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

"You...you stay away, or I'll attack!" the young man said in a trembling voice, trying to suppress his fear.

"You can try and see if you can even scratch a hair on my head," Shen Yi sneered, a chilling glint flashing in his eyes.

"What...what do you want to do? I am a government soldier. If you kill me, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely send people to arrest you and execute you by slow slicing!" the young man shouted.

"Is that so? It's a pity you're not a government official or soldier, nor are you my enemy; you're just my prisoner."

Shen Yi smiled slightly, reached out and grabbed the young man's collar, lifting him up like a chick.

The young man struggled desperately, but he couldn't budge Shen Yi at all.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Yi exerted force with his right hand, twisted hard, and snapped the man's neck with a crack. The man's head slumped down, his eyes wide open, dying with his eyes wide open.

Shen Yi turned around and glanced at the middle-aged man lying on the ground.

"You...you mustn't do anything reckless! My father is General Liu Zhizhong. He'll be here with his troops soon. You won't escape today," the middle-aged man said hopefully.

"Oh? General Liu Zhizhong? I'd like to know how he'll deal with me."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi snorted coldly, kicked the man over, tied him to a stone pillar next to the courtyard, and had someone bring a large wooden board to gag the man to prevent him from shouting and attracting other people.

He then ordered a large number of soldiers to stand guard around the area to prevent any sneak attacks.

"Sir, these people are too arrogant. They actually came to Longxi City to cause trouble and even set houses on fire. What do you plan to do?"

Shen Fu leaned close to Shen Yi's ear and whispered a question.

"Don't rush. These guys definitely have accomplices. Let's find them first," Shen Yi said.

"Mm." Shen Fu nodded.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps and shouts of killing suddenly came from deep within the mansion.

Shen Yi frowned, knowing that Liu Zhizhong must have brought reinforcements.

"Shen Fu, you take fifty brothers and guard the hospital wall. Don't let anyone get close. Remember, no matter what difficulties you encounter, you must hold on. I'll take men to take care of that general right away," Shen Yi instructed loudly.

"Yes!" Shen Fu said loudly.

"Go!" Shen Yi immediately leaped into the night and rushed towards the bandits' headquarters. Along the way, the bandits all avoided him, clearly frightened by the battle they had just fought.

In a short while, Shen Yi rushed to the bandits' headquarters. Dozens of bandits had gathered at the gate, all of them looking terrified.

A raging fire broke out at the entrance of the village, illuminating half the night sky and making the faces of the bandits inside the village appear particularly ferocious.

"Fire! Help!"

"Quickly report to the commander-in-chief, bandits have breached the stronghold!"

"Where did these people come from? How are they so powerful?"

The bandits panicked and shouted loudly, fearing that the fire would burn their lair to the ground.

Just then, Shen Yi, wielding a long sword, used his lightness skill to silently sneak up near the gate of the stronghold like a ghost. Suddenly, he swung his sword, and with two muffled thuds, two heads flew into the air, and two headless corpses fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Yi hurled two hidden weapons from his left arm, which embedded themselves in the plaque above the gate, instantly dismantling the bandits' defenses.

The gates of the stockade opened, and a troop of cavalrymen in armor galloped out, led by a young military officer of about twenty years old.

The man was burly and broad-shouldered, with a pair of large, round eyes glaring at Shen Yi outside the gate. He shouted in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you? How dare you trespass into my camp?"

Shen Yilang laughed and said, "You must be Liu Zhizhong? Your gang of bandits has been harming innocent people in Longxi City. Today, I am ordered to wipe you out. If you know what's good for you, lay down your weapons and surrender immediately!"

"Bah! Who do you think you are? How dare you challenge this general? You're asking for trouble! Take him down!" Liu Zhizhong roared furiously.

"Wait!" Just then, a carriage sped up and came to a steady stop next to Liu Zhizhong's warhorse.

An elderly man with a white beard and silver hair jumped down from the carriage. He was tall and strong with bright eyes. He was Xu Wentao, the magistrate of Longxi County.

"Lord Xu!" Upon seeing Xu Wentao appear, Liu Zhizhong's face immediately lit up with joy. He thought to himself, "My teacher is indeed a prophet. Xu Wentao has personally led reinforcements."

Xu Wentao alighted from the carriage, strode up to Liu Zhizhong, and said loudly, "Lord Liu, I have arrived with my men. Please make the necessary arrangements!"

"Alright, Lord Xu, please wait a moment. I'll take care of this kid first." After saying that, Liu Zhizhong turned around and glared fiercely at Shen Yi.

At this moment, Shen Yi also recognized the old man as Xu Wentao, the magistrate of Longxi County. He never expected that he would actually come to rescue Liu Zhizhong.

"Xu Wentao, mind your own business and get out of here," Shen Yi said loudly.

"Haha, you arrogant brat, do you think you're invincible? How dare you come to Longxi City to cause trouble? Tonight, I'll show you the power of the Longxi County Government."

Xu Wentao gave a cold shout, his eyes sharp as he looked at the people in front of him. He knew that doing this today was going against Yang Ling, but they had no way out now.

"Listen to my command, everyone! Kill this brat!" Liu Zhizhong roared, raising his steel whip and pointing it at Shen Yi.

"kill!"

In an instant, the bandits swarmed in, their various weapons gleaming with a dazzling cold light in the darkness, and a chilling aura permeated the entire Longxi County government office.

"Shen Fu, prepare to meet the enemy!" Shen Yi shouted.

"understand!"

Before he finished speaking, Shen Fu led the remaining Shen family guards into a fierce battle with the bandits.

Shen Yi did not participate in the battle because he felt that dealing with these ordinary bandits was not something he needed to do; Shen Fu could handle it.

He stood still and observed the situation for a while, and found that although the bandits were well-equipped and well-trained, they were just a rabble and were far from being able to compete with the government army.

"It seems that these guys can only stir up trouble by taking advantage of the large-scale withdrawal of government troops to the north," Shen Yi thought to himself.

Soon, Shen Fu led the guards of the Shen family to gradually gain an absolute advantage, suppressing the bandits so much that they could not raise their heads.

"kill!"

Holding an iron halberd, Shen Fu charged forward. With a single sweep, he severed the head of a bandit, and blood spurted out, staining his entire body red.

Shen Fu shouted loudly, and his iron halberd, like a dragon probing the sea, pierced through the void. With a powerful strike, he split the two bandits opposite him in two, along with their weapons.

"Ah—" The remaining bandits were so frightened that they abandoned their armor and fled in all directions, disappearing in the blink of an eye.