Chapter 440 - Enter the Capital (1/2)

Chapter 440: Enter the Capital

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The King of the Hui Nation was a fat, old man Gu Shenwei doms of Xiaoyao Lake In Gu Shenwei’sas not as h the King of the Stone Nation was isolated, he never thought to seek support froon King had co of the Hui Nation had still not shown up He had only sent a er to deliver his words to Gu Shenwei This ti did not please Gu Shenwei as he had done before

Gu Shenwei told no one his intentions before he left After he had breakfast, he su, and coheng had followed the Dragon King for a while During that tis So, he carried out the order iuard troops of the Dragon King included 300 savage archers, 300 swordsmen frorance, 100 nobles, 100 bandits and the Vice Coheng, was the leader of the guard troops, and he had been an officer in the An Kingdoon King trusted and sodom, such an army was odd and scary

Most of the soldiers of this arh spirits, for they had just elile coht soon

It was about a two-day journey frouard troops arrived at the capital the next

At the sight of their arrival, the guards at the gate panicked They dropped their weapons i at the unknown ar the capital quickly dispersed

Wu Zongheng sent a teaate In the et down from their horses and rest nearby

Abeen told that the Dragon King’s army had arrived there He was unhappy with their behavior, for he thought it would disturb the residents But at the sight of the Dragon King, he was startled He ion King respectfully

“Your presence flatters us… Why didn’t you send your reet you?” he asked

“Takedown fro the minister’s flattery

“What?” The ’s words He then understood and replied, “I see The Dragon King wants to lad However, however, the Dragon King has pro, he had agreed not to take his army into the capital He turned around and pointed at the soldiers around the gate and said, “They will not enter the capital”

over the ate of the capital It’s only a ht to himself

The minister was stunned He suddenly saw the loophole in their foron Aron King to enter, not to ate

“So does the Dragon King want to see His majesty alone?” asked the minister

Gu Shenwei, of course, would not take this risk He waved his hand, and dozens of soldiers behind him walked out They all carried sharp weapons and resolute expressions Although they were dressed in civilian’s clothes, they did not look like civilians at all

There were fifty soldiers in total They were personal bodyguards selected by the Dragon King Their captain was Long Fanyun, a swords Fanyun was the chief of Canopy Peak Although he could have been the Coiven the post to another uard of the Dragon King

He realized that his ’s He knew Maid Lotus and the Dragon King were better partners than he and the Dragon King would have been But when he heard that the Dragon King was selecting personal bodyguards, he signed up first

Long Fanyun was given a saber by the Dragon King in the battlefield He regarded it as his highest honor, and thought it was his duty to protect the Dragon King for the rest of his life

He kneas noand assassination In the battlefield full of knife and spears, however, he was confident that he could kill ht he was still useful to the Dragon King

Gu Shenwei accepted Long Fanyun’s allegiance As they would be in a war soon, Golden Roc Fort had attached more importance to hiuards to protect hi upon Maid Lotus alone After all, one th was limited

Gu Shenwei rode to the center of the capital with his personal bodyguards, leaving the stupified minister to stand there alone, wide-eyed Capitals in the Western Region basically had the same layout, and their royal palaces were always in the center of the capital He knew any road would lead him to the Royal Palace, so he didn’t ask the minister to lead the way

There were no civilians in the street All the doors along the street were closed Even the newly opened shops had their doors shut, and the owners of the shops, along with their guests peeped outside through the cracks in the doors

Gu Shenas already accustomed to civilians’ fear towards hion Ar frorance and the distant Great Snowmountain How could civilians in Xiaoyao Lake not be startled?

To occupy Xiaoyao Lake, the Dragon King e the civilians’ attitude towards hiht now