Chapter 457: The Late Shizhi Xiaodui

Buluoer had known from Bruno as early as the day before yesterday that Wushan Territory was attacking Yueguang Valley.

He had also received the order from His Majesty the King to lead the Shizhi Xiaodui to Yueguang City to support Wushan Castle and capture Hesusu to bring him back to Jinyu City.

It was just that, according to instructions, he had set off a day late.

They, who originally could have arrived at the front line yesterday, did not reach the scene until the battle in Yueguang City had ended.

Buluoer, in the air, looked down at the city walls below that had been ravaged beyond recognition, as well as the long gullies of scorched earth, and was incomparably shocked in his heart.

What scale of battle had taken place here to turn the battlefield into this?

"My Lord, there are Golden Griffin over there," his subordinate said, pointing at the hilltop.

"Golden Griffin?"

Buluoer looked over, "It is His Highness the Crown Prince, let us go over!"

More than a dozen Griffin Knights all landed on the mountain; Buluoer sensed that the atmosphere did not seem quite right, as Jialete, who was usually high-spirited, now looked as if he had wilted.

"Your Highness, and Luoning, where is Count Hesusu?"

Jialete did not respond.

Luoning put away the Liuyan Sword and explained: "The creator of the Witch Soul Clan, the source of the chaos, Mofisite, has already been killed by me, and that bead that controlled all the Witch Soul Knight has also shattered."

Hearing this, Buluoer had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, Luoning's next words confirmed his guess.

"Hesusu and the other Witch Soul Knight were all controlled by that bead; after the bead shattered, they also lost their lives because of it."

As he spoke, he pointed to the corpse of Hesusu lying on the ground not far away.

Buluoer was astonished in his heart, and he strode over to flip the corpse over to face up. Although the corpse's face was twisted beyond recognition, it was indeed Hesusu without a doubt.

"This..."

Buluoer did not know what to do for a moment; after all, no matter how one put it, the person who died had not changed his surname and was the King's own younger brother.

At this time, Lulansi also arrived at the top of the mountain, and seeing Luoning and Ruidar standing there safely, his hanging heart finally settled down.

"Count Buluoer, Wushan Territory has successfully cleared the evil alien race for His Majesty and brought stability to the Kingdom. I wonder what instructions His Majesty had for you when he sent you here?"

"Your Excellency the Marquis, His Majesty is deeply moved by your and Luoning's loyalty to the royal family and your determination to uphold the honor of the royal family. He specifically sent me to assist you in eradicating the alien race, eliminating the source of evil Mofisite, and bringing Hesusu back to the Jinyu Palace."

He looked at the corpse on the ground with some difficulty, "It's just that I didn't expect us to arrive late..."

Jialete finally showed some reaction, his thoughts pulled away from the recent defeat.

He frowned, stared at Buluoer, and asked somewhat uncertainly: "You mean, my father the King said to support Wushan Territory?"

In his view, the royal family should have stood on Hesusu's side to be more advantageous.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Buluoer repeated: "His Majesty was worried that the Wushan Territory's forces were not enough, insufficient to eliminate the alien race, so he had us come over for aerial support. It's just that I didn't expect the battle to go better than we anticipated; Wushan Territory actually defeated the alien army!"

Jialete gave a hum, with no expression visible on his face.

After a brief silence, he broke free from his subordinate's support, "I will leave the matters here to you; I am heading back to Jinyu City first."

Jialete leaped onto the back of his Griffin. He looked at Luoning, as if to firmly remember the latter's face, and then gave a command. The Griffin soared into the sky and, in the blink of an eye, turned into a small dot in the air.

His five subordinate knights also rode their Griffins and followed after him.

"What is wrong with His Highness?"

Buluoer asked with a frown: "Was he injured in the battle just now?"

Lulansi was also very curious; Jialete's arrival was purely accidental, and he did not know what had happened on the mountain peak.

However, he was certain that His Highness the Crown Prince should not have been injured from fighting Mofisite.

Luoning smiled slightly and explained: "I just had a spar with His Highness the Crown Prince, and won by a narrow margin with one move; I suppose he is unhappy because of that."

Buluoer was stunned. He thought of Jialete's personality; let alone, if he really was defeated by Luoning, the other party's mood would definitely not be good.

It was just that he did not understand, in this battle against the Witch Soul Clan, what were Luoning and Jialete sparring for?

Lulansi, however, showed an indescribable joy and pride in his eyes, as well as deep satisfaction and gratification.

His grandson's strength had finally surpassed the Kingdom's youngest genius.

Buluoer came back to his senses, "Although Mofisite is dead now, Hesusu also died because of him. I need to take his remains back to Jinyu City to report the mission; I wonder what you, Marquis, and Luoning, plan to do next?"

This should be Bruno testing the attitude of Lulansi and Luoning.

The two looked at each other, and Lulansi chuckled and said: "We launched the war on Yueguang Valley for the sake of the Kingdom's stability and the safety of the human race. Now that the source of the chaos has been cleared, the army of Wushan Territory will naturally retreat to Anbian City."

Although Hesusu and his wife and children all died in this war, Yueguang Valley no longer had a direct heir.

But this land did not become theirs just because Luoning and the others had conquered it.

According to the inheritance law, the family of the maternal grandfather of Hesusu's son, which was the Valjisi Duchy, possessed the right of inheritance.

However, above Valjisi, there was also His Majesty King Bruno, who as Hesusu's brother, likewise possessed the right of inheritance.

According to the previous discussion between Lulansi and Luoning, this land would very likely be taken back by Bruno.

But no matter what, unless Wushan Territory occupied it by force, they had no qualification or reason to get a share of the spoils.

Buluoer heard Lulansi say this and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He turned and smiled: "This time you have paid such a great price to solve a major problem for the royal family; His Majesty will certainly not let you work in vain."

Why did this sound like empty promises?

Lulansi smiled and said modestly: "Serving His Majesty with loyalty is our duty."

The three exchanged information about the battle situation briefly, and then Buluoer took Hesusu's corpse onto his Griffin and headed straight for the Wangdu.

The war that broke out this time between Wushan Territory and Yueguang Valley would also officially spread throughout the entire Kingdom.

After Buluoer left, only their own people remained on the mountain peak. Lulansi then asked: "Luoning, how did a conflict break out between you and Jialete?"

Luoning recounted the cause and effect.

Lulansi nodded slightly, "Jialete's cultivation talent and strength are both quite good, but he is very clumsy in handling affairs. The defeat and destruction of the alien race were already inevitable, yet he actually still wanted to change the result with his own strength."

He commented: "He can serve as a battle general, but he lacks too much in politics; he is destined to be unable to be a good king."

Speaking of this, he looked at Luoning, "What surprised me most is you, Luoning; you are actually a Blazing Sun Knight and a Grand Archmage! If one day you were to follow the example of Orland the Great and unify this continent, I wouldn't find it strange at all."

Luoning laughed; this was the first time Lulansi had spoken so bluntly.

"It is still too early to talk about such things."

Luoning turned to look at Ruidar, "Have Joffrey lead a team to search Yueguang City and see if there are any survivors. If there are, tell them that I am willing to provide them with housing, fields, and a stable living environment, and see if they are willing to migrate to Wubei Territory."

It was hard to say whether any land could be gained from this battle, but if it could be obtained, Luoning would not decline it.

What he was most concerned about now was the population, as this was the key factor in completing the Population Prosperity and Gongchengluedi achievements.

Having become a Blazing Sun Knight and a Grand Archmage, Luoning increasingly realized the benefits of having great power.

In the past, when facing Jialete, he still had to calculate things, but now he could consider less, or even say no directly.

This was the confidence brought by strength.

"Don't forget to have people search Yueguang Castle," Lulansi reminded him with a smile.

"His Majesty did not directly have the Shizhi Xiaodui take over Yueguang Castle, which is clearly giving us an opportunity. The wealth Hesusu has accumulated over these years is not small; don't let others get it cheaply."

Ruidar laughed, "I understand." (End of chapter)