Chapter 414 Hu Che-er (1/2)

Chapter 414 – Hu Che-er

Hu Che-er was one of the historical figures that made a name of himself during this civil war period. In the other timeline, he served as one of Zhang Xiu's commanders.

When Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu plotted to kill Cao Cao at Wan, Hu Chu-er was the one who volunteered that he would poison Dian Wei, who was acting as Cao Cao's bodyguard commander. He stole Dian Wei's halberds, so their men could kill everyone.

Hu Che-er succeeded, but Dian Wei still had short weapons with him. Unfortunately, Dian Wei discovered Hu Che-er's plot and killed him, but the former still died by the overwhelming army of Zhang Xiu.

In a way, Hu Che-er was the key contributor to Dian Wei's death.

But in this world, Hu Che-er did not serve Zhang Xiu since Zhang Xiu did not declare independence from Li Jue and Guo Si's regime. Instead, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Ji were sent to serve Tong as a tribute.

Without a lord, Hu Che-er found a mercenary organization to make a living. Liu Yang and Khan found them and recruited them to their army.

Now, Hu Che-er received a commission from Liu Yang that he and his men had to keep Hua Xin and Huang Wan's family as hostages, so both Han loyalists could be blackmailed later.

They could have kept their family members in Chang'An to enslave Hua Xin and Huang Wan forever. Also, Khan could have used his brainwash skill to tamper with these people's minds. Unfortunately, Khan declined all of Liu Yang's suggestions and kept on saving his lifespans to create more soldiers, so he could wage wars against Han citizens.

In Liu Yang's mind, Khan was a mad man and untrustworthy.

As illogical as it looked, Liu Yang took everything with her, so she could have more options to improvise to any situation.

Hu Che-er and the family of the former ministers were also the variable options that she kept. However, she did not expect that Hua Xin and Huang Wan would be bold enough to take risks.

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Inside the hideout, the assassins were resting. Although it was noon, most of them were sleeping, leaving only a few guards to monitor the Hua Xin and Huang Wan's family members.

Everybody thought that no one would find trouble with them on daylight since this was Tong's capital city.

The hideout was an open field inside of the city wall, which used for assembling the garrison army or erecting a temporary encampment for VIP merchants. At this place, Hu Che-er had constructed wooden shacks and pitched several tents for his 1,000 men and their hostages.

Liu Yang paid a high price to rent this space for these people, so the minor officials or lowly guards would not dare to offend them.

Hu Che-er was in a bad mood because they were in a bad position in this territory. Since Ye City disallowed all civilians to possess any weapon, such as swords, spears, or even a short knife, they could not wander around the city to establish their dominance in this city. With policemen swaggering around with swords and shields, they did not dare to stir trouble.

”What kind of city is this? Even Luoyang doesn't have this security.”

Without proper weapons, Hu Che-er was afraid that Hua Xin and Huang Wan's family could escape if they fight back.

The assassin leader looked at his men and voiced his thought, ”We should leave that girl here and escape when we have the chance. I'm sure those two geezers will rat us out.”

His subordinates disagreed, ”No, boss. I don't think they have the balls. We have the hostages here.”

”These hostages are as good as none! All of them should have been imprisoned at Chang'An, but that stupid girl took them here. It's like telling Zhang Tong's men that [We are offering these hostages back, so please come and kill us!]. You get it?”

Unfortunately, Hu Che-er's men did not think that way. They still believed that Hua Xin and Huang Wan's family members were their trump card, and they could continue blackmailing these two ministers to do their bidding indefinitely.

”You're overthinking, boss. Our princess is doing the right thing. Had she left them at Chang'An, we wouldn't have been able to exploit those two bastards. With them here, we can enjoy our retirement without having to work, right?”

Hu Che-er's face twitched, ”Fine. I'll take a walk on the street. All of you keep guarding, then.”

”Okay, boss. Buy us some women when you return!”

”…”

The assassin boss abandoned his men. Instead of visiting the town as he promised his goons, he took his horse, planning to leave the city before hell could break loose.

Unfortunately, a transparent being appeared in front of Hu Che-er.

It was one of Tong's souls, [Sloth].

Sloth pointed his index fingertip at Hu Che-er's head.

Sloth Curse!

It was a unique skill that only demons who overcame their [Sin of Sloth] had.

Hu Che-er suddenly felt exhausted as if he had not slept for days. He collapsed on the ground and fell asleep.

Not only Hu Che-er was affected, but everyone in the camp, including all hostages, also was inflicted with the curse. Purple gas enveloped the hideout, putting all assassins and hostages asleep.

It was a peaceful approach to rescue all hostages without a casualty.

An hour later, Hua Xin, Huang Wan, Lu Zhi, and policemen with many carriages arrived. They separated all hostages from the assassins and escorted them to Lu Zhi's resident. As for the assassin group, they were tied and brought to the justice department for trial and interrogation.

All assassins and Hu Che-er woke up at night.

When they found that everyone was tied and locked in prison, they panicked.

”What the fuck had happened!? Why are we here!?”

”This is a dream, right?”

”No way! I remember that I just went to sleep!”

While everyone was in an uproar, Hu Che-er remembered the last thing that he saw.

It was a ghost or a spirit that cursed them.

'Come to think of it, Zhang Tong is known to be an immortal emperor. Many of his subordinates are rumored to be immortals, as well. Well, fuck. This trip was a mistake. That little girl must have already been caught. Hua Xin and Huang Wan should have ratted us out the moment they arrived.'

The assassin leader sighed.

'I should have migrated to this city and join them as a normal soldier from the very beginning. I'm a stupid idiot!'