A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

Beneath the walls of Heishan Pass.

After Leng Wuye finished speaking, the entire room fell silent for a moment before bursts of laughter erupted from Zhao Daxuan and the others.

"Hahaha……"

Zhao Daxuan wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of his eyes, shook his head, and said, "Captain Leng, you really know how to joke!"

Leng Wuye's face darkened, and he angrily said, "Who's joking with you?"

"You're not kidding? You think you can get me to relinquish control of the Black Mountain Pass just by talking?"

Zhao Daxuan's face instantly darkened, and he said coldly, "Captain Leng, I cannot comply with this order!"

Leng Wuye and his companions stared intently at Zhao Daxuan, a sinister glint in their eyes.

After a moment, Leng Wuye gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Fine, let's leave that aside for now. I'll ask you, how much did you capture in your ambush of the Tartar army and the annihilation of the Tartar tribes?"

"Furthermore, where are the mineral deposits you've discovered? What are their reserves? What is their output?"

"As the troops stationed on this border, surely we have this information by now!"

Zhao Daxuan and the others showed expressions of "I knew it," knowing that once Leng Wuye and his group arrived, they would definitely set their sights on their spoils and minerals.

Zhao Daxuan shrugged. "Well, I'm sorry, we still have no comment!"

"The spoils were captured by us, so they don't seem to have anything to do with you, do they?"

"The same goes for the mines. They are resources that we discovered, and I have reported them to the imperial court. We have already made arrangements to use the proceeds from the mining as supplies for the border military. You don't need to worry about that."

"You..." Leng Wuye was immediately enraged, "You're so young, yet you've hoarded all the good things for yourself, monopolizing all the benefits. Aren't you showing a lot of disrespect to us colleagues?"

Chu Hanchuan stepped forward and said coldly, "Commander Zhao, don't give us that official talk. You'd better think this through! This territory of Black Mountain Pass isn't something you can decide on your own!"

"Let me be blunt! Either we split the mining profits and spoils 70/70, and we each take a step back!"

"Or, don't blame us for showing no sympathy and exposing your dirty deeds to the capital!"

Zhao Daxuan scoffed, "Threatening me? Heh, then tell me, what despicable things have I done? Let's see what kind of nonsense you can come up with!"

Leng Wuye and Chu Hanchuan exchanged a glance. On their way to the Black Mountain Pass, they had already prepared their plans and anticipated that Zhao Daxuan might not cooperate well.

So they had already discussed several fabricated charges, just to see if Zhao Daxuan would cooperate. If he didn't, they would use them at this moment.

Chu Hanchuan sneered and said, "You think nobody knows what you've done?"

"You illegally mined and hoarded gold, failing to report it. This constitutes illicit wealth accumulation and malicious intent!"

"They gathered 30,000 refugees, secretly raised assassins, and plotted to establish a separatist regime!"

"To defy orders from superiors and turn a deaf ear is to undermine morale and show contempt for the imperial court!"

"I heard you've also gathered orphans from the refugee camp. Who knows if you're secretly training them to be assassins or spies?"

Leng Wuye coldly continued, pressing on: "I can also tell you that if we submit a memorial, we can accuse you of illegally forging ironware, plotting separatism, and disrespecting the imperial court—each a capital offense!"

"His Majesty detests border generals who hold sway over their troops, and civil officials are even more focused on the shortcomings of the border defenses. Do you think the court will trust you, or us veteran generals who have been stationed here for many years?"

"This is your last chance: share the profits, and everything will be fine! If you refuse, our memorial will be sent to the capital by express courier!"

"When the imperial edict arrives, even if you have a hundred mouths and countless merits, you won't be able to clear your name of treason!"

As soon as they finished speaking, Leng Wuye and Chu Hanchuan stared at Zhao Daxuan with confident expressions. They were convinced that Zhao Daxuan would back down and compromise now that things had come to this point.

Leng Wuye and his companion's words instantly changed the expressions of Li Erlong and the others, who had been mocking them. Their eyes widened and filled with anger.

Li Erlong's eyes widened like copper bells, and he roared with a livid face, "Bullshit! Nonsense! Everyone in the Wangbei Camp is upright and honest; how could we have done such despicable things as you claim?"

The surrounding soldiers gritted their teeth and glared at Leng Wuye and his companion, a nameless fire rising in their hearts.

At this moment, they were even prepared in their hearts that as soon as Zhao Daxuan gave the order, they would rush forward and take down these two shameless scoundrels.

Zhao Daxuan watched the two men singing in unison with a cold eye, his face still calm and composed. He knew from their words that they were trying to frame him.

But I couldn't help but mutter to myself, those two guys did manage to hit one or two right off the bat while spouting nonsense.

However, his orphanage had only recently gathered the children and was still selecting suitable candidates; he had not yet begun training his bodyguards.

Therefore, he was certain that the other party was merely fabricating charges and had no evidence whatsoever.

"Are you done talking?"

Zhao Daxuan scoffed again, and said coldly, "You think you're qualified to use these things to blackmail me?"

"Not to mention that the mine hasn't even started producing anything yet, I had already reported to the imperial court before mining even began. How can this be considered illegal mining?"

"But you guys..."

Zhao Daxuan's voice suddenly rose, and he said sternly, "Upon arriving at the pass, you used every means to try to seize control of it, and went to great lengths to seek personal gain!"

"I believe you are already colluding with the Tartars, plotting to seize the pass from within and without!"

Only magic can defeat magic, so Zhao Daxuan decided to fight fire with fire.

Chu Hanchuan's face turned ashen, and he roared, "You're spouting nonsense! I'll go back and write a memorial impeaching you right now!"

Zhao Daxuan sneered: "Even if your messenger can get out of this Black Mountain region, so what if your memorial reaches the Emperor?"

"Do you think he'll believe me, the hero who killed thousands of Tartars and reclaimed the land of Great Xia, or you two good-for-nothings who gave away thousands of Tartar heads?"

After saying that, he raised his hand and placed it on the hilt of the knife at his waist, his expression meaningful.

"I'm being lenient by calling you captains, but if you really piss me off, I could chop your heads off right now on charges of 'trespassing and attempting to seduce the enemy'!"

"I have plenty of ways to explain things to the general and the court! It's up to you whether you believe me or not."

"Now, before I completely lose patience, you all get out of Black Mountain Pass immediately and retreat three miles!"

"If there is any military intelligence, I will naturally notify you to come and assist. If you trespass on the border without prior notification, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"And another thing! If I see you still at Black Mountain Pass before sunset..."

He took a few steps closer, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes. His voice was extremely low, yet every word clearly penetrated into the ears of Leng Wuye and Chu Hanchuan.

"Don't blame me for immediately taking action against you on charges of trespassing and attempting to seduce the enemy!"