Chapter 682

Chu Zhou City.

On top of the towering city wall, there was a three-story tower. Standing on the top floor, one could see dozens of miles away.

In the lobby of the top floor, a middle-aged man sat on a chair covered in tiger skin.

He wore a heavy armor made of well-tempered steel and a scarlet cloak. He had a pair of long and narrow eyes, and his facial features were handsome. He looked similar to the Yuanjing Emperor.

This man had the sharpness of a general, but also the arrogance of a noble. He was the kind of person who was born to be in a high position of power.

King of Zhenbei of Daibun.

This prince's life was legendary. He had been strong since he was young, and he could tear tigers and leopards apart with his bare hands. However, he was not a reckless person. On the contrary, Duke Huai was talented and smarter than all his siblings.

Duke Huai loved killing and was obsessed with martial arts. The previous emperor once said that the Seventh Prince was a heaven-sent general to protect Daibun. Therefore, the throne was not passed on to him.

Duke Huai himself did not care. To him, as long as he could reach the peak of martial arts, power would come naturally. Being a prince was just a help on his journey to the peak of martial arts.

In this world, some people were obsessed with beauty, some were obsessed with money, some were obsessed with power, and some were obsessed with cultivation.

Duke Huai took command of the army at the age of fifteen, was invincible in the capital city at the age of twenty, and was in charge of the north at the age of twenty-five. It had been sixteen years since then.

His most glorious time was twenty years ago, when he followed Wei Yuan to battle and served as the deputy general. He held the Nation Suppressing Sword and killed countless Barbarian experts of the north and south.

He was rated as the second hero of the Battle of Shanhai Pass.

"Report!"

A secret agent in a black robe walked quickly into the lobby with his head lowered. He knelt in the lobby with a stack of secret letters in his hand.

King of Zhenbei reached out his hand, and the letters flew into his palm. He opened them and read them one by one.

The first letter was a confession letter. The secret agents tried their best to search the border, but they still could not find the princess and the four barbarian leaders who kidnapped her.

The second letter was about Minister Zheng who had escaped from the massacre. The letter stated that the Flying Swallow Heroine, Li Miaozhen, had successfully made contact with Minister Zheng. When the Heavenly Secret Agents tried to intercept her, she was stopped by a Buddhist expert. Unfortunately, Li Miaozhen had escaped.

The third and fourth secret letters were military intelligence. The twenty thousand cavalrymen of the Qing Yan Tribe were moving out without any supplies. They were marching at top speed towards the Chu Zhou City.

The leader of the northern demons, Zhu Jiu, led the demons south and headed straight for Chu Zhou City.

They didn't rob civilians or attack other cities along the way. Instead, they headed for Chu Zhou City with a clear purpose. Moreover, Chu Prefecture City was very close to the border. Before dusk, the cavalry of Qing Yan Tribe and the demons under Zhu Long's command would arrive at the city.

The secret letter in North King's hand turned into powder. He waved the spy away and stood up from the big chair. Looking at the empty hall, he said in a low voice,

"They found out." The letter in Mu Nanzi's hand turned to dust.

"That's to be expected. Many people know about Mu Nanzhi's miraculous abilities. Countless eyes are on you, waiting for you to improve your cultivation and steal her spiritual essence. Even if you have been hiding your strength all these years, there are many people who can estimate your cultivation. Our massacre of Chu Zhou City has been kept a secret for almost a month. It is already a very successful plan. "

A voice echoed in the hall, replying to King of Zhenbei.

"How much longer until we finish?" Duke Huai looked forward with a calm expression.

"Six hours."

The voice laughed lightly, "Don't be anxious. You should know that the life essence of mortals is useless to you. You have to refine them into blood pills. Heh, three hundred and eighty thousand people. Of course, if you didn't need to refine soul pills, the blood pills would have been refined ten days ago. "

After a pause, the voice continued, "If you lose Mu Nanzi, even if you take the blood pills, you will not be able to advance to second rank."

King of Zhenbei said lightly, "We have already thought of a way to make up for it. Don't worry, I will not go back on my promise."

The voice laughed hoarsely, "Both sides benefit … someone is coming."

At the gate, a figure moved. The one-eyed Duke Protector Que Yongxiu walked in with large strides, a long blade at his waist and one hand on the hilt.

"Duke Huai, there is still no trace of Zheng Xinghuai." Que Yongxiu said in a low voice.

"After this battle, if I advance to second rank, I don't need to care about his life. If I lose, I have a way to protect you. Don't worry, "King of Zhenbei said lightly.

Duke Protector Que Yongxiu sighed in relief, "Are you confident in this battle?"

King of Zhenbei nodded slowly.

Que Yongxiu immediately smiled, sat on the chair, and said with a smile,

"My Daibun should have a second rank. These years, the northern barbarians and demon race have been arrogant and despotic, and did not put us in their eyes. After this battle, we will flatten that Mount Loading Mountain, skin Zhu Jiu, and make soup for the soldiers. "

King of Zhenbei's serious face revealed a smile.

Que Yongxiu was his study partner when he was young, and then they led the army together. From the Shanhai Pass to the Northern Border, they fought together for almost twenty years, and their relationship was deeper than that of real brothers.

Otherwise, he would not have been entrusted with the task of slaughtering the city.

… …

The sun gradually moved to the west. The soldiers standing on the city walls squinted and saw a cloud of dust in the sky. Countless cavalrymen were galloping over. Behind the cavalrymen was a six meter tall green giant.

They were here.

"Dong dong dong!"

The sound of the drums reverberated in the surroundings. The soldiers on the city wall immediately began to move. They methodically prepared the city defense equipment, such as rolling stones, kerosene, black wood, and so on.

The news that the barbarians were about to attack the city had already spread to Chu Zhou City. Be it the officers or the soldiers, no one panicked.

Amidst the clanking sound of armor, King of Zhenbei walked out with his blade in hand. He stood on the observation deck of the city tower and looked at the leader of the Qing Yan Tribe.

The two third rank warriors looked at each other across the vast plain, and they could clearly see each other's expressions and eyes. Ji Giri Zhigu sneered, and the King of Zhenbei smirked disdainfully.

After a short moment of staring, Ji Giri Zhigu suddenly lowered his head, swung his arms, and started to run.

Boom! Boom!

The earth shook like a cannonball had exploded, and the green giant turned into a shadow, as if it wanted to smash the city wall.

"Fire!"

Duke Yongxiu roared.

The large ballistae and cannons on the city wall were all aimed at the green giant.

The ballistae's bowstring was pulled by four soldiers, and as the bowstring was slowly pulled, the incantations on the ballistae's frame lit up one by one. The incantations emitted a faint light that flowed like water, and converged on the two-meter-long arrow.

As the bowstring was pulled to the fullest, the faint light gathered on the arrow, and the two-meter-long arrow exploded with a blinding light, as if it was made of pure light.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! "

The two-meter-long arrow whistled through the air, and like a ray of light, it shot toward the green giant.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! "

At the same time, the cannons, which were also strengthened by the array, shot out flaming fireballs like dazzling meteorites.

The Daibun army was not as strong as the barbarians, and they were not as strong as the Voodoo Cult, which could control corpses, and they were not as agile as the Voodoo Tribe.

However, the reason why the Daibun could occupy the Central Plains and dominate the Land of the Nine States was because of the Confucian School. When the Confucian School was in charge of the imperial court, the positions of Commander of the Three Armies and Chief Commander were usually held by Confucian scholars.

The famous Confucian Generals in history were all from the Yunlu Academy.

The Confucian Generals were not only proficient in the art of war, but they could also fight on the battlefield, and when they boasted, the sky would fall and the earth would crack.

The Confucian School did not fall behind, and the Celestial Commissioner's magical artifacts carried the heavy responsibility. Heavy destructive magical artifacts and firearms were the foundation of the Daibun's survival. Especially when defending the city, they could be called a meat grinder.

Heavy arrows that emitted a blinding light and fireballs that were like meteorites bombarded the green giant's body continuously.

Lucky Zhigu took on the heavy arrows and cannons that could easily kill a Sixth Grade Warrior. With every explosion, his body would tremble.

However, he did not dodge, and even took the initiative to receive the baptism of the heavy arrows and cannons, waving his giant sword to disperse the terrifying arrows and meteorites. These attacks were not much of a problem to him, but they would bring disaster to the cavalry behind him.

Even so, after a round of bombardment, more than a hundred elite cavalrymen were sacrificed.

When he was less than two hundred meters away from the Chu Zhou City, Lucky Zhigu's knees suddenly sank, and as the ground collapsed, his body tilted and crashed into the city wall.

A strong wind howled, and the six-meter-tall green figure wrapped in an unstoppable aura, as if it could collapse a mountain.

No, it could indeed collapse a mountain.

At this time, the King of Zhenbei on the city wall moved. Bang! He shot into the sky, his scarlet cloak flapping fiercely. When he jumped to the highest point, he pulled out a long saber.

He raised it high.

Then, the King of Zhenbei swooped down and slashed with his long saber.

Although he was alone, he gave off an oppressive feeling as if the heavens were collapsing.

The green giant had to stop his charging posture, stabilize his body, and swing his giant sword fiercely, slashing at the King of Zhenbei in the sky.

Boom!

The loud sound between heaven and earth was like the sound of a bell.

The ocean-like aura rippled in a circle, as if dozens of cannons had exploded, and the shockwave spread in the air.

The cavalrymen of the Qing Yan Division below were lucky enough to escape, and the walls of the city wall lit up with incantations, forming an invisible barrier to block the aftershock of the aura.

The King of Zhenbei flew up again and landed on the city wall, holding the long saber in his hand.

"King of Zhenbei, the God of War!"

Imperial Guardian Tower Yong Xiu raised his weapon and shouted.

"King of Zhenbei, the God of War!"

"King of Zhenbei, the God of War …"

On the city wall, the soldiers shouted in unison, full of confidence in the King of Zhenbei, as if he was a god.

…

At the north gate, in the boundless wilderness outside the city, a huge creature appeared at the end of the horizon. It was completely red, scaleless, and the single eye on its forehead was like a golden sun.

The giant red snake slithered along the ground, slowly stirring up dust.

Behind it was a densely packed demon army, including dragons, black-scaled tigers, single-horned lizards, apes …

Above its head, the black mass of the Bird Division army covered the sky, flying towards it at high speed.

The soldiers on the city wall were expressionless, showing no fear or nervousness. They mechanically fired the ballistae, cannons, or bent bows to attack the birds hovering in the air.

The birds that were hit by the arrows were already dead, but in the process of falling, they suddenly opened their bloodshot eyes, flapped their wings, and flew again to kill their companions.

The demon army that had been killed by the cannons and ballistae got up again, biting their companions, and even the giant red snake.

Before the demon army reached the city wall, a small scale chaos broke out.

"Bang, bang, bang …"

The heavy arrows shot out, automatically ignoring the demon army, and locked onto the giant red snake. They did not move in a straight line, but in a curved line, and attacked the same target.

The weak point of the giant red snake.

Like an invisible hand, it was fiddling with the heavy arrows and cannons, making them aim at the weak point.

The giant red snake was huge, and while it brought overwhelming power, it also showed the disadvantage of being inflexible. It could not dodge the heavy arrows and cannons.

Although it would not be seriously injured, it felt as if steel nails had pierced into its flesh, and the pain was unbearable.

"Roar …"

It raised its head and opened its bloody mouth, like a dark red black hole. The single eye on its forehead trembled, and suddenly shot out a beam of golden light, hitting the city wall.

The formation on the wall lit up, and an invisible barrier appeared.

The golden light hit the barrier, stirring up tiny light shards. With a series of cracking sounds, countless small cracks appeared on the wall.

Since the Battle of Shanhai Pass, the northern border welcomed its first large-scale battle. There were a total of three Rank-3 masters participating in the battle, and an unknown master hiding in the dark.

…

In Chuzhou City, Jianghu people rushed out of their inns and houses, looking in the direction of the city gate in shock.

The rumbling of cannons, the crisp twanging of ballistae, the clopping of horse hooves, the roars of the guards on the city wall … and the terrifying Qi movement of high-level masters fighting.

These sounds were clearly heard and felt by the Jianghu people in the city, making them inevitably feel fear. They just wanted to hide under their beds and shiver.

"What's going on? Did the barbarians attack Chuzhou City?"

"Damn it, these barbarians dare to attack Chuzhou City. Do they want to start an all-out war with Daibun?"

"Let's go to the city wall and defend the city together."

At the entrance of the largest restaurant in Chuzhou City, a few Jianghu people were stomping their feet and cursing. Then, they saw the owner and The Waiter walk out of the inn with wooden faces.

They saw the local residents walk out of the houses on the street. Their faces were pale, and their eyes were empty. They lacked Spirit Qi, like walking corpses.

More and more people walked out of their houses and onto the street, looking at the sky with wooden expressions.

Above their heads, streaks of blood seeped out and floated into the sky, then gathered together and condensed into a giant ball of blood.

Black shadows were pulled out of their bodies and sank into the ground. During the process, the black shadows kept struggling and crying.

"I'm already dead …"

"I'm dead? I'm dead! "

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die …"

The civilians and Jianghu cultivators who had entered Chu Zhou City after the massacre witnessed such a terrifying scene; their hearts were filled with coldness.

All the people in Chuzhou City were dead?

Then who were they talking to? Who were they talking to? Who were they talking to for a month?

We've been living in a ghost town for a month …

Great fear exploded in the hearts of the few survivors.

Inside the station.

The people of the diplomatic group came to the street, trembling with fear. They looked at the pale human figures standing stiffly, looking up at the sky.

Blood Qi rose from the top of their heads and rose into the air. Many black shadows were pulled out of their bodies and dragged into the ground.

Yang Yan muttered, "So the location of the Three Thousand Kilometer Massacre was Chu Prefecture City."

"Bastard!"

Suddenly, the Dali Monastery prime minister fell to his knees, tears gushing out of his eyes.

"Three hundred and eighty thousand people in Chuzhou City, three hundred and eighty thousand souls … In the six hundred years of Daibun, no one has ever done such atrocities. I, I will go back to the capital to impeach Duke Huai. I will not rest until I die. "

He clenched his fists and punched the ground. "Ah!" He cried out and started crying.

Censor Liu's lips trembled, "How dare he, how dare he … As the Duke of Daibun, he is loved and supported by the people of the north. How could he do this to these innocent people? Duke Huai's death is not to be regretted, not to be regretted … "

Constable Chen's eyes were bloodshot, and his hand that was holding the knife kept shaking.

Yang Yan looked at them and was slightly moved.

These officials were cunning and liked to scheme against each other, but they were not completely devoid of morals. In their hearts, they still had a complex that was nurtured by books.

It was both good and bad.

Constable Chen gritted his teeth, "What is Duke Huai trying to do?"

Yang Yan muttered, "Maybe he wants to advance to second rank. This is my guess."

Promoted to the second rank … The Deputy of the Supreme Court, the two imperial censors, and Constable Chen were shocked.

If, if Duke Huai really used this opportunity to advance to second rank, then, then even if they exposed this matter and wrote an impeachment, would the emperor punish him?

Could the officials punish Duke Huai?

What was the concept of a second rank Warrior? Daibun had not produced a second rank Warrior for three hundred years.

In the entire Nine Prefectures, second rank Warriors were extinct. At least, the northern barbarians and demon races did not have second rank Warriors.

If Duke Huai could advance to second rank, would massacring a city still be a crime? Even if it was a crime, who had the ability to punish him?

His Majesty and the officials could only pinch their noses and accept it. Once His Majesty and the officials compromised, even the Supervisor could only think of the bigger picture.

Was it worth it to use the lives of three hundred and eighty thousand people to exchange for a second rank Warrior?

It was definitely worth it.

Censor Liu took a deep breath, "If Duke Huai advances to second rank, I will spill my blood in the throne room to prove my loyalty."

Constable Chen said solemnly, "Is there no one who can stop him? Who in the Northern Region can stop the King of Zhenbei … "

Yang Yan shook his head, "In the Northern Region, who can be stronger than the King of Zhenbei?"

No one.

No one could stop the King of Zhenbei. No one in Chuzhou could become a stumbling block to the King of Zhenbei's advancement.

No one, not the diplomatic corps, not the Warrior. They could only watch the King of Zhenbei's advancement.

Constable Chen suddenly said, "I suddenly regret that Xu Qi 'an is not strong enough …"

When everyone looked at him, he said self-deprecatingly, "In the past, I was jealous that he was famous in the Buddhist Tournament. I was jealous that he defeated the outstanding disciples of the Dao Sect in the Battle of Immortals and made a name for himself. But now, I only hate that his cultivation is not strong enough.

"Because if it was him, he would definitely not sit back and do nothing. Even now, he has already drawn his sword against Duke Huai. Am I right, Yang Jinluo? "

Everyone looked at Yang Yan in unison.

Yang Yan was a little absent-minded. No one knew what he was thinking, but he said with a sigh, "Duke Wei said that his biggest weakness is that he is hot-blooded. Whether it was when he killed his superior, or when he blocked the rebel army alone in Cloud State. "

Yes, that man was a troublemaker. He was like a stone in the latrine, smelly and hard.

Officials who hated him used to say that sooner or later he would have to pay for his temper.

But sometimes, it was precisely this kind of person who became the "savior" in their hearts. He was the person they hoped to raise their arms and call for help at certain times.

Imperial Censor Liu murmured, "The late emperor was wrong. If Daibun really had a Divine Protector, I think it would be Xu Qi 'an, not Duke Huai."

Unfortunately, he was still young and immature.

Dali Monastery prime minister revealed a fierce expression, "Right now, I only hope that the Barbarians break the city and kill the King of Zhenbei. If no one in Daibun can stop him, then let the Barbarians do it. "