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Chapter 492 - 70: Grand Ceremony [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]_1

Chapter 492: Chapter 70: Grand Ceremony [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]_1

The east gate of Yu Capital City.

Drums and gongs thundered, fireworks erupted, red flags fluttered and crowds flocked.

With the thunderous steps that shook the earth, a fierce giant beast with a long mane like a lion and scale armor similar to a dragon’s entered the city. This beast stood taller than ten feet, despite deliberately restraining its size.

It was the mythical beast Suan Ni, the steed of the great General Wu Anmin.

Atop the beast, Wu Anmin was dressed in bright red armor, his sword-like brows and hawkish eyes radiating authority. Despite the cheers of the countless citizens of Yu City, he didn’t seem very happy.

But that’s normal. For any great general of the Yu Dynasty, leading thirty thousand troops to attack a small island with a population of just over twenty thousand was not something to be proud of.

Wu Anmin yearned for genuine battle glory. Although he was already one of the top three generals in the Yu Dynasty army by his forties, he had yet to experience a real campaign.

A frustrating fate for a general in peacetime.

Moreover, he had a special identity - the eldest son of the West State’s Wu Clan.

The Wu clan had defended the Western Regions border for the Yu Dynasty for generations, and were highly regarded. His sister was the current Empress Wu, and his father had held the top position of Prime Minister. However, after he was appointed a great general by the Emperor, his father chose to retire.

There were many rumors in the city, suggesting that Wu Anmin relied on his family, father, and sister’s aid to obtain his position and lacked any real ability.

The campaign against Roupu Country, although the Emperor might have intended it to build his battle credentials, was one anyone could have won. It didn’t excite him.

However, he realized that the Yu Dynasty needed this victory.

Wu Anmin hoped to conclude this elaborate spectacle quickly. Behind him were thousands of stout, fearsome soldiers handpicked from the army, guarding hundreds of carriages. Each carriage contained a member of the royal family of Roupu Country of significant rank.

Anyone unaware would have assumed a great welcome awaited them in the city.

This formidable troop naturally received the loudest cheers from the citizens of Yu City. Those who had been waiting since early morning threw brocade and flowers towards the soldiers, gifted fruit and new clothes, celebrating their achievements.

Even the soldiers were somewhat disoriented, almost believing they had truly fought a life-or-death battle for their nation.

The parade of captives wasn’t quick; from the ten-mile journey outside the city to honor their ancestors, to their arrival at the Imperial City – all allowed the citizens of Yu City to fully appreciate the might of the Yu Dynasty army.

The shopkeeper of a silk store midway down the main street sent out several bolts of fresh brocade to the marching soldiers with a wave of his hand, garnering cheers from the crowd.

However, after the parade of captives passed, the shopkeeper came downstairs, feeling the pinch of generosity. However, his hidden sacrifice was a small price for gaining a good reputation.

As he was pushing aside drying fabric in the courtyard to return to his room, he suddenly discovered a shadowy human figure crouched in the corner behind the cloth.

"Who’s there?" The shopkeeper was shocked.

His first reaction was that a thief wanted to take advantage of the parade to steal something. He intended to just shoo him away.

But the dark figure cowered in the corner, trembling as if enduring intense pain, mumbling, "Help me..."

"Hmm?" The shopkeeper hesitated. "What’s wrong with you?"

He slowly approached the shadow in the corner, trying to see what was wrong.

Unfortunately, the next moment, the person’s eyes flashed a bloody red, "Heh---"

This time he saw clearly. That figure appeared to be a ten-year-old boy, covered in greenish-black veins pulsating grotesquely, his body marked with horrible patterns. As the shopkeeper approached, the figure suddenly sprung up and lunged at him!

"Ah---"

The shopkeeper stumbled back and fell down. Like a wild beast, the figure pounced on him and bit his leg!

"Ah! Help!" The shopkeeper screamed in pain and horror.

Hearing his scream, several employees rushed over and saw their boss being bitten. They quickly tried to help by hitting the figure with their clubs.

However, several clubs came down, and the figure didn’t even flinch, continuing to tear at the shopkeeper’s leg with its teeth.

A daring worker roared and actually reached out his hands to pull away the shadowy figure. However, the mysterious figure was as hard as iron and incredibly strong. His attempt to pull it away failed, and the shadow bizarrely flipped itself.

"Ah—" The worker was immediately knocked down, about to receive a savage bite to the neck.

His life was hanging by a thread at the scene!

Chi—

At the last critical moment, a ray of lightning flashed suddenly, and a mighty figure appeared instantly. He grasped the Crown Chakra of the child, while a Golden Dragon flickered, paralyzing the boy’s body on the spot.

A few cultivators wearing the colors of the Regent Residence were following behind this mighty man.

"Thanks to Chu Liang’s timely alert, indeed there are wicked people who want to cause chaos during the presentation of prisoners..." This strong man is none other than the Astral Officer of the Regent Residence, Ji Zidian.

After Chu Liang received the news that the "Walking Dead" poison had entered the Yu Capital City, he immediately guessed that someone definitely wanted to stir up trouble during this opportunity of presenting the captives.

At this moment, all the people of the city gathered on both sides of Heavenly Street. If this poison were to break out, a large number of people and horses would turn into the Walking Dead in an instant. The consequences would be unimaginable.

So he promptly notified the people in the Regent Residence. Upon receiving the message, the Regent Leader who had already been in the palace also rushed back.

The Regent Residence and the city guards from all directions dispatched all hands to be on alert for any possible appearance of the Walking Dead.

However, when the presentation of captives was coming to an end, there were still bursts of screams coming from both sides of Heavenly Street. Among the celebrating crowd, these screams were quickly drowned out.

Ji Zidian’s eyes were grave as he said, "You all don’t follow me. Two people team up and patrol along the street with Divine Sense. As soon as there is any evil occurrence, suppress it immediately! Control the people with poison and the ones who have been bitten and send them back to the Regent Residence! Chu Liang can detoxify them."

"Yes!" His subordinates in the rear took the order and went.

...

The disturbance happening in the rear was completely unnoticed by the already passing prisoner-offering team.

Wu Anmin rode his Mythical Beast Suan Ni all the way to the front of the Imperial City. After dismounting, he led his mount to the side. The soldiers dismounted and walked into the Imperial City to receive their rewards.

The people of Roupu Country in the carriage also dismounted and slowly moved forward with the soldiers’ team.

Leading at the front was the King of Roupu Country, a man in his fifties or sixties. He wore the traditional white hemp costume of Roupu Country, with dark and cracked skin, looking no different from an old fisherman who spent his years in the sea.

Seeing everything before him, he was amazed by the strength of the Yu Dynasty. Comparing the difference between emperors, he felt exaggeration even in calling himself a large landlord in front of the Emperor of the Yu Dynasty.

The team quickly passed through the palace walls of the Imperial City and arrived in front of the large palace square. The Emperor of Yu Dynasty was already waiting on the steps in front of the main hall, reviewing the victorious soldiers returning home.

The current civil and military officials of the Yu Dynasty were standing behind him, from top to bottom. Except for people like the Regent Leader who had temporarily left, everyone who could attend was present.

A bright yellow figure stood high above. Wu Anmin was the first to kneel and pay homage, loudly saying, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty! During this eastern expedition, I did not disgrace my mission!"

Following his movement, everyone in the back also knelt down.

"Hahaha!" On the high steps, the Emperor of the Yu Dynasty laughed heartily and waved his hand, "All generals and soldiers, stand up! People of Roupu Country, stand up!"

While standing up, the people of Roupu Country, led by their king, took out a Gray White Bone Tooth from their bosoms one after another. Nobody stopped them as everyone knew this represented their highest ritual.

Once the people of Roupu Country sincerely submit to someone and willingly become slaves, they would cut their cheeks with a fish tooth to show their loyalty.

At this moment, they were obviously about to perform such a ritual.

The King of Roupu Country held up the Bone Tooth, slowly cutting his right cheek. Blood trickled down slowly. Many behind him did not have scars on their cheeks, but some already had a scar. That might be because they had pledged loyalty to the king before.

Right now, they were about to add a new scar.

The civil and military officials of the Yu Dynasty in the front, as well as the surrounding soldiers, all watched respectfully as they completed this ritual.

However, as blood slowly flowed down their cheeks.

A faint, eerie scent began to permeate the air.