491: I gave you a chance, but you didn't make it.

"Where is the War God of Miaojiang hidden?"

"Who are you? You killed our Blood Thorn Cave people. Even if Cao Zhengchun shows up today, he won't be able to save you..." Song He cleared his head, saw bodies everywhere, and the Taiping Inn stained red, immediately erupting in anger.

Just as he was about to resist, he felt an overwhelming pressure rushing towards him.

Bang!

Wood splinters flew from the floor.

Song He and the other person knelt, their eyes filled with resentment.

"You..."

"Wrong answer!"

The next second.

A dazzling golden light, with a ' Phew' sound, splattered blood. Song He's right arm was instantly severed and fell to the ground.

"Ah... You little bastard, you—"

Chu Jiang's fingertips exuded a chilling Qi, freezing him with a single touch.

Crack!

The two were instantly crippled.

Yun Lin, on one side, turned pale. This was clearly a god of slaughter.

An Elder of the Qiankun Seventh Realm was utterly defenseless in his hands, as weak as an ant, easily crushed with a flip of the palm.

Damn it.

"This Lord, is there some misunderstanding? What is the War God? I truly do not know. As a person of Miaojiang, I have never heard of it..." Song He instantly understood the vast difference between them, like heaven and earth. He had kicked a tough opponent.

His expression was grim. How did this guy know about the Bing Shen Plan? Only the high-ranking this officials of the Three Mountains Nine Caves were privy to the Bing Shen Plan.

Boom!

Chu Jiang's figure vanished in an instant, kicking Song He flying, knocking over tables of food and wine, spilling them everywhere.

"Lord..."

Yun Lin said in terror.

Slap!

"This this official hasn't given you permission to speak!"

In an instant, Chu Jiang backhanded Yun Lin, sending him flying, his teeth shattered and scattered across the floor, blood mixed with bone fragments staining the screen.

Damn it.

Yun Lin cursed internally.

"Who told you to break it?"

"As a person, you shouldn't waste food, understand?"

Chu Jiang looked at the overturned food and wine, saying coldly.

Several Demon Suppression Guard members immediately stepped forward, pried open their mouths, and directly force-fed them the food, wine, and meat mixed with wood splinters.

"Cough cough—"

Damn you.

Song He's eyes rolled back, almost suffocating, but the Demon Suppression Guard didn't care, forcefully pouring it into their mouths.

The two men's faces were pale, their eyes red. This son of a bitch, he broke the food and wine himself, yet blamed them, forcing them to eat the plates and wood chips.

What kind of twisted logic was this? Was there no justice in the world?

Whoosh whoosh!

Several figures instantly arrived at Taiping Inn.

It was Cao Zhengchun, Jin Feng, and others who had rushed from the Yue Province Demon Suppression Division. Among them was Xie Xun, the Provincial Governor who commanded the 100,000 Yue Province Army.

"Good heavens!"

Jin Feng's pupils constricted as she looked at the bodies strewn everywhere, most of them with their throats slit, the victims completely defenseless.

This Taiping Inn was an establishment opened by Miaojiang in Yue Province, actually serving as a transit point for transmitting information and gathering intelligence.

Rumor had it that this Young Master Chu was unbridled, and it was indeed true.

He had just arrived and was already taking on the tough ones.

Thump!

Thump!

Seeing the newcomers, Song He and the other person seemed to have seen their saviors.

"Lord Cao... help!"

Song He said in despair.

Who knew that the next second, their words would completely dumbfound him.

"Yue Province—Provincial Governor Xie Xun, Pacification Envoy Cao Zhengchun, Commander Jin Feng, greet Lord Shao Si!"

Cao Zhengchun, Xie Xun, and the other two slightly cupped their hands.

Chu Jiang nodded slightly.

What?

Lord Shao Si...

He is—Chu Jiang?

Damn it, why is this harbinger of doom here? No wonder he's so unbridled. This guy just beheaded the Chu Emperor's imperial uncle.

Not only was he not demoted, but he was promoted to a First Rank Marquis of Great Chu.

Let alone him being an Elder of the Blood Thorn Cave, even the Bloodthorn Dong Lord wouldn't matter; he would still kill without hesitation.

Upon closer inspection, he did bear some resemblance to the person in the portrait.

"Provincial Governor Xie, Pacification Envoy Cao, the Miaojiang Three Regions intend to rebel. I wish to conquer Miaojiang and quell the War God Rebellion. What are your thoughts?"

Chu Jiang suddenly spoke.

To quell the Miaojiang rebellion, it would be necessary to seal the border, preventing any crossing to stop remnant forces from escaping into the Central Plains.

The border was too long.

His thousand Demon Suppression Guard members alone would naturally not be enough, and he intended to lead these thousand into Miaojiang territory.

As these words were spoken.

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

Conquer Miaojiang? They hadn't misheard, had they? Miaojiang had a deep foundation, with intertwined forces, and was self-governing. Unless the imperial capital issued an order, their local authorities had no right to deploy troops.

They had originally thought Chu Jiang came to Miaojiang merely to intimidate them, to prevent them from going too far, but they didn't expect him to be serious.

"Lord Shao Si, there may be no concrete evidence of Miaojiang's rebellion. Rashly sending troops might invite criticism and be disadvantageous to you."

Xie Xun said. There was indeed a possibility of Miaojiang rebelling, and it had been unstable for the past few decades, secretly causing trouble.

However, deploying troops without solid evidence could lead to complications and be difficult to resolve.

Chu Jiang ostensibly asked two people, but in reality, he was asking him. The Yue Province Pacification Division reported directly to the imperial capital, and Chu Jiang was the future Division Head, so the Yue Province Demon Suppression Division would naturally obey his orders.

The 100,000 Yue Province Army, coupled with various Formations and killing weapons, forming a matrix, would be enough to seal off half of Miaojiang's provincial border. However, Miaojiang was nominally still part of Great Chu, and deploying troops to the border would have significant political implications.

Furthermore, if Chu Jiang could not swiftly and ruthlessly suppress them, suffering a backlash would cause a chain reaction in other Great Chu borders, leading to negative effects.

"No matter, the evidence will be here soon."

Chu Jiang waved his hand.

Just then.

His personal guard, Zhang Huan, took out a pre-prepared blank paper and said coldly, "Read what's on it. One wrong word, one arm will be cut off!"

Song He's face changed drastically after reading the content of the blank paper.

This guy actually wanted him to say that Miaojiang was creating the War God and secretly plotting rebellion.

Wasn't this telling him to die?

"This isn't..."

"Lord, I'll read it, I'll read it, don't kill me..."

Song He hadn't finished speaking when Yun Lin already caved. Upon hearing it was Chu Jiang, he was terrified. This guy's methods of torture were countless and extremely brutal.

The plates they had just eaten were probably just an appetizer.

"The Miao Territory Elder Council secretly captures people in the Central Plains to create War Gods from living individuals, selling spirit rice with separated souls in Xiang and Yue Great Provinces, then harvesting them... ultimately to overthrow..."

Yun Lin started without a word, even adding acting, describing it vividly as if he had experienced it himself.

All of it was recorded by Zhang Huan using a recording stone.

"Yun Lin, how dare you betray Blood Thorn Cave, betray Miaojiang? Aren't you afraid of punishment from Lord Cave Master?" Song He roared. This young man really couldn't endure any hardship. He just ate a few plates, and he couldn't take it anymore.

Spineless wretch.

Suddenly, the Tai Zu Golden Saber's cold light flashed, and with a strike, Song He's other arm was also severed, bleeding profusely, and he wailed again.

"I gave you a chance, but you're useless!"

Chu Jiang stomped on the gushing wound, grabbed Song He's hair, sneered, and the next second, the Tai Zu Golden Saber directly plunged into his thigh, twisting it repeatedly.

"Lord Chu, spare me—I'll speak!"

Song He pleaded, his heart filled with resentment. "You, you still want to conquer Miaojiang? What a huge joke. Before the Great Priest, you, Chu Jiang, are nothing but an ant."

"Let you, little beast, jump around for a few more days. Once the War God is successfully created, all of you will die."

"I'll cooperate with your act for now; afterward, I'll just overturn it, won't I?"

Song He hadn't finished speaking when a large hand gripped his neck. Chu Jiang's eyes glowed with blood wheels, and a pair of blood-red pupils instantly erupted, invading his Sea of Consciousness, reading memory fragments.

In an instant, Song He coughed up blood foam, his eyes rolled back, his face ashen, and his entire body trembled.

"Spare me—" Song He's voice was hoarse; he felt his brain was about to explode.

The next second.

Chu Jiang casually threw him aside, then stomped down heavily. With a 'kaboom', his brains splattered, and bits of brain matter hung on Yun Lin's face, terrifying him.

"Useless. I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it, so you can only die!" Chu Jiang took out a handkerchief, wiping the blood from his hands, and said coldly.