Chapter 111 The Koi Fish Weeps Blood to Defend the Capital, The Duel of the Two Dragons Begins
Half an hour.
Even at top speed, a horse can only travel fifty li.
The Jingnan Army's main camp was still a hundred miles away from the capital.
Inside the command tent, the atmosphere was heavy and oppressive.
Chu Chongjin held the message he had just received via carrier pigeon, the note trembling slightly at his fingertips.
"Offer the entire city as a sacrifice..."
He closed his eyes, as if he could already see the capital city in a bloodbath, a scene of utter devastation.
That place he swore to protect, that place where the people he cared about were.
"Your Highness!"
Xiao Beichen took a step forward, knelt on one knee, and spoke in a booming voice.
"This humble general is willing to be the vanguard! Leading five thousand light cavalry, we will launch a surprise attack! We swear to break down the gates of the capital within half an hour, even at the cost of our lives!"
"It's too late."
Yan Ziche's voice rang out from a secret message brought by another carrier pigeon, as if he himself were in the tent.
"The capital's defenses are strong. Even with only ordinary troops, five thousand light cavalry would find it difficult to breach the city in a short time. Going there would be tantamount to suicide."
"What can we do?!" Xiao Beichen's eyes were bloodshot with anxiety. "Are we just going to stand by and watch him destroy the capital?"
Chu Chongjin slowly opened his eyes. His deep eyes were no longer calm; instead, they were filled with raging anger and icy determination.
"Pass on my orders."
His voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the entire command tent.
"All troops, break camp and advance at full speed!"
"Target: The capital!"
The generals accepted the order and were about to leave.
"Wait a minute," Chu Chongjin called out to them.
He walked to the entrance of the command tent and looked out at the 100,000-strong army, fully prepared and full of fighting spirit.
Every soldier's face reflected their anticipation for the future and their trust in him.
He took a deep breath and released all the true dragon energy within his body without reservation!
hold head high--!
A high-pitched dragon roar resounded through the sky!
A dazzling golden dragon phantom rose into the sky from behind Chu Chongjin, hovering above the Jingnan Army.
The dragon's might is overwhelming, sweeping across all directions!
The moment all the soldiers of the Jingnan Army saw that golden dragon, they felt a surge of heat rush to their heads!
The weariness, fear, and anxiety in my heart were swept away.
Instead, there is boundless power and an unwavering belief in victory!
This is their head coach!
He is the true Son of Heaven, ordained by Heaven!
"Soldiers!"
Chu Chongjin's voice, amplified by the dragon's aura, resounded throughout every corner of the military camp.
"The capital is in grave danger! The tyrant Chu Xuanji intends to sacrifice a million lives in a blasphemy against the will of Heaven!"
"We, to save the people from suffering and to protect the land of our Great Chu, shall immediately march on the capital!"
"This battle is not for imperial power, nor for wealth and status! It is solely for a just and bright world!"
"I, Chu Chongjin, hereby swear that I will lead the charge and live or die with you all!"
"Wind! Wind! Wind!"
A hundred thousand people shouted, their voices shaking the plains!
Their aura, inspired by the true dragon's energy, coalesced into a soaring military might that echoed the golden dragon in the sky.
Chu Chongjin leaped onto his horse.
"Set off!"
The army set off like an unstoppable torrent of steel, rolling towards the capital.
They were moving more than twice as fast as usual.
Everyone is like a tireless machine, with only one thought in their mind: faster, faster!
Meanwhile, at the residence of Princess Anguo.
Mu Yu's small body was already swaying precariously.
Her face was whiter than snow.
In the sea of consciousness, that enormous pond of blessings is almost empty.
She felt so tired and sleepy, her eyelids felt as heavy as if they were weighed down by two large stones.
But she can't sleep.
The moment she falls asleep, the capital is doomed.
Father and Brother Yan Ziche will die.
"Little Yu'er, hold on!"
Yan Ziche was extremely anxious as he looked at Mu Yu's condition.
He didn't understand anything about luck or destiny, but he knew that this little girl was using her life to buy time for the capital.
"Gungun, go lick Xiaoyuer's face!" He had a sudden inspiration and shouted to the white tiger who was pacing anxiously beside him.
The panda, seemingly understanding human nature, immediately ran to Mu Yu's side, extended its barbed tongue, and gently licked Mu Yu's cheek.
"Waaah..."
Mu Yu was jolted awake by the licking and finally regained some of her senses.
She groggily opened her eyes and looked in the direction of the palace.
The black aura there is getting thicker and thicker.
And her golden fortune is almost unstoppable.
"Father..." she called out weakly.
Mu Fang had been staying by her side the whole time, and upon hearing this, he immediately pulled her into his arms.
"With Father here, Little Yu'er is not afraid."
"Daddy, I think... I'm going to become a little unlucky guy..."
Her words made everyone present tense.
Just then, a loud dragon roar came from the distant horizon!
A golden light pierced the sky!
It's Chu Chongjin!
It's the Jingnan Army, they've arrived!
Yan Ziche and Xie Zhiwei both showed expressions of ecstasy.
It was a full fifteen minutes faster than expected!
On the city wall of the capital.
The general guarding the city was terrified as he looked at the dust-covered dragon on the distant horizon and the golden dragon shadow swirling in the sky.
"Enemy... Enemy attack! Quick! Fire arrows! Beat the drums!"
However, their resistance was futile.
The Jingnan Army, carrying the emperor's authority and wielding thunderous fury, descended like gods.
Xiao Beichen took the lead, his eighty-pound battle-breaking hammer dancing like a blur as he charged forward.
"Open the city gates!"
With a roar, he used the momentum of his horse to launch himself like a cannonball into the tightly closed vermilion gate.
"Boom—!"
The city gate, forged from centuries of black iron, was smashed inward by this blow, and the bolts broke!
"kill!"
The Jingnan Army surged into the capital like a tidal wave through the breached city gates!
They ignored the routed defenders and headed straight for the palace!
The palace, the underground chamber.
As Chu Xuanji sensed the familiar, yet utterly loathsome, aura of the true dragon outside, a ferocious smile appeared on his face.
"Chu Chongjin, you've finally arrived!"
"Perfect timing!"
"I'll show you with your own eyes how you lose all of this!"
He slit his wrist, letting the blood gush out and splatter onto the array beneath his feet.
"Dragon! Descend completely, with my body and my soul!"
The entire sealed room began to tremble violently.
Dense black energy surged out from the formation, enveloping Chu Xuanji completely.
From within the black mist, a terrifying sound of bones shattering and then reforming could be heard.
A roar that was not human came from the black mist.
The voice was filled with pain, madness, and a desire for destruction.
Chu Chongjin, leading Mu Fang and a group of experts, had already rushed to the front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
He could sense that the source of that evil power was right beneath this great hall.
Without the slightest hesitation, he slammed his palm into the ground.
Golden dragon energy burst forth, and the hard white marble floor tiles were lifted up like tofu, revealing the bottomless black hole below.
"Mu Fang, you all stay outside and wipe out the remaining enemy forces!"
"yes!"
After Chu Chongjin finished speaking, he did not hesitate at all, and leaped into the bottomless darkness.
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