Chapter 95 (1/2)

Chapter 95

Chapter 95 Execution Ground

The Phoenix Cry imperial capital stood there as majestic as ever, emitting an ancient air . That was something that could not be concealed despite the several wars it had experienced in the past thousand years .

But today, the imperial capital was no longer as bustling and filled with traffic as it normally was . It was filled with a forbidding air, and not a single shop opened its doors .

In just a single month’s time, the capital had completely changed . First the news of Xia Changfeng being killed shook the entire Phoenix Cry Empire .

But even more shocking was that the person who had killed the Grand Xia’s prince was the most famous person in the capital, the junior generation’s strongest member who had risen like a shooting star - Long Chen .

When the photographic jade’s images had spread throughout the capital, everyone had been completely shocked . The image of Long Chen killing Xia Changfeng was forever stuck in their minds .

Long Chen who was originally high-spirited and full of endless prospects had now become the entire empire’s number one wanted criminal .

The Long household’s people had all been imprisoned in just one night . After another few days, large quant.i.ties of soldiers began to flow towards the capital .

Before anyone could even understand what was happening, four hundred thousand elite troops from the Grand Xia had encircled the city .

Everyone was incomparably nervous, waiting for the spark of a huge war to ignite the capital in flames . That thought caused all these people who were used to living in peace and security to be filled with fright .

But the lucky thing was that this battle never occured . The fourth prince had appeared to mediate both parties . Saying that he had already captured the killer and had investigated the whole matter, he gave the Grand Xia an acceptable account .

Only then did the elite troops withdraw their siege of the capital . But they didn’t go far . They pitched camp forty kilometers away from the capital . If the Phoenix Cry Empire didn’t hand over acceptable terms, they definitely wouldn’t mind starting a huge war .

That forbidding air enveloped the entire capital . Although the capital had Ying Hou and Wu Hou guiding the majority of the strongest troops in the empire, this situation had arisen so suddenly that they had been unable to collect the rest of their forces . If a battle really did start, whether they could win or not, the capital itself would definitely become the scene of disaster .

At the same time, there were also people who secretly wondered what was going on . Weren’t the Phoenix Cry Empire and the Grand Xia Empire supposed to be allies? How did they suddenly end up on opposite sides of the battlefield now?

What kind of satirical situation was this? It was always the enemies you never thought about who did the most damage . Otherwise there was no way they would have so easily been able to encircle their capital .

Following the Long household’s capture, huge waves erupted in the empire . The first thing people thought of was Zhenhuan Hou who was defending the border against the barbarian tribes .

Zhenhuan Hou had guarded the border for over ten years . He had control of two hundred thousand elite troops that had fought with the barbarian tribes over and over . It could be said that that army was a true elite force .

As for the ‘elite troops’ currently residing in the capital who lived peaceful, satisfied lives the entire time and had only completed some drilling, the difference was immense, completely incomparable .

Zhenhuan Hou’s elite troops would definitely be able to fight an enemy ten times their number . After the Empress Dowager had imperially arrested the Long household, everyone wondered just how Long Tianxiao would react .

Ten days ago, sudden news had leaked that Long Chen’s killing of Xia Changfeng had been incited by the crown prince, and so even the crown prince had been arrested .

There had also been several ‘henchmen’ that had been taken in with him . Today was the day for all these ‘murderers’ to face their execution .

Outside the walls of the city, the martial stage that had been often used for fights had been torn down to be replaced with a huge execution stage .

On one side of the execution stage was the Phoenix Cry Empire’s elite troops, while to the other side was the Grand Xia’s elite troops . They both watched each other from a distance, the atmosphere being incredibly tight .

The commoners of the Phoenix Cry Empire were also watching from far away . This was the most controversial and shocking matter that had occured in the Phoenix Cry Empire in the last dozens of years .

Not only was a n.o.ble family about to be killed, the crown prince was also to be executed . There were also tens of members of the imperial court who had been implicated .

There were two lines of people on the execution grounds, one lined up in the back and one lined up in the front . There were dozens of people in the front row, all wearing imperial robes . They were completely bound, lying there on the ground .

Although everyone had already been prepared to see that, everyone was still greatly shaken . Those were the most senior ministers of the empire . Normally just getting a glance of them was almost impossible, but today they had become prisoners .

Most shocking of all was that the person in the front was the crown prince Chu Yang . The current Chu Yang had long since lost his majestic and graceful poise . His hair was a mess and his eyes darted around . He was mumbling something that couldn’t be heard as he incessantly fiddled .

Behind this group of people was another group of over twenty people . This group included maids and servants . They were actually the Long household’s people .

Mrs . Long was shackled by iron fetters . Her expression was haggard as she looked into the distance . Who knew what she was thinking .

Other than Mrs . Long, the rest of the Long household’s members couldn’t help weeping . It was obvious they knew that today was the last day of their lives . Looking at the executioners beside them, they were filled with despair .

“Ah, my Long family has truly let you down . If there is a next life, my Long family will definitely make it up to you . ”

Looking at the weeping people surrounding her, Mrs . Long couldn’t help sighing . They were all innocent, but they had been implicated by being part of the Long household .