Fugui and Xiaohai were pale with fright.
The leading guard turned to look at Fang Wenxing. Seeing that Fang Wenxing was unconscious, he then shifted his gaze to Fugui and the other.
"My lord, spare our lives! We are prisoners who were captured and held here. We've been taking care of the young city lord these past few days. Please spare our lives in his name!"
Fugui's mind raced, and he immediately knelt on the ground, begging for mercy.
"What happened to him?"
The leading guard asked Fugui, looking at the unconscious Fang Wenxing.
"Young City Lord, he hasn't eaten for two days and fainted from hunger,"
Fugui casually fabricated a lie.
"Take them away."
The leading guard immediately ordered his subordinates to open the cell and take them away.
Although they didn't capture Xia Yun, rescuing the young city lord was still a merit. They wouldn't be punished by the city lord upon their return; they might even be rewarded.
After all, the young city lord was more important to the city lord than Xia Yun.
Fugui dared not resist and could only follow these people away.
As they led the young city lord out of the bandit suppression camp and reached the entrance, they encountered someone.
A man with a stern face.
Long Jianye frowned slightly as he watched the suspicious individuals emerging from the bandit suppression camp.
These people were not wearing military uniforms, indicating they were not soldiers of the bandit suppression camp. They were also carrying someone on their shoulders.
"Who are you?"
Long Jianye asked them.
"And who are you? Get out of the way and don't meddle in other people's business!"
The leading guard sensed that Long Jianye was not someone to be trifled with. He didn't provoke him proactively but urged him to move aside.
"Trespassing on a military camp with malicious intent. Lay down your weapons and come with me to see the commander."
Long Jianye was certain that the other party was not from the military camp. He immediately drew his weapon and warned them.
The two sides instantly became tense and vigilant.
"Take him down!"
The leading guard knew that today's situation couldn't be resolved peacefully. He immediately ordered his subordinates to attack Long Jianye.
How could these people be Long Jianye's match? There was a qualitative difference between ordinary mobs and elite monsters, let alone a level 45 elite monster like Long Jianye.
Long Jianye moved swiftly, and soon more than half of the guards fell under his sword.
The leading guard's heart sank.
So strong!
He was shocked by Long Jianye's strength.
"Who exactly are you?"
Long Jianye looked at the other party expressionlessly.
"You have two choices: death, or lay down your weapons and surrender."
Long Jianye looked at the remaining ten people with a hint of killing intent in his eyes.
Most of the guards began to falter. They exchanged glances and slowly put down their weapons.
The leading guard was loyal to the city lord.
"Anyone who dares to surrender, I'll kill him! Follow me and break out!"
He roared angrily, threatening the guards around him.
The few guards who hadn't dropped their weapons yet hesitated.
*Puchi!*
He slashed one of the guards who had dropped his weapon, killing him.
"Pick up your weapons! He's alone. I'll hold him off, and you break through. Escorting the young city lord back will be a great achievement, and the city lord's reward will be generous!"
Since threats didn't work, he had to resort to temptation.
This statement had some effect. Some people picked up their weapons from the ground and prepared to charge forward with him.
"Kill!"
The leading guard roared and charged at Long Jianye with his saber.
Long Jianye frowned slightly. These people were truly ungrateful.
He no longer held back and immediately used his skills to kill them all.
In the end, only the terrified Fugui and Xiaohai, along with the unconscious Fang Wenxing, remained on the ground.
Long Jianye frowned as he looked at the stunned pair. Just as he was about to draw his sword to kill them too,
Fugui reacted.
"We're on your side! We are subordinates of Lord Su!"
Fugui immediately declared their identity to avoid being mistakenly killed.
Long Jianye stopped in his tracks.
"What's going on?"
Long Jianye asked the two of them.
Fugui then recounted to Long Jianye the events of these people suddenly storming the military camp and engaging in slaughter.
"You went to suppress bandits, and you didn't leave anyone to guard the camp?" Long Jianye asked with a slight frown.
"We did, but they killed everyone."
Fugui told Long Jianye what he had seen on the training ground.
"You mentioned an important young lady. Where is she?"
Long Jianye asked, narrowing his eyes.
"We don't know. Our leader went to find Miss Xia Yun, but we don't know where she's hiding."
Long Jianye led them to search the bandit suppression camp, and they finally found the others in the kitchen.
"It's good that you're alright."
Seeing that they were safe, Long Jianye was relieved.
As the sky began to darken, Su Fan and the others returned.
They had achieved a great victory this time.
The bandits of Black Tiger Village were all annihilated, with no casualties on their side, only a few brothers sustaining minor injuries.
Li Changmin's encirclement plan was very successful.
Upon their return, they immediately discovered the bodies at the entrance, which made them a bit nervous.
Soon, Su Fan found Long Jianye and the others.
They explained the situation to Su Fan.
Su Fan frowned slightly.
He had been careless this time, not expecting Fang Shijie to be so audacious as to attack the bandit suppression camp again.
"Bury all the fallen brothers and issue death benefits! Leave half the men to guard the camp. The rest, along with the bodies of the guards, will follow me to the City Lord's Mansion!"
Su Fan was determined to make Fang Shijie pay the price!
At the City Lord's Mansion, Fang Shijie paced back and forth in his home.
It had been an entire afternoon, and there had been no movement from the bandit suppression camp. Logically, by this time, people should have returned regardless of success or failure, but no one had. This made Fang Shijie feel uneasy.
"Someone!"
Fang Shijie felt a sense of unease and immediately shouted outside.
Soon, the butler entered.
"City Lord, what are your orders?"
"Send someone to the bandit suppression camp to investigate the situation. Why haven't they returned yet!"
Fang Shijie anxiously instructed the butler.
"Yes! This old servant will attend to it immediately!"
The butler immediately acknowledged and set off for the bandit suppression camp alone.
Before the butler could even leave the city, he saw a large group of soldiers approaching them menacingly.
The butler had a bad premonition. He didn't bother going to the bandit suppression camp anymore. Since they were already coming to his doorstep, what was there to investigate? He immediately turned back to report to the City Lord.
When Fang Shijie learned that Su Fan was leading people to the City Lord's Mansion, his heart skipped a beat.
He had already realized the fate of his guards.
"Go and erase all traces of those guards in the City Lord's Mansion. Quickly!"
Fang Shijie immediately ordered the butler.
It's over!
Fang Shijie thought to himself that things were bad.
Even if Su Fan didn't have concrete evidence that those people were his men this time, his reputation in Beiling City would be ruined. Especially since Su Fan and his men had just achieved victory and annihilated a group of bandits.
With the increased prestige of the bandit suppression camp, his attempt to attack them would surely displease many citizens.