There was a big battle.
The rule of the sword-wielding family was overthrown by Xue Yun and others in one fell swoop. Not only did the hypocritical daimyo lose his reputation, he was also counterattacked by his own armed freaks and became a victim under the ancient mirror.
"Sakurai County" also paid a heavy price for this.
The entire main city was destroyed, tens of thousands of people were displaced, and at least more than half of the people were massacred, sleeping forever under this dilapidated ruins.
Rumble...
The strong wind blows violently and the air current surges.
"Violent Fortress" locked onto Xue Yun's location, and the huge hull slowly lowered its height.
Look up.
In front of the cabin door, the three hall masters of the "Black Dragon Club" had already prepared stretchers and waved to Xue Yun and Wang Defa to get on the ship and evacuate.
Take a deep breath.
Xue Yun looked at Li Xiang aside and suddenly asked: "What are your plans in the future?"
He was slightly startled.
Li Xiang looked gloomy in front of her. She pondered for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Logically speaking, I don't want to live in this world since Jubei is gone."
"But......"
There was a pause.
She raised her head in the fierce wind, and her short hair was flying and swaying on the girl's face.
Wherever you look, mountains of ruins can be seen almost everywhere. The tired-looking people and warriors have dull and desperate eyes. Everything is filled with indescribable depression.
"After all, this is the place that Jubei once wanted to protect. No matter how bad and disappointing it is, it will always be the hometown of him and me, and it will also be the home of precious memories between us."
He raised his hand and pushed his hair behind his ears.
Rika's expression became determined and she sighed softly: "Today's Sakurai County needs me. I will stay here and build a brand new city on this ruins to commemorate Jubei's death." The spirit in heaven.”
Hear the words.
Xue Yun and Wang Defa looked at each other and smiled happily.
Most of the time, despair is actually very easy, and anyone can do it without any scruples.
But.
The most difficult decision in life is to find hope in despair.
This requires great courage and tenacious will.
"It's fine, nothing wrong with it."
With the help of the bald man, he reluctantly stood up.
Xue Yun shook his head and smiled: "If Jubei is alive in heaven, he will definitely be very happy knowing that you are not depressed because of this."
Say it.
In the girl's stunned eyes, Xue Yun said no more and staggered into the cabin door along with Wang Defa.
"Then, see you later!"
Never looked back.
Xue Yun raised his hand slightly, and the metal door immediately closed with a bang, and the huge spaceship took off again under the attention of everyone.
The azure flames erupted at their peak, and the raging heat wave caused everyone on the ground to scatter away in a hurry.
Just entered the cabin.
A mechanical skull immediately flashed in front of everyone.
"Lord, are you okay?" T800 asked earnestly.
"good......"
He forced a smile.
Xue Yun's face was full of fatigue. As soon as he came to a relatively safe environment, as he relaxed mentally, a heavy feeling of powerlessness completely took over his body.
"Hurry and prepare the medical cabin and turn it on to maximum power. I...I'm afraid I need to rest for a while."
There was no time to explain any unnecessary things.
Xue Yun's eyelids became heavier and heavier, and his brain became a mess. His five senses were gradually closed, so that his whole body went limp...
...
Daxia Empire, Yangcheng.
It was noon, and as the most important and only port city in the Great Xia Empire, the commercial streets here were already overcrowded.
Products from all over the world can basically find suitable sales here.
The major shops are bustling with activity, and there is an endless stream of merchants and tourists coming and going.
But no one knows that a earth-shattering change is quietly taking place against the "Sima Family", the lord of the princes in Yangcheng.
Yangcheng City Lord's Mansion.
The whole white marble building exudes dazzling light in the midday sun.
On the endless lawn, a white horse marches its front hooves in an orderly manner, and its handsome trainer is cleaning the dirt from its body.
Under a parasol not far away.
A tall figure was lying leisurely on the beach chair. Her short black hair looked extremely capable. Under the loose white robe, her long and beautiful legs could not be concealed in any way.
She is the current city lord of "Yangcheng", the only goddess with martial arts in the Daxia Empire so far, Sima Nanqin, known as the "Iron Lady".
"How did things go?"
There was a bottle of exquisite red wine on the coffee table beside him. The wine in the goblet was as red as blood. At first glance, it looked like a high-end product with an expensive price.
He looked at the white horse not far away with an intoxicated expression.
Sima Nanqin casually picked up the goblet and asked absently: "Are all the envoys sent by the imperial city settled?"
Next to the female city lord.
A tall man stood respectfully under the scorching sun, not daring to make any unnecessary movements even though he was sweating profusely.
"According to the instructions of the city lord, they have been arranged to stay in the most upscale hotel in the city."
He bent over and paused for a moment.
The tall man continued quickly: "At the hotel, all the service staff have been replaced by our spies to ensure that every move of these envoys is monitored 24 hours a day."
"here you go."
He raised his head and took a sip of the wine in the glass.
Sima Nanqin shook the goblet in his hand, his eyes filled with indescribable depth.
"City Lord, I have something unclear." The tall man said suddenly.
Close your eyes.
Sima Nanqin put down his wine glass, crossed his arms in front of his tall chest, and said in a deep voice: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
He pondered for a moment.
The tall man mustered up his courage and gritted his teeth and said: "Since you have criticized the so-called "withdrawal of the vassal order" in the imperial city, why do you still keep these envoys who came to recruit peace in the city... "
About half a month ago.
The prince of the Daxia Empire launched a coup and forcibly inherited the throne on the premise that the whereabouts of Emperor Yong'an was unknown.
This wasn't originally a big deal.
The Xuanyuan clan still governs the world of Daxia, and the changes in power within the royal family have little impact on other fortress cities.
But what people didn’t expect was——
The first imperial edict issued by this newly appointed little emperor was to abolish the privileges of the city lords and princes in various places and to take back the administrative power of the other eleven fortress cities.
Moreover, this imperial edict is not just talk.
The various envoys departing from the Hudu Imperial City soon arrived in batches at the major fortress cities.
Their mission is only one——
That is to announce the royal family's decision to the princes everywhere, and have the major city lords sign official edicts voluntarily giving up their power.
Once this thing is signed, from a legal point of view, the withdrawal of the vassal state will become a certainty.
The current situation is-
Signing the edict means losing all privileges and handing over everything the family has created over hundreds of years to the royal family.
But refusing to sign would also be a blatant violation of the imperial authority, which showed that he had a disobedient heart.
To know.
At this moment, the little emperor Xuanyuan Hong was worried that he had no suitable excuse to attack the eleven fortress cities.
This is equivalent to giving the imperial city a legitimate reason to kill its own forces.
For a while.
The entire powerful class of the Great Xia Empire immediately became panicked.
The eleven city lords and princes who were threatened were even more miserable, and their reactions were also different.
"Haha, interesting."
A charming smile.
Sima Nanqin still looked at the horses on the lawn in the distance, shook his head and said: "Then according to your opinion, should we kill all the envoys sent by the imperial city, and then simply declare war on the Xuanyuan clan?"
