In short, it was chaotic.
And Liu Qian, the Hundred Households, guided by his superior, finally understood his situation and transford completely into a mad dog. Whether it was outside officials or people from the Shu Prince Mansion, as long as they disturbed Chongqing Prefecture, he would bite them indiscriminately.
It was precisely because of this mad dog that Chongqing Prefecture avoided utter chaos.
And Liu Qian himself was nearing collapse.
He knew that only by resolving the matter quickly and finding a way to appease both sides to temporarily halt the conflict did he have a chance of survival.
"Sir, Arrest Officer Wan requests to see you!"
Just as he was agitated, a subordinate suddenly ca to report.
"Let him cool off wherever he pleases!"
Liu Qian waved his hand impatiently.
He was barely able to protect himself and couldn’t bother with the face of Ei.
Moreover, the news given earlier was initially intended for Wan Baoquan to fall into a trap, knowing about Du Gongzi’s escape even earlier.
"But, Arrest Officer Wan says he found soone."
"What, quickly invite him!"
...
Soon, the entire Captain Bureau was set into motion.
Not only that, but even the garrison soldiers were mobilized, and several cannons were brought in, along with a squad of gunners.
With the incident involving the Chongqing governor, the Captain Bureau had fully taken over, and other forces went along with it. Hence, this small Hundred Households, Liu Qian, temporarily seized military control over Chongqing Prefecture.
Other forces also received the news simultaneously.
Inside the hidden old residence.
The Princely Heir from Shu Prince Mansion, an old man in a Confucian robe, slowly put down his scroll, sowhat surprised: "Went to Dragon King Temple?"
"Indeed."
The subordinate reporting bowed respectfully: "Wan Baoquan found the Zhou Family, so leaders of Cao Gang and Chuanshu Comrce were cursed; experts from Ei rescued a few people and obtained intelligence."
"Now, Dragon King Temple is already surrounded, Liu Qian, the mad dog, directly ordered gunfire, killing many..."
"Pai Sect!"
The Confucian robed elder snorted coldly, "Initially, I thought they were just implicated, didn’t expect them to undertake such significant actions covertly..."
Just as he was speaking, recalling sothing, his eyes suddenly changed, uncertain, then urgently said: "Quick, have all our people leave, do not participate further in this matter, erase all traces, leave no evidence!"
"Yes, Sir!"
Though the subordinate didn’t understand what had happened, seeing the elder’s urgency, he quickly left to handle it.
After he departed, the elder’s expression remained gloomy.
"Master, could sothing have changed?"
A woman by his side adorned with red sleeves hesitantly asked.
The Confucian robed elder paused in silence, then slowly spoke: "I suddenly recalled sothing."
"Back then, a remarkable person ca to the Prince Mansion; his speech was astonishing, bearing vast knowledge within, earning admiration from all mansion mbers, even the Prince conversed with him by candlelight several tis."
"That person once said, Shu Prince Mansion had reached its peak, bound to beco a concern for the court, leaving a hidden plan terd ’Wood and Earth with no child.’
"At the ti, it seed a joke, but thinking now, ’Wood and Earth’ is essentially ’Du,’ isn’t it?"
The woman beside him exclaid in surprise: "That was years ago, could it be the person foresaw that the Chongqing governor would be Du Ling?"
"It’s not foresight but manipulation!"
The elder’s face turned grim, gritted teeth as he said: "Recently, a clandestine scout from the Captain Bureau infiltrated the mansion, uncovered by Sir Long History, who subtly lured and discerned his purpose."
"The scout ca searching for a demon nad ’Zhao Changsheng,’ who was the Sect Leader of the Great Song Ghost Sect, indeed the remarkable person who entered the mansion back then."
"Fortunately, this person left years ago and severed ties with the mansion, allowing us to brush past them."
The woman shook her head: "This is the demon’s own initiative, unrelated to us."
The Confucian robed elder paused silently, "The one who introduced this demon into the mansion back then was Huo Jiao, the leader of Pai Sect, who leveraged the relationship with the second prince."
Upon hearing this, the woman’s face instantly turned pale, "This is the pivotal mont, it cannot implicate the second prince."
"I know!"
The Confucian robed elder’s eyes also turned gloomy, "Huo Jiao must die, we shall then return to Chengdu Prefecture."
"This matter is complex, the second prince seeking the Princely Heir title, should be cautiously plotted to avoid falling into traps..."
...
"Yet still refusing to surrender, do you intend to rebel?"
On the banks of Jialing River, Liu Qian roared angrily.
On the river near the bank, there was a dense cluster of bamboo rafts, interconnected to form almost an island, housing not just civilian dwellings but even shops and poultry.
This is the Pai Sect, also the households on the raft, spending a lifeti living from raft work, continuously living on the water’s surface.
Such a life is arduous.
Oppression by the governnt and forces along the way is commonplace, hence people of the Pai Sect are extrely united.
At this mont, the river is already littered with nurous corpses.
Blood stained the river.
Many n of the Pai Sect fell dead, trying to block the soldiers of the court without concern for others; upon hearing they were coming for the sect leader, they imdiately drew blades to resist.
However, the tis had changed.
These were skilled blade wielders, yet in front of a line of gunners, they were no different from ordinary people.
Many old, weak, won and children remained in the front.
Though they were afraid, they did not retreat an inch.
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The Pai Sect never lacked for bloodshed.
"Wuwu~"
Amidst the crowd, the sound of children crying erged, but in the blink of an eye, adults covered their mouths, glaring at the soldiers.
"Hmph... Unappreciative fools."
Liu Qian stared anxiously at the distant Dragon King Temple, his face twisting as he sneered, "Prepare!"
At the command, garrison soldiers pulled out cannons, quickly loading gunpowder and bullets, and raised their torches.
Although these were not new-style cannons, they used fragnted bullets; one shot would cause many casualties.
"Master, you mustn’t!"
Wan Baoquan, seeing this, rushed to intervene in a panic.
"Get lost!"
At this mont, Liu Qian’s eyes were bloodshot, "If they run, I’m finished. Don’t give any nonsense..."
Before he could finish, his body froze.
A flying blade suddenly appeared, pressing against his neck.
"Create chaos again, and I’ll slaughter you, mad dog!"
A cold voice ca from the crowd.
It was Li Yan who had made his move.
Originally, he thought the Pai Sect had nurous n; he planned to let the soldiers disperse them first so he could seize the opportunity to catch them.
Unexpectedly, the Pai Sect people were so stubborn.
Even more unforeseen was how deranged Liu Qian had beco.
A flying sword?
Liu Qian did not recognize the Soul-breaking Flying Blade, but seeing such an astounding skill, he cald down. However, under the watchful eyes of all, he was embarrassed, still stubbornly saying, "Wan Baoquan, are you plotting rebellion?"
"Stop playing these tricks on !"
Wan Baoquan also beca irate, ignoring Liu Qian, stepping forward, and loudly calling out, "Everyone, you have surely heard of , Wan Baoquan. The demon incident in Chongqing Prefecture has spread panic among the people, and the culprit is inside the temple. I, Wan Baoquan, do not speak falsely!"
"Think of your children; the river is filled with vengeful spirits. If the demon escapes, can you still stay here in peace?"
Hearing these words, many people hesitated imdiately.
Yet, several angry voices rose from the crowd:
"The governnt are all liars!"
"They’ve killed so many of us; what more is there to say!"
"Yes, this isn’t over!"
It was a few boatn from the Pai Sect shouting among them.
"There’s no ti left, hold the line for !"
Li Yan glanced at the far-off Dragon King Temple, let out a low yell, then sprang into action, charging directly towards the crowd with force underfoot.
"Stop him!"
The few Pai Sect n quickly shouted.
However, their best fighters who dared to engage in knife fights had already suffered significant losses, and they couldn’t stop Li Yan.
Seeing Li Yan leap over the crowd, stepping forcefully as if shrinking the ground into inches, directly charging towards the Dragon King Temple.
"Charge!"
Seeing this, Liu Qian, without much thought, shouted loudly, "Disperse them; those with skills, follow !"
After all, he was not a military leader; seeing Li Yan break through the crowd, his first thought was fear of having his rit stolen.
Soon, the Pai Sect people were scattered, and a group of skilled n from the Captain Bureau, along with Sha Lifei, Lv San, and others, also rushed towards the Dragon King Temple.
Outside the temple, there were still many skilled Pai Sect fighters.
Seeing Li Yan approach, they all drew their bows and fired arrows to stop him.
Li Yan didn’t stop his footsteps, the light of the blade flickered in his hand, stepping in succession, remarkably repelling all the arrows by himself.
However, he was ultimately delayed.
"Block them!"
Liu Qian was pleased in his heart, commanding his n to clear the way for him, while he brought two people, escaped with new-style firearms, and rushed into the temple.
"Fool!"
Li Yan cursed briefly and paid no further attention.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Soon, three shots rang out from the Dragon King Temple.
"The leader!"
The Pai Sect people panicked imdiately.
Yet, they quickly realized sothing was wrong.
Inside the Dragon King Temple, a black mist suddenly rose.
Rumble!
Three heads rolled out, belonging to Liu Qian and the others.
Their eyes still filled with fear and confusion.
And Li Yan also halted, quickly stepping back, blocking Wan Baoquan, Sha Lifei, and others.
He could sense that within the Dragon King Temple, a dark, sinister consciousness was awakening...
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