upon seeing this, the Xiongnu soldiers swallowed hard in unison. The Left Wise King's head had been moved too? The assassin didn't seem to have touched it at all, did he? Did his head just fly there by itself?
Prince Ji Zhou gasped. He hadn't been able to outrun the Left Wise King. If he had arrived here first, his head might have been in the hands of the assassins!
"Fine, I don't care who succeeds you. Immediately release all slaves in the Central Plains, and the Xiongnu army must never set foot in the Central Plains again! Otherwise, these two will be your example!"
After saying this, Xiang Yu threw down the severed head in his hand, turned around and went into his bedchamber. Then he heard a woman's half-scream.
Glug...
Prince Jizhou felt his throat was a little dry. Had the assassin killed Maodun's wife or something?
But under such circumstances, who would dare to go in and take a look?
After a long pause, Ji Zhou finally made up his mind, grabbed the guard beside him, and said, "Go into the bedchamber and ask the brave warrior if he needs a meal. Be polite!"
"Huh? Oh." The guard's legs were a little weak, but he still mustered up his courage and went over.