Chapter 93 I am the Villain
As the sun sets in the west, Yanzi Valley gradually becomes quiet. The ground is covered with piles of corpses. The golden sunset shines into the valley entrance, making the red color of the blood on the ground even more vivid.
The Jinwu Guards had used up all their arrows and ammunition. Looking at the corpses that had been shattered by the gunpowder explosion, they felt a huge sense of unreality.
I believe that Zhao Zhuo would never have thought that the gunpowder they used against him was taken from his mine.
Zhao Yuzhang had seen battlefields far more brutal than this, even watching her sister, who had been with her for years, beheaded right before her eyes. Even now, she could still recall the warm touch of her sister's blood splattering on her face.
She no longer had many emotions, and just watched coldly as these male soldiers wailed, screamed, struggled, and finally fell down in despair.
"Mei Junrong!" Zhao Yuzhang turned around.
"I'm here!"
"Lead ten teams of guards and sweep through Yanzi Valley. If there are any fish that slip through the net, kill them."
"yes!"
Mei Junrong immediately gathered a hundred people and lined them up to go down to Yanzi Valley to clean up the battlefield.
The guards marched in an orderly manner on the battlefield, their eyes never missing any corner. The corpse lying motionless on the ground suddenly jumped up and ran towards the valley entrance.
The next moment, a cold light flashed, and the bloody head drew an arc in the setting sun and fell into the grass.
Mei Junrong put away the knife in his hand, his eyes stern, "Continue the investigation, don't leave anyone alive!"
"Yes!" the guards responded in unison.
The blood-red sunset stretched their shadows very long. The response startled the birds in the forest and also alarmed the people in the mine next door.
The supervisor had already fled, and the ragged villagers huddled in a cave in fear, staring at the dark mountain wall in panic. The wooden stakes in the cave had been blown all over the place by the explosion, and the air was filled with a strong smell of sulfur.
"It seems like there's a fight going on outside. I wonder if we'll get killed too!"
"Or we should just run away. Staying here is just waiting to die."
"No, we can't run away. There are soldiers everywhere outside. We can't escape!"
As they were discussing, a burst of orderly footsteps suddenly sounded in the corridor.
"Come out, all the officers and soldiers outside have been killed by us, you can go home now." A loud voice came from outside and slowly spread into the cave.
People walked out of the cave with doubts, and found that the people standing outside were indeed not the group of robbers and soldiers, but new faces they had never seen before. Upon closer inspection, they found that they were all women.
"We are Princess Fuguang's men, and we are here to rescue you." Yuzhao led the Jinwu Guards to comfort the frightened villagers, and then ordered them to go down the mountain and go home.
Everyone was very excited, hugging each other and crying and laughing. Suddenly, they heard someone shouting "Your Highness the Princess". Everyone immediately knelt down and kowtowed to thank the princess for saving their lives.
Zhao Mingyue came over to check how much supplies and weapons Zhao Zhuo had hidden in the mountains. Looking at the kneeling villagers, including many women and children, her anger towards Zhao Zhuo increased, and she regretted that she had not dragged him out and whipped his corpse.
She said gently, "Fellow villagers, please get up quickly and don't kneel before me. It's getting dark, so pack up and go home. Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation for the Yuzhou Governor's rebellion and his cruelty to the people!"
Everyone was filled with gratitude and shouted in unison: "Thank you, Princess Fuguang! Long live Your Highness!"
Then they left hand in hand and went down the mountain.
At this time, Yuzhao walked up to Zhao Mingyue and reported, "Princess, we've found the warehouse where Zhao Zhuo stored his supplies. It contains a large amount of weapons, clothing, food, and tens of thousands of taels of silver. It will probably take several days to count them all."
Zhao Mingyue raised her lips and smiled. She really had a good uncle. Knowing that she was short of money and food, he specially prepared some for her early on.
"No rush, send someone to guard this place, and we'll go back to Yuzhou City first!"
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Inside Yuzhou City.
After Song Zhong was ambushed at the South Gate, he immediately led his men to flee to the West Gate, trying to leave the city. The person guarding there was Liu Xiangyi. She took a long knife and chopped off his head with one stroke, and hung it on the city gate to shock everyone.
The rest of the defenders were so frightened that they fled like dogs that had lost their homes.
When the people in the city heard the gunshots and artillery fire, they all ran back home and hid.
At the same time, in the governor's office, after learning the news that the city gate had been lost, officials at all levels in Yuzhou City gathered together to discuss solutions.
"Now that there are no soldiers in the city, those bandits have occupied the city gate. We must quickly send someone to tell the governor this news!"
"That's right, these bandits are so bold. When the governor comes back, I will make sure they lose their heads!" The chief secretary slammed the table and said violently.
Just as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of horse hooves outside. The chief official's face changed, "What's going on? Are the bandits breaking in?"
The other officials also panicked, "How about we all go home and hide until the governor comes back—"
As he spoke, there was a loud bang, and the yamen was knocked open. A group of guards rushed in and surrounded them. In the yard, dozens of archers drew their bowstrings and aimed at them.
Zhao Mingyue walked in surrounded by guards.
The chief secretary and other officials in the hall were so frightened that they almost fell to the ground, "Your Highness, Your Highness..."
Zhao Mingyue strode into the main hall and sat down behind the desk. Looking at everyone, she smiled slightly and said, "I have brought my uncle back. If you have anything to say, tell him now."
Everyone in the hall was stunned, and some looked around, "Where is the governor?"
As Zhao Mingyue raised her hand, the guard threw the bundle in his hand in front of the hall. A bloody head rolled out with a look of horror on his face. It was Zhao Zhuo.
One official was so frightened that he trembled all over and urinated on the spot.
Zhao Mingyue brought back Zhao Zhuo's head specifically to intimidate these officials. Seeing their expressions, she was very satisfied.
"Zhao Zhuo gathered his people and raised an army with the intention of rebellion, but I have now killed him. From now on, all military and political affairs in Yuzhou will be handled by me!"
The officials let out a cry, their faces filled with surprise and confusion.
Zhao Mingyue continued, "As for you, you knew Zhao Zhuo was plotting rebellion but failed to dissuade him, allowing him to exploit the people, embezzle and pervert the law. You are tantamount to treason. Arrest and imprison all of you, awaiting execution!"
The officials immediately burst into tears, "Your Highness, we are wronged! We have no intention of rebellion and we have no idea what Zhao Zhuo has done!"
Zhao Mingyue would not listen to their excuses. She raised her hand and the guards rushed forward to hold them all down and arrested them.
At this time, Xue Qi and Lu Qibai walked in. "Yuzhou City has been successfully captured by our army. There are no casualties."
This was expected, after all, every step so far was in their plan.
Zhao Mingyue smiled happily, but soon suppressed her smile. As the ruler of a city, she could no longer express her emotions so easily.
Her face was solemn as she said in a deep voice, "Pass on my order. The entire city will be cleaned for three days. No one is allowed to go out. Anyone who goes out will be beheaded!"
"Yes." Xue Qi agreed and frowned slightly.
Zhao Mingyue hurriedly asked, "Master Xue, do you have any other concerns?"
Xue Qi said, "Princess, attacking a city is easy, but defending it is difficult. Defending a city is easy, but governing it is difficult. At least now, we cannot relax. We have too many enemies, including Xiqi in the north, the imperial court in the south, and the counties of Yuzhou. If we are not careful, we will be attacked from all sides."
Zhao Mingyue's heart, which had just sunk into her chest, rose again, and an inexplicable sense of urgency weighed on her.
Yes, they had been preparing for so long, and it can be said that they had the right time, right place, and right people to take over Yuzhou. If they thought everything was fine and they could sit back and relax now, they would be doomed.
King Xiqi and Zhao Zhuo reached a consensus to join forces to seize the throne of the Dayong Dynasty. As a princess married into a foreign alliance, she not only violated the marriage agreement, but also destroyed their consensus. Once King Xiqi learned the news, he would definitely send troops to attack immediately.
The imperial court would punish her for disobeying the imperial order. All the officials in Yuzhou, both big and small, were members of Zhao Zhuo's faction. When they learned that she had killed Zhao Zhuo, they would naturally hate her to the core and might even send troops to attack her.
If you think about it carefully, their current situation is really dangerous.
"Master Xue, what should we do now?" Zhao Mingyue looked at Xue Qi earnestly. The master was so thoughtful, he must have an idea.
Xue Qi looked at Zhao Mingyue without averting his gaze, remaining calm and composed as usual. "At present, our strength is not enough to compete with the imperial court. Therefore, the best way is to submit a petition to the court, citing our merits in uncovering Zhao Zhuo's rebellion plot and defeating the rebels, and requesting that the court grant Yuzhou to the princess!"
Zhao Mingyue's heart suddenly tightened. Would her mother agree?
She will always remember the last words Chi Lan said to her before leaving the capital.
"In this power struggle, you are not even qualified to step onto the chessboard."
"Just go and marry me obediently. This is the only value you have now."
Word by word, the words are still in my ears.
So, is she qualified in A Niang's eyes now?
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A few days later, in Xihua Palace in the capital.
Chi Qi sat behind the desk, squinting her eyes, as if she was about to fall asleep.
Wu Wenxiu stood at the bottom of the stairs, holding a memorial in his hand. He spoke carefully, "Your Majesty, this is a memorial from Yuzhou. Please take a look."
Chi Li raised her eyes slightly. Yuzhou, isn’t that the place where Zhao Mingyue is now?
She knew what would be written on the memorial without even looking at it.
That night, she used the dream gate to kill Song Yu and successfully obtained the main god system.
From the appearance, this system is a regular trihedron, one side is black symbolizing darkness, one side is white symbolizing light, and the other side is gray symbolizing chaos.
Chi Li summoned the main god system with a thought.
She raised her hand and tapped the trihedron. The black side immediately lit up, and a dark blue virtual screen unfolded before her eyes.
Welcome to the game of the Lord God, this is a test of becoming a god.
After testing, it was found that the character played by the player is a [Vicious Villain] and the godhood that can be obtained is [God of Darkness].
Do you want to bind to the main god system and start the game?
【whether】
Chi Li raised her eyebrows slightly. This direction of becoming a god was actually related to the role she played. In this way, the system has three sides, and there are corresponding three godheads.
According to common sense, the protagonist corresponds to light, the villain corresponds to darkness, and the neutral side corresponds to chaos.
It seems that her main task should be different from Song Yu's. If she is asked to [marry the princess] or [usurp the throne and become emperor], it is better for her to refuse.
However, if the target is the Dark God, then she is still very interested.
Chi Li chose [Yes].
An ethereal voice sounded, "The Lord God System is at your service."
"According to the plot analysis, your main quests are [Becoming the Queen Mother in Power] and [Overthrowing the Darong Dynasty]."
"The mission [Becoming the Queen Mother in Power] has been completed, and 10 million plot reward points have been obtained."
"The mission [Overthrow the Darong Dynasty] is in progress. The achievement 'Losing Power and Humiliating the Nation' has been achieved, and a reward of one million has been received. Please keep working hard."
Chi Qi was a little confused. Losing power and humiliating the country? Then she realized that this was referring to her losing the war to Xiqi and giving the princess to King Xiqi to seek peace.
She smiled. This mission really lived up to her reputation as a villain.
Sure enough, compared to saving people, she prefers to be a villain who destroys the world.
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