In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 873 The So-Called Saint's Bloodline

"We can't let him escape!"

If one were to pinpoint the person Tian Yu dislikes the most, it would undoubtedly be Lu Shengyan, the head of the Lu family.

This person is worse than a pig or a dog. Whether it was the various forms of exploitation of the people of Youzhou or his collusion with the barbarians, these were all decisions made personally by Lu Shengyan, the head of the Lu family.

The fact that he harmed the people of Youzhou was enough for Tian Yu to wish he could kill him, not to mention that he also colluded with the barbarians and secretly helped the barbarians, who had a blood feud with the Xia people, to grow stronger.

Tian Yu turned to Yang Zheng and said, "General Yang, you stay on the city wall to handle the aftermath. I'll lead the troops to pursue and kill Lu Shengyan. What do you say?"

"Can!"

Yang Zheng nodded in agreement.

Then, Tian Yu mustered 2000 troops, led them down from the city wall, and entered the Lu family manor to hunt down Lu Shengyan and other members of the Lu family who were trying to escape.

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"Hurry, faster!"

Inside the Lu family manor, Lu Shengyan kept urging the laborers and servants responsible for moving supplies, his face full of panic.

Now that Youzhou has completely fallen, the Lu family has completely lost the right to bully the people of Youzhou and bleed them dry. Therefore, when they fled, Lu Shengyan and the others obviously could not abandon the gold and silver treasures stored in the manor, because these treasures were related to whether they could continue to live a life of luxury.

What Kulu Shengyan never expected was that it was these gold and silver treasures that made him lose his last hope of escaping!

Urged on by Lu Shengyan, the laborers and servants quickly loaded boxes of gold and silver jewelry onto the transport vehicle, and then Lu Shengyan impatiently shouted "Let's go!"

Thus, the group, consisting of a large number of core members of the Lu family, a small number of retainers, and laborers, slowly set off, fleeing towards the city gate in the opposite direction from the allied forces.

However, because they were carrying a large amount of gold and silver jewelry, the team's escape speed was not fast. Just as the Lu family team approached the city gate, Tian Yu, who had been leading the army in pursuit, saw the Lu family team ahead!

"Even in their escape, they didn't forget to take their gold and silver treasures; they are truly insatiably greedy! My men, follow me and kill them all!"

Without saying a word, Tian Yu led his army to attack.

Lu Shengyan panicked and said to Lu Yueming, "Yueming, you take the troops and stop them. I will go first!"

In this life-or-death situation, Lu Shengyan disregarded family ties and hurriedly ordered Lu Yueming to lead dozens of his men to stop Tian Yu, while he himself followed the majority of his men and fled through the city gates!

Lu Yueming, who was left behind to stop Tian Yu, was filled with despair. Staying behind to stop Tian Yu meant certain death, but having been instilled with filial piety since childhood, he could not disobey his father's wishes. He could only grit his teeth and lead dozens of his men in a suicidal charge against the opposing army!

"Humph!"

Tian Yu snorted coldly and swept his spear, knocking Lu Yueming off his horse. He then followed up with another spear thrust, quickly ending Lu Yueming's life. The other Lu family retainers who had followed Lu Yueming in the charge were also unable to hold out for long and were quickly killed by the Great Wall Army soldiers.

"My lads, follow me and hunt down Lu Shengyan!"

Although they were briefly held off by Lu Yueming, the Lu family's entourage, carrying a large amount of gold and silver treasures, did not escape very far. They were quickly overtaken by Tian Yu's army, and then...

A horrific massacre has begun!

Tian Yu felt absolutely no goodwill towards the Lu family members, including Lu Shengyan, and his heart was filled with disgust. Therefore, he showed no mercy in his pursuit of the Lu family members, thrusting his spear repeatedly and reaping the lives of the Lu family members.

"Pfft!"

Suddenly, a member of the Lu family knelt on the ground and pleaded, "General Tian, ​​spare my life! I am willing to give you all my treasures."

General Tian, ​​spare my life!

General Tian, ​​I don't want to die!

"General Tian, ​​please spare my life."

"..."

As death approached, these "Celestial Dragons," who were usually high and mighty and regarded ordinary people as lowly, could no longer suppress their fear. One after another, members of the Lu family knelt on the ground, begging Tian Yu to spare their lives.

"Is this the bloodline of a saint? Hahahaha!"

Tian Yu burst into laughter. These members of the Lu family usually boasted that they were descendants of saints, regarded the common people as lowly people, and considered themselves as high and mighty nobles who rode on the heads of the common people and acted arrogantly.

But when death came, these self-proclaimed descendants of saints, the "Celestial Dragons," displayed their utterly shameful behavior, begging for mercy in a way that was even worse than that of ordinary people!

"What are you doing? How dare you kneel and beg for mercy from this lowly peasant!"

Looking at the clansmen kneeling on the ground, Lu Shengyan was furious. Their kneeling was undoubtedly a disgrace to the Lu family and a stain on the reputation of the family of saints.

Even though Lu Shengyan reprimanded them angrily, he could not change the minds of the other clansmen. Their fear of death made them kowtow to Tian Yu repeatedly, begging him to spare their lives.

However, Tian Yu's heart was filled with coldness. These members of the Lu family had harmed countless people in the past, and had secretly captured countless children to make longevity pills. How could Tian Yu possibly let them off?

Tian Yu thrust out his spear, instantly piercing the body of a Lu family member who was kneeling and begging for mercy. At the same time, he shouted loudly, "My comrades, we do not accept surrender! Follow me and kill!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the brutal massacre continued. It has to be said that the Lu family was more prolific than pigs. There were more than 1000 people in this fleeing group alone. Tian Yu and his 2000 soldiers spent a full quarter of an hour killing almost all of the Lu family members, leaving only Lu Shengyan and a few Lu family elders by his side.

Tian Yu, carrying a blood-stained spear, walked up to Lu Shengyan and said in a deep voice, "Lu Shengyan, you have ravaged Youzhou for many years and killed countless people. Today is the day you pay for their lives!"

Seeing thousands of his clansmen die before his eyes, Lu Shengyan was already limp, but he still stubbornly said, "Tian Yu, I am the Duke of Lu, personally appointed by the imperial court. If you kill me, the imperial court will not let you off, and the scholars of the world will not forgive you!"

"Ah!"

Tian Yu scoffed. The moment he agreed to help Yang Zheng take Youzhou, Tian Yu was prepared to be regarded as a traitor by the court and despised by scholars all over the world.

Therefore, Lu Shengyan's threat had absolutely no effect on Tian Yu!

"Looks like you have no last words to say, then die!"

Tian Yu gave Lu Shengyan no chance to speak again, thrusting out his spear and piercing Lu Shengyan's head.

At the moment of his death, Lu Shengyan was filled with resentment and regret.

He regretted not heeding Lu Yueming's advice to recruit more retainers, regretted not choosing to escape sooner, and regretted taking that batch of gold and silver treasure with him...

Lu Shengyan had many regrets, but he never regretted the harm he had caused to the people of Youzhou!