Chapter 502 Leaving the City
Although the Black King was huge in size, he was quick and agile. He led Yun Ran and the others on a wild run and soon left the warriors, cavalry and black panthers chasing them far behind.
Yun Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief and had time to ask Miao Yi about her situation.
The two had agreed before that Yun Ran would deal with the Snake God, and Miao Yi would have her own things to do.
Now, Yun Ran's problem has been resolved, and Miao Yi has also arrived in time. It seems that everything should be going well.
"How is it? Have you finished your work?" Yun Ran asked.
Miao Yi nodded: "I got the things."
"What is it?"
"It's the bamboo slips and the military talisman." Miao Yi said.
"Jianshu..." Yun Ran read these two words and suddenly thought of something.
"Is it the royal decree related to the Serpent God? But now that the Great Dragon is dead, the royal decree is probably of no use."
Miao Yi nodded. She took the Jianshu just for the sake of convenience. If anything happened to Yun Ran, she could turn the situation around by getting the Jianshu.
As for the military talisman...
She originally wanted to find the jade ring that was used to pass on the throne, but she looked everywhere, including Mengraolangda's bedroom, study, and Yongdi Palace, but couldn't find it.
But the military talisman will do, it can help them escape from Nanlin.
The Snake God is dead, and all royal decrees related to the Snake God will be invalid. No one in Nanlin will sacrifice to the Snake God anymore, or make a blood pact with the Snake God. There will be no weird and terrifying great state master, and no one will present ten innocent children to the Snake God anymore.
Thinking of this, Miao Yi took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, feeling relaxed.
This was something she had always wanted to do, and now with Yun Ran's help, she finally did it.
"Yun Ran, thank you." She said, her voice light and sincere.
Yun Ran smiled: "What are you thanking me for? It's not only for you, but also for Da Jiao and the people of Nanlin."
Miao Yi had just heard Yun Ran standing on the altar and telling the story of the big dragon and what King Nanlin and his men had done.
She sniffed and said, "Actually, I hated it so much before. I think it was because of it that so many innocent people in Nanlin Country were killed, my brother was sacrificed for me, and you were dragged into this."
"But I didn't expect it to be so pitiful, imprisoned in caves by successive Nanlin kings, becoming a tool for them to draw power..."
Yun Ran sat behind her, raised his hand and patted her shoulder, comforting her: "Don't be sad, the big dragon is now free, and the people of Nanlin are also saved. Such a thing will never happen again in the future."
Will it never happen again?
Miao Yi secretly clenched his fists and said nothing.
Nanlin Kingdom is different from Dakang and other countries. They have a Wudu tribe that knows the art of witchcraft.
In fact, the Wudu tribe itself is not scary. What is scary is those people in power with ulterior motives who use the Wudu tribe to harm people, just like the snake god incident this time.
"Oh right, now that the big dragon is dead, the blood pact between the snake witch and it should be automatically dissolved," Yun Ran said suddenly, "and he should be able to return to normal."
"Yeah." Miao Yi responded.
"After that, you should leave here and stay away from Nanlin Kingdom, or come to our Dakang and start a new life."
"You..." Miao Yi looked back at Yun Ran in surprise, "I thought you would hate him."
She was talking about the snake witch.
Yun Ran fell silent, his expression darkening. "It's natural to hate him. Back then, he and Ye Jinghua's deputy general, Fei Meng, went to our village and burned, killed, and looted. They also destroyed the peach garden my master built on Tiger Tooth Mountain. How could I not hate him?"
"Then you said you wanted us to live a good life..." Miao Yi pulled the long hair on the Black King's back and stammered.
"Yes," Yun Ran nodded, "I believe that evildoers will be punished. He has done many wrong and evil things, but if he survives this time, I believe his retribution is still to come."
Perhaps it was the condemnation of the soul, the pain and torture in the heart...
Sometimes, for some people, death is not the most painful thing, living is.
A gust of cold wind blew past his ears, and the Black King suddenly braked and stopped.
Miao Yi came to her senses and realized that they had unknowingly run to the gate of the royal city.
Greeting them were rows of gate guards armed with weapons, ready for battle.
"Here is the military order. Open the door for this princess!"
Miao Yi took out the military token from his arms, held it in his hand, and showed it to the leader.
The military order was real, and the man was a little hesitant.
He had just received the king's order to close the city gates, but now the Sixth Princess appeared here with a military order in hand, asking him to open the city gates.
"Greetings to the Sixth Princess," the leader said. "Where is the Sixth Princess going with this guest from the Great Kang Kingdom at this time?"
"This princess wants to go..."
Miao Yi was about to speak when she suddenly felt her shoulder sink. It was Yun Ran who patted her shoulder, as if to signal something to her.
She quickly shut up, and heard Yun Ran clear his throat and say, "Big brother guard, the Sixth Princess and I are just going out of town to the Black Forest to hunt. Please let us pass."
"Are...are we going hunting?" The leader seemed a little unconvinced.
After just a few words, Yun Ran had already realized something about the altar from his words, but the guards here were still unaware of it.
After a moment's deliberation, he spoke, "Yes, we just finished the Serpent God's sacrificial ceremony and wanted to go out and play. King Nanlin was a little unhappy, so we stole the military token and left."
In Nanlin, the Grand Master often has more say than the King of Nanlin.
After hearing what she said, the leader's expression changed instantly.
"So it's the Imperial Master who wants to go out and play. That's fine!"
As he spoke, he turned and ordered the guards behind him, "Did you hear that? The Imperial Preceptor and the Sixth Princess are going out hunting. Hurry and open the city gates!"
With a loud rumbling sound, the heavy iron gate was slowly opened by dozens of guards.
The leader still looked at Yun Ran with a shy smile on his face: "Goodbye, Master Imperial Master. I'll have to trouble you to say a few good words to the King later!"
"Yeah," Yun Ran nodded, "Don't worry."
Then, the hand on Miao Yi's shoulder tightened, and Miao Yi understood and whistled at the Black King.
The Black King dug the ground with his front legs and rushed out of the city gate in an instant.
whoosh!
Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking wind in my ears.
Yun Ran's eyes darkened, he held Miao Yi's shoulders, and the two of them lay on the Black King's back together.
Whoosh whoosh!
Countless arrows were coming towards them from behind.
It turned out that it was King Nanlin and the eldest prince who were catching up with the warrior army and hunting cavalry. There were also countless swift black shadows that kept flying towards them. They were the black panthers that obeyed the orders of the eldest prince Mengrao Kuntu.
"Stop! Catch them for me!"
King Nanlin shouted angrily, leaving the leader a little confused.
I just went out hunting, why is the king so angry?
"Witch! You killed the snake god and you still want to run away?! You and that traitor Miao Yi will never escape from Nanlin Royal City today!"
Wow!
The leader was stunned. This... this, this, this...
His face turned pale immediately and he ordered people to close the city gate.
But the huge black iron gate was too heavy. Before the gate could be closed, the Black King had already rushed out from the gap in the gate with Yun Ran, Miao Yi and others.
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