Chapter 34 Execution
Wang An did not rush in rashly. After all, this was a bandit stronghold that had stood on Crescent Mountain for more than ten years, so it was expected that there would be some traps and mechanisms.

Just at this time, the dozen or so robbers in the hall had either died or surrendered. A few people were left to guard the captives, and Wang An led the rest into the room.

Just as he was about to walk in, Yu Nu appeared beside him without him noticing.

"I'll go ahead. If there are any mechanisms or traps, I'm more familiar with them than you." Yu Nu's face was solemn.

Wang An did not refuse and smiled, "Then I'll leave it to Miss Yu Nu."

They did encounter a few traps along the way, but they didn't seem very sophisticated. It was understandable that although there were many people gathered in Crescent Mountain, it was just a bandit camp after all. The mechanisms and traps they used were probably the common ones in the world, and were easily dispelled by Yue Nu with a few moves.

So everyone moved forward at a fast pace and soon arrived at a man-made cave.

Wang An immediately remembered that the Juyi Hall on Crescent Mountain was originally built right next to the mountain, and it was natural that this winding passage would lead into the mountain.

The cave was filled with all kinds of valuables, including more than a dozen wooden boxes filled with silver.

The black-armored guards who followed showed a rare hint of excitement when they saw this scene.

Wang An was even more delighted, for he did not bring much valuables with him when he left the capital, except for a few thousand taels of silver given to him by Shen Shaozhu.

This is already Wang An’s entire fortune.

Now is the time when money is needed, and these belongings in Crescent Mountain can be of great help.

However, after looking around, he did not see any mountain tiger.

Just as everyone was puzzled, a cry came from the bottom of the cave.

Wang An immediately led his men to the bottom of the cave. The faint crying sound became more obvious, and low and suppressed shouting and cursing could be heard faintly.

Wang An reached out and knocked on the rock wall, and there seemed to be some echo.

"It's empty. There should be a secret room at the back." Wang An said with a frown.

Everyone understood and immediately dispersed, looking for possible mechanisms.

However, although they were the elite soldiers in the army, they were immediately at a loss when it came to finding secret rooms or mechanisms.

Wang An immediately turned his gaze to Yunu, who rolled her eyes with a somewhat proud expression. She just stretched out her hand and tapped lightly on the rock wall. Suddenly, a sound of a mechanism turning came from the bottom of the rock wall, and a stone door suddenly opened.

A black-armored guard wanted to rush in at that time, but was stopped by Wang An.

However, before the man in black armor could look at Wang An in doubt, a sharp axe flew out from the stone gate and flew past the head of the man in black armor.

The black-armored guard was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and looked at Wang An with gratitude.

At this time, Wang An waved his hand and said, "Go in!"

Everyone rushed forward immediately, and Wang An followed closely behind.

After entering the stone gate, what catches your eye is a small stone chamber with several torches stuck in it.

Wang An heard a woman sobbing softly and looked around.

I saw seven or eight women kneeling on the ground naked, with ropes tied around their hands and feet, unable to move.

The missing tiger was now grabbing a beautiful woman's hair and holding a short knife across her neck. "Don't come over here, or I'll kill her!"

Wang An stepped forward and said expressionlessly, "There are countless innocent souls who have died at your hands. What's the harm in adding one more?"

“But I can guarantee that if you are to take more lives, I will cut you into pieces and make you wail for three days and three nights before you die!”

The corner of the tiger's eye twitched, as if he had discovered some great secret, and he said in shock: "You actually call yourself the king, who are you?"

"Just now when we were outside, I told you that you are a fool. You know nothing but have been taken advantage of." Wang An shook his head and sneered, "I am the current Prince Xin, and Jizhou is my fiefdom."

Guoshanhu seemed to find it difficult to accept. After all, Jizhou had been naturalized for more than 200 years, and there had never been a precedent of a vassal king becoming a vassal.

It is indeed hard to accept that a Prince Xin suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

However, some things that he had previously overlooked now became clear to him.

"Yes, only when the vassal princes are stationed in their fiefdoms will the garrison troops withdraw. It's ridiculous that we have lived in ease for so long that we even forget this." Guoshanhu gave a bitter smile, and suddenly a gleam of light appeared in his eyes.

"I know that I will have no chance of survival if I fall into your hands today, but you, a damn vassal king, should not be too proud too soon. Do you know why I suddenly attacked Baicheng?"

Wang An sneered, "Didn't it just that bastard Zhao Yi tipped you off and deliberately concealed the fact that I was enfeoffed, so that he could let you attack Baicheng?"

"Speaking of which, that kid has some personal grudges against me. Now I think he is holding a grudge and wants to use you to get rid of me. I have to say he is quite evil-minded."

The tiger was like a drake being strangled by the neck. There was some madness on his face before death, but now it was all dejected. "So you know everything..."

"Yes, is there anything that I don't know?" Wang An chuckled, and taking advantage of Guoshanhu's low mood, he suddenly rushed forward and chopped at him with the long sword in his hand without any hesitation.

It seemed that he didn't care at all whether the hostage in Guoshanhu's arms would be injured.

Guoshanhu was startled, and in his panic he did not care about holding the hostage any longer. Wang An did not continue to chop down with his blade, but after forcing Guoshanhu back, he stretched out his left hand and pulled the woman out.

Holding the naked body of the woman in his arms, there was indeed no romance in his secret communication. His eyes were still fixed on Guoshanhu, in case the other party made any desperate moves.

He moved his feet back at the same time, not because he was afraid of the tiger, but because he wanted to ensure the safety of the woman in his arms as much as possible.

After retreating to a safe distance, Wang An stretched out his hand and pushed the woman in his arms to Yu Nu, then strode forward, "Guo Shanhu, I'm going to collect debts from the people of Baicheng!"

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When everyone left the Juyi Hall, the entire hilltop was in chaos.

Thousands of people were crying and running around, but no one dared to rush towards the mountain path leading down the mountain. They ran away as if they had seen a ghost.

Wang An was surprised and looked towards the mountain path.

I saw a group of people wearing armor running back and forth on the narrow mountain path, waving large flags and beating gongs and drums.

"The garrison troops of Jizhouwei are here to suppress the bandits. They will not be killed if you surrender your weapons!"

"If you know what's best for you, surrender immediately or I'll kill you without mercy!"

It was Xu Huang and others who pretended to be Zhao Yi's garrison troops and forced back the bandits who wanted to escape.

(End of this chapter)