Chapter 237 (1/2)

Almost a hundred soldiers drew their swords as they stared down Fang Zhengzhi. They were all intent on killing him, and they were extremely overbearing.

All of the villagers began to plead upon seeing this.

”Commander sir, please no, please don't kill Zhengzhi...”

”Zhengzhi, apologize to the commander, tell him that you have no intention to rebel!”

As villagers who had never been out, the Great Xia Dynasty Army was a G.o.dlike ent.i.ty. No one thought that Fang Zhengzhi could go up against that.

The entire scene erupted in chaos.

Elderlies, ladies, kids, were all nervous. Some were on the verge of tears, some others tried to use their bodies to block the path of the soldiers.

No matter what Fang Zhengzhi just did, they all treated him as their family. No one wanted to see anything untoward happen to him.

Chi Guyan looked at the fallen soldier calmly. She did not seem surprised, neither did she try to stop Fang Zhengzhi.

”Kill!” The commander lowered his sword and bellowed. He prepared to kill this audacious teen in front of him.

But...

At this point, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him. This figure was dressed in a blue long sleeved s.h.i.+rt which flapped in the wind. His expression was icy. He ignored the commander.

The commander could not believe his eyes.

He knew that his opponent was fast, but he did not expect him to be that fast. More importantly, he felt a strong suppressive force on his body.

This was not an aura.

This was actual suppression. He could feel and see the mountains and trees moving to suppress his every movement.

”Area of control!”

”Mountains and vines!”

”He's... he's in the Heavenly Reflection State?! How can this be? He can't be more than 15 years old. Zhengzhi... they call him Zhengzhi... he, he's Fang Zhengzhi?! The second person after Chi Guyan to attain the Heavenly Reflection State below the age of 18! He's the top performing candidate at the River of Trust Province Examinations!”

In an instant, the commander finally knew who was the youth standing in front of him.

He had received the order to enter the Northern Mountain Village over a month ago. Even though he did not know how Fang Zhengzhi did in the imperial examinations, Fang Zhengzhi's breakthrough at the Divine Constabulary was common knowledge.

When combined with what the villagers called him, it was not difficult to deduce who this youth was.

It was a pity...

He realized it too late.

He began to sweat profusely.

He may be the leader of over a hundred soldiers, but he was just a commander in charge of logistics. He was not even finished with the Divine Seal State.

As for the soldiers around him, they were just strong individuals. There were less than three cultivators amongst them.

A hundred ordinary soldiers against a Heavenly Reflection State powerhouse.

There was only one way this ended...

Death!

”Oh my G.o.d!” The commander screamed and fell to his knees. He was being forced downwards by the pressure from the mountains. In that instant, he felt all his energy dissipate.

His heart had been pierced.

”Plonk!”

The commander fell to the ground, still in disbelief.

How can a commander like myself die here? He could not believe that the Northern Mountain Village talent was Fang Zhengzhi.

If he had known this earlier, he would never have allowed his subordinates to do what they did.

However, there were no second chances.

This may be Heaven's will.

When someone is of poor character, karma would eventually catch up with him. It was just like how one's shoes would get wet if they always walked by the river.

All of the other soldiers were also rooted to the ground. They too were being surrounded by Fang Zhengzhi's area of control.

”Heavenly... Heavenly Reflection?!”

As soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty, they were trained to not fear death. However, that did not mean that they would willingly send themselves to their own deaths.

Furthermore, their commander had already died.

None of them dared to act without direct orders.

All of them looked at Fang Zhengzhi in fear.

At this moment, all of the soldiers looked to each other, all of them trembling in their spots.

”Clang!”

A crisp clang rang out as a blade was dropped on the floor.

Then another one, and another one...

Before long, all of the hundred soldiers had laid down their weapons.

The villagers were in shock and awe. They were shocked by Fang Zhengzhi's speed and ability. Furthermore, they were in awe at the commander's lack of fight when Fang Zhengzhi appeared next to him.

More importantly, all of the surrounding soldiers did not move.

It felt like they were cemented to the ground. It was a little strange...

”How... how powerful?! Is that really Zhengzhi? Why is he so powerful...” All of the villagers were in shock.

This youth had lived with them for eight years.

However, he had demonstrated abilities that none of them had ever seen before.

”Zheng Er...” Qin Xuelian was happily surprised. Even so, she was worried for her son.

Fang Houde was also in awe. He knew that his son was strong, but he did not know exactly how powerful Fang Zhengzhi was. Fang Zhengzhi rarely showed his powers in public.

He finally knew today.

But he was at a loss after seeing the results.

”How long have you all been in the Northern Mountain Village?” Fang Zhengzhi did not move anymore, staring calmly at the trembling soldiers.

”We... we have been here... one... one month...” One of the soldiers stammered.

”One month!” Fang Zhengzhi's gaze turned icy, ”So, you have had one months worth of meat and wine whilst my villagers have eaten one month of vegetables and drank plain water?”

”Yes, yes... this was the command given to us, we... we...” All of the soldiers paled.

”Young master Fang, please have mercy!”

”Young master Fang, we... we may have eaten well this one month, but we did not commit any heinous crimes... we don't deserve to die! Oh yes, and we gave the villagers the token for them to move freely in an out of Huai An County!”

All of the soldiers fell to their knees.

”Zhengzhi, what they said is true. Now that the commander is dead, show them some mercy!” Zhang Yangping ran to Fang Zhengzhi's side and advised upon seeing the situation.

Fang Zhengzhi knew what Zhang Yangping was thinking. The villagers have always been simple people.

If he killed all the soldiers and ran the rivers red with their blood, it would cast a shadow over all of the villagers' hearts.

He had killed the commander precisely for that reason. By killing the commander, he could prevent a ma.s.sacre.

”Scram!”

The hundred strong army got out of the village overnight. They lugged the two bodies along. Each one of them was pale, almost as if they had just experienced a catastrophe.