Except for me, all my enemies have been reborn.

Coincidentally, the vicious bandits also arrived at the foot of the mountain.

There weren't many of them, only about sixty at most.

Although Shang Shixu had fifty people on her side, she was not at all confident.

She was originally a civil official. Although she knew some martial arts, she was not good at commanding a war.

Not to mention that most of the yamen runners here are half-baked and have not received much training.

So, she set many traps on the way down the mountain.

Once triggered, the connected mechanisms can cut off nearly half of their military strength.

At that time, Shang Shixu and others will serve as the last line of defense.

Whether negotiating with bandits or fighting with them, he had full confidence.

The bandits were getting closer and closer to the trap, and the foot of the mountain was very quiet.

Shang Shixu seemed to hear his own heartbeat.

It's almost there, just a few steps away, the leading gray-clad bandit will soon step into the trap.

As soon as his feet touch the ground, at least fifteen people will be pierced through the hearts by wooden arrows, and if they don't die, they will be half-crippled.

The gray-clothed bandit was about to step on it, one step, two steps, three steps...

"Wait! Come back!"

A man in brown linen grabbed the bandit in front of him.

Did it fail? Shang Shixu clenched the sword in his hand.

If the trap had failed, Lushan Village might have fallen today.

The man in brown linen clothes squatted down, as if looking for something in the grass.

Shang Shixu wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve. If the bandits found the mechanism,

Then this trap will be completely useless, and we must not let them find it.

Shang Shixu looked at the bow and arrow at her feet. If she took a gamble,

Killing one person with a bow and arrow would throw the bandits into disarray and perhaps activate the mechanism.

Seeing the brown sackclothed bandits getting closer and closer to the location of the mechanism,

Shang Shixu picked up the bow and arrow, and despite the guards' obstruction, he found a secret place.

This is the last hope. She took a deep breath.

A strong wind blew, bows and arrows were shot, and cold rays of light shot out.

"what!"

It worked! Shang Shixu successfully shot the bandit.

The brown-clothed bandit turned his head sharply, and Shang Shixu looked at him.

This man looks very much like Yize. Is he Yize’s younger brother Fang Shun?

Shang Shixu didn't have time to take another look at her before she was exposed and had to change location.

The bandit watched his companion fall, but he didn't know where the bow and arrow came from.

There were very few places to hide at the foot of the mountain. When I thought about how I was going to die,

There was a moment of panic and cries echoed throughout Lushan.

Only the bandit in brown sackcloth yelled angrily: "Don't move, idiot! There's a trap here!"

Unfortunately, no one listened to him, and the mechanism was activated.

The wooden arrow cut through the sky and went straight to the bandit's vital point.

The bandits fell one after another. In the end, there were about sixty people, but only thirty were left.

In fact, Shang Shixu had no hope of killing so many people.

All this is thanks to the bandit who may or may not be Fang Shun.

In order to save his life, he dragged several bandits to shield himself from the arrows.

He had no injuries on his body, but was covered in blood. Such a person was too scary.

The bandits' morale was dampened, and Shang Shixu had the upper hand, but they had already used up all their bows and arrows.

There was only one arrow left in her hand, and the bandit had no bow or arrow. It was time for them to come forward and have a good talk with the bandit.

Shang Shixu stood up with a flick of her sleeves, a halo reflected on her body, the wind blew her clothes, and in a trance, a divine glow appeared.

"Those who surrender will live, but those who refuse to obey will have their heads cut off and their limbs torn apart!"

The bandit hiding behind the rock was ready to move and stood up tremblingly.

"Sir, I am willing to participate..."

The bandit was killed with a single blow before he could finish his words.

Blood splattered all over the man's face, but since he was already covered in blood, the blood on his face didn't seem out of place.

"Anyone who surrenders will be killed without mercy!"

The more Shang Shixu looked at the bandit, the more familiar he felt. He couldn't help but ask, "Are you Fang Shun, a subordinate of Magistrate Wang?"

The bandit narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had thought of something.

"I am Xia Shun, sending my regards to the Prime Minister on behalf of my brother Fang Li, haha."

Shang Shixu instantly wanted to kill him. He actually knew him.

That means that Yize has mentioned me to him. If Yize tells the secret of Buzhilou,

Then he and the entire Buzhilou will be doomed to eternal damnation.

Would he do that?

Shang Shixu fell into deep self-blame. Yi Ze had already betrayed her, so what was impossible?

If I had known the person well, how could I have put Buzhilou in danger of being exposed?

Now we can only bet that Yi Ze didn't tell Fang Shun about the building.

But, what if? Shang Shixu must find a way to test him.

"Fang Shun, do you know who your brother belongs to?"

Fang Shun frowned, seeming extremely reluctant to mention this matter: "He is not my brother! I don't care who he belongs to."

Shang Shixu couldn't understand the relationship between the brothers.

But at least it is certain that the probability that Fang Shun knows about the building is much smaller.

Obviously, Yi Ze was willing to betray himself for him, so why did Fang Shun treat Yi Ze like this?

"Your brother once served as a guard under my command, he..."

"That's enough. I told you not to mention him. Don't you understand what I'm saying?"

Why is Fang Shun so resistant to Yi Ze? What exactly happened between them?

Shang Shixu had complicated feelings towards Yize, but she never regretted giving Yize the mute potion because he did betray her.

Forget it, let’s deal with the current problem first. Fang Shun must not be kept.

Shang Shixu waved his hand, and a group of people instantly appeared behind him, looking very imposing.

"There aren't many of you left. Surrender. I will show mercy and spare your lives."

Fang Shun picked up a piece of dogtail grass in annoyance, with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Mr. Prime Minister, you also said that I used to be a servant under the command of Magistrate Wang.

I know best what the people in the government offices are like.

You have more than fifty people, but you are not even as good as our thirty people.

It is still unclear who will surrender, brothers, charge!"

The bandits were encouraged by his words and rushed down the mountain with machetes.

Shang Shixu had no choice but to lead the yamen runners to meet them.

Fang Shun was right, those yamen runners were indeed idiots.

Shang Shixu not only has to kill the enemies, but also has to take the time to protect them.

I was careless for a moment and got my arm chopped off, blood soaking my sleeves.

She hadn't experienced this feeling of blood loss for a long time.

Every time she swung the knife, she could feel the wound slowly tearing apart.

But she couldn't stop, because there were unarmed civilians behind her.

As the head of all officials, she must serve the country, the people and the emperor.

Time passed minute by minute, Shang Shixu felt dizzy and could only swing the sword based on his feeling.

"My Lord Prime Minister, why are you so stubborn? Just admit defeat."

Shang Shixu used her sword to support her body. She looked around with her peripheral vision.

There were only her and Fang Shun left at the foot of the mountain. It was clearly a battle they were sure to win, so how did it turn out like this?