I Have A Martial Dao World-Chapter 396 - : 396. Execute all
Chapter 396: 396. Execute all
For days on end, Lu Yao had devoted all his energy to cultivation, relying entirely on his own strength and not once called upon the power of Blue Star.
Just as Elder Zhou had said—by walking the final steps on one’s own, the rewards are far greater.
At this moment, inside Jing Yi Garden, Lu Yao was cultivating while possessing Li Pei’s body.
For him, “Divine Manifestation” was not an issue, for he had already experienced it firsthand; on the contrary, it was the minor realm of “Materialization” that needed to be approached gradually.
Luckily, with the help of three sisters who offered no resistance, his understanding and control of the Divine Soul grew by the day through continuous possession and manipulation of their bodies.
As his cultivation deepened, the bright white flame, tall as a person, gradually began to take human shape, looking a bit like “Baymax.”
When it became indistinguishable from a real person, down to the pores and fingernails, this realm would be considered to have reached Great Perfection.
However, there was one inconvenient aspect of possessing Li Pei.
Lu Yao, massaging “his” body, sighed, “You can’t see your own toes when you walk, doesn’t that feel awkward?”
“You get used to it… Why don’t you go ask Liao Ya?”
Li Pei’s Divine Soul was a small, orange-red light orb that felt warm and comfortable as he drew close.
Seeing her master still fidgeting, she said, “Master, please stop fiddling, it feels so strange.”
Lu Yao, mischievously pinched once more before his Divine Soul returned to his senses, and Li Pei tenderly pinched him back twice.
“Progress is pleasing; in another half month, you should be able to attempt Materialization…”
Just then, Su Er Ya suddenly came over, respectfully performed a courtesy, and reported, “Uncle Master, General Dong Fuxiang requests an audience.”
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After meeting, Dong Fuxiang greeted him with a fist and palm salute and went straight to the point:
“Young Master Lu, Prince Li has taken the lead in rallying a bunch of ministers, claiming they want to negotiate peace with the foreign powers and demanding that I immediately release the nearly ten thousand war prisoners. Zuo Gongzheng is in the north pursuing the fleeing Rakshasa Army and cannot return for the time being. Please instruct me on what to do.”
With such a significant matter at hand, Dong Fuxiang was somewhat uncertain and thus sought Lu Yao’s advice.
Lu Yao said directly, “These bastards have committed grave sins; out of the one million people in Jinmen, only a hundred thousand escaped.
Not one shall be spared, execute them all. If anyone has objections, let them come to me directly.”
“!!”
Dong Fuxiang was startled, but he was a veteran of wars alongside Zuo Gongzheng, and he had even led troops disguised as the Boxers to personally kill many foreigners before.
He broke into a big grin and said cheerfully, “Good! Very good! I like the decisiveness! I will take care of it immediately!”
Finishing his words, he turned and strode away, eager to carry out the task.
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At this moment, Imperial City was in turmoil, with the emperor and empress gone on a western hunt, and high-ranking officials and dignitaries fleeing.
Since Lu Yao had annihilated the enemy, they were even more afraid to return, in case the foreigners would seek revenge.
Therefore, the central government of the Shun Dynasty was in a state of paralysis, and Prince Li Ze was one of the few high officials left.
When he called to arms, quite a few people still answered.
Right now, numerous officials gathered within Prince’s Mansion. These people also feared revenge from the foreigners and could not wait to cease hostilities. Some had their eyes flickering with deceit, having been bought by Chu Yun.
“The urgent matter at hand is to cease hostilities with the foreigners, welcome back the emperor and empress, and restore the normal operation of the state.”
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“Exactly, exactly. The only problem is that Lu Yao has killed so many of their experts, which will make this difficult.”
“Alas, I was there. We could have captured them alive, yet he insisted on killing them.”
…
Without the need for any instigator, these people already harbored veiled hostility toward Lu Yao.
Because Lu Yao’s current fame was too great, regarded by the common folk as almost godlike. Especially those who had escaped from Jinmen, many of whom had erected longevity plaques for him.
Such a man posed too great a threat: a Spirit Refinement expert by nature stood in opposition to the powerful and the officials.
At this moment, Prince Li strode in, a telegram in hand, and the gathering of officials immediately stopped their chatter to look at him.
“Gentlemen! The great powers have already sent us a stern note, swearing retaliation. Einheit has even declared they will send a prince to bloodily purge the Imperial City!”
The color drained from everyone’s faces at his words!
“I knew this matter would surely ferment! What are we to do?”
“Disaster! Are we to relocate the capital?!”
“The Empress Dowager has taken His Majesty to Chang’an, should we not make haste there now?”
…
Prince Li raised his hand to quell the murmurs, shouting, “There’s no time to lose, we must hurry to the barracks and pressure them to release the prisoners of war quickly, to propose peace talks.”
The officials hurriedly agreed and left Prince Li’s mansion in a massive throng.
But just then, they noticed many people in the streets heading toward the outskirts of the city.
The next second, a servant delivered shocking news: The Imperial Guards were to publicly execute the prisoners of war outside Yongding Gate!
People spread the word and scrambled to watch the spectacle!
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Yongding Gate is the largest among the external city gates, and the main thoroughfare for entering and leaving the Imperial City from the south.
The recent battle had taken place here, and though it was a great victory, there were still casualties on the side of the Shun Dynasty.
This was why General Dong Fuxiang intended to execute the invading forces here, as a tribute to the brave spirits in heaven.
Before long, a crowd of citizens, packed three layers inside and out, gathered upon receiving the news, making it impenetrable.
General Dong Fuxiang didn’t care, intending to personally participate in the execution with a heavy machine gun in tow.
At this moment, countless prisoners of war, bound hand and foot, were being brought forward in utter despair; in the Otherworld, there was no such thing as human rights, the purpose here was crystal clear.
The surrounding citizens cheered nonstop, and some, who had narrowly escaped from Jinmen or nearby towns and villages, bawled their heads off, unable to speak.
In the Otherworld’s invasion wars, aside from the slaughter, looting, and violation of women, one could also be eaten by Demon Beasts!
So at this moment, the public’s wrath was particularly intense, and a wave of curses followed one another.
General Dong Fuxiang pulled the gun’s bolt, about to begin.
At that moment, a distant voice shouted, “General Dong, spare them under your gun!”
As if he hadn’t heard, General Dong Fuxiang pulled the trigger, and bullets whistled out, killing a few blond, blue-eyed foreigners.
Prince Li rushed over, rebuking him angrily, “What are you doing! Didn’t I order you to spare them?”
Dong Fuxiang shrugged, “I didn’t kill people, I killed beasts.”
“You!” Prince Li’s brow shot up, ready to berate him! But suddenly he saw that the surrounding soldiers and citizens were all looking at him with unfriendly expressions!
[The Imperial Court’s prestige… has fallen to such lows!]
Facing the indifferent or hostile gazes, even the prince himself was shocked by how swiftly the dynasty was collapsing!
But Prince Li was here on a mission; clearing his throat, he continued to shout:
“Hear me out, everyone! As a dignified sovereign state, we should be generous in forgiveness and maintain the peace of foreign relations…”
His words were cut off by General Dong Fuxiang, “Your Highness, I don’t understand your grand principles. But executing them has Young Master Lu’s consent. Look, there he comes.”
Prince Li’s heart skipped a beat, not too keen to face Lu Yao.
However, upon reflection—he had multiple methods to coerce such a “chivalrous hero.”
All these years, Lu Yao’s reputation for acting valiantly on numerous occasions was sterling, and this time he had even rushed here, risking danger to confront the invaders.
Many, including Prince Li, mistook him for a naive “knight-errant.”
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