Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Imperial edict? Ridiculous!"

Cao Lin glanced at the burly middle-aged man before him, his face remaining expressionless, before coldly saying, "This general thinks you're getting more and more muddled as you become a commander. A mere forged imperial edict by an ignorant scoundrel has actually terrified you?"

"General Cao, actually, this humble general simply..."

"All generals, listen to my command! Prepare to fight the enemy!"

Without giving the middle-aged man a chance to explain, Cao Lin waved his hand again, releasing a fierce aura from his entire body. He clearly did not believe that the imperial edict in Lu Feng's hand was genuine and intended to take action on the spot.

"I will obey General Cao's orders!"

Faced with Cao Lin's military order, the previously hesitant guards all raised their bows and nocked arrows, their tips pointing directly at Lu Feng and his men below the pass. The air was thick with murderous intent, chilling everyone to the bone.

Although Lu Feng held the imperial edict, Cao Lin was, after all, the superior of these guards and the highest-ranking officer in charge of Jiayuguan. Cao Lin held the rank of "Lieutenant General" in the court, and his strength and prestige were unmatched.

Therefore, faced with Cao Lin's military order, the guards did not dare to disobey. They immediately drew their weapons and closed the gates, preventing Lu Feng and his group from taking a single step!

"These guys actually ignored the imperial edict of the Dongyun Kingdom?"

"Brothers, watch out!"

Upon seeing this, Lu Xiaoxiang and Wu Yunmi's expressions changed slightly. They seemed not to have expected Cao Lin to be so tough and arrogant, not even putting the imperial edict of the Dongyun Kingdom in his eyes.

"So you are Cao Lin, the general guarding Jiayuguan?"

Seeing that Cao Lin not only refused to open the gate to greet him, but also ordered his soldiers to raise their bows and arrows at him, Lu Feng was also displeased and his anger rose, but he did not lash out immediately, and only said calmly.

After all, he was the Duke of Fan of Dongyun Kingdom, a proper high-ranking official of the court. If he were to go on a killing spree now and slaughter all the Dongyun Kingdom soldiers guarding the border, it would be difficult to explain to Consort Ren Xuan later.

Therefore, Lu Feng is not in a hurry to take action at the moment.

"That's Lao Tzu!"

Facing Lu Feng's questioning, Cao Lin remained standing with his hands behind his back, his attitude unyielding. "Boy, who are you? How dare you lead a bunch of southern barbarian scoundrels to invade my Dongyun border? Do you have a death wish?"

Cao Lin spoke with disdain, his gaze sweeping over Lu Feng across from him with utter contempt.

Although he did not know Lu Feng's background, the Yuan energy aura on the other party was very weak, only around the first level of the Spirit Soul Realm. Moreover, he looked ordinary in clothes and appearance, and was with the barbarians like Wu Yunmi, so he did not seem to be from a great clan.

Therefore, Cao Lin would naturally not give Lu Feng a friendly look at the moment, and would certainly not let him enter the pass.

"Since you are the highest-ranking officer guarding this pass, I won't waste any more words."

Lu Feng glanced at Cao Lin opposite him as well, then calmly handed the imperial edict to him, saying, "I am Lu Feng, Duke of Fan of Dongyun Kingdom. I am leading these barbarians into the pass. You must open the gates immediately and let us through!"

"Duke Fan, Lu Feng?"

"So this person is none other than Lu Feng, who single-handedly quelled the Yun family rebellion and was appointed Duke by the Emperor!"

"This...this can't be possible...!"

"I can't believe the once-famous Duke Fan is so young. Am I dreaming?"

Upon seeing Lu Feng reveal his identity and background, the guards who had been exuding murderous intent couldn't help but show astonishment and began to discuss among themselves. Some of the soldiers even subconsciously dropped their weapons and made a move to kneel down before him.

After all, they were just ordinary soldiers who had joined the army simply to make a living. How could they dare to offend Lu Feng, a former duke?

"Damn it! What are you bunch of useless trash doing?!"

However, compared to the soldiers' kneeling and removing their armor, Cao Lin frowned deeply and immediately cursed, "Just some unknown brat has scared you bunch of trash like this?"

"You all believed him just because he said he was the Duke of Fan? Do you bunch of good-for-nothings even have brains? Get up right now!"

Cao Lin's face was gloomy, and his eyes were still fixed on Lu Feng opposite him, filled with strong hostility and killing intent. He obviously did not believe that the other party was the famous Duke of Fan.

After all, the other party looked to be only in his early twenties, and his strength and appearance were mediocre, almost unrelated to the once famous Duke Fan!

Although Cao Lin did not know Lu Feng and had never seen his face, he was very clear that with the status and prestige of Duke Fan, Lu Feng would never associate with these barbarians from beyond the Great Wall!

"Boy, I don't care who you are, but if you don't want to die needlessly, you'd better get lost with these filthy barbarians! Otherwise, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"

Thinking of this, Cao Lin suddenly drew the sharp spear from his back, pointing the spearhead directly at Lu Feng below the pass, his entire body once again exuding murderous intent.

"Oh?"

Seeing this, Lu Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, a fierce glint in them. "Perhaps you intend to stop me?"

"Hmph, so what if I stop you!"

"Do you really think I'm easily intimidated?"

Despite Lu Feng's threat, Cao Lin remained unfazed, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. "All generals, listen to my command! Fire the arrows!"

call out!call out!call out!

At Cao Lin's command, the soldiers guarding Jiayuguan also drew their bows and shot arrows, which then rained down on Wu Yunmi and his men below the pass. The arrows were so dense that they blotted out the sun and there was no way to avoid them!

"not good!"

"Scatter quickly...!"

"careful...!"

Upon seeing Cao Lin suddenly order the arrows to be fired, Wu Yunmi and the others' expressions changed drastically. They immediately activated their Yuan Power to create a protective barrier, while simultaneously directing the barbarian warriors to protect the elderly, weak, women, and children in the center of the group from the arrow rain.

However, although Wu Yunmi and the others had tried their best to defend, some scattered arrows still managed to break through the blind spots in their defenses, turning some of the Wu Yun tribe members into sieves. In an instant, blood flowed like a river and corpses littered the ground!

Moreover, most of the innocent and tragically killed members of the Wuyun tribe were the elderly, women, and children. Some of them were even disfigured and their bodies were incomplete, making for a truly horrific scene!

"You've done well! Once these barbarian invaders are dealt with, I, the general, will reward them all..."

Seeing the corpses strewn across the ground below the pass and the cries of agony filling the air, Cao Lin grinned, his face cruel. It seemed that in his eyes, these innocent barbarians who died tragically were not human beings at all, but rather spoils of war to be promoted and ennobled!

"brute!"

"Today I will kill you...!"

Looking around at the corpses of innocent and tragically killed clansmen, Wu Yunmi, who was originally preparing to lead the team into the pass, suddenly turned grim and became completely enraged!

After all, these innocent barbarians who died tragically were just a group of weak, elderly, women and children who were powerless and posed almost no threat. Yet they were still riddled with bullets by Cao Lin and his men. As the chieftain, Wu Yunmi would naturally not let it go!

Swish!

Raising his hand, Lu Feng abruptly stopped the enraged Wu Yunmi. He then looked at Cao Lin, who was radiating murderous intent above the pass, his own eyes flashing with a fierce light, his killing intent fully revealed. "Cao Lin, do you know that this is courting death?"

As the saying goes, it's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words!

Originally, Lu Feng did not want to go on a killing spree and violently break through the barrier. However, Cao Lin not only refused to open the barrier, but also killed people in public, showing no respect for Lu Feng, the Duke of Fan, and was clearly courting death!

Therefore, Lu Feng has now abandoned the idea of ​​peacefully entering the pass, and his murderous aura instantly becomes apparent!