Chapter 889 – Northern Overlord (Twenty-Six)
As soon as the long sword was drawn, that person’s body fell like a mountain of flesh, toppling to the ground with eyes wide open until death took hold.
“I thought you all would show some sense, that we could get along, but it seems each of you is rushing toward death.”
Jiang Pengji flicked her wrist, flicking off the blood from the sword blade.
Liu Zhao murmured behind her.
“These families have deep-rooted influence in Chongzhou. After Eldest Sister kills their people, it’s bound to create deadly grudges.”
“Chongzhou hardly has any real powerful factions. These can be considered families? Ha! They are nothing more than a few generations of nouveau riche. When there are no tigers in the mountain, the monkeys claim to be kings. Father was too lenient with them, treating them with courtesy, only to inflate their arrogance. Dealing with people like this requires even more rogue tactics.” Jiang Pengji scoffed, saying, “Without them, I can support other obedient people. I only need those who are docile and sensible; those who aren’t can die, and there’s nothing to regret.”
Liu Zhao fell silent, feeling awkward.
It’s easy to say that, but who really has the guts to act on it?
Seeing the fear on everyone’s faces, Jiang Pengji felt considerably pleased and teased, “Furthermore, Zishi and Wenzheng have already surrounded their estate so tightly that if they dare to act rashly, we could wipe them out completely.”
What?
They received news that Liu Xi had just arrived in Chongzhou today—when would they have had time to arrange all this?
Thinking about this, they turned their gazes to Liu Zhi.
Liu Zhi, seated at the upper table, remained indifferent.
They were wronging Liu Zhi.
He sincerely wanted to connect Jiang Pengji with the big shots of Chongzhou today.
However, his daughter had already grown up, with her own ideas. Plus, with Feng Zhen and Qi Guanrang, who were both decisive and ruthless, it was inevitable that these annoying parasites of Chongzhou had been marked for elimination. Whether it was today or tomorrow, there would be bloodshed; it was just a matter of time.
The massacre of the Hujun families, which should have been resolved in this life due to Liu Zhi’s intervention, was now running afoul of historical inertia back in Chongzhou.
Liu Zhi sighed internally.
Beside him, Liu Zhao asked Jiang Pengji, “Eldest Sister, what about the others?”
Are we going to kill them too?
Having already killed one, it would suffice as a warning, and they would obediently ‘lend’ the land needed for farming.
From Liu Zhao’s perspective, he disapproved of killing the remaining people.
Not that he was afraid to kill, but these people were somewhat related to the stability of Chongzhou. If they were all wiped out, it would easily lead to chaos.
Jiang Pengji rolled her eyes, glancing down from her lofty perch.
“Kill them.”
She had intended to familiarize herself with the powers in Chongzhou before taking action, but since the opportunity had arisen, it was good to catch them off guard.
Li Yun and Fu Wang clasped their fists in acknowledgment, and the others, recognizing their imminent peril, drew their swords, ready to fight to the bitter end.
However, having lived in comfort for so long, their previously learned martial skills had grown rusty, and their swords were more ornamental than functional.
Fu Wang and Li Yun were both battle-hardened warriors, efficiently dispatching these few fat, weak opponents with utmost ease.
Blood flowed like a river inside the room, and the cries of slaughter outside gradually hushed.
These people didn’t come alone for the banquet; they had brought dozens of guards, all of whom had now been slain.
Looking at the corpses lying in the room, Fu Wang meticulously checked each one to ensure they were truly dead before reporting back to Jiang Pengji.
“All eliminated.”
Jiang Pengji replied, “I understand. Have someone come to properly handle their bodies.”
Liu Zhi was accustomed to the scene, while Liu Zhao was still in shock, and the audience in the live stream displayed varied attitudes.
The red-dotted audience members were either mocking the excessive bloodshed, worrying that Jiang Pengji’s mass killing would invite public condemnation, some found her a pervert for killing at the slightest provocation, while others were so disgusted they ran off to empty their stomachs.
As for the blue-dotted audience, their responses were strikingly uniform—
【Drank the Ganges Water】: Is this acting?
【Three Thousand White Hairs】: This is a live stream from another dimension! Where’s the acting? The host really killed someone!!!
The red-dotted audience had long since grown accustomed to Jiang Pengji’s decisive killing nature; they were unfazed by her actions.
In contrast, the blue-dotted audience was different. Most of them had seen or heard the content from previous hosts, which ranged from eye candy to palace intrigue, mostly involving no bloodshed at all. Even when the broadcast showed refugees flooding into Wanzhou, viewers only saw pitiful refugees, the cruel nature of humanity, and desolate environments, never actual killings.
As for Jiang Pengji’s slaughter of the time-traveling girls, the moment before one died, the live stream was forcibly shut down.
In other words, they rarely saw bloody scenes.
And now?
Several living lives had vanished before their eyes, bodies severed and limbs maimed.
Why did the host kill them?
Just because they provoked Jiang Pengji earlier?
With that thought, many felt an overwhelming sense of justice swells within them, furiously sending barrage messages condemning her and peppering her with grotesque insults.
【Drank the Ganges Water】: Bitch! I’m talking about you, you bitch! You’re even more disgusting than that previous meat-selling host.
【1982 Lafite】: Agreed! Although the previous host was indecent, she only sold herself and didn’t harm others. But this host? Just one little disagreement and she kills! Does she really think she’s the Dragon Overlord? Screw that! What a morally corrupt person!
Such comments were still somewhat civilized; others were filled with profanities without a single clean word.
Amidst the red-dotted barrage, the blue-dotted barrage stood out.
Now they stirred up trouble for the red-dotted viewers, and a few wealthy users jumped in, offering rewards to kick these people out of the live stream.
Jumping in without understanding the context and critiquing; when will these saints learn?
The audience comforted Jiang Pengji, who remained unfazed.
Beside her, Liu Zhao anxiously said, “Eldest Sister, my sword…”
That sword was crafted from all his private savings, from the hilt to the sheath, inlaid with gold and silver and adorned with jewels.
Jiang Pengji replied, “Let me borrow it again.”
Liu Zhao obediently responded with an “Oh.”
The next moment, he watched as Jiang Pengji flipped the long sword, slashing it across her shoulder, arm, and thigh, blood splattering across his face.
“Eldest Sister!”
Jiang Pengji acted as if nothing had happened, casually tossing the long sword back to Liu Zhao, as if the three gashes on her own body were not her own doing.
Liu Zhao’s fingers trembled around the sword hilt.
Earlier, he had thought this sword was exceptionally exquisite, the more he looked at it the more he liked it. Now, it seemed to burn his hands.
Seated at the upper table, Liu Zhi remarked, “Why must you harm yourself?”
Jiang Pengji dropped her gaze. “After killing someone, one should give the outside world an explanation. These people have plotted for a long time, secretly aligning with the three clans of the Northern Frontier, encroaching on the common people’s lands under Northern Frontier’s instruction, conspiring against Chongzhou. Now they attempted to assassinate the both of us, and after failing, they ended up dead at my hands. Considering they made some contributions to the Chongzhou populace, I grant them special amnesty to return their bodies home…”
Liu Zhi chuckled, “In that case, it can’t all fall on Lan Ting.”
Saying this, Liu Zhi also gave himself a cut.
Liu Zhao watched with teary eyes; he didn’t want to harm himself!
