Horseway Street, five li outside the Garrison Prefecture.
When Liu Wei arrived with his troops, he felt very confident. He had over a thousand brothers from the Mess Hall Army behind him, no small force in North Wind Town. So whatever trouble Monk Zhenyi had run into today, he felt he could easily do him an enormous favor.
What he had not expected was that the monk soldier officer sealing off Horseway Street would give him no face at all. The officer merely replied coldly, "Commander Liu, Lord Mora has ordered that no one approach the Garrison Prefecture tonight, so... I cannot let you through."
Liu Wei raised his eyebrows, assuming the man was obstructing him in retaliation for his constant refusal to involve the Mess Hall Army or stick together with everyone else. His manner grew even more overbearing. "You're a fucking barracks deputy officer, and you dare stop me?! However little I amount to, I still rank above you in the Warrior Monk Prefecture. Do I need you teaching me how to do things?!"
"I'll say this once. Get out of the way!"
He roared in a low voice. Behind him, over a thousand monk soldiers immediately drew their blades and raised their staffs, ready to fight at any moment.
Yet the military officer stationed on Horseway Street showed no fear whatsoever at the Mess Hall Army's aggression. With a stern face, he reminded him, "After Lord Niu left, Lord Mora took charge of North Wind Town's military and civil affairs. He holds the Chief Commander’s Seal. We must obey his orders, or we would be committing rebellion."
"Just now, an officer under Han Li talked back to Monk Fulai, who serves Lord Mora. He nearly had his Star Core shattered on the spot and was reduced to