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Chapter 174 The Turmoil in the Capital

When Ruan Mumu and Qiao Tinghao arrived at the gates of the capital, it was already late afternoon.

This is a time when many people leave the city.

Looking at the towering and majestic city walls, which stood out prominently, Ruan Mumu couldn't help but sigh, "This is truly worthy of being the capital city; even the city gates are built so grandly and imposingly."

Just as Ruan Mumu was sitting in the car looking at the majestic city wall, a man who looked like a general led several people toward their off-road vehicle.

Liu Shengxu got out of the passenger seat and walked up to the general, but before he could say anything...

The burly man, dressed in the uniform of a guard general, pointed at the SUV driven by Ruan Mumu and the motorcycles driven by the others, and looked into Liu Shengxu's eyes.

With a voice as loud as a bell, he shouted, "Who are you people? How dare you appear in front of the capital city gates in such a strange appearance! And what are these things? These things are not allowed to enter the city."

This man was Li Miao, the general in charge of guarding the city gate. He had a cold face and sharp eyes, revealing a ruthless nature.

Upon seeing this, Liu Shengxu felt a surge of anger.

However, he still doesn't know who this person is, since the person is a complete stranger. When he left the capital, he wasn't the one guarding this city gate.

So he was trying to suppress the urge to shoot the man through the head.

He snorted coldly, then looked indifferently at the arrogant general, meeting Li Miao's gaze without hesitation.

"How dare you ignore me like this?" Li Miao became even angrier and was about to hit him.

Liu Shengxu stepped forward and coldly demanded, "Do you recognize me? Do you know who I am?"

However, the general showed no sign of backing down. Instead, he sneered and replied disdainfully, "Hmph! So what if I know you? Whoever you are, if you want to enter the city, you'd better hand over one tael of silver each! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"

At this moment, the soldiers guarding the city also looked at these people dressed in strange clothes with hostility.

They stared intently at these people, also very curious about what they were riding.

In fact, besides these soldiers, a lot of people had gathered at the city gate, all talking about Liu Shengxu and his group. In addition to their strange clothes, they were also riding motorcycles that the people had never seen before.

Li Miao had just been transferred from another city to Beijing, and he had no idea about the complex interpersonal relationships in the capital.

Even if people harbored some grievances in private, since it didn't involve them personally, those with influence couldn't afford to openly confront the Crown Prince's residence.

Although Li Miao was only a distant relative of the Crown Prince's maternal family, he was arrogant and domineering because he had the Crown Prince's backing.

He considered himself a prominent and influential figure in the capital, and often abused his position to extort money at the city gate, causing dissatisfaction among passersby who dared not speak out.

Even now, he had forgotten his duty; he had only one thought in his mind: to teach this arrogant man a lesson for his arrogance and swagger.

"Oh... You haven't even found out who I am, yet you dare to stop me like this?" Liu Shengxu's cold voice suddenly rang out, like the biting wind in the dead of winter, carrying a chill that made people feel fear.

Even though he wasn't angry, he still possessed an invisible authority.

"I'm stopping you, do you dare to force your way in?" Li Miao replied without any fear.

"If I force my way in, none of you can stop me." Liu Shengxu glanced at Li Miao with disdain.

That one glance reignited Li Miao's anger.

"Someone, hurry and report to the Crown Prince's residence that there's trouble at the city gate. Send someone over immediately," Li Miao ordered loudly.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a soldier jumped onto his horse and kicked it hard in the belly. The horse, in pain, reared up and prepared to gallop into the city, completely disregarding the onlookers.

At this time, there were many people coming and going at the city gate, and many civilians who had come to watch the excitement earlier were also there. The soldier's horse had only run a few dozen meters when it trampled and injured two civilians at the city gate.

The soldier not only didn't slow down, but also tried to pull out his whip and swing it at the onlookers.

Enraged, Liu Shengxu quickly drew his pistol from his waist, leaped up, and fired a shot at the horse's leg.

His movements were swift; before anyone could react, he had already completed the action in one smooth motion.

After a gunshot rang out, the galloping horse fell to the ground after being shot in the hind leg, throwing the soldier far away.

When Li Miao saw that Liu Shengxu had stopped the person he was supposed to report, he angrily drew his sword from his waist and was about to slash at Liu Shengxu.

Liu Shengxu is not the kind of person who would obediently let others cut him down.

He leaped into the air again, now more than ten meters away from Li Miao.

"You...you actually dare to hide? I've never failed to catch someone I'm after."

"Guards, seize him! And deal with anyone who resists as well!" Li Miao shouted angrily.

Liu Shengxu sneered, "If you dare to injure me, even the Crown Prince can't protect you."

Upon hearing this, Li Miao was somewhat puzzled, but being a simple-minded person, he refused to delve into the hidden meaning behind the words.

At that moment, he felt as if his head was throbbing with blood and he couldn't calm down.

Upon hearing the general's words, the soldiers guarding the city gate immediately picked up their weapons and prepared to rush forward.

"Bang bang bang..."

Qiao Tinghao and the others originally wanted to stand aside and watch the show, but they found that this general was an unreasonable person.

So after he snapped his fingers, the Qiao family guards and others drew their guns and fired a shot at the ground in front of the soldiers who wanted to move forward.

Many holes appeared on the hard blue brick floor in front of these people.

For a moment, these people felt their scalps tingle as they looked at the hole in front of them.

"If these hidden weapons hit someone on the head, wouldn't they leave a bloody hole?" someone in the crowd exclaimed.

"What kind of weapon is this? It's so powerful."

"Let's get out of here, lest they start fighting and we get caught in the crossfire..."

"We shouldn't join in on every little thing. Let's go back!"

In the blink of an eye, the crowd dispersed, pushing and shoving each other.

Seeing that the soldiers had stopped and were no longer advancing, Li Miao shouted angrily, "What are you afraid of? Do you think they would dare to kill someone in broad daylight?"

“That’s right! That’s exactly what I wanted to say to you.” Liu Shengxu said lightly to Li Miao.

Just as Li Miao was about to rush towards Liu Shengxu, a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Commander Qin, these are the people causing trouble here."

Then they saw a soldier-looking man leading a squad of imperial guards running over.

The man leading the group, known as Commander Qin, arrived outside the city gate and shouted angrily, "Who's causing trouble here?"

Li Miao stopped in her tracks and retreated behind Commander Qin.

This Commander Qin is none other than Qin Zhengguang, the commander of the Imperial Guards.

He was handling official business at the Imperial Guard camp when someone suddenly reported that a group of strangely dressed people were causing trouble at the city gate.

As the person in charge of security in the capital, it was natural for him to come and take a look.

Qin Zhengguang glanced around at the strangely dressed people and realized that they had never seen such clothes or motorcycles before.

"Who are you people? How dare you cause trouble at the city gate? Be careful, or I'll arrest you all and throw you in jail!" Qin Zhengguang shouted again.

"Commander Qin, how have you been? When did the Imperial Guard become a protector of those evil forces that oppress ordinary people?" Liu Shengxu asked General Qin with a relaxed expression.

Upon hearing Liu Shengxu's words, Qin Zhengguang looked closely at the speaker.

It didn't matter if he didn't look, but once he saw who it was, his heart started pounding wildly.

He is back?

Besides, is this person someone he can afford to offend?

Is this person someone he can afford to offend?

Qin Zhengguang hurriedly stepped forward and tried to kneel down, but Liu Shengxu used his internal force to hold him up.

Seeing that Qin Zhengguang had recognized him, Liu Shengxu didn't let Qin Zhengguang reveal his identity directly. Instead, he asked, "Commander Qin, shouldn't you first investigate whether we were the ones who caused trouble here first?"

Li Miao had missed the scene of Liu Shengxu helping Qin Zhengguang kneel down, but now that she heard Liu Shengxu say that Qin Zhengguang should find out who caused the trouble, she quickly stepped forward and said to Qin Zhengguang warmly, "Commander Qin, we are definitely not the ones who started the trouble. You must find out the truth."

Upon seeing Li Miao's actions, Qin Zhengguang knew that someone on Li Miao's side must have done something to offend the Third Prince.

So Qin Zhengguang asked Li Miao, "General Li, do you know that concealing the truth will not do you any good?"

Li Miao had no idea what had happened, so he could only force a smile and say to Qin Zhengguang, "Commander Qin, this humble general would not dare to hide anything from you."

"Really?" Liu Shengxu said with a smile.

"Oh dear! Young Master Liu, it seems your influence isn't enough! We can't even get through the city gates." Ruan Mumu got out of the car and came to Liu Shengxu's side, mocking him.

"Who are you? How dare you talk like that?" Qin Zhengguang looked at Liu Shengxu with some embarrassment and shouted at Ruan Mumu.

When Qiao Tinghao saw Qin Zhengguang shouting loudly in front of Ruan Mumu's door, he immediately stepped forward to shield Ruan Mumu with his body and coldly said to Liu Shengxu, "If you can't get into this city gate using your method, then just break through and rush in."

Looking at the young man's cold expression and his attitude towards Liu Shengxu, Qin Zhengguang couldn't guess what the young man's identity was, that he dared to speak to the Third Prince like that.

Before Qin Zhengguang could finish his sentence, Liu Shengxu threatened him, "If you dare to expose my identity, you'll lose your position as commander."

Liu Shengxu's words made Qin Zhengguang swallow the rest of his words.

However, no matter how hard Li Miao racked his brains, he still couldn't understand what kind of special background the mysterious man he had just reprimanded possessed.

In the capital city today, only the Crown Prince enjoys immense prestige and widespread fame, and his power and prestige are unmatched.

The second prince had already gone to the border to guard the frontier and had not yet returned.

As for the Third Prince, it is said that he mysteriously disappeared a few months ago when he was ordered to escort grain to the border. He was neither alive nor dead.

When news of this reached the capital, the emperor was heartbroken and ordered that white silk be hung in the Third Prince's residence and the palace for a whole month as a sign of mourning.

Besides, the other princes were either too young to shoulder heavy responsibilities, or their mothers were of humble origin and low status, so none of them dared to show their talents in the outside world, let alone compete with the crown prince.

"Commander, just who is this person? Even you treat him with such respect and deference?" Unable to contain her curiosity, Li Miao cautiously leaned close to Qin Zhengguang's ear and whispered the question.

Qin Zhengguang's expression suddenly changed, and he said seriously, "This is not something you can ask about casually. Don't blame me for not warning you beforehand. If you dare to anger him, even if the Crown Prince himself intervenes, he may not be able to save your life."

Upon hearing Qin Zhengguang's words, Li Miao was so frightened that she trembled all over, her legs went weak, and she almost lost her balance.

Qin Zhengguang didn't have the time to deal with him anymore.

He usually didn't bother with Li Miao because Li Miao was someone protected by the Crown Prince's residence, and he didn't want to provoke him.

"Quickly tell your men to make way and let these people in," Qin Zhengguang instructed Li Miao.

"No, Commander Qin, even if you give the order here today, you cannot let them enter this city gate," Li Miao said firmly.

"Li Miao, what you've done today will only bring trouble to the Crown Prince and his residence. Do you still want to do it?" Qin Zhengguang advised again.

Qin Zhengguang wasn't a kind person; he just didn't want Liu Shengxu's identity to be exposed here.

"Commander Qin, you can go back and write your report now," Liu Shengxu said with a smile to Qin Zhengguang.

"Brothers, charge! Even if we kill someone today, I'll take full responsibility for all the consequences!" Li Miao's eyes were wide with rage, and veins bulged on his forehead.

At this moment, the anger in his heart was burning fiercely and could no longer be suppressed.

With that roar, he drew his gleaming sword from his waist and charged straight at Liu Shengxu with the speed of the wind.

Just then, a loud "bang" was heard.

Immediately following was a series of agonizing screams, like a pig being slaughtered.

Everyone was startled and turned their gazes toward the direction from which the sound came.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that Li Miao, who had been so aggressive just moments before, was now lying on the ground in a disheveled state.

He clutched his calves tightly, his body tumbling and rolling around, emitting painful groans and howls.

Just as the soldiers guarding the city gate were at a loss, a furious roar rang out: "Who dares to harm someone from my Crown Prince's residence?"