That night, the city was suddenly filled with killing cries. In the direction of the prefect's mansion, which was located in the center of the inner city, a blazing fire lit up the sky, illuminating half of the city.
"Li Mi's fire and Di's fire."
Dugu Ce stood on the tall city tower of the inner city, looking in the direction of the Xingyang Prefecture. Holding a bronze wine goblet, he sipped the Sanle wine from Persia and said lightly,""In the middle of winter, the weather is dry, the moon is dark, and the wind is high. It's really a good time to kill and set fire.”
Four hours ago, Shen Luoyan returned to Xingyang. After handing over the military affairs, he went back to Luoyan Villa to see Dugu Ce.
However, she only met Dugu Ce in a hurry and left the manor without saying much.
Seeing how busy Shen Luoyan was and how mysterious she was, Dugu Ce knew that Li Mi would definitely be on par with Di Rang tonight. Therefore, he had already chosen a good spot to sit and watch the two sides fight.
What was laughable was that Di Rang probably still thought that Li Mi was still leading the troops outside and was preparing to continue attacking Liyang Granary after taking down Xingluo Granary. Little did he know that Li Mi had been hiding in Shen Luoyan's army and had secretly returned to Xingyang.
The prefect's mansion of Xingyang was now the mansion of Zhai Rang. At this moment, there were hundreds of masked men in black, holding torches and steel knives, rushing into Zhai Rang's residence from all directions. They were killing people and setting fire at the same time.
Those black-clothed masked men were all valiant in their Killing techniques, and their coordination was exquisite. One look and one could tell that they were elite soldiers who had survived hundreds of battles. Among them, there was no lack of martial arts experts. Every time there was a strong resistance in Zhai Rang's residence, those first-class experts would lead their troops forward and beat the opponent in a few moves, allowing the large troops to charge in with unstoppable force.
"Di Rang is a bandit who single-handedly built the Tile Hill, how can he not have the slightest bit of resistance at this time?”
Fu Junyu, who was standing behind Dugu Ce, asked.
Dugu Ce smiled." Zhai Rang's intelligence was inferior to Li Mi's. He also had a fluke mentality. He thought that Li Mi would not dare to rebel openly. That was why he was careless." One had to know that Zhai Rang was the founder of Wagang and also Li Mi's benefactor. When Li Mi was at the end of his rope, he took him in and gave him a stage to display his talents. If Li Mi fought with fire, his reputation would be ruined. The old generals of Wagang who followed Zhai Rang would also be dissatisfied with Li Mi. Once his reputation was ruined and the hearts of the people scattered, what could Li Mi do?”
Fu Junyu said,"But Li Mi really rebelled." Although they were all masked, what was the difference between them and the public? Everyone in the world would know that Li Mi killed Di Rang.”
"That's why I said that Zhai Rang's idea is not unreasonable. However, he had miscalculated Li Mi's ambition and underestimated Li Mi's ruthlessness.”
"But Li Mi has no other choice." Dugu Ce sighed. Zhai Rang did not have any ambition. He only wanted to guard his current land and rule over it. However, Li Mi had the ambition to dominate the world. If Zhai Rang was still in charge, how could Li Mi's ambition be realized? If his ambition could not be satisfied, Li Mi could only kill his master and stand on his own.”
"But Li Mi's actions are too eager for quick success.”Fu Junyu said," Just as Young Master said, Li Mi killed his benefactor. His reputation will definitely be ruined. The old generals of Wagang will also be dissatisfied and lose their hearts." In this way, wouldn't Li Mi be getting further and further away from his ambition?”
"Heh, the negative impact of Li Mi killing his master is not a big problem for the time being.”
" Rebellion?" Dugu Ce smiled." In the end, it's still a matter of strength." As long as Li Mi could keep winning, then everything tonight would not be a problem.
"So what if your reputation is ruined? As long as he could continue to be invincible and have the hope of stabilizing the world, then there would naturally be a large number of people who coveted the credit of following the dragon to flatter him and rely on him. So what if the old general of Wagang was dissatisfied? If Li Mi always won, even if the old general of Wagang was dissatisfied, he would not go against his own future and wealth.”
"Then what if Li Mi loses?" Fu Junyu asked.”
"Li Mi can't be defeated," Dugu Ce said. Even if he was defeated once, he would be completely finished. As for those powerful families with a strong foundation, their internal cohesion and self-recovery ability were extremely strong. It was not a big deal to lose a few thousand troops if they were defeated once or twice. As long as he did not lose his fighting spirit, he could still make a comeback.
"Li Mi can't. Both he and the Wa Gang Army had unstable foundations. If he lost once, the future trouble of him killing his master and becoming independent would be exposed. At that time, the Wa Gang people would definitely fall apart and go their separate ways. The current powerful Wa Gang would also split up overnight and go their own way. They would no longer be a complete force.
"The Wagang is, after all, just a group of bandits who have gathered together to start a rebellion. It is not a family that has been running for generations. The internal cohesion is too weak. No matter how famous it is for a while, it cannot withstand any twists and turns.”
"Young Master said a few days ago that Li Mi would never be able to take Luoyang. Young Master had said today that Li Mi could not be defeated. In this way, in Young Master's eyes, Li Mi was completely hopeless?”
"There was no hope in the first place." Dugu Ce shook his head." He fought with Di Rang and became the one and only master of the tiled hills. This was the peak of Li Mi's life and also the beginning of his downfall. The countdown to Li Mi's defeat had already begun from this moment on. Right now, we're just watching him build a tall building, watch him entertain guests, and watch his building collapse.”
"You're really arrogant to be able to cut off the life of an ambitious person with a single word.”A feminine voice suddenly came from behind,""I wonder if you have any expectations for your future fate?”
"Who is it?" Fu Junyu's pupils constricted. She drew her sword and turned around, only to find that there was not a single person behind her.
"Your Excellency is right. You cut off Li Mi's life like a fortune-teller. Since you are so powerful, I wonder if you can figure out who I am?”The feminine voice sounded again. This time, it came from the left.
Fu Junyu turned to the left again, but he still couldn't see anyone.
"How is that possible?" She was shocked. One had to know that her current realm was only slightly inferior to a grandmaster. Even a grandmaster would not be able to hide from her spiritual sense and be so elusive.
Dugu Ce didn't care at all. His gaze didn't even waver.
He was still looking at the fire in Zhai Rang's residence with interest. He said lightly,"Shadow Assassin Yang Xuyan, your ability to play tricks has reached perfection. But why are you talking so much nonsense today? Didn't he usually hide patiently, launch a surprise attack, miss his attack, and escape?”
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