The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

"Eunuch Li is indeed very skilled."

As soon as he said this, Li Qing frowned and looked at the newcomer, a dangerous glint in his eyes.

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Isn't this the General? What, could this person be someone the General sent?"

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room immediately turned cold. One was a favorite of the Crown Prince, and the other was a general who controlled the entire Liangzhou. None of the officials sitting in the room dared to offend him.

They could only lower their heads, not daring to even breathe.

Yang Ling ignored Li Qing and only glanced indifferently at Mingyue lying on the ground.

In the end, it was his carelessness that led him to realize that Li Qing's martial arts skills were so formidable.

“You flatter me, Father-in-law. I don’t have that kind of courage.”

Although she said that, Li Qing still noticed the expression on Yang Ling's face.

The mighty general before me is definitely connected to this assassin.

However, Li Qing didn't seem to care. He just smiled slightly and sat down on the chair next to him.

"May I ask what brings the General here?"

Li Qing remained as relaxed and at ease as ever, appearing to disregard everyone.

Yang Ling smiled calmly, glanced at Mingyue, and then sat down next to Li Qing.

"I heard that Eunuch Li was hosting a big banquet, so I thought I'd come and join in the fun."

Yang Ling acted as if she were completely at ease, picking up the wine in front of Li Qing and drinking it by herself.

The officials below looked at each other in bewilderment, thinking that the Divine General had gone too far.

They were so brazen in front of Eunuch Li.

Li Qing hadn't expected this person to be so audacious, showing absolutely no manners in front of him.

Even so, he dared not lose his temper. Although he was skilled in martial arts, they were in Liangzhou, and the other side had a large army.

Even a master like him dared not make a rash move.

Everyone just watched as Yang Ling ate and drank heartily. Although they were dissatisfied, none of them dared to say anything.

After a while, Li Qing finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Could it be that the General has taken a fancy to this woman?"

Li Qing had never seen anyone so bold, sitting silently in front of him as if he didn't take him seriously at all.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes turned to Yang Ling.

But to everyone's surprise, Yang Ling seemed completely unconcerned. "Yes, I am indeed quite interested."

He spoke with such confidence, as if he didn't care at all about the dignity of the person in front of him.

Even Li Qing was taken aback for a moment, but he was no pushover either; otherwise, how could he have become the chief eunuch?

"General, you are indeed young and spirited, but this woman came to assassinate me. If you just take her away like this, where will I put my face in the future?"

Li Qing's tone became stern, and the temperature in the room dropped again.

Yang Ling, however, seemed oblivious to everything. "What does Father-in-law mean?"

"I'll trouble you, General, to give me an explanation for today's events. If you give me a satisfactory explanation, I'll let you take the person with you."

Even though he knew the other party was the Divine Martial General, Li Qing still showed no mercy. He wanted to see if a general had the guts to speak to him like that.

Yang Ling's tone carried a hint of mockery, "What if you don't explain it well?"

Their eyes met, and the temperature in the room dropped several degrees.

The surrounding officials didn't dare to breathe. They all knew that they had kicked a hornet's nest this time. The Divine Martial General had actually gone against Eunuch Li.

"If she doesn't explain herself properly, I, the eunuch, will naturally not let her off the hook."

Li Qing's demeanor was aggressive and intimidating.

Yang Ling smiled faintly, "I know of Eunuch Li's skills, but this is Liangzhou after all. Since the incident happened in my Liangzhou, I will naturally give you an explanation. I should be able to take this person back for questioning without any problem, right?"

These words made Li Qing sneer inwardly.

The general in front of me doesn't seem to have any intention of giving me any face at all.

"What if the general can't find out the truth?"

"Then I will come over in person to apologize."

These words clearly indicated Yang Ling's attitude: he was determined to take Mingyue away tonight.

Although Li Qing was angry, he was helpless for the moment and could only wave his hand, "You can take the person away, but I hope the general can give an explanation!"

After saying that, he ignored the person in front of him and walked into the room behind him.

Yang Ling smiled slightly and quickly ordered his men to take Mingyue away.

As he left, he glanced at the officials.

"I hope you all had a great time today!"

That short sentence sent chills down the spines of those officials; wasn't this a warning to them?

Originally intending to curry favor with Li Qing, he never expected it to turn into his own personal battleground.

Watching Yang Ling lead his men away, everyone could only secretly lament their misfortune.

Inside the room, Li Qing gritted his teeth in hatred. How dare a mere local general swagger in front of him and show him no respect whatsoever.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he slammed his hand on the table.

"Go find two trustworthy men and kill this blind bastard tonight."

Li Qing gritted his teeth in hatred, his eyes filled with rage.

Upon hearing these words, his trusted subordinates immediately became restless.

“Your Excellency, this is absolutely unacceptable. The Divine Martial General has extremely high prestige in the army and is also a member of the Ninth Prince's faction. If we rashly take action against him, those people will surely think that Your Excellency did this because of what happened today, and then it will be difficult for us to return to the capital safely.”

The confidant looked anxious. There's an old saying that goes, "Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake." No matter how tough their methods were, the man was, after all, the great general of Liangzhou.

Hearing his subordinate's explanation, Li Qing could only close his eyes helplessly.

He was, after all, second only to the emperor, a figure of immense power.

I never expected to be humiliated here today.

If the Ninth Prince were here, he would definitely give him some face, but the one who opposes him is just a general!

"Ninth Prince, Ninth Prince, you're already dead, why did you raise such a disrespectful brat!"

Li Qing's anger had reached its peak.

After leaving, Yang Ling did not return to his general's mansion, but instead had his men take Mingyue to a separate courtyard.

He lived alone in this villa, and the environment was extremely remote, with no one else living around.