Chapter 131: This Is Going to Stir Up Trouble

"My lord, what exactly are you looking at?"

Ever since the Colonel of the Dongning Army was taken into custody, Shen Yu had been observing the man here for several days straight—his way of walking, sitting, lying down, his tone of voice, and even his various small mannerisms.

There were a few times the man inside had been so irritable he wanted to break out, only to be pressed to the ground and given a good thrashing by this Lord Shen; it was truly a miserable sight. Afterward, Lord Shen didn't get angry and simply continued his observation.

Whether the man was arrogant or furious, Shen Yu remained unmoved, instead smiling slightly at him with great interest. That expression, that movement—it even made Gao Cheng, standing to the side, feel a chill down his spine.

This Lord Shen, he couldn't have some special fetish, could he? Otherwise, he wouldn't have been staring at the man ever since the Colonel was locked up here, almost eating, drinking, and relieving himself right here as well.

"Gao Cheng, how is the collection of this person's information coming along?" Shen Yu continued to stare at the man without even blinking, a scene that suddenly gave Gao Cheng a sense of revulsion.

He had heard that this Lord Shen was still single; tsk tsk, thinking about it like this, why did he suddenly feel a chill down his spine?

"Rest assured, my lord, my Shadow Guard gathered his information long ago. But, Lord Shen, what exactly are you planning to do?"

"Nothing much!" Taking the man's file, Shen Yu read through it bit by bit, the smile on his face growing wider and wider.

"Lord Shen, according to our investigation, this person is reclusive, has few friends in his daily life, and has been an orphan since childhood with no family. Since joining the army, he has lived in the barracks year-round. However, due to his personality, his relationships with others in the army are merely average!"

"However, our people discovered that this person has close dealings with the Young General of the Dongning Army. It is estimated that he is likely a follower of this Young General!"

"The Young General? That foster son of Ye Jing?" Nodding slightly, he gripped the file in his hand and looked it over carefully; this Dongning Army Colonel had come at just the right time.

"Tsk tsk, reclusive, few friends. Very good, simply perfect!"

Just then, He Yinshan walked in from outside and whispered, "My lord, people from the Dongning Army have arrived. The one who came is Mid-ranking General Lu Shaozhi!"

"Him? An old acquaintance!" He gave a light hum; he knew he would have a day to meet this old acquaintance in Songnan Prefecture, but he hadn't expected to meet in this manner.

"Lord Shen has quite the nerve, daring to arrest a Colonel of my Dongning Army!"

Before he had even walked out, Shen Yu could already hear Lu Shaozhi's roar from afar, the voice laced with suppressed anger. Clearly, the visitor had come with ill intent!

"General Lu, we can be considered old acquaintances; you should know this official's temper. As long as a crime is committed on the soil of Songnan Prefecture, let alone a Colonel, even if it were you, General Lu, or your Dongning Army Commander, General Ye, this official would arrest them all the same!"

Walking slowly to Lu Shaozhi's side, Shen Yu said with a smile, "General Lu, long time no see. How have you been lately?"

"To hell with how I've been!" The moment he saw Shen Yu's face, his anger flared up. Since joining the Dongning Army, he had never suffered such a big loss. He had finally taken on a mission, and who would have thought that he, who commanded twenty thousand cavalry, would end up so disgraced.

But in the Dongning Army, they didn't ask for reasons, only results. Even though it was because the other party held a Jade Tablet Command Sword that his mission failed, it still couldn't cover up the fact that he had failed. After returning, the General had almost stripped him of all his ranks.

If it weren't for a few close colleagues pleading for him, and the fact that there were extenuating circumstances, he would likely have been demoted to a common foot soldier by now. Even so, he still received eighty military floggings, and his injuries hadn't fully healed yet.

Now, their Dongning Army Colonel had actually been arrested by the Prefect; since when did a Prefect have such guts? In this Songnan Prefecture, the Prefect's words had never carried any weight; they, the Dongning Army, were the true masters!

As it turned out, upon asking around, oh, the newly appointed Prefect was the former Magistrate of Sanshui County. As the saying goes, enemies are especially jealous when they meet; now that this brat was on his turf, could he let him be comfortable?

"Lord Shen has been promoted quite quickly, but this is Songnan Prefecture!" With his hand on his sword hilt, the killing intent on Lu Shaozhi faintly overflowed, as if it could erupt at any moment.

"I won't waste words; I am taking the man!"

"No!" Shen Yu shook his head without hesitation and said calmly, "He committed a capital crime!"

"That is slander! My Dongning Army has strict discipline and has never slaughtered the innocent!"

His eyes locked coldly with Shen Yu's. The guards he brought stood silently behind him, the momentum of over a hundred men almost merging into one; that look of shared hatred was something anyone would be wary of.

"Is General Lu planning to seize him by force? You have quite the nerve, daring to do this inside the Prefecture Office!" His own momentum erupted as well, the terrifying power enveloping the group of Dongning Army soldiers opposite him. In the span of a single sentence, both sides were already at daggers drawn.

"Clang!" Facing the terrifying aura coming from the Prefect before him, even though Lu Shaozhi was suppressed to the point of being covered in cold sweat, he still drew the sword at his waist. Following his movement, the Dongning Army soldiers behind him did the same.

They had come here to stir up trouble, and it would be best to make the matter even bigger so that the entire Dongning Army would have a reason to intervene. A mere small-time Prefect—could he really stand against the entire Dongning Army?

But a moment later, Shen Yu suddenly smiled and said in a negotiating tone, "General Lu's temper is truly as big as ever. It is not impossible for your Dongning Army to take the man, but this official has one condition!"

"What?" The sudden change in the person opposite caught Lu Shaozhi off guard. Was this still the person he knew? Didn't this guy always refuse to be swayed by soft or hard tactics? There was a conspiracy; there must be a conspiracy!

Ignoring the shifting expressions on Lu Shaozhi's face, Shen Yu said calmly, "General Lu, this person must die; this official must give the common people an explanation!"

"General Lu, don't be in a hurry; it is just finding a body double, and you can still take the man away. But to the outside world, your Dongning Army must keep the same story as this official: say that this person has already been dealt with by me!"

"If General Lu is willing, you can take the man now; if you are not willing, then forget it. Then this official will kill him for sure; I keep my word!"

"This..." Although he couldn't figure out what the other party was trying to do, Lu Shaozhi felt uneasy. However, the other party's eyes were bright and didn't look like they were lying. Could he have really had a change of heart?

After a long while, Lu Shaozhi looked up and said, "Fine, I can agree to this condition, but I want to take the man now!"

"Very well. General Lu, please wait here for a moment; this official will be right back. Gao Cheng, help me host General Lu!"

Turning around, Shen Yu took He Yinshan back into the prison and stood once again outside the cell door of the Dongning Army Colonel. "The Dongning Army has come to take you away!"

"Hahaha!" Upon hearing this news, the Colonel inside suddenly burst into loud laughter, his face looking indescribably arrogant.

"I am a follower of the Young General; even if you know I killed someone, what of it? You still have to obediently let me go!"

"My lord, this person is so arrogant, we... damn!"

Before He Yinshan could finish his sentence, Shen Yu had already expressionlessly slashed out with his sword. With just that one strike, this Colonel, who had already entered the Innate Realm, fell in unwillingness.

He couldn't believe that a mere Prefect would actually dare to make a move; had he gone mad? He Yinshan, standing to the side, was equally incredulous. He had just said he would let him go, and now he had killed him—what was this all about?

"My lord, you are..."

But at this moment, Shen Yu did not answer him, instead turning his head and smiling slightly at He Yinshan. "How is it? Does it look like him?"

"Oh my!" The voice that reached his ears startled He Yinshan. He looked at Shen Yu, then at the Colonel who had been killed in one strike. Was this "like him"? This was clearly identical, even the voice was the same.

If he hadn't been absolutely certain that the person beside him just now was Shen Yu, he would have feared that his lord had been replaced.

Disguise Technique—could it actually reach this level?

"Alright, clean this place up. You will have to work hard for the next period of time; this official is going to the Dongning Army. You cannot tell anyone about this secret, not even Gao Cheng, understand!"

"Does my lord not trust them?"

"It is not a matter of trust, but that we must be extremely cautious now. My absence must be kept secret; the more people who know about this, the greater the risk of a leak. The opponent I am facing is even more troublesome than imagined!"

"Rest assured, my lord, this subordinate understands!" Using the Disguise Technique to infiltrate the Dongning Army—his lord was really going to stir up trouble!

"System, sign in!"

"Sign-in successful, obtained Small Formless Technique!"

"Small Formless Technique? Is that the one that can imitate other people's Martial Arts?"