Chapter 270 Conflicts intensify

It was just a simple sentence, but it was powerful without any anger, and it showed his murderous intent. Especially in Sui Zuo's words and actions, the calm look of treating human life as worthless was even more frightening.

If this statement was uttered by someone else, it would probably be immediately met with ridicule and disdain. But when it came from the mouth of Xijing General, who commanded tens of thousands of elite soldiers, its significance was self-evident.

Sui Zuo was a man who always kept his word and always delivered on his promises. This character was known to everyone in Xijing Prefecture.

Hearing this, Qin Ming's face turned pale, and his fists were clenched until the knuckles turned white. However, under Sui Zuo's cold and arrogant gaze, he endured it again and again, and did not dare to refute.

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

Others may not care about the life and death of the Hexi Qin family, but Qin Ming, as the head of the Qin family, cannot help but have some concerns.

However, to other sects, Sui Zuo's arrogant words were nothing short of a sincere provocation. For a moment, everyone was furious and wanted to fight.

"Everyone, please be patient!"

Seeing Sui Zuo's domineering attitude arousing the anger of the heroes, the two sides were on the verge of a fight, and the situation was getting more and more intense. Su He couldn't help but become more anxious, and hurriedly bowed to Sui Zuo and said: "General Sui, this matter needs to be considered carefully, and we must not provoke a war!"

"Su He, when did you become so timid?" Sui Zuo frowned slightly and said contemptuously, "Don't worry, I have prepared 30,000 troops outside Xijing City. As soon as I give the order, they will enter the city immediately and kill these ignorant Han people without leaving a single piece of armor!"

"hiss!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the martial arts arena, and everyone looked at each other with horror on their faces.

The 30,000-strong Mongolian army, which has been through many battles, is well prepared for battle and is ready to fight at any time. This is no joke.

Although people in the martial arts world are used to fighting and killing, most of them are completely ignorant and unprepared when it comes to real fighting on a battlefield.

In terms of martial arts, the people in the martial arts world are indeed much stronger than ordinary Mongolian soldiers, but fighting on the battlefield is definitely not a duel in the ring. No matter how powerful a martial arts master is, if he is alone and caught in a fight among thousands of troops, he can only be slaughtered.

Most of the people present today were Jianghu disciples who did not understand the tactics of war or military strategy. They were like a pile of loose sand, with no unified command and no formation to face the enemy. Once the fight started, they could only fight on their own and would be defeated in a moment.

With just these people, they wanted to fight against 30,000 well-trained and tactically skilled Mongolian soldiers? This was nothing short of wishful thinking.

"What?" Su He exclaimed, "General Sui has also mobilized 30,000 troops?"

Sui Zuo smiled faintly and said, "You, Long Yu, and Hu Zhen are all the Khan's trusted generals and rare heroes on the grassland. To save you, let alone 300,000 troops, what would it matter even if it was 300,000?"

"From what General Sui said..." Luo Tianjin raised his eyebrows and asked meaningfully, "You seem to have known that we have captured Long Yu and Hu Zhen, so you came here prepared today?"

Hearing this, Sui Zuo's expression changed quietly. At this moment, he realized that he had said something wrong, so he said with displeasure: "In the territory of Xijing, nothing can be hidden from this general's eyes."

At this point, Sui Zuo suddenly changed the subject and asked before Luo Tianjin could ask more questions: "Who are you?"

"I am Luo Tianjin from the Xianwang Mansion in Luoyang!" Luo Tianjin bowed.

"Oh?" Sui Zuo was stunned, then sneered maliciously, "General Wang Xutong of Luoyang died in your territory?"

Luo Tianjin frowned and said calmly: "General Sui is wrong. General Wang died in his own residence, not in Luo's territory."

"Really?" Sui Zuo stared at Luo Tianjin with his tiger eyes, and sneered, "Wang Xutong's death made General Wang extremely angry. General Wang is far away in Helin, and he may not know the affairs of the Central Plains as well as I do. As for how Wang Xutong died, you and I know it tacitly."

Sui Zuo's words were like a sharp sword that pierced deeply into Luo Tianjin's heart, immediately stirring up a thousand huge waves that kept surging.

Although Luo Tianjin was nervous in his heart, he pretended to be confused on the surface. He smiled at Sui Zuo but did not say anything.

"Today, so many Han people gathered here, are they plotting a rebellion?" Sui Zuo straightened his eyes and shouted loudly, "I advise you not to have any evil ideas under my nose, otherwise I will make you wish you were dead!"

At this moment, the violent storm that had lasted for half an hour gradually faded away, the heavy rain turned into a drizzle, and the sky suddenly became much brighter than the gloomy and terrifying one just now.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Sui Zuo waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Why don't you let them go? Do you really want me to order you to raze this place to the ground?"

"This……"

Because there were 30,000 troops stationed outside the city, the martial arts heroes who were full of anger and murderous intent just now could not help but become timid and at a loss at this moment.

If they insist on not letting go, a bloody battle is inevitable, and the number of casualties will be incalculable.

If we release him, it would be like starting off well but ending badly, which would be a loss of dignity for the martial arts heroes.

The leaders of the major sects were all well-known and influential people. Their words were always true and they always kept their promises. How could they willingly submit to Sui Zuo today? Moreover, they were doing this in front of their disciples and many friends in the martial arts world.

In the world, life and death are trivial matters, face is more important.

At this moment, everyone looked around with hesitation, and no one dared to speak rashly.

Being too tough would offend Sui Zuo and lead to his own death, which would not be worth the loss.

Being too weak, one is afraid of being laughed at, or even being branded as a coward for the rest of one's life.

At this time, whoever speaks first will be in an awkward situation where he is neither accepted nor accepted.

Everyone couldn't help but turn their eyes to Luo Tianjin and Jin Fu Yu. The two of them represented the six major sects and the four major families respectively. In this time of crisis, naturally only the two of them could make the final decision for the heroes of the world.

"Are you going to release him or not?" Sui Zuo seemed to have no patience and his tone was very tough.

"Can't let go!"

Suddenly, an unquestionable voice sounded in the martial arts field.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Shen Dongshan stepped out and said righteously: "You are all heroes of the Central Plains martial arts world. How can you surrender to a Mongolian general? If you let him go, where will the face of the heroes of the world be? Where will the dignity of the Han people be?"

After that, Shen Dongshan looked straight at Jin Fuyu, with a strange look in his eyes. Then, he asked Luo Tianjin, "Lord Luo, what do you think?"

"Mr. Shen is right!"

Luo Tianjin and Shen Dongshan had already joined forces in secret. Although he didn't know what Shen Dongshan was up to, he wouldn't rashly offend Shen Dongshan. Moreover, Luo Tianjin had always been brooding over Long Yu's kidnapping of Luo Ningyu, so he never intended to give up easily.

"Because of these Tartars, the martial arts sects suffered heavy casualties, and it almost caused a disaster." Jin Fuyu said slowly, "If we give up, what kind of heroes are we? How are we different from those cowardly rats who bully the weak and fear the strong?"

"That's right!" Teng Sanshi said righteously, "Killing someone means paying with your life, and debts must be paid back. This is only natural! These people have committed numerous blood debts in the Central Plains, and today they must pay with blood."

Zuo Hongxuan echoed, "As long as we join forces, why should we be afraid of these Tartar soldiers? Not to mention 30,000, even if there are 300,000, what can we do? Killing one will cover our losses, and killing two will still earn us another!"

"That's right!" Tang Yuan sneered, "We can kill ten people each. Thirty thousand people are not enough for us to kill."

With Luo Tianjin and Jin Fuyu taking the lead, the other factions no longer hesitated and expressed their opinions one after another. For a time, lofty ambitions and heroic spirits soared to the sky, and the fighting spirit in the martial arts field became more and more intense.

Seeing this, Su He was immediately surprised and said loudly, "It's just a misunderstanding, there's really no need to make it out of hand." After that, he quickly walked towards Sui Zuo, who had a gloomy face, and whispered, "General Sui, you must not mobilize the troops! Otherwise, it will ruin the Khan and the Lord of the Ridge's painstaking plan!"

"Not moving troops? Do you want me to just sit and watch them rebel?" Sui Zuo asked back in a bad tone.

"Just be patient and leave this matter to me!" Su He said seriously.

After saying that, under Sui Zuo's skeptical gaze, Su He nodded sincerely at him.

After hesitating for a long time, Sui Zuo reluctantly agreed: "Well! For the sake of Lord Yan Ling, I can temporarily not mobilize troops. But you have to settle this matter. I don't want these Han people to do whatever they want in my territory."

"A word is settled!"

Su He and Sui Zuo high-fived each other, and then returned to the center of the martial arts field. He bowed to all directions and said, "Su knows that you are all heroes and heroes, and I also know that you are not afraid of life and death, and are not afraid of power. But what happened today... was originally a misunderstanding. There is no need for us to fight to the death."

"Misunderstanding?" Miao An mocked, "Su He, you first came here alone to pretend, and then when you found it difficult to accomplish anything, you asked Sui Zuo to lead the troops. If soft tactics don't work, then use hard tactics. You are really good at combining kindness and severity, and using both soft and hard tactics. Humph!"

"I swear to heaven that General Sui came to visit me unexpectedly and I had no idea about it before..."

"That's enough! Stop talking nonsense and do it quickly. Who's afraid of who?"

"That's right! You have knives, and so do we. It's still unclear who will live and who will die..."

"Damn it! Let's fight these Tartars..."

……

The bustling and noisy shouting and cursing continued, filling the entire martial arts arena.

At this moment, the six major sects and four great families have long forgotten the grievances between each other, and now they only want to unite against the common enemy.

Seeing this, a hint of pride appeared on Shen Dongshan's face.

"Everyone, there are 30,000 troops outside the city, and 20,000 cavalry in the Jingbei camp. They are well-trained and well-coordinated. If you fight with them, you will definitely suffer heavy casualties." Su He advised earnestly, "You are unwilling to release people, just want an explanation and are unwilling to compromise easily. But an explanation is one thing, why do you have to fight to the point of mutual destruction?"

Luo Tianjin's eyes moved, and he said thoughtfully: "Su He, it is undeniable that what you said makes some sense. Unless it is absolutely necessary, no one wants to fight to the death and both sides will suffer losses. However, they have killed so many people in the Central Plains and committed blood debts. How should this hatred be settled? This is intolerable, what is not? Therefore, we must get a satisfactory explanation today!"

"Lord Luo, Lord Jinwu, all heroes!"

Su He had a resolute look on his face. He stood alone in the rain, his posture as straight as a spear, and he stood upright. He righteously said, "I can't let you kill Long Yu and Hu Zhen, and I can't let General Sui mobilize troops against you! So I am willing to shoulder the responsibility of whatever explanation you want!"

"Wow!"

Su He's words immediately caused an exclamation.

Jin Fuyu remained calm and asked, "How are you going to explain?"

"I……"

Su He's eyes moved slightly, as if he was thinking hard.

After a moment, Su He's eyes suddenly lit up, and under the suspicious gaze of everyone, he flipped his right hand slightly, and turned the extremely sharp Blood Shadow Knife to stab his shoulder without hesitation.

"Pfft!"

"hiss!"

Accompanied by a burst of disbelief from the crowd, Su He's knife actually pierced through his broad body. The bleeding blade protruded from his back without hesitation. Round drops of blood condensed on the tip of the knife, and along with the endless rain, they dripped onto the ground.

"what!"

Su He's sudden action frightened Luo Ningyu, Pan Yuyin and other women, and they subconsciously covered their eyes with their hands.

"Brother Su, what are you doing?" Liu Xunyi was shocked and asked in astonishment, "Are you..."

"Today, there are many martial arts masters here. Su compares himself to a firefly, and dares not compete with the bright moon. Therefore, I dare..." Su He held the Blood Shadow Knife in his hand, his face showed no pain, and he did not even blink. He looked around sincerely and said loudly: "I dare to give you an explanation on behalf of Long Yu and others! As long as you agree, Su is willing to 'one knife for one person'. Long Yu, Ya Kun, Hu Zhen, Huo Biao, Qiu Zheng, five people, Su is willing to stab himself five times! If one knife is not enough, then 'two knives for one person', or even 'three knives for one person'... As long as you ask, no matter how many knives, Su will never say no!"

"The fastest swordsman in Mobei, he is so righteous and heroic. I admire him!" Luo Tianjin exclaimed.

"Lord Luo..."

"But!" Before Su He could speak, Luo Tianjin suddenly changed the subject and added in a cold tone, "Su He stabbed himself five times, which was tragic and heroic, but it was not enough to make up for the many lives lost. But considering his heroism, Luo has a suggestion, and I hope you will consider it."

"I'd like to hear the details!" the leaders of various factions responded one after another.

"Five people, one palm each!"

Under everyone's curious gaze, Luo Tianjin turned to Su He and said, "Since you are a man of great stature, the stab you just stabbed yourself counts as the first blow. As long as you are willing to take four more blows from us, we will let you take these bastards away alive. But, only for today! How do you do it?"

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(End of this chapter)