Chapter 68: Reserved for Fuzi

  The burly man walked to a place not far from Qian, hesitated for a moment, and knelt down on the ground with both knees, but his eyes were fixed on the young man, full of hatred.

  The young man retreated a few steps, trying to get away from the burly man, but the other's gaze, like a burning flame, remained fixed on him. The young man was at a loss, and could only look at Qian Budui with pleading eyes.

  Not all the weak are worthy of sympathy. Qian Nuo glared at the sturdy man for a while, then ordered in a low voice: "Du Bing, withdraw our troops, we're going back."

  Du Bing was taken aback: "Sir, then he......" Du Bing pointed at the young man with his hand.

  Qian Bu Li smiled and said: "How can we harm a noble? Although he has committed an unforgivable crime, only the Imperial Court has the power to punish him."

  That young man was overjoyed and somehow managed to stand up from the ground, stuttering: "G-great... sir! I will repay you, I must repay you! M-money... I have money, sir, and I'll also give you a piece of land! T-tomorrow... no, right now, I'll immediately report to the Imperial Court about how you rescued me, your bravery will spread throughout the entire Zhou Dynasty!"

  "My bravery?" Qian Buli burst out laughing: "As long as you don't report the matter of your attendants being punished to the Imperial Court, I'm already very grateful to you."

  "Sir, you are insulting my reputation!" The young man heard that Qian Buli also had something to fear, and a hint of arrogance appeared between his eyebrows: "They offended you first, it's right for you to punish them. Even if you didn't punish them, I would still teach them a lesson when I get back."

  Unlike the exhilaration of this young noble, the hatred in that sturdy man's eyes had turned into despair. His body was trembling slightly, his hands were claw-like, and his fingertips were deeply buried in the mud.

  "Then thank you for your generosity." Qian Buli smiled and turned his horse, leading the charge towards the outside of the valley, Du Bing followed closely behind him with a disdainful snort.

  That young noble's face showed a look of astonishment, and he immediately let out a hysterical shout: "Your Excellency, you can't leave me here by myself! Your Excellency! You..." His shouting had barely fallen when he suddenly came to his senses.

  The strong man fell to the ground with a thud from behind him.

  Qian Buli heard the mournful cry behind him and secretly sighed. It seemed that the conflict between the Fuzhou nobles and the indigenous people was even more acute than he had imagined. His soldiers were clearly helping the villagers, but the few Han men who appeared in the end did not relax their vigilance. In this way, extreme measures must be taken against Fuzhou!

  It's easy to get into trouble when you intervene in a fight, especially if there are many people around and the place is not very secluded. Qian Buli was confident that he could wipe out his opponents this time, but doing such things too often would inevitably leave behind flaws, which would bring thorny troubles to himself and Ji Shengqing.

  For the sake of showing off, it's best for politicians to keep a low profile. Moreover, in this chaotic place like Fuzhou, relying solely on strong measures won't work. As Ji Sheng Xin is new here, he must maintain an unbiased attitude, so as to leave enough room for maneuvering.

  Qian Buli sank into thought for a moment, the right way wouldn't work, so he had to use an unorthodox method, but... who would take on this responsibility? Qian Buli's gaze swept around in a circle and landed on Sun Zhongde beside him, then he smiled slightly.

  Sun Zhongde was laughed at by Qian Buli, and he couldn't help but carefully examine himself from head to toe, but he didn't find anything out of place. He thought back on his actions, and he hadn't done anything that would have displeased Commander Qian... so why was Commander Qian looking at him like this? Sun Zhongde turned his head away, feeling uneasy in his heart.

  Qian Buli led the soldiers back to the army, the camp was just half built. Because they had just killed people, Qian Buli's soldiers still had a killing aura on their bodies, and several soldiers had bloodstains on them. Of course, the most obvious one was that behind the cavalry team, there was a corpse of a soldier on a war horse, all of which gave everyone an obvious signal.

  But Ji Shengqin couldn't see any of these, as long as Qian Buli was present, her attention and focus would all be on him. She smiled and welcomed him, Qian Buli hastily dismounted his horse and gently held Ji Shengqin's small hand.

  Ren Shuai then pulled Du Bing to one side and asked in a low voice, while Wang Rui also leaned over, the three of them whispering in each other's ears for a while.

  "Don't worry, you're in charge. Let them handle some minor matters, don't overwork yourself." Ji Sheng said softly.

  "I know." Qian Buli smiled and withdrew his thoughts, gazing at Ji Shengqing: "You go rest, you've lost a lot of weight these days, it pains me to see it..."

  "And you?" Ji Sheng's head drooped down.

  "I still have some things to take care of."

  "Alright, I'll go rest then." Ji Sheng said with a hint of melancholy, but her hand showed no intention of letting go, instead tightening its grip even more.

  "Go ahead and listen. Qian lowered his voice: "Today, overcome the last day, tomorrow we will arrive in Luling County... You haven't taken a bath for several days either?"

  Ji Shengqing's face turned red again: "Then you should also go to bed early."

  Qian nodded and glanced back, then ordered in a low voice: "Sun Zhongde, follow me. The rest of you stay here."

  Sun Zhongde followed Qian Buli into the commander's tent with a nervous heart, and before long, Sun Zhongde's cry of surprise was heard from inside the tent. Several bodyguards rushed to lift the door curtain to rush in, but were driven out by Qian Buli's stern shout.

  After a long, long time, Sun Zhongde finally walked out of the commander's tent with an odd expression on his face. He called over several personal guards who were familiar with him and entered a small tent next to the commander's tent. Du Bing and others were very curious in their hearts, but no one dared to go and ask what the commander had said. The punishment for probing into military secrets was too severe, and no one could bear it. All Du Bing and others could do was see Sun Zhongde off with their eyes while secretly speculating about Qian Bu Li's intentions in their hearts.