Chapter 117 Turning Point at Jinyang - Part 8 (1/2)
Chapter 117 – Turning Point at Jinyang - Part 8
Zou Ci laughed after he witnessed the entire event unfolded. He liked what Tong had done.
”Brilliant! You could have run away with all those people as your shields, you chose to stay. Instead of trying to unseal your demonic power, you used your wisdom.”
Liu Yang clicked her tongue in annoyance.
”What brilliant, he's just relying on the system. He's simply breathing by borrowing someone else's nose. He's yet to use anything that belongs to himself!”
”Wisdom is part of his power, dear goddess. This is where you were wrong.” Zou Ci chuckled.
'You have no idea, goddess. We were born mortals, but we pursue the immortality! The path of a cultivator like mine and that boy's path is totally different than the road you a silver spoon deity like yourself walked!'
He did not bother bickering with her anymore. He tapped her shoulder and faded into thin air together.
Before Zou Ci completely teleported to his other destination, he looked back at Tong with a meaningful glance.
'50 years, no, probably sooner that. Both of us will definitely surpass the system. I wonder who can break free from the shackles first.'
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The ruckus at the government hall finally ended.
Lu Bu threw a tantrum at first as he was mad from Tong's magic. Tong made up with him by allowing Lu Bu to beat him up till his heart content, which Tong got pummeled down to the ground.
Since the buff effect duration had been expired, Lu Bu could not harm Tong. He gave up fighting Tong after he recalled that Li Feihong was severely injured because of him.
As a result, Tong's face became a pig face for the entire day. Although he could activate his regenerate skill to heal his face, Tong did not do it, so Lu Bu could calm down.
Xu Da's corpse was found at the front yard of the main hall building with his head missing a few flesh and a portion of his brain.
All one hundred bait soldiers that stayed with Lu Bu died in the battle against the garrison guards or killed each other.
Zhang Liao was slightly injured from the attacks of Lu Bu. He was durable as he was a veteran. He said that two days would be more than enough to heal these trivial wounds and internal injuries.
Lu Bu got hundreds of small wounds all over his torso areas and his arms from Tong's grenade. Because he was frustrated by Tong's repeated skill abuse, he refused to be treated by local doctors. Lu Bu simply bathed himself with wine, and water to clean the wound. Then he took out the shrapnel and the bullet from his body and bandaged himself.
Li Feihong suffered serious injuries from the broken ribs. Native physicians could not treat him, so Tong suggested everyone that he would take Feihong to Julu. At Julu City, Hua Shi could scan his condition and provide better treatment than the locals.
Fortunately, he had enough strength to open his gate to let the refugee soldiers and the officials return. Ding Yuan also returned to settle down the situation.
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The spy from Zhang Ji convoy rushed back to report the situation to his boss. The messages were passed from one post to another. Secret signals were relayed to the camp, which located outside the southern city wall.
Zhang Xiu, Zhang Ji's nephew, read the report with a solemn expression. He looked at his uncle.
”What's next? Our objective has failed.”
Zhang Ji gazed at the wall of Jinyang City with a deep frown.
”Escape from here as soon as possible. Go and tell everyone. We'll retreat back to Hongnong!”
”We're not going to Julu?” Zhang Xiu was surprised.
The uncle shook his head and sighed. The report they had read told them that the instigator's corpse, Xu Da, was found. All stories about the bribery attempt were revealed to everyone in Ding Yuan's ranks.
Their next move was obvious. They would launch an attack on them as their plan was busted.
To make thing worse, Zhang Tong, who was their second objective, was there at the main government hall. He now discovered about their plan which destroyed their reputation and their first impression.
They were supposed to visit Tong to make friends with him, yet this incident turned him into an enemy instead. They could not go to Julu anymore.
”We cannot. I believe Zhang Tong will not come into terms with us anymore after this incident. It was our fault that we didn't notice him from the very beginning.”
”I see. That can't be helped, then.”
”Let's go. We have to hurry when they're still cleaning up the mess.”
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The order for returning passed down to everyone inside the camp. It caused an uproar among the non-combatants behind the caravans at first, but they subsided within a few minutes. They did not have the authority to change the higher up decisions, so they gave up their lives to their fate.
Zhang Ji's men packed up their belongings within an hour. The family members of the troops also packed up and entered their perspective wagons, carriages, and carts.
However, a few persons were missing.
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Jia Xu snuck out of the caravan with the baby prince. He mixed in with the wandering peddlers which were entering the south gate with their caravans. He managed to get into the city without getting checked as he was seen as an elder and a baby grandson.
He did not just sneak in, he asked around the locals to acquire the update events within the city.
”I heard there was a commotion at the government palace.”
”I saw horsemen going to the center area.”
”There's a loud thunder noise from the palace.”
”I don't know what happened there.”
”Just now, I saw soldiers carrying corpses outside of the palace!”
After Jia Xu had asked around, he caught a glimpse of the overall situation.
'Those Dong Zhuo's men should have done something with Ding Yuan and failed. Or else, he wouldn't give the retreat order so quickly. Ha! Serve them right! Go home, you biatch ass mofo! I'm going to retire myself in peace!'
He did not idle around the local area, Jia Xu looked around for an inn to rest while he planned to hire a wet nurse for the baby.
Jia Xu managed to reserve an empty room at an inn. He also entrusted the baby to his newly hired wet nurse. Then he went out to gather more information from the nearby tavern.
”Welcome, welcome. Please take a seat. What would you like today?”
A waiter welcomed Jia Xu despite his poor look.
'Even I dressed up like this I'm still treated so politely. It seems this city is poor.'
”Give me your finest wine and your best food. I also want to know about the recent events in this city.”
Jia Xu did not hold back. He tossed a gold nugget which worth 3 taels of gold to the waiter. He accepted it with wide eyes and frantically rushed back to prepare what Jia Xu had ordered.
Within 10 minutes, the food and the wine were ready.
”Now, tell me. What's going on in this city?” Jia Xu questioned the waiter.
The waiter did not hide anything. He told the disguised old man about everything he knew.
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Inside the city of Jinyang, a little girl was running away from a teenager girl.
”Little Bai! Where are you going!?”
”I'm not going back to Hongnong! I'm going to Julu!”
”Wait! You can't! We got the order to leave right now, we have to leave!”