My Son Does Not Return, Then I Shall Raze Jade Gate Pass and Drown Longyou in Blood

Beneath the western city wall of Jade Gate Pass.

Li Gui led a group of men along the foot of the wall, wandering aimlessly, his face dark and gloomy.

"Pah! A snot-nosed little wench dares point fingers and give orders in front of me?"

The few trusted aides behind him exchanged glances, none daring to respond.

Yet the evil fire in Li Gui's heart only burned hotter and hotter.

His father was a vice general in the Longyou Army. Since childhood, he had placed him in the Demon Suppression Office, then gone to great lengths to send him to this Vanguard Camp. Why?

Was it not so that he could earn a towering achievement in this great battle and pave the way for his future?

But now, not only was he being ridden over by a woman, he was even being made to lead his men in waiting idly within the city.

Wait?

What merit could waiting bring?

Not to mention that once the main army arrived, the Vanguard Camp would clear the way for them, and the credit for every demon they slew along the route would likely all be counted on that woman's head!

They would risk life and limb, only to end up waving flags and shouting encouragement.

Why?!

Just then, a shifty-looking man sidled over and lowered his voice.

"Captain Li, why do we have to wait around here?"

Li Gui shot him a glance and said irritably, "What else can we do but wait? She's a Commandant. An official one rank higher can crush a man to death, and military orders are as weighty as mountains. You want to defy orders?"

"Captain Li, you misunderstand."

The man chuckled. "Commandant Jiang only told us to patrol and defend the western city, keeping demons from sneaking in.