At the North Ridge of Yanming Mountain, the bright moon hung high in the sky, spreading a layer of white frost on the ground. At the foot of the mountain, torches gathered in a long line. The faint sound of horses' hooves and the roar of machines could be heard. It was an army, an army of no less than ten thousand people.
Above a red maple on the mountain ridge, a beautiful girl quietly looked at everything at the foot of the mountain. A trace of displeasure and anger flashed in her eyes.
"That's Xiyin's army."
Luo Fei sneered and said, "She really brought a 10,000-strong army to the Shattered Cauldron Realm. Hmph … Does Xi Yin really think that she can accomplish anything by relying on those filthy exiles and old machines?"
Dori was silent.
Dora frowned. "I just want to know what Xiyin wants to do. The Lord Ruler sent us to help the Celestial Pole Continent seize the territory of the Shattered Cauldron Realm, but she brought 10,000 Banished Lands army and hasn't done anything yet. Now, she's sent this army to Yanming Mountain. What does she want to do? Who is her opponent?"
Luo Fei said, "Dora, maybe Xiyin doesn't want to return to the God Realm at all. She just wants to be a king in the mortal world, just like she did in the Banished Lands … She used the Lord Ruler and used his hand to raise her cultivation. Then, she came to the rich Shattered Cauldron Realm. She wants to be a king in the mortal world!"
"Really?"
Dora sneered. "I don't think so."
At this moment, the sound of huge dragons flapping wings came from afar. Dragon Knights had arrived, and two of them came one after the other.
"It's Ram Jin," Luo Fei said. Ram Jin was a Dragon Knight that Dora had borrowed from Darknorth Abyss. She hadn't used him yet.
"It's not just Ram Jin."
Dora's senses were even sharper. She squinted her beautiful eyes and said, "There's an unfamiliar aura. Strangers are here."
Indeed, in the night, two Dragon Knights jumped down from the dragon's back, floated to the ground, and knelt respectfully. Apart from Ram Jin, there was also a Dragon Knight in blue armor. He seemed to be around the 10th level Grotto-Heaven Realm, not too strong.
"Subordinate Ram Jin greets Lord Dora!"
"Subordinate Liu Pei greets Lord Dora!"
Dora smiled faintly. "No need for formalities! Liu Pei, where did you come from? "
"I've traveled day and night from the Eight Wastelands in the north under the command of Lord Dragon Rider General Lin Tongtian and Commander Fang Lan of the Long Ji Corps. The Long Ji Corps has gathered a hundred and fifty thousand soldiers and seized the Eight Wastelands. The Eight Wastelands Province that the Qin Empire has just divided is already under the control of the Tianji Empire. This time, the two Lords have sent me to invite Lord Dora to fight the enemy side by side with us and attack the Cloud Province together."
"Cloud Province?" Dora was stunned.
"Yes."
Liu Pei said in a low voice, "The Yun Zhong Province of the Qin Empire is very fertile. It is known as one of the two largest provinces in the northern region of the empire. It has a large population and many cities. However, the garrison is also very powerful. Luo Xin, the adopted son of the former Duke of Muyun, Su Muyun, is leading 200,000 Steel Blade Soldiers to defend the province. They have a lot of magic crystal cannons and all kinds of advanced crossbows and ballistae. Lord Fang Lan said that if we want to fight a tough battle, we still need the strength of the Battle Angels of the Celestial Realm."
"Okay, I got it."
"Dora, are you really going to attack the Yun Zhong Province?" Luo Fei was stunned.
"What else?" Dora laughed coldly. "Are we going to stay on Yanming Mountain and watch Xiyin do nothing? Since Xiyin no longer recognizes the three of us as members of the Battle Angel Squad, then we will continue to complete the mission that the Western Divine Realm has given us. Helping the Tianji Empire conquer the Yun Zhong Province is also our duty. "
"Yes, I understand."
Liu Pei was overjoyed. "Lord Dora has decided to help us?"
"Of course."
Dora smiled. "Lord Gong Yangjin, gather all the Dragon Knights immediately. We will set off immediately. The sooner we conquer the Yun Zhong Province, the better. We will fly through the night and try to reach the Yun Zhong Province by dawn tomorrow."
"Yes!"
Dora floated in the wind. Her beautiful eyes looked toward the South Mountains of Yanming Mountain. Her eyes were filled with jealousy and anger. She said softly, "Xiyin, since you are so desperate to protect everything in the Shattered Cauldron Realm, then I will help you. If I don't kill a few of the Qin Empire's famous generals, how can I be worthy of you, the Golden-Winged Battle Angel who was in the same class as me?"
As she spoke, the black wings behind her suddenly spread open. They were filled with murderous intent. After receiving the inheritance of the black wings, the desire to kill in Dora's heart seemed to have been completely ignited. Killing could make her stronger, and it could also make her feel satisfied.
…
On a small path in the forest, torches connected together, illuminating the armors of the soldiers. At the forefront of the cavalry was a general dressed in a golden robe. It was none other than Ding Xi, the person appointed by Xiyin to be the commander of the army of the exiles.
Looking at everything around him, it was familiar yet strange.
Along the way, they saw nothing but carnage and devastation. The once prosperous and powerful Sky Province no longer existed. All they could see were broken fences and dilapidated walls, as well as commoners who had lost their homes along the way. There were even many hunting squads from the Blackstone Empire hunting down commoners everywhere and turning them into slaves.
The Blackstone Empire was known for its cruelty and tyranny. Their army had a tradition that the Tianji Empire and the Celestial Empire did not have — cannibalism. Whenever there was a food crisis, the Blackstone Empire's army would kill the captives and use them as food. This tradition had been going on for thousands of years and had not changed at all.
In the distance, the army of exiles passed by a forest, and the army of the Darkstone Empire was cooking there. The food was actually some hunters that they'd just captured, and after they killed them, they placed their limbs on the campfire to roast. The soldiers' laughter was extremely delighted as if they were celebrating a festival. However, these soldiers from the Blackstone Empire did not make things difficult for Ding Xi and the others. After all, they were holding the flag of the Battle Angel Squad and had the token of the Tianji Empire. At least for now, the Tianji Empire and the Blackstone Empire were allies.
"Cough, cough, cough …" Ding Xi coughed violently. He could not bear to look at everything in the forest.
Back then, this land belonged to the Yihe Kingdom, and these commoners were the people of the Yihe Kingdom. Ding Xi could not bear to see them suffer such a calamity, but he was powerless. If it were not for the repeated defeats, how could the commoners have fallen to such a state?
Thinking of this, Ding Xi could not help but feel bitter in his heart. He muttered, "Commander Long, oh, Commander Long, if it weren't for our incompetence, how could the commoners have suffered such a calamity?"
At the side, Ding Sangeng said softly, "Commander Ding, don't blame yourself. Everything is in the past. Now that we are following Lord Xiyin from the Battle Angel Squad, we should … should not be bullied anymore."
"Do you only think about not being bullied?"
Ding Xi said indifferently, "Sangeng, do you think … Is Xiyin really Her Highness Yin?"
"Is it important whether she is or not?" Ding Sangeng said.
"No, it is too important."
A glint flashed in Ding Xi's eyes as he said, "Commander Qin Yi has already abandoned us. Now, it is Lord Xiyin who has saved Dragon-shaped Island and the millions of people on Dragon-shaped Island. If she is really Qin Yin, then she is the return of the king and the rightful successor of the Great Qin Empire. Only with the return of Qin Yin can the people of the Shattered Cauldron Realm unite as one and get rid of the Eastern barbarians. If this cannot be done, I'm afraid that the Shattered Cauldron Realm will really become a land of slavery for others. If the Blackstone Empire is like this, then how can the Tianji Empire and the Celestial Empire be any better? This is a catastrophe, a catastrophe for the common people … "
Ding Sangeng smiled and said, "Marshal, don't think so much. Lord Xiyin doesn't even admit that she is Qin Yin. Perhaps she is not. After all, Qin Yin is the ruler of the Great Qin Empire. As for Xiyin … Look, Xiyin's weapon of battle is a pair of eyes that belong to a god and not the orthodox God Binding Chains of the Great Qin Empire. Isn't that right?"
"Yes, Xiyin can't condense the God Binding Chains … Perhaps she really is not." Ding Xi looked at the road under the horse's hooves with some disappointment.
"I wonder why Lord Xiyin called us to the Shattered Cauldron Realm this time. Is it for war?"
"The Banished One Legion is used to conquer, so naturally, it's for war. Otherwise, would we be here for sightseeing?"
"I heard that the Blackstone Empire's main force was defeated by Xu Jiantao in Cangnan Province with 50,000 troops. Hehe … I really didn't expect Governor Cangnan Xu Jiantao to have this kind of ability. I didn't see it when our Yihe Nation was fighting the Empire."
"Xu Jiantao has followed Lin Muyu for a long time, so he naturally learned a lot about the art of war."
Ding Xi's eyes lit up. "With Lin Muyu and Feng Jixing around, perhaps great things can be expected. However … the two of them are not members of the Qin Family, so the feudal vassals can't be loyal to them. The Three Kings have ruled for so many years, but they are not as united as the Radiant King."
"And the Radiant King? If it wasn't for Qin Jin's stubbornness, he probably wouldn't have been killed by the commander-in-chief at Fairy Lake. "
"Ha …"
Ding Xi laughed self-deprecatingly. "Now that you mention it, I feel that I have done so many things all these years. Am I really suspected of being an accomplice to a villain?"
"Ah?" Ding San was even more startled. "Marshal, why do you say that? Could it be that … when the commander-in-chief killed Qin Jin, wasn't it to rid the world of evil?"
"Is that so?" Ding Xi's lips curled into a meaningful smile as he said, "A throne has caused ten years of strife, ten years of calamity for all living beings in the world. If this is considered to be getting rid of evil for the people … forget it."
He paused, then continued, "Let's not talk about this. You and I stayed on Dragon-Shaped Island to protect the commander-in-chief, so we can be considered people who have died once. Now that we have repaid the commander-in-chief's kindness, we should be in control of our own lives from now on."
As he spoke, Ding Xi looked at the iron pipe in the hand of a leader-level exile and asked, "Brother, what's the name of that weapon in your hand?"
The leader bared his yellow teeth and smiled. "It's a magnetic cannon, but the battery is about to run out. After that, I won't be able to use it again. Otherwise, I would definitely show the commander-in-chief how powerful this fellow is. Even the sour rotting boars in the Banished Lands can be blown to pieces with one shot!"
Ding Xi's face twitched. "Then it's better not to see it. Order the army to speed up and head to Yanming Mountain as soon as possible."
"Yes!"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
