Volume 1 Chapter 262 The Golden Cicada Arrives
In this way, a month passed. Xiang Yun had been staying in the imperial study to handle government affairs. After finishing his work, he would take time to visit Xiang Rui and play with her for an hour before going to sleep in the palace of each concubine.
Over the past month, Xiang Yun felt like every day was a year in a row, unable to sleep or eat, simply because the person he had been waiting for had not yet arrived.
This is a hidden seed of danger. As long as the other party doesn't come, Xiang Yun will not be able to leave the palace or go on the expedition!
He didn't have much time to begin with, and he didn't expect to waste a whole month. Xiang Yun really wanted to curse the other party's ancestors for eighteen generations.
However, with this one-month buffer period, all parts of the Dayun Empire have achieved stable development, which is a scene of peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
Three days ago, a military report came in that the battle against Rakshasa Sect was going very well. According to Jiang Fei, Rakshasa Sect disciples were spread all over the country and were difficult to eradicate, but all 300,000 elders and disciples in the headquarters were pacified, nearly 70,000 of them were killed, and the rest surrendered or fled.
In this battle, 328 members of the Huoyun Army were injured and 10 died.
This casualty result was already very good, but Xiang Yun felt very unsatisfactory.
At the same time, he also believed that the deaths of these Fire Cloud Army soldiers were not because they slacked off in training or were inferior in skills, but because the people of Rakshasa Sect were too strong!
The entire sect is composed of masters who have practiced internal skills. Even if their skills are not deep, they are still not something that ordinary people can match. In comparison, although everyone in the Huoyun Army is now practicing Taixu Qi, the time is still too short, and the Taixu Qi has not yet taken shape.
This incident gave Xiang Yun a very serious warning, that is, from now on, whenever there is a war, there will be large-scale deaths. The cruelty of wars between cultivators is much more cruel than that between ordinary people. Even if the Huoyun Army has firearms that are beyond this era, it is difficult to change this fact.
From now on, if you want to reduce casualties in every battle, you need to start using the art of war!
Ten Fire Cloud Army soldiers mean ten men and ten families. Xiang Yun really couldn't be happy. He hurriedly replied to the military report and asked Jiang Fei to bring back all the cultivation techniques and resources of Luosha Sect.
After dealing with today's government affairs, Xiang Yun really had no mood to go to the harem to have fun, so he walked around the palace, stopping here and there, and unknowingly wandered to the front of the Golden Throne Hall.
When I looked up, I saw Shentu Jian lying on the ground with a broom in his arms and legs spread out, snoring loudly, not caring about his image at all.
Xiang Yun couldn't help but laugh, he walked over and said with a smile: "You are in great shape, the floor is so cold, you will get rheumatism if you sleep for too long, and there will be no one to massage your back when you get sore."
Shen Tu Jian opened his eyes dazedly and glanced around, only to see Xiang Yun sitting down beside him. Then he also lay down like him and closed his eyes to rest.
Shen Tu Jian couldn't help but ask: "Then you also sleep like this, aren't you afraid?"
Xiang Yun laughed and said, "I am a young man, and my body is stronger than yours. Naturally, I am not afraid. Even if I sleep on this floor for three days and three nights, I won't have any backache."
Shen Tu Jian turned his head away in displeasure and ignored Xiang Yun, but suddenly he opened his eyes and said calmly: "Well, the person you should be afraid of is here."
Xiang Yun was stunned, and suddenly stood up from the ground, looking up at the sky outside the Golden Throne Hall. It was a clear sky with no clouds, and there was nothing except the rising sun.
Xiang Yun couldn't help but blink in confusion, and when he looked again, he saw a black spot appear in the sky, and then it enlarged at a speed visible to the naked eye. Xiang Yun's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly stepped on the five-clawed golden dragon and flew out towards the black spot.
The two men soon met each other. The man who came was a young man dressed in a golden and magnificent gauze robe, with a face as warm as jade and a calm demeanor. He had long hair and a belt-like crown, held a blue gentleman sword in his hand, and rode a four-legged lion-headed beast with black and gold scales.
Clouds appeared under the beast's feet with every step, and it could fly into the air. Its face was full of ferocity, and after seeing Xiang Yun, it deliberately roared twice to show its threat, looking extremely arrogant.
Xiang Yun frowned slightly. This person came with bad intentions, especially this lion dog. It actually dared to be mean to me. If my temper had not improved a lot after I had a daughter, I would definitely catch this lion dog, pull out its tendons, skin it, and stew it in a pot. It would definitely be very nutritious.
This person is none other than the deacon sent by the Golden Cicada Sect to deliver the jade token for the qualification to participate in the Ten Thousand Dynasties National War. His name is Hua Tianyu, and his cultivation strength has reached the terrifying Huiyang realm. He can refine his body into Qi, and the Qi surrounds his body with light. He is free to live and die, and he can illuminate himself day and night. He can travel among the caves and palaces, with the immortals standing by him, and he can transform the energy of heaven and earth for his own use.
Hua Tianyu was slightly surprised to see Xiang Yun dressed in extraordinary clothes and standing on a five-clawed golden dragon, but he did not pay too much attention to it and asked loudly: "Are you the king of the Great Yun Empire?"
Xiang Yun knew what was going on and said, "I am Emperor Yun. I wonder who you are and why you have come all the way here. What do you want?"
Upon hearing this, Hua Tianyu spread his hands, took out the qualification jade token from the Xumi Ring, and threw it to Xiang Yun: "I am the deacon of the Jin Chan Sect. It's nothing serious. I just want to inform you that in one month, the whole country will participate in the Ten Thousand Dynasties War. Your opponents are the nearest Chixiao Dynasty and Baiwu Kingdom. Take care of yourself."
Xiang Yun had just received the jade token, and upon hearing this, he could not help but curse: "Are you kidding me? It's too unfair for me to fight against two countries, isn't it?"
Hua Tianyu didn't want to stay any longer, but seeing Xiang Yun getting angry, he turned around and reminded him kindly, "This steward reminds you that if you want to protect the people in your empire after the Ten Thousand Dynasties War, you should immediately surrender and hand over your head. In this way, the Chixiao Dynasty and the Baiwu Kingdom will not attack the Dayun Empire again!"
After saying this, Hua Tianyu looked at Xiang Yun as if he was looking at a dead person. Then the lion-headed beast under his crotch roared, turned around and flew away.
There was no way Xiang Yun would let him go. He had been waiting for him for more than a month, so Tenglong followed him quietly.
The lion-headed beast flew very fast, but the five-clawed golden dragon under Xiang Yun's feet was just as fast. The two flew one after the other for two hours and entered a vast forest. When they passed through a white cloud, Xiang Yun looked again, there was no trace of Hua Tianyu and the lion-headed beast in front.
"Lost?" Xiang Yun doubted in his heart, but then he did not dare to be careless and quickly searched around.
Suddenly, a lion's roar was heard, and the lion-headed beast flew out from the cloud beside him and bit the five-clawed golden dragon under Xiang Yun's feet.
The golden dragon was immediately injured and dissipated. The lion-headed beast swung its huge tail again and knocked Xiang Yun away.
Under the huge force, Xiang Yun felt dizzy and dazzled, but he recovered quickly and quickly circulated the Golden Dragon Energy to stabilize his body in the air.
Xiang Yun raised his head and looked again, only to see Hua Tianyu sitting on the lion-headed beast, looking down at him, and said in a cold voice: "Humble fellow, who gave you the courage to follow this deacon? Aren't you afraid of death?"
Xiang Yun was teased by someone else's mount. He was furious at the moment. He felt very aggrieved. However, he seemed to feel that the strength in this person's body was not weaker than his own. So he decided to endure it temporarily and said with a smile: "Well, you walked too fast. I still have something to ask!"
Then Xiang Yun raised the jade token in his hand and asked loudly: "If I don't want to participate in the Ten Thousand Dynasties War, do you have any countermeasures? Can I just return this jade token to you?"
Hua Tianyu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He had always looked down on this so-called Dayun Empire. Now the emperor had no fighting spirit and didn't even dare to join the war. This country would be hopeless. In this case, what did life and death have to do with him?
So Hua Tianyu said in a cold voice: "There is no one alive in this world who has received the jade token and then returned it. You won't be the first one."
"So what you mean is that I can withdraw from participating?" Xiang Yun asked curiously.
Hua Tianyu frowned and said in a cold voice: "If you don't want to participate in the war, it's very simple. Return the qualification jade card to this deacon, and then offer your own head, and your Dayun Empire will be safe for the next five years."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yun threw the qualification jade token to Hua Tianyu without saying a word. Hua Tianyu was stunned by Xiang Yun's decisive choice. Can this person really sacrifice his life for the people?
If this is true, then I, the deacon, have misjudged him!
Hua Tianyu took the jade token, stared at Xiang Yun and said coldly: "Do it yourself, this deacon has limited time!"
Xiang Yun scratched his head and laughed, then he raised his head and chest, put his hands on his hips, and said in a dignified manner: "I just don't want to participate in the Ten Thousand Dynasties War, and I don't want to give up my life. I just want to live well in this world with the Dayun Empire!"
Hua Tianyu narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this. After a long time, he finally reacted and said angrily: "How dare you tease this deacon? You are courting death!"
Hua Tianyu shouted angrily, and the lion-headed beast under his crotch roared and rushed towards Xiang Yun without any orders. At the same time, Hua Tianyu sneered: "You really don't take our sect's power seriously. Whether you participate in the Ten Thousand Dynasties National War today or not, you have to leave your life to this deacon!"
Now that the cards have been revealed and they are quite far from the capital, Xiang Yun is no longer afraid. He does not retreat in the air, with dragon roaring in his body, and he says loudly: "I fought hard to conquer the Great Yun Empire. Why should I obey your orders and go to war with another country for no reason?
Do you know that with just a simple order, a qualification jade card, and a game, how many innocent people will die, and how many weak people will be displaced and fall into the suffering of war! "
"Today, no matter what choices other countries and dynasties make, as the emperor of the Dayun Empire, as long as I am still alive, I will not obey the ridiculous orders issued by you sects!"
At the same time, Xiang Yun's entire body turned blood red, and two flying dragon shadows appeared on his arms. Seeing the lion-headed beast coming to kill him, Xiang Yun did not retreat but advanced instead, turning into a dragon shadow and rushing forward, punching out with both fists: "Double Dragon Explosion!"
Suddenly, the vast golden dragon source energy condensed in Xiang Yun's fists, and after being thrown out, it hit the lion-headed beast's head, and the golden dragon source energy exploded instantly.
The lion-headed beast howled miserably, and the dark golden scales on its body flew and shattered. A large amount of blood gushed out of the lion's head, and there was a dent the size of two fists on the skull that was constantly bleeding. It was obvious that it was seriously injured.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
