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Chapter 144: Retreat.
Chapter 144: Retreat.
Chapter 144: Retreat.
Edited by: Mochiusagi
Quiet!
Dead silence!
The rest of the Kings’ army blankly stared at the Kings vanishing under the light. Their hearts undoubtedly received an unprecedented amount of shock.
The light only covered the vicinity of the Kings. Therefore, most of them were unaffected and only watched their Kings disappear.
“No!”
“This is impossible!”
There were soldiers whose eyes had turned bloodshot, they couldn’t believe it.
They had rebelled with the King, and they had long thought of the worst fate. But even if the rebellion failed in the end, it would have to go through a tragic fight.
But now?
What was this?
They didn’t even see the Imperial Army and their Kings were wiped out by some sort of divine light!
Countless soldiers rubbed their eyes, hoping that everything they saw was an illusion.
However, reality was cruel.
As time passed, panic continued to spread, and the soldiers could only accept the result.
This was true.
All of this was true.
They gambled on everything, marched their troops and rebelled, but it all ended even before it started.
“Is this the Tang Empire’s destiny? Since we rebelled, we received God’s punishment?”
A soldier completely collapsed while shouting hysterically.
In fact, he was not the only one who thought of this. When others saw the light obliterating the Kings, they subconsciously felt that besides the Heavens, who else could send such a strike?
The Kings’ army was in chaos. It was at this time that Grade 1 Great Grandmasters stood up and began to calm the emotions of the soldiers.
These Grade 1 Great Grandmasters were under the Kings. During the descent of the light, they were not staying with the Kings, but were instead positioned in various places in the army to control the situation.
Because of this, they escaped.
…
A few hours later.
The remaining army finally managed to calm down.
The reason why the Kings dared to rebel, apart from finding a backer, was because of the army.
These millions of troops were all carefully cultivated by the Kings and were loyal to them. Otherwise, they would’ve defected long ago when the Kings disappeared, instead of falling into despair.
“What should we do now?”
In the temporary barracks set up by the army, more than a dozen Grade 1 Great Grandmasters sat looking at each other, their facial expressions were grave.
“What should we do?”
A Grade 1 Great Grandmaster who looked like a middle-aged man, calmed his mind down and looked in the direction from where the light came from.
“Chang’an City…”
This Grade 1 Great Grandmaster trembled in his heart.
He was the General of the Shufang King and naturally had a keen mind.
Other soldiers may think that the light was a punishment from the Heavens, but he clearly recognized that the direction in which the light came from was from Chang’an City.
What does this mean?
It means that the light was an attack sent by someone and not some sort of punishment from the Heavens.
“Are we… Are we still going to rebel…?”
A Grade 1 Great Grandmaster, who was silent for a long time, finally couldn’t help asking.
When his words came out, bitterness flashed across the faces of several other Grade 1 Great Grandmasters.
Rebellion?
What would they even do?
The Kings were dead. Although they have temporarily calmed down the army, they will definitely have problems over time.
Since the Kings were gone and there were so many troops, once there was something abnormal, it would face a total collapse.
“We’ll go back.”
“Go back to Fiefdom and wait for the new Kings to appear before discussing other things.”
The middle-aged Grade 1 Great Grandmaster said.
“En.”
“The situation right now is chaotic, and the army has no leader. If we continue to stay, it is very likely that the Tang Empire will wipe us out.”
The Grade 1 Great Grandmasters nodded in agreement.
The General, who only had the Shufang King, was very heavy-minded.
They can go back and wait for the new Kings to succeed, then regroup.
But, will the Tang Empire give them a chance?
Not to mention that there was a god-like existence in the Imperial Palace.
…
…
At the same time, in the Primal Chaos Palace.
Emperor Li Sheng and his Officials were discussing the great changes that took place in Chang’an City.
The World’s Essence Qi flooded into Chang’an City. Even if it began to slowly disperse now, it still had made a great impact on the city.
There was also the light that rose from the depths of the Imperial Palace, which made Emperor Li Sheng worry.
Suddenly, a scout from the front line quickly walked into the Primal Chaos Palace. He kneeled on one knee and loudly said: “Reporting to Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the front line!”
“Urgent report?”
Emperor Li Sheng was surprised.
It’s no secret that the Kings wielded a million troops. What kind of urgent report was there now?
The rest of the Officials were also uneasy.
“Say it.”
Emperor Li Sheng swept his eyes at the Officials and said.
“The Kings’ army– the Kings’ army has retreated…” The scout obviously thought that this was also a little weird, but nonetheless reported.
“The Kings’ army… retreated?”
Emperor Li Sheng opened his eyes wide, he couldn’t believe it.
He expected the Kings’ army to siege the city, but he didn’t expect the opponent to retreat.
After all, the rebellion of the Kings means cutting ties with the Tang Empire. Anyone can retreat, but not the Kings.
Because even if they retreat, the Tang Empire will not allow the rebels to continue on living.
In this case, it was better for the Kings’ army to have just gathered all their power and fought the Tang Empire to the death.
“What’s the reason?”
Emperor Li Sheng’s thoughts turned sharply, and he asked immediately.
“According to the information received, it is said that a divine light descended from the sky and killed the Kings.”
“The Kings’ army is now without a leader, so they chose to retreat…”
The scout braced himself and said.
In fact, when he got this information, he also couldn’t believe it, so he used the words ‘according to the information received’ to describe it…
Logically speaking, as an intelligence scout, the information conveyed must be accurate and it was absolutely impossible to use such ambiguous words…
“Divine light?”
Emperor Li Sheng felt a roar in his mind.
In a flash, Emperor Li Sheng immediately thought of a heavenly light rising from the depths of the Imperial Palace not long ago.
The times the two appeared were very close…
“That heavenly light killed the Kings?”
“Aren’t we several thousand li apart from among the Kings’ army?”
Emperor Li Sheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and muttered, as if he was dreaming.
If what he thought was true, then with this power, it was sent by a godlike being!
“Is there a god hidden in the Imperial Palace?”
Emperor Li Sheng was inexplicably shocked.