Chapter 204: Chapter 166: Killing Is Nothing More Than Bowing to the Ground

Seize power.

Either live or die.

But if you live, before even discussing contributions upon arriving at Yan Gui City, causing a soldier rebellion would inevitably lead to being held accountable.

If you die in Yan Gui City, you might be posthumously honored by the Court afterwards, and it could give the Court a reason to deploy troops, achieving two goals at once. But this is only from the Court’s perspective. For the individual, once dead, nothing is left.

Wen Ranchen and the deputy generals were staying at the Government Office in Yan Gui City, currently surrounded by soldiers. The cursing outside the door seemed to suggest that only if all of them died here today, could it be considered a worthy death.

The faces of the deputy generals were tinged with bloodlust.

They have fought for many years. Dying here today is better than hiding inside and enduring humiliation!

Ever since they arrived in Yan Gui City, they have done nothing wrong, only busying themselves with redressing grievances for the people. That’s a good deed!

Why should they fear these soldiers when they’ve done nothing wrong?

Look at him, Old Hammer, rushing out to wake these soldiers up with two big slaps! Serving dogs like a dog, finally believing oneself to be a dog, acting without conscience.

Compared to the two deputy generals’ righteous indignation, Wen Ranchen appeared much calmer, as if the shouts of “foolish official Wen Ranchen,” “ruthless with human life, ignorant and cruel” outside had nothing to do with him.

“Let’s go, let’s take a look.”

Wen Ranchen strode briskly to the entrance of the Government Office.

At this moment, part of the men he brought were using large logs to brace the main gate of the office, while others were running left and right, busy with their tasks.

The main gate of the office was tottering under the external force of the impacts, and from the force of the hits, one could feel the hate towards Wen Ranchen from those outside.

In order not to alarm them, Wen Ranchen had stationed the main forces thirty miles away from Yan Gui City, entering the city with only a few dozen men.

But these few dozen men were no ordinary people, and the tottering gate was barely holding on thanks to their patchwork repairs.

“Here, nail another piece of wood here. From my observations, this spot bears the most force.”

“The insults outside are getting pretty harsh. How about Old Zhang, you sing a song?”

“What to sing, buddy, what do you want to hear?”

“That song that the General likes most.”

“The General’s favorite? I think it’s called… the Princess’s Song?”

“Do it, do it!!”

“Stop babbling. Do we still have any itching powder? Sprinkle some on. Damn it, these bastards, itch them to death!”

“No itching powder, but I’ve been breeding some mosquitoes lately, might have the same effect.”

“Come, come, come! Are these mosquitoes any good?”

“Don’t worry. Enhanced version, definitely won’t be hindered by leg hair, can pierce even the toughest skin!”

The deputy general, who was previously very angry, suddenly didn’t know what to say.

“What’s for breakfast today, should we call the General…”

“The General is busy dealing with the case, probably won’t eat, we can go by ourselves, right?”

“The General is an Immortal, Immortals don’t eat rice, Immortals only eat meat!”

The deputy generals saw that the group was becoming more and more absurd and hurriedly coughed as a hint.

Only then did everyone notice Wen Ranchen standing in the distance, watching them for who knows how long.

Jeez, how does the General do it, walking without a sound?

The deputy generals, following the General, also became silent.

The group of big men, who were chattering like schoolchildren on a field trip just a moment ago, suddenly became stern-faced, silent, with every move conveying two words: reliable.

The big guy who had been shouting earlier had already taken the mosquito box from someone else’s hand, casually tossing it out through the door.

Hehe, so itchy.

Wen Ranchen watched the shaking door with an unchanged expression. If the soldiers broke in, he would be the one at a disadvantage, but he preferred to keep all authority in his own hands.

“Open the door, let them in.”

“General, they’re all mad. If we let them in…”

“Madmen? How does this compare to the battlefield?”

With just one sentence, Wen Ranchen calmed everyone’s nerves.

Indeed, the battlefield is much scarier than this.

After speaking, Wen Ranchen continued, “The people outside are just scapegoats. They only know to kill this General, but they do not know the consequences of killing this General. They die for the aristocrats of Yan Gui City, leaving their parents without support, their children without care, and implicating their kin and friends, all of them are pitiable people.”

Wen Ranchen usually spoke gently, without the coarseness of a Military General, nor shouting at the top of his lungs. But all who had followed Wen Ranchen knew that the gentler Wen Ranchen acted, the more dangerous he actually was.

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