Chapter 1327: Leaving the Capital! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
”Look closely! The second training ground is here. This place can hold four to eight hundred thousand soldiers!”
Wang Chong pointed a finger at the Ten Eastern islands as he spoke to Xue Qianjun and Xu Keyi.
These islands were ruled by ten Queens, and their armies were rather weak. Wang Chong also remembered that during the calamity, the Ten Eastern Islands, separated from the continent by the ocean, had remained mostly unaffected until the very end. But the islands were too remote, and whether in this life or the last, Wang Chong had never interacted with that region very much, so he did not know what the situation was with those ten Queens. The only person he knew from there was Miyasame Ayaka.
His subordinates in the study all had dubious looks on their faces, confused as to why Wang Chong would choose such a place. However, none of them would ever openly question Wang Chong's orders.
”Yes!”
Everyone bowed.
”Xue Qianjun, get ready. When the time comes, take some soldiers from the triangular gap and four thousand Wushang Cavalry. Each of those islands is ruled by a Queen. If you can make peace with them, then do so, but if you can't, conquer them!” Wang Chong firmly ordered.
”Yes!” Xue Qianjun immediately replied.
”As for you, Xu Keyi, I want you to–”
Wang Chong had relaxed after giving the order to Xue Qianjun, but just as he was preparing to issue more orders, he felt a sharp explosion of pain from his dantian that swiftly spread throughout his entire body. Wang Chong's face paled, and as he made to gather his Stellar Energy, he realized that all the Stellar Energy in his body had gone out of control and was running rampant through his meridians.
Fwoosh!
Wang Chong's vision went dark as he vomited blood. Nausea engulfed his mind, and then he knew nothing, the last thing he heard being cries of alarm.
”Milord!”
”Milord!”
He vaguely sensed Su Shixuan and Xu Keyi rushing over in a panic, but after that, he completely lost consciousness.
……
After some time, Wang Chong was awakened by the sound of rolling carriage wheels and a jolting from beneath his body.
”You're awake!”
A familiar voice resounded in his ear. Surprised, Wang Chong opened his eyes with great difficulty, and light burst into the darkness. A figure slowly emerged before him, wearing a gray robe and gazing at him with aged and experienced eyes that were brimming with concern.
”Master?!”
The sight of this figure left Wang Chong dumbfounded.
What was going on? He clearly remembered that he had collapsed in his study, so why was he now seeing his master? And this jolting… Wang Chong looked past his master and immediately noticed that he was inside a wooden carriage compartment.
”What is going on here?”
Wang Chong turned in shock to the Demonic Emperor Old Man.
”You still find it strange? I let you go and think about it and even gave you a mantra, hoping that you would expel extraneous Stellar Energies, tidy up your body, and stabilize your injuries while you were considering your options, but what did you do? What did you do!?”
The Demonic Emperor Old Man's wrathful expression caused Wang Chong to grimace.
”By the time I arrived, your body was a complete mess. In all those days, you didn't even have a little time to look to the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art. I know that you're concerned for the realm, but if you don't even have a life, can you still protect the country?”
The Demonic Emperor Old Man's eyes burned with anger. After getting so used to seeing his master's genial face, Wang Chong couldn't help but tremble in fear now that he saw the 'Demonic Emperor' side. But he was also rather moved.
”Master is correct! Your disciple was wrong!” Wang Chong obediently replied.
”Haaa… your master has no ill intentions.” An elderly voice came from the corner of the carriage. ”Did you know that you've been unconscious for seven days now? In this time, it was only by constantly treating you that we were able to stabilize your injuries. Child, even if your master didn't forcibly take you out of the capital this time, I would have still advised you to leave. The Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art is a tyrannical art, but its flare-ups are also extremely damaging. If this is allowed to go on, you won't even last half a year in your current condition.”
Wang Chong's body trembled as he turned his head. Nearby, the Wushang Village Chief was seated cross-legged, his face pale and sweat beading on his forehead as he slowly withdrew his energy.
Wang Chong was dazed, but as he realized what was going on, shame welled up in his mind.
”Many thanks, Senior!”
The Wushang Village Chief had clearly suffered from a rapid consumption of Stellar Energy. This was clearly because he had been treating Wang Chong's wound.
”Haaa, our fates can be considered linked, so there's no need for you to say such things.”
The Wushang Village Chief waved his hand. Wushang Village and Wang Chong were now closely related, with the vast majority of villagers obeying Wang Chong's orders. In the past, he would have never permitted such a thing, but the longer he interacted with Wang Chong and understood him, the more difficult the Wushang Village Chief found it to disagree with him.