Warhammer Fantasy: I Have Total War System

As Li Lin stepped into the Tongquelou gate, Lai Cai was on his left and Lai Fu on his right, protecting him in the middle.

A rich, ambergris scent wafted towards us.

The passageway inside the door was deeper than he had imagined.

"The Southern Li Military Commissioner has arrived!"

"You're so young! Want to come and play with me?"

Countless women were already waiting on both sides of the passageway.

They wore flowing, gossamer-thin dresses with flamboyant colors and languid postures.

Some leaned against the vermilion pillars, some reclined on brocade cushions, and some walked barefoot on the carpet toward him.

The sounds of the ruan, pipa, and qiang flute echoed in the deep hall, mingling with the sweet and alluring laughter of the women.

"Come sit down, it'll only be for a little while, it won't take long~"

A woman with a slender waist and long legs tried to get closer to him, but was glared at by Lai Fu and shrugged back.

Even so, he still couldn't resist striking a pose for Li Lin.

Why is Steward Li ignoring us?

Another pair of twins tried to stop him; one was dressed in red, tall and voluptuous, and the other was dressed in blue, petite and adorable.

They flirted and posed with Li Lin, displaying their charms, but they couldn't slow him down even a fraction.

More and more women were lining both sides of the passageway, and their behavior became increasingly blatant.

Some people loosened their robes, some took off their skirts, and some blew on him...

Li Lin remained unmoved.

First, he's Darius now with Ghost activated and Bloodrage triggered, his mind is only focused on killing people, so women aren't very attractive to him.

Secondly, his attention was focused on the system's minimap, quickly scanning the internal structure of the Bronze Sparrow Tower, trying to find clues that the other side had hidden the Dragon Palace and military supply wagons. He had no time to look at those erotic scenes.

The location of the military supply truck is uncertain.

But the Dragon Palace is located here.

The evidence was the dragon pattern that suddenly started to heat up on his chest.

At the end of the passageway, Li Lin saw Wei Qiankun.

He sat behind a rosewood table, dressed in fine clothes and adorned with jewels.

Sitting on either side of him were Madam Liu and a burly, cold-looking woman, both of whom had their eyes fixed on Li Lin with unfriendly expressions.

Wei Qiankun held a teacup in his hand, his posture relaxed.

He watched as Li Lin, accompanied by two stone lions, broke through layers of illusions, his steps unwavering, and his hand involuntarily tightened.

But upon seeing the other person covered in mud and with a blood-soaked bandage wrapped around their forehead, the tension in his heart vanished, leaving only a deep-seated arrogance.

Two stone lions followed behind Li Lin, one on the left and one on the right.

The giant green and jet-black claws stomped on the brocade carpet, each step leaving a claw mark that shattered the bluestone floor.

Li Lin looked at Wei Qiankun.

He looked disheveled, down on his luck, and exuded a menacing aura.

A noble, elegant, and confident one.

The two were fifty paces apart, yet it felt as if they were separated by two completely different worlds.

"Chief Steward Li," Wei Qiankun spoke first, his voice still gentle, as if greeting a friend who had come from afar, "Judging from your attire, would you like me to send you a few sets of clothing befitting a general's status?"

Li Lin ignored him.

This is where the villain starts rambling on.

Let him talk. The more nonsense he spouts, the more likely I am to find the Dragon Palace.

"Not going to speak?" Wei Qiankun's smile faded, he stood up, his tone became stern, and he began to list Li Lin's crimes one by one, "General Zhao and Commander Yu trusted you and entrusted the rear guard to you, but you are narrow-minded, ungrateful, and have no respect for your superiors and colleagues."

"You withhold the rations of soldiers who have a grudge against you, and even dare to plot to slaughter most of them. Is this the style of the Li family of Nanli, a family personally instructed by the Dragon Emperor?"

As Wei Qiankun spoke, his eyes glanced at Wei Zhi, intentionally or unintentionally.

He didn't actually want to waste time talking.

Even if Li Lin brought two unexpected stone lions, he was still confident that he could kill them on the spot.

It is unprecedented in the entire history of China, spanning millions of years, for someone who is not a dragon prince to kill a descendant of a dragon palace who is also a member of a family personally appointed by the Dragon Emperor.

Even if he does this perfectly, it will definitely be used against him in the future, becoming the sharpest sword aimed at him.

Li Lin is definitely going to die.

But it can't be him who does it.

Since Liu's illusion magic couldn't get rid of this person, it would be best for his good aunt to handle the matter.

After all, who would dare to blame the Moon Palace?

"Luckily, those poor souls escaped to my camp in time, otherwise, were you planning to kill them all?"

Li Lin remained completely unresponsive throughout.

He had already searched every corner of the entire Bronze Sparrow Tower.

Unable to find the military supply wagons, those dozen or so oxcarts as high as small hills, and those damned insects of Lu Pingchuan, it was as if they had vanished into thin air.

It's likely that Wei Qiankun hid it in the Dragon Palace!

In the end, we still have to find the other party's Dragon Palace to solve all the problems!

"These stone lions, is this the source of your Dragon Palace's power? The source of your confidence?" Wei Qiankun continued.

"It doesn't look like much, does it? That makes sense, considering that your Nanli is such a small place, there's nothing of value there."

Liu covered her face and chuckled softly.

"But the Dragon Palace is still the Dragon Palace," his tone grew increasingly aggressive. "If it falls into the hands of someone like you, blinded by hatred, forming cliques, and harming your comrades, it will surely unleash a bloodbath. For the sake of the people's suffering, for the sake of our nation, I—"

"Damn it." Li Lin finally spoke.

With just one sentence, he shattered all of Wei Qiankun's accusations.

"What did you say?" He was stunned for a moment and said in disbelief.

"Grass dies in the mud, Mama."

"You!" Wei Qiankun's face flushed red, and his composure shattered.

Liu, standing nearby, also looked surprised, seemingly never expecting the other party to respond with such simple and direct vulgar language.

"What do you mean, 'you'?"

"Nepenians? Can't understand Aurora?"

"I'll kill you first, then I'll go to the Moon Palace and fuck your mother."

"If everyone in the Moon Palace is like you," Li Lin sneered, "then I'll slaughter the Kunlan Moon Palace."

"Speaking such nonsense—" The burly woman suddenly stood up, her hand already on the hilt of her white jade spear. "You dare mention the Moon Palace?"

"If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. You'll be just like that in a month—" Li Lin continued expressionlessly, the dragon pattern on his chest burning painfully.

"Then I'll kill her too." As he said this, a fierce and savage intent broke through some kind of constraint and spread in Li Lin's heart.

Before he finished speaking, the gun tip was already there.

Wei Zhi's figure disappeared from the spot and appeared three steps in front of Li Lin in the next instant.

The moment she thrust out the pure white jade spear, a tiny silver glint appeared at the tip.

That was a transformed internal energy compressed to its extreme!

This person was none other than a powerful expert who had entered the Grandmaster realm!

Before the gun even arrived, its sharp force had already pierced the air, creating a fist-sized hole in Li Lin's chest.

But Li Lin himself had already disappeared from the spot.

"Immortal Journey! Activate!"

Wei Zhi's pupils contracted sharply. She didn't see Li Lin make any move; he simply vanished into thin air.

What kind of tactic is this?

"Be careful, he's activated the Dragon Palace, it's an ability similar to Han Cheng's." Liu's voice came from behind.

Wei Zhi immediately realized that she couldn't kill Li Lin today.

The moment Li Lin disappeared, Lai Fu quickly ran out of the building, while Lai Cai slapped Wei Zhi with its paw.

Wei Zhi parried with her spear. The moment the jade spear collided with the giant claw of the jade lion, a visible shockwave exploded from the point of impact, overturning all the gilded Boshan censers in the four corners of the hall.

Ambergris ash was spilled all over the ground, and the carpet was torn into more than a dozen pieces by the shockwave.

Wei Zhi took a half step back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

A deep crack appeared on the back of Lai Cai's claws, and silver moonlight clung to the crack like insect eggs, constantly drilling in and making a hissing, corrosive sound.

"Hmph, you think you can escape?" Wei Qiankun sneered and raised his hand to activate the restriction.

A chilling magical power suddenly rose up, sealing off both the inside and outside of the Bronze Sparrow Tower.

"Sister," Wei Qiankun turned to Madam Liu, "there's something strange about these two stone beasts. To avoid any unforeseen complications, I urge you to take action personally!"

Liu rolled her eyes, gave a coquettish sigh, and said in a grumbling tone, "Do you think I don't want to? I wish I could kill every dirty man in the world~~"

"It's all because you're useless. You claim to be a chosen one of the Dragon Emperor and a descendant of the Moon Goddess, yet you can't even manage a small Dragon Palace properly."

"As for me, I can't even unleash one ten-thousandth of my true strength; I can only use those illusions."

Wei Qiankun's sore spot was touched, and his face darkened, but he couldn't lash out at Liu.

He could only glare angrily at the two stone lions.

"Fine, they can't escape anyway, my aunt can—"

As soon as he finished speaking, Laifu crashed straight into the bronze gate that was sealed by Yin magic.

The seal melted and dissipated quickly, like frost and snow doused with hot water.

The gate burst open with a roar.

Two stone lions rushed out of the Bronze Sparrow Tower one after the other, rolling over the stone steps at the entrance.

Wei Zhi seized the opportunity and stabbed Lai Cai three times, causing the jade on Lai Cai's body to shatter and scatter countless fragments, but she could not stop it from escaping outwards.

The two stone lions did not rush to leave Wei Qiankun's camp, but instead followed a certain pattern and circled around before rushing towards the gate.

Along the way, Li Lin also took the opportunity to bring in Bai Muyan, who was being held up by the Fengyun Guards, and Ding Sanzhi, who was standing at the door.

In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the two stone beasts pushed through the crowd, leaped into the bamboo forest surrounding the manor, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Inside the Bronze Sparrow Tower, Wei Qiankun stood amidst the chaos, his face ashen.

Liu was still leaning on the brocade cushion, but the smile on her face had completely disappeared.

Both the human and the demon were pondering the same question: "What exactly are those two stone beasts?"

It can withstand a full set of attacks from the Moon Palace warriors without being moved.

How could one creature so easily break through the Yin magic restrictions left by the Moon Goddess?

Even Fang Wenzi, the strongest astronomer in Nangao, wouldn't dare say he could break this restriction so easily, would he?

But that stone beast actually... actually smashed through it?

"Isn't his Dragon Palace's ability teleportation?" Wei Qiankun's voice was squeezed out from between his teeth, devoid of any of his usual composure or the shrewdness of a merchant's son.

The two stone lions could not possibly be ordinary rare beasts or ancient magical artifacts, given that they could accomplish so many incredible feats.

It must have come from the Dragon Palace!

Yes, Wei Qiankun had seen that compass cart before.

There were eight similar stone lions on that cart!

If he could mobilize all eight stone lions—

Wei Qiankun slowly sat back down in his chair, reaching out to pick up the teacup, only to find it overturned under the table, soaking in the grayish-black mud.

Hmph, so what if that's the case?

Wei Qiankun glanced at the furious Wei Zhi and sneered inwardly.

Unless Li Lin dares to kill thousands of people in the Allied Forces and completely become a mad villain hated by everyone, there is absolutely no way to touch him.

As long as she returns to Nangao, her aunt from the Moon Palace will report the crazy things Li Lin just said, and he will surely die.

Who knows, the dragon prince might personally take his life.

"Pass down the order," Wei Qiankun said to the Fengyun Guards who rushed in, regaining his calm and peaceful demeanor. "All the battalion commanders in the rear army who are still willing to obey the Wei family's orders, assemble in front of my convoy at dawn tomorrow. Since Chief Steward Li is going to tear off the mask, let him know who really calls the shots in this allied army without the nine commanders."

The Dragon Palace possesses two powers.

This is simply unheard of.

"I never expected to encounter such an opportunity on this trip." Wei Qiankun sat there, slowly watching the maids around him clean up the scene, take off his clothes and change his robes that were wet with tea.

"Father is right, I am indeed a chosen one of the Dragon Emperor, a chosen one of heaven."

"Much better than those two useless older brothers."