Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds-Chapter 98 - 95. Xu Xing committed a crime against the government and was ordered to die by the imperial court (seeking first purchase)_2
Chapter 98: 95. Xu Xing committed a crime against the government and was ordered to die by the imperial court (seeking first purchase)_2
"Thirty years?"
Emperor Chongming was taken aback.
It is not easy to erase the traces of a person in just thirty years. However, for him, the Emperor, it is not difficult either. An imperial decree would do the trick. Whoever dares to discuss Immortals without permission will face beheading.
"Disciple obeys..."
"In thirty years, there will be no more rumors of Immortals in the world," Emperor Chongming replied respectfully.
He was nearly fifty years old now, and he did not have many years left. He might not even live for thirty more years. After his death, this matter should be the Crown Prince’s concern, not his own.
"Alright!" Ye Jeming nodded slightly and disappeared into the Grand Temple.
The death of Wang Wang, Minister of Rites, completely shattered the last glimmer of hope the civil and military officials had toward Emperor Chongming.
Before Xu Xing led the Siming Mountain Righteous Army to Shenjing, he had already received no less than a thousand surrender letters. Ranging from High-ranking Officials to Low-ranking Officials, almost all the officials of the National Dynasty in the capital wrote letters. An entire basket of them was moved into his commander’s tent.
"Emperor Chongming has lost the people’s support, and his rule is too strict..."
"Even his sworn brother wrote a surrender letter to you, Ming Gong, mentioning the old times of favor."
Gongyang Yi was in charge of sorting the surrender letters. He picked out one signed by "Patrol Commander Liu" and handed it to Xu Xing.
"Four years have passed..."
"The From Eighth-rank Minor Official of yesteryear has become today’s King Xing Tian."
"If Emperor Chongming had another chance, Mister Gongyang, would he regret it?"
Xu Xing rode his warhorse, looking up at the distant Shenjing.
As the capital of Fengxi Country, Shenjing’s scale is unparalleled among the Cities of All Directions in the World. At this moment, the Righteous Army’s soldiers and horses were about twenty-five miles away from Shenjing, and the towering city walls were already visible. Underneath the setting sun, this fortified city stood solidly on the plain, shining like gold.
With such a fortified city, it would be difficult to break through even with Xu Xing’s two hundred thousand Righteous Army, let alone five hundred thousand. However, throughout history, it has always been easier to defend a city than to manage people’s hearts. Emperor Chongming had lost the support of the civil and military officials; no matter how strong the walls of Shenjing were, he could not hold them.
"He should regret it..."
"Back then, Ming Gong was diligent in his duties in the Imperial Court but was made a scapegoat."
"This is the negligence of Emperor Chongming..." Gongyang Yi flattered Xu Xing for a moment.
He never thought that the journey to Shenjing would be so smooth. The guards at the fortresses opened the cities one after another, offered no resistance, and seemed to have recognized Xu Xing as the true destined Emperor.
"No!"
"In my opinion, he won’t regret it; instead, he would say that the officials misled him," Xu Xing sneered several times.
It was clear that he was not responsible for the corruption case involving the horses of Taipu Temple. Instead, it was the accumulated malpractice in the National Dynasty, and Emperor Chongming simply didn’t care about Xu Xing’s life and death. He arbitrarily executed Xu Xing to silence the people.
Now, with two hundred thousand Righteous Army under his command... He would not let Emperor Chongming die easily by hanging himself. Flaying Grass, the Decapitating Wine Vessel... He would not forget these deep grudges, one by one, each and every crime.
「Half an hour later.」
The Siming Mountain Righteous Army finally arrived beneath the walls of Shenjing City.
"Is that Xu Ni?"
On the city wall, Emperor Chongming was dressed in a Bright Yellow Dragon Robe. He held the parapet with one hand, looking down at the dense red flag-bearing Siming Mountain Righteous Army below the city, the flags embroidered with the word "Xing". Then he pointed to a youth in a green robe standing in front of the army and looked at Eunuch Li Enlu, who has the imperial seal.
During the 22nd year of Chongming, Li Enlu was ordered to visit Guanxi Road and met Xu Xing there.
"Prince..."
"That man is Xu Ni." Li Enlu took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and answered.
Today, he also sent a surrender letter to Xu Xing, along with Commander Liu’s Tiqi. At this moment, Emperor Chongming was not waiting quietly in the Imperial Palace but insisted on personally overseeing the battle, dragging Li Enlu along... If their secret is exposed later on...
"So his time of death has come." A trace of a cold sneer appeared on Emperor Chongming’s mouth.
Time of death? Li Enlu wondered what Emperor Chongming was raving about. King Xing Tian currently has favorable timing, geographical advantage, and popular support; how could his death be imminent?
However—
The next moment, he was shocked and dismayed.
He saw a white-haired man standing beside Emperor Chongming suddenly leap down from the city wall. Just as he thought the man was committing suicide for his country, the white-haired man’s feet emitted a cyan Escaping Light, and a flying sword appeared in his hand, aimed directly at Xu Xing. When the sword was about two arrows’ distance from Xu Xing, he threw it out. He himself remained hovering in mid-air.
The flying sword transformed into a long rainbow!
"Immortal?"
"An Immortal?"
"Is it an Immortal?"
The Imperial Court soldiers on the city wall and the Siming Mountain Righteous Army below were all astonished.
Although Xu Xing’s Personal Guard Camp reacted and formed a shield array for protection, their iron shields were as fragile as tofu when touched by the flying sword, easily cut apart. With the iron shields shattered one by one, the flying sword pointed directly at Xu Xing’s core.
HUM!
A muffled sound of a bell rang out.
Another astonishing scene unfolded before everyone. A grey-robed old monk suddenly appeared in front of Xu Xing and transformed into the Eight-Armed Bright King Form, catching the sword with his palms. Under the grip of his golden palms, the flying sword kept whimpering. It gradually lost its power.
"Xu Xing possesses the Bright King Body and the demeanor of a Human King. The Song Family must not be deceived!" the grey-robed old monk said as he crushed the spirit of the flying sword with his palms.
Upon hearing these words, Emperor Chongming, on the city wall, collapsed to the ground, losing all mental support.
Ye Jeming, seeing his flying sword damaged, also wanted to flee on his Escaping Light. However, just as he turned around, a three-foot-long bright yellow Sword Qi approached him, piercing through his white clothes and slashing his arm in the process. Drops of blood fell from the sky.
"Great Imperial Court Sword Qi?"
"How... is this possible?" Ye Jeming turned his head, looking at Xu Xing standing on the warhorse, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
The "Imperial Court Sword Canon" is a top-notch Innate martial art, considered quite good even in the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. Although Ye Jeming possessed Innate martial arts superior to it, Xu Xing, not yet thirty, had not only reached the Innate Realm but had also cultivated the Great Imperial Court Sword Qi. Such talent was truly terrifying.
"Great Imperial Court Sword Qi?"
"This perception, this aptitude..." The grey-robed old monk was also taken aback for a moment.
He originally thought that Xu Xing having the Bright King Body was already exceptional among ordinary people. However, the Bright King Body should only provide benefits for cultivating Buddhist Internal Power and external martial arts, not... not to the extent of enhancing the cultivation of the "Imperial Court Sword Canon."
Standing on the horseback, Xu Xing remained composed and unhurried.
With the time ratio of one to thirty-six between Reality and the Instance World, in the nearly two months since he started fighting from Guanxi Road, the equivalent of six or seven years had passed in the Instance World. This period was sufficient for him to cultivate the "Imperial Court Sword Canon".
He intentionally revealed his Great Imperial Court Sword Qi at this time, partly to increase Xuanji Temple’s investment in him, and partly because defeating Ye Jeming would also have certain benefits for his future entry into the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. Ye Jeming appeared to be an immortal among men, but in fact, he was only at the pinnacle of the Innate Realm and had not yet forged an Immortal Base. There was a difference in cultivation between them, but it was not significant. His real reliance was merely that flying sword.
All eyes converged on Xu Xing, the King Xing Tian.
Xu Xing, ignoring Ye Jeming and the grey-robed old monk, looked at Emperor Chongming on the city wall, and at all the civil and military officials, then recited the Call to Arms he had written:
"The offending official, Xu Xing... at the age of eighteen, passed the Ministry of Rites test in the selection and was ranked first in Arithmetic. He was appointed by the Ministry of Personnel as the Eighth-Rank Official of Taipu Temple. He later performed many meritorious deeds in his position, although repeatedly ranking below average in the capital examination, his official position hadn’t been promoted in two years... freewebnoveℓ.com
"Later, at the age of twenty, he was accused of embezzlement by Chongming and sent to the Heavenly Prison of the Ministry of Justice.
"According to the Grand Ancestor’s punishment, Flaying Grass...
"However, among the civil and military officials of the entire court, it is well known that Xu Xing was framed and made a scapegoat. Your Majesty also knows that a mere Eighth-Rank Official couldn’t possibly embezzle three hundred warhorses...
"Since the National Dynasty’s long-standing problems could not be reversed...
"Then today...
"The offending official, Xu Xing, wishes to request the National Dynasty to face its death, and hopes that all of you will grant it!"
