Volume 3 Chapter 59 (1/2)
Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang Vol03 Ch59
After Dong Lin’s capital was captured, He Xia sent soldiers to hunt down the reenerals On the other hand, he ordered the Royal Residence of Dong Lin to be burned
Thanks to the dancing fire torches of the Yun Chang soldiers, the capital of Dong Lin was enveloped by thick sht flames in the Royal Residence dyed half the sky red
“Royal Residence…the Royal Residence!” The peasants who remained in the capital raised their heads, their faces completely stained with tears as they watched the fire’s sparks and the sharp blades
He Xia’s co soldiers wasn’t just to vent anger It was costly to sustain such a huge army No country had ever had such a vast territory, so he had to press on quickly and decisively
To destroy a country, one must first destroy its citizens’ confidence and trust
The Royal Residence was burned down to flat pieces on the ground by the Yun Chang soldiers To Dong Lin’s lucky survivors, it
After all, it was a symbol of centuries of the Royal House that co Lin, this was the final punch to their overburdened hearts
The Duke of Zhen-Bei that had given the so who did they have to pin their hopes on?
The bad news seeh to every corner of Dong Lin,Lin people even more desperate
“King, what should we do?” The news travelled fro soldiers were reporting to the stiffly seated Queen
More than half of the country’s land had been lost The peasants had lost their homes while the Royal Residence was in ashes
How did the onceLin fall to such a situation?
General Chen Mu had been killed in battle while Moran and Luoshang desperately protected her as she left the capital Behind the shook the skies while the soldiers’ blood splattered over her adorned clothes
Only then did she realise that the faold No wonder when the Dong Lin warriors mentioned the Duke of Zhen-Bei, their faces would reveal a delighted and proud look
She was no longer a lady nestled safely deep in her residence Now, she wore rough clothing, all excesswarriors of Dong Lin as she hid in re’s pursuits
In the heavy darkness and anxiety for the future, the Queen often recalled the past
Back then, Dong Lin held such power The ar the King and the Duke of Zhen-Bei
Where did the bad fortune start?
“Bai Pingting…” The name formed in the Queen’s o of
Bai PingtingHe Xia have a chance to intercept
That day the fa-An, and later the Prince Consort of Yun Chang, conspired with the King of Bei Mo to poison her two underaged sons to death It all foreshadowed the unfortunate state of today’s Dong Lin
The death of the princes caused Chu Beijie and Bai Pingting to suspect each other, but at the same time it may had them love each other more deeply
When their love beca and Bei Mo arrived
The Queen’s heart froze Had the Prince Consort of Yun Chang planned this chain of deadly traps that led her country to its demise?
Step by step, heLin lose Chu Beijie and finally, re Lin off the map…
“Mada and hurried footsteps were heard The si’s extre ar this way Madaasped for breath as he spoke
Again?
A feeling exhaustion ripped through the Queen, but she could not allow herself to be captured because she was the Queen, the sole sy Lin’s Royal House
The Queen clenched her teeth and slowly got up
“The horse has already been prepared Please iet on the horse, Madam Moran will take some people to block for a while and will then hurry to meet up with us”
The Queen got onto the horse
Do’s calvary surged forwards
Luoshang got on behind as a defending soldier He whipped the horse and urgently pressed forward to escape into the night
Dear Pingting, if your soul is in heaven, please open your eyes to look at this messy world
I’e all of the misfortunes you suffered for ten reincarnations of misfortune
But please have mercy on us For all these innocent peasants, return the Duke of Zhen-Bei to us
He is this world’s one and only hope
In a se of Bei Mo, the day se
“Want to listen to a story?”
“Listen to a story?”
“Outside…on the hillside…path…came a storyteller”
Everyone hispering and would look around nervously fro soldier would suddenly eround
But everyone hid secrets and they all vaguely knew that this was no ordinary storyteller that spoke for fun With slight expectation, they couldn’t resist checking it out
In such a suffocating troubled time, people needed a little bit of anticipation
In the evening, a figure appeared on the hillside At first there was just one but then another and another, carefully walking over Gradually, even pairs and san to arrive at a time
Their faces carried fear, deeply afraid of being caught, but when they suddenly saw an acquaintance, their eyes would reveal the flickering light of surprise and following that, encouragement
They had all gathered by the little patch of darkening grass and due to the obscured ures There weren’t just of men but women too
“Ah, don’t squeeze in”
“A-Han, you’re here too?” Another faer whispered
The sound of A-Han’s doting laugh was heard in the darkness “Of course, my wife is here too”
Someone hushed them “Be quiet, the story is about to be told…”
Instantly it quietened down
This was a fantastic storyteller The storyteller sat on the grass The crowd could only ht as they waited eagerly and iin, but no one spoke a word
The storyteller cleared his throat His voice was low and spoke in ave people energy
“My fellow villagers, today I a to tell you a story I’ll say this first that the events in this story happened not long ago and is a real incident Those vicious Yun Chang people don’t want to let other people know but we storytellers of Bei Mo who have lost their homes have heard of it We haveit in every direction I know these days storytellers are executed every day, but storytellers are in endless supply Once one has told to ten, ten will tell to another hundred I’m not afraid of death and I am the same as the other executed storytellers I just want all of Bei Mo’s people to know of this story…”
In the darkness, the storyteller paused He seeether
For some reason, the entire audience held back their breaths to keep silent, regardless of their usual rude, timid or indifferent personalities They all see news
“Our bitter life is all caused by a demon This de-An and later the Prince Consort of Yun Chang He was the one who killed our King during a banquet by poison, forced us to give up our grain, stole our horses, cattle & sheep and killed our loved ones Our Main General Ruo Han led the arainst hieneral so Main General Ruo Han lost Our Bei Mo ar the backbone of us Bei Mo people…”
When ic situation, everyone’s hearts fell, both furious and upset They lowered their heads in sadness
The storyteller’s tone was full of grief Then he stopped, suddenly swapping to an excited tone “But do you still remember our Main General Ze Yin? Back when he went into seclusion, Dong Lin’s Chu Beijie arrived He came out of the mountains and pushed Chu Beijie back home Now that He Xia has come to harm our Bei Mo, how could Main General Ze Yin just sit and watch? My fellow villagers, the Main General has come out of the mountains!”
A ripple gently stirred the crowd Everyone was suddenly ian to lighten
“Main General, we still have a Main General…”
“Main General, where is he? Where?”
“Hush, allow le word froain, “Main General Ze Yin is a general who can lead soldiers well He knows Bei Mo’s ’s, and direct confrontation will only result in har soldiers of Bei Mo The Main General can’t do that He said goodbye to his family and left the secluded residence He knew He Xia was Yun Chang’sar tie to He Xia”
The crowd gasped with an “Ah”, which seemed to be a woman’s voice
The croere all anxious to hear the rest but A-Han wasn’t too anxious about it “He Xia has so ether, the Main General would definitely lose”
The storyteller replied, “No Although He Xia is a demon, he is still a man with a rarely seen warrior’s spirit and expert swordse letter to let the other generals know of his e or didn’t face it head-on, then the other generals would look down on hiard of himself”
“Then did our Main General…defeat He Xia?” A person in the darkness nervously asked
The storyteller sighed His sigh made the silence even more suspenseful
“It’s not easy Although the Main General has fine swordsmanshi+p, He Xia’s is very fine as well In ter”
“Then…if there was no chance of winning all along, why did the Main General challenge him? Isn’t that suicidal?”
“Yes…suicidal” This ain The storyteller lowered his voice, “Perhaps so The Main General said back then, ‘If I kill He Xia by luck, than Bei Mo must be blessed but if He Xia isn’t killed and his life is ended, he will die a worthy death Sigh…sigh…what a hero, our Bei Mo has our own hero…”
He shook his head as he sighed for while, but everyone else was still concerned about Ze Yin’s life or death They impatiently asked, “Sir, please do tell us What on earth were the results in that battle?”
“He lost” The storyteller spat out these words, causing all of the people’s hearts to pluhed “That day, the Main General set out alone with his horse and sword He was to fight against He Xia, surrounded by Yun Chang’s generals and soldiers, all of the for He Xia The Main General understood that if he killed He Xia, he wouldn’t be able to survive The two coht a hundred strikes against each other In the end, He Xia’s swordsap, and the sword stabbed the Main General’s abdomen…”
“Ah…”