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Wang Laoqi's hands and feet trembled as he slowly approached the two corpses.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed Wang Mang and Lin Qingxue.

At this moment, Wang Mang was covered in blood, his eyes wide open, clearly dying with his eyes open in disbelief.

Lin Qingxue, standing next to him, died in an even more gruesome manner.

Wang Laoqi bent down, tears welling in his eyes.

Those two were already lifeless.

"You reckless brat!"

Wang Laoqi collapsed to the ground, his body limp and powerless.

"My good son..."

At this moment, Wang Laoqi was heartbroken and tightly embraced Wang Mang's corpse.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Laoqi slowly recovered, wiped the blood from his face, and a murderous intent appeared in his eyes.

"Chen Mo!"

He gritted his teeth, wishing he could tear Chen Mo to pieces.

Wang Laoqi secretly vowed that he would not be human until he had reduced Chen Mo to ashes and razed Lingtou Village to the ground!

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly stood up and shouted, "Take Mang'er's body back, gather everyone, I'm going to kill that beast Chen Mo myself!"

The servants standing to the side had to lower their heads, not daring to utter a single word of dissent, and repeatedly replied, "Yes, sir!"

They were well aware that Chen Mo and his group had the audacity to storm the execution ground in Beicheng, and that the Wang family was not someone they could currently handle.

But Wang Laoqi was still blinded by hatred and was determined to make Chen Mo pay a bloody price!

……

Outside the northern city walls, the Zhao family army camp.

Outside the gate, soldiers patrolled vigilantly.

Before long, the sound of rapid hoofbeats came from afar.

The soldiers instantly went on alert, drawing their weapons and remaining wary of the approaching outsiders.

Before long, Huang Chengyue arrived at the camp with a dozen or so men, looking furious.

"Make way, let General Zhao see me!"

Huang Chengyue, mounted on his horse, shouted sternly.

The soldiers recognized Huang Chengyue's identity and dared not stop him, but General Zhao had previously instructed them not to let anyone into the camp, so they could only go and inform General Zhao.

After a while, Lieutenant General Zhao came out of the military camp.

Upon seeing Huang Chengyue, he wore a faint smile, making no attempt to conceal his inner emotions.

"General Zhao!"

Huang Chengyue glared at Zhao Canjiang, unable to hide the dissatisfaction on his face.

"What are your instructions now, Master Huang?"

Zhao, the military officer, spoke calmly.

He knew very well that Huang Chengyue's visit was to demand an explanation.

"With the North City in such chaos, how can your Zhao family army just sit idly by?"

Huang Chengyue said with considerable dissatisfaction.

"What do you mean by that, Master Huang? I've been training troops in the barracks and have no idea what happened in the north city."

General Zhao feigned surprise.

"Are you still pretending to be confused! Someone is storming the execution ground in the north city; bandits have appeared in the north city. Why haven't your troops made a single move?"

Huang Chengyue questioned.

"Master Huang, are you mistaken?" General Zhao remained completely unfazed, saying, "The imperial court has already ordered the withdrawal of General Zhao. Isn't the security of the northern city being handled by the government and Master Huang? What does it have to do with our Zhao family army?"

He was disdainful and had long since stopped taking Huang Chengyue's words seriously.

Wasn't this Master Huang quite arrogant in court? Now that something has happened in the North City, does he still have the nerve to come and question us?

Upon hearing these words, Huang Chengyue's expression changed again.

"As long as your Zhao family army remains in force, the defense of this northern city is your responsibility."

Huang Chengyue once again spoke condescendingly and made accusations.

"Is Master Huang trying to use the rules of the court to intimidate me? But when Master Huang humiliated me in court in front of so many people, did he ever think about the rules of the court?"

Zhao, the military officer, sneered and stared intently at Huang Chengyue.

Recalling the events of a few days ago, Zhao Canjun had lost all face.

Huang Chengyue may have been all-powerful in Beicheng, but he had no control over Zhao's army.

Even if Huang Chengyue had the ability to get the court to withdraw Zhao Family Army, he still wouldn't be able to control it.

"Enough with the nonsense! Send your troops out immediately to hunt down the bandits and capture Chen Mo! Otherwise, I will report this to the court and hold you accountable."

Huang Chengyue gritted his teeth and said.

"Hold me accountable?" General Zhao's face instantly darkened, and he said sternly, "Master Huang, feel free to submit your report! But I must remind you, my brothers in the Zhao family army have been stationed in the north city for so long, and they have suffered no shortage of mistreatment from your Huang family. If I am dismissed, do you think they will rebel?"

When Zhao's army first arrived in Beicheng, they were met with Huang Chengyue's disdain, and the army was even prevented from entering the city to set up camp.

In order to suppress the bandits and preserve the army's prestige, General Zhao tolerated it.

But today, the heavy responsibility of suppressing bandits no longer rests on Zhao's army, and Zhao, the military commander, no longer wants to bow down to Huang Chengyue.

His Zhao family army brothers were extremely loyal, and if General Zhao were to be in trouble, the soldiers would find it very difficult to remain calm.

Upon hearing Zhao Canjiang's words, Huang Chengyue's expression changed instantly.

This General Zhao is trying to threaten me with the soldiers' mutiny.

He knew very well that if the Zhao family army really rebelled, the northern part of the city would be in complete chaos.

Zhao's army hasn't withdrawn yet, and can still threaten the bandits for the time being.

Are you threatening me?

Huang Chengyue's expression turned extremely ugly.

"This general posed no threat. It was Master Huang who spoke first. This general was merely stating the facts."

Zhao, the military officer, said disdainfully.

"So you were condoning the bandits' rebellion."

Huang Chengyue added, "Just pin a crime on him directly."

"What a joke! Say whatever you want. Since the Huang family has connections in the court, they can easily withdraw the Zhao family army. But if they want to touch this general... Master Huang, don't forget that the Zhao family army's superior is the commander of the Hedong army."

"I said in a deep voice," Zhao Canjiang said.

Huang Chengyue stared at Zhao Canjiang, his brows furrowing immediately.

"Fine, since that's how it is, I have nothing more to say. Since you refuse to send troops to suppress the bandits, you absolutely cannot escape the charge of condoning their chaos."

Huang Chengyue now understands that Zhao, the military advisor, is absolutely unwilling to send troops.

"Say whatever you want, Master Huang, but I must remind you that the Zhenbei Army will take at least five more days to take over the defense of the northern city. By then..."

Zhao Canjiang's lips curled up into a smile.

"I cannot guarantee the safety of Beicheng in the next five days, since the task of suppressing bandits is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Zhao family army."

As he spoke, Zhao, the adjutant, began to walk into the military camp.

At a time like this, there's no need to waste words with Huang Chengyue.

Hearing Zhao Canjiang's words, Huang Chengyue already understood.

If Zhao's army were to release the news and deliberately disarm the defenses of the North City, the bandits and refugees in this area could very well threaten the entire North City.

Huang Chengyue initially disregarded Zhao Canjiang because of his powerful connections, but now, unexpectedly, a criminal has led to the current situation.

"Fine, then you just wait to be impeached!"

Huang Chengyue angrily said that he could only ride away from the military camp.

Hearing these words, Zhao, the military officer, remained completely unmoved.

With the north city in chaos, he actually became interested in watching the show.

Chen Mo alone was able to turn the situation upside down.

interesting……