But Jun Tianxiao really was a thorny problem. Aside from being a Protagonist himself and therefore possibly difficult to kill,
the Empress's attitude toward him was now quite ambiguous, and Mo Yunxuan couldn't guess what she truly thought of Jun Tianxiao.
But whenever he thought of Arrogant Lin Fan's swagger and Lü Qingjian's arrogance yesterday, Mo Yunxuan's anger surged higher and higher.
Thankfully, the system had raised his cultivation for him. Otherwise, his Inner Demon alone might have driven him to death.
Damn it, the Child of Fortune had already slapped him in the face. Who the hell cared about the consequences?
Still, to make sure he cut the weeds and pulled them up by their roots, a vicious glint flickered in Mo Yunxuan's eyes as he said,
"I'll take the remaining Elite Vanguard Soldiers with me. We'll wipe out Jun Tianxiao completely."
Then he turned to Wang Yuan. "Uncle Wang, lead the Imperial Guard and defend the Wei State Duke Mansion. If anyone tries to break in without permission, kill them on the spot."
Wang Yuan hadn't expected Mo Yunxuan, who was usually so mild-mannered, to issue such a harsh order. Still, he nodded and agreed.
Seeing him nod, Mo Yunxuan didn't linger. He immediately led Li Tieniu and the others to the Left Wei Guard's camp.
When the Left Wei Guard soldiers saw more than two hundred people hovering in the air, a commotion broke out. They grabbed their weapons and pointed them skyward.
Only after one of the officers recognized Mo Yunxuan did he have the soldiers lower their weapons. Then a man came before Mo Yunxuan and knelt on one knee.
"This subordinate, Qi Dekai, pays his respects to the Duke."
Mo Yunxuan watched Qi Dekai's respectful manner and nodded, quite satisfied. But this wasn't the time to dwell on that, so he immediately asked,
"General Qi, are Jun Tianxiao and Zhao Yun in the camp?"
Before Qi Dekai could answer, Jun Tianxiao came out with Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun frowned at the Elite Vanguard Soldiers, alarm bells ringing in his mind. He was about to warn Jun Tianxiao when
he saw Jun Tianxiao already charging toward Mo Yunxuan and the others, repeatedly demanding,
"Mo Yunxuan, the Left Wei Guard no longer belongs to your Wei State Duke Mansion. What are you doing here?"
Mo Yunxuan ignored him, not even bothering to lift his eyelids. He said offhandedly, "Take them out."
At his words, Zhao Yun, who was behind Jun Tianxiao, felt every hair on his body stand on end. He immediately tried to rush forward and pull Jun Tianxiao away.
But the moment he moved, Li Tieniu was already on him. By the time Zhao Yun realized what was happening, a long blade had pierced his chest and twisted clockwise, shattering his heart.
Blood spilling from his mouth, Zhao Yun tried to warn Jun Tianxiao to flee, but not a sound came out.
All he could do was watch in despair as the oblivious Jun Tianxiao continued to roar furiously. As the sounds around him grew fainter, he laughed at himself.
Only when Zhao Yun's corpse hit the ground did Jun Tianxiao belatedly notice something was wrong behind him.
He turned and saw only Zhao Yun lying in a pool of blood. His pupils contracted violently, and it felt as if a boulder had crushed his chest, leaving him unable to breathe.
When he finally thought to run, he suddenly realized his viewpoint was strangely low. He tried to shift his gaze and look around, but his strength ebbed away.
Only then did he realize he'd already been decapitated...
Mo Yunxuan watched the scene before him impassively. Though the sight of blood spraying everywhere unsettled him, a straight-laced young man from the twenty-first century,
he forcibly grew accustomed to the nausea by clinging to the anger in his heart, the humiliation Lin Fan and Lü Qingjian had inflicted on him the day before.
He walked over to Zhao Yun's corpse and opened the system. Sure enough, a new prompt appeared.
[New secondary plug-in detected. Would the host like to absorb it?]
Mo Yunxuan naturally chose to absorb it. He was quite curious about the new module's function.
[Secondary plug-in absorbed. Please absorb the main module of the secondary plug-in as soon as possible to facilitate the system's future integration.]
"The main module? Zhao Yun had the secondary plug-in, so the main module must be on Jun Tianxiao."
Thinking to himself, Mo Yunxuan walked over to Jun Tianxiao's corpse. The system prompt appeared again.
[New module detected. Would the host like to absorb it?]
"Yes."
[Module absorption and integration complete. Please check the details yourself.]
Seeing the latest system prompt, Mo Yunxuan rolled his eyes and thought, As expected, the system's shitty nature hasn't changed at all!
Then he ignored the system, planning to look into it more carefully after he returned. For now, he had to settle things with the Left Wei Guard.
Mo Yunxuan stood up and announced on the spot,
"Jun Tianxiao plotted to rebel and assassinate the Emperor. The Left Wei Guard's officers discovered his treason and, to prevent the rebels from fighting like cornered dogs, sought reinforcements."
"In the end, thanks to the officers working together and the help of our Wei State Duke Mansion, the rebels were quickly eliminated."
"To keep the foundations of Great Gan from being shaken, our Wei State Duke Mansion is willing to take responsibility for the Left Wei Guard once more."
"I hereby appoint Li Tieniu as Commander of the Left Wei Guard, along with twenty-four Spirit Transformation Elite Vanguard Guards."
"The other officers will retain their current posts for the time being. Commander Li Tieniu will decide everything else."
"This subordinate obeys!" ×n
After the orders were announced, all the officers present knelt on one knee to accept them.
Seeing that no one objected, Mo Yunxuan left with the 120 Elite Vanguard Soldiers.
The officers at the scene exchanged glances, then, in perfect unison, turned to look at Qi Dekai.
Feeling the row of eyes fixed on his back, Qi Dekai's face turned livid. One word burst from his mouth. "Fuck!"
Li Tieniu was drawn by his voice and looked over, puzzled.
Wasn't he the guard officer at the gate earlier? I remember he seemed pretty decent at first. Why did he show his true colors the moment the Duke left?
After thinking for a while and coming up with nothing, he simply asked, "What? Do you have a problem with me, General Qi?"
At Li Tieniu's question, cold sweat broke out all over Qi Dekai.
He immediately began to explain,
"I've been wronged! Commander Li, I just... I just—right! It's all the fault of these men behind me. They're always making me stick my neck out."
"They made me receive Zhao Yun and the others before, too. They just thought I was only a gate guard, a low-ranking officer with little strength who'd be easy to bully!
"This time, they made me test your temperament. I was so indignant about it that I couldn't help cursing at you. I have absolutely nothing against you."
Perhaps he'd hit on a sore spot. Qi Dekai's voice even grew choked with tears, though his eyes weren't wet at all.
"All right, all right. Get up already."
Seeing how aggrieved he looked, Li Tieniu knew most of it was an act, but he couldn't bring himself to punish Qi Dekai over such a small matter.
Still, thinking of what Qi Dekai had mentioned, Li Tieniu turned to the officers around him and spoke in a mild tone.
"Generals, we all belong to the Wei State Duke Mansion's faction. I won't bother with any of that empty talk."
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