Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1115: A Show of Power

The middle-aged man was surprised when he heard this.

"Hey, I really gave you a pretty good discount. You've managed the relationship quite well."

"What's your name?"

Lin Feng smiled and asked casually.

"Chen Sanrong is a distant relative of the Prime Minister's wife's family, within the fifth degree of kinship."

A smug look appeared on Chen Sanrong's face.

"Well, I've taken good care of you."

"Nowhere is as glamorous as you, deputy captain. You must be a fifth-rank official. Money really does make things better."

Chen Sanrong felt both envious and jealous.

"What's so great about it? Even the gatekeeper at the Prime Minister's house is a seventh-rank official."

"Hehe, that's just a rumor."

The two chatted idly, making small talk, which puzzled Lin Feng.

"How can we, as guards, be so leisurely?"

"Hey, what could possibly happen? The Prime Minister can handle it all. Nobody dares to cause trouble. You can even go to sleep."

Chen Sanrong didn't care at all.

"It's definitely a good deal."

Chen Sanrong laughed and said, "You don't need to worry. As long as someone wants to buy an official position, they can make at least 20,000 or 30,000 yuan by doing some favors through you. They'll break even in less than two years and become a fifth-rank official for free, which will make people very envious."

Lin Feng didn't want to say anything more, and waved his hand: "Alright, keep up your post, I'm going to take a walk over there."

"No need to bother, just find a place to hide, I guarantee nothing will happen."

Lin Feng thought about it and agreed. It was still early, and wandering around like this was a waste of time. It would be better to find a corner to meditate and study the cultivation method.

Thinking of this, he turned around and came to a doorway. It was hidden in the darkness, not easy to be discovered, and very quiet.

Lin Feng sat cross-legged on the steps, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.

His mind quickly became absorbed in it, and he forgot about time and everything else.

The practice of studying qigong requires a quiet environment, free from outside interference, and the ability to calm the mind and contemplate for a long time before one can gain some insight.

This is why cultivators from those hidden sects always stay in the deep mountains, oblivious to outside affairs.

However, this place is a secular residence, surrounded by Miao Changfeng's guards, who patrol from time to time.

Just as Lin Feng was deep in thought, he suddenly felt a pain in his thigh.

He immediately opened his eyes and looked up to observe.

He then noticed that seven or eight guards were standing around him, some holding torches and lanterns, staring at him with mocking expressions.

There was an officer in full armor in front of him, who was pulling one foot back.

Clearly, this person kicked Lin Feng in the thigh, waking him up.

The pain caused Lin Feng to fall into deep thought, indicating that the person had used considerable force.

Seeing Lin Feng open his eyes, the officer pretended to be stern.

"Hey, Vice Captain, how can you be allowed to hide and sleep while serving as a bodyguard for the Prime Minister? This is a violation of the rules, what should be your punishment?"

Lin Feng glanced at the seven or eight soldiers and saw that they all had a half-smile on their faces and a mischievous look on their faces. He knew that they were deliberately trying to cause trouble and give him a hard time.

Seeing Lin Feng's bewildered expression, Jia squatted down and twirled two fingers together.

"Give the brothers some money for a drink and entertainment, and we'll call it quits, how about that?"

Lin Feng remained expressionless, gripping the sword at his waist with his right hand. Without a word, he simply exerted a little force and swung the sword.

The sword, along with its sheath, struck half of Jia Zheng's face.

Everyone was waiting for his answer, but to their surprise, he didn't say a word and immediately drew his knife.

With a loud thud, a red flower seemed to bloom on Jia Zheng's face, and amidst the splattering of blood, he tumbled and fell to the ground.

He died without even letting out a scream.

The remaining guards were speechless and stood there dumbfounded.

Even if someone is insubordinate, they shouldn't kill someone, right?

Seeing that Lord Jia was lying on the ground without making a sound, he was definitely not going to make it.

Lin Feng slowly stood up and glanced at everyone.

"Anyone else want to go for a night of drinking and womanizing?"

A soldier threw down his torch, turned and ran, opening his mouth as if to shout.

Unexpectedly, a jolt ran down the back of his head, and he was plunged into darkness, losing consciousness.

Lin Feng arrived first despite being behind, slowly sheathing his waist knife and pulling a silk handkerchief from his belt to gently wipe the bloodstains off the knife.

"Anyone else want to have some drinks with courtesans?"

Although they had seen murder before, this was the first time they had ever witnessed a life taken so casually.

The remaining soldiers around were so frightened that they froze and dared not move.

One quick-witted fellow immediately knelt on one knee, bent down, and shouted.

"My lord, I dare not do that. Please punish me."

When one person knelt down, all the soldiers followed suit, bowing their heads and awaiting Lin Feng's judgment.

Lin Feng sneered: "Heh, is that all the grit you've got? Give me your names and hometowns one by one."

The remaining six soldiers quickly told each other their names and hometowns.

Lin Feng clearly repeated each of them one by one, then sneered.

"Go dig a hole and bury them both. Anyone who dares to tell anyone will suffer the consequences. Do you understand?"

"Understood, sir."

"clear..."

Lin Feng smiled sinisterly and gestured to the six people.

"Remember, if this gets leaked, I don't care who it was, all six of you will be buried with them. You'd better keep an eye on each other."

After saying that, he turned around, brushed off non-existent dust from his clothes, and walked away slowly.

As he disappeared into the darkness, the soldiers exchanged glances.

"How to do?"

"Holy crap, is it really that ruthless?"

"This is the first time I've seen anything like it. So clean and efficient, killing someone like butchering a chicken..."

"I'm asking what we should do?"

"Hurry up and dig the hole, what if he's watching from the shadows?"

The men felt a chill run down their spines and quickly got up to lift the two corpses off the ground.

Lin Feng walked straight away, no longer caring about what they were doing.

My anger subsided a little, and I was just getting to the crucial point when I was kicked. Is there no justice in this world?

Don't even mention that you're a vice-captain. Who wouldn't be angry in this situation?

Even if the matter is reported to Miao Changfeng, Lin Feng is not afraid.

A mere squad leader dares to kick his own deputy squad leader. If he doesn't deserve to die, then who does?

I'm not going to waste my breath on you soldiers. If you dare to act recklessly again, I'll just kill you.

These are all bad habits that have developed from being spoiled by others.

Lin Feng strolled back to a spot not far from the main hall and heard a woman singing softly inside, amidst the joyful atmosphere of the hall.

I feel I need to find a secluded place to think about some serious matters.

In the southern border region of Dazong, in Yingjianxia County, between Fuzhou and Ganqing Prefectures, Hu Jincai looked at the battle report in front of him.

His guess was correct. A caravan of nearly 20,000 people set out from Ganqing Prefecture, heading straight for Yingjian Gorge.

At this time, the forces in Yingjian Gorge City numbered less than two thousand, plus Lin Feng's five hundred guards.

If they do not evacuate immediately, they will be trapped here.

Looking out the window at the low city walls in the distance, Hu Jincai knew that this place would be difficult to defend, and the only option was to retreat to Funing Prefecture and make further plans.

"Men, assemble the troops. In half an hour, we will withdraw from the west gate of the city and head towards Funing Prefecture."

Hu Jincai decisively ordered the abandonment of the defense of Yingjian Gorge.