Mountain Patrol Military Officer

Speaking, he chuckled, somewhat meaningful.

However, this also indirectly proved that this Lord has many patrol officers, and he quickly learned about the incident in the government office courtyard last night. However, with many people and eyes watching, this matter couldn't be hidden.

And he reported this matter to Lord General, but Mu Yuntian said nothing about it.

Li Xun wasn't a fool, having worked with his colleague for many years, he could tell there was a deeper meaning in his colleague's tone, so he whispered:

"I've heard about the matter in Shu; it's too unsettled. Hearing Brother Zhang's words, there seems to be a deeper meaning. Please enlighten me!"

The Lord of Baoqing Prefecture felt that his purpose was achieved after hearing this.

These two men, one martial and one literary, held the same rank, each performing their duties, governing Baoqing Prefecture. Though they have worked together for many years without much friction, being of one mind was impossible.

In the context of the thriving Martial Arts, the Lord often held greater power. He was worried Li Xun might become arrogant due to a connection with a Dragon and Tiger, hence this conversation.

As a member directly under The Overseers, he knew some information about the Colonel of Shu, so he spoke, transmitting words secretly.

"Although Shu neighbors with our Guanzhong, it's separated by a natural barrier, and communication isn't easy. Lord Li might not know why this Dragon Tiger Middle Lang General was summoned to the capital this time?"

As he spoke, he squinted, "It's said this person killed Three Dao Patrol Angels, causing a commotion in the Divine Capital. It's widely spread that he might rebel, so the capital ordered him to enter the city."

Upon hearing this, Li Xun's expression changed abruptly, suddenly feeling a scale on his chest heating up, "What?"

"Why do you think Lord General issued an urgent order to find this Colonel before?"

Li Xun's face varied between gloom and brightness as the local Lord saw this expression, achieving his purpose, he patted his shoulder,

"The waters run deep here, and whether this Colonel entering the capital will bring misfortune or blessing is hard to say. But speaking of yesterday's matter with that Colonel was just a small issue; nobody will care. Lord Li, you can rest assured."

Speaking, the Lord smiled and left the government office.

Li Xun watched the Lord leave, his expression flickering. Finally, he shook his hand and turned back.

Meanwhile, on the flying boat, Chen Yuan called out to Gongsun Yang, who was standing on the deck, still looking down.

"Mr. Gongsun, we've traveled far already, and time is on our side. Don't keep General Mu waiting."

"Yes!"

Gongsun Yang lifted the bag on his shoulder and quickly followed the others into the cabin.

The flying boat sped eastward, moving rapidly.

.........

On the other side, two thousand miles away, in Shu.

In Taiping County, 700 miles southeast of the outskirts of Jinguan City, the daylight wind and snow screamed endlessly.

Ancestor Mountain outside Taiping County remains shrouded in mist; this place has become forbidden these days, blocked by the Ninth Mountain Army. Officially it's said the mountain is dangerous, with many missing, so it is sealed.

On this day, a few streams of light descended swiftly amidst the snowy gale, landing on a hill a few miles from the mountain.

Within appeared several remarkable presences!

The leading person exuded a fierce aura, with leopard-like eyes and a bristling beard like steel brushes, over nine feet tall, wearing tight black leather armor. His muscular form stretched the clothes exaggeratedly, resembling a human-shaped fierce beast.

His pair of leopard eyes swept around, seeing several figures leap from the woods in the hills, like birds or apes.

The faces of these people had been seen here before, belonging to the Beiliang retinue.

Upon seeing the arrival, their faces showed shock, and they immediately knelt on one knee.

"General Wei!"

This person was indeed a fierce general under the King of Beiliang, also an adopted son of the Prince, with remarkable battle merits. He once slaughtered a small country in the Western Regions alone, rumored to eat human flesh, known as the "Slayer of Ten Thousand," notorious for instilling fear across the Western Regions.

This notorious figure traveled thousands of miles naturally for the disappearance of the Heir of Beiliang and his entourage.

The Heir's disappearance had already begun causing unrest in the Prince Mansion. From the time the news of the Heir's disappearance was received, a month has passed, and rumors started spreading in the Prince Mansion, saying that the Heir had likely met with a mishap after being missing for so long, prompting some brothers to become restless.

After the news came that the Left Chief Historian sent to search for the Heir disappeared, the discordant voices in the Prince Mansion increased, with some beginning to waver, expressing different voices, even preventing further search for the Heir.

However, with the Prince present, no chaos arose.

He was sent to Shu!

"You're all worthless. The Heir meets with trouble, and you still live well, just waiting here like fools."

Wei Wu's pair of leopard eyes gleamed fiercely, scanning those present, causing them to shiver, a cold current rushing up to their skulls, and they quickly bowed their bodies.

"Mercy, General Wei, we were also following orders to stay outside."

Wei Wu was not satisfied with this answer, towering above, his eyes glowing fiercely, he raised his hand, lifting a person through the air by their collar like a chick,

"When did the Left Chief Historian go missing? How did it happen?"

He coldly questioned.

The captured person feared being torn apart alive by this fearsome man and hurriedly answered:

"Eight or nine days ago, right before that mountain, where the Heir and his people disappeared. The Chief Historian went in with some men and has since been unheard of."

Hearing this, Wei Wu squinted his leopard eyes and casually tossed the person to the ground, then, looking through the wind and snow with his sharp leopard eyes, he gazed into the distant misty mountain.

Unseeable!

"What are those Soldier Armors outside doing?" he suddenly asked with a sidelong glance.

"Report to General Wei, those are the local Overseer's Mountain-cutting Army, the Ninth Mountain Army, which sealed this place under the order of the Ninth Mountain's Colonel."

"Oh, the Colonel who killed the Three Dao Patrol Angels!" Hearing this, the fierce general of Beiliang under the Prince's command twitched his facial muscles and then let out a cold snort: "This person is strange, advancing too quickly. What others take decades or centuries of cultivation to touch the threshold, this Colonel can leap several great realms in a short time; there must be something odd."

This speech carried a hint of resentment and some dissatisfaction.

He entered the path of the Military School, killed countless, fought many battles, deter personal enemies with killing, yet was stuck at the last step of the Martial Vault for decades, unable to find a breakthrough opportunity.

Beiliang had considerable knowledge of Shu's intelligence; they had infiltrated for many years, had some knowledge of Chen Yuan's details, and found his rise too rapid, considering there must be a demon.

The others remained silent, not knowing how to continue the conversation.

Wei Wu realized he had strayed from the topic and returned to it, his eyes as black as ink, extraordinarily blazing, "The Nine Colonels' sealing of this mountain suggests he knows something, didn't the Left Chief Historian inquire?"

"This mountain was sealed after the Chief Historian's visit; the Chief Historian once sought this Colonel for help in searching for the Heir but failed, later, for some reason, the Colonel changed his mind and called the Chief Historian over, saying..."

The person staying here recounted the prior events in detail.

Wei Wu listened, maintaining suspicion, his eyes revealing a horror-inducing glare,

"Could it be that the Nine Colonels are plotting?"

The subordinates hesitated upon hearing, "The Heir indeed had some conflict with this General, but when the Heir met with incident, this Colonel seemed to be leading troops into the Ten Thousand Mountains. The timing seemed..."

Wei Wu's leopard eyes suddenly swept over to the speaking person, frightening them into silence.

"What do you know!"

"Since there was a conflict, this person probably wished for the Heir's disappearance, maybe even scheming."

"Where is that Colonel now?"

"Summoned to the Imperial Capital by the court; he left after we sent a communication back, several days have passed."

Hearing this, Wei Wu bared his teeth, sneering, "Fools, those court officials are not good folks; he killed the Patrol Angels; going there, even if he doesn't die, he'll lose a layer of skin."

"Forget it, just as well, since the person's not here, I'll break through this place!"

With that, he cast his fierce gaze at the kneeling few,

"You few, go in first to scout the path."

"Here's a Communication Talisman."