Chapter 1314: Physically and Mentally Spent! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Gallop!
The galloping of horses suddenly resounded through the air, rapidly approaching the crowd. Banners snapped in the wind, and beneath these banners were countless mounted riders of the City Guard.
”The Imperial Court has banned any gatherings at this place. The City Guard has arrived! Everyone, disperse now!” a thunderous voice bellowed.
”Pass on my order! If anyone is still gathered here within fifteen minutes, they are to be arrested for disrupting the order of the capital and handed over to the capital magistrate!”
Boom!
The City Guard was a force under the capital city's government and possessed the authority to maintain order. The sight of the City Guard's banners and the sound of that voice immediately silenced the crowd. They quickly scattered in all directions.
”Chong-er, I came late!”
A general wearing the armor of the City Guard charged out and stopped in front of the Wang Family Residence's gate. This general dismounted and removed their helmet, revealing the worried and anxious face of Wang Chong's uncle-in-law, Li Lin. As he looked at Wang Chong, Li Lin spoke in an apologetic tone.
”There was an incident. Someone from the Imperial Court specifically transferred away the soldiers of the City Guard. I also received the order and went to carry it out. I didn't expect that such a major incident would occur during the short time I was away!”
Li Lin was in charge of the City Guard soldiers around the Wang Family Residence, and there had been no problems before. For so many people to appear at this time clearly indicated that someone had been directing all this from behind the scenes. But Li Lin cared little about investigating this, as he found Wang Chong's current condition far more worrisome.
His face was pale and it seemed like his soul had left his body. There was definitely something wrong here.
”Hurry and help him inside!”
With no time to think, Li Lin had Xu Keyi, Su Shixuan, Xue Qianjun, Zhang Que and the others gather around Wang Chong and take him into the Wang Family Residence.
Bang!
Before they were able to get very far, however, a figure collapsed to the ground like a toppling pillar.
”Milord!”
”Chong-er!”
Everyone paled in fright at this sight. Wang Chong had fallen to the ground, his face pale, his jaw and fists clenched, his body motionless. He had fallen unconscious, and his breathing was weak.
”Hurry! Call the doctor!” Li Lin roared, his face suffused with panic. Grabbing Wang Chong off the ground, he rushed into the room.
……
”Hahaha! Wang Chong, how is the taste of having all the people of the world as your enemy?”
Brash laughter came out of the darkness. Here was an immense and grandiose mountain, surrounded by corpses and watered by tens of thousands of rivulets of blood. Lightning streaked across the sky, and in those flashes of electricity, Wang Chong could clearly make out a slightly plump figure holding a crimson spear and wearing black and red armor. This man stood atop the mountain, his mouth wide open in a sneering laugh.
”Want to save the world? Want to be a hero? Are the people of the world willing to let you save them? Even though you've done your best, haven't the Nine Provinces still fallen into my hand?
”Wang Chong, you've lost!”
An Yaluoshan's wicked laughter resounded through the world.
Blood instantly surged into Wang Chong's eyes as he charged up toward that chubby figure with clenched fists.
”I still haven't lost! An Yaluoshan, hand over your life!”
But before Wang Chong could charge up, kaboom! The world darkened and that vast mountain vanished along with the corpses and blood, leaving behind only the dark void.
”Kiiill!”
A moment later, war cries and thunderous hooves shook the world. What was only a small noise at first quickly turned into a vast cry that could be heard over one hundred li, an earthquake that shook the foundations of the world. Countless armored warriors roared and howled as they raised up their swords and sabers and surged past Wang Chong in the tens of thousands.
”Milord, we'll follow you forever!”
”For the Great Tang!”
”Kiiill!”
So loud were these cries that they caused one's blood to boil, and soldiers were visible as far as the eye could see.
In the blink of an eye, Wang Chong had returned back to the time when he was leading his army across the Nine Provinces in a campaign to resist the otherworldly invaders.
”Kill!”
Wang Chong felt his own blood boil as well, and with a clang, he unsheathed his sword. But before Wang Chong could charge forward, a blood-covered hand emerged from the ground and latched onto Wang Chong's right foot.
”Milord! No one understands us! Everyone has given up. Is there really any meaning in our resisting like this?”
Wang Chong lowered his head and only then realized that the ground was covered in corpses of those soldiers who had followed him on this campaign. At his feet was a blood-stained general who had been his subordinate, his armor in tatters and his pale face looking up at him, revealing two exhausted and despairing eyes.