The army, escorting the prisoners, arrived late.

The leading general, looking at the huge pit in front of him, thought he had taken the wrong path.

If the flags at Jiayang Pass hadn't still been there, he probably would have turned around and left.

The group walked around in a big circle, looking at the deep pit and discussing it amongst themselves.

"This must have been done by some deity!"

"Of course, didn't you see that Luofengpo has become Luofenggou?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, gods are gods indeed, our Great Ming Dynasty is saved."

"Of course, that's my son-in-law, the most powerful person in the world."

Xiong Er, accompanied by a group of his men, looked smug.

He was the son-in-law's subordinate, and the more capable the son-in-law was, the more proud he became.

In the past few days, several laborers have come over, expressing their desire to work for the son-in-law.

He didn't dare to make a decision on his own, so he consulted Su Xiao before keeping it by his side, leaving the decision to his son-in-law.

The group, escorting the prisoners, entered Jiayang Pass.

Under the leadership of their respective commanders, they each found a place to set up camp.

Xiong Er, along with a group of auxiliary soldiers and the young girl Su Xiao, stood out conspicuously in the camp.

A general in charge of receiving reinforcements looked at them and couldn't help but reprimand them: "Whose subordinates are you? Why aren't you setting up camp?"

Su Xiao looked at him and asked, "I'm looking for my master. Do you know where my master is?"

"What are you looking for..."

Before the general could finish speaking, Cheng Hu, who had rushed over, kicked him to the ground.

"Shut your stinking mouth!"

Cheng Hu turned to Su Xiao, forcing a smile: "My lady, your master is upstairs. He asked me to pick you up. Please come with me."

The general lay on the ground, looking at General Cheng, who, like a groom, led them towards the city lord's mansion, holding the reins.

His fawning expression made him look nothing like a burly man whose arms could support a horse.

A military officer went over and helped him up, saying, "It's good that you didn't say anything disrespectful."

"That little girl is the disciple of that deity. If you say that, you probably won't make it through the night."

"Hiss~"

The general couldn't help but gasp, feeling a chill on his neck.

Thank goodness, thanks to General Cheng Hu for the kick.

Inside the city lord's mansion, a grand banquet was held, with singing and dancing filling the air.

Li Chang'an watched as this group of important figures from Lingnan kept praising him, and he found it somewhat noisy.

He smiled broadly, accepting all toasts, and drank a glass with each person who offered him a toast.

It satisfied the vanity of these soldiers.

We've also drunk wine with the immortals.

Zhang Jiadi was feeling unwell. He sat next to Li Chang'an, drank a few cups of wine, and began to ramble incoherently.

With tears streaming down her face, she held onto Li Chang'an's hand tightly.

He kept muttering to himself.

Why should we serve the imperial court together?

We must secure the borders and bring peace to the whole world.

We must also kill all the corrupt officials and ensure that every citizen of the Ming Dynasty has enough to eat.

Upon hearing his words, the generals couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Wang Zhongxian did not drink alcohol.

His position as the head of the Eastern Depot made him unpopular everywhere.

Moreover, he was a clean freak and disliked these smelly generals.

Cheng Hu led Su Xiao in and walked to Li Chang'an's side.

"Master!"

Seeing her master's face flushed from drinking, Su Xiao felt a pang of sympathy.

"Peace has arrived."

Li Chang'an looked at her and rubbed his apprentice's head.

"You must be tired from your journey. Let your master take you to rest."

After apologizing to Meng Sanguan and the others, he left the banquet with Su Xiao.

Wang Zhongxian followed behind him and said, "Mr. Li, with your status, why bother with them..."

"Shh!"

Li Chang'an turned around, made a shushing gesture to him, and shook his head.

"Eunuch Wang, I really want to kill someone right now."

Looking at the moon in the sky, Li Chang'an spoke calmly.

"Everyone has a devil inside them, if they possess unparalleled abilities."

"He might save the world at first, but in the long run, he'll just become a ruthless killer with a sharp weapon in his hand."

“I have killed a lot of people in the past few days, but I feel it is not enough, it is still not enough.”

"I want to kill everyone in this world!"

"So I try to control myself, to think of myself as an ordinary person, without any extraordinary abilities, so that I can suppress the thoughts in my heart, do you understand?"

Wang Zhongxian paused upon hearing his words, then sighed.

“Sir, you have been wronged. I will not disturb you any longer.”

Su Xiao watched Wang Zhongxian leave and then followed her master back to her room.

I poured my master a cup of hot tea and brought it to him.

“Master,” Su Xiao looked at Li Chang’an and asked, “If you feel uncomfortable, how about we go back to the village and never come out again?”

Li Chang'an looked at the silly child and couldn't help but laugh.

"Master also wants to, but since Master has come to this world, he should do something."

Su Xiao felt a pang of heartache seeing her master looking so preoccupied.

She clearly believes her master is omnipotent, so why does she still have worries?

She didn't know that if Li Chang'an didn't control the evil thoughts in his heart...

Then he would be the greatest disaster in the world.

The system's reward to the head of state is also a warning to myself.

"Is Master going to the capital?"

Li Chang'an hugged him, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.

"After returning to the village and settling the villagers in, I should go to the capital."

Su Xiao felt her master's chin resting on her head and felt incredibly at ease.

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