Chapter 832: Exposure

"Magistrate," "Magistrate..."

"Who is it?"

Li Xin sensed the movement behind him and instantly became alert.

"Li Jiangjun, it is a misunderstanding."

"Li Jiangjun, please do not misunderstand; this person is my Clerk."

Seeing the person behind him, the Magistrate hurriedly dismounted to stop Li Xin from taking action.

"Your man?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xin immediately withdrew his weapon, his expression displeased as he said, "Then hurry up and send him away; we still have to head to the Liu Family."

"Clerk Xiao, what are you doing? Go back at once!"

The Magistrate held Xiao He in high regard; aside from his humble background, his abilities were quite formidable.

Perhaps in the future, he could go even further than himself.

It was thanks to him, an outsider, that this Pei County was governed so smoothly.

He sensed Li Xin's impatience and did not want Xiao He to anger him.

Li Xin might not be able to help Xiao He attain a high position, but with a single word from him, Xiao He's future path would become much more arduous.

"Magistrate, I have an urgent matter to report to that General."

Xiao He said with a serious and earnest expression.

"What matter could you have? You don't even know Li Jiangjun Xin?" The Magistrate looked at Xiao He with some confusion.

"Magistrate, this matter is very important; it likely concerns the General's mission."

"Xiao He, do not speak nonsense; this concerns your future." The Magistrate looked at Xiao He, knowing his character to be very steady.

"Magistrate, of course I know."

"Very well, then I will introduce you."

Seeing this, the Magistrate had no choice but to bite the bullet and return to Li Xin, "Li Jiangjun, this subordinate of mine says he has an urgent matter to report to you."

"Bullshit! I don't even know him; what urgent matter could he have to report to me? I see another person trying to take a shortcut."

Li Xin only wanted to find Liu Bang quickly and capture him.

He could not spare any attention for anything else.

"This..."

"Li Jiangjun, I have come regarding the matter of Liu Bang."

Xiao He also saw that Li Xin had no intention of seeing him, so he hurriedly stepped forward.

Clang!

Li Xin instantly drew his sword, looking at Xiao He with eyes full of murderous intent.

"General, please calm your anger."

Seeing this, the Magistrate was nearly frightened into kneeling and hurriedly stepped forward to mediate.

"You had better explain yourself clearly, or I won't mind killing you first." Under the glare of Li Xin's tiger-like eyes, Xiao He remained calm.

This composure alone stirred Li Xin's heart; one must know he was a veteran of the battlefield who had killed countless people.

The killing intent radiating from his body, even without being fully unleashed, was not something an ordinary official could withstand.

Looking at the Magistrate of Pei County beside him, who had collapsed to the ground just by being slightly brushed by his killing intent.

Yet this man, facing his full killing intent head-on, could remain so calm; he was definitely no ordinary person.

Thus, Li Xin slowly retracted his killing intent, though he still looked at the other party coldly.

"Li Jiangjun, rest assured."

"This matter must be told starting from some time ago..."

Xiao He saw the change in Li Xin's attitude, smiled inwardly, and began to speak unhurriedly.

As Xiao He slowly recounted the tale, the murderous intent in Li Xin's eyes grew ever stronger.

When Xiao He finished, Li Xin was already certain that this Liu Bang was, nine times out of ten, the hidden Emperor Star.

"Very good! Xiao He, is it?"

"I have noted your contribution; once I complete this mission, I will certainly report your merit."

After speaking, Li Xin did not wait for Xiao He's response, but turned and led his troops toward the Liu Family.

Since there were experts in Pei County, their arrival might have already been discovered, so they needed to increase their speed.

Whoosh!

Not long after Li Xin and his men had advanced, a ghostly light suddenly shot out from the bamboo forest ahead, striking toward them.

"How bold! Daring to ambush me!"

"Everyone, follow me and kill!"

Sensing the ghostly light, Li Xin drew his sword and spurred his mount; man and horse became one, moving as fast as a flying steed, instantly leaping thirty zhang.

He slashed his bronze sword through the air, shattering the ghostly light.

"Kill!"

Li Xin did not waste words; those who dared to ambush him were clearly enemies, and he held nothing back, his Golden Immortal-level combat power erupting instantly.

With just one strike, he slaughtered over a dozen men.

Those dozen men instantly turned into fragments.

"Hmph! Scattering Beans into Soldiers; truly, they are people from the Heavenly Court."

The Heavenly Court's Scattering Beans into Soldiers was originally from Taoism, but when cast by the Heavenly Court, they turned into heavenly soldiers and generals.

The Protector divine generals of the Taoist Sect would not be this weak.

"Looking at it this way, even if Liu Bang is not the Emperor Star, he is still an important chess piece planted by the Heavenly Court; this time, no matter what, he must be captured."

The killing intent in Li Xin's eyes erupted as if it were tangible.

A frenzied slaughter; this group of Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals could not stop him.

Behind the bamboo forest, at the Liu Jia Da Yuan, several figures had grim expressions.

"How could this place have been exposed?"

These few were sent by the Heavenly Court to secretly look after the Emperor Star, and their strength was quite good, with two of them being at the Golden Immortal level.

Do not be fooled by the great power of the Heavenly Court; the forces that belong entirely to the Jade Emperor are not many.

He finds it very difficult to command the people of the Jie Sect.

One must know that the current Great Qin inherited a portion of the Qi of Luck from the Yin-Shang, and back then, the Qi of Luck of the Jie Sect and the Yin-Shang were intertwined.

Even if they do not respect the Buddha, they must respect the monks; they already view the Great Qin differently, and not descending to the mortal realm to help the Great Qin is already giving the Jade Emperor enough face.

Therefore, the Jie Sect is simply impossible; he can only mobilize his own people, and as for the Chan Sect, the other party is extremely arrogant.

Furthermore, the Chan Sect has few members to begin with, and their Core Disciples are all in seclusion in the Kunlun Grotto-Heaven, making it even more impossible for them to come.

Unless things reach an extremely dire state, perhaps they would then emerge from the mountains.

Over these years, although the Jade Emperor has recruited many people, most are not very strong; those who can truly reach the Golden Immortal level are but a mere few.

In the Heavenly Court, a Golden Immortal can be considered an expert of a certain standing.

During the War of Investiture, when the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect appeared, the weakest among them were merely Golden Immortals, and there were only a few Great Luo Golden Immortals.

One must know that the Twelve Golden Immortals were the personal disciples of the Primordial Saint Yuanshi.

It is easy to imagine that the Golden Immortal level is already very high.

That he was able to cultivate a few Golden Immortals is thanks to the fact that the Heavenly Court's Qi of Luck has surged in recent years, allowing him to allocate some of that Qi of Luck to those people.

"We must quickly relocate the Emperor Star now. Since the Great Qin has sent people, it is clear they have already discovered the Emperor Star; regardless of how they discovered it, we must prepare."

The descent of the Emperor Star into the human world is not so simple; even with the Jade Emperor's support behind it, the cost consumed is quite immense.

Once something happens to this Emperor Star, the cost and time it would take for the Heavenly Court to reincarnate another Emperor Star might not even be enough to keep up.