I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 1007: The Discarded Child (Small Statement)

Chapter 1007: Chapter 1007: The Discarded Child (Small Statement)

The next day, under the leadership of Pei Yuanfu, you arrived at your office—the Guard Mansion.

In fact, this place was just a military camp located about two to three kilometers outside Minzhou City.

The camp covered a large area, but perhaps because life had been too peaceful, the atmosphere within the army was extremely poor. When you and your companions entered the camp, even Black Teeth Changzhi, who was always carefree, couldn’t help but exclaim, "Bananas! Is this a military camp or a brothel!?"

Looking around, you saw several fragrant carriages moving in and out of the camp at will, and from these carriages, seductively dressed women occasionally emerged. It was not difficult to discern from their attire that they indeed came from the Land of Fireworks.

Compared to Black Teeth Changzhi’s surprise, Shi Kai’s expression was extremely stern, and his aura was murderously intense. If it were not for you calming his side, he might have already drawn his sword and charged in.

The scene before you indeed aroused some anger and surprise. You were angered that the soldiers guarding the camp gate were drunk as lords, and they had even stuck their weapons into the ground—some of which had even rusted! What surprised you was that, given such a shabby guard team, Minzhou City had never suffered a single bandit disaster.

Pei Yuanfu knew you had returned from the battlefield with a soul steeped in blood, and for a true battlefield commander, the soldiers in the entire camp were not worth killing even ten times over. Feeling helpless, he had already sent someone to notify the Vice Protector of Minzhou last night, a person who was the legitimate eldest son of the Cui Family’s branch in Minzhou, Cui Rang. Cui Rang’s current position had been fought for by the Cui Family otherwise, how could such a fair-faced young lord command the troops of a whole state.

The reply Pei Yuanfu received from Cui Rang was very simple, "However, he is just a Luo Family castaway, nothing to fear."

Pei Yuanfu did not understand the implication in Cui Rang’s words, assuming it was Cui Rang’s arrogance, completely disregarding you.

"Shi Kai," you slowly exhaled and said softly.

"Present!"

"For licentiousness and drunkenness within the camp, according to military law, what should be the punishment?"

"A death sentence!"

"You are to take twenty men inside, bring the culprits here, and serve as a warning."

"Yes!" With a cold glance, Shi Kai led twenty men and charged into the camp. Soon, a series of wails echoed from within the camp.

"General Luo, this doesn’t seem right," Pei Yuanfu, hearing the continuous wails from the camp, felt extremely uneasy, as neither side was someone he could afford to offend.

"Lord Pei, if this was in the Northwestern Army, with my style in the army, these men would have all been dead already," your face appeared quite stern.

"However, presently it is a time of great peace, and since our Minzhou is by the sea and has historically seen no wars, it is somewhat understandable that the soldiers are negligent."

A mocking smile then appeared on your face, "Historically seen no wars?"

"That is certainly the case." Pei Yuanfu was somewhat proud of this fact; under his governance, Minzhou had never suffered a bandit disaster. The people lived in peace and happiness, and the state was flourishing.

"Heh heh." You did not say much more, knowing well that the more prosperous it appeared on the surface, the stronger the undercurrents below.

Soon, Shi Kai came before you with a dozen men, "General, the men have been brought."

"How dare you treat me this way, do you know who I am!?"

The leader was a pale-faced man, in modern terms, he was a "Little White Face." Handsome indeed, with a robust body. Sadly, it was only skin-deep, as his body had long been hollowed out by indulgence in wine and women. You believed that any random horse thief could chop off his head within a few rounds.

"Slap him," you said indifferently.

"Smack!"

The job of slapping naturally fell to Black Teeth Changzhi, who enjoyed tormenting people the most. While slapping Cui Rang’s cheek, he repeatedly clicked his tongue and said, "What a pity for such fine skin, hehe, it looks like the brothers are in for a treat tonight."

The words of Black Teeth Changzhi made Cui Rang shiver uncontrollably. In the army, due to the absence of women, there had always been soldiers who took to homosexual activities. Added to that was the extremely sleazy smile from Black Teeth Changzhi, which made Cui Rang clench tightly, his face turning even paler.

"General Luo, please don’t hit him anymore."

Pei Yuanfu quickly stepped forward. After all, Cui Rang was a treasured member of Minzhou’s Cui Family.

Cui Rang’s wife was Princess Rongyang. Though she was not born from the chief wife, she was still a princess, which elevated Cui Rang’s already secure position in the Cui Family even higher. Before you arrived, Cui Rang was the Protector of Minzhou, but a decree from The Emperor had demoted him to a deputy. The always proud Cui Rang naturally could not accept this, thus he deliberately allowed his subordinates to behave in a loose and reckless manner to protest your arrival.

However, he hadn’t done his homework beforehand and knew nothing about your temperament and capabilities. What he knew of your exploits was merely hearsay; although rumors boasted of your formidable prowess, in his ears, all such talk was mere exaggeration—he could not believe that one person could stand against ten thousand troops.

"Stop." When you commanded a halt, Cui Rang’s handsome white face had already swollen from the beating, and at that moment, his gaze towards you darkened even more venomously.

"Deputy Protector Cui Rang is neglectful in his duties, demote him to Colonel," you declared, and someone from the Death Squad immediately recorded it.

"I do not accept this! Luo Yun, by what right do you dare to demote me!?"

"Because I originally could have chopped off your head and presented it to The Emperor," you replied coldly, then rode into the camp.

"Hehe, be content; if it were before, I would have kicked your head around like a ball," Black Teeth Changzhi chuckled slyly and mounted his horse to follow you closely.

"Master Cui, are you alright?" Pei Yuanfu hurriedly approached, his address indicating that he cared more about Cui Rang’s status than his official position.

"I’m fine; I’m very well! But I absolutely will not let this go!" Cui Rang stared at you fiercely, his eyes almost devouring you.

"Ai, why must you do this?" Pei Yuanfu seemed very distressed.

"Hmph, does he still think he is the high and mighty Second Young Master of the Luo Family? He’s nothing but a discarded substitute!"

A flash of interest appeared in Pei Yuanfu’s eyes as he quickly asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Cui Rang glanced at Pei Yuanfu, then snorted coldly, "You’re not of high enough rank to deserve that information."

Having said that, Cui Rang turned and left the camp, aware that he could no longer stay in the Minzhou camp now that you were acting so imperiously.

After Cui Rang had left, you suddenly said to Shi Kai beside you, "Send two men to keep an eye on Cui Rang. I’m rather curious about what he meant by that statement."

"Yes."

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