Chapter 36: Nine-Striped Dragon Takes Advantage of the Fire to Loot

  Shi Jin listened to Shi Qian's description of Huayin County at this time, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little proud. Not only did he kill that dog official and avenge himself, but also borrowed a knife to kill someone, turning Huayin County upside down.

  Knowing when to stop is a principle that his father often repeated in his ear, but Shi Jin's hot-blooded heart just can't calm down. Tonight's harvest was not small, and Shi Jin originally wanted to remind himself to retire with honor. But then Shi Qian suddenly appeared in front of him, pulled him along, and thought about heading towards the west city, and he forgot again, a thrilling excitement like dog blood, itching his heart.

  With Shi Qian's skill and his own kung fu, even if they just took a look, it shouldn't cause any big trouble. Shi Jin made another excuse for himself, feeling relieved, and followed Shi Qian as the two of them slipped away towards the West City Gate during the chaos.

  As the two of them went further west into the city, there were fewer and fewer civilians on the streets, but instead, the number of soldiers and officials coming and going increased. Each person looked anxious and worried, yet also full of sorrow and indignation. When they encountered each other on the street, they would shout out questions. The people who responded with a loud "Righteous Camp" were not related to them, and they hastily went their separate ways in different directions.

  At that moment, Shi Yan and Shi Jin were hiding in the dark corner of the wall, watching the scene unfold before their eyes. They had already figured out what was going on in their hearts. It must be that Chui'er, dressed in official attire, was impersonating Fazai and causing chaos, turning the city into a battlefield where soldiers were killing each other without distinguishing between friend and foe. Both of them felt delighted in their hearts, exchanged a glance with a hint of schadenfreude, and then walked out onto the street, wearing their official robes and looking very dignified.

  Before Shi Jing had walked a hundred or so steps, three more people rushed out from the corner of the street. They were all wearing grey robes and small clothes with a black snake skin knife hanging from their waists, their faces flushed with excitement as they ran in a "?" shape across the street. At this moment, seeing Shi Jing and the other two wandering around on the street, they became suspicious and hastily stopped in their tracks, pulling out their knives with a "whooshing" sound, and the three of them menacingly approached Shi Jing, with the leader shouting: "Who are you people in front of the street?!"

  At that moment, Shi Qian hastily blocked the way of Shi Jin's general with his body, standing in front and holding his waist with one hand, shouting back: "Righteous camp!" As he spoke, he also drew out his knife with his other hand, looking fierce and heroic. He thought that when the three bailiffs heard the words "righteous camp", they should have dispersed and gone their separate ways, but unexpectedly, the three men listened to no further talk and swung their knives at Shi Qian.

  Shi Qian was caught off guard by the sudden attack of these thugs, and when he saw the leader charging at him with a knife, he instinctively drew his own knife to block it.

  Shi Jin suddenly had an epiphany, realizing that the gang was not using a secret code, but rather dialect. He saw Shi Yan holding his knife in place and took advantage of the opportunity to draw his own knife and behead him.

  A flash of knife light passed by, and the man in front had already been disembowelled, his body spinning with the momentum of the blade before falling.

  Shi Jin took three steps forward and made two false moves, then suddenly leaped up, his knife not stopping as he chopped down the soldiers who were killing their way over. The remaining man saw that things weren't going well for him, immediately stopped in his tracks, turned around and fled.

  Shi Jin's hands moved even faster, with a flick of his wrist, he turned the wooden sword upside down and threw it out with the same technique as throwing a long spear.

  With a "pu" sound, the blade pierced through his chest and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He didn't run more than two steps before falling headfirst to the ground, dead in the middle of the street.

  Shi Jin quickly and neatly picked up the nail that had suddenly appeared halfway, then pulled Shi Qian into a hidden corner of a small alley. When he looked at Shi Qian again, not only was there no fear on his face, but instead he was excited, and exclaimed to Shi Jin: "Brother, your skills are really impressive, I'm so envious..." Then he chuckled foolishly.

  Shi Jin knew that this was not the time to fool around, and he put his finger to his lips. When he saw the serious look on his face, he said, "Quickly take off this damn clothes."

  Shi Jin listened and quickly removed his official robes, revealing the night-traveling clothes underneath. He joked, "Brother, don't say that Lu's outfit is really comfortable, you've lost Lu Da Hai's, what a pity!" As he spoke, Shi Jin suddenly realized something was missing, looking at himself with only his undershirt on.

  "Brother, wait for me here for a moment." Before he finished speaking, Shi Jin tried to pull him back, but Shi Yan stretched out his long arm and vaulted over the wall.

  Shi Jin was worried, thinking that he was careless. Before long, Shi Yan's body flipped over from the other end of the wall again. He held a white short jacket with a broken sleeve and a dark green trousers in his hand, compared them to Shi Jin's body, and laughed: "Brother, it fits perfectly."

  Shi Jin looked at him, but the anger in his heart had disappeared without a trace. He took over the clothes and put them on. The two of them continued walking towards the west city gate, one on the street and the other on the roof, keeping an eye on each other.

  The distance had narrowed, and the shouting from that side was getting louder and clearer. The raging fire had already burned down a section of the city wall, while on top of the city tower, swords were clashing and arrows were flying everywhere, with heart-wrenching and lung-splitting sounds all around.

  The soldiers on the city wall began to shoot arrows into the city, row after row, and the arrows fell like rain, chaotically flying towards the troops gathered under the city wall with torches. Accompanied by the mournful cries of those who were shot, the troops below were desperately fighting their way up to the top of the city.

  There were those who killed their way up to the top of the city wall, and those who were cut down from the city wall with a single knife. There were those whose hearts were pierced by chaotic arrows, and those whose entire bodies were set ablaze by fire. For a moment, the scene of mutual slaughter at the west gate stirred up Shi Jing's innate bloodlust, reminding him of everything that had happened to the Shi family village that night. Now, looking at it was truly delightful, he only wished he could also charge forward and have a good fight.

  Just as Shi Jin was hiding in the corner of the wall, Chong An's strong momentum surged forward. At this time, shouts and cries arose from the south, echoing with the western city gate. Shi Jin turned around to look, only to see that half of the sky in that direction had turned red.

  "Brother, there's a big fire over there. It's possible that the grain and fodder of Hua Yin County were also burned by Chui'er." Shi Jin said, leaning on the wall, and then said to Shi Jin again: "Chui'er is indeed a capable person who handles things efficiently."

  Shi Jin's heart also agreed, if he could win him over and make use of him, it would be easy. Shi Jin thought so in his heart, but didn't say it out loud. However, suddenly remembering something, that was the treasury of Huayin County, as soon as this thought occurred to him, he immediately pulled out his own agreement with Chui'er. So he hurriedly whispered to Shi Yan: "Good brother, don't be greedy for fun, now hurry back to Shi Family Village to report...".

  Shi Qian listened to Shi Jin's words and thought about it from head to toe, remembering them in his heart. He became excited and couldn't wait to rush off.

  Shi Jin gazed at Shi Chuan's back, silently thinking to himself, "You can't be careless, be careful all the way." Until Shi Chuan's figure gradually merged into the night, and he couldn't see him anymore, only then did he turn his head back.

  At this moment, the killing on the city wall became more and more intense. It was clear that the government soldiers on the city wall could not hold on, and were gradually being killed by the rebels below. Just then, a team of people with torches came from the north, Shi Jin looked at the team, and suddenly had an idea, and was also infected by the momentum of the scene, so he didn't think twice, pulled up his legs and went towards the government soldiers below the city wall.