The Hidden Myth of Ji Dara

Chapter 173 - Captain Chun

These five elders were; Elder Bai and Elder Fei who were sent to search the other part of the palace; then Elder Du and Elder Dong who were both present throughout the battle; and finally, the Vice Captain of the Royal Guards; Mo who arrived near the conclusion of the battle…

They all sat there brooding the reason why there was a teleportation formation within the royal courtyard and why the King had kept the presence of Fu, Su and Cheng a secret…

"Do you think it is possible that the King was thinking of deserting us and going with them?" Elder Dong asked the other four;

"I don't know Dong… I have no idea…" Elder Bai replied;

"I never even knew something like a teleportation formation ever existed; I have always thought it was something of the legends…" Elder Fei chipped in with furrowed brows;

"Though it might sound betraying, but I know one thing for sure; His highness was someone who would have gone to any lengths for power…" Vice-Captain Mo imputed;

"Who knows what they promised him, or what he even promised them?" Elder Du sighed in frustration;

"Do you think that is the major problem here!?" Another voice spoke from the distance;

"Eh? Captain Chun!" All the elders within the throne room stood to their feet as the Captain of the Royal Guards walked in;

The Royal Guards was invariably the military force of the Kingdome of Shangri La;

Thus him being the captain means he was akin to the General of the Kingdom which puts him below the Grand Elder position but above that of the elders within the throne room…

Shrap! Shrap! Shraa!

The 15 man troop who came with Captain Chun marched to a stop just at the entrance of the throne room; all radiating battle intent and extreme valiance with their amour perfectly fit to their bodies, and their spears pointing towards the heavens in defiance…

"Captain, what have you found out?" Vice Cap Mo asked with utter respect evident in his tone;

"Firstly, we don't know if those three were the only ones; this means we have to be prepared for any form of invasion should they have a team out there…"

"Secondly, we don't know if this was the only teleportation formation they have within the Kingdom; thus, we need to send out teams to scout and scour the entire Kingdom for any sort of formation…"

"Thirdly, we haven't been able to get in touch with both Grand Elders and Elder Yun, and whilst there is news about the Left Grand Elders death, I still want to see his body and give him a befitting burial; thus, we have to send some men out to search for them…"

"Then finally, I want ten Royal Guards each to serve as reinforcements to all the Qi Stone Farms out there…" Captain Chun revealed;

"But instead of looking for the residues of threats and future problems the death of this guy brought, you all are busy deciding about who would take the throne next…"

Captain Chun turned to the 10 elders on the left and spoke with an aggressive tone, causing all of them to blanche in fear;

"If I had some time on my hands, I would have had my men gather all of you together and throw you into the prison for a year and reflect on your incompetent attitudes!" He added aggressively;

"Elder Dong, you seem to be the one with the strongest deduction power as well as tranquility, you will handle the affairs of the Kingdom pending the time we elect the rightful official for the position…"

"As for you all-" The Captain looked towards the ten elders;

"Each of you will lead a troop of ten soldiers; one would move out in search of the Left Grand Elder; another in search of the Right Grand Elder; another in search of Elder Yun…"

"Two in search of the remaining formations within the kingdom; three in search of the remaining troops that might have been with those three; and finally two would be in charge of defending against any sort of invasions!"

"If you do not find these officials, formations or hiding experts, do not return to the Royal Court; otherwise, you will be charged with treason!" The Captain ordered coldly;

"You can also choose to resist now and I would have my men send you to meet your ancestors!"

"Vice, Bai, Fei, Du and I will take 1,000 royals guards each and split them amongst all the Tier 1 Qi Stone mines in the Dark Lands…" The Captain bellowed;

"Now, leave!"

The Captain bellowed as all the Elders rushed out of the throne room in fear; then the Captain turned to Elder Dong;

"No one is to sit on the throne… You must be wise with your control, and none of the citizens must know that the King is no more…"

"Finally, before we return, I expect to see positive changes to the Kingdom, otherwise, you will suffer the same fate as those stupid old fools!" The Captain charged as Elder Dong broke out in cold sweat;

"But Captain-"

"No buts!" The Captain yelled as the rest of Elder Dong's statement stuck to his throat…

Then the Captain marched out with his vice, the three Elders and the troop he came with…

Meanwhile…

Rewind to a month ago before all this commotion began... On another planet entirely…

This place was vast with thick forests that bordered on heavy jungles present all over the place for miles upon miles…

Here, there were raging rivers and silent streams, sweet smelling vegetation and route misleading trees;

It was a place of the extremes; both too bad and too good…

It is a place where one can stumble upon ravines on the level of oasis, but they would be located within the depths of the most treacherous and dangerous forests or jungles…

One might see a very beautifully colored butterfly, lazily flying around and trying to capture them, and all of a sudden, one would come upon a serpentine beast whose head alone is almost as large as a Range Rover…

One might be swimming in a clear spring and see a very beautiful, tiny marine beast, the size of a middle finger; but the poison residing within such a pretty little beast would be enough to wipe out an entire civilization…

It is a place where death lies within an oasis, and similarly, an oasis lies within death…

One must be very attentive, careful, wise and knowledgeable here; otherwise, one would not last half an hour before they are swallowed whole by a rabbit the size of MacBook Pro, or killed by the bite from an insect the size of a grain of sand…

But within this heavenly demonic forest was a patch of cleared land; about 400 square meters in size…

This patch of cleared had four small huts which could only contain a person, with a place to sleep, a place to cultivate and a place to place their belongings…

These four huts were built facing inwardly, towards each other in a square shaped manner, and right in their midst; centrally, was a massive circular formation with several ancient runes etched all over it…