Chapter 86: Trip to Beijing

Calendar of the sixth year of Chuning.

Eighth month.

The war between the royal family and the alliance finally came to an end.

The Daliang royal family was completely defeated.

The entire Liang family was uprooted.

It is reported that fifteen masters from the Allied forces died in this battle.

There were such heavy casualties because, although the royal family had declined, their founder had left behind several powerful weapons.

It’s a pity that the royal descendants are unable to unleash even one tenth of the power of these treasures, otherwise the allied forces would be lucky if not completely wiped out, let alone victory.

The royal family was destroyed.

But just three days later, the war broke out again.

The allied forces suddenly attacked Routu. General Routu was seriously injured and his life or death was unknown. The other five masters of Routu were all killed.

"So, Huang Zhongtai ascended the throne and became emperor. The biggest winners this time are the Huang family and him?"

Chu Ning listened to the news Chen Jingwu said with an amused expression. His uncle Huang was really amazing. He went from being an oppressed illegitimate son to being about to become the new emperor.

This struggle history is truly inspiring.

"To break the seal of the royal family, we must rely on Huang Zhongtai. For the Wushuang Sect and other major sects, they are now eager to break the blockade."

Chen Jingwu looked a little depressed. Up to now in the war, successors cultivated by forces like Chen Jingwu already knew the inside story behind this war.

Unexpectedly, Huang Zhongtai took the biggest advantage. Now everyone has to help Huang Zhongtai break through to the Grand Master level, including their Chen family, who have to contribute.

Chu Ning listened to Chen Jingwu's complaints and smiled faintly. If Huang Zhongtai wanted to break through to the Grandmaster level, he had to ask himself whether he agreed or not.

It would take only a few days for me to completely refine that flying knife.

Wait a few more days.

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The sixth day of the eighth month in the sixth year of the Chuning calendar.

The new emperor issued an edict, and ascended the throne three days later, and the whole country celebrated.

The seventh day of the eighth month in the sixth year of Chuning.

Raozhou Prefecture welcomed two great masters from the Huang family.

The Huang family was the big winner in this war. In addition to Huang Zhongtai's specialness, it was also inseparable from the fact that the great elder of the Huang family broke through to the first-grade master level in seclusion.

Except for the four major sects, the other eight great families have not produced a first-class master in hundreds of years. The Huang family is the first in a hundred years.

God bless the Huang family, and the Huang family will prosper.

This is what the Huang family thinks.

After the two elders of the Huang family entered Raozhou Prefecture, they headed straight for a destination.

Chen Family Courtyard.

"Jingwu, don't get involved in this matter anymore. The Huang family is now in its heyday. Our Chen family can't afford to offend them. Moreover, it's too late to intervene now."

When the Chen family's eldest elder heard the clan member's report, he looked at Chen Jingwu with a serious expression.

"Great Elder, I will not be involved in this matter anymore."

Chen Jingwu agreed very readily. The Great Elder and the others also knew about Chu Ning, but they didn't know that Chu Ning was already a Grandmaster, and not just an ordinary Grandmaster.

The two elders from the Huang family won't get any benefit from coming here.

"Why does Huang Zhongtai care so much about Chu Ning? According to what you said, Jingwu, it was because of Ji Bochang that Chu Ning and Huang Zhongtai became enemies. But now he is about to ascend the throne, and he still remembers this little thing?"

The eldest elder of the Chen family was puzzled. Judging from the whole thing, Chu Ning should have some hatred towards Huang Zhongtai. But Huang Zhongtai is now about to ascend the throne and become emperor. Even if he is afraid that Chu Ning will grow up and wants to kill him, there is no need to be so hasty.

We should always be able to distinguish between priorities.

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In Chu Ning's yard, looking at the two bodies lying on the ground, his expression didn't change much.

One is of the second rank, and the other is of the third rank.

He used the flying knife to kill the second-grade master directly. He spared the life of the third-grade master and sent him off after asking him the truth he wanted to know.

As for the way to make these two people speak, there is no other way... except torture.

Huang Zhongtai immediately sent the elders of the Huang family to kill him, not because he was afraid that he would grow up, but because he knew that he was also practicing the Tiancan technique and had also succeeded.

I'm even progressing faster than him and have already reached the Grandmaster level.

This is also the reason why the two elders of the Huang family rushed here in a hurry.

With me here, Huang Zhongtai is no longer the best choice for all major forces.

While the major forces are still unaware of him, he will kill himself. It won't matter even if this matter is exposed afterwards.

As long as Huang Zhongtai is the only one, all major forces can only accept it with a wry smile.

So, who betrayed me? Chu Ning could already guess the answer.

He knew that he was practicing the Tiancan technique, and he also knew that he had reached the Grandmaster level.

There are only a few people who can let Huang Zhongtai, who is far away in the capital, know his true identity, and even infer his true identity. Once the scope is narrowed, he will be identified.

"You will ascend the throne tomorrow. Then I will prepare a great gift for you."

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Capital city.

There wasn't too much panic.

When the war reached the capital, it turned into a contest between master-level warriors, and ordinary people were not affected too much.

Instead, many officials in the court were killed. They were all loyal to the royal family.

City gate.

A commercial convoy drove out slowly. After about five miles, the imperial city behind it had become blurred.

Suddenly, cavalrymen were chasing behind him, and yellow sand was rolling.

"Stop the caravan ahead!"

The cavalry general shouted loudly, and the caravan stopped immediately. Then the cavalry surrounded the entire caravan.

"Sir, I am from the Xue's Company in the city, and this trip is to deliver goods to Yangzhou."

The leader of the caravan is a seventh-rank martial artist, whose strength is not bad, but this cavalry team not only has several martial artists, but the leading general is also a military commander.

"The one we are investigating is your Xue family. Your main family has just been raided and found to be harboring the remnants of the previous dynasty."

The cavalry general sneered repeatedly, and the caravan leader's expression changed instantly. Without saying a word, he drew his long sword from his waist and said, "Everyone, attack!"

The guards of these caravans were all loyal guards of the Xue family. None of them retreated at this moment and they all drew their swords.

"It's just courting death."

The cavalry general had a look of disdain on his face and swung the spear in his hand like a silver dragon. When he retracted it, the man leading the caravan had already been beheaded.

The other cavalrymen also thrust their spears forward. Although the Xue family's guards also had a few martial artists, they were still a level lower than the cavalrymen.

"I want to see who the Xue family sent away this time!"

Ignoring the Xue family's guards, the cavalry general shot out with the spear in his hand, directly piercing through one of the cargo boxes in the convoy.

Bang! The lids of the two cargo boxes in the middle were pushed open, and two young figures jumped out from inside.

"Oh, it looks like they are some young master or young lady."

There was a look of satisfaction on the cavalry general's face, especially when he looked at the woman, there was greedy desire in his eyes.

"Xiaoyu, you run first, I'll drag him."

Qi Xue drew out his sword. This time the royal family suddenly suffered a great change. His uncle was a general and loyal to the royal family, but he was killed by the rebels.

When these rebels entered the capital, they launched a massive hunt for the descendants of loyal officials like my uncle.

Now Xiaoyu is the only one left in her uncle's house, and she would let Xiaoyu escape even at the risk of her own death.

"No one can escape. I will take your beauty and this boy's head as well."

The cavalry general jumped up from his horse and pounced on Qi Xue with his hands like eagle claws. Qi Xue stabbed with her sword, but the opponent only slapped her with one claw. The recoil force of the sword made her palm hurt, and her fingers loosened, and the sword was slapped away.

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Qi Xue’s face turned pale and she was about to retreat, but the opponent’s claws went straight to her throat.

A look of greed appeared on the cavalry general's face. This woman would soon be his.

Whoosh! A white light flashed by, and Qi Xue saw it pass through the eyebrows of the man in front of her.

Bang! The next moment, the cavalry general fell to the ground, with a greedy expression on his face until his death.

"Miss Qi, long time no see, what's going on?"

Hearing the voice, Qi Xue looked to the left and saw a young figure walking out from the forest.

The face and voice seemed familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before, but she didn't recognize him.

"Miss Qi doesn't recognize me anymore, Ji Yang."

Chu Ning looked at Qi Xue with a smile. He didn't expect that he would meet Qi Xue by coincidence just after arriving in the capital and before entering the city.

The reason he came out from the forest on one side was because he did not take the normal official road. If he had taken the official road, it would take him two days to get from Raozhou to the capital, even if he was a master.

When encountering mountains, climb them; when encountering water, wade through it. The main thing is that the straight-line distance between two points is the shortest.

"Are you Ji Yang?"

Qi Xue was a little bit unbelievable, but after Chu Ning said this, the Ji Yang in her mind and the person in front of her seemed to really overlap.

The only difference is that his posture is now more upright and his face is much more handsome.

"Well, Ji Yang is my nickname, and my full name is Chu Ning."

"Is there a way to give a nickname like this?" Qi Xue was a little surprised. Besides, she seemed to have heard the name "Chu Ning" somewhere, but she just couldn't remember where.

"Sister, the person that Dad and the others were talking about who was wanted by Wushuang seemed to be called Chu Ning." Qi Xue's cousin Feng Yu reminded her in a low voice.

"Yes, I remember now."

Qi Xue looked at Chu Ning with a somewhat amused look. After her cousin's reminder, she finally knew what was going on.

Chu Ning was wanted by the Wushuang Sect at the beginning, so he fled to the frontier army and used the alias Ji Yang.

"Mr. Chu, you are such a joker."

"Wouldn't this ease the heavy atmosphere at the scene?"

At this moment, the cavalrymen and the Xue family guards had stopped fighting, and all eyes were on Chu Ning. The Xue family guards' eyes were filled with excitement and hope, while the cavalrymen's eyes were filled with fear.

"Ms. Qi, where is Zhao Qin?"

"It should still be in the capital. I'm not sure."

When Zhao Qin was mentioned, Qi Xue's pretty face darkened. She had a good impression of Zhao Qin. The day before the capital was broken, Zhao Qin came to see her, but she refused to see Zhao Qin because she didn't want to implicate Zhao Qin.

The war situation has been decided. My uncle's family will be purged, and I can't escape. If I still have too much contact with Zhao Qin at this time, it will only implicate Zhao Qin.

Chu Ning had already understood the answer from Qi Xue's expression.

Without further conversation, he watched Qi Xue and the others disappear into the depths of the official road and continued walking towards the city gate of the capital.

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Daliang Palace.

Huang Zhongtai looked gloomy and stared at his subordinates in front of him: "The two elders have not sent back any news yet?"

“Not yet… not yet.”

"Use carrier pigeons to notify the people closest to Raozhou and ask them to find out the situation in Raozhou City."

"yes."

After his subordinates left, Huang Zhongtai stood on the steps in front of the main hall with a gloomy and uncertain expression.

"Zhongtai, don't think too much. Even if Chu Ning is really a master, he is practicing the Tiancan technique. Now that we have obtained the royal treasury, we can use those spirit stones to help you break through to the master level."

An old man appeared behind Huang Zhongtai at some point.

"Great Elder, I am just worried that if this is the case, I am afraid that the people in Jiuxuan Pavilion will have other ideas."

Huang Zhongtai did not look back. He absolutely trusted the old man behind him. He trusted him not because the old man was loyal to him, but because he was loyal to the Huang family.

He was now leading the Huang family towards glory, and their goals were the same. The old man would not betray him.

"After your coronation ceremony is over tomorrow, I will go to Raozhou in person."

"What if Chu Ning appears at the coronation ceremony?"

Huang Zhongtai's question made the old man silent for a moment. This was indeed a tricky question.

Only the Huang family can be mobilized in this matter, unless he personally watches it. However, the coronation ceremony is very lively and it is not easy to stop a master.

"If Chu Ning shows up, I will kill him immediately."

This was the promise made by the Huang family's eldest elder to Huang Zhongtai. Even if it would cause dissatisfaction among other forces, as long as Chu Ning was killed, these people would have to suppress their dissatisfaction in their hearts.

"Thank you for your concern, Great Elder." Huang Zhongtai said respectfully.

"As long as you don't let the Huang family down, none of this matters."

After a while, the great elder left, and the butler came over as if calculating the time.

"Master, everything has been arranged. Jin Le has been controlled. But will Chu Ning really give up for Jin Le in the end?"

"My good nephew is not a sentimental person, but he is a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. Jin Le had to flee because of him. He already felt guilty towards Jin Le, so how could he bear to see Jin Le die in front of him?"

Huang Zhongtai smiled, as if he was really talking about his favorite nephew.

The housekeeper looked at his master who was so wise and calm in calculating everything, and sighed slightly in his heart. This sigh was not because he doubted the master. When it came to calculating human nature, the master had never lost.

He lamented that fate was playing tricks on him.

Back then in Daning County, Chu Ning was just a young man from a poor family. His master bore the grudge of murdering his mother, so he behaved cautiously as if he was treading on thin ice.

They were originally in the same situation, and now they became uncle and nephew.

If that incident had not happened, the relationship between the master and Chu Ning as uncle and nephew would surely have become a beautiful story in the future.

Retracting his thoughts, the butler continued: "The young master entered the palace today."

When Huang Zhongtai mentioned his son, his eyes narrowed. It was unknown what he was thinking: "Doesn't he want to enter the palace?"

"Perhaps the young master has figured it out. If you ascend the throne and become the emperor, the young master will be the crown prince."

"Don't worry about him, just let him stay in the palace."

(End of this chapter)