Volume 1: Reincarnation Cycle First...

  Wang Leshou also stood up suddenly, his eyes narrowing slightly. In the distance, a girl in a floral skirt ran out of the woods, her panicked cries for help suggesting that she had encountered some kind of ferocious beast.

  The girl, about 14 or 15 years old, was running with her two long braids swinging like a cat's tail. When she turned back in a flurry, she didn't notice the tree trunk underfoot and slipped, falling heavily to the ground, and the wooden basket in her hand also fell out, scattering mushrooms all over the place.

  Lu Bu's pupils contracted slightly, not because a beast had suddenly appeared behind the girl, but because seven or eight men in the same style of gray clothing jumped out from the woods, their faces sporting smiles that were worse than those of beasts.

  At the moment when Lu Bu was about to rush out with his son, Wang Lisuo reminded him: "Bu, that is our Wang family's private soldier, don't cause trouble!"

  Lu Buji hesitated for a moment, during which time Wang Lishou had told him something about the outside world, including mentioning private soldiers.

  Private soldiers, originated from the hereditary private soldier system of Yunze country. In Yunze country, local hereditary representatives manage local affairs on behalf of the state, and each hereditary is granted a quota to raise private soldiers by the state. The rations for these private soldiers are borne jointly by the state and the hereditary families. During wartime, they serve in national wars, while during peacetime, they maintain local stability.

  However, maintaining local stability, including patrolling the Guoluo River area to see if there are any escaped Zeren slaves, does not include flirting with or gang-raping virtuous women.

  The girl in the floral skirt seemed to have also seen Lu Buqi and Wang Lishou, struggling to climb up, and cried out even more miserably: "Save me......"

  "This kind of thing is everywhere, if I hadn't seen it, that's all!" Lu Buqi turned his head and looked at Wang Lishou: "But if I saw it and didn't care, I would despise myself!"

  Wang Lishou hadn't responded yet when Lu Boyi had already walked over. After a brief moment of hesitation, Wang Lishou buttoned up his leather jacket and also took big strides to walk over.

  Lu Bu's speed was extremely fast, the distance of a hundred meters was only about seven or eight seconds. At that time, when the private soldiers had just reacted, the girl in the flower skirt had already been pulled behind him by one hand. With a cold and stern gaze, he rebuked: "Under the bright sky, you private soldiers are not doing your proper duties, but instead teasing civilian girls. Do you still have any regard for national law and family discipline?"

  Can't help but say, when teasing the civilians, someone suddenly rushed out, righteously scolding them, which really scared these ten private soldiers. However, after they took a closer look, they found that this sudden killer, Cheng Yaojin, was actually a young boy with not a single hair on his face, and they couldn't help but burst into laughter at the sight of each other.

  "You're just a rookie, don't think you can be a hero and save the beauty without considering your own weight!" A private soldier holding a single knife, with an air of superiority, sneered at Lu Buqi. He should be the leader of the private soldiers, and immediately triggered a chorus of agreement.

  "Mind your own business, you're courting death!" The two private soldiers closest to Lu Buji raised their long spears and charged at him with swift efficiency, just like they would on the battlefield. It was clear that this kind of thing was all too familiar for them.

  As the girl behind him exclaimed, Lu Bu didn't move his body and easily swept away two long spears, protecting the flower skirt girl as she retreated.

  "Oh? Still a young master!" The leader of the private soldiers holding a single knife showed a few points of surprise in his eyes. At this time, the corner of his eye caught sight of Wang Lishou walking near, and then he saw the animal skin drying on the riverbank. Suddenly, his eyes lit up: "These two must be Zeluo slaves who escaped from Guazilin Forest, quickly catch them for me!"

  "Head, just behead him?" A private soldier said beside him: "The commander has said it, don't bother him with trivial matters..."

  The leader of the private soldiers sneered: "Then let's kill him, but don't hurt that little girl, I haven't played with such a tender woman for a long time."

  A few light words, and the fate of Lu Boyu and Wang Lishou was sealed. This outrageousness undoubtedly enraged Lu Boyu, who pushed the girl in the flower-patterned skirt towards Wang Lishou. With his left hand holding a fish-intestine sword and his right hand holding a blood needle, he fiercely charged at nine private soldiers wielding large guns.

  Guns broke, people flew, blood splattered, and painful cries filled the air. With just a few simple moves, nine private soldiers were instantly defeated by Lu Buqi. The leader of the private soldiers turned pale with fright, suddenly drew out his single-edged sword, which was even stronger than an executioner's sword in terms of quality, and glared at Lu Buqi: "What kind of people are you?"

  The private soldiers of the Wang family, even the worst ones were at least warriors with sixfold bravery. Nine people, and they had just barely met, without even touching a single hair on each other's heads, were knocked down. This was too strange.

  Supporting the girl in the floral skirt, Wang Lishou said coldly, "I am Wang Lishou, a subordinate of Wang Yingfu, the great administrator of Guozhen Town..."

  "King Tiejiang?" The leader of the private soldiers looked at Wang Lishou with some confusion: "You're not staying in town, what are you doing running to a place like this?"

  Having seen this man and heard his name, Wang Lishou's heart slightly relaxed, and he smiled in response: "I'm acting on the orders of the Grand Steward, I've come out to take care of some business."

  "Take the person who brought you here and do your thing, don't interfere with my Western Three Camps' affairs!" As the nine private soldiers stood up one after another and returned to the side of their leader, the leader's courage also increased: "That woman eavesdropped on military secrets, I suspect she is a spy, we must bring her back to Western Three Camps!"

  At the moment when Wang Lishou's brow was locked, a girl in a flower-patterned skirt grasped Wang Lishou's hand and argued: "Lishou Dabo, I'm not a spy, I'm Wang Shuangqiao from the Town North Baozi shop, I've delivered buns to your ironwork apprentice...I just came out to pick mushrooms, I'm not a spy."

  Wang Leshou took a closer look and indeed found the girl somewhat familiar, but there was still some hesitation in his eyes. It wasn't worth offending the private army over this matter.

  "Who is the traitor, we will decide!" The leader of the private soldiers saw Wang Lishou's hesitation and became even more arrogant: "You few, still not catching people for me, whoever dares to block, I will kill him!"

  "You're no match for me, so it's best not to force my hand!" Lu Buqi ignored Wang Lishou's hesitation and simply stared coldly at the private army leader.

  In Lu Bu's eyes, this leader who had probably reached the Bone Chilling Realm was worth fighting. Those ordinary private soldiers were not enough for him to slaughter even if there were twenty of them; earlier, if he hadn't spared their lives, at least three would have died.

  "What the...!" The leader of the private army was furious, but the knife in his hand ultimately did not make a move towards Lu Buqi. For some reason, being stared at by Lu Buqi made him feel uneasy and flustered.

  His eyes wandered, and the leader of the private soldiers couldn't help but glare at Wang Lishou: "Wang Tiejiang, what do you mean? Are you going to interfere with this matter too?"

  Wang Leshou smiled wryly and spread his hands: "This leader, this person is not under my command, I can't control him."

  The private army leader was slightly stunned, and Wang Lishou's response gave him another thought. Thinking of Lu Buqi's strange skills, the private army leader decided that a good man wouldn't take advantage of the situation in front of him, so he retreated a step: "Very well, I will report this matter truthfully to the commander, and when the time comes, we will naturally go to the town to find Wang Yingfu, the great manager... Hmph, let's go!"

  After finishing his harsh words, the leader of the private soldiers turned around and left. But in an instant, someone thought that Lu Buqi had suddenly made a move, his Fish Intestine Sword flying out and piercing into the back of the private soldier's head with a "pu" sound.

  Before the leader of the private army fell to the ground, Lu Bu had already pounced forward, pulling out his fish-gut sword with one hand and with a flick of his right wrist, the bloody spearhead entered the neck of the first reacting private soldier.

  Immediately following, Lu Buqi, holding the fish intestine sword, was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. In the blink of an eye, he killed two more private soldiers. Before the other six private soldiers could fully react, two chose to fight desperately and four chose to flee. At this time, Lu Buqi used one move "Crane Claw Divides Water" to shake off two long spears, followed by another move "Like a Tiger Adding Wings". As the fish intestine sword entered one person's chest, his right claw brutally tore out five bloody holes in another private soldier's heart.

  "Damn it!" Wang Lishou was also stunned for a moment, and when Wang Shuangqiao exclaimed, he suddenly rushed out. All of a sudden, there was a loud noise like a bear's roar, and Wang Lishou had already caught up with an escaping soldier, slapping him on the back.

  At the moment when the deserter spat out three liters of blood, Wang Lishou's legs sank, and his body suddenly rushed forward like a big bear, flying out and pouncing on him. It was actually "Flying Bear Enters Dream" taught by Lu Buqi, which crushed the chest cavity of the private soldier who was fleeing for his life, killing him instantly.