Fantasy: After transmigrating, I effortlessly became a god.

"Anyone who dares to come up here, I'll kill him."

Zheng Qian's voice echoed throughout the Qilin Army, and all the soldiers knew that Zuo Han had been captured. Those in the rear dared not push forward, and those in the front dared not attack.

"Haha..." Zuo Han laughed, his eyes filled with resentment, humiliation, and even more disappointment.

"If you can't even withstand a single sword strike, you can't deny that you're getting old."

"Old general, it's not that you're old, it's that you're weak. Ye Tianjue cultivated a pseudo-god-level technique, and I killed all his treasures. It's normal that you couldn't withstand one of my swords. If I hadn't held back, you would have been blown to bits."

Zuo Han's face stiffened. "Brother Zheng Qian, you're very good with words. What you said is more painful than killing me."

"A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. I would rather die than be humiliated. Go ahead and do it. If I even flinch, you've won."

Lifting Zuo Han up, Zheng Qian placed his sword against Zuo Han's carotid artery and roared at the Qilin Army.

"Retreat one hundred meters, or your Left General will die."

Li Lianying stretched out his hands to block the soldiers and shouted, "Retreat! Retreat one hundred meters!"

The Qilin Army retreated, and Zheng Qian, supporting Zuo Han, arrived at the East Gate.

"Hey you, I'm hungry after fighting all night. Go get some food and wine. I'll have a drink with General Zuo and the four princes. Also, tell the Qilin Army to sit down and wait for orders. Anyone who dares to leave will face the consequences."

Li Lianying had a gloomy face, but when he saw Zheng Qian move his sword, he hurriedly ran to prepare food and wine.

Passing by the place where Zheng Qian and the Iron-Backed Rhinoceros cavalry fought, the seven-colored poisonous mist corroded the corpses into thick water, which mixed with blood to form streams and small ponds. Li Lianying vomited it out.

Then, the Qilin Army followed suit with a chorus of vomiting, throwing up their dinner from the night before.

Li Lianying vomited for a while before recovering, and then loudly gave the order.

"Soldiers, please be seated."

Military orders are absolute. The Qilin Army sat down with a thud, followed by a chorus of vomiting. They were all sitting on leftover food from the previous night.

Zuo Han was puzzled by Zheng Qian's behavior and asked, "What is your purpose in arresting me? To threaten the Crown Prince?"

Zheng Qian took the sword down, his face calm: "Lu Yan is dead, Lu Cilin is dead, and Ye Tianjue, the young sect master of the Demon Radiance Sect, is dead. I'm not threatening anyone. I just want to talk to you. Don't overthink it."

Zheng Qian's goal was very simple: if he could hold off the Qilin Army, Fan Shuangqiang could kill Empress Han without any distractions, and he would have exceeded his mission for the night.

Zuo Han remained silent. Zheng Qian had said twice that Lu Yan and the other two were already dead, and Lu Yan and Lu Cilin had not yet appeared after all this fighting. It seemed that Zheng Qian was telling the truth.

Now that Lu Chu is back, how are we going to clean up this mess?

There aren't many people in the Lu family of Guangxiang Kingdom. There are four people in total: Lu Chu, Lu Yi, Lu Yan, and Lu Cilin, plus Empress Han at most. As for Ye Tianjue, the young sect master of Moyao Sect, Zuo Han knows that there is such a person, but he has never met him.

The Demon Radiance Sect rules over fifty kingdoms, and the Guardians are the sect's forces, directly under Lu Chu's control, assisting Lu Chu in ruling the Guangxiang Kingdom. Zuo Han knows this and is heartbroken, but he has no power to change it.

"You want to assassinate the emperor and seize the throne?" Zuo Han asked coldly. If that was really the case, then Zheng Qian was too terrifying. As the person in charge of the Qilin Army, he had a huge network of connections in the city, yet he hadn't received any information about him.

"What we want is not the throne, but for the people to live in peace and prosperity."

Zuo Han sneered. Power and honor were more important than life; that was his belief. Zheng Qian risked his life to stop the Qilin Army—what else could it be but a power grab?

"I understand. The seven demon kings of the Demon Locking Tower on Mount Luohuang escaped, and His Majesty personally went to suppress them. The imperial city was left vulnerable, and the City of Wind launched a rebellion. What a well-orchestrated show."

Zuo Han's face darkened further. He was the general in charge of protecting the safety of Guangxiang City, while Hu Can was the commander in charge of the safety of the palace. He never expected that Hu Can would break into Guangxiang City and be captured alive outside the palace gates.

Zuo Han won't get any credit for rescuing the Lu family.

Dong Hao and the other three sat down, and none of the six spoke. Li Lianying brought over some food and wine, and Zheng Qian called them to eat together.

"Sit down, let's eat and drink together, and wait for news from the palace."

The highly toxic environment ahead corroded the corpses like a battlefield of carnage; they simply couldn't eat, and barely managing to hold back their vomiting was already their limit.

After vomiting and regaining his senses, Li Lianying squinted and asked, "Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

Zheng Qian pried open the seal on the wine jar: "You're not worthy."

Li Lianying: "??"

Each person was given a jar of wine. Zheng Qian raised it and said, "Heroes are revealed on the battlefield. Everyone here is very brave. The four princes are willing to go to great lengths for their friends. General Zuo is still vigorous despite his old age. You, an unknown soldier, are also very brave. I toast you all with this jar."

A jar?

A jar of wine weighs five kilograms. Would you like to offer one jar as a toast?

Zuo Han: "??"

The four princes: "??"

Li Lianying: "My name is Li Lianying. Aren't you afraid I'll poison your food and drink?"

Zheng Qian tilted his head back and downed the wine in one gulp. He then slammed the wine jar to the ground, picked up the second jar, and opened it, speaking calmly.

“We’ll all eat together, and if we’re going to die, we’ll all die together. Before I die, I can kill the two of you.”

Arrogant, so arrogant it's unreasonable.

Li Lianying's lips twitched wildly. The first place in the martial arts test was indeed well-deserved. He was indeed worthy of being the sect leader of the Undying Sect. He was truly arrogant.

Zheng Qian is not afraid at all now. Poisoning him could not kill him instantly. As long as he discovers that he has been poisoned, he can kill Zuo Han with one sword, then kill Li Lianying, and finally break into the Qilin Army. The mysterious liquid will naturally cure the poison.

Li Lianying tilted his head back and drank a third of the wine in one gulp. After pausing for a moment, he tilted his head back and drank again, eventually finishing the entire jar of wine. He was already quite drunk.

They could use their spiritual energy to dispel drunkenness, but no one does it; they can't bear the shame of doing so.

After Li Lianying finished drinking, Zheng Qian picked up the roasted lamb leg and ate it; he was really hungry.

Li Lianying did not poison the food. Zheng Qian had said before he called out that the four princes would also eat it. If the four princes were poisoned to death, not only would he be doomed, but his family would also be ruined.

Besides, Li Lianying never expected anyone to be able to eat this near the battlefield of carnage. Zheng Qian being able to eat it only makes him a freak.

After downing two jars of wine, Li Lianying was completely drunk. He shouted to the soldiers in the distance, "Go, bring sixty more jars of wine. I want to drink sixty more jars with my elder brother."

Li Lianying stood up, holding a wine jar, and said to Zheng Qian, "Perfect scores in all three academic subjects and first place in the martial arts exam, Zheng Qian, you're awesome! You've achieved the best results in the history of the Heroes' Gathering, and I, Li Lianying, admire you. But what I admire even more is that you dared to kill Lu Yan and Lu Cilin all by yourself. Those two are pests of Guangxiang Kingdom, and we dared not speak out against them. You did well in killing them. I'll toast you with this jar. From now on, you are my elder brother."

Zheng Qian remained silent, downing the entire jar in one gulp. He was currently experiencing a murderous urge; the Devouring Heaven Technique was a demonic art that would influence his mind and induce murderous thoughts. His drinking was simply a way to distract himself and suppress his murderous emotions.

Li Lianying is a very talkative guy after drinking. He can't drink anymore after one sip, but he just can't stop talking.

"What I admire most is that you actually dared to stop my 80,000 Qilin Army all by yourself. Your courage alone is enough to make me admire you to the point of prostration. I never expected you to be so strong in combat. You actually broke through my Qilin Army's blockade line, kicked me face-first, and defeated the general in one move. Tell me, aren't you the most awesome person? Aren't you my big brother, Li Lianying?"

Zheng Qian smiled slightly, raised his wine glass, and continued drinking. At this moment, his blood energy was surging wildly, and a voice in his mind kept reminding him.

Slaughter, and you will become stronger.

Bloodlust, they are all ants.

Li Lianying suddenly knelt down with a thud and kowtowed to Zheng Qian.

"Zheng Qian, my elder brother, please spare us, we don't want to die."

Zheng Qian sneered: "It's simple if you don't want to die. Hide what's in your sleeve, or you'll be the first to die."