Chapter 266 This time, I will lead 100,000 loyal souls to the underworld!

Yuwang City.

Pedestrians on the long street come and go, including peddlers and hawkers who are struggling for a living, scholars who are studying in Beijing, and dignitaries who are busy with the country.

In this endless stream of people, a short, thin, and ragged boy attracted the attention of pedestrians.

He was barefoot, wearing a tattered long gown, and the bloody smell on his body could not be concealed. He walked step by step on the long street, leaving a long line of bloody footprints.

"This child... why is he covered in blood?"

"Oh, it's so pitiful, I don't know whose child he is..."

"Young man, have you eaten? I'll give you a cake?"

A street vendor took a big cake from the stall and handed it to the boy. The boy looked at him coldly, shook his head woodenly, and walked towards the inner city step by step with a bundle tightly in his arms.

"Gee!"

"Gee!"

"The border is in a hurry, pedestrians please get out of the way!"

A long shout came from afar, and a tall and mighty knight holding a roll of official documents galloped on the wide street. The young man looked up and hurriedly stopped him barefoot.

"Brother, is this news from the West?"

"You kid are going to die!"

The knight stopped suddenly and almost fell off his horse. He stared at the young man in front of him who looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old and looked like a 'beggar'.

"Tell me quickly, is it the intelligence from the West?"

"Has Xuanjian Pass been defended?"

"Is there any news about His Royal Highness Prince Sheng?"

The knight saw his anxious face, thought for a moment, and snorted: "For the sake of victory, I won't bother with you today!"

"It's not the news from the West, but the victory in the East. General Yue Fei led 10,000 cavalrymen to conquer five cities in a row."

"Now the main forces of the two Dukes of the East are advancing ten miles to the east."

"Okay, you kid, get out of the way!"

The young man was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then his face was sad. After a long time, he looked at the scout and said: "Since it's a victory, you are not as anxious as me, so lend me your horse."

As soon as the voice fell, Ji Jiu rushed forward, turned over, jumped, kicked the scout down with one foot, and galloped towards the palace on his horse.

"You..."

"Asshole!"

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Prince Sheng's Mansion

As the eldest son of the dynasty and the mansion of the God of War Dayu who holds great power, the mansion is backed by the imperial palace and faces the main street. It is surrounded by dignitaries and nobles. Several armored soldiers stand solemnly in front of the door.

Even if you just feel their momentum, you can know that these soldiers guarding the palace are veterans who have fought in the battlefield.

Each of them has a murderous aura, and their eyes are full of determination.

"Go!"

A man and a horse slowly stopped in front of the palace, attracting the attention of the old soldiers. It was a young man with a bag and a complicated expression.

He exuded an aura of the same origin as them. The old soldiers knew at a glance that he should be from the same place as them.

"Who is coming?"

"This is an important place in the palace, but what is the important matter?"

An old soldier stepped forward to ask, Ji Jiu's face was tangled, tightly holding the bag in his arms, and slowly turned over and got off the horse.

Looking at the solemn and magnificent palace in front of him, the three gilded characters of Sheng Wangfu seemed to transform into a majestic figure and reappeared in his mind.

…

One day ago, on the ancient road outside Xuanjian Pass.

“What’s your name?”

“Replying to the prince, I am Ji Jiu, and I pay my respects to His Royal Highness Sheng Wang!”

“Are you from my Zhenxi Army?”

“Yes!” Ji Jiu looked at the heroic young man in front of him with excitement, tears bursting out in an instant, and kept looking behind the young man: “Prince, you are finally here, reinforcements… Where are the reinforcements?”

“The brothers are almost dead, and Xuanjian Pass is about to be lost. General Chang and General Zhao are leading more than a hundred remnants to hold on!”

“Please lead the army to help!”

As if he had found the backbone, Ji Jiu spoke while choking, with hope in his eyes. In his cognition, as long as His Royal Highness Sheng Wang came down and their god of war came, Xuanjian Pass would be saved.

"Prince...Prince?"

Ji Jiu looked at the brave and resolute general in front of him and found that his eyes were wet with tears. He was stunned for a moment and was a little at a loss.

"Prince!"

"Yes!"

Ning Chen nodded slightly, forced a smile on his face, and looked at the young man in front of him: "Since you are from my Zhenxi Army, why are you here?"

"Reply to the prince...Ji Jiu, the sergeant of the Zhenxi Wang Army's personal guard battalion, was ordered by General Chang'an to go to the royal city to report to the court...Xuanjian Pass was lost, so make plans early!"

"Make plans early?"

Ning Chen seemed to smile at himself, and the regret in his eyes flashed away. Then he said calmly: "No need to report the news, wait for me for a while!"

"Yes!"

Ning Chen looked around, and suddenly his expression condensed, his face sank instantly, staring straight in one direction, his eyes flickering.

"Forget it, I won't write a letter."

"Go!"

"Your Majesty?"

"Take this gold medal, it is the order of my Great Yu Emperor."

"Remember, no matter what you find, encounter, or see on the way back, you must not reveal a single word after returning to the capital!"

"I want you to swear on the honor of my Zhenxi King's Army that even if you find someone trying to betray the court or even assassinate me... you must not tell anyone, do you hear me?"

"Your Majesty?"

Ji Jiu's expression suddenly changed, holding the heavy gold medal in his hand, with a puzzled look in his eyes.

"Is someone trying to harm you?"

"Don't talk nonsense. No one will harm me. When you go back, if you have a chance, go back to the palace for me and tell the princess. Please take care!"

"My Lord, Xuanjian Pass has been lost. If you go there alone, wouldn't it be..."

"No need to say more. Go quickly. Remember not to look back!"

"This is a military order!"

"Yes!"

When Ji Jiu heard the word "military order", he saluted respectfully and rode forward. After the people disappeared, Ning Chen looked at the mountains and forests and said calmly: "If you are outsiders, you can take action now. There is only me in this canyon!"

There was no response in the jungle. Only a few frightened birds flapped their wings and flew high. Ning Chen continued to say: "If it is our own people, there is no need!"

Ning Chen seemed to smile self-deprecatingly, looking at the figure gradually disappearing in the distance, as if he was talking to himself, or talking to others.

"There is no one in this world who understands me!"

"The rivers and lakes and the temple are too small to accommodate me."

"Think carefully, there seems to be nothing worth lingering in the world, so what!"

Ning Chen seemed to have come to his senses, laughed loudly, stood upright, and said heroically: "This time, I will lead 100,000 loyal souls to the underworld!"

"Don't worry, gentlemen!"

After saying that, he rode away, shedding tears on the ancient road, and rode away in a cloud of dust!

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