Chapter 31: The Morning Assembly Dispute (Part 1)

  Upon hearing this voice, the great general who had just been furious suddenly revealed a hint of a smile on his face. The knife in his hand was casually tossed to the guard beside him, and he ordered: "Wake them up and retreat!"

  The people in the courtyard were either pierced by Lin Qiulü's flying sword as acupuncture points or knocked unconscious by Qin Xiaoling's fists, but none of them were seriously injured. The guards' treatment was very simple, but having lost so much face, wouldn't the general want to regain some dignity? Unwillingly, they couldn't disobey the general's orders and could only follow them.

  The general walked into the living room with a smile, taking big strides. As he passed by Qin Xiaoling's corpse, Qin Xiaoling didn't intercept him at all. This was so unusual that even Qin Yifan felt it strange. When did corpses become so intelligent?

  "When did you come?" The originally enthusiastic tone, after seeing Qin Yifan's figure, seemed to pause suddenly, and then some uncontrollable smile appeared, holding back for a while, finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Qin Yifan sat in the living room, being laughed at by Lao Yao's loud laughter, feeling a bit puzzled. He carefully looked at himself and didn't seem to find anything that would make someone laugh. But Lao Yao's laughter seemed to be getting louder and Qin Yifan couldn't help but frown and ask: "What's so funny?"

  "Hahaha!" The general was laughing so hard that he could hardly stand up straight, one hand supporting his leg and the other pointing at Qin Yifan. His body shook uncontrollably with laughter, and his finger trembled up and down as if dancing. From Qin Yifan's perspective, he could see the tears of laughter streaming down the general's face.

  Qin Yifan also stopped speaking, picked up his tea cup and quietly drank his tea, waiting for Lao Yao to continue his monologue. Lin Qiulü had already gone out with Qin Xiaoling when the general arrived, she still remembered her duty as Qin Yifan's bodyguard, and would not interfere when Qin Yifan was discussing matters with the general.

  At last, the great general stopped his crazy laughter and walked to Qin Yifan's face, sat down, and poured himself a large cup of tea without regard, drinking it down with a gurgling sound like a cow, before letting out a comfortable voice: "I thought who dared to forcibly enter my General's Mansion in the capital, it turned out to be you, Qin!"

  "But... " The general glanced at Qin Yifan again: "You won't be wandering around the capital in just this one set of clothes, will you?"

  "What's wrong with this clothes?" Qin Yifan thought it was quite clean and didn't think of any other problems.

  "It's really too tacky, can't you find something that looks a bit better?" After laughing again, the general finally spoke out his reason for laughing. This absurd reason made Qin Yifan laugh and cry at the same time, but seeing Lin Qiulü covering her mouth and secretly laughing outside the door, he estimated that this outfit was indeed a bit tacky.

  Before Qin Yifan could say anything, a gloating voice came from outside the living room: "Wow, what's going on at General's mansion? So many people are injured. I don't know where this master who can make General headache is from?"

  Qin Yifan and the general furrowed their brows at the same time. Qin Yifan didn't know who this person was, but judging from his tone, he wasn't from the General's Manor either. How dare he be so rude on someone else's turf, pointing fingers and making sarcastic remarks, losing all sense of propriety.

  The general drank a loud voice: "Li Mou's affairs, don't worry about you." After a pause, he shouted: "Also, this general's mansion does not welcome you. Wherever you come from, go out from there. Otherwise, I will let you lie down and leave!" As soon as the opening was threatening, it seems that the rumors outside that the general is arrogant in the capital are not unfounded.

  "Hmph!" The person outside let out a heavy hum: "No need for the general to take action, this censor has hands and feet, can walk by himself. However, since even your own mansion is being turned upside down like this, it's likely that your defense of the capital is also the same, just wait for this censor's impeachment memorial!" The sound of footsteps faded into the distance, accompanied by a threatening tone.

  " Bah!" The Grand Marshal spat heavily: "Whoever is on duty at the gate, go and receive twenty military rods! What kind of evil spirits can sneak into the mansion unnoticed, what's the use of having you?"

  After scolding, he turned his head to see that Qin Yifan's face was not right, and suddenly woke up: "Qin boss, I'm not talking about you, I'm not talking about you." The sneaky cow ghosts and snakes just mentioned, Qin Yifan seemed to be one of the unauthorized entrants as well. Moreover, the people at the door had already been subdued by Qin Yifan, and now the people he was with were all outside treating the wounded, no one was guarding the door, which also seemed like a normal thing. He accidentally misspoke, but included Qin Yifan in it.

  To tell the truth, the person on duty at the door today was really wronged. They were beaten for no reason. However, General is like a mountain, even if he knows they are innocent, he will still punish them without fail. Who let them not have eyes, and even dare to block Qin Yifan? Of course, this is what General thinks in his mind, but has never said it out loud.

  He glared at the general, this guy had always been outspoken, in the military and now as a general. If not for the emperor's favor, he would have been attacked long ago. But now his power was immense, even if he said something wrong, others didn't dare say anything, unless they were those short-sighted officials from the Imperial Censorate. However, in front of Qin Yifan, the general had always been humble, still treating him with the same respect as when they were in the military together.

  "Does the Imperial Censor often cause trouble?" Qin Yifan also just stared at him fiercely, knowing his personality well. Qin Yifan didn't mind much, but he looked thoughtfully at the so-called Imperial Censor who seemed to have found some treasure and walked out with a proud smile on his face.

  "Hmm!" General Qin Yifan asked this question, and the general let out a heavy hum: "A group of annoying guys, wherever you go, there are people who like to pick faults. However, with these people chattering in front of the emperor, the emperor is also very trusting of me. Although they can be annoying at times, sometimes they look not bad." The general seemed rough but had a delicate mind. Qin Yifan had never thought about some things in the officialdom and was somewhat puzzled.

  "Don't think about those annoying things anymore." Seeing Qin Yifan's confusion, the general didn't explain and instead asked: "Qin Tou, how did you have time to come out for a stroll? Has the evil aura on that side been resolved? Good fellow, it almost got me sick when I came back!"

  As everyone requested, I have changed the reason for rushing into General's Mansion.