Chapter 1024: Chapter 860: Leave Some Alive

The roar was as loud as thunder, causing everyone fighting to halt their actions. The entire scene fell silent!

Following was a sharp arrow that pierced through the man’s right wrist, making him scream in pain as the dagger in his hand instantly dropped to the ground.

He was filled with rage and didn’t care who shot the arrow. He hurriedly bent down to pick up the dagger with his left hand and prepared for another move.

Gu Chengyu’s eyes flashed with cold light. He drew his bow and shot again, and the arrow howled past, piercing through the man’s left wrist and embedding itself in the crimson city gate.

Gu Chengyu’s second arrow carried fifty percent of his power, aiming to intimidate this man and those disaster victims.

"Hurry and arrest this person, remember, keep him alive!" Gu Chengyu stood on the roof of the carriage, holding a bow, and instructed Ming Yan and the others.

This person was certainly more than just a simple disaster victim; he must be captured to uncover the whole story. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Bring that old man who was shouting with him up to me, I want to interrogate him personally!"

Gu Chengyu suddenly remembered the fat old man he saw earlier on the carriage and felt that his behavior was also suspicious.

Putting away the bow, Gu Chengyu jumped down from the carriage.

Yang Chaoying originally thought he wouldn’t escape calamity today, but didn’t expect such a turn of events.

He hurriedly fled into the city gates, disregarding any high-ranking official rewards or acts for the country, as nothing outweighed his own safety.

Hu Maoshen looked over at the sound, seeing the graceful young man, and his heart relaxed! Indeed, the Emperor had sent him to Jiangnan.

With Gu Chengyu’s excellent skills, for this trip to Jiangnan, at least his life was secure!

Ming Mo and Ding Shiliu accepted the order and immediately flew to capture those two important figures.

The fat old man in the crowd saw the gray-robed man being shot through the arm and realized that big trouble was imminent. He took a deep look at the youth shooting arrows from the carriage roof and engraved Gu Chengyu’s face in his mind.

Then he made a gesture, his bulky body suddenly turned agile, retreating quickly with lightning speed.

Ding Shiliu and the others saw him trying to escape, and hurriedly chased after him. But in a moment, they’ve already chased out of sight.

The gray-robed man saw the situation was dire and dared not delay any longer. Just as he was preparing to flee, an arrow shot into his knee, causing him to scream in pain, almost unable to stand.

Gu Chengyu leisurely watched him and then drew the bowstring into a full moon.

The man turned to look, seeing it was a young man holding a bow. He was terrified, wondering where this monster came from. Not only strong in Inner Strength but also never missing a shot.

His wrist was injured, unable to grab the dagger to resist. Originally, half of his plan had been executed, yet unexpectedly met a formidable opponent halfway.

Another arrow hit his other knee, he knew he couldn’t escape alive. He turned to take one last look at Gu Chengyu, his eyes filled with unwillingness and hatred.

Then he coughed up black blood, convulsed for a moment, and fell dead.

Ming Yan rushed but was a step too late. When he came forward to check, the man had already died from poisoning.

Gu Chengyu sighed; facing such people, he had no means. They all had poison sacs hidden within their teeth.

Breaking the poison sac only takes a moment, and at such distances, no matter how fast Ming Yan is, he couldn’t keep up.

Before this, Gu Chengyu had already prepared for the worst, so he wasn’t too disappointed.

Now he’ll just wait for news from Ding Shiliu’s side, perhaps there would be some harvest.

Ming Yan was very disappointed, the superior always acted with his reasoning. Judging by the man’s prior behavior, he was definitely more than just a simple disaster victim.

This person seemed to intentionally incite disaster victims and local citizens to spark a riot. As for the ultimate purpose, that would require thorough investigation.

But this person died from poisoning, the clues broke off! Ming Yan felt some blame, he indeed let down the superior’s trust.

Because someone died, the disaster victims and citizens around no longer had the mind to fight. Before, they caused a big ruckus, but never considered someone dying.

Most of them were still honest civilians, they were bewitched by those with ulterior motives, daring to commit such acts against the court.

Even though they made a fuss, they never truly had the intention to kill anyone. Thinking about it now, many felt scared afterward.

Why did they rush forward without regard back then? Planning to kidnap court officials, who gave them such courage?

Many began reflecting in their hearts, these acts were things they usually wouldn’t dare think about, how could they act so recklessly?

There was a brief silence at the scene, some disaster victims and citizens broke out in a cold sweat. Gu Chengyu mounted his prized horse Zhu Lang and rode towards Ming Yan.

Yang Chaoying was supported by Wang Chu, climbing towards the city tower. However, surviving the disaster made his knees weak, and now his mind was even more muddled.

Finally reaching the city tower, overlooking the crowd below, he felt relieved.

Now that he was on the tower, these people couldn’t possibly fly up to kill him, right?

His gaze landed on the young man in a moon-white brocade riding a fine horse, with a bow slung over his shoulder.

It was this youth who saved his life earlier, his heart surged with gratitude and admiration. At the same time, he was curious, who exactly is this young man?

The remaining government officials gathered, wanting to close the open city gate, but those disaster victims were still surrounded at the entrance and unwilling to leave.

A riot just happened, if forced to leave now, who knows if these disaster victims would rebel again?

Thus, both sides reached a stalemate, Ming Yan moved the man’s corpse away from the city gate and placed it in an open space.

Gu Chengyu rode forward, but did not immediately inspect if the man had any peculiarities.

His gaze turned to Hu Maoshen on the other side, just about to greet this acquaintance and convey the imperial order.

Unexpectedly, Yang Chaoying atop the city tower shouted, "Archers ready!"

Yang Chaoying instructed officials holding bows to draw them, aiming the arrows at the citizens and disaster victims below.

Gu Chengyu’s face changed drastically, Yang Chaoying was truly scared out of his wits. Couldn’t he see the disaster victims’ emotions had begun to calm, and their previous resolve had softened?

While Yang Chaoying’s actions could certainly serve as intimidation, it also reawakened these disaster victims’ feelings of resentment.

Moreover, at the city gate, there were not just disaster victims but local citizens as well.

Even though Gu Chengyu understood Yang Chaoying just wanted to scare the disaster victims, the local citizens couldn’t understand!

They would think Yang Chaoying truly intended to shoot them with random arrows, naturally harboring resentment in their hearts.

This was a wrong move!