Li Jinquan grew anxious. He still held onto the arrangements and instructions left by Qi Zongbi before his departure. Seeing Qi Yanzhu dismantle their carefully planned situation, Li Jinquan felt as though the opportunity to climb higher was slowly slipping away like a fading dream.0

"This is madness!" Li Jinquan slammed the table repeatedly. "Jianxing Pass is Jianxing Pass. This is Liangzhou Prefecture! How can you treat them the same?"0

Qi Yanzhu let out a cold laugh, leaning on the table with both hands.0

"General Li, that’s a strange thing to say. Are you implying that I, Qi Yanzhu, had authority at Jianxing Pass but have no authority here in Liangzhou Prefecture?" As he spoke, Qi Yanzhu pulled a military command token from his robe and slammed it onto the table with a resounding thud. In a frosty tone, he uttered, "What...0