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

"Killing innocent people and claiming credit for it."

These four words came to Li Xuancang's mind.

He knew that the army had killed many innocent people to claim credit, but this was the first time he had witnessed it firsthand.

The chaotic world was even more cruel than he had imagined.

"Kill them all!"

Li Xuancang coldly gave the order.

Although he was ruthless, he still had his bottom line.

We will not show mercy to these unscrupulous officers and soldiers.

"No, you can't kill me, we are from the Liangzhou army."

"Kill us, and the Liangzhou army will not let you go."

"If we die, you won't be able to leave Liangzhou."

"..."

Upon hearing that Li Xuancang intended to kill them, the soldiers were terrified and shouted threats.

"puff!"

"what!"

"Well!"

"..."

The threatening voices ceased abruptly, and all hundreds of soldiers were slaughtered, with no survivors.

"They killed the officers and soldiers, they killed the officers and soldiers."

"Oh no, oh no!"

"Everyone, run! The village is going to be wiped out!"

"..."

When the people saw Li Xuancang and others kill the Liangzhou soldiers, they trembled all over, their faces turned pale, and their hands and feet turned cold.

Within the Liangzhou region, the Liangzhou army was the dominant force.

Ordinary people, local tyrants, gangs, and even government officials were all targets of their wanton slaughter.

If the profit is enough, they might even disguise themselves as bandits and storm the governor's mansion.

The Liangzhou army was so lawless that no one dared to provoke them.

Those who dared to resist were all exterminated by the Liangzhou army.

If any Liangzhou soldier were to encounter an accident anywhere, that place would be wiped out by the Liangzhou army, leaving nothing but barren land and no one alive.

The people were terrified and fled in panic.

"Can such an army really defend Liangzhou?"

Li Xuancang was greatly disappointed with the Liangzhou army and doubted its fighting strength.

Liangzhou is a vital bulwark for the Great Yan Dynasty. If it were to fall to the nomads, the consequences would be unimaginable.

How could an army like the Liangzhou Army possibly contend with the ferocious steppe people?

"Let's keep going."

Li Xuancang was heavy-hearted and wanted to get to Ganquan County as soon as possible.

Not long after they left, thousands of Liangzhou soldiers arrived in the village.

Seeing the hundreds of corpses of their comrades on the ground, the crowd was filled with rage.

"Ah! Who is it?"

"Those who dare to kill my Liangzhou army, I will exterminate their entire family and cut them into a thousand pieces."

"They haven't gone far, let's chase after them."

"..."

Enraged and filled with murderous intent, the crowd quickly followed the tracks of the carriage.

"Boom, rumble..."

Before long, Li Xuancang and his group, who were on their way, noticed that someone was chasing them from behind and immediately stopped.

"Go, surround them all!"

Thousands of people quickly surrounded the carriage, staring intently at Li Xuancang and his group.

"How dare you attack and kill government soldiers within Liangzhou territory! Your entire family will be executed!"

The leading centurion spoke in a stern voice.

Their gazes were exactly the same as the previous battalion commander's, full of greed, but with a touch more caution.

The fact that they could use such a carriage and quickly kill hundreds of soldiers shows that these people were no ordinary individuals.

He didn't act rashly; he wanted to find out the other party's background and identity first.

"presumptuous!"

Wang Xiaoniu roared and charged toward the centurion.

"Are you all blind? You've disturbed the carriage of the garrison commander of Ganquan County. What is your punishment?"

Upon hearing Wang Xiaoniu's words, all the soldiers were struck dumb, their faces instantly drained of color, and their bodies trembled like leaves.

"The...garrison commander..."

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, realizing they had offended a powerful figure they couldn't afford to provoke.

They naturally knew what the garrison commander of Ganquan County meant; he was someone their garrison commanders had no authority over and had to treat with respect.

They dared to block the garrison commander's carriage and even tried to kill him. Even if the garrison commander intervened, he might not be able to protect them.

"Bang!"

The crowd lost all their arrogance and prostrated themselves on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.

"Please forgive me, Your Excellency. I was blind and did not recognize your greatness. I have offended you and deserve to die."

The centurion no longer felt any greed or anger, only deep fear.

He hated the fallen soldiers for daring to rob the garrison commander, implicating him as well.

If it were a government official, that would be one thing; at worst, they could just kill the person, destroy the evidence, and let the matter drop.

But the person in front of them is the garrison commander, whose cultivation is immense. If they dare to make a move, they will be the ones who die.

"Whom do you belong to?"

Li Xuancang asked casually.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, I am Lu Batian, a centurion under Captain Yang."

Lu Batian dared not hide anything and told the truth.

"Are the people in front of you your subordinates?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Badao trembled, his heart and liver shaking.

He desperately wanted to deny it, but he knew that denying it would only make things worse.

"Reporting to you, sir, they are my subordinates."

Lu Batian hurriedly explained, trying to distance himself from the situation.

"My lord, I know nothing of their actions, nor did I know they had offended you. Please forgive me."

Lu Batian kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, humbled to the point of being in the dust.

"Go back and have your captain give me an explanation."

After Li Xuancang finished speaking, he ignored the trembling crowd and the group continued forward.

"Respectfully seeing off the garrison commander."

Only after Li Xuancang's group had gone far away did the crowd dare to stand up.

"That damned Liu Gang, he's ruined my life!"

After getting up, Lu Batian's face was contorted. If Liu Gang hadn't already been killed by Bai Meng, he would have torn him to pieces.

"Sir, what should we do now?"

The other generals came to Lu Batian's side and asked him in a low voice.

Lu Batian looked dejected and helpless.

"What else can we do? We can only report to the captain."

He couldn't hide this matter even if he wanted to, and reporting it truthfully to the captain would reduce his punishment.

"Back to camp."

Lu Batian gritted his teeth, feeling truly unlucky.

It was an extremely simple act of killing innocent people and claiming credit, but it just so happened that it ran into the newly appointed garrison commander. It was truly the worst luck imaginable.

Lu Batian also harbored considerable resentment towards Li Xuancang.

Why are you being so low-key as a newly appointed garrison commander?

If you travel with hundreds of soldiers as escorts, making a grand entrance, who would dare to ambush or kill you?

Upon returning to the military camp, a worried-looking Lu Batian quickly sought an audience with Captain Yang Yunhui and recounted the entire incident in detail.

After hearing what Lu Batian said, Yang Yunhui's expression changed.

"Bang!"

He smashed the table next to him with a single palm strike, sending wood chips flying that landed on Lu Batian, but he didn't dare to move.

"Great, that's excellent!"

Yang Yunhui was so angry that he laughed instead.

"Do you know who this garrison commander is? He is a peerless ruthless man who can slaughter tens of thousands of rebel soldiers as easily as cutting melons and vegetables when he is at the Qi Refining Realm."

"You actually dared to ambush and kill him! You're really something! You've truly broadened my horizons and made me feel ashamed of my own inferiority."

Hearing Yang Yunhui's furious rant, his face covered in Yang Yunhui's spittle, Lu Batian dared not dodge, nor did he dare to utter a single word in reply.