In a big mountain southwest of the capital of Daxia.
Dozens of people gathered in a huge, empty cave.
A bonfire was lit in the center of the cave, and the flames burned and made a sizzling sound. Several gray-haired old men stood around the bonfire without saying a word, and the atmosphere was quite heavy.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in ordinary clothes walked in from outside the cave. His face was a bit ugly and he said: "I just got the news that the imperial court has recruited a large number of mature corvee workers to go to the capital... I don't know what they want to do?"
"Ahem, cough...how many people are there?"
Wang Jingming, who had all white hair, coughed twice and asked.
"Based on the information reported by various states... there may be more than 2 million people."
The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and answered.
Although he said he didn't know what the court wanted to do...
But now it is the Imperial City Army that controls the imperial court, and there are evil spirits behind the Imperial City Army.
What the evil spirit could do by recruiting so many young people to work as corvees can be guessed with just a little thought.
It's just that he doesn't want to think in that direction.
"Cough cough cough..."
Wang Jingming coughed a few more times, his eyes full of sadness and weakness.
Two million strong men working as corvees...
What kind of terrifying evil spirit would this breed?
When that time comes, Daxia will be completely controlled by evil spirits, and there will be no chance of a comeback.
Thinking of this, Wang Jingming became increasingly sad.
At this time, an equally old voice came from not far away.
"A few great scholars, why don't we take action tomorrow? Otherwise, when the evil spirit gets stronger... we will have no chance at all."
Hearing this, the several scholars gathered around the campfire frowned and were a little undecided for a moment.
This matter is of great importance.
The Fengyi Army still has the power to make a final blow.
If this attack fails again, there will really be no way to save the day.
At this moment, a young warrior walked in quickly.
"Mr. Wang, Senior Chu Jiang, who is in charge of Shenhuo State affairs, sent a letter... This letter is specially sent to you, saying it is related to that student of yours."
As the young warrior spoke, he walked up to Wang Jingming with a letter.
Upon hearing this, Wang Jingming immediately took the letter, opened it and read it.
There is very little content in the letter, just a short sentence.
"Teacher, the students will arrive in the capital soon. If the Fengyi Army takes any action, please wait for the students for a few days - student Chen Che."
Reading this letter, Wang Jingming was both pleased and moved, and unknowingly burst into tears.
As a great scholar, he is not a fragile person.
But now that the Fengyi Army was in dire straits, he really couldn't see much hope.
In this desperate mood, Chen Che's letter gave him some indescribable spiritual strength... and he suddenly felt that there seemed to be hope for Daxia.
"Jing Ming, is this Chen Che from the Divine Fire State?"
Another scholar on the other side asked in a low voice.
"Yes, haha, who would have thought that I would accept such a powerful warrior as my student?"
Wang Jingming smiled while wiping away tears.
Although this student is a martial arts practitioner, he is still extremely proud inside.
"It is rumored that Chen Che defeated the imperial court's 30,000-strong army by himself. Is it true or false?"
An old voice asked in the darkness.
"I don't know if it's true or not, but the imperial army has left Shenhuo State, right?
By the way, my student said that he will come to the capital soon and asked us to wait for him no matter what we do.
Otherwise... let's just wait for him?"
Wang Jingming looked into the darkness and asked.
"Well, I also want to see what this powerful man who has recently become famous in Great Xia looks like."
The old voice in the darkness answered.
…
The other side.
The border of Shenhuo State.
Chen Che looked at the boundary monument next to him, then took a step forward, walked out of the Shenhuo State and entered the Lingzhou boundary.
For the sake of safety, he used the name of Tiantong Trading Company to organize three caravans this time, heading to the capital at the same time from three similar official roads.
The three caravans are about tens of miles apart from each other, and the caravans on both sides form a defensive force against the caravan in the middle.
And he opened the way about ten miles in front of the caravan in the middle.
…
Entering the realm of Lingzhou, there was suddenly an evil atmosphere between heaven and earth.
Chen Che wore a simple black suit and walked alone on the official road.
In fact, with his current cultivation level, if he goes all out, he will be faster than riding a horse.
But no matter how fast he is, the speed of the caravan is there.
So he simply chose to walk slowly.
After walking only a few miles, the smell in the air gradually became weird.
After walking a few more steps, he saw two corpses on the side of the road that had been devoured by evil spirits and were shriveled and beginning to rot.
After taking a look at the two corpses, Chen Che hesitated for a moment, took out the zombie powder from his arms, and poured two drops on the corpses.
The two corpses were just ordinary people, and they were quickly transformed.
Chen Che continued to walk forward expressionlessly.
To be honest, after staying in Shenhuo State for more than a year, he has almost forgotten the harsh environment where evil spirits are rampant outside Shenhuo State.
After seeing these two tragic corpses, he truly realized that he had left Shenhuo State.
After walking about another mile, another body appeared on the roadside.
It’s been continuous since then.
Almost every few miles you walk, you are bound to see bodies abandoned on the roadside.
Among these people were men and women, old and young, and some were children.
The ways of death are also different.
Some people were killed by evil spirits, and some were swollen and looked like they had died of starvation.
Others had obvious weapon wounds on their bodies, as if they had been killed by robbers.
…
One day, two days, three days...
Chen Che was walking alone on the pipeline, and five days passed in the blink of an eye.
…
"Brother... please do me a favor and give me something to eat. My mother is starving to death..."
Near the city gate of Jizhou Prefecture, a little girl about seven or eight years old suddenly ran out from the nearby refugee settlement and blocked Chen Che's way.
The little girl was dark and thin, with a pair of big eyes full of tears and a timid expression.
Even so, she still mustered up the courage to grab Chen Che's sleeve with one small hand and shake it slightly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chen Che lowered his head slightly.
Five days after leaving Shenhuo State, this was the first person who dared to stop him.
After glancing at the little girl, he turned to look at the refugee gathering spot next to him.
The refugee gathering place is very large, but most of them only have a straw mat, and it looks like a huge beggar's den.
There were also several corpses among them.
Where the little girl walked out, there was indeed a woman lying with a swollen body, a pale face, and a loss of consciousness.
"You go to your mother's place and wait for a while. I will go to the city to buy you some food."
Chen Che said softly.
Hearing this, the little girl timidly let go of her hand.
The next second, Chen Che disappeared from her eyes.
After a while.
Chen Che turned back from the city.
As expected, the little girl sat there eagerly waiting for him.
Seeing Chen Che again, the little girl stood up with an expectant look on her face.
Chen Che walked over and handed the two steamed buns to the little girl.
When she saw the steamed buns, the little girl immediately took them and then looked around with a wary face.
Seeing that everyone around her was listless and no one was paying attention, the little girl tore off some steamed buns and fed them to the weak woman.
While feeding, she suddenly raised her head, took a deep look at Chen Che and sobbed:
"Big brother... you are such a good person... When I grow up, I will definitely repay you."
Chen Che smiled faintly and replied, "I'm not a good person."
"Uh...then who are you..."
The little girl was a little dazed.
"I am the devil."
After Chen Che replied, he turned around and left regardless of the little girl's reaction.
He is the son of the traitorous Prime Minister of the previous dynasty.
Not only that, he also killed thousands of officers and soldiers in the battle in front of Shenhuo City, and beheaded the second leader of the Jishi Alliance who was responsible for saving the world and saving people.
Isn't this just a perfect devil template?
"hehe……"
Chen Che laughed to himself, and then slowly walked into Jizhou City.
He had been to this place more than a year ago.
At that time, the city of Jizhou was quite prosperous.
But now there are more than half the people on the streets.
Many surrounding shops are also closed.
It may be an exaggeration to say that ten rooms and nine empty rooms are empty, but there are definitely ten rooms and five empty rooms.
More than a year ago, the teacher tried his best to save the old, weak, sick and disabled people in Shihuo City.
Now that we have gone through this war, the old, weak, sick and disabled should be gone, right?
Chen Che walked on the street numbly.
Not far away, a large number of people were gathering in front of a notice and talking.
"The imperial court recruits strong men to serve in the capital!
Anyone who refuses to serve will have his whole family sent to Yanzhou!"
Before the announcement, a soldier shouted loudly.
Beside him, a dozen young men between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five had gathered.
One of them, a big man with a short beard, was holding a little boy and comforting him softly: "Good boy, daddy is going to do some work and will be back in a year or two."
The little boy didn't say anything, he just kept his mouth shut and buried his head on the big man's shoulder.
Next to him, a young woman dressed simply was covering her face and crying.
"Ms. sir... the road to the capital is far away, so you must be careful...
My child and I are waiting for you at home... waiting for you to come back."
"Okay, okay, don't cry and cry, go back quickly, it's so embarrassing."
The short-bearded man thrust the little boy back into the woman's hands and waved his hands repeatedly to drive the woman and child away.
After the woman and the child left with three turns, the man with the short beard turned around with his eyes red.
…
Chen Che walked through Jizhou, Jingzhou, Huazhou like a ghost...
Ten days later.
He finally saw the capital city of Daxia in the distance.
The city wall of the capital is seven to eight feet high, and is made entirely of neat and square mountain rocks. In terms of majesty and thickness, it is still higher than the Shenhuo City.
In addition, there is a faint red light emitting from the center of the capital.
This red light shoots straight into the sky and can be seen clearly even from dozens of miles away.
"Are you Mr. Chen?"
A young man in gray clothes had been waiting here for a long time by the official road. Seeing Chen Che walking alone on the official road, his appearance was somewhat similar to the man on the wanted order some time ago, so he couldn't help but ask tentatively.
"Well, I am."
Chen Che responded.
"Great, I am from the Fengyi Army. I will take you to see Mr. Wang."
The young man in gray clothes took out a token and said with joy on his face.
Chen Che looked back and replied, "Wait a moment, I'll wait for my mother."
"Okay, there's no rush."
The young man in gray clothes immediately responded.
After the two waited for about half an hour, the caravan escorting Wang Rou finally arrived.
"this way please!"
The young man in gray clothes pointed to a side road and said respectfully.
Chen Che nodded slightly, and then personally drove one of the carriages away from the caravan and onto the branch road.
After a long detour, the carriage came to a mountain pass.
"Chen Che!"
From the mountain pass, Wang Jingming walked out with his body hunched over.
Seeing Wang Jingming, Chen Che felt a little sad.
Compared to more than a year ago, the teacher seems to have changed.
"Teacher, you are much older..."
Wang Jingming replied nonchalantly: "What you said...I am an old man, and I will definitely grow old.
But you...in just one and a half years, you have changed so much!"
Wang Jingming looked at Chen Che carefully as he spoke.
A year and a half ago, when Chen Che left the capital of Jizhou, he still had some childishness left in him.
But now Chen Che gives people the impression of being extremely calm, which can even be said to be Yuan Ting Yue Zhi!
He knew very well that if a warrior wanted to have this kind of temperament, he would have to kill many, many people.
Unknowingly, this student of his has become the top expert in Daxia!
"Teacher, although I came to the capital this time mainly for my father's affairs, if the Fengyi Army needs my help, I can also help."
Chen Che went straight to the point.
"Then when are you going to enter the city?"
Wang Jingming asked.
"I'll go now."
Chen Che replied.
After saying that, he paused and continued: "I am going to go into the city to see what dangers there are in the capital. After I am sure it is safe, I will take my mother into the city.
Before that, I want to settle my mother here first."
"Okay...but no matter what, you have to be careful.
There are still some masters in the capital."
Wang Jingming instructed.
"Well... don't worry, teacher, I'm going.
After Chen Che responded, he turned around and left.
Now his cultivation level has reached the limit that Daxia can accommodate.
So there is not much difference to him whether he goes now or later.
…
Half an hour later.
In front of the capital city gate, two teams of defenders lined up on both sides of the city gate.
In order to prevent rebels from infiltrating into the city, the identity screening of those entering the city is much stricter in the capital than in other cities.
Anyone who enters the city must not only have an identity recognized by the imperial court, but must also explain their purpose of visit.
Seeing someone walking towards the city gate, the leading soldier immediately stopped him and said, "Who are you? What are you doing in the capital?"
"Chen Che from Jizhou came to the capital to settle a past."
Chen Che replied calmly, and then walked straight into the city.
The soldier subconsciously wanted to stop him, but at this moment, an astonishing chill suddenly emitted from Chen Che's body, so cold that he couldn't move at all.
Not only him, but all the other soldiers who defended the city also froze in place.
Feeling the astonishing chill on Chen Che's body, the soldier's hole shrank violently and he suddenly realized something.
Chen Che?
Isn't that the devil who was rumored to have defeated the imperial army in Shenhuo City recently?
He actually came to the capital!
So unscrupulous!
crazy!
The soldier looked at Chen Che's figure in the capital and did not dare to say a word.
Just kidding, this is a big devil!
He was just lucky that he didn't kill him just now!
Time passed minute by minute, and when Chen Che's figure disappeared completely, the soldier let out a long sigh of relief.
Only then did he realize that his back was unknowingly soaked with cold sweat.
"Boss... was that the devil of Shenhuo State just now, Chen Che, the son of traitor Xu Shi?"
A soldier guarding the city asked tremblingly after reacting.
"Yes...that's him! Exactly the same as in the portrait!"
The leading soldier replied.
Most people in the capital have seen Chen Che's portrait, but no one would have thought that this devil would come to the capital.
So when he saw Chen Che for the first time, he didn't recognize him at all.
"What is he doing in the capital...what should we do?"
Another soldier asked.
"What else can we do? Report it to your superior!"
After saying that, the leading soldier put down his spear and ran quickly into the city.
…
Chen Che walked quickly through the streets of the capital city.
Gradually, there are fewer and fewer people on the streets.
He could feel more and more eyes staring at him from the darkness.
He ignored it and walked directly in the direction of the palace.
"Aunt Wang! Stop selling vegetables! The big devil from Shenhuo State is coming to the capital! Run!"
At the market, a young man pulled up a dozing vegetable seller and said:
The vegetable seller opened her eyes in confusion, and then she realized that the whole market was empty without even realizing it.
Seeing this strange scene, the vegetable seller trembled and asked, "Is it Chen Che, the son of the traitorous minister?"
"Yes, yes... let's go!"
The young man said with a frightened look on his face.
As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew by, and the vegetables on the vegetable seller's stall were blown all over the floor.
By the time she reacted, a figure in black had already arrived at the other end of her row of stalls.
Seeing that figure, the young man next to her was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground.
The vegetable seller also squatted down, not daring to move.
Another gust of wind blew by in the distance, and the figure in black completely disappeared.
The two looked at each other in confusion. After a while, dozens of people emerged from the buildings on both sides of the market and followed the direction in which the figure in black disappeared.
These people all looked ugly, but no one dared to follow them too closely.
"Then Chen Che seems to be heading towards the palace... Oh my god! Isn't he going to kill the emperor?"
The vegetable seller said with a shocked look on her face.
The young man next to him trembled: "Who knows? No one can stop him anyway..."
Some time ago, the streets were full of wanted posters for this person.
According to the wanted order, whoever kills this person will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households.
The result is good...
No one was fishing for Marquis Wanhu, but this man came to the capital to kill him!
Look at this, I'm afraid something earth-shattering is going to happen today!
Before this, who would have thought that a single strong man could be so terrifying!
"Aunt Wang, let's go home and hide! Don't look around here!"
The young man said with a shocked look on his face.
…
A quarter of an hour later.
Chen Che stopped in front of the Daxia Palace.
At this time, there was no one around the Daxia Palace.
The hundreds of white stone stairs that are dozens of feet long leading to the palace hall are also empty.
Chen Che did not go up the stairs to the palace hall, but walked towards the edge of the stairs.
There is a life-size bronze statue of a human being.
This humanoid statue has a short beard, kneels on the ground, and lowers its head.
Chen Che walked slowly to the human statue.
have to say……
The appearance of this humanoid statue does bear some resemblance to him.
"Chen Zhao...I finally see you.
It’s just that you’re in too much of an embarrassment now.”
Chen Che murmured.
Not only was the statue kneeling, but there were a lot of messy and filthy things around it.
If my mother saw this statue, I wonder what her reaction would be?
After staring at the statue for a moment, footsteps came from far and near on the stairs above.
Chen Che followed the sound.
I saw an extra person on the staircase platform leading to the palace hall.
This man was wearing a black robe, and his figure was so majestic that his black robe was bulging.
"Are you Chen Che? Don't you think you are too arrogant?"
The man in black robe raised his head slightly, revealing a terrifying face half covered with golden scales.
"Are you the leader of the Jishi Alliance?"
Chen Che asked rhetorically.
The man in black robe did not answer.
The two looked at each other across dozens of steps.
A gust of wind blew by, and the air suddenly became quiet.