Stop pretending, I'm a security guard, a five-star general!

Just then, one of his men jogged up to Ma Anshan's side and whispered something in his ear.

Upon hearing this, Ma Anshan's eyebrows suddenly rose, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The others looked over with curiosity.

"Brother Shan, what's wrong? What happened to make you so happy?"

"Gentlemen, my men just told me that that old dog Qin Qingshan has arrived at Tianan Pass."

Ma Anshan said with a mocking smile:

"What's even funnier is that when our Qin commander found out that no one came to greet him, he didn't utter a single word and obediently went into his commander's mansion to rest. Hahaha."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback at first, and then burst into laughter.

They thought Qin Qingshan was some kind of real expert, but it turns out he's just a pushover.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

After all, the majority of the soldiers in the entire city were from the Ma family.

Even if Qin Qingshan had a lot of grievances, he would never take action against more than half of the soldiers in the entire city, unless he had lost his mind.

Thinking of this, everyone immediately felt relieved and stopped worrying. They began to drink heartily with smiles on their faces, clinking glasses and exchanging toasts.

The night passed quietly, and the sun rose high in the sky.

Early in the morning, Qin Qingshan summoned all the middle and senior-level generals of Tianan Pass to the commander's mansion for a meeting.

Dozens of city-guarding commanders arrived early, but seven deputy generals were late.

Qin Qingshan wasn't in a hurry. He sat calmly in the main seat and waited without saying a word.

Half an hour, an hour, two hours...

Time passed slowly, but the seven deputy generals were nowhere to be seen, and the atmosphere in the general's mansion gradually became oppressive.

The dozens of commanders who had been whispering among themselves below the stage now obediently shut their mouths, lowered their heads, and fell into a deathly silence.

Because they could feel the temperature in the arena gradually cooling down, and a chilling, terrifying killing intent was faintly emanating from the newly appointed Qin general.

Time ticked by, and after an unknown amount of time, the seven lieutenants finally arrived, albeit belatedly.

"Sorry, sorry everyone, something came up and I was held up for a while. Please forgive me, hahaha."

Ma Anshan and the six men behind him walked over with apologetic smiles, all reeking of alcohol.

Clearly, what they meant by "something going on" was that they had been drinking last night and overslept.

When Ma Anshan and the others arrived at the council hall and saw Qin Qingshan sitting in the main seat, they immediately feigned surprise:

"Oh! Isn't this General Qin? When did you arrive? Why didn't you give us a heads-up so we could welcome you?"

Upon hearing this, the corners of the mouths of the dozens of commanders in the hall twitched involuntarily.

Good heavens, the Qin general issued the summons, and you're only now saying you know he's coming? This acting is way too fake! You're completely disregarding this newly appointed Qin general.

The commanders exchanged glances, their faces showing anticipation for a good show.

They knew that this was a show of force by the Ma family faction, led by Deputy General Ma Anshan, to the newly appointed Qin commander.

Now it remains to be seen how the Qin ruler will respond.

However, most commanders believed that this Qin general was likely to suffer a setback.

After all, the Ma family's influence within Tianan Pass was deeply entrenched, like a tightly organized net that firmly controlled everything within the city. This was not something that could be shaken by just a few people.

Qin Qingshan glanced indifferently at Ma Anshan and the others, and upon smelling the strong smell of alcohol emanating from them, he immediately smiled.

next moment,

Suddenly, an extremely domineering and terrifying pressure descended upon the entire area, instantly pressing the six deputy generals to the ground!

Only Ma Anshan withstood this terrifying pressure.

But his body continued to hunch downwards and tremble violently.

Qin Qingshan instantly appeared behind Ma Anshan, kicking him to the ground and stomping heavily on his chest, his eyes coldly disdainful as he said:

"Who gave you the audacity to drink alcohol while defending the city?"