Mountain Patrol Military Officer

Just watch how this Prime Minister handles it.

"The lord summoned us here, he must have a plan in mind!"

"We'll follow the Prime Minister's instructions!"

Someone immediately made a statement, got up, stood toward the direction of the screen, and cupped their hands.

The others followed suit.

Behind the screen, the Prime Minister spoke,

"Let Your Majesty ignore this Colonel for a few days."

"Your Majesty likely finds this person an eyesore but is inconvenient to deal with him directly. It's up to us to find a way to trap this Colonel. As ministers, it is our duty to relieve Your Majesty of worries and difficulties."

This voice descended slowly, like a large net condensing in the darkness.

Several officials naturally flattered.

"Relieving the ruler's worries, the lord is absolutely right!"

.....

Meanwhile, in front of this residence.

"Clang"

"Clang"

"Clang"

Just after the Fifth period of the night, at the Prime Minister's Mansion gate, Lu San was clutching a bamboo broom, sweeping the fallen leaves and dust in front of the main door.

Looking at the entrance, at those elegant and luxurious carriages, his heart was filled with awe. Each carriage represented an important court official. For a low servant of the Prime Minister's Mansion like him, he wasn't even qualified to touch them. Even glancing at them from the corner of his eye would result in the house servants' sharp eagle-like eyes sweeping over him, making his heart thump in fear, not daring to look again, only to bend his already hunching back further, carefully sweeping every inch of ground and every crack free of dust and leaf debris.

Otherwise, he'd certainly face the manager's punishment, and maybe if some noble passing by saw it and grew angry, he might lose his insignificant life.

This is the rule of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Everyone coming in and out here is an Important person in all of Daqian, and every detail must be attended to.

Lu San thought, diligently performing his duties, sweeping the leaves and dust into a pile, then scooping them into a dustpan, preparing to walk to a side alley, open a large wooden box prepared for waste, and dump the mess in, before carting it off elsewhere.

But the instant he opened the box, an intense smell of blood assaulted his nostrils.

Under the night sky, Lu San wrinkled his nose in confusion, crouched to peer inside with his somewhat murky eyes.

In the next second, under the dim blue light of the sky, Lu San let out a terrified scream.

Fright so strong it sent him sprawling backward to the ground, legs kicking furiously back, scattering everything he held along with the garbage.

"Swish"

"Who's there?"

At the Prime Minister's Mansion gate, the guards and house servants beside the carriages, hearing the scream piercing through the quiet dawn sky, immediately drew their weapons, their eyes sharp as knives turned toward the source of the sound.

Then, the rush of figures, as if ghosts, swiftly appeared beside Lu San.

A man with a hawk-like nose unceremoniously hauled him upright, face menacing, "What's your name?"

And Lu San, trembling all over, pointed toward the few steps away lacquered wooden waste box, eyes filled with terror,

"Tha... that..."

He couldn't articulate what he meant.

But whether he spoke or not didn't matter now, the heavy scent of blood had already reached the noses of those nearby.

Several figures, their gazes cold as ice, already had blades unsheathed, the gleam of cold steel shining.

"Hiss...."

Someone drew a sharp breath, finally seeing what was inside the barrel!

They were human heads, dripping with blood!

The torn skin looked as if it had been forcibly ripped apart, the flesh broken into irregular jagged edges.

The eyes of each head were bulging wide, looking like a fish's bulging dead eyes, filled with terror.

And those glaring eyes were wide open, staring at them!

The resentment from these deaths accompanied a strong aura, now appearing in the trash barrel.

This made the house servants and guards greatly shocked, quickly whistling and hurriedly departing.

"Quickly report to the lord!"

......

Inside the candle-lit council hall,

Several officials were in a "small morning assembly," discussing the details and tactics against that border general from Shu.

Just then, outside the closed doors of the council hall, came hasty footsteps, followed by the guards outside stopping and shouting.

Then came an exclamation, and even hastier footsteps.

This sound was somewhat piercing in the quiet of the Fifth period of the night.

Inside the hall, the several important officials naturally heard this disturbance, they unconsciously paused and frowned, looking toward the door.

"What's going on?" someone asked.

Soon, a slightly urgent voice came from outside.

"Lord, someone found human heads outside the mansion!"

"Five in total!"

"Among them... people recognized from the Prime Minister's Mansion!" the voice outside carried a hint of anger.

And this voice was extremely similar to the one that received the Cold Crow's message yesterday at dusk.

In the next instant,

"Bang"

The hall doors were forcefully blown open by a gust of wind.

"Where are the heads?" The Prime Minister's deep voice came from behind the screen, as though a storm was brewing.

At this point, inside the hall, the several court officials, hearing of this matter, became agitated, their faces changed colors. Who had the audacity to kill someone from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and place the heads outside.

This was a direct provocation!

A provocation against the reigning Prime Minister, the Huangfu Family of the Divine Capital!

Once this news spread, it would certainly cause an uproar in the Divine Capital.

And as the several court officials watched, a person brought in five heads into the hall.

The bloody sight of these five heads didn't frighten the officials inside

What shocked them was that the aura lingering on these five heads belonged to people with Musashi's Great Divine Power.

Among them, someone narrowed their eyes, recognizing one of the heads as familiar, possibly connected to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and had a cautious gleam, hesitating to speak...

"Lord, what is this?" someone else asked, confused, looking at the bloodied heads presented to them.

And behind the screen, this Prime Minister of the time, his voice turned indifferent, with a certain suppression,

"Among them, there are people I sent to assassinate that Colonel from Shu!"

"But they are all dead."

These words made several people present twitch at their eye corners, shocked expressions.

"The lord means these heads were deliberately sent over by that Colonel from Shu?"

Only to hear the reigning Prime Minister behind the screen snort coldly, his voice stretching, the candles in the hall suddenly dimmed, and the room's temperature dropped sharply,

"Humph, the Prime Minister's Mansion is heavily guarded, ordinary people can't approach, I'm afraid the General himself has been here!"

After hearing this, the few court officials below had a shock passing through their hearts, this was so unrestrained and audacious.

If true, this Colonel was practically slapping the face of the current reigning Prime Minister.

Reckless!

Ruthless!

Vengeful.

This thought suddenly made them unwilling to provoke such an individual.

With such a person, either offend decisively and eliminate, or do not provoke at all.

For a time, in the hall, these few, looking at each other, those who were just discussing tactics and strategies were now at a loss for words.

The atmosphere grew silent.

Soon, the time of the fifth period arrived.

"Dong"

"Dong"

"Dong"

The opening bell of Dragon Court piercing the clouds arrived in the night sky.

The silent atmosphere was broken.

"The morning assembly is about to start!"

"Lord, we should be going too!"

Several officials rose, cupping their hands toward the screen.

Soon after, at the Prime Minister's Mansion gate, six carriages became seven, foremost, a carriage drawn by eight exotic horses rumbled through the alley, toward the main street.

At this time, with the sky still dark, exquisite carriages drawn by exotic beasts raced down the long street, the majestic silhouette of the Dragon Court looming faintly in the night fog,

The morning assembly was about to start!

Following yesterday's arrival of that border general from Shu to the capital, a storm was gathering!