Chapter 2008 - Silent Killing!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The remaining Youzhou soldiers immediately displayed extraordinary strength. Dingdingdang! The swords moved here and there, eventually succeeding in blocking all the arrows.
A few soldiers were struck by arrows, but these were in nonlethal areas.
This display was enough to see that these were all elites of the elite, possessing incredible talent.
But before they could catch their breath, the rumbling of hooves mixed with murderous cries began to approach them with thunderous speed.
“This is the place! Surround it!”
“Don’t let a single one escape!”
“Traitorous scoundrels, our lord has ordered that all of you be killed first and questions asked later!”
The horses moved quickly, and they soon surrounded this place. Before the Youzhou soldiers could react, the main gate flew open.
Numerous City Guard soldiers carrying torches, joined by experts dressed in casual clothing, rushed at the ten-some Youzhou soldiers.
“Aaaah!”
Even though these Youzhou soldiers were the best of the best, they were instantly slain by their far more numerous foes.
Swish!
The leading City Guard officer dismounted, squatted down, and tore away the robes of one of the men.
Violet-black armor!
“These people are all Youzhou soldiers! It’s confirmed!”
The officer nodded and kicked the Youzhou soldier’s body to the side, then he swiftly walked forward.
These Youzhou soldiers had been surrounding a small altar.
The altar was about three paces wide and two feet tall. A black banner had been placed at the top, and a black jade token had been embedded in it.
The black jade token was clearly a part of some massive jade plate that was used as the eye of a formation. It resonated with the other pieces to create an even larger formation.
Clang!
The officer took out his saber and cut down the black banner, then he reached out and took the black jade token, his movements swift and resolute.
“Let’s go! We still have other work to do! Don’t let our brothers make fools of us! Our lord is still waiting!”
After cutting down the banner and crushing the jade token, the officer immediately led his soldiers away, not even glancing at the bodies.
For this operation, all of them knew the orders of the King of Foreign Lands!
That lord did not lightly seek the help of the City Guard, and when they received that order, all the City Guard soldiers felt smothered. None of them wished to disappoint that lord.
And anything that could draw that lord’s attention and make him give specific orders was no minor matter.
Whoosh! All of them vanished in the blink of an eye.
In all parts of the city, the City Guard began to move out into homes and stores and inns that seemed to already be closed.
These savage soldiers worked with Wang Chong’s subordinates to rush inside and kill all the Youzhou soldiers within.
All the mysterious altars, their banners, and black jades were destroyed, and the sounds of fighting and screaming were endless. But none of this drew any attention, as the common people were far too immersed in the festivities of the feast of all countries.
In the center of the capital, an armored figure stood on a courtyard wall. This was Beacon General Jiang Yunrang.
Jiang Yunrang had followed Tian Chengsi out, but when he discovered that Tian Chengsi had gone back, he did not return to the Pavilion of Petal and Sepal. Instead, he exited the palace.
After three bells, officials were no longer allowed to enter, but they were free to exit. When he reached his destination, he began to command the City Guard in this operation.
Fireworks burst out over the capital, and all was noisy and lively. But the darkness was restless and uneasy, stained with the stench of blood. Unseen by bystanders, a battle was taking place.
Jiang Yunrang looked around at the rows of buildings. At set intervals, master archers had been stationed on the roofs, warily watching their surroundings. There were several thousand master archers deployed in this endeavor, covering almost the entire capital.
Their sharp eyes kept a close watch on their surroundings.
The volleys of arrows that preceded the assault of the City Guard were unleashed by them!
Wang Chong alone would not have been capable of such a large-scale mobilization. He had required the cooperation of the King Song Residence and the City Guard.
Today, the entire capital was under Wang Chong’s control.
Jiang Yunrang turned to the Pavilion of Petal and Sepal and muttered, “King of Foreign Lands, this old man might not know what you’re trying to do or what’s going on that requires you to mobilize such a large force, but if you give the order, I will execute it without hesitation. I trust that you have your reasons, ones that will not disappoint us!
“Although you will not say them, regardless of what you want to do, do it confidently!”
Pa! Jiang Yunrang closed his hand, and a black jade covered in dragon carvings that had been seized from a courtyard was obliterated.
As this black jade was destroyed, that waterfall of Dragon Qi descending toward the Pavilion of Petal and Sepal rippled.
“Impossible! I refuse to believe it! No!”
In the Pavilion of Petal and Sepal, An Yaluoshan sensed the turmoil and the flow of Dragon Qi dwindling. He was enraged and stunned to the extreme.
At the start, the Dragon Qi had been flowing into him like a great river, but in just a few short moments, it had dwindled to a tiny stream, not even one-tenth of what he had been absorbing before. This was something that An Yaluoshan had never imagined.
“Damn! What’s going on?!”
At the outer edge of the hall, Tian Chengsi turned his head to Gao Shang.
“Thirty-four locations! At least thirty-four locations have been destroyed!”
Gao Shang’s face was ghastly white.
He had been the one to plan out this entire operation. He knew that Wang Chong had to have destroyed at least thirty-four points to achieve this effect, but how could that be?
Gao Shang looked at that youthful figure flickering in and out of the battle like he was staring at a ghost.
Gao Shang had believed that as he was in the shadows for this contest, he had some advantage. With the nearly one million inhabitants of the capital providing cover for him, he had believed that he would never be exposed so quickly, but Wang Chong had surpassed his expectations.
“I’ll go at once!”
Cui Qianyou thought for a few moments, then he got to his feet and began to make for the door. Although the gates of the Imperial Palace were closed, the attendees were still allowed to leave.
But Cui Qianyou had only just stood up when Yan Zhuang pulled him back.
He looked up at Cui Qianyou and shook his head.
“It’s too late. Given that man’s style, if those thirty-four locations have been found, he’s naturally found the rest. It’s too late to go now. None of them will be able to escape!”
Yan Zhuang’s words made everyone’s hearts sink.
Before coming to the capital, he and Gao Shang had carefully studied Wang Chong’s file. Wang Chong was someone who planned first before making his move. The moment he struck, it was with a fatal blow that would leave no chance for survival.
When he had been just sixteen, he had audaciously killed their lord’s sworn brother, Ashina Sugan, while Zhang Shougui had been present. This was enough to see what his style was. All of the men they had brought into the city were already dead!
“Moreover, just look. You really think King Song and Zhangchou Jianqiong will let you go?” Yan Zhuang said.
Cui Qianyou glanced over and saw two intimidating and dazzling pairs of eyes staring at him, and his heart sank.
“Then what do we do?” Cui Qianyou anxiously said as he looked around.
“There’s no rush. There will be a chance.”
Gao Shang lowered his head and began to think.
The four of them were seated close to each other, and they spoke entirely in rapid foreign tongue while also keeping their words vague.
“In another fifteen minutes, we can leave!” Gao Shang said.
It was no longer possible to drain a large amount of Dragon Qi, but the King of Foreign Lands was still underestimating them. The Big Dipper Black Dragon Heaven Swallowing Formation concentrated the natural power of the Central Plains and encompassed more than half of the realm. The capital contained only one part of the formation, and it was impossible to destroy the entire formation by destroying only one part.
This could be seen from how An Yaluoshan was still absorbing Dragon Qi.
Moreover, a dike of one thousand li could be collapsed by a single ant hole. Their actions had not been completely without effect. A small gap had already been pried open in the dragon vein of the Central Plains Dragon Qi. It would only be a little longer until the small gape became the ‘ant hole’ that would cause the massive behemoth of the Tang Empire to begin to crumble and wane.
If they could get this, then they could be considered to have succeeded in their objective in the capital, making their long journey worth it.
Your Excellency, it all depends on you! Gao Shang mentally said, feeling worried for the first time.
Though he appeared calm, he felt great pressure when facing the War God of the Great Tang, his peer when it came to foresight, planning, and intelligence.
One hundred rumors could not compare to a single meeting!
Gao Shang keenly felt this!
After clashing with his opponent for the first time, Gao Shang intensely understood that this young King of the Great Tang would undoubtedly be their greatest foe!
Bang!
Meanwhile, amidst howling winds, Wang Chong had taken complete control of the situation and suppressed An Yaluoshan.
With a great boom, Wang Chong unleashed another majestic beam of Sword Qi. Every one of his attacks had the weight of Mount Tai behind it, and An Yaluoshan was sent staggering back with each blow. Many tears had already been made on his jacket.
When it came to martial arts, An Yaluoshan had made a lot of progress, but he had yet to reach the level from Wang Chong’s last life and was still no match.
