Chapter 736-Sun Rises as Usual
Translator: ryangohsf
Editor: Nora
During the chaos, Song Gui acted like he was drunk and quietly approached the teleportation formation.
Using this chance where no one was looking, he swiftly took out the formation breaking talisman and pasted it onto the teleportation formation. A white light flashed and disappeared; the formation instantly stopped working.
As the teleportation formation was a prohibited area, no one noticed this anomaly.
Right after Song Gui sneaked away from the teleportation formation, a furious roar sounded out; the fury within the voice could burn one into ashes, "A**holes, what do you think you are doing?"
Raising their heads, it was actually Yuan Ping and his Personal Guards.
Who knows why, but Yuan Ping felt uneasy during this entire night. He felt that something was off, so he brought the Personal Guards into the city to patrol.
Who would have thought that when he came to the most important teleportation formation, he would see the soldiers eating chicken and drinking wine, playing as if they were having the time of their lives. Obviously, he would be furious.
"Who's your officer? Tell him to see me."
Yuan Ping's face was dark; his eyes were cold like that of a venomous snake.
When the soldiers heard his words, they felt a shiver run down their spines, and they did not dare to speak.
"It's me!"
Song Gui had smoothly completed the mission, so his mood was extremely good. However, he acted like he was terrified on the surface, stumbling to the front of Yuan Ping and bowing.
"Bastard!"
Seeing Song Gui's flushed red face, Yuan Ping was filled with anger and kicked out.
'Wu!'
This kick was not soft; Song Wu grabbed his stomach, shriveling up in pain.
When the surrounding soldiers saw this scene, they were furious.
No matter what, Song Gui was their officer, so how could he be humiliated like that?
Within alliances there was never a master-servant relationship. Strictly speaking, Yuan Ping had no power over them.
Seeing that, with a 'Shua!' the Personal Guards behind Yuan Ping orderly pulled out their weapons. When the soldiers saw that, they were all the more furious and some bold ones even took out their weapons.
The atmosphere on the streets instantly froze, and it looked like a conflict was about to occur.
Despite that, Yuan Ping was expressionless.
"No one move!"
Song Gui tried to get up, preventing his men from doing anything foolish.
"Colonel!" The soldiers were aggrieved.
Song Gui waved his hand, once again bowing to Yuan Ping, "I've failed my job; I'm willing to be punished!"
When Yuan Ping saw his actions, he paid attention to this person for the first time.
This person was not simple!
"What's your name and which territory do you belong to?" Yuan Ping asked.
"I'm Song Gui from Huadong County."
"Are you interested in joining my camp?" Yuan Ping asked unexpectedly. Due to his desire for talents, he was actually poaching in public.
When the surrounding soldiers heard his words, they all exchanged glances.
"Thank you mister, but the Huadong County Lord has treated me well. I'm indebted to him, so I will not leave him."
Yuan Ping liked him more and more, "Loyal, not bad."
"But!"
Yuan Ping's face changed quickly, his expression becoming exceedingly solemn, "You did not do your duty, so you have to be punished."
"Men!"
"Present!"
"30 strokes of the whip immediately!" Yuan Ping did not give him any face.
"Yes, my Lord!"
"Execute the one who sent the chicken. I've already said that this place is a prohibited area and anyone who gets close will be killed." Yuan Ping said.
Song Gui was being brought down. When he heard those words, his body froze, and his fist was clenched tight.
Gritting his teeth, he loosened his fist in the end.
'That was a brother that had fought alongside him!'
In olden times, whip punishment was extremely cruel. After 30 whips, Song Gui could not even stand, and he had to be helped to the infirmary to treat his wounds. At the same time, his regiment was also swapped with another one.
After that slight hiccup, the night regained its calmness once more.
Just as Yuan Ping was ready to leave, the regiment followed the procedure to check the teleportation formation.
This check scared them silly.
"Lord not good!"
"What happened?" Yuan Ping's heart shook.
"The teleportation formation is broken."
"What?"
Yuan Ping charged toward the teleportation formation like he was crazy. Looking at the teleportation formation that was totally quiet, his face turned ashen white, "It's the formation breaking talisman."
"Damn it, it was Song Gui!" Yuan Ping's eyes were red with fury.
"Men!"
"Present!"
"Capture Song Gui and torture him for answers."
"Yes my Lord!"
"Don't tell me this is all part of an elaborate scheme?"
Yuan Ping suddenly felt a shiver run down his spine. The news of the teleportation formation being broken swept through the entire Alliance Army like a hurricane.
All of the Lords of the City-State instantly felt a chill.
White Stone City, City Lord's Manor.
The various Lords and their generals had all gathered up for the meeting.
Before this, the Huadong County Lord had already been locked up and interrogated. Yuan Ping and the others suspected that he was the mastermind and a chess piece planted by Shanhai City.
The atmosphere in the meeting hall was close to a freezing point, and no one wanted to speak. The broken teleportation formation was like a dark spirit lingering in the air of the meeting hall, unable to fade away.
The Lords were not fools and very easily understood that all their actions were under the control of Shanhai City and was planned by the enemy.
What was amusing was that they had thought they were smart and had thought that they could deal a deadly blow to the enemy.
"Aren't we all clowns?" The Lords were mocking themselves.
All the excitement, and all the hope had pretty much all disappeared. All that remained was an empty shell without a soul.
All of a sudden, their world was flipped upside down, and they became a group of people without a tomorrow. A moment ago, they were among the top players of China, respected by many.
"Guys, say something!" Yuan Ping's voice was hoarse and filled with sadness.
"What more can we say?"
"That's right; it's useless. We cannot win this."
"But we cannot give up either!" Yuan Ping was not willing to just give in.
The other Lords did not react to Yuan Ping's statement; their faces were expressionless.
"I'll say something."
The Lord of White Stone City suddenly stepped out, "White Stone City has a small path that leads outside. However, it is mountainous and really desolate. An army definitely cannot pass, but if we bring our little groups out, it can still be done."
"Really?" Yuan Ping's face did not show any delight.
At this time, their only path was to escape.
The other Lords felt the same. Without an army, what was the point even if they made it out?
"Guys, do not be dejected. At least we can return to our territories, take away the money, and be rich men in the imperial city!" The Lord of White Stone City consoled; his attitude was truly optimistic.
"That's the only way I guess."
The other Lords smiled bitterly; they were all people with money in real life.
Becoming rich men? Truly ironic.
"Since we have no way out, we cannot just let them win like this. Do not forget that we still have 250 thousand troops. If we really rush out, can that woman even block us?" Yuan Ping did not want to lose, trying his best to rile up their spirits, "Even if we fail, we can bite off some flesh from Shanhai City. Furthermore, we still have options."
"That's right, if we just back off like this, it would be too easy for Shanhai City."
"Let's bury Fan Lihua's legion with us!"
"We must bury her!"
In the meeting hall, a determined atmosphere rose up.
Under these circumstances where they had no way out, the Lords started their journey to revenge.
"Tomorrow morning, let's not make an ambush. The enemy will not fall for it. I suggest we directly go out and charge at them. Let's fight head on and crush them. I do not believe these 250 thousand cannot take care of that sissy army."
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
"Great, this will be the final glory of our Lingnan City-State; we cannot mess it up!"
"Fight for honor!"
"Fight for honor!"
In the meeting hall, all the Lords felt a desire for vengeance, and their blood boiled once more. However, this blood boiling was not fueled with passion but with their lives. This was like wood without roots; it was not endless and would dry up.
As there were no tactics to speak of, the meeting ended quickly.
White Stone City became quiet once more.
The only difference was that after the Lords returned, they summoned their trusted right-hand men to plan the retreat. Those that were cowardly decided to retreat from the back mountains. On the other hand, the courageous ones chose to retreat from the main battlefield.
One must not look at how passionate they were during the meeting. If they managed to return to their territory and smoothly take all the gold, being a stable rich person was something they all wanted.
It was better than nothing, right?
A person's heart was just that complicated.
Especially to Lords, there were no pure ones among them anymore. A truly pure Lord would be wiped out in the battle between territories.
That night, there was some more action.
Song Gui and the Huadong County Lord were both tortured to death.
The guarding County Lord was innocent, but at this time, no one bothered to investigate. Hence, he could only blame his misfortune.
His sacrifice definitely pained one's heart.
That very night, another nameless hero sacrificed themselves for Shanhai City.
As long as the war continued, as long as Ouyang Shuo's ambitions were present, as long as Shanhai City continued to expand, there would be many more of such nameless heroes.
The truth was just so cruel.
Luckily, the night was going to pass, and the sun was about to rise.
When the sun rose up, a new day beckoned.