Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

"Cough...cough..."

Perhaps because she lacked experience in giving orders, Jun Yunxin coughed before speaking.

But that one soft cough aggravated her frail body, making her feigned cough spiral out of control.

She huddled up, coughing, tears streaming down her face, before she finally calmed down a little.

Those present all kept their eyes down, trying to find the mosquitoes lingering in the main hall.

It wasn't until Jun Yunxin, who was sitting at the head of the table, recovered that her gaze returned to the table.

"Gentlemen, this is the first major event since I arrived in Yongning County, and also the first battle I've fought! It must be fought beautifully! It must be fought brilliantly! It must demonstrate the glorious power of our Great Qi!"

The seemingly random and inexplicable statement left most of the people present bewildered. They looked at Jun Yunxin with confusion, wanting to ask but not daring to speak.

Who are we going to fight? Weren't we discussing the plague? Why is it suddenly war?

Only Mu An, whose mind was solely focused on taking down Qishan, immediately understood Jun Yunxin's meaning.

As if confirming her thoughts, Jun Yunxin turned her gaze to Mu An as soon as she finished speaking the harsh words.

She didn't know who was in the county, but she knew Mu An. A few months ago, Mu An had killed a kid with a single slash in Qing'an County, with heads flying everywhere. It was quite a thrilling scene.

That's exactly the kind of momentum she needs! Her commander must be someone like that!

But what was this person's name again?

"Um, um..." Jun Yunxin's voice was a little confused, and she suddenly stammered.

"Mu An," Lin Li whispered a reminder.

"Mu'an! I order you to lead the county troops and join forces with the Tiger Legion to attack Qishan! Wipe out those rebels completely!"

A bunch of scoundrels who appeared out of nowhere dared to claim territory and become mountain kings. With the plague raging right now, they even dared to obstruct my people from entering the mountains to gather herbs. Are they all tired of living?

Do they think they can't deal with them just because I'm not in Yongning County?

Kill! They must be killed! Kill them mercilessly! I will hang their leader's head on the city wall as a warning to all!

Startled by being called out of nowhere, Mu Anxin immediately stood up and cupped her hands in greeting to Jun Yunxin.

"Your Highness, I obey your command! I will certainly not fail in your trust."

Despite being filled with confusion, she was both amazed by Jun Yunxin's murderous nature and her willful and reckless behavior.

According to the laws of the Great Qi Dynasty, with the prefect and the military commander present, it's not his turn to lead troops.

But Mu An also knew that in the workplace, it was never wrong to listen to the boss.

As for what the prefect, the assistant prefect, and the military commander think, that's another matter. Within the territory of Yongning County, no one is more powerful than the princess before them.

More importantly, the Mu family has already pledged allegiance to the Third Prince, so they naturally have to obey Princess Yongning's orders.

You can't sit on the wrong side; these days, the worst thing you can do is be a fence-sitter.

This was the Mu family's own choice, a huge gamble. If they lost, there was nothing to complain about. He would only leave some descendants for the Mu family in the end, as a way of repaying Mu Ping's kindness in raising him.

In the small meeting room, eight people had eight hundred different thoughts.

With a head full of questions, Prefect Cui Yan stood up. For a moment, he thought he should be transferred to another prefecture right now, or at the very least retire and return to his hometown.

Princess Yongning is such a grown woman, yet she acts like a complete fool, knowing nothing and doing nothing but nonsense.

As the prefect of Yongning County, he felt that his future was bleak.

But in order to avoid being held accountable, Cui Yan still asked the question despite feeling a chill run down her spine.

"Your Highness, isn't the plan a bit too hasty? The rebels in Qishan are numerous and powerful. It would be more appropriate to ask the Lingzhou Prefecture to send troops to support them and for all the prefectures to cooperate in the battle."

And this Inspector Mu—the soldiers in the prefecture city are not familiar with him; changing commanders on the eve of battle is a cardinal sin in military strategy!

Cui Yan's conservative and somewhat cowardly words made Jun Yunxin frown, and she immediately glared at him with her beautiful eyes, slamming her hand on the table.

"Are you saying that my Tiger Army can't even take a small place like Qishan?"

His angry words made Prefect Cui Yan kneel down, his obese body lying on the ground, looking somewhat comical.

"Your Highness, please forgive us. The Tiger Warriors are brave and skilled in battle, and are invincible. Small traitors are easy to capture. General Bai is a celestial martial saint, and can be said to be invincible in battle and invincible in attack."

Your Majesty, I merely believe that we should proceed with caution. After all, Qishan is not under the jurisdiction of Yongning Commandery. If we directly send a large army to the border, it will inevitably cause misunderstandings.

After stroking her chin and thinking for a while, Jun Yunxin decided not to dwell on such a trivial matter and waved her hand dismissively at Cui Yan.

"Then go and draft a document to inform the Lingzhou prefecture government to prepare the supplies for our reward in advance. My army will arrive soon!"

This person is not easy to please. She prefers the little inspector of Qing'an County. If something really happens in the future, this prefect is unreliable and needs to be replaced.

Cui Yan, kneeling on the ground, was stunned for a moment, feeling that Jun Yunxin couldn't understand human language.

Is that what he meant? What is a feudal lord who has been granted a fiefdom trying to do by arbitrarily waging war outside his territory?

If His Majesty and those princes who are determined to seize the throne knew, what would they think?

But seeing Jun Yunxin's increasingly hostile gaze, and glancing at the flower-arranging old woman hiding behind the screen, Cui Yan didn't dare say anything in the end.

One should not meddle in royal affairs. Since they refuse to listen to advice, there is no need to say more. We should seek a wise ruler as soon as possible and make further plans.

"Your subject obeys. Time is of the essence, please allow me to take my leave."

Before leaving the council hall, Cui Yan gave Mu An a deep look.

Mu An didn't mind, and just smiled and nodded at him.

Before long, the prefectural magistrate, the prefectural commandant, and the two unnamed generals all found excuses to leave.

Once the room had completely quieted down, Princess Yongning picked up her teacup, took a sip, and looked at Mu An, the only one who hadn't left.

Noticing Jun Yunxin's gaze, Mu An's heart sank.

With such an attitude, could it be that he wants to give me an important position? What kind of slander has Old Man Lin given to this princess?

Things went surprisingly smoothly, but not quite as he had imagined.

Princess Yongning took the plague far more seriously than he had imagined, and she was not the kind of person who didn't care about the lives of ordinary people.

But why is he so bloodthirsty? He's quick to behead people.

Moreover, he felt that what the prefect said made sense.

In any era, the imperial court would inevitably be wary of the feudal lords. No matter how much the emperor doted on this princess, she was now a feudal lord herself.

Even if the emperor really didn't care, the other princes would inevitably have objections.

Such actions are truly unwise.

But from another perspective, by the time the process is complete, most of the children in Qing'an County will probably be dead.

In this instance, he firmly stood on the princess's side!

Having no knowledge of Princess Yongning or the Daqi royal family, Mu An could only speculate based on the limited information he had.

Is the emperor on the dragon throne nearing death? Or is he testing the waters for a future coup?

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but Jun Yunxin gave him no chance to speak, further promoting her radical approach.

"I have high hopes for you. If you're going to kill someone, you should kill them like you did last time, cutting them in half!"

Swish, swish, swish, swish! Cut them all in half, or at the very least, cut off their heads!

We need violence, but also beauty; we need to terrify those villains! They're ruthless, so we'll be even more ruthless!

"I've heard that the northern tribes have a custom called 'jingguan' (a mound of fallen heads). It's not very elegant, but you can still build one on Mount Qi! These traitors must know that the Great Qi is not something they can easily humiliate!"

In just a few words, Jun Yunxin raised her hand high, making a hand-knife shape, and gestured as she spoke.

Her fair face flushed red, leaving Mu An completely bewildered.

What is all this nonsense? He recognizes every single word, but he just can't understand it when they're put together.

Mu An has always considered himself a radical and enjoys burying corpses in deep mountains and forests.

Unexpectedly, this princess, who looked like a kitten, was even more formidable, managing to create a Jingguan (a mound of corpses).

Good grief, who exactly is the radical?