fanmtl Chapter 554 - 555 You Have a Powerful Country Behind You [4/7 Subscribe Please]
Chapter 554 - 555 You Have a Powerful Country Behind You [4/7 Subscribe Please]
He Qingjie opened his eyes, a wave of astonishment washing over him. I only followed instructions... I can’t believe I actually took all three of them down. The three men chasing him were special forces from another dynasty, while he was just a clerk. The ability to defeat them was frankly shocking.
"Who was that?" He Qingjie looked around. "Who just spoke and guided me?" He wanted to thank the person responsible.
That person didn’t just save me; they saved the Dragon Dynasty. I have obtained a critical piece of information through a secret channel and must report it to my own dynasty. This is an immense favor. I must repay it!
He had nothing on him at the moment, but he still wanted to at least bow toward his benefactor to express his gratitude.
"There’s no need. I am Wu Tian, and I’m in Yang City. I am speaking to you with my Spiritual Sense; you can think of it as a thousand-mile sound transmission."
"You’re in the homeland!" Hearing Wu Tian’s voice, He Qingjie’s head snapped up, his face lighting up with joyful surprise.
His phone and all other means of contacting the outside world had been confiscated. His dynasty’s seaports and all major routes leading out of the country had been sealed. He had faced countless hardships and difficulties trying to get home to deliver his message. But now, things were different.
"Martial God, I have a favor to ask of you."
"What is it?" Wu Tian, still at home in Yang City, felt a sudden sense of foreboding and could not help but ask.
He Qingjie hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to trust Wu Tian. "Martial God, the other dynasties are using coercive tactics to force the Dragon Dynasty to deal with you. It’s not just our units stationed in their territories that are suffering; they are also preparing to dispatch troops to the border."
"Alright, I understand," Wu Tian nodded. "I will go to the border myself. As for you, find a place to hide. Don’t worry; nothing will happen to you. You are a citizen of the Dragon Dynasty. You will definitely make it home. No matter what dangers you encounter overseas, remember this: you have a powerful dynasty backing you!"
"I know," He Qingjie nodded. "And I firmly believe my dynasty will bring me home."
Back in Yang City of the Dragon Dynasty, Wu Tian rose from the sofa.
"What’s wrong?" Murong Yezi and Qin Yuhan both asked.
Wu Tian’s expression was grim, an irrepressible, bone-chilling coldness emanating from his eyes.
"This matter started because of me, so it should be ended by me," Wu Tian murmured. Then, he announced aloud, "I’m heading out! Don’t worry about a thing. I’ll be back soon!"
The moment his voice faded, he was gone in a flash of lightning, vanishing before their very eyes.
"What did he mean by that?" Qin Yuhan and Murong Yezi still had no idea where Wu Tian had gone.
Only the little one pouted. "He went off to be a hero, but he didn’t take me with him!"
Finally, the little one suddenly looked at Qin Yuhan and Murong Yezi and asked with a serious and earnest expression, "Grandma, Mom, have you noticed that Dad doesn’t seem to love me anymore lately?"
Qin Yuhan and Murong Yezi exchanged a look. What could they say to that? How could they possibly respond?
Night had fallen, the sky a terrifying, starless curtain.
Wu Tian streaked across the heavens like a meteor. Many people on the ground saw this shooting star and, for a moment, thought it was nothing more.
Wu Tian’s speed was incredible. Ten minutes later, he arrived at the Dragon Dynasty’s border, at the very location of the Dragon Gate. The structure was now in ruins, as if it had been brutally smashed by something immense and heavy.
Seeing this, Wu Tian’s gaze grew even colder. Where are the soldiers who guard the Dragon Gate? Where did they go?
Sweeping the area with his Spiritual Sense, he saw bodies lying not far away. They were the corpses of soldiers. They had chosen death over surrender.
The nearby border villages were scenes of utter devastation, marked by vast patches of dried, blackened blood and the bodies of villagers sprawled on the ground.
Wu Tian expanded his Spiritual Sense further and saw fleeing villagers. They were gathered in groups, but there were no soldiers protecting them.
Wu Tian frowned slightly. Our dynasty’s army must have fought here already. If so, as the villagers evacuated the border, our soldiers should have been escorting and protecting them. Why aren’t they here?
Probing again with his Spiritual Sense, Wu Tian detected movement in a villa not far away.
Wu Tian went to investigate personally. The villa was ostentatious, standing out in this border region.
Whoever lives in a place like this is no simple person. He could already hear the conversation of the people inside.
"Don’t rush me, don’t rush!" a corpulent man said to a group of soldiers. "Wait for my wife. Just a little longer, wait a little longer."
"Official Zheng, please hurry," one of the Dragon Dynasty soldiers stepped forward, unable to stop himself from urging him again.
His tone was perhaps a bit too urgent, which displeased Zheng Nong. In this border region, he was an official of some standing. How dare a mere foot soldier speak to him like that?
"What kind of attitude is that? My rank is higher than yours!" Zheng Nong had been living comfortably as a Local Emperor on the border. The enemy dynasty’s sudden attack had forced him to flee his home, and he was already aggrieved. If he had to leave, he was certainly going to take his valuables with him! The constant nagging from these soldiers only made him more irritable.
But seeing how slowly Zheng Nong and his family were moving, the soldiers finally lost their patience.
"We are soldiers of the Dragon Dynasty!"
"We serve the people, not a single individual."
"That’s right. We’re leaving."
The Dragon Dynasty soldiers thought about the civilians who had already fled. They were out there on the road, unprotected, with no guarantee of reaching safety. Unable to bear the torment on their consciences any longer, the soldiers decided to leave and protect the people.
As for Zheng Nong and his family? Let them fend for themselves! Fleeing for their lives, and they’re packing vases and antiques! Do they think this is a vacation? Besides, it’s not like he worked hard to acquire those things. They were all just plundered by him, the Local Emperor!
"How could you do this?" Zheng Nong bellowed furiously. "My uncle is the City Lord! And my granduncle, he’s a—"
"Shut up." Wu Tian, unable to watch any longer, stepped directly into the villa.
"You..." Zheng Nong started to speak the moment he saw Wu Tian.
But Wu Tian simply kicked him.
"AARGH!"
Zheng Nong was killed instantly.
This man was a village tyrant, a cancer on society. Wu Tian couldn’t be bothered to listen to him and had eliminated him without a second thought.
He then turned to the Dragon Dynasty soldiers, his brow slightly furrowed. "Are you all that’s left of the soldiers stationed at the border?"
Seeing the Martial God, the soldiers were overjoyed. One of them replied, "No, sir! Most of our forces went to lure away the enemy dynasty’s soldiers. We were assigned to help the civilians evacuate."
Wu Tian nodded. "You have done well. Remember, you serve the people, not a select few!"
As his voice fell, Wu Tian’s keen hearing picked up the distant sound of cannon fire. The blasts weren’t coming from the border, but from the direction of the Dragon Dynasty’s capital—Longjing.