I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

Qingling Pass!

Click!

They heard that Qin Li was leading a group of men toward Qingling Pass.

A general from the Northern Barbarian tribes on the city wall suddenly swung his scimitar down.

The young man, kneeling on the ground with his hands tied behind his back, head bowed, and body trembling uncontrollably, was beheaded in an instant!

Then, the headless corpse tilted to one side and fell to the ground, and blood began to spread in all directions.

These past few days, the city has been filled with the aura of death!

At first, it was just the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty within the city.

Later, it spread to the military.

Without exception, they all died tragically, clearly poisoned.

Moreover, this poison is extremely potent and incurable; even the best military doctors are helpless against it.

Those who are poisoned can only wait to die.

An investigation revealed that the source of the poison was found in a well in the city.

As a result, martial law was declared throughout the city to investigate who had poisoned the person.

Ultimately, the person who poisoned the body was found within the military.

They were all from the Great Zhou Dynasty, disguised as soldiers of the Northern Mang.

A few were caught, but a few escaped.

"What a magnificent prince!"

"How dare you come back!"

"He's blatantly provoking Northern Mang!"

The one brandishing his sword and roaring was the Northern Mang Empress's cousin.

He's the eldest son of the uncle who helped the Empress regain the throne.

"Your Majesty, generals, the enemy has entered the range of our crossbows. Should we fire?"

On the city wall, the Northern Barbarian soldier operating the crossbow turned his head and asked.

"Shoot! Shoot them all dead!"

Murong Lie brandished his sword again and roared.

He was about to seize control of the giant crossbow from the soldiers and personally shoot Qin Li to death.

The empress did not speak, but gave a wink to the generals around her.

Several generals rushed forward and together stopped Murong Lie, lifting him off the crossbow mount.

"How dare you! How dare you!"

Murong Lie was extremely irritable and almost drew his sword.

The generals dared not stop them any longer and all looked at the Northern Mang Empress.

The Empress then spoke, "General Zuo, you would have better restrain your temper. The most important reason the Regent sent you here this time is to temper your character."

Murong Lie was the Left General in the Northern Mang army, the highest-ranking and most prestigious among the generals.

His father was the regent, the empress's uncle.

Upon hearing this, Murong Lie calmed down and sheathed the half-drawn sword back into its sheath.

He strode up to the Empress, and without even a bow, angrily questioned her:

"Why did Your Majesty send someone to stop me?"

"That damned First Prince, on the one hand, challenged us to a duel, and on the other hand, he sent people to poison the city."

"Such treacherous, cunning, and deceitful villains deserve to be pierced by a thousand arrows!"

The Empress didn't mind that Murong Lie didn't bow; she was already used to it.

Murong Lie, relying on the power of his father, the regent, had long since stopped taking her seriously.

This time, the army marched south and fought against her quite a bit.

The Empress's gaze remained firmly fixed on Qin Li, who was approaching with a troop of men.

She really didn't understand why Qin Li was coming at this time when the two armies were about to go to war.

"Your Majesty, they haven't stopped yet; it looks like they're heading into the city!" someone reminded the Empress.

The Empress nodded and raised her hand, saying, "Open the city gates and let them in!"

"yes!"

After everyone left, the Empress turned to Murong Lie beside her and said, "General Zuo, why are you in such a hurry? Since you know that the eldest prince of the Great Zhou is a treacherous, cunning, and treacherous man, wouldn't it be too easy for him to be killed by shooting him with ten thousand arrows?"

"Why not let him in and let General Zuo torture him as he pleases?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Lie grinned.

I couldn't help but crack my knuckles.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Upon seeing the Qingling Pass city gate not far ahead, which opened with a loud bang, the crowd walking forward in a line were somewhat flustered.

Qin Li rode Wangcai in the middle and turned his head to look at the sack that had been half deflated.

The barbed wire had been scattered on the battlefield for a while, and they had not aroused any suspicion.

"Don't panic, keep moving forward!"

Qin Li steadied everyone and led them forward.

Soon, they arrived at the foot of Qingling Pass.

The Northern Mang general who came out to greet them shouted, "Who goes there?"

"The Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"What brings you here?"

"Go up to the city to watch the battle!"

"please!"

The Northern Mang generals led their men to clear the way, allowing Qin Li and his men to enter Qingling Pass.

After entering the barbican, everyone abandoned their horses and followed the guide, climbing the city wall step by step.

"Your Highness, look!"

Suddenly someone pointed to several places in the city where smoke was rising and shouted.

Qin Li frowned and looked over.

Because of the distance, others cannot see it clearly.

But Qin Li could see clearly because, due to his cultivation of the Blood Eye Technique, his eyesight was better than that of an eagle flying in the sky.

In several places in the city, where smoke was rising, there were clearly piles of burned corpses.

Moreover, most of the people in the city were dressed in white mourning clothes!

Got it!

Qin Li thought to himself, it seems Chun Tao was right, Fang Yuan really was poisoning people all over the city.

Before Qin Li could think further, darkness suddenly fell in front of him as a burly figure blocked the entrance to the city wall.

Judging from his attire, he should be a general from the Northern Barbarians!

He looked smug, but his eyes betrayed his anger!

Qin Li frowned, wondering what he had done to offend him.

"You are Qin Li, the eldest prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Murong Lie blocked Qin Li's path up the city wall and asked.

"So what if it is?"

Zhou Biao, who was standing next to Qin Li, answered for Qin Li.

boom!

Without saying a word.

Murong Lie kicked him, saying, "This general is speaking to your master, who gave you the right to interrupt!"

If that kick had landed, Zhou Biao would definitely have rolled down the stairs like a ball.

But Zhou Biao was no pushover either; he was a mid-stage sixth-rank martial artist, and he crossed his arms to protect his chest.

boom!

To everyone's surprise, Zhou Biao did not roll down; instead, this general from Northern Mang seemed to have kicked a steel plate.

He was bounced back and almost fell on his butt!

If it weren't for the soldiers beside him catching him, he would have definitely fallen down in a sorry state.

Zhou Biao hadn't expected to defend against it so easily, and couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark:

"It was all just for show!"

"If you can become a general of Northern Mang like this, then I, Zhou Biao, can too. What do you all say, isn't that right?"

This statement was immediately echoed by everyone: "Yes, yes, yes!"

Enraged at being humiliated on his own turf, Murong Lie drew his sword to strike.

"Your Majesty, aren't you going to stop them?"

A general standing beside the Empress whispered, "If he continues to act so recklessly, Her Majesty's plans may be in jeopardy..."

The Empress remained expressionless, narrowing her eyes as she said, "Murong Lie is angry. If he can't vent his anger, he might cause some trouble later. It's better to let him vent now."

"If Qin Li can't even get past Murong Lie, then there's really something wrong with my judgment."

Upon hearing this, the general nodded and chose to remain still, letting Murong Lie's curved blade slash at Qin Li and his group...