Seeing city lord Lu Zhiyi at the head of the group, the soldiers hurriedly bowed in salute.
But Lu Zhiyi, who was in an extremely poor mood, merely waved his hand, then slapped his horse's rump and led everyone swiftly into the city.
The young man who had made things difficult for them earlier was still there. Upon seeing Lu Zhiyi again, a look of despair appeared on his face.
The young man walked up to the leading man and said somewhat aggrievedly, "Brother-in-law, I truly never expected the city lord to be among those people."
"Those City Defense Army soldiers have always strutted around wherever they go. I couldn't stand it, so I thought I'd give them a hard time last night."
"Brother-in-law, you have to save me. The city lord looks like he's in a terrible mood. Do you think he'll chop me down with a single stroke?"
The more the young man thought about it, the paler his face became. Before he knew it, his legs had begun to tremble.
After hearing this, Kuo Hai, the deputy commander of the City Defense Army, sighed softly and said earnestly, "I warned you long ago. Things have been tense lately, so don't go thinking about useless things while guarding the city gate."
"As for the city lord, even I can't protect you."
"But don't worry. I'll do my best to plead for mercy on your behalf. After all, it's your first offense. At worst, you'll just be sent home."
The deputy commander was utterly speechless at his brother-in-law's character and behavior.
If not for his spoiled wife constantly whispering in his ear at night, saying her younger brother had been loafing around at home all day and asking him to arrange a city-guarding post for him, last night's incident