The Blessed Beauty Returns with a Dimension-Chapter 986 - 962: Chaos Begins

When the magistrate saw Li Yu, he was already extremely impatient, eager to have these unruly people arrested.

Daring to act so pompous, did they have a death wish?

He was just about to slam the table.

Li Yu appeared, and seeing his demeanor as a refined scholar, Prefect Wang Caicheng suppressed his anger.

"Who are you? Why do you not kneel upon seeing the magistrate?"

The authority of the office had to be displayed.

Even if the other party might be a scholar or something like that.

Li Yu gave a slight bow, his manner was somewhat disrespectful.

"Lord Wang, I am Li Yu, the flower snatcher of the second year of Qianyuan. On what grounds does Lord Wang demand me to kneel?"

Daring to challenge him, it seemed Wang Caicheng was asking for a slow death.

He would grant him that.

"Li Yu!? Li Yu! Are you Li Yu!?"

Wang Caicheng was greatly shocked. He had seen that Li Yu, the one in the magistrate's prison. The Li Yu he saw had long since suffered severe punishment, reduced to skin and bones, covered in scars. How could he be the same Li Yu standing confidently before him, unyielding and somewhat arrogant?

"Bold traitor, seize Li Yu!"

This was a wanted criminal sought by the court, and Wang Caicheng's mind raced. With Li Yu here, could the Jiang Family Army really be like the rumors said, rising from the ashes of the Jiang family?

Would they be in danger?

He couldn't help but silently resent Wang Siyi. It seemed the defense lord was too shrewd, no wonder he only sent him here.

Even though he had assigned him 500 soldiers, what good were they here?

It turns out he already knew of some inside story, delivering him right into the situation.

Wang Caicheng now knew clearly what Wang Siyi's intentions were. If he, the prefect, went there and was dealt with by the Jiang family remnants.

They would claim to avenge him, providing a pretext to send a large army to eradicate these remnants. Then the military merits and silver would belong to one man alone, and he, the magistrate, would become a stepping stone to high office.

"Lord Wang, you'd better take it easy. You only have this one advisor left at your side; the others have already been taken by my men. A wise man knows his times; you'd better not make things too difficult for me. I don't want your life, but if you push me, I'll have no choice but to kill you as a sacrifice to the flag."

Li Yu lifted the tea bowl and sipped slowly.

He resented this magistrate, who had shown no mercy with various instruments of torture on him back then.

But now wasn't the best time for him to kill.

He had to consider the Jiang Family Army, consider Miss Jiang.

Miss Jiang's goal was to take control of Yanmen Pass. If the Jiang Family Army could hold it, they would have a foothold to compete with others.

Relying on a few small villages was not something a person with big plans should concern themselves with.

Weighing importance, he always had clarity in his heart.

Otherwise, Miss Jiang wouldn't have entrusted all military matters to him alone.

The magistrate was terrified, "Someone help, someone!"

The courtyard was silent, with no reaction from anyone.

The 500 soldiers he brought seemed to have vanished without a trace.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me. If you kill me, that would play right into Wang Shoubi's hands. By then, he would personally lead troops to destroy you Jiang Family Army remnants, claiming to avenge me and seizing the opportunity to earn military honors and rewards."

Wang Caicheng was truly scared out of his wits; he didn't want to die.

"In that case, Prefect Wang should stay here a few more days. When we capture Yanmen Pass, there will naturally be a day for the magistrate to shine."

Li Yu laughed heartily and left.

Wang Caicheng looked at his advisor, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"What did that Li Yu say?"

The advisor looked pained; he really wished he hadn't heard those words.

"Li Yu said they will take Yanmen Pass and there will be a day for your emergence."

Wang Caicheng slumped to the ground.

"Take Yanmen Pass!? These people are mad, truly mad!"

General Wang Siyi, defending Yanmen Pass, was listening to reports from his subordinates.

"Li Yu could do so much, not sending me to their doorstep. The prefect had deep enmity with him after all!"

Wang Siyi had already sent spies to thoroughly investigate the matters of the Li Family Village, even being clear on the current military forces there.

The Jiang Family Army, Miss Jiang, ten thousand soldiers, and those astonishing black fire weapons.

Wang Siyi had his own plans as well.

He wasn't looking for trouble; clearly, Ye Lvqi with five thousand well-equipped Turkic soldiers had been quietly taken down by them, and they gained ten thousand troops.

Although he had over a hundred thousand troops defending, he didn't have the authority to maneuver them lightly. The commanding generals were not there idly.

These were the claws and teeth of the various factions within the court, with no ability to instruct others.

If he dared move, someone would immediately report it to superiors.

Perhaps before dealing with the Jiang Family Army, he would have already lost his head.

He used Prefect Wang as a pawn, harboring ulterior motives. Using the prefect as a pretext, he could mobilize troops, taking the opportunity to clean up those from Li Family Village, as well as those who disagreed with him.

Then he could shift the blame onto the Jiang Family Army.

It could even allow him to gain merit for his benefactor behind the scenes.

This was a significant accomplishment.

The problem was that Li Yu of the Jiang Family Army seemed unmoved, which was unusual.

If Li Yu didn't act, how could he?

"Sir, Li Yu isn't doing anything, and Lord Wang is still detained in the Li Family Village. Recently, the Jiang Family Army has shown no signs of activity."

Wang Siyi was troubled, "Then we wait and see. Lord Wang can't remain absent forever! If the Jiang Family Army continues to bide their time, we'll give Li Yu a push, spread the word that Lord Wang was killed by the Jiang Family Army. I refuse to believe no one will act."

If they wouldn't act, he'd make them act.

That night, Wang Siyi was in a deep slumber with his fifth concubine when he was suddenly awakened by a loud noise.

He hurriedly dressed and went outside, only to see flames lighting up the sky.

"What's happened? What's happened?"

"Sir! It's bad, our Yanmen Pass garrison has rebelled! Someone opened the city gates without permission, and now the Jiang Family Army has entered the city. General He and Tiger Camp tried to resist and were annihilated.

The loud noise and flames were from General He's barracks being destroyed by black fire, leading to countless casualties. The town's in chaos now, Master Wu and Master Liu have already surrendered, and Master Qi fled with his men."

Wang Siyi was furious; all these bastards, not a single one could handle trouble.

This was also good, aligning with his plans.

Now everyone was in disarray, and the objective was reached, but he didn't expect it to be the Jiang Family Army reaping the benefits.

"Let's go see Li Yu."

Wang Siyi felt confident; Li Yu must be the one pulling the strings, and if he surrendered with his troops, relying on his connection to Li Yu could perhaps earn him a position.

Then…