Pei Shixiong was grabbed by the neck and lifted up by Yang Cheng, his face showing barely concealed fear and horror.
He didn't even see how Yang Cheng made his move before he was subdued and lifted up.
That powerful yet chilling aura of bloodlust was both potent and despair-inducing, completely sealing off all the power within his body.
At this moment, Pei Shixiong was like a child in front of Yang Cheng, completely powerless to fight back!
He was not from the capital; he had always served in the border army.
Therefore, Pei Shixiong subconsciously looked down on the military warriors of the imperial court in the capital, thinking that they were all just for show, and that they had never experienced battles and how strong they could be.
Even the legendary Zhenwu Hall was nothing special. He didn't take Chen Da and the others seriously. Only Yin Wuxie made him feel a little troublesome.
As for Yang Cheng, the Grand Commander of the Zhenwu Hall, Pei Shixiong was indeed somewhat wary at first, after all, the other party was rumored to be incredibly powerful in the capital.
First, he defeated the master of the Vajra Bright Wheel Temple, then he killed three of the Thirty-Six Great Bandits, and defeated Xuanji, the head of the Bodhi Zen Hall of Shaolin Temple. He seemed to be invincible in the capital.
However, as more than three years passed without Yang Cheng making a move, and the Zhenwu Hall was suppressed by the Wuwei Army, Pei Shixiong gradually began to think that Yang Cheng was just a fame-seeking person, and that his past achievements might have been for some reason.
Today, he finally witnessed Yang Cheng's strength and felt that overwhelming pressure, which left him unable to even fight back!
Even so, Pei Shixiong did not back down directly.
After all, he was one of the four generals of the Wuwei Army, and behind him stood the Wuwei Army's Grand General, Dugu Cheng!
"Yang Cheng! I am the General of the Imperial Guard, a second-rank official, ordered by General Dugu Cheng to take over the responsibility of guarding the capital from the Imperial Guards. You dare to kill me, you..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a red light flashed in Yang Cheng's hand, and Pei Shixiong's head exploded like a watermelon!
The headless corpse lay on the ground, and the entire street fell silent. Everyone stared at Yang Cheng in horror.
"I'm asking you to choose how you want to die, but all you do is ramble on and on. Fine, I'll choose for you then."
Yang Cheng looked at the remaining Wuwei soldiers and simply uttered a single word: "Get lost!"
The group of Red Armored Guards immediately fled, utterly disheveled.
Those who had been watching the spectacle earlier quickly retreated upon seeing this scene.
They were somewhat excited when they saw the Zhenwu Hall members suffer a setback.
After all, they had been complaining about the rules of the Zhenwu Hall for years and were already dissatisfied with it.
But seeing Yang Cheng display such formidable strength, their dissatisfaction turned into fear.
They finally remembered the fear they had felt three years ago when they were dominated by the powerful forces of the Zhenwu Hall led by Yang Cheng.
Yang Cheng turned to look at Chen Da and chuckled, "Your strength hasn't improved as fast as Yin Wuxie's."
Chen Da's eyes immediately reddened, but he still stubbornly said, "Boss, I didn't slack off. It's just that I had to lead people to fight against those guys from the Wuwei Army every day, which is why I neglected my cultivation."
"Alright, stop explaining. I still handle official documents every day, and it hasn't interfered with my cultivation time."
Yin Wuxie directly exposed Chen Da's deception.
Yang Cheng looked in the direction the Wuwei Army had left and said, "From today onwards, those Wuwei Army people should not dare to provoke my Zhenwu Hall again, unless Dugu Cheng returns."
You have taken people to rearrange the city's defenses, and I should go and see His Majesty.
Do you know His Majesty's attitude towards Dugu Cheng?
Yin Wuxie said, "Although His Majesty has always protected my Zhenwu Hall, he remembers the life-saving grace of you, Boss."
However, in the past two years, the Great Zhou's external campaigns have indeed been supported by Dugu City.
Therefore, His Majesty continued to bestow favors and rewards upon Dugu City.
Previously, the highest rank a commander of the Wuwei Army could attain was General, but His Majesty made an exception and bestowed upon him the title of Grand General.
Even though Dugu Cheng had long been appointed as a trusted minister entrusted with the care of the young emperor, his position remained unchanged after the crown prince ascended the throne; he was still the Grand General commanding the strongest military force of the Great Zhou.
Yang Cheng nodded slightly.
I don't know where Dugu Cheng came from, but he's managed to make such a name for himself in just three years.
In reality, although Dugu City is the most famous city in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the legends left behind by Yang Cheng are truly astonishing.
It took Dugu Cheng three years to build up this scale, but Yang Cheng only took three months.
Before Yang Cheng even arrived at the palace, Zhou Heng had already heard the news of Yang Cheng's departure from the pass and immediately sent a eunuch to summon Yang Cheng to the palace.
When Yang Cheng entered the palace, he found that Zhou Heng had become extremely haggard.
His face was ashen, his blood and energy were low, his lips were blue, and his body was so thin that he was almost skin and bones.
"Minister Yang, you have finally emerged from seclusion. I will finally be able to see you before I die."
Yang Cheng came to Zhou Heng, took Zhou Heng's hand and checked Zhou Heng's current physical condition. It was almost terrible, with extremely little vitality.
"Your Majesty, what happened to you? How did you end up like this?"
Three years ago, Zhou Heng was only slightly weak, but it wasn't enough to kill him.
Zhou Heng smiled bitterly, "I was really scared three years ago. I didn't do anything wrong, but everyone wanted to kill me, even my own son."
So I wanted to enjoy myself while I could, and despite the advice of my mother and Physician Zhang, I squandered my health. I never expected that my health would deteriorate in just two years.
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