"We need to stop Li Qingxian," Jie Anhuai said.
Cha Fuli shook his head. "Too late. The Inner Factory had some intelligence earlier, but first, he kept things well hidden, and second, the reports were so wildly exaggerated that no one believed them. Even when he defeated the Deer King Army in New City, we hardly took precautions. No matter how capable Li Qingxian was, could he surpass Zhao Yishan? Could he surpass the Grand General King? But now, the moment he took command of Taigu City, he bared his fangs, and armies converged on him. In a single day, the winds and clouds over the Great River shifted. It happened too fast. We're already too late."
Jie Anhuai said dejectedly, "Then we're just going to watch him defend the city for three months, establish his headquarters and command, recruit soldiers and buy horses, and form an army of his own?"
"So, over these three months, we must do everything we can to kill..." Cha Fuli suddenly stopped and glanced at the Communication Talisman Disc, then burst out cursing, "A wolf's ambition! That whelp!"
Jie Anhuai jumped. Cha Fuli had risen from the ranks of the palace eunuchs and had always been exceptionally composed. Even when Jie Anhuai offended him repeatedly, he never got angry. Why had he suddenly erupted into curses?
"M-my lord army supervisor, what happened?"
Cha Fuli sat stunned for a while, then suddenly laughed in fury. "Guess what news Li Qingxian has been spreading?"
"What?"
"He has already made a will. If he is killed in a sneak attack by someone of the human race, whoever kills me and Assistant Chancellor Jie will receive the bulk of his estate. The Jiangnan Fate Sect has already notarized it."
"What does he mean by that? Has he gone