Zhan Long

Chapter 1355: Bullying the ruler

Late at night, it was a late night in real life too. Most Tian Ling City players had gone offline and only a few players were out leveling. Thus only the small gate was open. The city was like that every night.

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I stood at the gate and looked from afar. The fertile land outside was pitch black and one couldn’t see anything at all. But in the silence, one heard horse hoof sounds. The 5000 heavy cavalry led by Jing Yin was here!

“Pa pa…”

The war hawks flapped their wings and one of them descended and he said respectfully, “General, our men are coming. Lady Jing Yin told us to report. Once the torch is raised our men would charge in.”

I nodded.

Yan Zhao Warrior looked down and frowned, “Damn, why is there a 200 men patrolling squad at the east city gate, they aren’t ours.”

“Whose?”

“Guards Army, but they aren’t under Situ Xin’s control, a Iron Cloak Guard is a Lieutenant.”

“No time.”

I looked at the time and it was half a minute from 12. I raised an arm and smiled, “Afte I kill him, open the gate and let Royal Army in.”

“Okay!”

Flames surged and I entered God Form. I pulled out Chunjun Sword and Butterfly before diving down. I used Wind Carrying Slash+Strength of a thousand men on that lieutenant. He turned around and placed his shield in front of his chest before shouting, “Who dares to assassinate me?”

My sword pierced his chest and he laughed coldly, “Do I need to assassinate someone like you to kill you? Just die peacefully!”

I waved my sword and slashed his chest to slice off his head.

Fresh blood spurted and the Guards Army troops raised their weapons at me, “Who is it to dare to assassinate the city guard general?”

The torch was raised and they shone on my face. I returned my sword to my sheath and said, “Me, is there a problem?”

The soldiers were stunned and they knelt down, “Your Highness! You… Why did you kill General Xu?”

“Today I announce, the highest order to all the armies: Clear out Iron Cloak Guards! It has nothing to do with all of you, back down!”

“Okay!”

As expected, my strategy to kill before explaining was quite reliable.

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The gates opened and numerous Royal Army cavalries entered the city with Jing Yin at the helm. Her mount was faster so she got close, “Sir, our men have entered, now what?”

“Has Han Yuan, Xiao Lie, Long Xing and Xia Ye headed to the palace?”

“They are above. Once we charge in they will descend to protect his majesty.”

“Okay, head out. Raise the torch and enter the palace!”

“Yes!”

A bunch of Royal Army troops raised their torches and lit up the city like it was day. Yan Zhao Warrior jumped off the walls and led hundreds of Changfeng Army troops to follow me. The path was not as quiet as usual. The people closed their doors and were afraid that this would affect them.

The path was unobstructed. The Guards Army that tried to intercept were all stopped by Yan Zhao Warrior with The Executor’s token. This token was indeed really useful.

When we arrived at the entrance, the Royal Army troops moved aside and what replaced them were a bunch of Iron Cloak Guards, around 1000+ of them. A lieutenant raised his blade and shouted, “High Highness why are you bringing an army into the palace?”

“Nothing much.” I smiled, “We generals won this land and we can’t let it land in the hands of scum. Iron Cloak Guards are cheating the world and are lying to the emperor, I came to kill you thieves. All of you die!”

His face was filled with rage and he pointed his blade at me, “Li Xiao Yao you thief, as the emperor’s teacher and the xiao Yao King you actually used troops to harm his majesty. You are truly a dog.”

Jing Yin couldn’t take it and she said easily, “Royal Army kill!”

Killing shouts rang out and the Royal Army troops charged out. Spears and swords pierced their bodies. These guards were noobs so how could they be our match? In just ten minutes, their 1000 men were turned into meat paste. Royal Army didn’t eevn lose a hundred.

We stabbed right in and headed towards Lochlan’s palace.

There were Iron Cloak Guards blocking along the way but they were killed. When we were outside the sleeping palace, finally around a thousand guards appeared. Archers defended the area and a red robed general raised his sword, “Fire, kill these rebels!”

A Iron Cloak Guard hesitated, “Sir, the person is Xiao Yao King!”

“Kill him!”

He shouted, “Li Xiao Yao is a rebel, kill him and you become a marquis!”

Arrows fired like rain. The valiant Royal Army was definitely not afraid of such fire. The cavalries raised their shields to block and knock the arrows aside. The heads of the horses were wrapped in armor so the arrows couldn’t enter at all. This round of fire didn’t cause us to suffer such losses.

“Kill!”

I hollered and used Underworld Sword Breaking to shatter the stone pillars around me. The giant ceiling collapsed and killed many archers. The Royal Army cavalries were covered and in a blink of an eye, the area around was a blood pod.

The general in a red robe retreated. I targeted him and charged. Jing Yin and Yan Zhao Warrior also led people into the hall.

That person was definitely Gao Liancheng.

The palace servants lit the lamp and shone on the area. When they saw the Royal Army charging in with bloodstained blades, they were stunned. Some even screamed. They had lived their lives in peace so when did they ever see such a thing?

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“Stop!”

Lochlan appeared with a majestic shout. He was in a dragon robe and held the emperor blade. He looked at us coldly, “What is going on?”

Gao Liancheng knelt down and said, “Your Majesty, Li Xiao Yao is rebelling. Without your decree, he led the Royal Army in. Please allow me to punish him!”

Lochlan looked at me and his eyes were ice cold, “Master Li what is going on? The Executor General Zhao, why are you rebelling with him too?”

Yan Zhao Warrior smiled, “Li Xiao Yao and I are friends, only that.”

Lochlan looked at Lin Qiong and shouted, “General Lin, I treated you well so why would you join in? Do you know you have committed an unpardonable sin?”

Lin Qiong held his bloodstained sword and said, “I didn’t plan to leave alive. I am just willing to follow high highness, even if I die I won’t regret it.”

Jing Yin was the most calm and he cupped his fists, “Your Majesty, his highness is not rebelling.”

“Shut up!”

Lochlan said fiercely, “Lead the Royal Army into my sleeping palace, is that not trying to rebel?”

Jing Yin smiled, “Your Majesty, you are the ruler of the country and you should know that without him there is no you? Don’t forget that Master Li took down most of this land? You actually sent people to monitor him and even used people like the Iron Cloak Guards. Your Majesty, are you so worried to lose your land?”

His face turned green, “General Jing Yin what do you mean?”

“Nothing.” She placed her sword across her chest, “This land is ruled by people with skill and virtue. If you continue to act like this, naturally someone will replace you.”

Lochlan shivered in rage and looked at me with his cold eyes, “Li Xiao Yao are you planning to replace me?”

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“Keng!”

Sword returned to the sheath and I cupped my fist, “Lochlan, you are the ruler and the head of the country. I am proud that you can rule Tian Ling City well but you used the Iron Cloak Guards. You let them infiltrate the armies. Since ancient times there is the saying to only use people you trust and don’t suspect people you use. You have gone against that. You used the Iron Cloak Guards which means that the generals will mostly leave you. In the end, you will just be alone.”

“Li Xiao Yao!”

He shouted angrily, “Did you ever see me as your emperor!”

I looked at him coldly and his voice was ice cold, “Lochlan, I can push you to the throne and I can pull you down. I can answer to my heart, I helped your family claim the world and unify the nations. But you started to nurture the Iron Cloak Guards to harm my friends. My mind isn’t here and I could just back off and retire but how can I allow all this? How can I allow you to hurt my friends?”

I said coldly, “Men, behead Gao Liancheng!”

Lin Qiong charged and his sword flashed across. Gao Liancheng’s head flew up before he could even say anything.

“Preposterous Li Xiao Yao!”

Lochlan raged.

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I was calm but deep down I was filled with emotions.

Sometimes I wanted to be a good person but in front of reality, I had to do things I didn’t want.