The emperor, disregarding his disheveled appearance, stepped out of the main hall with great excitement, gazing longingly at the figures in the hall, feeling his confidence return.
"Hahaha, martial artists of the dojo, seize these traitors!"
The two martial saints outside the main hall clashed palms with Chen Ke and then distanced themselves, mocking him, "Heh, it's too late for you to surrender now!"
"Screech!" A loud eagle cry rang out.
Chen Ke chuckled, "You think you're the only ones with reinforcements?"
"Chen Ke! Hold on! I'm sending reinforcements!" The gruff voice of the Flame Eagle King echoed through the sky.
To everyone's astonishment, a dark mass flew in from the distant sky, its imposing aura causing the warriors rushing to protect the emperor to halt in their tracks.
"It's a flock of Flame Eagles!"
"The Flame Eagle King has arrived with his flock of Flame Eagles! Hahaha, my people, our reinforcements have arrived!" The warriors of the Youqi tribe couldn't help but cheer wildly as they stood on the backs of the savage bulls.
The situation took a sudden turn.
The emperor, upon being interviewed, instantly turned deathly pale. He swayed and was supported by the chief eunuch, his eyes filled with terror. "My empire... is doomed!"
Suddenly, a series of muffled thuds came from afar.
Everyone was stunned. What was that sound?
Only Chen Ke guessed one thing. He looked at the Flame Eagle King that had landed on his shoulder and asked, "Could it be him?"
King Flame Eagle snorted twice, "Who else could it be but him!"
The words had barely left his mouth when, with a loud crash, the thick palace wall collapsed in one piece, revealing the Great Lizard behind it with an awkward yet polite smile. "...This, would you believe me if I said I didn't use any force?"
The entire venue was deathly silent.
After a while, the wise man Lacha climbed up to the top of the king lizard's head with a thud, stomped his snake staff, and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Bu... Ke, we... have come to save you..." The echoes reverberated around the palace.
The voice, which reached the ears of the emperor who was already shocked and barely breathing, was like a soul-reaping messenger from hell. The emperor's eyes rolled back and he successfully fainted.
Chen Ke sighed. It would be a lie to say he wasn't moved, but as someone who had always kept a low profile, he wasn't quite used to it yet. He had just wanted to find the two martial saints to spar with to distract himself, but the two had already knelt down and surrendered.
"We never expected Chief Buko to be such a person. We two were blind to his greatness. Please forgive us, Chief Buko."
Undeterred, Chen Ke looked up again at the martial artists who had just arrived as reinforcements.
The already terrified warriors quickly knelt down, shouting, "Greetings to the new emperor! Long live the emperor!"
Chen Ke: ·······
Chen Ke looked up at the sky speechlessly. Was it too late for him to say that he didn't want to be emperor at all?
This scene was later painted by painters of the Youqi Dynasty and worshipped by later generations. They all said it was evidence that Emperor Bu Ke was ordained by Heaven and that all things submitted to him.
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Later, for the sake of the people of the Youqi tribe, Chen Ke diligently became emperor.
They planted the rare herbs and elixirs brought from the desolate continent on the land of the Youqi Dynasty. Through martial arts halls, they popularized more effective and convenient body-refining techniques to all their subjects. Furthermore, driven by the curiosity of the Flame Eagle King, they expanded the territory of the Youqi Dynasty far and wide...
Many, many years later, Chen Ke was already very old, while Yan Ying Wang had just come of age.
Finally, when Chen Ke was lying in bed with little time left, he asked him, "Since you could summon your underlings to help even across the barrier of the Goddess River, why didn't you call for help when I captured you?"
The Flame Eagle King's eyes were disdainful, but his voice choked as he said, "...because, because I think...I think you can be my friend."
After a long silence, Chen Ke smiled.
Goodbye, my few friends.
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