The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 69 Turnaround Strategies
One sentence: "Please execute the Pei family."

The four words were chillingly sharp. What was originally a report from the Zhaowu Commandant turned into a huge uproar. Pei Xuanbao and Pei Angju's expressions turned slightly cold, and there was a faint killing intent circulating in the air.

Pei Angju glanced at the indifferent Li Zhenyue and smiled gently:

"What a fine request to exterminate the Pei family! I think it is you, Zhaowu Colonel, who intends to destroy my Pei family and deliberately colludes with the demon race to slander my Pei family."

"The Pei family of Hedong is a pillar of loyalty to the Tang Dynasty."

"To bear the burden of the people of the Great Tang Dynasty for the sake of the sage."

"You want to destroy my Great Tang Dynasty, don't you? Perhaps we should thoroughly investigate you!"

Li Zhenyue's gaze was icy.

Just flip the table over.

The table flipped over and hit Pei Angju in the face. The Tang Dynasty's unique brewed tea on the table was almost overturned, splashing all over Pei Angju. Although he also had Xuan Guan abilities, he was not quick enough to react.

He was scalded all over, looking utterly disheveled. The grandeur of his prestigious family was completely disrupted. Amidst the commotion and chaos, Pei Angju finally exploded in anger, slapping away the person wiping his clothes. His eyes were icy as he stared at Li Zhenyue.

"Good, good, good."

"What a fine Li Zhenyue."

"What a fine Zhaowu Colonel! Excellent, excellent indeed."

Li Zhenyue stared indifferently at the Pei family and said, "Then let's investigate."

"The affairs of our Great Tang Dynasty are governed by its own rules and regulations."

“The rebels should naturally be pursued and killed.”

"However, we, the Shuofang Army, are soldiers of the Great Tang Dynasty, and we are not to be associated with the demon race."

"No tolerance!"

He turned and strode away.

He was tall and imposing, with a hideous knife scar on his face. His murderous aura was as cold as flowing water, and those in front of him dared not stop him, instinctively making way for him.

With his duties over, he was no longer under the command of Pei Angju and others, and was about to return to his own troops to resume his position as Zhaowu Colonel. Under these circumstances, without direct control, Li Zhenyue did not care about Pei Angju at all.

In Zhou Yan's dream, this scene unfolded. Zhou Yan did not expect that Li Zhenyue, who had been chasing him and Shen Cangming and putting a lot of pressure on them, was actually so ruthless.

but……

Zhou Yan asked Li Zhiwei, "So, Li Zhenyue attacked the Pei family, and what the Pei family did was exposed. Isn't that a good thing?"

Li Zhiwei sighed and said:
"If that's all there is to it, then it's certainly a good thing."

"However, things are not that simple. After all, that is the Pei family of Hedong. Someone reported Li Zhenyue, saying that you and that great hero Shen Cangming did not disappear at all, but that Li Zhenyue, as the Zhaowu Colonel, deliberately let them go along the way."

"He said he killed the monster just to get the job done."

Li Zhiwei said, "Among the elite cavalry led by Li Zhenyue, there is actually a spy from the Pei family. This matter is too big, so he betrayed Li Zhenyue."

"Now Li Zhenyue has been falsely accused."

"He said that he pitied the rebels and their generals, and even deliberately killed innocent monsters recognized by the Xuanxiang Bureau, just to join the rebels in attacking the Pei and Cui families; he ordered them to be imprisoned and executed as if they were rebels."

Zhou Yan looked at the indifferent and calm general in the scene of his dream.

It was only then that they learned that Li Zhenyue had actually reported the two of them as missing.

But I clearly saw it before in Ganquanyuan.

Zhou Yan understood Li Zhenyue's concealment and his own predicament. He also sensed the turbulent situation in Chang'an and said, "So, the Pei family, Pei Xuanbao, won't tolerate me and Uncle Shen, right?"

Zhou Yan understood Pei Xuanbao's thoughts.

In his eyes, even ants dare to rebel, and such behavior is unforgivable.

Li Zhiwei took a slight breath and said solemnly, "Because the matter has spread widely in the Shuofang Army, I have also heard about it. It seems that Pei Xuanbao's elder brother, Pei Angju, ordered the dispatch of a 50-man armored Shuofang Army cavalry to surround and kill the two of you."

"In addition, there are the heavy crossbowmen of the Dragon Martial Army."

"And a portion of them were General Li Siye's personal guards with Mo Dao swords."

Zhou Yan's pupils contracted violently.

Li Siye was known as a fierce general whose men and horses were shattered under the blows of the Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword).

Fifty more armored cavalrymen like Li Zhenyue? And heavy crossbowmen from the Longwu Army?
Grass!
This is practically a small legion already.

This was almost a matter of sacrificing everything to kill them. Even Zhou Yan, who had become a ninth-rank Xuan Guan Fengsui, felt a chill run down his spine, followed by a suppressed rage.

Li Zhiwei said, "Even the Shuofang Army probably can only spare fifty Xuanguan cavalrymen out of several thousand men. Most of the Xuanguan are captains who can command a hundred men. In addition, there are General Li Siye's personal guards, the Modao Army, and the Longwu Army crossbowmen."

"This is enough to easily kill a sixth-rank Xuan official, or even higher."

"So, Zhou Yan, no matter where you are now, you must immediately leave Chang'an City. The Wei River is blocked. Quickly cross the Jing River and rush into the Qinling Mountains, the Zhongnan Mountains. It's already autumn, and it will be difficult to enter the mountains soon!" Zhou Yan nodded slowly.

It seems that the Pei family used their power to bring out a captain-level officer from a 5,000-strong Shuofang army and put him together with other troops, all in an attempt to kill him and Uncle Shen.

Without a doubt, Pei Xuanbao wished he could crush his own bones and blood.

but……

Even disregarding Pei Xuanbao, what exactly is Uncle Shen's past like? How could he be valued to this extent by the Shuofang Army?

Pei Xuanbao, Pei Xuanbao...

The first time we met, Dao Guang ordered the Shuofang army to pursue and kill him. And this is the third time. Pei Xuanbao must be killed.

A surge of murderous intent flickered in Zhou Yan's eyes.

A surge of rage rose in his chest; he wished he could drag this guy out and chop him to pieces!
Then it was thrown to the Weaver Girl to be used as a furnace.

In his mental notebook, he made a bold mark on Pei Xuanbao's name.

He also added his brother, Pei Angju.

Zhou Yan calmed down and asked Li Zhiwei, "Is the Shuofang Army just going to let the Pei family do this?"

Li Zhiwei said, "I don't either..."

The girl habitually hid her thoughts, but she paused, looking at Zhou Yan.

Li Zhiwei asked earnestly, "Are we companions now, Zhou Yan?"

Zhou Yan already knew what Li Zhiwei had done; that imperial edict had proven Li Zhiwei's risk-taking and sincerity. Zhou Yan shook his head and said:

"Not really."

Li Zhiwei was somewhat disappointed and pursed her lips.

But she didn't show it; the girl gently pinched the hem of her dress and still smiled:
"It's really hard to trust you."

"It seems I need to work harder to gain your trust."

Zhou Yan reached out and held the scroll of the mountain god's edict, which had transformed into an imperial decree, in his hand. Unfolding the edict, the top part conferred the title of princess, while the bottom part contained supplementary information from the mountain god. Zhou Yan and Li Zhiwei unfolded the edict together, and Zhou Yan said:

"We are in a relationship of life and death."

Li Zhiwei paused abruptly, looked at the candid Zhou Yan in front of her, pursed her lips, and then smiled and said, "Okay."

"I have a guess. Perhaps my father, and Marshal Guo Linggong of the Shuofang Army, also don't like the Pei family. So, they will indulge the Pei family to a certain extent and allow them to do some things."

"Only in this way can we have a reason to kick the Pei family out of the army later."

"And a powerful family like the Pei family, even if they guessed it, would arrogantly ignore it."

The girl was sitting in front of Zhou Yan and said, "I will find a way to figure out the Shuofang Army's route and tell you in my dream. Zhou Yan, you and Hero Shen should avoid their sharp edge and first enter the Myriad Mountains."

Zhou Yan whispered, "Avoid it..."

"It only allows us to avoid it for a period of time."

"If Pei Xuanbao isn't dealt with, even if this time is over, there will be another time."

"After the next time, there will be a time after that."

"We must address the root cause directly."

"I have no interest in hiding my whole life."

Zhou Yan frowned, then suddenly thought of something and said:
"The reason Pei Xuanbao and the others attacked Li Zhenyue and mobilized troops to hunt down me and Uncle Shen is that Li Zhenyue let us go and, in order to fulfill his duty, killed an innocent demon recognized by the Xuanxiang Bureau?"

Li Zhiwei said, "Yes."

"what happened?"

Zhou Yan snapped his fingers, and a scene appeared in his dream. The scene showed Zhou Yan encountering Black Wind as he descended from Misty Peak. In the scene, Black Wind bowed respectfully and said:

"Under the command of our Qingming Fangzhu, the Nine Provinces Inspector, Black Wind, may I ask your name?"

Li Zhiwei: "…………"

Zhou Yan: "…………"

The two looked at each other and noticed the unusual color in each other's eyes.

They both said in unison:
"I have an idea."

"We can handle Pei Xuanbao!"

(End of this chapter)