On Heaven's Behalf, Punish the Officials-Bring Me His Head!

Beneath East City Gate, blood flowed like a river and corpses littered the ground. After Li Xian revealed his identity and ordered the people to keep their doors shut, he had no more qualms. He would stamp out the rebellion and overturn the earth and sky.

He ordered two veteran Grade-B House Guards to each take a dozen or so men and hold the ground beside East City Gate, guarding their retreat in case of need.

Li Xian led his troops forward in a mighty show of force, heading for the Government Hall. After traveling several miles, they heard the sounds of battle.

The two sides were locked in fierce combat.

As it turned out...

When Cao Kai heard the news, he was stunned by Li Xian's audacity. A cold sweat broke out as he realized that this Martial Commandant Lang was no pushover.

How could he sit and wait for death? He considered his cultivation decent. Though surrounded by a host of soldiers, most were rabble, and escaping would not be difficult. But how could he simply flee after someone had bullied him right to his doorstep? How spineless would that be?

He immediately gathered the Prefectural Soldiers and Cao Soldiers, then recruited the Three Halls and Two Schools with threats and inducements, invoking the Cao Family's name. He scraped together six or seven hundred men.

Then he took the initiative and attacked the County Soldiers. Outside the Government Hall, the two sides met with weapons drawn.

Luo Xia directed her troops with skill, deploying them and arranging their formations. She brought the County Soldiers' strengths to bear, and the two sides were evenly matched.

Cao Kai was no match for the clan's young prodigies, but he was no mediocrity either. He had studied for over ten years. Though