Shen Lang couldn't help but think of the conversation he had with Shen Ye and Prince Jin before he left the capital.
At that time, Shen Lang asked Shen Ye who he was.
Shen Ye replied that he was the Crown Prince of the Da Qian Empire and the successor of the Jiang Family.
Shen Lang asked again who he was.
Shen Ye replied that he was the son of his parents.
Shen Lang told him to remember that he was the son of his parents first, then the Crown Prince of the Da Qian Empire and the successor of the Jiang Family. Shen Ye agreed that day.
After that, Shen Lang and Prince Jin had a conversation. They told him to stay in the center of the Da Qian Empire no matter what. He had to endure humiliation and pay any price to stay in the center of the Da Qian Empire.
Now that 29 years had passed, Prince Jin was in his sixties and Shen Ye was in his forties.
How were they?
Of course, the energy environment of this world had changed. Age no longer had much meaning.
In the records of the empire, one of Emperor Jiang Lang's great contributions was to increase the lifespan of humans from a hundred years to two hundred years.
Therefore, Prince Jin was in his sixties and was in the prime of his life. Shen Ye was a young man.
There were three other important people.
Jin Mulan, the woman from White Jade Capital, and Adolf.
When Shen Lang had gone to the White Jade Capital in the North Pole, the White Jade Capital's messenger had asked Shen Lang if he wanted to see Jin Mulan first.
That was his wife. They hadn't seen each other for more than a year. However, Shen Lang refused.
Because Shen Lang knew that Mulan was no longer in White Jade.
Why?
Because Shen Lang's mother, the White Jade Capital Empress, was prepared for Jiang Li's comeback. Why would she let Mulan stay in White Jade Capital? Even Adolf had been secretly sent away.
According to this speculation, Mulan shouldn't be in the Imperial Capital. Then where did the Empress Jin Mulan come from?
There was one more thing?
What was the relationship between Ancestor Luo and Jiang Li? What was her identity?
Another key place was the ancient prison.
This ancient prison had given Shenlang a lot of doubts and deceptions.
His first prisoner, who was also the lowest-level prisoner, was Crown Prince Jiang Xie. He was the greatest traitor of the entire Eastern Empire, and he had caused the Jiang Clan to lose the throne.
However, the so-called betrayal of the Ancient Eastern Empire by Jiang Xie was a complete conspiracy. It was all to steal Queen Medusa, to avoid the Great Nirvana of the Ancient Era, and to let the ancient civilization make a comeback.
Therefore, the Jiang Xie in the ancient prison was obviously a fake. He was just a substitute. In fact, this ancient prison was built by his wisdom.
So here's the problem.
Jiang Xie's betrayal of the ancient Eastern Empire was a conspiracy. Did the ancient Ji Clan know about this? Did the ancient Jiang Clan even know about it?
If they all knew about it, it would be the highest level secret of the Ancient Empire's royal family. If they didn't know, wouldn't that prove that Jiang Xie was the mastermind behind the entire scheme?
Because Jiang Xie, the lowest-level prisoner in the Primordial Prison, was a fake, Shen Lang had a huge suspicion about the entire Primordial Prison. Was the entire Primordial Prison fake? The second cell held the Queen of Darkness and she had already disappeared.
Right now, Shen Lang needed to slightly correct this notion. The Crown Prince Jiang Xie in the first cell might be fake, but the next few cells might not necessarily be fake.
If the Queen of Darkness that slaughtered millions really existed and escaped, then who was she? Did she ever show herself?
A series of questions hovered in Shenlang's mind.
At this time, a voice came from outside.
"Sir envoy, we're about to move. We're going to clean up the rebellion in the 13th and 19th districts. Do you want to go?"
Shenlang stood up and said, "Yes."
Then, he walked out.
Not far in front, Shenlang could see Tian Nan City's Black Water Terrace Castle.
It really was like a dark fortress. It was so vast, covering over two thousand acres.
Layer upon layer, it was heavily guarded.
It was hard to imagine that this was just Tian Nan City's Black Water Terrace Castle, but its scale was far larger than the State of Yue's Black Water Terrace Castle.
Shenlang knew that the highest ranking official in Tian Nan Province's Black Water Terrace was a commander. He was the third most important person in Tian Nan City, second only to the governor and garrison commander.
A commander had three Wanhu, thirty thousand soldiers.
A province's Black Water Terrace had thirty thousand patrol troops. This was unimaginable in the past. The State of Yue's Black Water Terrace didn't even have thirty thousand warriors at its peak.
At this time, the Black Water Terrace's ten thousand patrol troops had already gathered in the square. The leader was still the Wanhu.
These ten thousand Black Water Platform Warriors were definitely considered elites. Every single one of them was wearing black armor. Although it wasn't comparable to the Ancient Armor of the Special Warriors, it was still better than the secret armor of the six transcendent forces.
Every one of them had an ancient saber and a Nightmare Stone rifle. Their masks were forged from a special metal and were impenetrable.
Every warrior was armed to the teeth. This was like Hitler's Gestapo, but more powerful and elite.
There were thirty thousand Black Water Terrace Warriors in a mere province. This further proved the Jiang Empire's secret service rule. It was dark and terrifying.
The Black Water Terrace Wanhu saw Shenlang and nodded lightly. Because this was a public place, he couldn't appear to be too flattering.
"Move out!" Following his order, the ten thousand patrol troops majestically moved towards the edge of the city!
There was no need for any transportation. Because every one of them was wearing special boots powered by Nightmare Stone, their speed was extremely fast.
The city's roads were extremely wide. Although the former State of Yue's Xuanwu Avenue was not as wide as the Tang Dynasty's Chang 'an Avenue, it was still dozens of meters wide. The main road of Tian Nan City was more than two hundred meters wide.
As the Black Water Terrace Patrol Army passed by, the road was unimpeded. No one blocked their way. Everyone was on edge, afraid to appear in the eyes of this group of people.
The Ming Dynasty's Imperial Uniform Guards and East Faction Guards, and Germany's Gestapo during World War II, all of them made people tremble in fear.
Tian Nan City's citizens were even more afraid of the Black Water Terrace Warriors. Indeed, it was completely under the rule of the secret service.
… …
At the same time, at the easternmost part of Tian Nan City, there was a fairyland.
Small bridges, flowing water, and beautiful flowers.
All the buildings in Tian Nan City were huge. Most of them were hundreds of meters tall. They were majestic yet oppressive. It was impossible to distinguish between east and west, ancient or future. In short, it was very contradictory.
However, the manor here was completely built in the classical eastern style. It was exactly the same as it was a few decades ago.
This was the Tian Nan Palace. Crown Prince Jiang Ye had once stayed here. Every time members of the imperial family came to Tian Nan City, they would enter this palace and not the governor's mansion. Of course, only members of the imperial family had the qualifications to enter.
The highest ranking officer of the Tian Nan Province's Black Water Terrace was the admiral. However, when the ten thousand patrol army went to the thirteenth and nineteenth districts to quell the rebellion, this admiral did not lead the army. He did not even appear because he had a more important mission. He led the elite warriors to protect the Tian Nan Palace because there was a truly important person here.
The governor's mansion's army escorted a carriage to the palace gates. A eunuch came forward and opened the door. He knelt down and used his body as a stool for the noble inside to step off the carriage.
Xu Qianqian glanced at him. She did not step on the stool to get off the carriage. Instead, she directly stepped on the ground and walked towards the palace.
The Tian Nan Province's Black Water Terrace admiral led the elite warriors and knelt down in an orderly manner.
"We pay our respects to the noble."
Xu Qianqian had never married Shen Lang, but everyone knew that she had a close relationship with Shen Lang. Therefore, she could not be called a concubine. She could only be called a noble.
When the governor's mansion's army approached the palace, they were immediately stopped by the Black Water Terrace admiral.
This was the palace. No one had the qualifications to enter. Ordinary troops were not allowed to approach this place. The Black Water Terrace was the imperial family's lackey. Only they had the qualifications to guard the palace.
The governor's mansion's official smiled and slightly bowed. He was very unhappy in his heart.
The Black Water Terrace was too arrogant. They did not even put the governor's mansion in their eyes. Our governor is the emperor's nephew.
When Xu Qianqian entered the palace, a eunuch immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Greetings to the noble."
Xu Qianqian said: "How was Her Highness? How was her meal? "
The eunuch said in a low voice: "It wasn't good. She was a bit depressed."
Xu Qianqian nodded her head. She walked through the corridor and arrived at a pond. The water here was as pure as jade.
An exquisite pavilion towered in the middle of the pond. Xu Qianqian followed the curved bridge and entered. Casually waving her hand, the people behind her immediately dispersed.
Xu Qianqian entered the pavilion. Everything inside appeared so classical. The furniture, utensils, blankets, and even the books were of an ancient style.
A peerlessly exquisite oriental beauty quietly sat inside, reading a book.
She … was the empire's Princess Changle, Jiang Mi (Shen Mi).
"Aunt." Upon seeing Xu Qianqian, Jiang Mi rose and saluted.
Several decades had passed. The once precious child had grown up, becoming a true princess. She was still as dreamy as she was when she was young. Every move and action was filled with the gentleness and kindness of the imperial family.
When her mother, Bing 'er, had just given birth to Shen Mi, she had said, "This child is a princess. She has only passed through my belly and has nothing to do with me. She has completely inherited her father's noble air."
Ever since she was young, she had liked to be a princess. Every smile, every frown, every movement, every expression, was strict with herself.
"Little Mi, I heard that today's meal isn't too good," Xu Qianqian said. "What's wrong? I accompanied you to Tiannan City to relax. Why aren't you happy? "
Jiang Mi replied, "I wanted to go to my old residence and take a look at Raging Tide City. In the end, I was stopped."
The old residence she was talking about was the Duke of Xuanwu's residence, the residence of the Kim family. Her mother, Bing 'er, had grown up there.
Xu Qianqian said, "They are concerned about your safety. Recently, these terrorists have been very arrogant. All of Tiannan City is surging in the shadows and is not peaceful. It's fine inside the dome. If you leave the dome, you might encounter danger. "
Jiang Mi said, "I know, so I don't blame them."
Xu Qianqian said softly, "The Black Water Group has already found a detailed list of these terrorists. Today, they will arrest and exterminate them. Therefore, the security alarm might be lifted tomorrow. At that time, I will accompany you to the Duke of Xuanwu's residence, is that okay?"
Jiang Mi gently nodded.
At this time, a maid came in with tea and obediently placed it on the table.
"Aunt, have some tea," Princess Jiang Mi said.
Xu Qianqian picked up the teacup and elegantly sipped it.
At this time, a line of words appeared on the tea.
"Your Highness, noble, we are ready. Tomorrow, we will rescue you and leave the Darkness Empire for the land of light."
The maid didn't have any expression on her face and didn't say anything. After serving the tea, she quietly walked out.
Just as she walked out of the curved bridge, a few female warriors of the Black Water Group came forward and searched every inch of the maid's body.
Xu Qianqian was still chatting with Princess Jiang Mi. Every sentence was normal.
However, their hands were secretly tapping a special password in a place where others couldn't see. They communicated in this way.
"Aunt, will they be in danger? The warriors of the Black Water Group went to suppress the rebellion today, "Princess Jiang Mi said.
Xu Qianqian said, "Everything is worth it to rescue you."
Princess Jiang Mi said, "It's not worth paying such a big price for me alone."
Xu Qianqian said, "You are his daughter. Even if the Kingdom of Light has to pay a big price to rescue you, it's worth it."
Princess Jiang Mi said, "Who will lead the team to rescue me this time? Will it be the Princess of Light or Lord Hong Xue? "
Xu Qianqian said, "You will know tomorrow. It will be fine as long as you can escape from the Darkness Empire, escape from this hell. Only in the land of light can you have a real future. Many of your family members are also waiting for you there. "
… … …
Shen Lang followed the ten thousand patrolling soldiers of the Black Water Group to the edge of the dome. There were countless underground caves here.
More than a million people lived in these caves. Their lives were worse than that of livestock. They were really like ants.
They weren't qualified to live in the houses on the surface. They weren't even qualified to enter the city. They worked more than ten hours a day to collect all kinds of resources outside the dome and then transport them back to the city. The most important thing was water.
Because a mere dome couldn't have a complete ecosystem, most of the water resources had to be collected outside. Collecting ice became the most important job.
The more than a million people in Tianshui City were such worker ants.
The place where they lived was divided into nineteen districts. Each district was a super cave group. Nearly eighty thousand people lived in each district.
According to the reports of the spies of the Black Water Group, hostile terrorists were hiding in the thirteenth and nineteenth districts. They were planning to incite the redeemers (slaves) in these two districts to riot and detonate the energy pillars of the dome.
Therefore, the ten thousand patrolling soldiers were divided into two groups. One group went to the thirteenth district, and the other went to the nineteenth district.
And Shen Lang followed them to the thirteenth district to carry out the arrest operation.
"Look carefully and remember the faces of every terrorist. These are the enemies of the empire. They are trying to overthrow the rule of the emperor. They are the enemies of all mankind and civilization."
"After entering, immediately arrest them. If there is any resistance, kill them all."
"In the thirteenth district, there are twenty terrorists, three hundred people who have been incited to defect, and two thousand redeemers who have been contaminated by rumors. These two thousand people must all be arrested."
"Move fast. Try to arrest all of them within two hours."
"Do you hear me?"
"Yes!" The five thousand patrolling soldiers of the Black Water Group replied.
"Go!"
The five thousand patrolling soldiers immediately rushed into the thirteenth district to carry out the arrest.
At this moment, a figure descended from the sky. Everyone couldn't help but be startled and then knelt down in unison.
"Greetings, Lord Governor."
If it had been an ordinary governor, the Blackwater Group wouldn't have paid any attention to him. Because the empire was governed by special agents, the Blackwater Group's power had been greatly increased. So basically, the Blackwater Group's commanders in every province didn't pay much attention to the governor.
But South Sky Province was an exception because the governor was the nephew of the emperor.
Shen City's governor was still impatient and lazy. He glanced at Shen Lang. Other people were polite to the envoy, but he had always been arrogant.
"Is everything prepared?" Shen City's governor said calmly.
The Black Water Group Commander said, "Yes, Lord."
Shen City's governor said, "What are you preparing to do?"
The Black Water Group Commander said, "Quickly arrest the people on the list. There are a total of two thousand three hundred and twenty people."
He handed over the list.
Shen City's governor glanced at it and casually threw it on the ground. The Black Water Group Commander quickly picked it up.
"Too troublesome. Be thorough." Shen City's governor said.
The Black Water Group Commander said, "Then according to Lord Governor's plan?"
Shen City's governor said, "Kill them all in one fell swoop. I'd rather kill three thousand than let one go."
The Black Water Group Commander said with a trembling voice, "Lord, there … there are seventy thousand people here."
Shen City's governor said, "Is there a problem? We can have as many of these animals as we want. "
The Black Water Group Commander's scalp went numb. There was no problem in arresting two thousand people at once. Black Water Group dared to bear the responsibility. But to kill seventy thousand people, even the lowest slaves, in order to capture a few dozen terrorists was too ruthless.
Black Water Group couldn't bear this responsibility.
Shen City's governor said, "What responsibility? I will bear it!"
Then, he looked at Shen Lang and said, "If you don't like it, you can write a secret report to the capital at any time. But before that, I have the final say. Besides, you are also carrying out a secret mission to eliminate those rebels in the Land of Light. I've had enough of this damned place. Quickly, do it! "
"Yes!" The Black Water Group Commander said.
"Do it, kill everyone in the thirteenth district." The Black Water Group Commander said with a trembling voice.
Immediately, five thousand Black Water Group Commander rushed into the thirteenth district and started a massacre.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh …
The Nightmare Stone Rifles and Nightmare Stone Machine Guns opened fire.
The entire thirteenth district was about ten square kilometers, and there were seventy thousand people living in it.
The Black Water Platform's patrol army opened fire fiercely, and in an instant, countless people died without any ability to resist. Most people didn't even know how they died.
During this process, Shen City's governor suddenly looked at Shen Lang and said, "Noble Xu Qianqian, greet the Special Envoy?"
Shen Lang was silent and didn't say a word.
"Okay, I won't ask, I won't ask," Shen City said disdainfully.
About a few minutes later, the sound of other battles came from inside.
Obviously, someone was resisting. It should be the rebel forces lying in ambush in the thirteenth district.
About half an hour later!
The Black Water Group Commander walked out and knelt down. "Governor, all … killed."
Shen City said, "What about the casualties?"
The Black Water Group Commander said, "We have more than five hundred casualties."
Shen City sneered. "Didn't you say there were only twenty rebels?"
The Black Water Group Commander said, "It's your humble servant's fault."
Shen City said, "How many rebels are there in total? How many weapons did they bring? "
The Black Water Group Commander said, "About a hundred rebels. The weapons they brought are very primitive and don't have Nightmare Stone weapons. However, they are very skilled in martial arts, so we suffered a lot of casualties."
Shen City said, "These people still haven't given up. They want to overthrow our powerful empire with just this little bit of strength. So what if they succeeded in launching an attack? The only one who will be embarrassed is me, the governor, and the one who will be unlucky is your Black Water Group Commander. Can they shake our empire? Ants trying to shake a tree. "
Following this, Shen City's governor returned to his magnificent carriage and sat down. He quietly drank the wine.
After another half an hour, a winged cavalry warrior descended from the sky.
"Governor, the nineteenth district has been completely wiped out. A total of fifty thousand people have been eliminated. We found about fifty rebels from the Land of Light."
Shen City's governor said, "Now, please tell me, are you sure that this wave of rebels that infiltrated here has been completely wiped out?"
The Black Water Group Commander said, "It should be … completely wiped out."
"I … F * ck!" Shen City's governor pointed at the Black Water Group Commander and said coldly, "If anything happens tomorrow, I will skin you alive."
Then, Shen City's governor rode on the winged cavalry and left.
… …
A moment later, Shen City's governor landed outside the temporary imperial residence.
"Greetings, Governor." The Black Water Group Commander was still guarding the door like an eagle dog. When he saw Shen City's governor, he also bowed respectfully.
Shen City's governor nodded. He didn't pay much attention to this Black Water Group Commander and was about to enter the temporary imperial residence.
After a moment, a eunuch walked out and knelt down. "Greetings, Duke."
He knelt at the door and blocked Shen City's governor's path.
Shen City said, "What's wrong? My royal family isn't pure enough. My surname is Shen and not Jiang, so I can't enter the temporary imperial residence? Don't forget that the Jiang and Shen families don't separate. His Majesty the Emperor hasn't officially decreed a change of surname. "
The eunuch knelt down and kowtowed. "This old servant doesn't dare. In our eyes, the Jiang and Shen families are masters."
Shen City's governor said, "Then why are you blocking my way? Her Royal Highness is my elder sister. We have been very close since we were young. We're not biological siblings, but closer. I'll go and see what's wrong with her. "
The eunuch kowtowed and said, "Duke, Her Royal Highness is asleep."
Shen City's governor said, "Oh, asleep? I almost forgot that this elder sister has a very regular life since young. Unlike me, I don't sleep in the middle of the night. Oh right, is my elder sister happy today? "
The eunuch said, "She's a little … unhappy. This time, she came to Tiannan to visit Nu Tianchao and Duke Xuanwu's residence. In the end, she was stopped."
Shen City's governor said, "I've been wronged. It hasn't been peaceful recently. The rebels in the Land of Light are very arrogant. I'm really afraid that it's not safe, so I didn't let my elder sister go to my old residence. I miss that place very much. Forget it, let's go tomorrow. I'll accompany her tomorrow. Anyway, most of the rebels have been eliminated. Old thing, get ready. Tomorrow morning, I'll accompany Her Royal Highness to Duke Xuanwu's residence. "
"Yes, yes." The eunuch knelt and kowtowed.
Shen City's governor left. The eunuch quickly entered the palace and came to the pavilion. He kowtowed and said, "Her Royal Highness, the rebels have been eliminated. It should be peaceful outside. Tomorrow, we'll go to Duke Xuanwu's residence and then to Nu Tianchao."
Jiang Mi's gentle and excited voice came from inside, "Yes, companion."
… … …
A few hours later, in a cave dozens of miles away from Marquis Xuanwu's residence, dozens of warriors sat quietly.
Every one of them had a sun embroidered on their clothes, so it was called the Land of Light. But Jiang Li was also known as the sun.
The leader of the warriors had messy hair, a bearded face, a skinny body, and a tired look in his eyes.
He … was the long-lost Zhu Hongxue.
Sky-sea Pavilion Zhu Hongxue.
Dozens of warriors ate quietly.
"This damned fire, it can't even heat water or cook meat," one of the warriors grumbled.
The air pressure here was too low, so the boiling point of the water couldn't reach 100 degrees Celsius, so the meat couldn't be cooked.
And the temperature here was too low. The meat was already cold the moment it was taken out. By the time it reached the mouth, it was already frozen solid.
Zhu Hongxue took a piece of meat and numbly chewed.
Thirty years ago, his martial arts had already reached the pinnacle. How strong was he now?
Of course, after the battle of Tian Yue City, he had left the Great Desert and never appeared again.
"Marshal, our brothers in Tian Nan City, are they all dead?" a warrior asked, "There's still no news."
Zhu Hongxue was silent.
"Marshal, our Land of Light has fewer and fewer warriors. The Empire is too strong. Do we still have hope?"
"Almost thirty years have passed. If His Majesty Shen Lang was still alive, he would have appeared long ago. He … is he dead?"
"Marshal, do we still have hope? According to the Pavilion Master's theory, this world can only last for less than a hundred years before it is destroyed. "
Zhu Hongxue didn't speak even after hearing the warriors' words.
Because he didn't know if there was any hope.
He also didn't know if Shen Lang was dead or if he would return.
But, having hope was better than having no hope, right? This was what his teacher told him.
That year, before His Majesty Shen Lang went on a northern expedition to Yan Capital, his teacher Zuo Ci visited him and invited him to visit the Great Desert whenever it was convenient or inconvenient.
Now, almost thirty years had passed and His Majesty had never appeared again.
Was there still hope in the future? Was there still light?
And at this moment, a fiery red bird flew over and burrowed into the cave like a ball of fire.
Zhu Hongxue stretched out his hand. The fiery red bird landed on his palm and pecked a few times.
Zhu Hongxue's gaze trembled. "Get ready. There will be a battle tomorrow at the former site of the Duke of Xuanwu's residence. Rescue two people and bring them to the Land of Light."
"Yes!"
This time, Zhu Hongxue had come from far away to rescue two people, Xu Qianqian and Princess Shen Mi.
… … …
Note: Finally finished at 12: 30. I will try my best to fill in the holes in the plot. Thank you for your monthly support. Pastries will be deeply grateful!
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