Chapter 284: 161, Double Dragons of the Hou Family
No one expected that the next second, Ding Peng, who was just fine, suddenly lashed out, and his target was none other than Ding Dian, who had just turned traitor by joining Ding Buhai.
They were supposed to be on the same side!
Whether it was Ding Buhai standing upright in the air or Gui Yutang below, and even those Mansion Army soldiers engaged in battle, upon hearing these eight words, all paused their actions and looked up with different expressions.
Traitors and rebels, not a single one spared!
What did that mean?
"Brothers, kill!"
As soon as Ding Peng's words fell, more than three thousand people who had previously followed him suddenly stepped forward. A burly young man ripped off the Great Luo Sect Members' clothing he wore, threw it aside, revealing a black combat outfit beneath and then drew the long sword at his waist, and with a roar, charged out ahead of everyone else.
At the same time, the three thousand people behind him did the same, all revealing different outfits beneath their disguises, each grabbing their weapons and following the burly young man toward the eastern gate.
"They aren't people from the Great Luo Sect!"
"Isn't the leader Hou Lao Er, who killed Yu Chendong at Shengxin Residence?"
"They are people from the Hou Family!"
"No, there are people from the Hongdao Gang, the Medicine Dust Sect, and the Bai Clan too!"
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The forces that were originally from the Great Luo Sect suddenly turned into the four families of the Hou family, and they were also charging to help them deal with the traitors. The Mansion Army soldiers immediately let out shocked cries after recognizing Hou Yucheng and the attires of the Hou Family, the Hongdao Gang, and the Medicine Dust Sect they were wearing.
This sudden twist caused Gui Yutang's face to show a hint of perplexity.
The leading burly young man, he also recognized as Hou Yucheng, after all, Gui Yutang had personally experienced the incident at Shengxin Residence earlier this year and the impression left by Hou Lao Er was profound.
With so many people helping, he should have been happy, but given tonight's uncertain and tricky situation, with both the Great Luo Sect and Ding Dian turning traitor, and now these ostensibly third-rate forces of the Hou Family coming out to help them, he was also baffled.
"Commander Gui, don't just stand there, hurry and dispose of these traitors, the Xuzhou forces will soon be here, we need to act quickly, or Tongling might be in imminent danger!"
Hou Yucheng, seeing the perplexity on Gui Yutang's face from afar, loudly called out to him. Seeing him still foolishly standing there, he said nothing but merely pointed to the sky, signaling him to look.
"Commander Gui, lead your troops in support of the Hou Family to eradicate the rebel army."
Just as Gui Yutang was about to look up, the voice of County Magistrate Fan Longhe suddenly came from the sky. He dared not hesitate any longer, quickly turned around and directed the Mansion Army, "Brothers, cooperate with the brothers from the Hou Family and together we'll eradicate the rebel army!"
"Yes!"
Despite many questions in his mind, since Fan Longhe had spoken, he simply chose not to think too much about it anymore. Regardless of the Hou Family's motives, eradicating the three thousand rebels could certainly not be wrong.
Could it be that Ding Peng was bought over by the Hou Family?
Even if bought over, he wouldn't attack Ding Dian. Ding Dian is a Great Grandmaster of the Fourth Realm and Ding Peng was merely at the Dan Embracing Phase of cultivation. Even with a sneak attack, there was no hope!
With these doubts in mind, Gui Yutang led the seven thousand Mansion Army soldiers to join forces with the more than three thousand men of Hou Yucheng, clashing once again with the rebels while also unavoidably looking up at the sky, trying to understand what exactly was happening.
He hadn't noticed yet that among those three thousand people led by Hou Yucheng, more than fifty auras above the Gang Qi Realm had quietly risen, with three auras even comparable to his and Fan Zhendong's.
With this group joining the fray, the scene changed drastically in an instant.
In reality, the original rebel forces only numbered a little over three thousand, putting them at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. Ding Buhai pressing Fan Longhe and Ding Dian to fight was already affecting the spirit of the Mansion Army. Adding to that, Ding Buhai injuring Fan Longhe and instigating Ding Dian's betrayal, plus Peng Ling continuously provoking with words, all this made the Mansion Army disheartened; although they outnumbered the rebels by more than double, they couldn't resolve the conflict, resulting in a standoff.
The more than three thousand people led by Hou Yucheng, appearing in disguise, dealt a sudden shock to the rebels, especially the fifty-plus Gang Qi Realm warriors mixed in the troops, and three great experts in the Dan Embracing Phase, Li Sanyun, Bai Yunfan, and Nie Xinchuan, along with the seven thousand Mansion Army, could be said to completely overpower the rebels in terms of strength.
The key was, what exactly happened in the sky just now; the rebels on the ground didn't know, only seeing the sky brightly lit up, an obvious consequence of Ding Peng's recent sneak attack that hadn't yet ceased. With their traitorous hearts already uncertain, this peculiar occurrence of Ding Peng attacking Ding Dian only made them more anxious...
With both strength and morale affected, the rebels' morale was immediately suppressed. Under the leadership of Hou Yucheng, the battling almost became one-sided, with one rebel after another falling under the swords of the Mansion Army and the Hou Family men...
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Reversing to a hundred breaths before Ding Peng shouted, "Traitors and rebels, not a single one spared," the reaction of the people on the ground was actually much slower than those of Fan Longhe, Ding Dian, and Ding Buhai in the air.
And among these three, it was none other than Ding Dian who reacted the fastest.
"You are not Ding Peng!"
"Ding Peng" suddenly lashed out, and the moment the Demon Ape Divine Platform rose behind him, Ding Dian's face changed, and he immediately realized that the person in front of him couldn't possibly be Ding Peng.
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