Chapter 14: Ji Ling's Fury Reaches the Heavens

  The night is as black as ink, dark clouds are rolling in, covering the sky and earth.

  "Hiss~~"

  A deafening thunderclap rang out, a dazzling flash of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the dark night.

  Under the cover of night, Wang Can led over a hundred soldiers in a swift retreat, with Ji Ling leading five hundred government troops hot on their heels.

  Suddenly, Wang Can, who was running rapidly, felt a chill on his forehead. He reached out to touch it and found a raindrop. The icy raindrop fell on his face, making him feel refreshed. The patter of the small raindrops in the forest didn't last long before the dry leaves on the ground were soaked by the rainwater. Stepping on the slippery tree leaves was easy to slip and fall.

  "My lord, we have only a hundred men, but Dog Officer Ji Ling has at least five hundred under his command. They are closing in on us quickly, what shall we do?"

  Zhou Cang ran rapidly while shouting loudly. As he spoke, Zhou Cang turned his head and glanced at the government soldiers who were chasing after him quickly, a sly look flashing in his eyes.

  Wang Can didn't think and hastily shouted: "What to do? Humph, hurry up and escape!"

  Ji Ling was not far from Wang Can, about sixty meters away. He heard Zhou Cang's helpless voice and Wang Can's words to hurry up and escape, with a cold smile on his face. In his heart, he sneered: "Are you finally afraid? If I had known the result now, why would I have disturbed the military camp? Heaven's fault can be forgiven, but one's own fault cannot be forgiven! Humph, this general will definitely kill all the mountain bandits. These arrogant and reckless mountain bandits are not enough to vent my anger if they are not killed."

  Ji Ling's heart burned with excitement at the thought of finally catching the person who had been disrupting the military camp.

  A bellyful of anger is finally going to have a vent.

  "Men, follow me and kill the enemy! For every five enemies killed, you will be promoted to Wu Chang; for every ten enemies killed, you will be promoted to Shi Zhang; for every fifty enemies killed, you will be promoted to Bai Fu Zhang."

  "Kill, kill, kill~~~~"

  Five hundred officers and men, as soon as they heard Ji Ling's words, suddenly turned red-eyed. Five people, just kill five thieves to become a Wu Chang, ten thieves can become a Shi Chang... Such a cheap thing actually fell on their own heads, all the officers and men raised their war knives high, frantically charging forward.

  It is said that under heavy rewards there must be brave men, and this is indeed the case!

  Ji Ling watched as the soldiers ran wildly, a hint of pleasure flashing in her eyes.

  Pei Yuanshao carried a wolf-toothed club, with a quiver on his back and a longbow at his waist. As he ran, he swayed from side to side, his body unbalanced, unable to increase his speed. He let out a loud roar: "Damn it, I'll take all these things!"

  As they spoke, Pei Yuanshao suddenly pulled down the longbow from his waist and swung it back with force, throwing it at the government soldiers. Feeling that the quiver on his back was still a bit cumbersome, he immediately took it off and threw it at the approaching government soldiers as well. The heavy bow and arrow hit the soldiers, and they let out a pained cry. What's even more astonishing is that the quiver landed on one of the soldier's faces, blocking their line of sight and causing them to pause for a moment. However, the soldiers behind didn't notice that the soldier in front had paused, and they crashed into each other with a loud thud, letting out cries of pain.

  Pei Yuanshao felt a weight lift off his shoulders, and he felt a wave of relief wash over him. He quickly picked up the wolf-toothed club and sprinted forward, catching up to Wang Can and Zhou Cang in just a few strides. Wang Can gave Pei Yuanshao a cold glance and said, "Pei Yuanshao, you're quite bold, aren't you? You even threw away your weapon."

  Pei Yuanshao chuckled and panted heavily, saying: "My lord, my weapon is the wolf-tooth club, not a weak and feeble bow and arrow."

  Wang Can was speechless for a moment, shook his head and continued running.

  Because of Pei Yuanshao's lead, the soldiers under Wang Can's command threw away the short bows at their waists and the quivers on their backs, instantly feeling a sense of relief, and again pulling back from the government troops.

  Ji Ling saw the mountain bandits throwing away their weapons and running even faster, a wave of anger rising in her heart.

  But in an instant, Ji Ling laughed again. The mountain bandits even threw away the weapons in their hands. What could they use to resist the government troops? They were really a group of bandits who only cared about escaping with their lives and had no brains.

  Time slowly passed, Wang Can, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and others were already panting, the soldiers under their command were even more unbearable, the speed was getting slower and slower, seeing the government troops getting closer and closer, Zhou Cang's heart was anxious, he asked in a low voice: "Master, why haven't we arrived at the designated location yet? If we continue to run like this, the soldiers won't be able to hold on!"

  Wang Can glanced ahead and immediately said: "It's almost there, it's almost there."

  At this time, Wang Can and all the soldiers under his command had already run deep into the forest, far away from the official road. Wang Can ran while looking around, seeing a clearing in front of him, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes, he finally arrived, he shouted loudly: "Everyone scatter and escape."

  At the sound of an order, a group of Yellow Turban bandits shouted and dispersed in all directions into the depths of the forest.

  In the blink of an eye, over a hundred yellow turban soldiers who were originally exhausted and sluggish suddenly disappeared into the forest. Upon hearing Wang Can's order, these soldiers who had been on the verge of collapse instantly regained their spirits, with flashes of strange colors darting across their eyes, and their slow footsteps became agile once again as they scattered in all directions through the forest.

  Ji Ling saw that the meat that was about to reach his mouth had flown away again, and he was furious: "Abominable, abominable, this group of country bumpkins."

  Lieutenant Wang Yue bowed his waist, panting, and said intermittently: "General, we've been chasing for so long, but still haven't caught the mountain bandits. Is it... is it over?" Seeing that chasing the mountain bandits was hopeless, one could imagine how frustrated Wang Yue felt in his heart. However, he was physically and mentally exhausted at this moment and really didn't want to continue chasing.

  "Slap!"

  Ji Ling's nostrils flared, and a loud slap landed on Wang Yue's face. In an instant, five bright red marks appeared on Wang Yue's already flushed face. He stared blankly at Ji Ling, seeing that her eyes were also bright red, with a cold and murderous glint in her pupils. A chill ran down his spine, and he shuddered before hastily saying: "General, I'll continue to pursue the mountain bandits."

  Ji Ling's expression slightly improved, and he nodded: "I will go after those three leading mountain bandits. You have your 500 soldiers divided into groups of 20, carefully searching the mountains and forests, not missing a single bandit. If you find any bandits, kill them on the spot, leave no one alive. I hope that by the time I've killed the three leaders, you will have already killed all the other bandits. I hope you won't disappoint me."

  Ji Ling finished speaking and then picked up the three-pointed two-edged knife, running towards where Wang Can, Zhou Cang, and Pei Yuanshao were fleeing.

  Wang Yue stood there in a daze, shaking his head and sighing inwardly: "The general is really possessed by the devil, chasing after those mountain bandits relentlessly." Although Wang Yue felt it was not right, he dared not speak out against Ji Ling's fierce reputation, so he divided the soldiers behind him into groups of twenty and slowly advanced towards the depths of the forest. Wang Yue had lost his enthusiasm for pursuing the mountain bandits, but the officers and men were like they had taken some kind of stimulant, their eyes shining brightly as they rushed towards the depths of the forest, wanting to catch a few bandits and get promoted, indulging in their craving for power.

  Wang Can, Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang ran slowly, waiting for Ji Ling to catch up. After that, they accelerated again, keeping Ji Ling behind them all the time.

  In just a moment, Wang Can and his men ran out another long distance.

  "You three shameless thieves, once I catch you, I will skin and disembowel you, making you unable to live or die!" Ji Ling's face turned red with rage, his dark complexion twisted in anger, his eyes blazing with fury as he stared fixedly at the three men who had stopped in front of him. In his heart, he already hated Wang Can and the others to the extreme.

  "General Ji, we don't interfere with each other's business, why are you clinging to us like a dead dog? Why not just shake hands and make peace? You turn around and leave immediately, and the three of us will also disappear from your sight. Let's just consider tonight's events as a joke, what do you say?" Wang Can said with a smile.

  Ji Ling's face turned iron-green in an instant, the anger in his heart erupted like a volcano, and he shouted loudly: "You little thief, I will not coexist with you, today is either your death or my demise."

  "Sparkle"

  Ji Ling's trident dagger was stuck in the ground, and he stood like a raging tiger in the forest, emitting a cold killing intent.