My strength increases by one percent every day; I can destroy stars with my bare hands.

"Haha, that feels so good."

In the center of the crowd, dozens of soldiers stood with smug expressions, completely ignoring the people around them.

"After fighting on the battlefield for so long, it's finally time to enjoy myself."

Having narrowly escaped death on the battlefield, the group returned to the city and became even more unrestrained, unleashing their pent-up lust.

"Take all these women away with me."

Wang Fang, the leader, glanced at the dozen or so women around him and decided to take them back to the military camp to continue his wanton behavior.

These women's families were all brutally murdered, and now their eyes are empty and numb, like walking corpses.

"Gentlemen, you cannot leave."

Wang Fang and his group wanted to leave, but were stubbornly stopped by the government officials.

Upon hearing this, the faces of the dozens of soldiers turned cold, their bodies radiating a chilling aura, and the atmosphere around them changed instantly.

The government officials were trembling, and the onlookers were pale and kept backing away.

Wang Fang's icy gaze fell upon the person who had spoken, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he demanded, "What did you say?"

Under Wang Fang's gaze, the government officials felt only a chilling killing intent, which almost froze their souls.

His body trembled, cold sweat poured down his face, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Wang Fang slightly raised his hand, channeling his inner energy, intending to kill this ignorant yamen runner.

They have always been unruly and arrogant, and even though they are also members of the imperial court, they never take government officials seriously and kill people at will.

An aura of death enveloped the area; the government officials, their eyes wide open, could not withstand the pressure and knelt on the ground.

"My...my lord...please...spare my life..."

Wang Fang remained unmoved by the officials' pleas for mercy.

Having been away from Anzhou City for so long, these government officials had forgotten their terror.

This is a good opportunity to kill them and establish their authority, letting Anzhou City know that they have returned.

"What arrogance! They really have no respect for the law."

Just as Wang Fang was about to make his move, a mocking voice rang out, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

"Lord Li, Lord Li has arrived."

Whether they were commoners or government officials, everyone felt relieved upon seeing Li Xuancang arrive, as if drowning people were grasping at the last straw.

The people quickly made way for them.

Li Xuancang's sharp gaze swept over Wang Fang and the others, and a chilling sense of oppression swept over them.

Everyone felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, and dared not make a move.

"How terrifying."

Wang Fang's expression changed, and he froze. In front of Li Xuancang, he dared not make the slightest move.

He believed himself to have fought his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, his hands stained with blood.

But when he faced Li Xuancang, he realized that there were always people more powerful than him.

The murderous aura emanating from Li Xuancang was shocking to him, and his mind trembled with fear.

I wonder how many people must have been killed to generate such a terrifying and malevolent aura.

"Master Li."

As Li Xuancang approached, Wang Fang suppressed all his murderous intent and greeted Li Xuancang with a friendly fist salute.

"Greetings, Lord Li."

Upon seeing this, his dozens of personal guards also respectfully bowed to Li Xuancang.

They were not afraid; soldiers in the army were already used to this kind of thing.

Everyone knows who hasn't harmed the people; it's all common knowledge and not worth mentioning.

They thought it would just end up like before, with nothing ever coming of it.

Li Xuancang did not respond to the crowd, but coldly said, "To forcibly abduct a woman in broad daylight and murder a civilian is a crime deserving of death."

When Li Xuancang pronounced the verdict in public, Wang Fang and the others' expressions changed instantly, and they looked at Li Xuancang in disbelief.

"Take them all down, and kill any who resist on the spot."

"Yes, ma'am."

At Li Xuancang's command, Bai Meng, who was behind him, immediately led his soldiers to capture these people.

"What are you going to do?"

"Let me go."

"I am innocent, you can forget about kidnapping me."

"..."

Wang Fang's personal guards immediately roared in anger and continued to resist.

In their eyes, this was nothing at all.

It's utterly absurd to punish them for such a trivial matter.

The surrounding people were overjoyed and extremely happy to see this.

"With Lord Li's intervention, they will surely be brought to justice."

"It is our good fortune that Lord Li stands up for the people."

"With Lord Li in charge of Anzhou City, we can feel much more at ease."

"..."

When the people saw that Li Xuancang was about to arrest these personal guards, they cheered and praised him continuously.

"Hmph, it's nothing but a self-deceiving trick."

"Officials protecting each other has been the case since ancient times."

"What good would it do to arrest them? They'd just be released once they got back to the barracks."

"..."

Some ordinary people, their eyes gleaming with shrewdness, scoffed at the scene.

They've seen this kind of trick many times, and in the end, the people who committed the crimes always got away scot-free.

They believe that this time will be no different, and nothing will change.

"Lord Li, what do you mean by this?"

The smile on Wang Fang's face vanished, replaced by intense anger as he glared at Li Xuancang.

He and Li Xuancang were complete strangers, with no history of conflict or grudges. Yet Li Xuancang publicly humiliated him; it was utterly outrageous.

Even now, he has no fear whatsoever.

As fellow military officers, Li Xuancang was not in a position to boss him around.

"what!"

A scream rang out as one of Wang Fang's personal guards tried to fight back, but was punched to pieces by Bai Meng.

"You dare?"

The death of their comrade enraged the remaining guards, who fought back fiercely and engaged in a fierce battle with Bai Meng and his men.

"Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy."

Bai Meng and his men resolutely carried out Li Xuancang's orders, and any resisting guards were immediately killed.

"Li...Xuan...Cang..."

Wang Fang's eyes were bloodshot, and he stared at Li Xuancang with gritted teeth, wanting to devour him alive.

These personal guards had followed him through thick and thin, and had not died on the battlefield, yet they were ordered to be killed by Li Xuancang. This was outrageous.

"Get out of my way."

Wang Fang's murderous intent surged, and he quickly took action to save his personal guards.

"Bang!"

He had barely made a move when Li Xuancang vanished and reappeared in front of him, throwing a punch at his face.

"Danger!"

Wang Fang felt his alarm bells ringing, his whole body trembling, sensing a deadly threat.

He quickly stopped attacking, channeling his inner energy to protect himself.

Li Xuancang's iron fist came into view. Wang Fang's protective qi barrier, which he had put all his strength into, was rendered useless by Li Xuancang's fist and collapsed at the first touch.

Wang Fang's eyes widened; he had no time to react.

"Bang!"

Immediately, Wang Fang's body flew horizontally, staining the sky with blood, before crashing heavily to the ground.

"puff!"

Blood mixed with fragments of internal organs kept spurting from his mouth, and Wang Fang was convulsing and unable to move.

"Take it down."

Li Xuancang was so calm and collected that he left Wang Fang critically injured and on the verge of death with a single punch, as if he had done something insignificant.

The soldiers quickly moved forward and tied Wang Fang up.

"Well!"

Wang Fang had never suffered such a humiliation. Overwhelmed with anger, he glared and instantly fainted.

With their commander captured, the guards were terrified and dared not resist any longer, surrendering without resistance.

Only then did they realize that Li Xuancang wasn't just putting on an act; he truly wouldn't let them go.

"leave."

After capturing everyone, Li Xuancang turned and left.