Chapter 94

"Stop, stop, stop hitting me!"

Cang Liqun, in pain, begged for mercy. At this moment, he realized he had made a mistake, thinking it was too simple. The other party wouldn't even listen to reason.

Li Yunxiao finally said coldly, "Stop!" He sneered, "Now you know why we do what we do, right?"

"I know, I know!" Cang Liqun wailed.

The 400,000 soldiers of the Golden Lion Corps, who had always seen their commander as high and mighty, like an emperor, were shocked to see him beg for mercy so spinelessly. They felt a mix of sorrow and contempt, and their fighting spirit was completely drained, their heads hanging low.

Li Yunxiao sneered, "You're all grown up, having lived for several decades. Don't you understand that might makes right? I wonder how you became a Martial Lord. Now that you understand, you can die with your eyes closed."

He spoke lightly, and a chill swept through the air, "Kill him."

"What?" Cang Liqun, lying on the ground, was shaken to his core, incredulously shouting, "Kill me? You want to kill me?" He seemed unable to believe it, his eyes full of horror and shock, and he angrily said, "I am a minister of the court, a general who guards a region. You can't kill me without the law or the emperor's decree!"

Li Yunxiao looked at him as if he were a fool and sneered, "You almost cost me my life, which is a capital offense! The law and the emperor's decree mean nothing to me. Letting you die is the law, is the decree!"

The disdainful attitude Li Yunxiao exuded made Cang Liqun feel as if he were nothing more than an ant. He suddenly felt that his greatest support and capital were gone.

Cang Liqun was truly afraid now, his face pale as he said, "Don't kill me! I am a Martial Lord of the Four Symbols realm, and I am of great use! If you don't kill me, I will be loyal to you until death!"

Chen Dasheng and the others remained silent. After all, Cang Liqun was a Martial Lord, a powerful existence in the Tian Shui Kingdom. If he could be persuaded to join, he would be a great asset!

"Martial Lord?" Li Yunxiao sneered, "In my eyes, a Martial Lord hasn't even entered the door of martial arts. Die when I say to die, why are you whining? Kill!"

A Martial Lord hasn't even entered the door of martial arts!

The Martial Lords and above, like Xiao Qingwang, were all shocked. A Martial King could control the fate of a country, and a Martial Lord could influence a region. Such great power, in his mouth, was not even considered to have entered the door. However, they felt no resentment, but rather a sense of agreement.

"Whoosh!"

As if the wind was howling, Cang Liqun's neck was immediately cut by Ji Meng, blood spurting out like a firework, blooming before death.

"Bang!"

Cang Liqun, the commander of the 400,000-strong Golden Lion Corps, died miserably on the plains outside Puyang City.

The remaining matters did not need Li Yunxiao's attention. He was helped into the main war chariot to rest.

Chen Dasheng's eyes swept over the 400,000 Golden Lion Corps, a flash of joy in his eyes, and he coldly shouted, "Cang Liqun used his power for personal gain and colluded with the enemy, deserving death! He has been executed, and it is just. The commander is dead, who is the deputy? Step forward!"

Two middle-aged generals slowly walked out from the army, their faces dark and uncertain, as if they were struggling. As they passed Cang Liqun's body, they seemed to make a decision, feeling a great relief.

"Deputy Commander of the Golden Lion Corps, Huang Hong and Hua Man, salute Commander Chen!" they shouted in unison, their voices like thunder.

Chen Dasheng looked at Huang Hong in surprise, "A Two-star Martial Master? Such a low level to be a deputy commander. It seems you either have a strong family background or are a wise strategist. There are no major families with the surname Huang in the entire Tian Shui Kingdom, so it must be the latter."

His respect for Huang Hong immediately increased. They were not lacking in troops or high-level combatants. What they needed was a military advisor who knew the ins and outs of the Hundred Kingdoms. Although Chen Dasheng was a master of military strategy, he had been ill for many years and was not well-versed in the current military situation.

Huang Hong shouted, "Commander Chen, your insight is clear!"

He was secretly admiring Chen Dasheng's acumen. Indeed, he was the strategist of the Golden Lion Corps. From its establishment to the present, almost all major decisions were made by him.

Hua Man, on the other hand, was a Great Martial Master, who had risen to his position through sheer martial prowess.

"Excellent!" Chen Dasheng looked at the two, a killing intent flashing in his eyes, "You have seen Cang Liqun collude with the enemy. Now I order the reorganization of the Golden Lion Corps. Do you have any objections?"

Both were shocked and said in unison, "We will follow the commander's orders, with no objections!" Their palms were slightly sweating. At this moment, having any objections would mean no more objections for the rest of their lives. When they passed Cang Liqun's body, they had already decided to submit.

"Good! The 400,000 Golden Lion Corps will maintain its original structure, now all under the command of Huang Hong!" Chen Dasheng took out a token and shouted, "Huang Hong, receive the order!"

"Yes!" Huang Hong shouted, stepping forward to receive the token, a look of joy in his eyes. He never thought he would be appointed commander after submitting. He was deeply impressed by Chen Dasheng's ability to use people.

Doubt in people, but trust those you use! This is the way of a great general!

Chen Dasheng gathered his true qi in his dantian and roared, "400,000 troops, fleeing without a fight, abandoning a military stronghold, all deserve death! Now I give you a chance to atone for your sins by returning to the front lines to defend your country!"

Huang Hong loudly echoed, "Atoning for sins, defending the country!"

All the soldiers of the Golden Lion Corps looked at each other, and soon many joined in the chant, the slogan becoming整齐划一,震撼长野!

"Atoning for sins, defending the country! Atoning for sins, defending the country!"

...

Just as the shouts were heard outside the city, inside Puyang City, at the city lord's residence.

Wu Liantian paced restlessly, occasionally clenching his fists, and said, "Sigh, do you think General Cang can recover those valuables?"

Those valuables were the result of his hard work over many years, gathered without regard for face or shame, year after year.

Wu Guang, holding a pig's head, said, "Of course! General Cang is the commander of the Golden Lion Corps, a Martial Lord!"

"Don't answer me!" Wu Liantian scolded, knowing his son's intelligence, so his opinion could be ignored, "Commander Ban, what do you think?"

Ban Bing, looking at the father and son, sighed helplessly, "Recovering them shouldn't be a problem, but getting everything back from Cang Liqun is impossible."

"Sigh! I knew it would be like this!" Wu Liantian wailed, "Recovering part is better than losing everything."

He angrily said, "I hope they capture those little thieves alive and bring them to me! I will tear them apart piece by piece!"

A city guard rushed in to report, "Lord, Lord, the Golden Lion Corps has returned!"

Wu Liantian was overjoyed and grabbed the guard, asking, "Did you see those little thieves?"

The guard thought for a moment and said, "Yes, I saw them, they seemed to be in the crowd. But..."

"Ha ha, great! I will tear their bones apart piece by piece!" Wu Liantian, not waiting for him to finish, jumped up in excitement and hurried to the door, "Guang, Commander Ban, come with me to welcome the troops!"

"No need!"

A mocking voice came from outside the door, and a bundle was thrown in, landing on the ground. A round object rolled out and stopped at Wu Liantian's feet.

He looked closely and his smile froze. The round object was Cang Liqun's head. He looked up in horror to see Li Yunxiao and others standing at the entrance, looking at him coldly.

Wu Liantian's heart sank, "Young brother, it's a misunderstanding, a mis..."

Before he could finish, he felt his body separate from himself, the world spinning as his head flew up and landed on the ground, hitting Cang Liqun's head.

Soon another head followed, this one much larger, belonging to Wu Guang.

"Everything in Puyang City will be temporarily under your control," Li Yunxiao glanced at Ban Bing and disappeared from the entrance.

Ban Bing's face turned deathly pale, and he dared not even breathe.

Outside, several auras that could make him tremble filled the air. He stood still in the city lord's residence, not daring to move, listening to the sound of the troops marching through the city, the ground trembling.

After more than an hour, the sound faded away, and