Chapter 831: Pei County

The Great Qin chose an attitude of "better to kill than to let go." They immediately dispatched people to Pei County.

"Where is that brat Liu Bang?"

The leader this time was Li Xin. As a fierce general in the army, Li Xin's combat power was very strong, even if he was still a bit behind the likes of Meng Tian and Bai Qi.

However, his personal combat power had reached the level of a Golden Immortal, which was absolutely the ceiling in the human world.

With him leading the team, plus the assassins recruited by the Great Qin—swordsmen who each possessed Earth Immortal-level combat power—they formed a formidable squad.

The Great Qin was also clear that if that Liu Bang was truly the Emperor Star, he would inevitably have experts protecting him.

As for the Xiang Clan, they had investigated them thoroughly; during this period, their strength had progressed rapidly, especially that Xiang Yan, whose strength had unexpectedly reached the level of a Golden Immortal.

This might have been caused by the turmoil of the Qi of Luck in the human world, but more so, it was because there was a force supporting him from behind, causing his power to surge.

However, the Great Qin did not care about this. They were not afraid of the forces on the surface at all; even if the strength of the Xiang Clan increased tenfold, it would still be difficult for them to be a match for the Great Qin.

What they were more wary of were the secret hands of the Heavenly Court and others; the methods hidden in the shadows were the most terrifying.

Therefore, they chose to eliminate this Liu Bang at the first opportunity. Regardless of whether he was truly the Emperor Star or not, they would absolutely not let him go.

Upon arriving at Pei County, Li Xin immediately found the County Magistrate of Pei County.

"General Li."

"Cut the nonsense. Lead the way. Do you know where Liu Bang of Pei County is?"

Li Xin did not want to waste any more words with this County Magistrate.

"Liu Bang! This subordinate knows."

Liu Bang's reputation in Pei County was not good, and the Liu Laotaiye was considered a powerful local clan in Pei County.

They belonged to the type of family that were local tyrants.

Why was Liu Bang able to marry Lv Zhi in history? If Liu Bang were merely a local hoodlum, it would have been impossible for him to marry Lv Zhi.

The Lu Jia was, after all, considered descendants of nobility. Although their family fortunes had declined, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. Even if the Lu Jia had fled to Pei County, if Liu Bang had only been a hoodlum, the Lu Laotaiye would never have even glanced at him.

Do you really think the Lu Laotaiye was so impressive that he could tell Liu Bang would achieve great things in the future just by looking at him?

If he really had such great foresight, why would his family fortunes have declined?

It was entirely because the Liu Bang family, the Liu Family, were local tyrants in Pei County. If the Lu Jia wanted to settle down in Pei County, it was best to become in-laws with the local powerful clan.

Therefore, as the Liu Family were local tyrants, the County Magistrate of Pei County was naturally no stranger to them.

Although he did not know why Li Xin, this great general of the army, had suddenly brought people to find Liu Bang, looking at their murderous aura, it was clearly not a good thing.

Regarding this, he did not have any dissatisfaction; on the contrary, he felt even more delighted in his heart.

This Liu Bang character was not a good person in Pei County. After all, with some local hoodlums around, one could imagine the state of local public security.

He had long wanted to deal with him, but he was wary of the Liu Family behind him.

He needed to govern the locality, and relying on himself alone was naturally impossible; the great local clans were also his reliance.

And it just so happened that the Liu Family were the local tyrants of Pei County, so he naturally could do nothing about Liu Bang, as the other party had not committed any acts that violated the Qin Lu.

At most, it was some trivial matters. Even if he were taken in, he would be locked up for a few days at most. This would not have any effect on Liu Bang at all, and instead, it would offend the Liu Family, the local tyrants.

However, now that the higher-ups were taking action, it was no longer his business.

Thus, he was very happy and led Li Xin and his men toward the Liu Family.

"Hmm! Old Niu, where is County Magistrate Zhao going? Are those people behind him soldiers?"

When Li Xin and his men arrived, they did not hide their figures and swaggered right to the county office.

"Oh! It's Clerk Xiao. The County Magistrate is taking some military gentlemen to the Liu Family. It seems those military gentlemen are looking for that hoodlum Liu Bang."

The bailiff surnamed Niu bowed slightly after seeing Xiao He, then explained with a smile. Clearly, seeing that Liu Bang was about to be in trouble, he was naturally happy.

"Hmm!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao He's expression shifted. That group of people possessed strength that was not simple. He, Xiao He, was a disciple of Confucianism, though not an orthodox Confucian disciple.

However, his cultivation was not bad.

It was just that in the current Great Qin, Confucianism was not well-regarded. Even orthodox Confucian disciples did not hold many official positions in the Great Qin, let alone a wild one like him.

In reality, the Confucianism of the Great Qin was very strong, but because it was suppressed by the blessing of the Great Qin's Qi of Luck, many people could only muddle along in the local areas.

Xiao He was the same.

"They are going to deal with Liu Bang."

Xiao He's heart stirred. A few days ago, while he was cultivating, he suddenly felt a meteor flash across the sky.

Then, not long after, he noticed the changes in the Emperor Star in the sky. Among the Great Qin's Emperor Star, which was like the sun at high noon, a dim Emperor Star faintly appeared in the sky again, and at the same time, stars were twinkling one by one.

As a wild Confucian disciple, Xiao He could not understand as much about the Great Qin or the Heavenly Court as the likes of Zhang Liang.

But he still understood some of the current situation of the Great Qin.

The Great Qin had unified the world for decades, yet unexpectedly, internal chaos had appeared again. In the territories of the Six States, so many Six Kingdoms Remnants had suddenly appeared and stood up to rebel.

As an official of the Great Qin, Xiao He naturally did not wish for the Great Qin to have internal strife. He belonged to the Great Qin and naturally received the care of the Great Qin's Qi of Luck; his cultivation over these years could be said to have been smooth sailing.

Even though he was a low-level official of the Great Qin, there would be a day of advancement. In this Pei County, he was quite valued by that County Magistrate.

Now, as the Clerk, his status and power could be said to be second only to the County Magistrate and the County Lieutenant. Although he was not yet considered a full official, as long as he took one more step, he could reach the level of an official.

Although this step was very difficult, with his ability, he could still cross it.

Once he crossed it, it would be like a fish leaping over the dragon gate.

The officialdom of the Great Qin was not overly pedantic; if you had ability, there was still a great possibility of being promoted.

It was just that as a clerk, he could not be valued by the government for the time being.

But once he became an official, it would be different in an instant.

On this point, Xiao He was quite confident in himself.

He had no connections in the Great Qin, so if he wanted to be promoted, he had to rely entirely on his own ability. His talent was known to the entire county office in Pei County.

From the County Magistrate down to the bailiffs, everyone understood this, so everyone treated him with great respect.

Everyone was waiting for his future soaring success.

Under Xiao He's questioning, this bailiff surnamed Niu recounted the entire matter in detail, without missing a single point.

Xiao He nodded with satisfaction, then began to ponder in his heart, the Imperial Court sending experts to Pei County.

Was it merely for the sake of Liu Bang?

In the vicinity of Pei County, these past few days, he had constantly felt several faint and elusive auras, which seemed very powerful.

Xiao He knew they were stronger than himself.

"Could it be for them?"

"In that case, I must remind that general."

He could not help but think to himself, and then Xiao He hurriedly caught up with the County Magistrate and the others.