Ch 344: The Youngest Sword Immortal
The entire training ground fell silent.
It wasn’t until the blood gradually soaked into the ground beneath their feet that everyone was stunned.
Was this man before them truly the good-for-nothing Xiao Han they had heard rumors of?
Could it be that someone was making things up?
Such decisiveness and ruthlessness were completely different from the Heir they had imagined.
Li Hanzhou’s expression was solemn; he stood motionless, only his eyes, black as a deep pool, surveying the soldiers below.
After his intervention.
The soldiers’ gazes instantly became clear.
Having not experienced warfare for a long time, they had nothing to do, so they indulged themselves with a clear conscience.
Now, seeing a splash of crimson and smelling the scent of blood, their bodies tensed, their eyes fixed on Li Hanzhou; their previous indolence turned into tension!
Seeing this, Li Hanzhou glanced at Pang Wang beside him.
At this moment, Pang Wang, looking at the corpse on the ground, also showed surprise.
Pang Wang gazed at Li Hanzhou’s back, feeling somewhat unexpected.
He had thought that such a young boy, wanting to steadily establish his prestige in the army, would have to suffer a lot.
He had thought that Li Hanzhou might use a carrot-and-stick approach, or adopt a conciliatory policy, relying on his actions to gain the recognition of others, but he never expected the process to be so simple and brutal.
If you can’t solve the problem, solve the problem itself?
“General Pang!” Li Hanzhou turned to Pang Wang: “Your Highness’s actions, are they lawful and proper?”
The voice reached his ears, and Pang Wang reacted, about to speak.
“Your Highness…”
However, halfway through his words, he was interrupted by a sudden voice.
“Your Highness, I don’t think it’s very reasonable!”
A strong man in armor suddenly stepped forward and shouted loudly.
“Oh?” Li Hanzhou turned to the man: “I remember your name is Cheng Buzhuo, right?”
He remembered this man; when he had met Pang Wang, this man was behind him.
“I didn’t expect that a lowly person like me, so inconspicuous, just like the soldier who just died, Your Highness still remembers.”
Cheng Buzhuo performed a meticulous bow, but the words he spoke had a hint of sharpness.
Pang Wang, hearing this, muttered inwardly, “It’s ruined.”
Cheng Buzhuo was a Centurion under him.
And the more than ten soldiers who were killed for soliciting prostitutes in the army were under Cheng Buzhuo.
This Centurion was very valiant in killing enemies on the battlefield, even surpassing other Commanders, but this man was somewhat brainless and didn’t know how to think.
Once, his subordinates had made a mistake first, causing a conflict with others, and were beaten up. They went back crying to Cheng Buzhuo for justice. After learning about this, Cheng Buzhuo, without asking about right or wrong, rushed to get revenge, and beat the other person to death.
If he hadn’t mediated, and talked him out of it, Cheng Buzhuo might not have been able to keep his position as Centurion. Yet he has jumped out again now.
“Your Highness, Cheng Buzhuo must still be drunk; let me punish him with dozens of lashes, and let him apologize to you after he sobers up.” Pang Wang quickly spoke, glancing at Cheng Buzhuo.
“That’s not necessary.”
Li Hanzhou’s tone was neither light nor heavy, devoid of any feelings. He turned around, his expressionless gaze fixed on Cheng Buzhuo: “What exactly is wrong with what I just did?”
Cheng Buzhuo’s Qi and Blood surged, the intense resentment in his chest almost bursting forth; he didn’t even hear Pang Wang’s words.
“The country has its laws, the army has its iron rules. My subordinates made mistakes, so naturally I, as their Centurion, should deal with it. On the other hand, Your Highness has never been in the army, only here for an inspection; you have no real power to interfere. This is utterly improper!”
“Oh? Then how would you handle it?”
Li Hanzhou’s voice carried a chill.
Cheng Buzhuo’s mind suddenly froze; after a moment, he said: “Your Highness doesn’t understand; everyone in this army, regardless of their position, are brothers who fought together on the battlefield. People make mistakes; it’s inevitable. If I were to give them a good scolding, they would surely reform!”
Hearing this, Li Hanzhou’s face suddenly sank: “General Pang, is this the Centurion you taught?”
As soon as he finished speaking.
An extremely sharp Sword Qi emerged from him, instantly filling the entire training ground.
The next moment, the Sword Qi suddenly became a hundred times sharper than before. Cheng Buzhuo merely blinked, and felt a sharp pain throughout his body.
The Sword Qi had merged with the breeze, gently brushing past, silently penetrating his skin and drilling into his meridians.
By the time Cheng Buzhuo reacted, his Dantian had been attacked by the Sword Qi, pierced with countless tiny holes. Like a leaking balloon, all his True Qi rapidly dissipated, turning him into a cripple!
“Ah! No, my Cultivation Level!”
Cheng Buzhuo’s face was pale, losing his composure, he shouted like an ordinary person, his gaze towards Li Hanzhou filled with deep fear.
The soldiers below widened their eyes, staring blankly at Li Hanzhou above.
First, more than ten people were killed, and now Centurion Cheng Buzhuo had his cultivation level destroyed!
Pang Wang’s face changed, his mind in turmoil.
Looking at his hands, he saw that several extremely fine scars had appeared at some point, clearly caused by sword qi as thin as fur.
Even he, the strongest in the army besides the King of Northern Qi, hadn’t noticed!
Furthermore, the strands of Sword Qi pervading Heaven and Earth, seemingly chaotic, were actually everywhere, containing intense killing intent, and had already reached the realm of a Sword Immortal!
Pang Wang couldn’t help but think, if Li Hanzhou wanted to take action against him, his head would be rolling in less than a second!
“Cheng Buzhuo, as a Centurion, instead of abiding by the army’s iron laws, deliberately shielded his subordinates, and was lax in his discipline and didn’t distinguish right from wrong. According to the law, I have destroyed his cultivation, stripped him of his Northern Qi Army identity, and expelled him from the army!”
Li Hanzhou’s voice, neither light nor heavy, echoed throughout the training ground.
For a moment, no one spoke.
“Approaching Person, expel Cheng Buzhuo from the army!”
Pang Wang took a deep breath, looked at Li Hanzhou, his eyes filled with intense gravity and a hint of awe.
Sword Immortal!
Such a young Sword Immortal, perhaps unprecedented in history!
“Subordinate Pang Wang is willing to obey the Heir’s orders and alleviate the Heir’s worries!”
Only now did he truly look at Li Hanzhou with respect, completely convinced, even willing to be subservient; after all, the Heir was a Sword Immortal at such a young age. If he were to be led by him in the future, they would surely reach even greater heights!
The General had spoken; the other Commanders and Centurions under him quickly reacted and followed suit, responding with a loud shout.
This action instantly infected the soldiers below. The same words were spoken by different people in different voices, overlapping to form a mighty wave of sound.
“We are willing to obey the Heir’s orders!”
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