blueteamnovel Chapter 2911 Arrest in the Dark
Chapter 2911 Arrest in the Dark
Chapter 2911 Arrest in the Dark
The moment the Zhao uncle and nephew were brought into the palace, the King of Baling wanted to have them skinned alive, but considering that they were his bargaining chips for survival, he restrained his murderous intent.
Surprisingly, those two managed to escape!
Before the fall of the kingdom, the people in the palace were in turmoil, and who would heed the king's orders? The Zhao uncle and nephew offered a large sum of money, and the guards responsible for watching over them turned a blind eye and let them escape.
The gaze cast by the Nine Nether Emperor made the rulers and ministers of Baling tremble.
How will this evil spirit deal with them?
But before King Baling could plead for mercy again, he heard the clatter of hooves as the Nine Nether Emperor's mount passed by him, leading thousands of red-armored guards into the palace.
These warriors' red armor had an ancient feel, unlike the modern style. Their gazes were cold and fierce, their bearing imposing, unlike the Shen Kingdom's army. When the people of Baling Palace saw them, they subconsciously swallowed, feeling a sense of awe, and recalled the various rumors that had been circulating throughout the capital.
Most of the 70,000-strong Baling army that traveled a hundred miles to Kunlonghu were brought out as prisoners.
At that moment, the fate of Baling Kingdom was already sealed.
It wasn't easy for Baling to organize an army of 70,000 after fighting the Shen Kingdom to this extent. He was also driven by the gods and wanted to help Jialoutian and the others out of their predicament.
If they had arrived before dawn, they could have helped Jialoutian capture Panlong; unfortunately, luck wasn't on Baling Kingdom's side. They arrived too late, missed their chance, and failed.
With the loss of these 70,000 elite troops, the defensive capabilities of Baling Kingdom are even more vulnerable.
The Cangyan and Shen Kingdom allied forces, trapped in the Dragon-Trapping Cave, switched from defense to offense and marched north.
In just seven days, they captured the capital of Baling and took the king of Baling prisoner!
Everyone understands:
The Shen Kingdom was previously locked in a fierce battle with the Baling Kingdom, but the reason it suddenly became powerful overnight was because the Cangyan people joined the war!
But that doesn't make sense either. Cang Yan is thousands of miles away. Where would his army come from to fight?
Thus, rumors began to circulate that the army that joined forces with the Shen Kingdom was not actually the Cangyan Army, but the legendary "Dafeng Army" that had long since disappeared from history!
The Great Wind Army and Panlong City are a legend from two hundred years ago. The birthplace of this legend, Panlong Wasteland, is not too far from Kunlong Valley and the capital of Baling Kingdom. Baling capital is well-known to everyone from nobles to commoners.
In the recently concluded seven-day battle, one enemy army, clad in blood-red armor, moved swiftly like the wind, and fought ruthlessly, displaying a style completely different from that of the Shen Kingdom's army.
They annihilated the most enemies in the shortest time.
Regardless of what people may speculate about in the future, one fact remains clear:
The nearly three-hundred-year reign of the Baling Kingdom has come to an end.
Since the Panlongcheng era, the rulers of Baling have all been farsighted, which enabled them to maintain the stability of the country in times of chaos. Unfortunately, in the face of the current turbulent times, Baling was unable to adhere to its original national policies and was ultimately crushed in the struggle between great powers.
Its fate is merely a microcosm of the small countries of that era.
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As night fell, the suburban farms were immersed in tranquility, far removed from the hustle and bustle of the capital.
A dark cloud drifted in from the horizon, obscuring the full moon, and the night in the capital suddenly became even darker.
At a farm on the southern outskirts of Balingdu, a dozen large haystacks were piled up in the threshing ground. Just as the moon hid behind the clouds, a rustling sound came from the haystack at the very edge of the threshing ground, and two people emerged from it—it was Zhao Huanrong and his nephew!
They all dressed as commoners, in coarse clothes and cloth hats, no longer retired officials or generals leading troops.
Zhao Huanrong was originally the deputy prime minister of Baling. After retiring, he lived in Longhu West Town for a few years. He used his resources to arrange and execute plans for Duanmu Heng and brought his nephew Zhao Shuo into the game. Starting with the assassination of He Changjue, he opened the curtain on the Battle of Longhu!
Who would have thought that the earth-shattering plan that could kill the Nine Nether Emperor and the Wheel of Trials that could set off the trials of fate were actually initiated by these two individuals?
In the Battle of Kunlongdu, all four immortals and demons of the Lingxu Clan perished. Zhao Huanrong, unaware of current events, arrived at the inn to find Duanmu Heng and the other envoys from the Heavenly Palace already gone.
They evacuated ahead of time, but without taking Zhao Huanrong with them, and didn't even think about notifying him to escape.
Zhao Huanrong made contact with his nephew and tried to lead his troops to escape to the west, but on the way, he was seized by a general sent by the Prince of Baling and taken to the capital.
On the eve of the fall of the capital, the two bribed the prison guards to escape from the palace. They then took advantage of the fact that the magic array on the city gate was broken by the Nine Nether Emperor and failed, and used the Earth Escape Talisman to escape from the capital.
"Hurry, hurry, the farther away from the capital the better!" Zhao Shuo urged his uncle. "We'll be temporarily safe only after we travel another ninety li to Wu County!"
"Ninety li!" Zhao Huanrong exclaimed in dejection. "Don't you have any magical means of transportation?"
Although he possessed cultivation, he was used to a life of luxury and became discouraged at the mere mention of having to walk ninety miles through the wilderness. It had rained a few days prior, and the ground was full of potholes, wet and slippery. He had already slipped and fallen twice when he left the city, his back covered in mud.
"They were all confiscated before we entered the palace." Zhao Shuo looked at him coldly. "And what about you? The only earth-遁符 (earth-遁符, a type of talisman) I brought with me was used up when I escaped the city!"
Zhao Huanrong had no choice but to follow him as he fled. Their families were all in the capital; she didn't know how they were doing, but they were struggling to survive themselves, so she decided not to think about it.
But just as they were about to enter the mountains via a small path behind the village, a fire suddenly flickered outside, and then someone shouted:
"There's someone in the woods! Search!"
The two were terrified and ran for their lives. As darkness fell, Zhao Huanrong had only run about ten steps when she lost her footing, tumbled down the slope, and fell onto a large rock, breaking her leg with a crack.
He screamed in agony and cried out urgently, "A-Shuo, save me!"
Zhao Shuo didn't even turn his head, and rushed into the depths of the forest on his own.
As the footsteps outside the woods grew closer, Zhao Huanrong cursed her nephew a thousand times over in her heart, forgetting that she and he shared the same ancestor several generations back.
But just a dozen breaths later, a rustling sound came from the woods, and Zhao Shuo ran back.
Zhao Huanrong was overjoyed: "At least you still have some conscience, quickly carry me..."
Zhao Shuo didn't even glance at him and ran wildly in the opposite direction. But something shot out from behind the tree, piercing his right leg!
Then, Zhao Huanrong heard a soft "whoosh" sound.
Zhao Shuo tripped and fell to the ground, less than two zhang away from Zhao Huanrong.
Flames raged all around them; they were surrounded by the enemy.
It's over, Zhao Huanrong was sweating profusely.
Once they are caught, they face certain death.
Zhao Shuo didn't even glance at Zhao Huanrong, focusing only on fleeing into the distance. Since one of his legs was immobile, he used his other three limbs to crawl as far as he could.
Seeing his pale face and the way he occasionally turned around with bulging eyes, staring at Lin Zi as if he had just encountered a man-eating demon, Zhao Huanrong knew he was desperate to escape.
That was an instinctive fear.