When Su Hanyu came in, he looked very flustered. It was obvious that something big had happened.
"Your Highness, there's an urgent report from the border. A serious plague has broken out in several border cities." As soon as Su Hanyu came in, he knelt on the ground and said anxiously.
Yang Xuan looked at him strangely.
Plague?
Shouldn't this kind of thing be solved by him, the emperor? Why would it be reported to him?
While thinking, he looked at Yu Jiu and found that Yu Jiu was listening attentively. There was shock and doubt on his face. It was obvious that he had just learned something.
"Your Highness, there was information about the plague before, but when we were sorting out the information, it was treated as ordinary information, so it wasn't reported." Yu Jiu stood out and said, "But we just received news that a large number of zombies have appeared in the border cities where the plague broke out."
"Hmm?" Yang Xuan's eyes flashed. "A large number of zombies?"
Su Hanyu was still kneeling on the ground. He said, "Your Highness, the urgent report just sent said that these zombies are not ordinary soldiers' opponents. Some zombies have even shown the ability to fly and burrow into the ground."
As he spoke, he knelt two steps forward and presented a letter in his hand with both hands.
Yu Jiu picked up the letter, but he didn't read it. Instead, he directly handed it to Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan took the letter and asked Su Hanyu to stand up first. Then, he opened the letter and read it.
"Jiangyang, Summer, Linxi, and Dingbian four cities have a plague outbreak. People have turned into zombies with the ability to fly and burrow into the ground. The border army is no match for them. Their numbers are beyond measure. The imperial power of the four cities has collapsed. People no longer exist.
This letter didn't have a header or a signature. There was only a unique mark at the bottom right corner. It should be the mark of Su Hanyu's intelligence system.
The words were red and smelled faintly of blood. It was especially scribbled. Yang Xuan felt a sense of crisis from the words. It was as if someone had hurriedly written it with blood before they died.
"How many border soldiers are there?" Yang Xuan pondered for a moment and asked.
"A total of 300,000 border soldiers. We have lost contact with all of them. Their situation is unknown." Su Hanyu replied.
Yang Xuan's eyes flashed.
Zombies that could fly and burrow into the ground?
For some reason, he thought of Pei Meng.
"Your Highness, the situation is a little special. According to our intelligence, these zombies erupted at the same time. There are signs of someone controlling them, but the purpose is unknown."
Yu Jiu's expression did not look good as he continued, "Moreover, the news that just came said that someone seemed to have seen the missing saint, but it's not certain."
Yang Xuan took a deep breath. He suddenly stood up and said, "Pass down my order. Tell the four armies to set out immediately. Our target is the four border cities."
"Yes!" Feng Shisan and the other three bowed.
After some preparations, the four guards were assembled and ready to set off at any time.
At this time, Su Hanyu brought another person to Yang Xuan. At the same time, he handed a token to Yang Xuan.
"Cheng 'er, hurry up and greet His Highness the Holy Son." Su Hanyu pulled the young man behind him and said.
"Su Zhi Cheng greets Your Highness the Holy Son." The young man did not dare to be negligent. He respectfully knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan did not say anything. Instead, he looked at Su Hanyu.
Su Hanyu quickly said, "Your Highness, this is the Crown Prince. The situation of the three hundred thousand troops stationed at the border is unknown. Therefore, I sent the Crown Prince to accompany you. If necessary, you can mobilize the surrounding troops. The token in Your Highness' hand represents the highest military authority. You can mobilize any army within the Sun Wheel Territory at any time. "
So that's it.
The three hundred thousand troops stationed at the border had lost contact. Su Hanyu was afraid that something would happen. Therefore, he sent the Crown Prince and gave him a token that could mobilize any army, just in case.
In fact, Yang Xuan also understood his meaning. On one hand, he was really afraid that something would happen to him as the Azure Sky Holy Son. On the other hand, he wanted Su Zhi Cheng to follow him and get familiar with him. It would also be better for him to prepare for the future succession.
Otherwise, Yang Xuan's identity was the highest secret. How could he let others know?
"Get up!" Yang Xuan put away the token and said lightly.
Su Zhi Cheng kowtowed again. This time, he stood up and respectfully stood to the side.
Currently, Yang Xuan's bodyguards were the Lightning Guards and Lightning Guards.
Feng Shisan and Yu Jiu had already left in a hurry with their people. They had left first, arriving at the four cities ahead of time to deal with the corresponding matters.
The four border cities where the plague had erupted in the kingdom of Sun were all neighbouring cities. They were on the border of the kingdom of Sun and the kingdom of Guzhen, so it was quite a distance away.
Originally, Yang Xuan's plan was obviously to take the lead and reach the four border cities as quickly as possible.
However, Yu Jiu and Feng Shisan rejected this idea.
"If Your Highness is ahead of us in everything, what's the point of having the four guards? Why don't we just disband? "
These were Yu Jiu's original words. They were like a block of ice.
That made sense. Yang Xuan's identity was different now. In the sacred mountain, he was the heir apparent. His status was noble, so he would obviously have his subordinates do everything for him. There was no need for him to do everything personally.
Moreover, the matter this time was strange in every way. The four guards would not be at ease with him going alone.
As a result, Yang Xuan stayed in Qingyang city for a few more days before setting off in the direction of the four cities.
The subordinates of the four guards were all elites with impressive cultivations. Even Su Zhicheng was a venerable, so they moved very quickly.
After a while, Yang Xuan finally came into contact with the people from the Rain Guards who had come to receive him.
"How's the situation?" Yang Xuan asked in a residence that the Rain Guards had prepared for him in a small town.
"Your Highness, the situation is bad." Yu Jiu had left behind four Rain Guards here. One was a False Divinity, and the other three were experts who had crossed the path.
The one who answered him was the female False Divinity guard.
"How is it bad?" Yang Xuan became stern.
"Your Highness, the people of the four cities have all been turned into zombies. Very few people are still alive, so there are an extremely large number of zombies. Initial estimates say there might be over a million," the female guard replied.
"A million?" Yang Xuan was stunned.
Originally, he thought that even if the plague erupted on a large scale, the number of zombies would be limited to a certain range. He had never thought there would be so many.
What kind of concept was a million zombies?
"Your Highness, the four cities originally had over a million people, let alone the towns and cities attached to the four cities. A million is the minimum estimate."
"In other words, the number of zombies has already exceeded a million?" Yang Xuan asked.
"Yes!" The female guard replied resolutely.
"What about Yu Jiu and Feng Shisan?" Yang Xuan asked after a moment of thought.
"Commander Yu is near the four cities. They've captured some zombies and are currently researching them," the female guard replied. She paused before continuing, "Commander Feng has ventured deep into the kingdom of Gu Zhen."
"Hmm? Why has Feng Shisan gone there? "Yang Xuan was rather surprised.
The female guard replied, "Three hundred thousand soldiers stationed at the border have entered the kingdom of Gu Zhen. Commander Feng has gone to investigate."
At this moment, Su Zhicheng, who had been in a daze the entire time, seemed to return to his senses. He asked in a hurry, "Why have the three hundred thousand soldiers gone to Gu Zhen?"
The female guard looked at him but did not reply.
Su Zhicheng realized that he had crossed the line and quickly apologized to Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan waved his hand, indicating that it was fine. Su Zhicheng then heaved a sigh of relief and stood aside.
The female guard then said to Yang Xuan, "Your Highness, this is the worst news. According to the latest news from Commander Feng, the three hundred thousand soldiers have turned into zombies. As for why they entered the kingdom of Gu Zhen, Commander Feng is still investigating."
The room fell into silence. This news was too shocking.
There were at least thirteen hundred thousand zombies and three hundred thousand soldiers gathered here, eyeing them covetously.
Yang Xuan could already imagine what kind of terrifying disaster would befall the northern countries if he did not care.
It would be the end of the world.
"Your Highness, the people from the Heavenly Lake faction are also there," the female guard continued.
The Heavenly Lake faction?
Yang Xuan was taken aback for a moment, but quickly understood.
It would be strange if the people from the Heavenly Lake faction did not come after such a huge incident.
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