Chapter 112. Civil Unrest in Pingzhen

Chapter 112. Civil Unrest in Pingzhen

Wutu City, the General’s Mansion.

This was the place where Liu Shuqin had settled. In recent days, she had been on edge, especially since she had to defend her homeland; there could be no negligence.

“Lord Liu, a young lady named Su Kexin has come to see you!”

At that moment, a soldier rushed in to report.

“Kexin? Quickly, bring her in!”

“Understood!”

The soldier dashed out and brought Su Kexin inside.

“Senior Sister! Senior Sister!”

Upon seeing Liu Shuqin safe and sound, Su Kexin excitedly ran over, grabbing Liu Shuqin’s hand as if she were a little girl seeing her beloved older sister.

Seeing Su Kexin in this place eased the tension in Liu Shuqin’s heart a little. She smiled gently while holding Su Kexin’s hand:

“Kexin, how did you end up here? Did you come alone?”

“Not at all! My Senior Brother is with me. Master said that recently the alien race’s rebel forces are causing trouble, so I came to Hu City with my Senior Brother to suppress the intruders!”

“Hu City? Kexin, this is Wutu City; it’s several hundred miles away from Hu City.”

“Yep, that’s correct, but my Senior Brother said he wanted to visit you, so we came together!”

“You both came together?”

Liu Shuqin specifically looked outside the door but didn’t see Lin Nuo’s figure.

“Kexin, where’s Junior Brother? Didn’t you say you came together?”

“My Senior Brother said he wanted to walk around Wutu City to experience the local scenery. I wanted to join him, but he insisted on going alone. Not knowing my way around here, I didn’t dare wander off and just came straight to find you, Senior Sister!”

“Oh, I see. This place is simple, so please don’t mind if I didn’t attend to you properly.”

“Hey now! Senior Sister, you’re too polite! There’s nothing to fuss about; we’re not the kind of people that require special treatment! I heard you were born in Wutu City; I always thought you were a local from the Central Plains!”

“My father is from the Central Plains, and my mother is of mixed blood, so my appearance leans towards the Central Plains. But I was born here and have many fond childhood memories of this place. Sorry for not mentioning it before.”

“It’s nothing, that’s your private matter, so you’re not obligated to share with me! Are you managing well here? The alien races must be tough to deal with.” Su Kexin expressed her concern, and the two girls continued to chat, showing mutual care.

“Everything is alright; we’re barely holding on. Once the court’s troops arrive, we can breathe a sigh of relief.”

After chatting for a while, Su Kexin’s presence eased Liu Shuqin’s mood. Having a junior sister to talk with helped her relax a bit.

Suddenly, a loud boom echoed through the air, like an earthquake, shaking the entire mansion.

The sound was very close, and Liu Shuqin felt it must be within the city.

Why was there an explosion in the city? Could there be a rebellion?

Liu Shuqin had long been worried about this; after all, many border towns were already experiencing rebellious schemes. She hoped the citizens would unite against the enemies and not fall into internal chaos.

“What’s happening…?”

“Unclear, but I don’t think it’s a good thing.”

Liu Shuqin’s expression turned serious, and the smile on her face vanished.

At that moment, a soldier rushed in in a panic.

“Lord Liu, rebel forces are causing chaos in the city! Please instruct us!”

As expected, her worries had come true.

Liu Shuqin asked sternly:

“Where did that explosion come from?”

“It was from Lord Haru’s residence. It seems to have been blown up by something and is now on the verge of being burned to ashes.”

“I understand. I’ll head over to quell the chaos immediately.”

Liu Shuqin drew her sword and turned to Su Kexin.

“I’m sorry, Kexin. I haven’t been able to properly host you since your arrival, and now there’s a rebellion in the city. Please stay here at the mansion; I’ll handle it.”

“No, no! Senior Sister, you’re still too polite! With trouble in the city, I can’t just stand by. I’ll go with you!”

Su Kexin also drew her sword, saying seriously.

“Alright, thank you, Kexin.”

The two of them then left the General’s Mansion to quell the rebel forces in the city.

Liu Shuqin thought it would be a large-scale, organized rebellion that would be quite troublesome. She was ready to risk her life. However, upon entering the city to suppress it, she found that the rebels were just a rabble, aimlessly running about like headless flies, lacking any organization or leadership.

The rebels at the city lord’s residence had some semblance of organization, but their plans had already been exposed, and the city lord dispatched troops to suppress them covertly.

To Liu Shuqin, this suppression felt like a joke; the rebels were far from what she had come to understand about rebellion.

It seemed their arrangements had been disrupted; they were evidently in disarray.

“What is this? Could there be hidden dangers still lurking?”

Liu Shuqin found it hard to believe. Now she suspected it was a trick by the rebels; on the surface, they appeared to be a ragtag group, but in reality, it concealed a deadly plot—a scheme to lower their guard and then strike unexpectedly.

Lord Haru’s residence had been blown up; it must have been the work of the rebels.

As a noble, Haru had his military force too, yet his residence had been destroyed, showing how vicious and cunning the rebels were.

“Miss Liu.”

Hearing someone call out, Liu Shuqin looked and saw the city lord of Wutu City approaching.

“Lord City Lord, how’s the situation on your side?”

“It’s already been suppressed. I didn’t expect Haru to collude with the alien race.”

“Hmm? Haru? What do you mean?”

“A mysterious person provided us with plans and layouts of the rebels, along with intercepted hidden letters. They even showed us how to break the sealing techniques. We couldn’t be sure, but we kept our guard up, and sure enough, we detected something amiss with them. We captured their people and got more leads. After our actions, the rebels in the city began to rise up, and the alien forces outside also started to stir, but they didn’t attack since the city gates remained closed. Later, one of my men received a sound pearl that recorded the conversations between Haru and the alien forces.”

Then the city lord activated the sound pearl, and indeed, it was a conversation between Haru and the alien races, with their tone sounding quite sinister and cunning.

So it was Haru after all; who would have thought that a prominent noble from Wutu City would harbor treasonous thoughts.

But what was that explosion about?

“Mysterious person? Who is this mysterious person?”

“Unclear. They were masked and left quickly, so we didn’t see their true face.”

“Hmm? How strange.”

Liu Shuqin found this truly odd. After hearing the city lord’s account, she felt that this mysterious person had extensive capabilities, almost as if they knew everything in advance.

Lin Nuo was hiding in a corner, watching them.

In his past life, he had been bothered by this incident. After becoming a demon, he had specifically looked into the situation at the time and gathered enough intelligence. However, Haru had already died then, and there were no ashes left; otherwise, he would have struck his corpse again.

Now that he had been reborn, he had personally resolved everything with Haru. What a satisfying feeling that was.