Starting from the border troops, I've worked my way up to become a Martial Emperor.

Chapter 31: A coward?

Meanwhile, in the Sun family, the patriarch Sun Qian sat in the main hall of his mansion, his third son having been murdered.

It can be said that he lost his son in his old age, and his head suddenly turned a lot white.

His face was visibly haggard, and a sinister glint was spreading in his cloudy eyes.

"Have you found him? In Icefield City, can't you even find a mere city guard? Put everything else aside and send everyone out to search." The old man's voice was hoarse.

Below, a middle-aged man with a gloomy expression said, "Father, the Zhou family isn't very cooperative. They just say the city guards need to defend the city, and we're short-handed. Should we bring back the people who are secretly investigating Lu Yuan?"

After joining the Zhou family, the other party accomplished a series of significant feats, which naturally caught the attention of the Sun family.

Moreover, Zhou Hongling's arrangements for Lu Yuan went beyond the scope of what a squad leader should receive.

The Sun family has been investigating this matter and is just waiting for the right opportunity to file a report.

But who would have thought such a big thing would happen now.

"Preserve the existing evidence, suspend his case for now, bring everyone back, and we'll talk about it again after this matter is settled. Your third brother cannot have died in vain." Sun Qian's voice trembled slightly.

He had three sons, all of whom served as centurions in the army.

He only had a few hundred soldiers under his command.

Now, the youngest son has been murdered.

Their influence has diminished further.

This resentment is hard to swallow.

"I'll take care of it right away," the eldest son of the Sun family replied and left.

On the other side, Zhou He glanced at Lu Yuan, and although he was anxious, he still said, "I just found out too. That damned Sun Laosan, isn't he Wu Han's centurion?"

I don't know when, but he started having an affair with Wu Han's new wife.

Every time Wu Han was on night duty, he would climb over the wall into Wu Han's house in the middle of the night.

This time, Wu Han's younger brother discovered it, and after the two sides argued, Sun Laosan not only killed Wu Han's younger brother, but also kicked his mother to death.

This enraged Wu Han, who grabbed a knife and went to the home of Sun Laosan's mistress, where he happened to find Sun Laosan and their squad leader plotting how to frame Wu Han.

He killed both of them in one swift motion.

Hearing Zhou He say this, Lu Yuan nodded.

"Brother, in this life, you always need a few brothers you can rely on to make things easier. Wu Han is someone I've taken in, and I'm determined to save him."

I know you're new here and have your own concerns. Actually, I shouldn't have come today.

Zhou He saw that Lu Yuan did not respond, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

He turned and went out the door.

After he left, Lu Yuan did not go back to rest. Instead, he changed into a set of night clothes, put on a mask, and jumped straight out of the window at the back of the house.

In the past few days, he had noticed that someone was secretly observing and following him, but Lu Yuan did not expose them, because based on their way of doing things, he knew that they must be people from the officialdom of Dayong.

I don't want to rush into taking action without being absolutely certain.

Therefore, he couldn't rashly agree in front of Zhou He, lest the people secretly watching him notice something amiss.

However, if Wu Hanxian didn't say anything, and Shan Zhouhe insisted on taking charge, then he couldn't just stand by and watch.

So, he planned to quietly come out and deal with those who were following him, and then go after Zhou He.

However, to Lu Yuan's surprise, all those people were gone after he came out.

Although Lu Yuan was surprised, he did not hesitate.

With a light tap of his right foot, he leaped onto the rooftop, and in a few bounds, he had already tumbled out of the alleyway.

Icefield City isn't that big, but it's not that small either. If something really happens...

The noise could still be heard from a high vantage point.

......

At this moment, Wu Han was hiding in a pile of firewood at the entrance of an unknown alley. His abdomen had been pierced by a knife, and the wound on his shoulder was so deep that the bone was visible.

Although he fought desperately to defeat Sun Laosan, he was not as extraordinary as Lu Yuan, who could chase and beat up the Tendon Refining Realm cultivator while still in the Body Tempering Realm. He was now seriously injured.

Hearing the chaotic footsteps outside, I knew in my heart that I was probably going to be arrested.

But he didn't want to be arrested.

He tightened his grip on the knife, and a gloomy expression appeared on his once handsome face.

"There's blood there, right there!"

"Da da..."

Someone shouted, and then the footsteps became more frequent.

It seemed like everyone was rushing here.

"Bang!"

Wu Han knew he had been exposed, so he lifted the pile of firewood and stood up.

The long knife he gripped tightly in his hand was stained with blood.

The leader of the group was the second son of the Sun family. He was burly, with a large head and a face full of fleshy muscles covered with bumps, giving him a rather fierce appearance.

A pair of strange eyes stared at Wu Han and said, "I never thought you, you coward, would dare to kill my third son. Today I'm going to take you back and grind your bones to dust."

"Heh, am I a coward? But even though I'm a coward, I killed your brother. If I still have the strength today, I'll kill you too. If I had no ties, what would you be?"

As Wu Han spoke, he suddenly charged towards Sun Lao Er, clearly intending to fight to the death.

In a panic, Sun Lao Er also raised his knife and slashed.

But Wu Han not only didn't dodge, but his movements were even faster. As the blade fell, he changed direction and slashed at Wu Han's waist.

"Sizzle!"

Sun Lao Er was wearing iron armor, and when the blade slashed, it sparked bursts of sparks.

"laugh!"

At the same time, his knife landed on Wu Han's shoulder, blood splattering all over Wu Han's face. The other man didn't even try to dodge, grabbing the back of the knife with his other hand and chopping it down on Sun Lao Er's head.

They can be described as fearless and undaunted.

"Bang!"

Sun Lao Er dared not fight desperately. He released the knife hilt from his hand and kicked Wu Han with his right foot, trying to create distance between them.

The other party casually pulled out a long knife from his shoulder and smashed it into Sun Lao Er's leg.

Blood splattered as the opponent's calf was pierced directly by the blade.

"Ah!" A heart-wrenching scream rang out.

Blood trickled from Wu Han's mouth: "Am I a coward?"

His fighting style was too reckless; he didn't care about his own life or death at all. His only goal was to kill his opponent.

Sun Lao Er roared, "Are you all blind? What are you waiting for?!"

At this moment, the people around them reacted and charged at Wu Han with their weapons.

There were too many people, and he was almost exhausted, so he didn't have the strength to resist.

However, Wu Han did not give up resisting. Instead, he gripped the knife handle even tighter. At the moment his family died, he vowed that from now on no one could make him put down his knife.

"call out!"

But just then, a rope appeared from behind the wall, looped around him, and pulled him up. After Wu Han was pulled against the wall, a figure covering his face whispered, "It's me, hurry up."

After saying that, he pulled Wu Han and ran towards another alley.

The city guards who were wielding their weapons found their blades missing.

Sun Lao Er, furious, said, "Go around them! Chase after them and bring back the rescuers too! I want to see who dares to oppose my Sun family!"

Zhou He realized he had been careless. Although he had just found an opportunity to save Wu Han from the crowd, the city guards surrounded him too quickly.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the two of them were surrounded.

His palms were sweating with nervousness.

Wu Han felt a pang of sadness, looking at the brother who had always taken care of him, only to be dragged down by him again today.

I wish I could tear my heart out.

"I'll block them, you go," he said in a hoarse voice.

"Look at your pathetic self, you deserve to be scolded. What's with your red eyes? At worst, you'll just die, but you'll be a hero again in eighteen years. Do you think you can stop so many people?" Zhou He cursed in a low voice as usual.

However, his forehead was already covered with a dense layer of sweat.

This time, Sun Lao Er didn't step forward. He stood at the back, limping, looking at the two people surrounding him with venomous resentment in his eyes. Then, he gritted his teeth and said, "Wu Han, I've been to your house too, haha!"

Then, he waved his hand, signaling his men to seize the two men.

At this moment, both Zhou He and Wu Han knew that they were doomed.

But in the very next moment...

A figure came from behind, grabbed Sun Lao Er's head with his hand, and pulled hard.

"Sizzle!"

The other person's head was ripped off.

Then, without any fancy moves, just subtle punches and kicks, he knocked all the dozen or so city guards on the perimeter to the ground.

They were very fast and extremely ruthless.

"boom!"

Upon seeing this, the other city guards scattered in a panic. Those who had just been beaten were all Sun Lao Er's confidants; the rest were just ordinary city guards. Now that the enemy was dead, who would be willing to risk their lives?

Besides, everyone already sympathized with Wu Han regarding this matter.

"Come with me!" Lu Yuan said in a deep voice after everyone had left.

With a glint in his eyes, Zhou He carried Wu Han, who was almost unconscious, and followed.