During Zhuge Liang's journey to Onion Ridge, Li Jue's territory was once again troubled by bandits for reasons unknown. Li Jue personally led troops to pursue them but ended up catching nothing but a shamaness, whom he naturally brought back due to his own faith in such matters.
This time, unlike before, the bandits had no intention of confronting Li Jue directly in battle. Instead, they ran everywhere, slipping away, causing Li Jue considerable frustration, yet he had no effective means to address it, given they were genuine elite troops who were also exceptionally fast.
"These damn bandits, if I catch them, I'd definitely cut them all down!" Li Jue sat on a stone platform, a long spear thrust into the ground before him. "A bunch of trash who don't even dare face us directly, yet dare to call themselves the Empire's elite."
