Chapter 188: 188. Chapter 188: Of course, someone else should do the bragging

188. Chapter 188: Of course, someone else should do the bragging

"The Demon King is dead!"

"Both the Golden-winged Great Roc King and the Sea-devouring Demon King are dead!"

Fear spread rapidly through the Demon Race army. This was a situation that had never occurred since the founding of the Ten Thousand Demon Nation, and the remaining Great Demons were already scared silly.

They looked at Chu Yang in terror.

With the sun and moon above his head and stepping on the Demon King, he was like a god descending to the world!

How could they still have any thoughts of attacking the city?

Why not tuck their tails and run away?! First, the Spirit Demons couldn't bear the pressure and fled in all directions. The demons stampeded, and the earth trembled.

The Great Demons who had already cultivated human forms turned into colorful streams of light, flying in different directions, as bright as stars in the dark night sky.

Because the number was too large, Chu Yang couldn't wipe them all out, so he could only release flying swords to intercept and kill one or two Great Demons, which was considered beating a drowning dog.

"Did we defend Jinling City?"

Hua Manlou couldn't see the scene of ten thousand demons fleeing in front of the city gate and could only guess the situation based on the movement of the escape.

"Yes! Defended, and it was a great victory!"

Lu Xiaofeng looked at Chu Yang, whose black hair was flying, and felt awe in his heart.

When had the Human Race ever had such a hearty victory when facing the Demon Race?

In a confrontation between two armies of equal numbers, the Human Race was always the one at a disadvantage.

"I really want to see the Prince's demeanor at this moment. I wonder what kind of heroic spirit it is..."

Hua Manlou showed a look of yearning. For the first time in more than twenty years, he felt regret that he couldn't see.

"Even if that guy Ximen Chuixue came, he would have to stand aside."

Lu Xiaofeng touched his small mustache, laughing from ear to ear.

"Since everyone hasn't seen the demeanor of the legendary Sword God, it's better to change it to: even if Li Xunhuan came, he would have to stand aside."

Li Ge Xiao walked to the crowd, trembling.

"How are your injuries?"

Hua Manlou heard Li Ge Xiao's breathing was intermittent and couldn't help but ask with concern.

"I'll be fine after a rest. I have to say, the Demon King is really powerful. I broke my blade and didn't hurt him even a hair."

Li Ge Xiao grinned, his laughter carrying a hint of loss.

"I can see that you are very proud now. You don't even put the Demon King in your eyes. Looking at the entire Ming Empire, besides Divine Marquis Zhuge, who dares to say they can steadily win against a Demon King?"

"You slashed him once and didn't die; you can brag about that for a lifetime. What else do you want?"

Lu Xiaofeng shook his head, his words full of jealousy, "If I had known, I should have gone up. Even if I had to risk half my life, I would have had to seize the opportunity to leave a name for posterity!"

"From now on, who won't give a thumbs up when they mention you, Li Ge Xiao?"

Li Ge Xiao was overjoyed by the words and wanted to laugh a few times to vent his emotions, but it affected his wounds, making him wince in pain, his face turning pale.

When the demons retreated, Chu Yang flew back to the city tower and happened to see Li Ge Xiao's awkward state, laughing: "Old Li, you've worked hard. If it weren't for you provoking the Golden-winged Great Roc King, it wouldn't have been easy for me to kill him."

Li Ge Xiao took two deep breaths before slowly speaking: "I saw it during the city attack just now. That bird's escape speed is very fast, even the Demon-Exterminating Crossbows couldn't catch up. If it weren't for the many crossbow bolts left by General Qi, making the arrows shot out airtight, plus Li Xunhuan's Little Li Flying Dagger, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to defend even the first wave."

"I was already prepared to risk my life to drag him down, but I didn't expect the Prince's movement technique to be not slow either, saving my life."

Chu Yang patted him on the shoulder and instructed: "Don't use this kind of life-risking method next time. If you can't kill him this time, you can kill him next time. Anyway, there will always be an opportunity."

Li Ge Xiao nodded and smiled without saying a word.

Chu Yang knew that if he encountered this situation next time, he would still make the same choice.

Whether it was the Jinyiwei official who petitioned for the people or the wandering drunkard now, Li Ge Xiao was Li Ge Xiao and had never changed.

"Where is Li Xunhuan?"

Chu Yang looked around and didn't see the other person.

"He is still defending the city on the other gate tower. With him alone, it doesn't matter much whether we are there or not."

Lu Xiaofeng said with admiration: "Little Li Flying Dagger is indeed well-deserved. Besides the Golden-winged Great Roc King, all other Demon Race members, from Great Demons down to demon beasts, were killed with one dagger, never missing."

Li Ge Xiao followed up: "His servant Tie Chuanjia is also extremely fierce. He fought the demon beasts until he was covered in blood without making a sound. He is truly a man of iron."

Chu Yang asked: "How are the commoners?"

Li Ge Xiao said: "Not a single demon beast was let into the city, so there should be no major problems."

Chu Yang asked: "How many guards are left?"

Li Ge Xiao replied: "More than half are dead or injured, all died in battle on the city tower, and there wasn't a single deserter."

Chu Yang nodded, "From now on, the evil deeds they committed under Magistrate Xu are written off. The fallen guards will be treated according to the standards of soldiers in battle, and their families will be treated well."

Li Ge Xiao's expression was solemn, and he bowed: "Yes."

"Let's go, follow me to take a look."

Chu Yang walked down the city tower first, followed closely by Li Ge Xiao and the others.

The group passed through the city, and countless commoners quietly poked their heads out of windows, looking at them nervously, not knowing if the city gate had been defended or not with their appearance here.

Pairs of hopeful eyes made Lu Xiaofeng's scalp tingle, and he couldn't help but shout: "The Demon Race has retreated, Jinling City is worry-free!"

Lu Xiaofeng's shout was like a spark, lighting up ten thousand lamps in the dark night! Only the high-gate mansions remained pitch black, but that small darkness was soon submerged in countless bright lamps! The cheers were like a tsunami.

People wanted to step forward to express their joy, but because of Chu Yang's prestige, they only dared to stop and watch.

"Lu Xiaofeng, you stay and chat with these commoners."

"Me?"

"If not you, could it be me? You like to join in the fun so much, isn't this just right?"

"Hehehe..."

Lu Xiaofeng coughed dryly, walked into the crowd with his head held high, stopped beside a group of beautiful girls, and his four eyebrows were trembling happily.

"Everyone, listen to me. This Demon Race city attack was extremely dangerous. It was all thanks to us risking our lives that we were able to defend it..."

Listening to Lu Xiaofeng's bragging voice, Chu Yang and the others walked further and further away until they couldn't hear his voice.

Hua Manlou sighed and said: "Prince, must those in power be lonely?"

Chu Yang shook his head: "I don't think so. Most emperors choose to stay away from the people around them to maintain their majesty, which is precisely a manifestation of insecurity."

Hua Manlou asked curiously: "Then why doesn't the Prince say a few more words to the commoners so they know who saved them."

Li Ge Xiao winked on the side, but suddenly remembered that Hua Manlou couldn't see, so he could only smile awkwardly: "Young Master Hua, you don't understand this. Of course, someone else should do the bragging for yourself!"

Hua Manlou was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh: "Wonderful, wonderful, the Prince is truly a wonderful person, haha."

Chu Yang and Li Ge Xiao looked at each other and laughed along.

When the last demon beast in the sky was killed by a flying dagger, cheers rose and fell around Li Xunhuan.

The guards who had walked before the Ghost Gate were all shedding excited tears at this time. The end of the war meant they regained the power to live.

"Little Li Flying Dagger, never missing, is indeed well-deserved."

Li Xunhuan heard the sound and turned back, seeing Chu Yang and the others walking toward him.

"It cannot compare to the Prince killing two Demon Kings with his own strength. Such a feat has not been seen in the Ming Empire for decades, showing off the might of our Human Race."

Li Xunhuan said with admiration.

Standing beside him was a burly man with a fierce appearance, a full beard, and eyes as sharp as an eagle, who was looking at Chu Yang with admiring eyes.

Chu Yang also noticed this burly man covered in blood and asked: "Are you Tie Chuanjia?"

The burly man nodded: "It is indeed me."

Although Tie Chuanjia claimed to be Li Xunhuan's servant, his strength was extraordinary. Chu Yang observed that his blood was mixed with a faint golden color, and he was a powerful person proficient in Buddhist practice.

Vajra.

That is, the Grandmaster in the martial artist realm.

Looking at the martial arts world, this level of cultivation would make one the abbot of a large temple or the head of the Bodhidharma Hall, but he was willing to serve Li Xunhuan, which showed his loyalty.

"Brother Tie is a rare hero. Although it is our first meeting, I admire you very much."

Thinking of Tie Chuanjia risking his life to resist the Great Demon's attack on the city tower to protect Li Xunhuan, Li Ge Xiao felt awe.

"Overpraised."

Tie Chuanjia was sparing with his words. After saying two words, he closed his mouth and didn't speak again. No matter how Li Ge Xiao praised him, he was like a sculpture, silently guarding Li Xunhuan's side.

"Prince, the crisis in Jinling City has been resolved. What are your plans next?"

Li Xunhuan saw Li Ge Xiao was a bit embarrassed and hurriedly changed the subject.

"Wait until dawn to see what news Duan Tianya can bring back."

Chu Yang looked toward the outside of the city with deep eyes.

"You still want to go to Wang Long City?"

Li Xunhuan frowned: "Forgive me for being blunt, but you are a person of great importance, so it is best not to take risks. Now that the crisis in Jinling City has been resolved, it is better to wait quietly for the army's support."

"With the ability of the Qi Family Army, it shouldn't be that they can't even defend Wang Long City. When the two armies join forces, we can ensure nothing goes wrong."

Hua Manlou heard the hidden meaning in Li Xunhuan's words and asked: "Does Scholar Li think there are still Demon Kings at Wang Long City? And more than one?"

Li Xunhuan sighed and said: "It's all my speculation. This time the Demon Race came aggressively and contrary to normal. Even Jinling City had two Demon Kings attacking the city. General Qi will only face more."

"After all, to the Demon Race, eliminating a Qi Jiguang is more meaningful than taking Jinling City!"

Li Ge Xiao frowned: "Listening to you, the Demon Race's actions have a flavor of burning the boats. With so many troops mobilized, do they not even want their own lair?"

Li Xunhuan said worriedly: "I'm afraid it really is a danger of extermination that makes them so desperate."

Chu Yang raised an eyebrow and said in a deep voice: "The Ten Thousand Demon Nation can't suppress its own demon disaster?"

Li Ge Xiao smiled bitterly: "Prince, please don't say such unlucky things. If the Demon Race can't suppress the demon disaster, I'm afraid in a few days, hundreds of millions of demon beasts will turn into demons and come to find us."

Once these words were spoken, the others were all horrified.

Li Xunhuan shook his head: "The situation shouldn't be that bad, otherwise the Demon Race would have invaded with the whole clan, how could only two Demon Kings appear near Jinling City."

Even though he said so, the faces of Li Ge Xiao and the others were still shrouded in lingering haze.

"Everything is still unknown, there is no need to make baseless guesses. Even if the situation is really that serious, then fight!"

Chu Yang laughed loudly: "So what if they are demons? Killing them is just a bit more effort than killing the Demon Race."

Hua Manlou smiled, "The Prince's bold words are indeed reassuring."

Li Xunhuan and Li Ge Xiao nodded one after another.

The few chatted and laughed, gradually getting rid of the haze of the worst imagination. Time passed gradually, and Jinling City ushered in the first ray of dawn after the great battle.

Crying sounds rose outside the city gate.

Compared to Duan Tianya, those maids and servants who were left behind halfway returned to Jinling City earlier.

The Golden-winged Great Roc King didn't want to waste time eating some "small shrimp" left on the road. After swallowing the high-ranking officials and their convoy, he flew directly to Jinling City to participate in the city attack.

This allowed them to survive by luck.

The two Demon King corpses were piled up like mountains in front of the city gate, including the Golden-winged Great Roc King who had swallowed countless people, scaring those who returned back quite a bit.

The arrogant Golden-winged Great Roc King had left a very deep shadow in their hearts.

Until they repeatedly confirmed that the Demon King was dead, they cried out loudly. If they had known this, why did they have to scramble to escape the city and suffer so much for nothing.

The guards defending the city saw people outside the city and didn't dare to make decisions indiscriminately, fearing that Great Demons had disguised themselves as humans to mix into the city, so they immediately ran to Chu Yang to report the situation.

Chu Yang said: "Let them in. In addition, Jinling can resume normal traffic, but you must not neglect your duties like before. If you commit it again, you will be executed without mercy."

"Thank you, Prince, for your grace." Several guards knelt on the ground in a hurry, kowtowing to Chu Yang several times before leaving.

The city gate opened wide, and the refugees returned to the city. Seeing familiar faces, they began to cry and tell their miserable encounters regardless of who it was.

Hearing that many people who left before were swallowed by the Demon King, the commoners hiding in the city turned pale, secretly rejoicing that they hadn't left.

"We still have to thank the lord who stopped us from leaving the city before!"

The scholar who had argued with Chu Yang stood in the crowd and shouted: "If it weren't for him, we would all have left the city, and I guess we would have already entered the Demon Race's stomach."

Others also echoed.

"That's right!"

"We have to thank that lord!"

"Not only that, we also scolded him, we must apologize in person, otherwise wouldn't we become ungrateful people!"

"Yes! We must apologize! We must get that lord to forgive us, otherwise we won't sleep well at night."

At this time, other voices rose in the crowd.

"No! We can't call him lord! The person with four eyebrows said that he is a Prince!"

"Prince?!!!"

"Did you hear it wrong?"

"Absolutely not wrong, that person with four eyebrows called him that!"

"Eh! I also seem to have heard the guards call him Prince."

"Go, go, go! Let's go find the guards and ask!"

The commoners swarmed to the city gate. The imposing appearance almost made the guards think they were going to make trouble. It wasn't until the scholar came forward to explain that the guards breathed a sigh of relief.

"The one who fought the demons alone on the city tower last night was indeed..."

Before he could finish, Lu Xiaofeng's figure suddenly appeared, shouting loudly: "That lord's surname is Chu, you can just call him Lord Chu!" (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 189 =====