"So what you mean is that we should listen to whoever has a higher rank, right?" Li Mu asked calmly.
"Of course. Our commander is the most powerful among the entire Haidu army. You ordinary people must obey his command unconditionally!" Liu Xiao said.
Feng Zhang straightened his back. In this apocalyptic environment, the outside world could not contact him at all. He was like a local tyrant in the entire Haidu. Even the mayor of Haidu was not qualified in front of him. After all, the military and politics were not the same system. In addition, in special periods, the military was more powerful than government departments.
"Haha, go ahead." Li Mu took out a red token and threw it to Liu Xiao.
Liu Xiao took the token, looked at it suspiciously, then his face changed drastically. After checking it carefully, cold sweat ran down his forehead. He used to be a guard for Feng Zhang and knew much more than an ordinary soldier.
"What's wrong?" Feng Zhang frowned.
"Commander... Commander, he is from the Dragon... Soul, with a red token." Liu Xiao stammered, his face full of bitterness.
"Hmm~?" Feng Zhang was also surprised, and then he snatched the token from Liu Xiao's hand. He was shocked. It was really the red token of the Dragon Soul!
The scarlet token represents the highest level of Dragon Soul. For decades, only the Dragon Soul Minister Yin Zhilong has possessed the scarlet token. Of course, after Yin Zhilong retired a few years ago, the current minister Wu Shihai also successfully possessed the scarlet token. Although Yin Zhilong retired, the scarlet token was specially ordered by Emperor Xia to be reserved for Yin Zhilong. In other words, there are only two people in the entire Dragon Soul who have the scarlet token. However, it is rumored that Yin Zhilong issued a scarlet token to a cultivator during his tenure. Could it be this one?
Feng Zhang looked unhappy. Dragon Soul was inseparable from the military. The Minister of Dragon Soul was at the same level as the commander-in-chief of the three armies of Daxia. He also held the rank of marshal in the military. They were all the top people in Daxia. Moreover, Dragon Soul could mobilize local troops at will during the mission without reporting to anyone.
"What do you think? Should I listen to you or should you listen to me?" Li Mu asked jokingly.
"It's fake, this is fake. Only Mr. Yin and Minister Wu have the red token. Now a third one appears. It's definitely a fake!" Feng Zhang made a decision quickly. As long as he pretended that he didn't know that Dragon Soul had issued the red token to a third person, it would be fine. After all, this matter was not made public, so it was normal for him not to know.
As for the identity of Monk Li Mu, Feng Zhang was not afraid at all. A while ago, the soldiers in their garrison area captured two monks. Those two were originally staff members of a large sect in Kunlun Mountain who were working in Haidu. They were so arrogant before the snowstorm. When he went to pay a visit to them, the two of them ignored him and did not hide their contempt for him at all.
However, after the snowstorm, for some unknown reason, all the immortal-like abilities of the two monks disappeared. Apart from their slightly stronger bodies than ordinary people, there was nothing special about them. It took less than 20 soldiers under his command to capture the two men, and that was without using guns. If guns had been used, the two men would have been even more miserable, and would have died coldly from a volley of bullets. This has been verified on those two men.
Therefore, even if Li Mu is a cultivator, he is still a fish on their chopping board and cannot cause any trouble!
Xu Ling and the other two were completely confused by what was happening before their eyes. Although Dragon Soul had gradually appeared in the eyes of ordinary people in recent years, they had no idea what the red token was and what it meant. However, judging from the performance of Feng Zhang and the others, this token seemed to be very extraordinary.
Xu Ling and the other two were not too surprised. Li Mu was the master of Lingxiao Palace. Even Emperor Xia had to be respectful when he saw Li Mu. What was a token? But Feng Zhang seemed to be cheating now?
"Haha, interesting." Li Mu's eyes became a little cold. Feng Zhang was used to being a local emperor. Now he would not recognize Emperor Xia Si Hong even if he stood in front of him.
"Why are you still standing there? This person is pretending to be a high-ranking official of our Great Xia. Why don't you arrest them?" Feng Zhang shouted to Liu Xiao and others.
"Commander, this... isn't right? How about we verify it carefully?" Liu Xiao said with a bitter face.
He had just checked it carefully and found that this red token was absolutely authentic. The anti-counterfeiting measures on the token were not something that ordinary people could imitate.
"Verify? Where can we verify in this special period? Needless to say, as everyone knows, there are only two red tokens of Dragon Soul. The one this person gave is definitely a fake. In this doomsday, this person who forged the token is damned. I now order you to shoot him immediately!" Feng Zhang said sternly, not caring about Li Mu's technology that could make the equipment operate under extremely low temperature conditions.
The reason why Feng Zhang can be the local emperor in Haidu now is because he has the highest military rank here and he can't contact the outside world. He has the final say in everything and has the highest decision-making power. In the past few months, he has been restrained in all his behaviors for fear of being held accountable later. Recently, when he was planning to make a career, Li Mu, a top figure in Daxia, came.
If the people below really knew about Li Mu's existence, this identity comparable to that of a marshal would be enough to suppress him to death. At that time, the people below would certainly no longer obey him. Only by framing Li Mu and killing him can he maintain the legitimacy of his current power.
Liu Xiao was very conflicted at this moment. He was still very worried about killing the top figure of Dragon Soul. After all, Haidu Garrison was just a small force for maintaining public security. If Daxia really wanted to settle accounts afterwards, no one could protect him. He and his friends were just small characters in this small force. Even if he killed Li Mu, his promotion space would be limited. It was not worth killing Li Mu for this little power.
However, the remaining two guards did not think so. They were able to follow Feng Zhang because they had Feng Zhang's trust. Military orders were as heavy as mountains, and they only had to follow whatever Feng Zhang said.
The two men pushed Liu Xiao away, raised their pistols and prepared to shoot Li Mu.
"Bang bang~" Gunshots rang out, but Li Mu remained motionless. The two guards fell to the ground, and the one who fired the shots was Liu Xiao.
"Liu Xiao, what do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?" Feng Zhang's face changed drastically.
"I'm sorry, Commander. We are the soldiers of our country. I can't watch you make mistakes again and again!" Liu Xiao pointed the gun at Feng Zhang.
He had already made up his mind. Feng Zhang was only the commander of the Haidu Garrison District. He was not on the same level as Li Mu. Moreover, he had offended Feng Zhang before, which was why he lost his status as a guard. He already had a grudge against Feng Zhang. Instead of going down the same path with Feng Zhang, he might as well follow the powerful Li Mu.
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