You were driven out of the capital at the start, and you ask me why I rebelled?

Chapter 40 Havoc in Tianqi City

"Go find Zhao Yun and Guan Yu, and have them accompany you to Qizhou. The Dark Pavilion and the Qi family will then have no further reason to exist..."

"Remember, I said 'not a single chicken or dog will be spared'..."

Ying Chen said to Lu Bing in a deep voice.

"Here!"

Lu Bing said with a serious expression.

Then he turned and left to find Zhao Yun and Guan Yu.

Sending three experts at the late Nascent Soul stage is more than enough. The Qi family and the Dark Pavilion should feel honored to have three experts at the late Nascent Soul stage attacking at the same time.

After leaving the study, Lu Bing first went to the city wall of Shuoyang City, where Dian Wei was on duty. After calling Dian Wei, he went to the military camp outside the city and called Zhao Yun as well. The three of them then headed towards Qizhou...

With their late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, it wouldn't take them long to travel from Liangzhou to Qizhou...

...............

Qizhou, Tianqi City.

Lu Bing and his two companions had already arrived here.

The three of them stood at the city gate, looking at the three large characters on the gate.

"Tianqi City, as high as the heavens, the Qi family certainly has an arrogant attitude..."

Zhao Yun looked at the three large characters with a disdainful expression and spoke.

"Hmph! Those who sell their wares for profit are not worth mentioning!"

Guan Yu snorted coldly.

Lu Bingze stood aside, smiling but saying nothing.

"You three must be from out of town!"

Just then, a shifty-eyed man walked up to the three of them and whispered something.

"Oh? How do you know?"

Lu Bing showed a hint of interest and began to speak.

"Heh! Locals wouldn't dare talk about the Qi family like that in broad daylight on the street..."

The man sneered and spoke.

"For the three of you to dare discuss the Qi family so openly at the city gate, as if no one else is around, you must either possess considerable strength or be complete outsiders who know nothing about this place..."

"I advise you to leave now! If what you just said reaches the Qi family's ears, you won't be able to leave..."

Finally, the man looked at Lu Bing and the other two with a strange gaze, as if he were looking at dead people...

"Okay, thank you for reminding us, we will pay attention..."

Lu Bing clasped his hands in a fist salute and said.

Seeing that the three men showed no reaction, the man's eyes darted around, a hint of anger flashed across his face, and he shook his head, saying, "Sigh! You can't reason with a damned devil..."

After saying that, he turned and walked away.

"Generals, let's go into the city!"

"The Qi family's ancestral land is located in the very center of Tianqi City, and two of the Qi family's Nascent Soul stage experts are also there..."

Lu Bing transmitted his voice to Zhao Yun and Guan Yu.

The two nodded in agreement without making a sound, and then the three of them entered Tianqi City.

After the three entered the city, they saw soldiers patrolling the city frequently. On the chest of these soldiers' armor was the character "Qi" written on it, as well as a totem, which was probably the totem of the Qi family.

"The army of Qi Prefecture has become the private army of the Qi family. They don't understand the imperial edict and only obey Qi's orders. It's truly pathetic..."

Lu Bing shook his head and said regretfully.

In a similar situation, Liangzhou was no different. Ying Chen's orders were more effective than those of the capital. However, Ying Chen was not only a member of the royal family but also a vassal king; everything in Liangzhou belonged to him. The Qi family, on the other hand, was an outsider, yet they controlled the military and political affairs of the entire province. This behavior could already be considered rebellion...

However, the imperial court ignored these issues and allowed them to develop unchecked, demonstrating the incompetence of the royal family...

The three walked further in, and halfway there they saw the man from before.

At that moment, he was stopping a patrol of soldiers, talking about something.

As he spoke, he gestured, and when he saw Lu Bing and the other two, a look of joy appeared on his face. He pointed at the three of them and spoke to the soldiers.

The soldiers all turned to look at them, their eyes gleaming with menace.

Then, he walked over to the three of them.

The three men looked at the soldiers calmly, as if they didn't take them seriously at all.

"You three!"

"We received a report that you have been disrespectful to the Qi family. Come with us!"

The leading soldier spoke to the three men in an unfriendly tone.

The surrounding soldiers all drew their swords and pointed them at the three men, ready to fight at the slightest provocation...

Lu Bing turned his gaze to where the soldier had been standing. There, the sleazy-looking man was grinning at them, clasping his hands in a fist salute, and then wiping his neck with his hand...

Lu Bing withdrew his gaze and stopped looking at him. He was just a nobody and not worth paying attention to.

"Generals, it seems we'll have to go straight for the kill..."

Lu Bing looked at the two people beside him and spoke.

"Guan's broadsword is itching for a fight..."

Guan Yu's face turned red, his eyes gleaming with excitement. He licked his lips and spoke.

"Then let's charge in!"

Zhao Yun spoke calmly.

Then, the three of them surged with spiritual energy, each drawing their own weapons. The immense pressure instantly crushed the squad of soldiers in front of them into a bloody mist...

This scene on the street really frightened the people around, who all shouted and started to run for their lives.

The lewd man from before, seeing the soldier crushed into a bloody mist, was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, a pool of liquid flowing from his genitals, emitting a foul, pungent odor...

He was just a minor cultivator in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, who usually earned resources by extorting outsiders. He originally thought that today would be like usual, and he would encounter some outsiders with little strength...

But they didn't expect to run into a brick wall; there was a Foundation Establishment cultivator among those soldiers!

They were instantly compressed into a bloody mist, demonstrating the immense strength of these three individuals.

He's trying to keep a low profile, hoping those three won't bother him...

After killing the soldiers, Lu Bing and his two companions soared into the sky and flew towards the Qi family's ancestral home in the center of the city.

The sleazy-looking man standing nearby breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that they hadn't caused him any trouble...

But before he could even rejoice for long, a flash of azure light pierced through him, cleaving him in two...