Chapter 540: Chapter 61 Riding the Dragon, Assisting the Dragon

The ambush that Tong An had prepared involved not just a few strong competitors but also hundreds of gunmen and martial artists.

These martial artists came from the Zhi Ge Court, the Wang family, and those jianghu people who had been roped in and subdued by Tong An.

But Li Fei was killing people too quickly!

The martial artists lying in ambush nearby hadn’t even received the command to act when the head of the Wang family had already been beheaded, two Great Mages from the Righteous Court in the Possession Stage had also been killed, and the ambusher Tong An himself had started to flee.

This left the martial artists in an awkward position; they could do nothing but silently disperse.

Lv Wenxing, along with two Sitting Officials in the Tao Foundation Stage, went off in pursuit of Tong An, as Li Fei had ordered them to try to capture him alive.

The remaining two Tao Foundation Stage Sitting Officials were commanded by Li Fei to lead the rest to the Righteous Court and gain control over it.

In the end, Li Fei was the only one left standing in the long street.

“Hu Commander.”

Li Fei turned to look towards Hu Hua, who hid at the rear with a baffled expression, and spoke very politely:

“Please continue leading the way.”

“Ah?”

Hu Hua snapped back to reality, nodding hurriedly and heading towards Li Fei at the fastest pace of his life:

“Yes, yes, yes, my lord! After you!”

The journey that followed was uneventful. Under Hu Hua’s guidance, Li Fei smoothly arrived at the residence of Chong City’s Chief, Fu Guangyong.

The martial artists who obeyed Tong An had all fled upon receiving the news, so Fu Guangyong was free once more and waiting outside the main gate.

Upon seeing Li Fei and the others, his eyes lit up and he rushed over with a bow:

“This official greets the imperial envoy! Thank you for saving my life, sir!”

He had gotten word from the City Guard Army in advance that the imperial envoy was very young, so he recognized Li Fei immediately.

Li Fei looked at the bowing Fu Guangyong: “You’re the Chong City Chief?”

“Yes, I am.”

“The order to gather everyone was issued by you?”

Fu Guangyong trembled but still bowed: “I was coerced into issuing such an order by Tong An, the Chief of the Zhi Ge Court of Chong City, who threatened my whole family’s lives. I beg the Lord to investigate!”

“Besides the Zhi Ge Court and the Righteous Court, did any others in the city revolt?”

Li Fei asked.

“There’s also the biggest local family, the Wang family, which conspired as well. Besides them, there were some local gangs and jianghu individuals that Tong An usually roped in.”

Fu Guangyong answered truthfully.

Li Fei: “How many people can you mobilize now as the Chief?”

“The Inspection Bureau has a total of over three hundred Inspectors, and I can also command over three hundred City Guards. Besides that, there are two large local families that together can provide over thirty martial artists and hundreds of gunmen; I can command them too.”

Fu Guangyong said with certainty.

This was also the reason Tong An didn’t kill him directly.

Having such forces at his disposal, he was actually the most powerful person in Chong City under normal circumstances.

Unfortunately, during the revolt, Tong An alone put him in checkmate.

“Sir, I have important intelligence to present; previously, the traitor Tong An told me personally that soon, fifty Imperial Camp Cavalry along with dozens of martial artists, as well as over three hundred Inspectors and more than two hundred City Guards, would be rushing to Chong City!”

Fu Guangyong said.

“I understand.”

Li Fei remained composed, appearing very calm:

“Instruct all civilians to stay at home, do not come out to wander.”

“Gather all the forces you can mobilize and have them man the walls for defense.”

Seeing Li Fei looking so confident and after he had taken care of Tong An and the others so efficiently, Fu Guangyong felt much more at ease:

“Yes! I’ll handle it right away. Sir, please come inside and take a seat in my residence for a while.”

Thus, Li Fei entered Fu Guangyong’s residence and sat down in the great hall.

He was strategizing the upcoming ‘defense of the city’.

He was not overly concerned about the dozens of martial artists, over three hundred Inspectors, and more than two hundred City Guards; the key was the fifty Imperial Camp Cavalry.

If they could hold them off, Chong City could be saved.

If they failed, the citizens of Chong City would still face slaughter!

Li Fei waited for about fifteen minutes in Fu Guangyong’s residence until Lv Wenxing and others returned with Tong An in tow.

Tong An was the bowman in the Tao Foundation Stage who had been shooting from a distance.

Being strong in ranged attacks, he ended up captured after facing three Tao Foundation Stage opponents without any cooperation.

He was controlled by Lv Wenxing and another Tao Foundation Stage Sitting Official and was brought before Li Fei, immediately kneeling down.

“Sir, we have captured him.”

Lv Wenxing said to Li Fei, who was sitting at the center of the hall.

“Imperial envoy, have mercy!”

Upon seeing Li Fei, Tong An immediately shouted loudly, “I wish to atone for my crimes through meritorious deeds! Coming soon, there are fifty Imperial Camp Cavalry from Jinshan Prefecture City bringing hundreds to attack the city, and I am willing to make amends for my misdeeds. Please give me a chance, sir!”

Hearing about the fifty Imperial Camp Cavalry, Lv Wenxing, and the others immediately looked grim.

Seeing Li Fei remain silent, Lv Wenxing quickly sent a telepathic message:

“Sir, thirty men from the Imperial Camp can form a formation that can at least match a Fifth Tier Tao Foundation practitioner. Fifty men in formation are capable of besieging even a Peak Tao Foundation Stage powerhouse! Moreover, the Imperial Camp Cavalry are assisted by Exotic Beasts, which makes them even more deadly!

This Tong An is a rare archer. While he may not be adequate in direct confrontations, he can be very useful in defending the city. It might be worth sparing his life temporarily to give him a chance to redeem himself.”

After listening, Li Fei remained expressionless. He looked at Tong An, who was kneeling on the ground:

“The order to collect all civilians and to confine them together was yours, forcing Fu Guangyong to issue it?”

Tong An glanced at Fu Guangyong sitting nearby and clenched his teeth: “It was me, but I…”