Yihu City in Antai Province is the only way to the imperial capital from the south.
Located in the inland area on the edge of Antai Province, this city is not large and has a sparse population. It is neither an economic center nor a transportation hub. Since the city was founded, it has never been invaded by foreign enemies, so its defense strength is also very strong.
weak.
Under the scorching sun, the guards on the tower were yawning as usual and standing crookedly on guard, showing no trace of military discipline.
He glanced at the bottom of the city tower, and suddenly black spots appeared faintly in the smoke-filled distance.
The black spots were densely arranged and rapidly approaching in the direction of Yihu City.
Hallucination?
The soldier stretched out his hand to rub his eyes and stared into the distance again.
The black spots did not disappear, but became larger and larger, and gradually, figures emerged.
After a while, the black shadow came closer, and the soldier finally saw clearly what was going on below.
army!
The soldier was stunned, but he was not nervous at all. After thinking for a moment, he remembered to report to the guard captain Wang Longqiang.
Soon, Wang Longqiang, who was wearing silver armor, climbed onto the city tower. At this time, the army below was only a few dozen feet away from the city gate.
Seeing the darkness below, guard captain Wang Longqiang couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
He had just been promoted to the first level of Tianlun not long ago, but he was already the number one expert in the entire Yihu City. Naturally, he knew how weak the defense force inside the city was.
There were at least several thousand people in the army below. If they really came with hostility, he would have no confidence at all in defending the city.
"Who is coming?"
Finally, the troops below were wearing the military uniforms of the Daqian Empire. He was lucky that the Heavenly Wheel-level spiritual power emitted from his Dantian, and his voice was loud and clear, reaching the ears of the troops below without any hindrance.
The general below ignored his question and still led the army forward quickly, quickly reaching a few feet in front of the city gate.
"If you don't know the general's name, don't blame me for being rude. Archers, prepare!" Wang Longqiang is also a master of heavenly wheels. Seeing that the other party completely ignores him, he can't help but feel a little angry in his heart.
Unexpectedly, before he could give the order to shoot, dozens of archers suddenly appeared from the army below, each with their bows and arrows ready, and without even saying hello, they started shooting fiercely at the top of the city wall.
"shooting!"
Wang Longqiang was shocked, and quickly called on the archers upstairs to fight back, but it was too late. The archers below had no idea how cruel training they had received, and the arrows they shot were accurate and fierce. In a moment, the arrows above the tower were
The number of the defenders was reduced by more than half.
The remaining half was also suppressed by the dense arrows below and could only huddle behind the city wall, unable to even stretch its head out.
With the help of long-range cover, a small group of people from the army below jumped out, quickly rushed to the city gate, took out the balls carried on their backs, and placed them under the city gate.
Spiritual thunder!
Wang Longqiang recognized these balls, his expression changed drastically, and he finally realized that this army really wanted to capture Yihu City, so he hurriedly led a group of troops down to the city gate, intending to fight to the death.
"boom!"
With a deafening bang, the shoddily built and weak city gate was easily blown to pieces. A silver-robed general, holding a spear, rode into the city gate first, followed closely by a large group of people who swarmed in. Elite soldiers rushed in.
The momentum of the troops was so strong that it dwarfed the undisciplined defenders of Yihu City.
Wang Longqiang no longer took any chances and roared angrily. He exuded the unique power of a Heavenly Wheel master and fiercely covered the oncoming military horses.
However, the silver-robed general also exuded the power of the heavenly wheel, which completely offset his momentum. The spear in his hand shot out quickly, as fast as thunder and as fast as lightning. His mighty body moved with the spear and appeared instantly.
In front of Wang Longqiang.
So fast!
The speed of this shot was indescribable, leaving him with no time to react.
Why would I fight head-on with the army?
Isn’t it good to be alive?
The moment the spear pierced his chest, he suddenly regretted his impulsive behavior.
He fell to the ground, and before he took his last breath, the enemy army in sight did not seem to have occupied the city, burned, killed and looted. Instead, it was like a rapid march, galloping along the main road of the city towards the other side.
The city gate is moving rapidly.
Are they going to... go to Yunjin Province?
Is it the imperial capital?
With his final doubts, Wang Longqiang slowly closed his eyes and stopped breathing.
…
On the official road of Yunjin Province, a caravan was marching slowly.
On the leading unicorn carriage, there is a flag with two square and square Chinese characters "Tianmao" woven on it.
As the fourth largest commercial organization in the Daqian Empire, the "Tianmao Chamber of Commerce"'s fleet will naturally not lack protection.
Surrounding the convoy, dozens of bodyguards were riding on horses, holding weapons and gleaming in their eyes. It was obvious at a glance that they were all practitioners of considerable strength.
"stop!"
The person in front suddenly stretched out his hand to stop the convoy, with a look of caution in his eyes.
I saw a slender figure standing quietly in front of the road, dressed in white and carrying a long sword. His facial features were straight, but there was no expression on his face.
Behind this man in white, dozens of people stood neatly in a row. Everyone was wearing white clothes and looked stiff, looking very strange.
"Friend, I borrowed it." The bodyguard of the Chamber of Commerce immediately said loudly.
"Is this a convoy heading to the imperial capital?" The man in white suddenly asked, his voice cold and chilling.
"Friend, this is the convoy of the 'Tianmao Chamber of Commerce'. Please show some respect and make way." The bodyguard of the chamber of commerce did not answer the question of the man in white, but revealed the name of the fourth largest chamber of commerce in the empire.
, trying to scare visitors.
"We are going to the imperial capital." The man in white also ignored his words and thought to himself, "I wonder if your chamber of commerce can give us a ride?"
"Sorry, the car is full of goods and can't carry so many of you." It was no longer the bodyguard who spoke, but an old man in rich clothes who came out of a carriage. "I am Sun, the president of the Tianmao Chamber of Commerce.
Zheng Yi, I wonder if you can sell Mr. Sun some thin noodles and let our carriage pass by. Mr. Sun is willing to offer three hundred spiritual crystals to show his gratitude."
Lin Zhiyun was forced to almost lose the amount of spiritual crystals from Qingfeng Mountain, but Sun Zhengyi casually gave them away, which shows how wealthy Tianmao Chamber of Commerce is.
"If you unload the goods, won't it be possible to load them?" The man in white seemed to have no interest in the three hundred spirit crystals and said coldly.
"Your Excellency, are you from the Bai family?" Sun Zhengyi stared at the group of people in white for a long time and suddenly remembered something, "I heard that the Bai family has a rule that allows the other party to have a choice."
"As expected of the president of the Great Chamber of Commerce, Bo Wenqiang remembers that you are right." The man in white said slowly, "My condition is the head on your neck, or you will take us to the imperial capital, or you will die.
."
"No need to discuss?" Sun Zhengyi's expression changed and his tone became colder.
The man in white shook his head and said nothing.
"Hey, that's such a pity." Sun Zhengyi sighed and turned to look at the leading bodyguard, "Thank you, Brother Lu."
"What did the president say? Using people's money to eliminate disasters is Lu's responsibility."
Speaking of this bodyguard named Lu, he is not an ordinary person.
His surname is Lu Mingwei, nicknamed "Miscellaneous Butterfly Sword". He was ranked eighteenth in the Daqian Heroes List two years ago. He was also a very popular young hero at that time.
"Let Mr. Lu see what is so wonderful about the legendary Bai family." Lu Wei said, holding the sabers on his left and right sides at the same time, pulling them out and closing them together with a "swish" sound.
together.
The blades of these two knives have extremely curved arcs. When put together, they look like a butterfly spreading its wings. This is where the name "Butterfly Knife" comes from.
The man in white still had no expression on his face, nor did he make any movements. He just looked at him coldly, as if he were looking at a corpse.
"Please enlighten me!" Lu Wei is also a proud and arrogant person. How could he stand such a look? He flew off his horse, criss-crossed the two knives in his hands, transformed into the shadow of a colorful butterfly in the air, and rushed towards the man in white.
Yes, the butterfly wings vibrate very quickly, and the overlapping images formed are almost impossible to capture with the naked eye, and are very charming to the eyeballs.
The man in white stretched out his hand to hold the hilt of the sword behind him. He couldn't see how he moved, but he appeared behind Lu Wei in an instant.
Lu Wei's eyes widened, and his body was cut off at the waist along with the two butterfly swords in his hands. The four broken blades flew together with the body. A master of the heavenly wheel, a former hero on the list, even cut off the clothes of his opponent.
Without even touching it, he went to the other side of the world without any resistance.
The man in white slowly released his right hand from the hilt of the sword, and the long sword was still stuck behind his back, as if he had never drawn the sword. No one present saw clearly the moment when the sword was unsheathed.
The man in white turned his head and glanced at Sun Zhengyi. The president of the "Tianmao Chamber of Commerce" suddenly felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart. Before he could speak, the man in white quickly stretched out his right index finger and tapped it lightly.
"Bang!"
I saw Sun Zhengyi's head suddenly exploded, brains spilled out, blood splattered everywhere, and the headless body slowly fell from the horned horse. The scene was horrifying, bloody and shocking.
A legend in the business world, the president of the "Tianmao Chamber of Commerce", died here without any explanation.
Immediately afterwards, a shocking and infinite coercion emanated from the man in white, instantly covering the entire convoy. Dozens of convoy bodyguards felt their spiritual energy stagnate and almost lost their ability to move.
"Spirit Master!" A bodyguard in the Heavenly Wheel Realm's face changed drastically, and his voice kept trembling.
"Can you give us a ride now?" The man in white glanced at everyone coldly and said calmly.
The employer was dead, and there was a spiritual leader on the opposite side. If the people in the convoy did not resist, they dumped the trucks of valuable goods on both sides of the road, letting the white figures disappear into the trucks, and continued towards the imperial capital.
Forward.
…
An army escorting silver coins came from the direction of Xiqi.
Carloads of boxes are filled with tax money from the people of Xiqi Province. Everyone knows that spiritual crystal is a good thing, but it is difficult for ordinary people to own it. Therefore, the tax revenue of the Daqian Empire is mainly collected in the form of silver coins.
.
Arriving at the junction of Xiqi Province and Antai Province, the leading general held a long-handled sword tightly in his hands, appearing extremely cautious.
This is just because this area is very close to the rumored boundary of "Liangshan". It is said that the Liangshan bandits are very powerful and extremely vicious. Each one of them can equal one to ten. They are existences that even the main army of the empire is not willing to touch easily.
Perhaps because of the unwritten tacit understanding between the Liangshan gangsters and the Daqian court, he had traveled this road to transport tax money no less than ten times without encountering any accidents.
Who can say for certain about the gangster's temperament? It's better to be careful.
While he was thinking, he kept telling his soldiers to be more vigilant.
A wise man once said that a person's inner call will be answered by the universe.
It was probably the Liangshan bandits that he had called in his heart too many times. At the last mountain crossing into Antai Province, dense black figures appeared in front of him.
It really comes to mind. Why didn’t I just call out a few beauties and a few boxes of spirit crystals in my mind?
He thought with frustration and raised the sword in his hand.
Now that the other party has appeared openly and openly, he will naturally no longer engage in childish verbal disputes with the gangsters. As a master of Tianlun and with a strong army behind him, he is not without confidence when facing the gangsters.
"What's your name?" The leader of the Liangshan bandits is a middle-aged man dressed in black, with a thin face, bright eyes, and a hint of evil in his expression.
"Guan Lin." Looking at the evil man in front of him, Guan Lin suddenly had a bad feeling.
"It turns out to be General Guan." The man in black said in a very respectful tone, "The general can be in charge of the army escorting the tax bank, so his status must be extraordinary. Everyone on the garrison along the way will know him."
"That's natural. Guan has been escorting tax money for more than ten years. Who among the guards along the way doesn't know me." Guan Lin puffed up his chest and said proudly, "If you want to take advantage of tax money, you must
Consider whether you have the ability."
"That's good, that's good." A strange smile appeared on the man in black's face, "I was just going to use the general's favor."
"What?" Guan Lin was stunned when he heard this.
Immediately afterwards, he widened his eyes and watched the figure of the man in black rising slowly and steadily hanging in the air: "Except for this General Guan, kill everyone else."
A majestic aura unique to the spiritual leader emanated from him. Guan Lin felt that his spiritual energy stagnated, his whole body became stiff, and he almost fell off his horse. The soldiers with lower cultivation levels behind him were even more unsteady, or
Kneel down or fall down, and there will be bursts of "plop-plop-plop" sounds.
The people in black below all laughed ferociously, waving the weapons in their hands to kill the generals. Under the pressure of the spiritual master, the Daqian soldiers had almost no resistance, and were slaughtered like chickens and dogs at will, with screams and blood.
Biaoshe's voice filled the space between heaven and earth.
Stop, stop!
Guan Lin's eyes widened as he listened to the tragic sounds behind him. He wanted to stop drinking, but all he could make was a "hissing" sound from his throat, and he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
The soldiers who continue to fall behind him are all his close comrades-in-arms and his best brothers!
Weeping tears fell from his eyes, but he could not save anyone's life.
After a long time, the shouts of killing from behind finally stopped, and the man in black slowly landed in front of Guan Lin: "Don't worry, General Guan, as long as you cooperate well, your life will never be in danger."
Guan Lin's eyes almost burst out with fire, and he glared at the man in black.
"You should take a good rest first." The man in black slowly stretched his right hand towards Guan Lin's head. He felt his eyes go dark and instantly lost consciousness.
"Change your clothes!" the man in black ordered.
A group of gangsters quickly put on the armor of the Daqian soldiers, pushed the vehicles transporting tax money, and slowly marched towards the imperial capital. Looking from a distance, they were not much different from the team led by Guan Lin.
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Similar things happen all over the Daqian Empire, as if someone has opened a huge net, using the imperial capital as prey, and slowly closing it...