Mountain Patrol Military Officer-Chapter 1118 - 741: The Whole City Mobilizes, Troops Assembled
Yun Mansion, the ancestral hall’s red candles burned brightly, incense lingered around the beams, and three sacrificial offerings were placed in front of the ancestral tablets.
The elders of the clan held peach wood symbols and stood beside the offering table, singing loudly, their voices shaking the rafters: "Ancestral lineage, bless our sons! Wield your swords to go to war, sweep away demons, inherit ancestral virtue, and guard the homeland! Achieve glory, return home in honor!"
As the singing voice faded, the elder raised an arm: "Bow!"
Amidst the swirling smoke in the ancestral hall, the direct descendants of the Yun Family first kneeled, touching their foreheads to the ground, performing the grand ceremony of three kowtows and nine bows. Behind them, clan members of all ages bent down, chanting unanimously as one: "We pray for ancestral protection, for our sons, to return triumphantly and safely!"
This chorus echoed in the ancestral hall.
At this time, it was Noon.
Just then, outside the ancestral hall,
A "thud" sound echoed from afar.
A grand bell rang, deep and distant.
The entire Yun Family was startled, turning their heads towards the direction of the sound.
"It’s from Yunding Mountain!" someone spoke.
"The ceremony has begun."
With this voice, the ancestral hall erupted into noise, with numerous eyes looking towards Yunding Mountain, eyes trembling with excitement.
Many people knew that this military dispatch from Yunding Mountain was destined to be a bloody battle from which many soldiers would not return, countless sons would be buried in foreign lands, the Yun Family’s sons who went might not know how many would return home.
But this was a grand event that could stir the world’s chessboard, witnessing such an event surely moved hearts.
"Silence."
Just then, a commanding voice rang out.
Yun Family Patriarch Yun Chuxiong emerged from the ancestral hall, sharp-eyed.
"Several branches of the Yun Family, come with me to Yunding Mountain to attend the ceremony and see off our descendants. The rest may go to the main street of the southern city to await departure."
"Someone, prepare the horses and carriages."
With these words from the Yun Family Patriarch, the Yun Mansion quickly sprang into action, bustling about.
Soon, several branches of the Yun Family, along with guests from the Shu Mountain Sword Sect and Su Nu Sword Sect, gathered at the entrance, mounted their horses with swords.
"Onward...."
The group hurriedly rode towards Yunding Mountain.
Meanwhile, the grand bell sound from Yunding Mountain spread with a solemn and grand energy, quickly enveloping Jingguan City.
One sound ceased, another continued, three sounds, four sounds... the bell rang nine times, each sound heavy, each one struck at the heart, announcing the start of the Yunding Mountain ceremony and signalling the impending military dispatch by The Overseers.
This caused the entire Jingguan City to erupt!
Doors slammed open in the marketplace, accompanied by the sound of windows breaking, as silhouettes gazed towards Yunding Mountain, eyes shining, then mounted horses blowing whistles, or transformed into shadows, sprinting along rooftops, under the Noon sunlight, forming a picturesque scene.
On the street,
"Clip-clop"
"Clip-clop"
The sound of rain-like horse hooves hurried through the streets and alleys, merging like rivers flowing into the sea, rushing towards Yunding Mountain.
Civilians watched shadows flit by on the streets, clip-clopping like the wind, while listening to the grand bell sound, creating a cacophony of noise.
They were not qualified to enter Yunding Mountain but wished to see off Shu’s sons, involving tens of thousands of troops, impacting tens of thousands of families, where there were their fathers, sons, husbands...
"Go to the Southern City!"
Friends called to friends, bringing along the elderly and children, in a mighty and spectacular procession, as if all Jingguan City moved.
On the other side, Yunding Mountain, at the foot of Twelve Mountains, horses neighed in unison, drums beat like rain, troops from various mountains quickly formed ranks.
On the parade ground, soldiers sprinted to form groups, shouted commands, the battlefield aligned, banners fluttered, drums intertwined with a solemn atmosphere.
Under the Noon sun, rows of chilling iron armor stood tall on high horses, the stamping hooves striking the ground.
Flag-bearing messengers quickly darted among the formations, on each mountain’s Commander’s Platform, Colonels conducted troop alignment, overlooking the battlefield, eyes blazing.
Troops aligned, cold light shimmering, energy soaring to the skies, all mountains gleamed with Armor Light!
At the third quarter past noon, when Yang energy was at its peak, on Yunding Mountain’s highest Heavenly Patrol Hall, a deep and heavy drum sound rang,
"Boom"
"Boom"
"Boom"
Main hall’s drumming shook the mountains.
With the drumbeats, each mountain collectively shouted, echoing among the peaks.
"Muster troops!"
With this shout,
"Neigh"
From the foot of each mountain, tens of thousands of horses neighed, hooves raised high, then rushed like a torrent-breaking, charging towards the main peak!
In an instant, rumbling, the earth and mountains shook, horses galloped like rivers gushing, under autumn sun, forming a dark golden torrent, whistling away.
Yunding Mountain as a whole was like a rolling earth dragon, hooves pounding thunderously, iron armor clanging, tens of thousands of troops mobilizing together, earth-shaking, spectacular and magnificent!
Just as troops from various mountains gathered at the main peak, ready for the ceremony,
At the summit of Yunding Mountain, clouds surged, amidst them four rainbow bridges flew out, receiving spectators from the east, south, west, north.
In no time, figures appeared from below, transformed into streams of light, flew onto the rainbow bridge, stepping onto the bridge, passing through prohibitions, entering Heavenly Patrol Hall’s square, where cloud-consolidated viewing platforms hovered around the square, revealing figures on the clouds.
Various treasures gleamed brightly, revealing distinguished energies, figures with different garments slid across the rainbow bridge, like a grand event, marveling at the spectacle, competing for supremacy.
Visitors from major powers came to witness the ceremony, familiar faces like Shu’s top Sword Cultivator Shu Mountain Sword Sect; earthly glory, white-clothed with swords, by Su Nu Sword Sect, and many new faces.
Shu’s changes over years, Luck has been revived for years, with hidden talents whose numbers are unknown. Today’s grand event, many hidden talents personally emerged to witness the spectacle, far more people than years ago, among them, many concealed and powerful energies.
At this moment, figures stood on the clouds above, looking down, watched as the iron torrent surged from each mountain to the main peak’s foot, tens of thousands of troops, iron hooves galloping, spirit involuntarily captivated by this momentum, many inhaling a cold breath directly.
Difficult to imagine, this fierce iron torrent charging, would be an overwhelming scene just separated by miles of void, feeling that surging killing intent, capable of tearing everything apart.
"Boom boom boom boom.."
As time passed, the drumbeats on Heavenly Patrol Square became increasingly urgent, Twelve Mountains’ troops gathered below the main peak, cold light discharging, banners fluttering!
Simultaneously, numbers on the four rainbow bridges continued to increase, already numbering thousands.
As Noon was nearing its end, the drums stopped, immediately following, rumbling, the rainbow bridges drawing back connected from four directions.
After Noon.
"Hour has come!"
A loud call, the ceremony begins!
