Chapter 2271: Divine Calamity? God-Slaying?

Because the perception of Creation Power had been stuck from the very beginning, attempting to change the origin of matter within the Magic Book was impossible, yet Xia Duo was not without gains.

Aside from gaining new insights into the Creation Magic System, more importantly, he discovered a secret that perhaps the Imaska artisans had never realized, but...

"Young Marquis, please hurry and get up; it is our turn to patrol."

"Where am I?"

Qin Hu sat up, feeling dazed and chilly; outside, a strong wind was howling, and he felt a sudden sense of strangeness in his heart.

"Oh, Young Marquis, why are you so confused? We are in the Military Camp. At this hour, it is our turn to stand guard; if we don't get up, we will be dealt with by military law. Even the Old Marquis cannot protect you now."

"What?"

Qin Hu opened his eyes and saw that he was currently in a tent, with a soldier wearing Leather Armor before him.

Just as he wanted to open his mouth to ask something, a splitting headache suddenly struck, and a massive stream of information rushed into his mind. A few seconds later, he knew he had transmigrated.

He had transmigrated from a modern special forces Warrior into a young marquis also named Qin Hu, the leader of the seven great wicked youths of Jingcheng!

And this era, called the Da Yu Dynasty, did not exist in history at all.

Qin Hu's ancestors were among the four dukes and twenty-eight marquises who founded the Da Yu Dynasty. Three months ago, his father passed away from illness, and Qin Hu inherited the title, becoming the new Champion Marquis.

Qin Hu had been spoiled by his parents since childhood; he did not like to study, did not like to practice martial arts, and only cared about playing, eating, drinking, and having fun, running rampant in Jingcheng.

When he grew up, his family wanted him to settle down, so they arranged a marriage. The woman was the eldest daughter of the Duke Chen family, named Chen Ruoli, a lady from a prestigious family, both beautiful and virtuous.

This Qin Hu was vicious to everyone else, but he was completely submissive to this beautiful fiancée, treating her like a treasure.

Yet, the trouble happened precisely because of this childhood sweetheart, the eldest daughter of the Chen family.

According to Qin Hu's memories, that day he took his fiancée into the palace to pay respects to the current Chang'an Princess. The Princess and Chen Ruoli had been close since childhood, so she arranged a banquet.

But later, Qin Hu drank until he blacked out. When he woke up, he was already in the Imperial Prison of the Inner Guard. He was told that he had drunkenly molested the Princess and had improper intentions.

Even more bizarre was what followed: Chen Ruoli actually submitted a memorial impeaching her fiancé, Qin Hu, for seventy-two illegal acts, each and every one with evidence.

Qin Hu felt as if he had been struck by lightning; he simply could not believe his ears...

The imperial decree came down quickly: in consideration of the merits of Qin Hu's ancestors, the death penalty was waived, but the living punishment could not be avoided. He was exiled to Youzhou to serve in the military, retaining his title to see how he would perform later.

But after arriving in Youzhou, he was quickly assigned to the front lines—to serve under the Vanguard Battalion.

After these events passed through Qin Hu's mind, he basically understood: this must be a trap.

Because Duke Chen had long wanted to break off the engagement with him.

The Qin family and the Chen family were originally in a political marriage; both sides wanted to grow stronger. But the later Qin Hu was almost useless, a mere playboy, and could be said to have lost all the face of the Champion Marquis's mansion.

You must know, the successive Champion Marquises were all heroic figures with incomparable influence in the military, yet this generation produced a piece of trash who had never even been on a battlefield.

When the Old Marquis was alive, Duke Chen still gave him face. Once the Old Marquis died, Duke Chen turned heartless and even staged a scene of breaking off the engagement at the funeral hall.

But Qin Hu loved Chen Ruoli deeply and refused to agree no matter what, while Chen Ruoli had long been disgusted by this wicked youth.

And so, a disaster descended!

As for the Chang'an Princess, that was even simpler: she was the cousin of Qin Hu's cousin. As long as Qin Hu died, the vast family fortune of the Champion Marquis's mansion would naturally fall entirely to this cousin.

These few forces, each taking what they needed, colluded and quickly united just like that...

Truly, once you enter the gates of a marquis, it is as deep as the sea; there are really so many people who want him dead.

"Qin An, do you think we can find a place to shield ourselves from the wind?"

Under the bright moonlight, the violent north wind, carrying a shrill whistle, swept across the empty wilderness, blowing the torches until they flickered, cutting into people's skin like countless flying knives.

"We can't, Young Marquis, we will be dealt with by military law."

Qin Hu and Qin An, hunched over, braved the wind as they ran out of the camp, stepping on the thick snow as they moved forward.

The frail Qin An was not paying attention and was blown over directly by the strong wind.

The two sentries changing shifts saw them come out and smirked at each other; they scooped up two handfuls of snow to extinguish the campfire used for warmth, then ducked into the tent.

Damn it, they even bribed the soldiers; they want to freeze me to death!

This was a very small camp, with about twenty tents, surrounded by carriages. The perimeter did not even have caltrops or deer antlers arranged, and the nearby terrain was flat with no defenses, clearly not intended for long-term stationing.

According to Qin Hu's past life's memories, about two hundred people were stationed here; they were the Vanguard Battalion of the Northern Expedition General of the Yu Dynasty, Li Qin.

And the target of Li Qin's twenty-thousand-strong army this time was the Yu Dynasty's old enemy on the border, the Liaodong State.

"Cough, cough, Young Marquis, do you think we can still return alive?" Qin An's entire body was curled up on the snow, his lips and face were blue, and his voice was weak, as if he could die at any moment.

Qin Hu sighed in his heart; Qin An was purely implicated by him, and if things continued to develop this way, they would both surely die.

Those who wanted him dead had not finished him off in the imperial court, so they were playing dirty in the military camp, beating him and trying to finish him off.

But Qin Hu was by no means a person who would sit and wait for death. This was clearly a frame-up, and he could not let it rest.

Life is inherently an endless struggle for survival. Just wait; I will not only survive, but I will also kill my way back to Jingcheng to settle the score with you all.

"Qin An, when we left, how much silver did we bring?"

"There is no silver left. I only have twenty taels of silver on me. The imperial decree said we were exiled to the military, and the family property was sealed."

Qin An was only 16 years old this year and was Qin Hu's personal page. He was very frail and could no longer bear the torture, looking as if he had only one breath left.

Actually, Qin Hu was no better off. For the past few days, the Vanguard Battalion had marched 30 li every day, doing work like clearing paths through mountains and building bridges over water, chopping wood and burning fires, digging ditches and carrying water, and setting up camp.

And what would happen to these two delicate fellows staying with hundreds of rough soldiers every day?

They would definitely do the hardest work, eat the worst food, suffer the most vicious beatings, and endure the greatest humiliation...

Qin Hu estimated that his predecessor might have been tortured to death.

It could be considered that he deserved it.

It was just that this suffering now had to be borne by him; if he couldn't bear it, he would also die.

"Give it to me."

Qin Hu had made up his mind; he must first find a way to save Qin An's life, and then think of other ways.

And saving his life was actually not difficult; the simplest method was bribery. As the saying goes, wealth can reach the gods; although this method is primitive, it is always effective.

But in the current situation, he could not bribe high-ranking officials because no one dared to be associated with him. Besides, he had no money.

Therefore, a person came to his mind: Centurion Li Xiaokun.

That is to say, the current head of the Vanguard Battalion. To see the latest chapter content, please download, read the latest chapter content for free without advertisements..