149: Scum! (asking for monthly ticket)

Jiannan Road Dao Fu Division.

The supreme commander, the Zhenmo General, commands one Dao and thirty-six Prefectures.

Under his jurisdiction are one Town Demon Envoy, three Deputy Commanders, twelve Fa Shan Army, and thirty-six Prefectural Sky Patrol Division Zhonglang General.

Each Prefectural Division also has varying numbers of Patrolling Mountain Commandants, as well as ten divisions of soldiers and horses, and garrisoned Prefectural Army.

Now, this news has spread, shocking beyond belief.

The Fushi Town Demon Envoy, the second most important figure in the Dao, falling at Youmen Pass, was nothing short of an earthquake. Most critically, countless ferocious and hideous demons from the Ten Thousand Mountains would enter the pass because of this, surely leading to widespread devastation, and there would be no peaceful days thereafter.

The common people were instantly stirred, causing a great commotion throughout the city.

Soon, inside the grand pass, countless common people surged into the South City. Streets and alleys, teahouses and taverns, were filled with people, and gazes converged, falling upon the South Gate of the Inner City, which loomed like a black beast, eerily entrenched.

At this time, soldiers and horses successively lined up, their iron armor clashing with ear-piercing metallic sounds. Then, human shouts and warhorses’ long neighs filled the air, as torrents of steel, “Jia jia jia,” surged out of the pass, their differently colored banners fluttering in the wind.

Clearly, it wasn't just one force of soldiers and horses leaving the pass!

Soon after, at the South Gate of the Inner City, four figures rode out of the city. Upon reaching outside the city gate, they reined in their horses with a “Whoa” and stopped.

Three of them turned their horses around and cupped their hands towards the leading person.

“Zhonglang General Wei, the matter is urgent, the Dao Division has summoned us, so we must part ways here. Tianxiong Pass will be relying on you from now on!”

Upon his white horse, Chen Yuan’s expression was solemn as he bowed and bid farewell.

On his two sides, Colonel Chang Shan and General Wu Sheng also cupped their hands, “Farewell!”

And Wei Zhong, the Zhonglang General Wei opposite them, with a Face full of worry, returned the bow and sighed.

“After this parting, I wonder what the future holds. It’s the same for Wei. Please take care, gentlemen.”

“Chen Yuan, we’ll meet again.”

“We’ll meet again!”

After saying this, Chen Yuan and the other three subtly exchanged glances, nodded, and their eyes seemed to hold a meaningful expression.

Subsequently, the three wasted no more words, reined in their horses, turned around, and with a long neigh from their steeds, their hooves lifted.

“Thump, thump, thump.”

The sound of horse hooves echoed. The three then spurred their horses and whips, their hooves pattering like rain, turning into three wind-stretched shadows, and galloped away from the pass towards the direction of Shu, leading their troops.

Upon seeing this scene, voices immediately rose from within and outside the South City.

“That executioner has finally left!”

Some who saw it breathed a sigh of relief, a heavy weight lifted from their hearts.

Others were filled with worry.

“This Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General just quelled the three families' rebellion and established a formidable reputation. Everyone had just started to enjoy a few days of peace. With his departure, coupled with the sudden bad news, those embers will surely rekindle. The Local General of the Guard might even be purged. This city is about to fall into chaos, and even the entire Jiannan Road might be in turmoil. We must make plans early…”

Indeed, someone was looking at the back of the figure in green clothes and on a white horse, departing the pass, and then at the Local General of the Guard outside the South Gate of the Inner City, who wore a worried expression, revealing a schadenfreude smile.

In a lavishly decorated private room at Tianxiang Pavilion, there was the chaotic sound of music and hearty laughter.

“Haha, this bane has left! Everyone, today is a day of great joy, we should raise our cups in celebration!”

“Exactly, these past two days, I’ve been so suppressed by this person that I couldn’t eat, couldn’t sleep, and always woke up in a dream, then touched my head to see if it was still there. Damn it, it was truly terrifying.”

“Haha, indeed! This time, everyone’s heads on their shoulders can be kept. Thinking about it, it truly pains me. My thousand-year-old ganoderma was given away for nothing. Damn it, if only this news had come sooner.”

“Hmph, now only Zhonglang General Wei is left in Tianxiong Pass. Hehe, I reckon there’ll be a good show soon. If you all give me, Cao, some Face, I’ll set up a bet. You can wager on how soon someone will cause trouble for this Zhonglang General Wei?”

“I’ll bet five hundred taels, at most three days.”

“A thousand taels, I bet at most two days.”

“…”

In the room, those same people who had appeared in the Inner City days ago, bringing gifts to Chen Yuan to beg for mercy, now stood by the window, watching the scene of the troops leaving the pass in the distance. They raised their cups, laughing heartily, overjoyed, and even started a gambling game over it.

They were inextricably linked to the rebellion of the three families!

They were the ones who, upon seeing hundreds of heads from the three families fall, came to beg for mercy, respectfully shedding tears!

Now, with the bad news from the south, seeing Chen Yuan hastily leave the pass with his troops, they were still the ones raising their cups in celebration and gloating!

These people were truly human traitors, incapable of success but adept at causing ruin, their hearts utterly depraved.

At this moment, while these people were gloating, in the adjacent room, a graceful and voluptuous figure stood by the wall.

There seemed to be some Restriction on the wall, and the sounds from next door clearly passed through.

A pair of watery blue eyes rippled, like a spring pond ruffled by the wind!

At this time, behind the voluptuous woman stood a golden-haired man. Listening to the loud laughter from next door, his brows showed some agitation:

“Young Miss, that Zhonglang General humiliated you so much yesterday. Listening to these people, they seem to fear nothing short of chaos, and even want to cause trouble for the Local General of the Guard. We…”

He hadn't finished speaking when the voluptuous woman’s arched eyebrows furrowed, and her Face became frosty, her voice tinged with coldness.

“Baturu!”

“You are blinded by anger, and that disappoints me greatly.”

“No matter how cunning, treacherous, or overbearing that Zhonglang General is, he is working for the peace of one region. It’s just that our interests and perspectives differ.” After speaking, the woman’s lake-blue eyes looked at the wall, glowing slightly, and a ripple appeared on the wall, revealing the scene inside.

The people inside, though dressed in splendid clothes, behaved in various ways that made the woman feel nauseous. Her eyes turned cold as she said, “And these people, as citizens of this Bashu region, upon hearing the news of their Town Demon Envoy falling in battle against demons, are indifferent. Instead, they treat it as a joke, making it a topic for their drinking and merrymaking, fearing nothing short of chaos. How pathetic and hateful.”

As she spoke, the woman’s voice grew heavier and heavier. Then she turned her head, staring at the golden-haired man, her subordinate,

“You actually want to collude with these scoundrels? Don’t you know what we went through back then, Baturu?”

Clearly, this former exiled princess of Loulan was so agitated because she remembered something.

Despicable traitors, she hated such people the most.

The golden-haired man’s expression changed, and he lowered his head, quickly kneeling on one knee and solemnly saying:

“I apologize, Young Miss. Baturu is willing to accept punishment.”

“I will not punish you, only make you vigilant. You are the strongest warrior in the tribe. You should have a warrior’s heart. Even if you fail, so what? You should defeat your former opponent honorably, not harbor dark intentions and become like those people. If you do, I will certainly not spare you.”

“Yes!” The big man behind her nodded quickly like a little chick.

After An Ge finished speaking, her gaze returned to the scene in the adjacent room. Her lake-blue eyes showed disgust and coldness,

“Do not let people from these families in from now on. Tianxiang Pavilion will not do business with them.”

“Moreover, from my brief interaction with that Zhonglang General, he is overbearing and severe. If he leaves, he certainly wouldn't leave such a big mess behind. Therefore, I say, as early as today, these people and forces will encounter trouble. Our Tianxiang Pavilion absolutely cannot touch these guys right now.”

After speaking, she gave an order, and a sharp glint flashed in her lake-blue eyes.

“Baturu, go and politely escort these people out!”

“Yes!”

Baturu quickly exited.