At this moment, Zhou Cang approached and whispered something in Lu Ming's ear. Lu Ming nodded and said to Zhou Cang, "Then let's do it."
Before Han Ming and Fan Mi could react, Lu Ming's personal guards suddenly attacked, killing the nearby guards.
Lu Ming then directly targeted the two head guards, who posed a greater threat.
In a flash, two chopsticks were thrust into their throats, killing the two head guards before they could even react.
"My lord, what are you doing?!"
Bang! Before Han Ming and Fan Mi could react, Lu Ming punched each of them, knocking them down, and then shouted, "Get down on the spot! Anyone who moves will die!"
The dancers were all terrified, some fleeing in panic.
Lu Ming didn't hesitate, drawing his sword and slashing.
Thud!
Blood splattered, forcibly stunning everyone on the spot.
At the city gate, Lu Ming's army also took control, followed by troops from outside the city entering and beginning to take over the county.
A separate force, led by Xu Huang, lay in ambush outside the city.
Because the troops arrived quickly, Lu Ming sent men to identify all the Han family's descendants and imprison them together.
Then came the Fan family. Lu Ming led his troops to break through, arresting all members of the Fan clan and taking them all to the execution ground.
The warehouses, post stations, and barracks were gradually taken over.
As Xu Shu had predicted, several direct descendants of the Han and Fan families, along with their private troops, rushed out of the south gate, carrying land deeds and gold bars. They were ambushed by Xu Huang outside the city. A hail of arrows swept through, causing chaos and destruction. A subsequent battle ensued, and within half an hour, the entire army was wiped out.
"The Han Ming family and the Fan Mi family have terrorized Xiji City, oppressing the villagers, extorting and plundering, and persecuting the loyal and virtuous. Everyone has the right to kill them. Today, Governor Lu Ming of Liangzhou has arrested these heinous criminals and publicly beheaded them. At the same time, the granaries will be opened to provide relief. Your suffering days are over. From now on, the Governor will ensure everyone has work, food, and support in old age, and there will be no more tragedies like cannibalism!"
Lu Ming sent soldiers to capture several wandering knights and ordered them to spread this news throughout Xiji City, promising them a reward upon completion.
Having been given one tael of silver beforehand, these knights, who usually had no legitimate income, were astounded and immediately patted their chests, indicating they had no problem with it.
Wandering knights were mostly scoundrels; every city had such people. Having them spread the news was undoubtedly an extremely convenient method.
Han Ming and Fan Mi awoke groggily to a sea of people before them, pale-faced citizens cheering and jumping for joy.
Before they could process what was happening, they were jolted awake by the sight of the burly, fat executioner beside them, their faces contorted with rage. They were utterly terrified. How could this be?
"Execute!" came the messenger's voice.
The executioner took a sip of wine to bolster his courage, then raised his broadsword and brought it down. Han Ming's head was severed—*splatter!* Blood splattered!
"Good riddance!"
"Great! That beast is finally dead! Sister, did you see that? Did his spirit in heaven see that?"
"That old bastard Han Ming, good riddance! Good riddance!"
The wandering knights below cursed through gritted teeth. Besides being paid to do it, they weren't entirely without a sense of shared experience. This kind of incitement was simply exhilarating, incredibly satisfying!
Lu Ming had summoned Xu Shu to discuss how to stabilize Xiji City.
Once the people were stabilized, other threats would be insignificant.
Focusing on the most serious cases, distributing relief supplies from granaries, consolidating public order, and ensuring no harm was done to the people would quickly win back the broken hearts of the populace.
Han Ming had already gone to such extremes; all he needed to do was treat the people a little better, and they would be eternally grateful!
In a way, Han Ming had done a good deed.
That night, Lu Ming returned to the military camp and told his aunt about the deaths of her husband and son. He assured her that he had avenged them and asked her not to worry.
Upon hearing this, tears welled up in his aunt's eyes. Although still saddened, she wasn't as grief-stricken as before.
Lu Ming comforted her with sorrowful words, then suggested she drown her sorrows in alcohol, saying that her husband's life or death was unimportant and indifferent to her.
Because he had already succeeded with his aunt's advances, his trip to Xiji City was merely a convenient way to bring the place under his rule.
The more he drank, the more drunk he became.
Lu Ming grew increasingly unrestrained. He had originally planned to commit adultery in front of her husband, but since his uncle was dead, he decided to skip it this time and try it in front of his memorial tablet next time.
His aunt pretended to be drunk and was helped into the tent by Lu Ming.
This time, Lu Ming didn't even bother pretending. He placed his aunt on the bed and continued kissing her, quickly making her breathless. His aunt wasn't asleep yet, and he wasn't even pretending anymore. Before, he would at least pretend to be napping or drunk and unconscious, but now, except for not fully conscious with his eyes open, Lu Ming had no scruples whatsoever!
A tangled mass of dark pubic hair, two thick, protruding labia—was his cousin like that too?
I'll go find her tomorrow and try to get her into bed and rape her too!
Raping a relative is utterly heinous!
If it were just a female cousin, there wouldn't be much of a problem; cousins can marry, and no one would say anything.
Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, had his aunt's daughter as his wife, so it wasn't a big deal.
But raping an aunt is a bit chilling, let alone raping one's own mother?
At this moment, her thick pubic hair was no longer an obstruction.
A few dewdrops clung to the dark forest—her aunt's vaginal fluid!
Among the thick pubic hair, a valley flowed with vaginal fluid, and a hint of pink could be seen; it hadn't been used in a long time, hence its excellent condition.
The brown labia majora, tinged with the pigmentation of time, created a striking visual effect.
Lu Ming quickly pulled down her pants, parted her buttocks, and looked down at the center of her slightly parted legs. There, a thick layer of pubic hair covered her private area, the triangular garden already wet, as if freshly washed by spring rain.
Her dark, thick pubic hair clung haphazardly to his fair belly. Her labia majora weren't very dark, but they were unusually thick, parting slightly to the sides and covered with soft, vegetal hair.