In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

Jiang Yuan followed and witnessed the whole thing. She was tense, her heart was racing, and she didn't even dare to breathe heavily, for fear of being discovered.

When she saw Li Yuanchang's men enter as easily as drinking water from a river, and with a gentle twist of his hand, those soldiers who usually roamed the countryside and preyed on the people were powerless to resist, she was extremely shocked!

This is similar to a future major power's special forces directly parachuting in to precisely capture some armed group leaders.

In the short time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Li Yuanchang successfully entered the city lord's mansion without any casualties, and suppressed several servants, successfully interrogating Gan Chengwan at his residence.

Once you get here, there are basically no guards left, mostly servants, which makes things easier to deal with.

The guards quickly took control of the area and began to stand guard.

Inside the spacious room, the cloaks were adorned with brocade robes and jade belts, exuding extravagance. Behind the glass curtains was a large, soft bed.

Lying on the bed was a middle-aged man around fifty years old, with dark skin and an ugly appearance, but he was sleeping with two beautiful young women in his arms.

The stark contrast makes one realize that things seem to have remained the same throughout history.

Gan Chengwan scratched his face, and as if sensing something in his half-awake state, he suddenly opened his eyes and sprang up like a spring.

"Who?!"

He suddenly lifted the curtain.

A man was sitting at a round table a few meters outside the window, with several other people standing behind him.

This scene terrified Gan Chengwan, who was instantly scared out of his wits. Thinking he had encountered a ghost, he screamed shrilly, reacting swiftly: "Help! Help!!"

At this moment, the two young women were also awakened and screamed.

In his panic, Gan Chengwan even pulled a dagger from under his pillow.

Li Yuanchang and his group made no response to this. They had the ability to prevent them from making any noise, and could even kill Gan Chengwan in his sleep, but they did not.

Who are you?

"How dare you trespass into the City Lord's Mansion!"

"Who sent you!"

Gan Chengwan, disheveled and extremely nervous, was on the verge of a breakdown.

Only then did Li Yuanchang speak slowly and deliberately: "Lord Gan is quite vigilant."

"Who exactly are you?"

"Don't try to be mysterious, my army will be here soon!" Gan Chengwan's voice was loud.

The more fearful a person is, the louder their voice will be.

In the pitch-black light, Li Yuanchang's lips curled up: "You can try shouting louder and see if anyone comes to save you."

By this time, the two young girls who had fled in fright had been brought under control.

Li Yuanchang stood up as he spoke.

boom!

Gan Chengwan plopped down on the ground, then scrambled to his feet in a panic, backing away repeatedly.

"Help! Help!"

"Help! Help!"

"Gam City, Gam Road!"

"..."

He kept shouting for help, but the more he shouted, the colder he felt. Despite his loud voice, there was no response.

Li Yuanchang's arrogant attitude, in particular, caused him to completely break down, eventually retreating to a corner with a dagger in his hand.

"I warn you, even if you kill me, you won't escape. You will be hunted down endlessly!"

"If it's for robbery, I can give it to you!"

"Take it and leave, how about that?"

"I'm not interested in money, but I am very interested in the Persian stallions you keep in the city," Li Yuanchang said calmly.

Gan Chengwan was taken aback upon hearing this: "Take it all!"

"Consider it a gift, and let's be friends, okay?"

Some composure returned to his pale face as he attempted to mediate.

Li Yuanchang smiled and said, "I heard that this batch of Persian stallions came from the Silk Road and belonged to the Far Eastern King in the north. If I come here, wouldn't I be taking the blame for you?"

"No, nobody knows. The King of the Far East has no control over matters here, and it's impossible for him to know!"

"I'll have someone give you the stallion. You can take it and leave. I guarantee no one will bother you, but the condition is that you can't harm me!" Gan Chengwan said.

"What if? What if the Far East King finds out?" Li Yuanchang asked.

"There's no 'what if'!"

"Okay, answer one more question for me."

"You're just a small landowner, with maybe a private army at most. How dare you covet the Silk Road? Aren't you afraid of being punished by the King of the Far East?"

"I remember that your King Yici made a promise to the King of the Far East. Aren't you afraid of damaging the relationship between the two sides by doing this?"

Upon hearing this, Gan Chengwan's expression changed: "Who are you? Who exactly are you?"

In the pitch-black room, with only a few scattered moonlight, the tranquil atmosphere made Li Yuanchang appear even more mysterious and dangerous.

He slowly stepped forward, his handsome face illuminated by the faint moonlight.

"Guess who I am?" His smile was playful.

boom!

Gan Chengwan felt a sudden jolt in his heart, a strange panic and unease, and even his legs went weak.

"You, you're one of the Far East King's men?"

"You're half right. I am the Far East King you've been talking about!" Li Yuanchang smiled coldly.

boom!

Gan Chengwan's legs gave way and he fell to the ground, his mind blank: "No, impossible, how could you be here?"

"You're lying, you're lying!"

He was incoherent and couldn't accept the fact.

The next second, he suddenly sprang up, trying to smash the window and escape, but before he could even leap up, he was caught by Guo Chao.

Gan Chengwan's face turned fierce, and he swung his knife backhand, aiming the dagger straight for his throat.

But Guo Chao grabbed his wrist and twisted it.

Click!

The crisp sound of bones cracking, accompanied by its heart-wrenching screams, pierced the night.

But the scream was only for a moment. When Gan Chengwan fell to the ground, his veins were bulging and he was sweating profusely. The intense pain prevented him from screaming and he could only open his mouth wide.

At this moment, Li Yuanchang slowly stepped forward, picked up the dagger, and held it to his face.

"Old man, now that I've found this place, you should know that your scheme has been exposed."

"Be honest, and you'll suffer less. First, take out the token, then write a command letter by hand to let the army enter the city."

Upon hearing this, Gan Chengwan was on the verge of tears. How could he not know that letting the army into the city would be a complete waste?

"Hmm?" Seeing that he didn't speak, Li Yuanchang slashed his cheek with the dagger.

The intense stinging pain terrified Gan Chengwan: "No, no, I'll give it to you!"

"Please, please don't kill me!"

"Then hurry up!" Li Yuanchang urged coldly.

Gan Chengwan was in unbearable pain and ultimately had no choice but to comply.

With Gan Chengwan's token and command arrow, the guards began to roam freely within Gan City, brazenly heading to the city gates and demanding that they be opened or closed.

Although the militiamen were puzzled as to why the gates were opened in the middle of the night and which army was being welcomed, none of them dared to disobey Gan Chengwan's will.

No one would have imagined that their city lord and city lord's mansion had already been precisely targeted and punished.

The city gates had only been open for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea when a rumbling sound suddenly came from the dark ground outside the city. A thousand light cavalrymen had arrived, startling countless people.

"..."