But their blades, slashed out as they charged forward, were blocked by the iron shields, and the swordsmen beside them used their shields to clash against the others.
Some of the death warriors were pushed back by the impact, leaving their defenses open. Immediately, swift blades pierced through the gaps between the shields, reaping their lives!
Although these death warriors had all been rigorously trained, each possessing exceptional martial skills, they were facing the elite Qi Family Army swordsmen!
These swordsmen employed the Qi Family Army's sword-and-shield formation. Faced with such a fierce assault from a sword-and-shield army, Wei Zhongxian's death warriors couldn't break through, only to be slaughtered one by one!
At that moment, Chen Ran and Ding Xiu had already silently leaped onto the wall, using the rain as cover, they swiftly moved like nimble cats along the wall towards the second floor of the inn.
Whoosh!
A sharp piercing sound!
From the window on the second floor, a javelin suddenly flew out, like a serpent, aiming for Chen Ran.
A flash of blade light, Chen Ran's embroidered spring sword was already unsheathed, he cut the javelin in half with a single strike.
Bang!
The window from which the javelin was thrown suddenly shattered, a young man in a white embroidered robe, wielding a strangely shaped Western sword, leaped out and charged towards Chen Ran.
“I'll handle him!”
Ding Xiu snorted coldly, his Imperial Guard saber unsheathed, the blade flew diagonally, striking down fiercely at the young man.
The two clashed, but Chen Ran did not hesitate, he turned and jumped through the broken window.
He had just stepped through the window, his feet hadn't even touched the ground, when two blades slashed towards him in a crisscrossing motion.
The death warriors within the room, silent and hidden in the darkness, attacked directly at Chen Ran's vital points, their moves were incredibly ruthless!
Chen Ran swept his blade horizontally, deflecting the two blades, and then he swiftly slashed forward!
Clang!
This strike severed a death warrior's steel blade directly, the blade's momentum undiminished, it fiercely chopped down at the man's face, instantly severing half his head!
Seeing Chen Ran's brutal and ruthless attack, another death warrior was shocked. Gritting his teeth, he swung his blade towards Chen Ran's neck.
But Chen Ran moved faster, the blood from the first death warrior's face had just sprayed out, when his blade already flipped, and he slashed diagonally.
Swoosh!
The embroidered spring sword brushed past the second death warrior's blade, instantly severing his neck. His head immediately drooped to the side.
Before the bodies of the two could fall, Chen Ran twisted his foot, his body flashed, and he jumped out of the room.
Wei Zhongxian was in the Tian Zi Hao (Sky Character) room in the middle of the second floor, and two death warriors were guarding the corridor outside his door!
Seeing Chen Ran, a single man, slaughter two death warriors inside the room, the two outside were instantly terrified, their jaws clenched, they brandished their blades and charged towards Chen Ran.
Chen Ran pushed off the floor with his feet, and his body leaped upward.
Mid-air, he spun like a spinning top, instantly channeling all his strength into his right arm, and then concentrating it on the blade.
Clang!
This powerful, fierce, and domineering strike, slashed down, shattering the two death warriors' steel blades into four pieces, sending the tips flying.
After Chen Ran's blade severed their steel swords, it continued to slash down on their bodies.
Swoosh Swoosh!
The two death warriors' bodies were severed by his embroidered spring sword!
The severed torsos and lower limbs were instantly separated, falling onto the floor. Between the severed limbs, a horrifying trail of blood and blade wounds marked the gruesome scene!
Chen Ran, however, didn't spare them a glance. He raised his leg and kicked the door to the Tian Zi Hao room open with a single blow.
Inside the room, a frail, white-haired old man, dressed in white, sat behind a table, his expression sinister!
A teenage boy, with hands clasped behind him, stood not far away, his expression a mix of fear and coldness as he looked at the suddenly intruding Chen Ran.
“That old fool Chongzhen doesn't want me to live!”
Wei Zhongxian laughed sinisterly.
“Are you one of Zhao Jingzhong's people?”
Chen Ran gave a cold smile but didn't answer. He walked towards Wei Zhongxian, his blade pointed at his neck.
Wei Zhongxian, his eyes filled with sinister intent, watched Chen Ran.
“Commander, if you kill me, you won't be able to report back to your superiors, will you?”
“I've taken a majority of the treasury's silver, Chongzhen has been dreaming of getting it back. If you only kill me, I doubt it will satisfy him.”
He suddenly lifted a piece of cloth on the table, revealing a pile of gleaming gold and a stack of silver bills beneath.
“There are four hundred taels of gold here, and silver bills worth several tens of thousands of taels!
Wei Zhongxian's eyes seemed to be lit up by the gold, his voice filled with seductive temptation, he said,
“Commander, your annual salary is only a few copper coins. Take this gold and silver, and leave this place!”
“If you kill me, my adopted sons and loyal servants will come after you, and you will likely meet the same fate! Why not take this reward and let me go!”
As Wei Zhongxian spoke, Chen Ran remained silent, his eyes seemingly drawn to the gold on the table.
Wei Zhongxian thought he had been swayed.
At that moment, the boy suddenly pulled out a short dagger from his sleeve and stabbed fiercely at Wei Zhongxian's back.
A flash of blade light!
Chen Ran suddenly took a step and dashed to Wei Zhongxian's side, his blade pierced through the boy's throat with a single strike!
A stream of blood spurted from the boy's throat, and he collapsed on the ground.
This boy had been bought by Zhao Jingzhong.
He saw that Chen Ran was silent, staring at the gold, so he thought that Chen Ran was about to be persuaded by Wei Zhongxian, and immediately prepared to kill Wei Zhongxian.
However, Chen Ran directly took his life!
Wei Zhongxian looked at the short dagger in the boy's hand, his face instantly turning pale with shock.
A cold, mocking smile appeared on Chen Ran's face.
“Your adopted sons and loyal servants, I'm sure they'd be ecstatic if you died sooner, wouldn't they?”
Hearing Chen Ran's words, Wei Zhongxian's face changed once more.
After finishing his words, Chen Ran turned and walked towards the table.
His left hand slowly moved over the gold and silver bills.
The gold and silver bills on the table, as his hand moved, instantly disappeared!
Wei Zhongxian was even more shocked, his eyes filled with fear and disbelief.
He had no idea that Chen Ran, with a simple gesture, had silently placed the gold and silver bills into his system space.
Such an act, in Wei Zhongxian's eyes, was nothing short of sorcery!
“If I kill you, your money will be mine!”
Chen Ran coldly stated.
“You've wreaked havoc on the Great Ming for eight years, accumulating a lot of wealth. Hand it over, and I might let you suffer less.”
Wei Zhongxian's body trembled, but a cold, sharp smile appeared on his face.
“You, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, just know how to use torture to extract confessions. Don't forget that I controlled the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Imperial Prison for eight years. I've seen your tricks!”
Chen Ran smiled faintly.
“What are the tortures of the Imperial Prison? There are many things you've never seen!”
With that, he grabbed Wei Zhongxian's chest, directly throwing him onto the table, then he quickly bound his hands and feet to the table legs.
Wei Zhongxian's face was filled with terror.
“You... what are you going to do!”