The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

The atmosphere at the banquet in Sishui Prefecture had become extremely strange.

Everyone looked at Lu Yao, hoping he would give an explanation.

"General Lu, what's going on? Are your soldiers disobeying military discipline?"

The governor of Sishui County twitched his face, forced a smile, and asked Lu Yao.

Upon hearing the question from the Prefect of Sishui, Lu Yao calmly picked up his wine cup and took a sip.

"Your Excellency is too kind. I, Lu, have always been very strict with military discipline."

Lu Yao, holding a wine cup, smiled and addressed the Prefect of Sishui.

The governor of Sishui County's face gradually turned very ugly.

Lu Yao's attitude undoubtedly showed that he had arranged the surprise attack on Sishui County. Regardless of the reason, he, the county governor, was in danger.

"General Lu, please explain your meaning."

The governor of Sishui took a deep breath. Now that the city gates had fallen, how could the three thousand county soldiers inside the city possibly be a match for the eight thousand Qin soldiers?

But he didn't understand Lu Yao's purpose in doing this. Wasn't he afraid of being punished by the imperial court?

"It's nothing, it's just that I, Lu, want your Sishui County."

Lu Yao casually stated his purpose.

But when the Prefect of Sishui heard this, he looked at Lu Yao with disbelief and shock.

"You're going to rebel!"

The prefect of Sishui County, his hands trembling, pointed at Lu Yao and exclaimed in surprise.

"I don't like people pointing at me."

Lu Yao, who had been leisurely, turned around and looked at the Prefect of Sishui with indifferent eyes.

For some reason, the Prefect of Sishui felt a strange sense of fear when he looked at Lu Yao.

A flash of red light appeared, and the Sishui Prefect's arm was instantly severed and fell to the ground.

"Ah! My hand!"

The governor of Sishui County stared in shock at the severed arm on the ground. The intense pain he felt instantly made him realize that the severed arm on the ground was his own.

The intense pain caused him to kneel on the ground, clutching his severed arm and screaming in agony.

The officials from Sishui in the arena stared at Lu Yao in shock, their faces filled with terror, and they quickly retreated.

"Monster! You're a monster! Guards! Kill him!"

A flash of red light appeared, and the prefect's arm was severed. The prefectural commandant beside him looked terrified and retreated repeatedly.

Hearing the shouts, the county soldiers outside the mansion rushed in.

"All of you, charge! Kill him! Kill him!"

The Sishui Commandant quickly ran behind the group of soldiers and loudly gave the order.

Hundreds of soldiers surrounded Lu Yao, pointing their spears at him.

Meanwhile, the dozens of guards that Lu Yao brought were also outside the prefectural government, but they were blocked by other prefectural soldiers and could not enter for the time being.

With several hundred soldiers around, the county commandant finally calmed down a bit. He suddenly remembered that Sishui County was being attacked by Lu Yao's army. The city was difficult to defend, but as long as Lu Yao was captured, there was still a glimmer of hope.

"Yes! Grab him, or we'll all die!"

The prefectural commandant glared fiercely at Lu Yao and loudly gave the order.

Lu Yao looked at the hundreds of soldiers in front of him, his face calm and without any fear.

As Lu Yao's mind stirred, countless crimson energies appeared around him, quickly condensing into sharp spikes.

Seeing this incredible scene, the hundreds of soldiers surrounding Lu Yao couldn't help but swallow hard, their expressions filled with terror.

"What are you all standing there for? Take him down!"

The Sishui Court Commandant was equally frightened and roared angrily at the county soldiers in a panic.

"Like ants."

Lu Yao's voice was very calm, but to everyone around him it sounded like the call of death.

Under Lu Yao's control, countless blood-red spikes shot towards the surrounding county soldiers like a rain of arrows.

The armor on the county soldier was as brittle as paper, easily pierced through the heart by the blood-red spikes, bringing out a cloud of blood mist.

Hundreds of soldiers fell to the ground instantly.

"Monster!"

The Sishui County Commandant looked on in fear as he gazed at Lu Yao, who resembled a god or demon. His legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground.

A flash of bloody light appeared, and the Sishui County Commandant's perspective flew up, revealing a headless corpse.

"Isn't this my body?"

A thought flashed through my mind, and then I was plunged into eternal darkness.

"Protect the lord!"

Just then, the guards outside the gate also killed the resisting county soldiers and entered the county government.

The dozens of guards were all taken aback by what they saw inside the mansion.

All that could be seen were the corpses of county soldiers scattered on the ground, each with a hole in its chest, bleeding profusely, and all lifeless.

And the headless corpse kneeling on the ground and the prefect who was unconscious from the pain of losing his arm.

Looking at Lu Yao, who stood calmly in the center and whose clothes were spotless, all the guards showed fanaticism.

"Clean this place up and bring these people who are hiding here."

Lu Yao was already used to the fanatical looks in his soldiers' eyes, and waved for them to bring over the hiding officials of Sishui County.

These officials numbered in the dozens; Lu Yao couldn't possibly kill them all. If they were willing to submit, he could use them.

Soon, under the force of dozens of guards, all the officials were brought before Lu Yao.

"Please spare our lives, sir! We are willing to serve you like dogs and horses."

All the officials knelt down and spoke tremblingly.

"Very good, I like people who know when to yield."

Looking at the official kneeling and begging for mercy in front of him, Lu Yao smiled slightly.

Lu Yao quickly sent these officials back to appease the people and have them perform their duties.

The battle for the city ended after Li Da successfully captured the city gate; the rest was merely the aftermath.

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"Congratulations, my lord, on successfully capturing the city of Sishui."

Inside the prefectural government office, Zhang Liang bowed and smiled as he spoke to Lu Yao.

"It's just a city in a prefecture, and we still don't have enough soldiers. So we'll leave the matter of recruiting soldiers to Zifang."

Lu Yao smiled and handed over the matter of recruiting soldiers to Zhang Liang.

"Please rest assured, my lord, the matter of recruiting soldiers will be left to me."

Zhang Liang nodded and accepted the task of recruiting soldiers, as they were indeed short of troops now.

"My lord, there is one more matter that requires your decision."

Zhang Liang now has a clear understanding of his own position: as Lu Yao's subject, he must consider the monarch's interests in everything he does.

Now that Lu Yao has captured a prefecture, he has officially joined the anti-Qin forces and needs a title to legitimize his actions.

Zhang Liang prepared several plans for Lu Yao, but Lu Yao did not adopt any of them.

In reality, they were all just making up mythical stories to gain the trust of the people and to establish the legitimacy of their authority.

Lu Yao used his blood-red energy to deify himself in the army, claiming that he was the reincarnation of a martial god. In the process, he also executed many loyal Qin soldiers, which allowed him to completely control the 8,000-strong army and make them follow him in rebellion.

Lu Yao decided to use this story as a basis, appoint himself King Wu, and start a rebellion against Qin.

In fact, Lu Yao's self-proclaimed title of King Wu would not attract the attention of the world, because not long ago, the royal bloodlines of the six kingdoms, including the King of Wei, the King of Qi, and the King of Zhao, who still had lineage, all declared the restoration of their kingdoms and the establishment of new kings.

Xiang Yu even proclaimed himself King of Western Chu in Kuaiji Commandery in an attempt to win over the remaining people of Chu.

Therefore, at this stage, Lu Yao, the Martial King, is seen by the world as a ragtag king. If he wants to gain the world's recognition, he still needs to prove himself through his battle results.

Now, besides recruiting soldiers, dealing with the Qin counterattack is the most important thing.