Live-in Son-in-law-Chapter 1244: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Huang Que Behind

Fanhua City, the once glorious War General Mansion had vanished, leaving only a piece of cracked scorched earth.

Lu Zhao was dead, but outside the city remained millions of troops.

A large carriage slowly moved along the main road in the city.

The driver was none other than Qin Yi.

Though with his assistance, it would still take some time for Yun Qinglian and the others to wake up, as Thousand-day Drunk is no mere saying.

His heart was set on matters of the Imperial City, so he could only arrange a carriage to return to the Imperial City.

Just after exiting the east gate of Fanhua City, not long after.

"Boom Boom Boom!"

The ground trembled, and small stones on the ground were bouncing.

Qin Yi raised his eyes and looked at the front, his expression emotionless.

A torrent surged from the front, looking from afar like a rolling black cloud.

It was thousands of fully armed troops.

The Chasing Wind Horse pulling the carriage was a bit fearful, hissing in its throat, spraying two jets of white hot air from its nose, scraping the ground uneasily with its four hooves.

The thousands of troops also slowed their pace, slowly approaching.

The leader, tall in stature, golden armor and silver spear, his cultivation was not bad, sat upright on a Chasing Wind Horse.

Both sides stopped when they were still ten meters apart.

"Are you Qin Yi?"

The leading soldier was fully armed, showing only a pair of eyes, blood in their depths, seemingly a fierce character.

Qin Yi nodded slightly, "How did you know me?"

"Young Master Qin killed the Three Kings of the Tianyue Empire, your fame has long spread through the army."

Qin Yi said indifferently, "But you haven't seen me, how do you know it's me?"

"It doesn't matter." said the leading general, paused, then continued: "Forgot to introduce myself, I am Li Zhaonan. As Qin Young Master came out of the city, you should already know about the War General Mansion's situation, but who killed War General Lu Zhao? The army cannot remain leaderless, so I was ordered to temporarily take command of the troops."

Qin Yi looked at him indifferently, he indeed delayed in the city for a while. But it was only the time to find a carriage, no more than two hours, while Li Zhaonan didn't go into the city to check first, but immediately took over the army from Lu Zhao, it seems to have been pre-arranged.

Like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Seems he also played a mantis, killed Lu Zhao just to pave the way for someone else.

But he still didn't know who the oriole was, able to monitor his every move without him noticing.

Seems there are many capable people around him, he just failed to realize.

Qin Yi said indifferently, "Then, congratulations to General Li."

Li Zhaonan's eyes showed obvious pride, but his mouth was quite polite, "War General Lu Zhao's tragic death, the destruction of the War General Mansion, left my heart heavy. But someone must be in charge, it was an order in extreme peril."

Lu Zhao had just died, and here he took over from Lu Zhao. This was not an order in extreme peril, it was premeditated.

Li Zhaonan rode forward, deliberately lowered his voice, and said, "Young Master Qin, is the Eldest Princess and Elder Bai among those in the carriage?"

Qin Yi's eyes were indifferent, "Yes."

"Young Master Qin intends to return to the Imperial City, right? The journey is long and fraught with dangers. Please, Young Master Qin, allow me to escort the Eldest Princess and Elder Bai back to the Imperial City."

Qin Yi raised his eyes and looked at him, "Then follow behind with your men."

Li Zhaonan smiled, "My meaning is, I will escort the Eldest Princess, you may return to the Imperial City first, Young Master Qin."

Qin Yi looked at him with a bland gaze, "Earlier you said it was an order in extreme peril, may I ask whose order was given?"

Li Zhaonan was slightly stunned, then smiled, "Of course, it was the Emperor's order."

Qin Yi's eyes flashed, could it be the Emperor arranged people around each War General? So whenever something happened to a War General, someone would take over, steadying the army's morale?

But Qin Yi quickly dismissed this thought, if Li Zhaonan was the Emperor's man, his first move should be arresting the killer of Lu Zhao, not intercepting him, wanting to escort Yun Qinglian back to the Imperial City.

Clearly, Li Zhaonan was not the Emperor's man.

Qin Yi spoke calmly, "I am in no hurry to return to the Imperial City, follow along as you will."

Li Zhaonan's voice suddenly became sharp, "Young Master Qin, I am not negotiating with you. Do not mistake my politeness for weakness."

Qin Yi understood the situation, Li Zhaonan wants Yun Qinglian, not to safely escort her back to the Imperial City, but to ensure she never returns.

"What if I refuse?"

Li Zhaonan said deeply, "Young Master Qin, I do not wish to be your enemy. Do not force me."

Qin Yi slowly sighed, "I will not hand over the Eldest Princess to you. If you wish to make a move, I will accompany you. Though you have thousands of troops, I also have the skill to take the head of a general within a million soldiers, would you care to test it?"

Li Zhaonan's eyes turned sinister, "Young Master Qin, the vanguard comprises only thousands of elite troops, but Fanhua City's millions of troops have set ambushes along the road, as impressive as your cultivation is, can you slaughter them all? Manpower is finite, I fear Young Master Qin will tire."

"You are indeed considerate, thank you for caring. But I never entrust my friends to others for care. Also, my good words should not be taken as easy to bully. My temper is never good, especially towards those who block my path."

Li Zhaonan said coldly, "Seems Young Master Qin is determined to clash with me."

"You're mistaken!" Qin Yi's gaze was calm, he said indifferently, "You are not qualified for me to unsheath my weapons. If I wish to kill you, it would be as easy as retrieving an object from my pouch."

"You..."

Li Zhaonan's gaze was as harsh as a Poison Snake.

Yet he ultimately didn't act, instead took an object from his bosom, threw it to Qin Yi, "Young Master Qin is familiar with this, yes?"

Qin Yi's gaze almost contracted to a pinpoint, sharp and intimidating. In his hand, was a lipstick, not from this world. But he clearly remembered, when Yun Mengyao went to the Primordial World, she carried a backpack full of women's items, including lipstick.

At this moment, he suddenly understood who the oriole was. This person was Qiu Tang.

The character of Yun Susu wouldn't do such a thing, but Qiu Tang could. He always knew this woman was not simple, but didn't expect she would unilaterally break their agreement.

He should have realized sooner, Qiu Tang has feared the Eldest Princess for a long time.

"Qiu Tang, can you not tolerate Yun Qinglian?" Betrayed, deceived, Qin Yi's heart filled with hostility.

Qin Yi raised his eyes, looking at Li Zhaonan, "I have indeed misjudged someone. I will wait here for a day, go back and tell the person behind you, ask if she truly wants to be my enemy? If not, she knows what to do. If so, this place is ten thousand miles away from the Imperial City, I will turn this road red with blood."

Li Zhaonan felt a sudden chill, his gaze flickered rapidly, then he said, "Young Master Qin, that person has already ordered. If Young Master Qin hands over the Eldest Princess to me, I will grant the title of National Hero. If unwilling, I can only forcefully take her."