The Empress's No.1 Lackey
Chapter 581 - 581: 423. Zhao Douan mobilized troops, the court's army trampled the Daoist sect (5k)_2

I even suspect that the clue about the headquarters being in Feng City might have been deliberately released by the enemy, with the purpose of luring us here."

Zhao Douan, who had already confirmed through the Fengyue Treasure Mirror that the Old Zhuang was still in this area, nodded with a sharp gaze:

"If I'm not mistaken, this old fox is being pushed to the limit, using himself as bait to confront me face to face, to decide life and death, huh... Don't you think this method bears a great resemblance to that of Old Zhuang when he was in the Capital?"

Last year, Zhuang Xiaocheng used himself as bait in the Capital, attempting to lure Ma Yan into a pre-arranged assassination in the Southern Suburb Bamboo Forest.

This plan was unexpectedly thwarted by Zhao Douan.

Today, Old Zhuang uses the same trick again, but with greater ambition, using Feng City as a trap, gambling with the life or death of the Kuangfu Society, inviting Zhao Douan for a battle.

"So, what do you plan to do next? We've already been exposed, should we still contact the spies?" Haitang asked.

Zhao Douan shook his head.

Zhuang Xiaocheng surely knows about the existence of spies, he just doesn't know who exactly is the spy.

Using Wu Ling and Yun Xi hastily now would only make things prematurely exposed.

But without contacting the spies, how could we find the location of the Kuangfu Society's main headquarters with everyone playing with open cards?

"Things have gotten interesting, Zhuang Xiaocheng wants to play an open game with me, then let's play to his heart's content. However, I want to see if he has the courage."

Zhao Douan suddenly said:

"Brother Gongshu, before entering the city, you mentioned that the Daoist from Zixiao Palace is very influential locally, right? Then isn't it suspicious that this person knows about the rebel party's hiding yet doesn't report it?"

Gongshu Tianyuan was taken aback, a dark premonition rising in his heart.

Zhao Douan let out a defiant laugh, coldly saying:

"Even a three-year-old child knows that if you don't know the way, you should ask someone, since we can't hide our identities, let's cause a big commotion. Scholar, Hong Ye, send the signal, let the army enter the city in advance."

The two Gold Shadow Guards exchanged glances, both revealing an expression of shock.

The former responded, walked into the courtyard, took a bamboo tube from his arms, and ignited it towards the sky.

"Whoosh whoosh!!"

A mass of red light shot straight into the sky like a star, shining brightly and not diminishing, visible within ten miles.

...

...

As a county town, Feng City's gates aren't particularly high.

The surface is full of the marks of ages, traces of wind and rain eroding for hundreds of years.

The government officer guarding the gate was originally just a low-level clerk. However, today he was replaced by a public servant from the county government.

Each stood upright, not daring to relax a bit, because at dawn, when Lord Prefect opened the city gate with people, it frightened the night-guarding clerks out of their wits.

Later, when the county government's public servants arrived, they learned that rebels were present in the city.

This frightened the clerks out of their senses, fearing that the County Magistrate would push them out to take the blame, accused of negligence; otherwise, how could the rebels enter the city so boldly?

However, the terrified clerks neither saw Lord Prefect nor the rebels but only saw a red pillar rise in the city, lingering for a long time.

Around two hours later, in the afternoon, a faint rumbling sound came from outside the city.

"Soldiers! A large number of soldiers!"

The clerk on the city wall exclaimed, his hands trembling as he gripped the female wall, staring wide-eyed at the cavalry approaching like a tide of steel on the horizon.

The townspeople entering the city panicked and avoided them in fear.

Soon, the cavalry, riding battle horses, clad in armor, holding long spears, with steel knives hanging from their waists, arrived at the city gate.

At the forefront was a stout general, his body twice as wide as an ordinary person, perched on an exceptionally strong horse. The general's face was full of flesh, probably weighing several hundred pounds, holding a war hammer in each hand, connected by chains.

"Deputy General Yuan Ji of the Coastal Military Mansion, ordered to ride to the rescue, open the main gate quickly!"

The stout general holding the war hammer roared.

The city gate had both a big and a small gate, usually only the small gate was opened for the carts and horses of the common people. Now, with the army entering the city, the small gate was untenable.

The clerk on the city wall, trembling with fear, had never seen such a scene.

The public servant guarding the gate obeyed the County Magistrate's order, braced himself and stepped forward, cupping his hands:

"This general, the County Lord has not informed us of..."

"Nonsense! If you delay the Lord's business, the punishment won't compensate for the loss!"

Deputy General Yuan Ji's tiger eyes widened, and on the horse, his several hundred-pound armored body quivered.

His big hands grasped the chain as thick as a baby's arm, swinging the war hammer into a fiery wheel, whistling and spinning, kicking up fierce winds.

A hammer thrown, leaving a residual shadow, the heavy hammer scraped past the public servant's body, pulling the chain like a cannonball, and hit the gate with a thunderous crash.

"Boom!!"

The gate was instantly blasted open with a large hole in the center, swinging open on both sides from the inertia!

The gate was wide open!

The county's public servants and the clerks guarding the city swallowed a mouthful of spit, legs weak, eyes wide open as they watched the army roar into the city.

Like watching a train madly rush into a tunnel, a group of people looked at each other in confusion:

"Doesn't Lord Prefect have the authority to dispatch troops? This general calls him 'Lord', ordered by... could it be some prominent figure more important than the Prefect has arrived in the city?"

"That's the end of it, how could our small place in Feng City have alarmed such a big figure, could it be the rebel leader is here?"

...

The large cavalry entering the city immediately caused a stir throughout the city.

When the news reached the county government and fell into Luan Cheng's ears, even with the resilience of Lord Prefect, he couldn't help but stand suddenly, his expression changed dramatically.

"What did you say? General Yuan Ji entered the city? Where is he?"

Inside the county government, Zhang Jian, the arrest officer who came to report, had a complex expression:

"It's said he went to the Golden Fortune Inn."

Luan Cheng paced back and forth in the room, with his hands clasped behind his back.

Due to Lang Shiba's merciful hand, Zhang Jian only suffered a minor injury and hesitantly said:

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