Chapter 466 The Storm is Coming
Chou hour, Daning Capital.
"Boom--boom, boom, boom"
"It's four o'clock in the morning, and the weather is freezing cold!"
"Boom--boom, boom, boom"
"No wind, no rain, no trouble"
“.”
The drum beats became more rapid, and gradually the human voices disappeared.
The sound of one fast and three slow gongs echoed in the deserted streets. The night watchman dragged out the last syllable and shouted the same "all is well" every day like a wandering ghost.
Ever since the Xu family rebelled half a year ago, Ning Yongnian issued an order to impose a curfew in all large cities with a population of more than 100,000 households, which naturally included the capital of Daning.
Although Jizhou was later conquered and Wei Yanyu fled the city with the "remnants" of the Xu family, the curfew has never been lifted and has continued to this day.
As night watchmen who can walk freely at night, they have also witnessed the entire process of the capital's nights from its previous prosperity and bustle to its current desolate and deserted state.
Jizhou, Yuanzhou, Dafeng, Shuzhou. Although the successive wars have never affected here, the series of impacts brought about by the wars have subtly changed this ancient city.
No wind, no rain, everything is safe and sound.
It would be great if that were really the case. Looking up at the moonlit night sky, the night watchman muttered something in his heart, turned around the corner and turned into Yongning Lane where the Xuan Jing Division was located.
Then.
“Clang!”
The tied gong fell to the ground, and the long-lasting shouting sound also came to an abrupt end.
He stared with wide eyes, looking at the dark crowd in front of him that stretched to who knows where. All he could see were the black tiger-dragon uniforms and countless cold glances.
The murderous aura that almost condensed into reality made the night watchman tremble uncontrollably, his mouth opened wide but no sound came out.
He tried his best to turn around and run away, but his legs felt as if they were filled with lead and were nailed to the ground, and he couldn't lift them even half an inch.
The fallen bangluo reflected the moonlight, and the moonlight reflected the figure of a man not far away.
The latter just glanced calmly at the pale-faced night watchman, then retracted his gaze and uttered two words to the black-clad officers who filled the entire long street.
"ignition."
"call!!!"
Just like a fire dragon suddenly appeared, countless torches lit up at the same time, and the red flames instantly illuminated the entire alley like daylight.
Then, under the stunned gaze of the night watchman, the fire dragon emerged from Yongning Lane and slowly moved towards the direction of the imperial palace.
The footsteps of more than ten thousand people pierced the tranquility of the capital city. The cold wind was biting and the chill of the moonlight was almost bone-chilling.
But Wei Xianzhi had no intention of hiding his tracks.
Since he wanted to show Ning Yongnian the Wei family's knife, he would not hide it but show its sharpness.
He wanted Ning Yongnian to know that the Wei family was neither the Liu family nor the Xu family.
He wanted Ning Yongnian to understand that in this great Ning capital, it doesn’t matter if you are the emperor! "."
"Close the windows!"
"Ignite the command fire!"
"Falling city gate!!"
With the sudden shouts from all over, the huge capital city instantly became bustling.
On the street, doors and windows were tightly closed by people who hurriedly got out of bed.
Further away, the iron chains turned and four huge city gates fell down with a loud bang.
Hundreds of watchtowers standing tall throughout the capital suddenly lit up in succession, and amidst the flames, several groups of people rushed towards the same direction from all directions.
There were Six Gates runners wearing flying fish uniforms.
There were guardsmen from the Duwei Mansion wearing white cloaks on their shoulders.
There are Huangjiacheng reserve troops who hold military weapons.
There are large and small gangs headed by the Freemasons. Wei Xianzhi has never been an incompetent person. In the past six months since Liu Xu was annihilated and the Wei family gained power, he has already controlled all armed forces in the capital except the Imperial Guards with the help of the Xuanjing Division and Tongzhou Society.
He has never been a coward. Although he had never had the intention of rebellion a year ago, he now wants to be a traitor and risk the whole world's condemnation.
On the Double Ninth Festival last year, Wei Changtian, for Qiuyun and Zhuo Zuyu, led more than a thousand people from the Xuan Jing Division to surround the prime minister's residence.
And today, as a father, he has to do something very similar for his son.
Lead people to surround the palace.
Dafeng, outside Fengyuan city.
Compared with the approaching storm in the capital city of Daning, the atmosphere on top of a low mountain here was not so earth-shattering, but it was tense enough.
Seven second-rank masters, led by an old man in a gray robe, reined in their horses and stopped in the middle of the forest path, while opposite them stood several warriors with equally impressive auras.
"Everyone, we have been waiting here for a long time."
In the firelight, Wu Ding narrowed his eyes and looked at the seven people opposite him again, and finally his sight fell on Li Wutong at the back.
After a few breaths, he withdrew his gaze and politely bowed to the old man in gray robe.
"I am General Wu Ding of Daning Zhenxi, and I would like to have a talk with you on the orders of the Emperor of Daning."
"I wonder if you would be willing to dismount and have a chat?"
“.”
Looking back at Li Wutong, the old man in gray robe had a calm expression and did not panic because of these people who suddenly appeared and blocked his way.
"General Wu, I know what you want to ask, but I'm sorry I can't answer your questions."
"So, please make way, General."
“.”
The moon's shadow flickered, and the birds and beasts in the forest trembled.
Although the atmosphere between the two sides was not very tense at this time, there was an undercurrent surging.
Wu Ding brought people here to stop them for two purposes.
Either he didn't allow the seven gray-robed old men to take Li Wutong away, or he wanted to find out their situation.
Of course, no matter which of the gray-robed old men, they would not agree to these two things.
And Wu Ding would definitely not give way so easily.
It is still unknown how Ning Yongnian told him, but if he were to resort to violence... "Everyone, can't we talk?"
Wu Ding's face turned cold in an instant, and several masters behind him, including Bai Youheng, also held down their weapons.
Although according to the current battle power comparison, they could not possibly be the opponent of the seven second-grade warriors on the opposite side, but everyone knew that the rustling sound in the forest was not caused by Night Breeze.
"General Wu, please speak frankly."
Glancing at the dense cold light that had already surged up from the forest, the gray-robed old man remained calm and said, "But let me make it clear in advance, if the general wants us to hand over the princess, then we'd better not say it at all."
"Hahaha, may I ask why this is happening?"
Wu Ding suddenly laughed and said, "You are obviously not from Daning, why would you serve Wei Changtian?"
"We are here on the orders of Master Wei, but we are not here to serve Master Wei."
The gray-robed old man casually gave a seemingly contradictory answer, then waved his hand impatiently.
"Well, we are in a hurry to get on with our journey, so we won't talk to you any more."
"If you want to stop me, General, you can try."
"Da, da, da"
The sound of horse hooves rang out, and the eight horses started moving again, slowly walking towards Wu Ding and the others who were motionless.
The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and soon it was shortened from more than ten feet to less than five feet.
Up to this point, the gray-robed old man had no intention of stopping, and Wu Ding seemed to have no intention of giving way either.
If the situation continues to develop in this way, a major war will be inevitable when the two sides get closer.
But at this last moment, Wu Ding suddenly looked at Li Wutong and said with a smile:
"Princess Wuping, I heard that your father has woken up?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you left him in Fengyuan and just walked away like that. Isn't that a bit too heartless?"
(End of this chapter)
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