Chapter 414 - Gathering the City (2/2)
The soldiers were stupefied Wu Zongheng guessed that General Gu ht even have been the Dragon King himself, but he was still surprised to hear the truth
“Ho is this possible? General Gu is even going to lead everyone to resist the Dragon King” Wu Zongheng was astonished and violated royal etiquette, questioning the queen mother’s words
The queen mother looked ill and Gu Shenwei felt that he should speak “You don’t have to resist the Dragon King The Great Snow as there are sufficient shi+ps, the troops will leave immediately I assure you, in the name of the Empyrean of the Great Snowmountain, that ill not loot or burn the city and the residents of the city are safe”
“But you ht dom had been forced into the army– this was true surrender
“The army will be disbanded today I formed it in order to unite the hearts and th” Gu Shenwei adht about the practicalities This hastily-put-together ar capabilities; keeping it together only invited danger Gu Shenould rather keep all his weapons than waste the was relieved and he knew he did not have a second choice
The guards knelt to the queento express their obedience
Gu Shenwei did not let theo imuards of the ’s own troops, followed these orders However, they had not realized that in actuality the Dragon King was no longer their general
Next, the queen mother summoned the city’s elderly, rich faitives She called them to stay in the hall until past noon when the summons finally ended, and the hall had become overcrowded
A total of a dozen people were astonished when they heard the truth However, seeing how the people ahead of them had already compromised, they could only follow the opinions of the majority
By this tihout the city, and there were signs that ehtly out of control within the city Gu Shenwei, after discussing with the queen mother, immediately released the dozen or so people and allowed the’s sincerity to the residents of the city
That afternoon, the city gates of the An Kingdom were opened Four hundred warriors of the Great Snow the streets e nervously, waiting to see if the Dragon King’s proathered a trustworthy force, Gu Shenwei iuard the city gates, dock, royal palace, and other important areas
As for the teo ho men who had been held in the market However, all of them had to leave their weapons behind
At this ti loyalty to the Dragon King Most had wanted to go home, while only a few chose to stay for various reasons
Wu Zongheng only recognized the authority of queen uards to voluntarily stay in the palace as palace guards They were the only ones who had been permitted to keep their weapons
The capital of the An Kingdom barely remained stable However, the vast and unfettered ocean re and the Great Snowmountain ares without a chance to use their claws
Unfamiliar with this territory, Gu Shenwei still had to ask the queenfor help
The queenHowever, as she had always lived deep in the palace, she had known little about the affairs of the country It was difficult for her to offer any valuable opinions
Only Wu Zongheng was of great help He had hoped to send the Great Snowmountain troops away as soon as possible, so he had been considering how to get hold of a boat “There could be shi+ps in the fishi+ng village nearby but they ht be too small and unable to withstand the wind and waves of the ocean– they could only advance along the coast In regards to big boats, maybe only this family still has one or two shi+ps hidden”
“This fa fa faion, including the distant An Kingdoreat ar, the counterjuon Roc Fort, and other machetemen immediately fled to the north bank of Xiaoyao Sea and took
Only an old oods that had not been taken
Seeing the intrusion of the Dragon King’s ared to ree behind hiivescame to plunder and that I was unable to stop hi did not coold was thrown before the old on King
“I… I don’t have a boat, no big or ser appeared shocked, but he did not panic
Wu Zongheng followed and went up to hion King needs, the residents of the city would try their utmost to supply”
“Empty promises” The old shopkeeper re took out the decree that the queen mother had personally written There was no royal seal of the King but the personal staer looked intently at the decree and made sure there was no mistake “The shop does have a boat” the shopkeeper relented “It isn’t awfully big It’s moored at a bay outside of the city I can hire it to you but you have to leave a receipt stating that the boat was leased out under the queen mother’s decree; It will be easier for me to account to reed However, he thought that if everything ell He would be having to “account” to Meng Yuzun
Afterhad finally returned to the Stone Kingdom This was half a year late compared to the time that he had promised