Chapter 1191: Meeting the Lord

The leading man had seen arrogant people before, but never someone so outrageously arrogant.

At this moment, he felt somewhat angered, more or less.

"Good lad, you are the boldest I have ever met. If I do not teach you a lesson this time, do you really think I am a vegetarian?"

Li Yue, however, spoke calmly: "I heard you are recruiting soldiers. If you kill me, would that not violate your lord's orders? What will happen then, I think I need not say more; you should know, right? ~"

The man who had originally intended to act, upon hearing Li Yue say this, immediately froze, even for a moment not knowing whether he should strike or not. Li Yue, however, spoke calmly: "Even if a military officer wishes to punish me, should it not be your lord who makes the judgment?"

Upon hearing these words, people beside him immediately stepped forward to advise their leader.

"Boss, this fellow speaks truly. You must know we need men now. If the lord learns of your actions, the Nanmian Society will surely hold you accountable."

Speaking of you, the soldier beside him turned and said another sentence.

"But if we recount the entire incident to the lord exactly as it happened, I believe the lord will also find this fellow utterly detestable. How to deal with him then will depend entirely on your will, boss."

The leading man thought it over carefully and felt the matter was indeed well put; he immediately nodded lightly, a sign of agreement.

Thus, under these circumstances, he shouted to the soldiers beside him: "Bind this lad and take him back for the lord to decide his fate."

"Yes!" several soldiers responded in unison.

With the words spoken, Li Yue was immediately forcibly seized and taken away by the group.

On the road, Li Yue could not restrain his curiosity and asked: "I wish to ask, who is your lord?"

"Hah? On what grounds do you, lad, have the right to know our lord?"

One soldier spoke arrogantly.

Hearing these words, Li Yue's lips curled into a slight smile; he said nothing more.

He simply waited silently until he arrived at the military camp.

Time passed bit by bit; led by several soldiers, Li Yue finally arrived at a place where a military camp stood.

This camp was not particularly large; from the vantage point, it could accommodate only about one hundred thousand people.

Such a number could only belong to a minor lord.

Li Yue grew even more curious: who could this lord be?

At this moment, the leading man said no nonsense and brought Li Yue directly before a tent.

He spoke to the guard standing at the tent door: "My lord guard, I have a matter to report to the lord. Please announce my presence."

The guard stationed at the tent door sneered: "Do you not see the lord is busy now? If your matter is so important, could you not wait until the lord has finished handling affairs before speaking?"

"But...?"

At this moment, the leading man hesitated, glancing first into the tent and then at Li Yue.

He immediately stated without hesitation: "It is like this: this lad killed one of our soldiers. However, since we are in urgent need of men, I, your subordinate, find it difficult to make a decision in such a situation and can only seek the lord's judgment."

Upon hearing this, the guard's brows furrowed tightly.

You must know, within the army, killing a comrade is no small matter.

Without further thought, the guard spoke directly: "Very well, I understand. Wait here for a moment; I will inform the lord of this matter."

Saying this, he lifted the Zhangpengde Sect curtain and entered.

Li Yue paid no attention to the lord inside the tent; instead, he focused his gaze on the leading man before him.

A bitter smile curled his lips.

He thought: I merely injured one of your subordinates; how has it become murder in your account?

Good heavens, such inversion of black and white—I have seen black, but truly never so black as this.

However, these words were merely Li Yue's inner monologue.

After all, Li Yue had no need to care about such matters.

At this very moment, the tent curtain was lifted again, and the guard's figure emerged from within.

He glanced at Li Yue, then raised his hand toward the man and pointed into the tent, saying: "You, the lord has ordered you to enter and speak."

……

"Yes!"

Hearing the order, the man hurriedly quickened his steps and entered.

In the process, he naturally did not forget to bring Li Yue along with him.

Once inside the tent, the man respectfully performed a deep bow to the person seated before him, then recounted Li Yue's matter with embellishments.

Of course, the incident of being injured in the man's account was directly transformed into murder.

Upon hearing that Li Yue had killed one of his men, the lord immediately stood up from his seat with a sharp slap.

"Good heavens, do you truly think I am a soft persimmon to be squeezed? Lad, your courage is indeed great!"

As the lord spoke, his gaze fixed upon Li Yue.

The moment he saw Li Yue, his brows furrowed slightly.

For this lord, upon first seeing Li Yue, felt as though he had seen him somewhere before; yet after thinking and thinking, for a Yishiban Society moment, he truly could not recall where exactly he had met him.

Li Yue's lips curled into a slight smile. He asked: "Are you the lord of this group?"

"My lord, this lad shows you no respect at all. In my humble opinion, he should be subjected to lingchi to warn those who are unruly. Otherwise, if everyone resists like him, how shall we fight the demons in the battles ahead?"

The man hurriedly offered his suggestion.

However, the lord paid no heed to his subordinate's words; instead, he looked coldly at Li Yue and said: "Indeed, I am. What of it? Do you have objections?" The man beside him, upon hearing his lord speak thus, was slightly stunned.

What is happening? Did my lord actually respond to this fellow's words?

Is this truly the lord I know?

You must know, normally, if anyone dared speak to him in such a tone, he would long since have become a corpse. Li Yue continued: "So, your subordinate's actions were all ordered by you?" The lord hesitated not at all and nodded heavily.