Lan Yun Shows Her Might, Tensions Reach Breaking Point

"I don't care what kind of general you are! Out of my way, all of you, or you'll be sorry!"

Lan Yun's mocking words made the soldiers and Murong Yun's expressions darken.

"General! Why waste your breath on her? Just grab her, and she'll behave! Heh heh!"

The soldier beside him seemed to know Murong Yun well and immediately offered him a suggestion.

Murong Yun stopped pretending. He simply waved a hand, and three or four soldiers immediately moved to surround Lan Yun.

Lan Yun had already been on guard against them, and when she saw several soldiers step forward,

And move to surround her, she immediately tightened her grip on her silver spear, ready to attack at any moment.

But rather than sensing danger from Lan Yun's wary expression, the soldiers found her rather cute.

"Ha ha! Little lady! Stop struggling and let us capture you like a good girl, or you'll have a hard time of it!"

"Be careful! Don't hurt my concubine!"

"Don't worry, General! We'll be gentle. We guarantee you can enter the bridal chamber tonight! Ha ha!"

As Lan Yun listened to them grow more and more outrageous, her face turned scarlet with anger, and she cried out,

"Shameless scoundrels! Take my spear!"

The soldiers coming to capture Lan Yun saw her strike the moment she spoke, without the slightest warning.

Startled, they were just about to fight back,

But it was already too late. They had never imagined that Lan Yun's combat power would be so high.

The silver spear swept through the air, leaving a streak in its wake.

Then the four soldiers who had stepped forward clutched their necks, blood streaming between their fingers, and fell to the ground, never to rise again.

It all happened in the flash of lightning and the strike of a flint. When the sound of the four soldiers hitting the ground rang out, the smile had yet to fade from Murong Yun's face.

But he quickly realized something was wrong and immediately retreated several steps. Still shaken, he shouted angrily:

"Who are you?"

"Weren't you going to capture me and make me your concubine? Why are you asking who I am now? Scared, are you?"

"Scared? I don't even know the meaning of the word!

You dared to kill imperial soldiers! Aren't you afraid of bringing trouble down on your whole family?"

"If I kill you all here, who will know I did it?"

Lan Yun's words brimmed with killing intent, making the hairs on Murong Yun's body stand on end.

He had never expected such a harmless-looking young girl to speak words that chilled him to the bone.

But Murong Yun was no greenhorn.

He had clawed his way out of piles of corpses, after all. How could he be frightened by a mere slip of a girl?

"You're young, but you've got a big mouth! Soldiers, hear my order! Seize this rebel who defies the imperial court!"

"Yes, sir!"

Just as a battle was about to break out, the sound of several horses' hooves suddenly came from the direction Lan Yun had come. Zhang Sheng and the others had caught up.

When Zhang Sheng and the others arrived, they saw four or five hundred soldiers confronting Lan Yun.

Several more lay on the ground, apparently dead already.

"Lan Yun! What's going on here? I was away from your side for just a little while, and you've already caused trouble!"

"Master! I didn't cause trouble. They were the ones who bullied me first!"

Seeing that Zhang Sheng had arrived and seemed ready to hold her accountable, Lan Yun immediately began complaining about how she had been wronged.

"What?! They dared to bully one of my people? They're courting death!"

Though Zhang Sheng usually acted as if he found Lan Yun a nuisance, he was only teasing her.

When it came to doting on her, Zhang Sheng favored her even more than Lan Xin. Now that he had heard someone had bullied Lan Yun, how could he not immediately burn with rage?

But Zhang Sheng didn't stop to think: was Lan Yun really so easy to bully?

With her strength, enough to swing a three-hundred-jin hammer, it was already fortunate if she didn't bully others. Who could possibly bully her?

Weren't the few dead men on the ground the best proof? They hadn't even known how they died.

Now their only misfortune was having run into such a freak.

"Mm! They even wanted to capture me and make me a concubine. Boo-hoo! Master, you have to stand up for me!"

Lan Yun was secretly delighted to see how much Zhang Sheng cared about her, but she didn't forget to put Murong Yun and his men in a bad light.

"Lan Yun! Are you all right? Hurry, let your elder sister have a look!"

When Lan Xin saw that her younger sister had been surrounded and attacked, anger rose in her heart too.

If anything happened to her sister, how could she face their dead parents?

While things were in full swing on Zhang Sheng's side, Murong Yun watched it all.

Lan Yun's acting left him somewhat dumbfounded, and it also showed him what was meant by "Of all people under heaven, only women and petty men are hard to deal with."

"You... you! You little slut, you killed people and still dare to spout nonsense here!"

"Shut up! Who gave you the right to call her a little slut? I'm asking you, was anything Lan Yun just said wrong? Did you want to capture her and take her back as your concubine? Speak!"

Faced with Zhang Sheng's questioning, imbued with Soul Power, Murong Yun was startled.

He even forgot that he was a military officer of the lower fourth rank, and his gaze seemed to grow somewhat timid.

"I was only joking. Who would have thought she'd suddenly fly into a rage and kill people?"

"Heh heh! A joke? Then let me play a joke on you too. How about lending me the head on your shoulders to play with?"

Zhang Sheng's chilling laughter made Murong Yun involuntarily retreat several steps.

If a soldier behind him hadn't caught him, he might have landed on his backside.

"General! Are you all right?"

"I'm fine! Hmph! Get away from me!"

Murong Yun was also angry at himself for having just been frightened by Zhang Sheng. He shoved the soldier aside and said coldly to Zhang Sheng and the others:

"I don't care what relationship you have with this little slut. You'd best stay out of this, or don't blame me for showing no mercy."

"Fine! I was just about to see what the army of Great Sui is capable of!"

Murong Yun flew into a complete rage at Zhang Sheng's provocation.

"Form ranks! For your general, kill!"

"Kill..."

As the order rang out, Zhang Sheng and the others grew serious.

The fighting strength of Sui soldiers in this period was still considerable.

Otherwise, they could not have conquered the Göktürks and ushered in a time when ten thousand nations came to pay court.

"Be careful, all of you, especially Lan Xin! You don't know any martial arts, so don't stray too far from me!"

Watching the soldiers steadily approach, Zhang Sheng quickly told those around him to stay safe.

After all, not everyone at his side possessed unmatched strength.

Just as they were about to cross weapons, a voice rang out.

"Stop! All of you, stop!"

Interrupted by the sudden voice, Zhang Sheng and his companions and Murong Yun were curious who had the nerve to come out and stop them.

A young man rode into view, followed by a carriage. He seemed to be a young master out for a pleasure trip.

"Brother Fuji? Why is he here?"

Zhang Sheng recognized the young man on horseback at a glance. It was Zhangsun Wuji, with whom he had felt an instant kinship.

"Brother Fuji! Where are you going?"

"Young Master Zhang! Why are you confronting the court's men here? Is there some misunderstanding?

I have some connections at court and can help intercede for you."

"Who are you? How dare you interfere with my capture of a wanted criminal of the court!"

Seeing that the newcomer knew Zhang Sheng and the others, Murong Yun began to grow anxious.

He was already under suspicion of having left the military camp without permission for this trip.

If word got out, he might be dismissed and investigated.