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

"Shh, don't talk nonsense. We can't afford to offend His Highness if he hears us."

"Yes, yes, be careful what you say."

……

On the city wall stood a general, Li Yuanliang, Yang Ling's adjutant, who was also a highly skilled martial artist.

"General Li, what's the situation now?"

Just as Li Yuanliang was observing the situation before him, a young man dressed in armor slowly walked over and asked Li Yuanliang a question.

Li Yuanliang looked up at the young man, his brows furrowing slightly, and said, "Reporting to the general, someone has set fire to the city, and our soldiers have begun searching."

"Oh? Who is it?"

The young man raised his eyebrows slightly, a playful look on his face.

"I don't know. My subordinates are gathering information, and I believe we'll have results soon."

Li Yuanliang said in a low voice that although the young man was slightly younger than him, his status was much higher.

This young man was Sima Yuxuan, the nephew of Sima Yunfei, the commander of the Liangzhou camp. At such a young age, he was already in charge of the Liangzhou camp, commanding thousands of iron cavalry. He was definitely a promising young man.

Sima Yuxuan nodded: "Yes, we must hurry up and put out this fire to avoid causing even greater casualties."

"You will finally understand."

Li Yuanliang clasped his hands in greeting.

He had a vague feeling that this matter might be inextricably linked to him, but without evidence, he could not make any rash conclusions.

"General Li, you must handle this matter personally. We absolutely cannot allow such a huge embarrassment to occur in Longxi City."

Sima Yuxuan's eyes showed a solemn expression. This fire was obviously premeditated. If it was delayed any longer, it might cause an irreparable disaster.

"Yes, sir! This subordinate will immediately summon all generals to discuss countermeasures!"

Li Yuanliang said respectfully and then left the city lord's mansion.

On the other side, Shen Yi led a group of secret guards to begin the arrest operation within the city.

Although we don't know who is responsible for this, we must catch a few people tonight no matter what, otherwise we won't be able to explain it to Yang Ling.

"Who on earth is so audacious as to set fire to Longxi City? They mustn't get caught by me!"

Shen Yi said through gritted teeth, wishing he could tear that guy to pieces immediately.

"Reporting to Young Master, three groups of suspicious individuals have been identified!"

Shen Yi reported this to the guards he had dispatched to patrol the streets.

"Let's go take a look together."

Shen Yi nodded and led his guards towards the location of the suspicious individuals.

When they arrived at the location of the suspicious individuals, they heard a commotion of shouts coming from the depths of an alley.

Without saying a word, Shen Yi led his guards straight into the alley and followed the sound to its source.

He soon stopped outside a house with its gate wide open, the inside of which was pitch black.

He was just about to lead his men inside when he suddenly heard a scream from inside the house: "Ah, don't touch me! Help!"

"what?"

Shen Yi paused for a moment, then waved to the people around him, signaling the other guards to continue rushing in.

Soon, they broke into the house and found two men tearing at a woman's clothes.

One of the men was a middle-aged man, burly and with a full beard; the other was a young man, thin and with a refined appearance.

"Who are you? Why are you trespassing on our property?"

When the middle-aged man saw a stranger barging in, he immediately shouted loudly.

A dark glint appeared in Shen Yi's eyes. He didn't answer, but instead drew his sword and slashed out fiercely.

Swish!

The sword flashed past, instantly slicing through the shoulder of the burly middle-aged man, and blood flowed out immediately.

"what!"

The burly middle-aged man screamed, clutched his arm, and fell to the ground, wailing in pain.

"Boy, who are you? How dare you hurt my father? You're asking for trouble!"

The other young man glared at Shen Yi and roared angrily.

Shen Yi ignored him completely and simply walked towards the burly middle-aged man.

"You, you stay away, or my father will definitely not let you off the hook."

"Shut up!"

Shen Yi suddenly quickened his pace and arrived in front of the burly middle-aged man in the blink of an eye, raising his leg and kicking him hard.

boom!

With a loud bang, the burly middle-aged man's chest caved in, his face turned a deep purple, and he coughed up a lot of blood. His body went limp on the ground, and he died.

"You...you killed my father?"

The young man was so frightened by what he saw that he trembled all over, his eyes wide open, and he said in a trembling voice.

"Hmph! You really have a lot of nerve to think you can burn down Longxi City."

Shen Yi said coldly.

"Who...who exactly are you? My father is the military commander of Liangzhou. You killed him, which is a violation of the laws of our camp. You will definitely die a terrible death."

"Hehe, you're right, but before you die, there are a few things I need to ask you."

Shen Yi stared at the young man in front of him and said coldly, "Who exactly sent you? Why did you set fire to Longxi City?"

"We won't tell you. Do with us as you please. We have no other way to survive anyway."

The young man said fiercely, his eyes revealing a resolute look, as if he had long been prepared to die.

"Hmph, I advise you to cooperate with me obediently, otherwise, I guarantee you will regret it," Shen Yi said coldly.

"Hahaha……"

The young man laughed wildly a few times and said, "People like us will die sooner or later, so why regret it?"

"Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being impolite."

Shen Yi let out a cold shout, drew his long sword from his waist, and with a powerful strike, aimed straight for the young man's neck.

A flicker of fear crossed the young man's eyes, but he still steeled himself and raised his spear to defend himself.

With a crisp clang, Shen Yi's longsword struck the spear, knocking it to the ground.

"you……"

The young man was shocked by what he saw. He never expected Shen Yi to be so powerful, cutting his spear in half with just a longsword.

"Who exactly are you?" The young man swallowed hard, staring at Shen Yi with a look of fear on his face.

Shen Yi smiled faintly and slowly drew the sword from his waist. The sword gleamed coldly and exuded a chilling killing intent.

He approached the young man step by step, each step feeling as if he were stepping on the man's heart.

The young man felt Shen Yi's murderous aura growing stronger, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his eyes widened in shock.

Shen Yi stopped when he was less than half a meter away from the young man.