We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

After a while, Li Che stepped out of the gate of the Ten Kings' House again.

Behind him, a strong man as strong as an iron tower followed closely.

This man's name is Hu Qiang. He looks tall and strong, but he is actually only fourteen years old.

One winter three years ago, the original body met Hu Qiang who fainted from hunger on the street, and out of pity, he rescued him.

Hu Qiang had never had enough food in his life before he met the original body. After being fed by the original body, he cried until he was out of breath. From then on, he stayed by the original body's side as a guard.

This young man has an astonishing appetite, and his strength is directly proportional to his astonishing appetite. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is born with supernatural powers.

More importantly, he has a simple mind and is extremely loyal to his original self.

"A Qiang, have you eaten enough today?" Li Che looked at the young man behind him with a smile, the gentleness in his eyes was not concealed.

After experiencing the complexities of human relationships in later generations, he admired even more those pure people who maintained a sincere heart.

"I'm full." Hu Qiang rubbed the back of his head innocently, "But if Your Highness lets me eat, I can still eat more!"

"Hahaha! Just tell me what you want to eat on the way, and I'll let you eat as much as you want today!"

"Okay, I'll listen to your highness."

Hu Qiang would never say thank you. In his mind, his life belonged to His Highness, so what was the point of saying thank you?

Li Che rode on the horse from the Ten Kings' Mansion, but Hu Qiang was so heavy that no horse could bear his weight.

However, his legs were very long and he could take a long step. Li Che controlled the horse to walk slowly, and he was able to keep up on foot.

The two of them walked slowly towards Xizhimen. Li Che kept his promise and bought a lot of food for Hu Qiang on the way.

This guy's appetite is truly astonishing. He accepts all kinds of food and eats an average person's entire day's worth in just half an hour.

Li Che doubted that he could eat a whole cow by himself!

Outside Xizhimen was a desolate wilderness with sparse low shrubs growing on both sides of the official road, which were wilted by the scorching sun. The criminal army was stationed ten miles away from the gate.

The Sinners' Army, as the name suggests, is an army composed of sinners.

Anyone who committed a serious crime such as murder, arson, rape, and looting and was sentenced to death according to the law would be thrown there.

Emperor Qing organized these people into a separate army, and whenever he encountered a difficult battle or needed a suicide squad, he would send them out as cannon fodder.

From a distance, the military camp where the criminal army was stationed looked like an ugly toad lying on the ground. The tattered tents were built randomly without any order.

Li Che frowned slightly. This was not a military camp at all, it was clearly a construction site!

All I saw were those ragged criminals, some carrying huge rocks, some digging ditches with sweat pouring down their cheeks. How could they look like soldiers at all?

These criminals have to serve as death squads during wartime and do hard labor on weekdays?

Are they really being treated like animals?

Li Che dismounted, threw the reins to Hu Qiang, and said calmly, "Let's go in and take a look."

As soon as he walked into the wooden fence, a strong smell of sweat and blood hit him in the face, and Li Che couldn't help but touch his nose.

"Hurry up! Whoever delays will have his head chopped off!"

I saw a burly man eight feet tall with a face full of flesh standing on a high platform in the middle of the camp, holding a whip in his hand with an arrogant look.

Snapped--

The whips lashed on the platform, and the ragged criminals trembled all over and moved faster.

Seeing the gorgeously dressed Li Che, the burly man raised his eyebrows: "Who are you?"

Li Che frowned. The way this man was standing on the podium and talking to him reminded him of his middle school dean.

That is really Bi Yang's late intention.

I guess this guy is also a rising star!

Li Che didn't have the habit of looking up when talking to people, so he walked towards the platform step by step with Hu Qiang.

Clang——

The strong man drew his sword.

"We're asking you a question! This is a restricted area for the military camp, no outsiders are allowed to trespass!"

Li Che remained silent and walked up to the platform step by step.

He didn't speak until his eyes were level with the burly man's.

"I am the Prince of Ninggu County, and I am here to select my personal troops."

"Prince of Ninggu?" A trace of surprise flashed across the sturdy man's face. "Is there such a prince in the court?"

At this time, a guard came up to the strong man.

"Boss, this is the Sixth Prince. I've seen him from a distance once before."

Upon hearing this, the burly man immediately showed a look of disdain on his face: "Who was I thinking it was? It turned out to be the Sixth Prince?!"

The Sixth Prince is not favored by His Majesty, and his weak character is well known to everyone.

None of the officials in the court gave him face, let alone a crude warrior like him.

"My apologies, Sixth Prince." The burly man sheathed his sword with a clang. "I'm the captain of the Crown Prince's Left Guard, and I've been ordered to guard these criminals. If you want to choose your personal soldiers, go elsewhere!"

"I'm discussing this with you?" Li Che's eyes gradually became fierce. "Who do you think you are? Are you worthy of calling me 'General'?"

"You..." The burly man flew into a rage, shattering the wooden planks of the platform with one foot. "Sixth Prince, this is the Crown Prince's territory. Don't think you can speak so arrogantly just because you're a prince!"

Seeing this, the criminals around stopped what they were doing and watched with a gloating look on their faces.

The prince and that dog captain met each other, and no matter which side was defeated, the criminals were happy to see it.

"The Criminals' Army is an independent army directly under the Emperor. When did it become under the control of the Crown Prince's dogs?" A teasing look flashed in Li Che's eyes.

"You..." The burly man suddenly became furious, and his right hand subconsciously reached for the knife he had just inserted back.

Li Che noticed the strong man's subtle movements and suddenly shouted, "A Qiang!"

Swah——

A strong wind blew by, and the strong man only saw a greasy palm as big as a palm-leaf fan falling.

Then there was a dizzying sound and the sound of bones and flesh twisting.

The sturdy man, who had his back to the criminals in the audience, suddenly saw the frightened and astonished faces of the criminals.

Hu Qiang's slap caused his head to turn 180 degrees, and it drooped strangely behind him.

hiss--

Everyone looked at that face and took a deep breath. The whole place suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop!

After a few seconds, the body of the strong man with a broken neck collapsed and landed under the platform, raising a cloud of dust.

The loud noise caused by the fall woke up the surrounding guards. They hurriedly picked up their weapons from the ground and aimed at the figure standing proudly on the platform.

Li Che slowly reached out from his arms and took out the black scroll, holding it high above his head.

"The imperial decree is here, who dares to act presumptuously?"

Li Che pointed to the corpse under the platform.

"This man attempted to assassinate me, but he has now been executed. You should immediately lay down your weapons and do not follow in his footsteps!"

The guards saw Li Che's indifferent expression, and then looked at the exquisite scroll in his hand that did not seem fake.

bang-

One man dropped his weapon and knelt on the ground.

Then, weapons fell to the ground like dominoes, and all the guards knelt in front of Li Che.

The guard who had just spoken to the strong man was kneeling on the ground, sweating profusely.

Is this the Sixth Prince? The rumored weakest and most incompetent Sixth Prince?

You should have told me earlier that you had the imperial edict in your hand. No matter how bold the captain is, he would never dare to ignore the imperial edict.

Do you have to tear their heads off?

With such tactics, how could there be any weakness? He was clearly a living devil!

Li Che's expression remained unchanged.

Taking out the imperial edict now was part of his plan.

If he didn't kill someone to show his strength and skill, given his original reputation, these criminals wouldn't even look at him, let alone pledge allegiance.

As for the strong man.

I just lent him some things, and I thought that as a grown man, he wouldn't be too stingy.

A criminal loosened his grip on the hoe, which fell to the ground with a thud.

He looked at the figure on the stage in a trance, and Li Che's words just now rang in his ears.

"Your Highness," the criminal asked tremblingly, "You just said that you wanted to recruit personal guards..."

His eyes flashed with desire: "Are you going to rescue us?"

Li Che looked down at the man with a kind smile on his face:

"This king has no interest in saving people. This king is here to take you to your death!"