Chapter 1214
Chapter 1214
'bass! ’
'boom……'
The crimson blade flashed and pierced through the Black Edge Wharf with lightning speed, creating a shockwave.
Interestingly, the Imperial Guards, dressed in flying fish robes, were not affected by the shockwave even though they were at the forefront.
On the contrary, the martial arts practitioners at the scene were knocked to the ground, staggering and falling.
As it lay sprawled on the ground, it let out a piercing scream.
'Buzz!'
The piercing sound of the blade instantly drowned out their voices.
Despite the pain, the martial arts practitioners and the bloodied Wang Feng and his companions instinctively looked toward the source of the sound!
When they saw the head of a man, its eyes wide open in death, hanging from the blade inlaid with lightning patterns, they were first stunned, then someone screamed in terror!
"Yes, it's Wang Xianzhi, who calls himself 'Second Best in the World'!"
'boom.'
When a seasoned veteran recognized the owner of the head and cried out in horror about his identity, the vast Black Fang Wharf erupted in uproar.
In that instant, their faces were filled with terror.
In particular, Wang Feng and the others, who still harbored illusions, were completely dumbfounded.
All that had been said before now felt like sharp blades, cutting deeply into their hearts.
This was even more excruciating than the slow, agonizing torture inflicted on Wang Wushang and the others.
because……
All their beliefs and reliance shattered at that moment.
"Whose blade is this?"
"Who, who killed Lord Wang?"
"Could it be..."
Before they could even react, Li Yuanfang, Zhang Liansong, and the others, filled with excitement, blurted out, "This is the Lord's Zhengyang Blade!"
"The lord has won."
As he shouted these words, everyone suddenly turned their heads.
On the turbulent sea, a ferry was steadily sailing towards them.
'bass.'
In that instant, a crimson figure that had been standing on the deck stepped into the sky.
As my body plummeted, my toes lightly touched the surface of the sea.
next second...
His imposing figure appeared before everyone as it drew nearer from afar.
'Snapped. '
The moment it landed, the Imperial Guards who had been standing on the dock all clasped their hands in salute and knelt on one knee. Then, they roared in unison, "Welcome back, Lord Xu, in triumph!"
"The brocade-clad warriors rule the world, their blood staining half the sky!"
"May the Ming Dynasty last for a thousand generations, and may it be unified forever."
The deafening collective resonance resonated powerfully in the ears of all the martial arts practitioners.
After they stopped shouting, the only sound at the vast Black Peak Wharf was the whistling of the sea breeze.
All eyes were focused on that tall, young figure.
"Tsk tsk!"
"They can rattle off a whole set of these little phrases."
"What, everyone wants to take the entrance exam for the Imperial Academy?"
Upon hearing Xu Shan's words and seeing him raise his hand, Li Yuanfang, Zhang Liansong, and the others stood up with smiles on their faces.
"My lord, I've been racking my brains for days before I finally came up with this word."
"Extremely rhyming and domineering."
Zhang Liansong, with a shameless grin, leaned forward and said.
"Domineering?"
"Half the sky is stained with blood? Who are you going to hand over that other half to?"
"Kill half and spare half. Otherwise, who will manage the country for His Majesty?"
After Gou Dan finished speaking, Xu Shan ignored him and looked at Wang Feng and his group, asking, "What's going on here?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yuanfang quickly gave a brief summary of what had just happened.
As soon as he finished speaking, the martial arts expert who had been arguing with Wang Feng hurriedly begged for forgiveness, saying, "Lord Xu, we know we were wrong."
"Please, please be magnanimous and just let us go like a fart!"
"From now on, whenever we see members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, we shall go around them. No, we shall kneel before them!"
"hehe!"
"You don't know you're wrong, you know you're going to die."
"Is the Embroidered Uniform Guard and dogs not allowed to enter Black Edge Town?"
“Give them to me, cut them to pieces, as a warning to others.”
"Yes."
As Xu Shan finished speaking, the knives in the hands of Wang Wushang and the others became even sharper.
When Ji Gang, Chen Dingtian, and others disembarked by boat, the scene was already filled with the pungent smell of blood.
“Hang Wang Xianzhi’s head on the city wall of Ningbo Prefecture.”
"I'm going to let everyone know..."
"Even if they are immortals on land, whoever dares to cause trouble for the Ming Dynasty in the future will be just like this scoundrel."
"I will obey the Holy Order!"
On that day, Xu Shan and his entourage did not linger in Ningbo Prefecture.
Instead, they took a boat directly to Yuhang!
It is said that returning home in wealth and honor is like wearing fine clothes at night.
Xu Shan, now the most powerful minister of the Ming Dynasty, has also ascended to the status of a terrestrial immortal.
Therefore, not only the prefect of Yuhang, but even the governor of Jiangnan came running over eagerly.
Xu Shan, who has never forgotten his roots, made a special trip back to Second Alley to visit the old neighbors on behalf of his mother, and also took the opportunity to pay respects to his 'cheap father'.
Back then, without the network of connections he had built for himself, and his status as a member of the Imperial Guard, even with the system, Xu Shan probably wouldn't have risen to prominence so quickly.
"drive……"
"Urgent report from the capital!"
"Urgent dispatch."
Just as Xu Shan was enjoying a rare moment of leisure, the sharp sound of hooves and a report broke his peace.
Moreover, there were two portions.
"Xu Jianzheng..."
"Urgent report from 800 li from the capital."
"Lord Xu, an urgent report from Beiliang, eight hundred li away!"
The former was reported to Xu Shan by the Celestial Master in the name of the Divine Mechanism.
The latter, however, was the Northern Liang Garrison Command, which split its forces into two groups: one to send them to the capital, and the other to Xu Shan.
Although Xu Shan is officially known as a "Jinyiwei Assistant Commander", everyone knows that he is actually the Executive Deputy Commander of the Zhenfu Division.
"what's the situation?"
"Both the Divine Mechanism Bureau and the Garrison Command are in such a state of emergency."
"Youzhou has been breached by the barbarians."
"Beiguan was even captured by the Tartars."
"Of the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, six were occupied by barbarians and Tartars this morning."
"The Northern Liang army retreated to Hebei and Shanxi."
'boom.'
Upon hearing Xu Shan's words, Ji Gang and the others present immediately stood up and went over to him, taking the intelligence he handed them.
"How could this be?"
"Where is the King of Northern Liang?"
"Yes, isn't the Northern Liang Royal Palace located in Youzhou?"
"He wasn't guarding the nation's gates for the emperor, so how could he..."
Before Li Yuanfang and the others could finish speaking, Ji Gang, who had quickly read through the intelligence report, answered for Xu Shan: "The King of Beiliang has died in battle!"
"The Crown Prince of Northern Liang has been kidnapped!"
"Princess Xu Ying barely managed to escape thanks to the desperate protection of Jian Jiuhuang and others."
"Now, the Northern Liang army is leaderless."
"The combined forces of barbarians and Tartars, with their overwhelming momentum, have already marched south across the entire front."
"The remaining ten prefectures of Youyun are in grave danger."
Upon hearing this, the faces of everyone present turned extremely grim.
They knew better than anyone that if the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun fell, then the northern gate of the Ming Dynasty would be left with no natural defenses.
Both barbarians and Tartars could easily penetrate deep into the heart of the Ming Dynasty.
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