Chapter 189: 189. Chapter 189: Shocking News

189. Chapter 189: Shocking News

The commoners who obtained Chu Yang's name left satisfied.

The guards near the city gate looked at Lu Xiaofeng with confusion, not knowing why the other party wanted to lie.

Only to see Lu Xiaofeng's expression serious as he said in a deep voice: "From now on, no matter who asks, you are not allowed to mention the Prince, and you are not allowed to say that the Prince defended Jinling City!"

The guard asked puzzledly: "Hero Lu, why is this? The Prince defended Jinling City, and countless people want to be grateful to him. How can we not say it?"

"It is precisely because of the four words 'grateful to him' that we cannot say it!" Lu Xiaofeng shook his head: "It was hard enough to walk off the city tower alive; I don't want you to die in vain."

Seeing Lu Xiaofeng describe the matter so seriously, the guards immediately felt a chill in their hearts and gradually realized what was going on.

A few guards with delicate minds trembled, seemingly thinking of something extraordinary.

Lu Xiaofeng was still worried and couldn't help but continue to instruct: "Make it clear to the other brothers later. This is for your own lives, so don't be careless!"

The guards bowed and cupped their hands in unison, thanking Lu Xiaofeng.

However, Lu Xiaofeng suddenly changed the subject: "If there is a need for you to say it in the future, even if it means death, you must let the world know that the Prince saved Jinling City! Defended the southern gateway of the Ming Empire!"

"Don't forget, your wives, children, and parents are all in the city. It was the Prince who saved their lives!"

Hearing this, the guards knelt on the ground, kowtowing toward the other city gate where Chu Yang was, shouting loudly, "Willing to go through fire and water for the Prince!"

Lu Xiaofeng breathed a long sigh of relief and nodded with satisfaction. He was one of the few smart people in the world, so he naturally knew the current situation of the "Wise Prince."

If the Jinling City matter spread out, it would definitely cause great stimulation to the one on the dragon throne, and some trouble would be inevitable.

Now was not the time to cause trouble...

Lu Xiaofeng followed the commoners of Jinling City to the other city gate but didn't see Chu Yang's figure. After asking, he learned that the soldier who had risked his life to report the news had woken up, and the group hurried to the medical clinic, wanting to get news about Wang Long City from the soldier.

Chu Yang was not there, so Lu Xiaofeng found an excuse to disperse the commoners and then went to the medical clinic to find them. When he arrived, he happened to see the soldier leaning against the bed talking to Chu Yang and the others.

"What is the situation at Wang Long City?"

Lu Xiaofeng asked hurriedly.

"Brother Lu, don't be anxious. Let me introduce you. This is Deputy General Chen under General Qi."

Hua Manlou smiled and patted Lu Xiaofeng on the shoulder with his hand, signaling him to be calm. Now everyone in the room was looking at him.

"Prince?"

Lu Xiaofeng turned to look at Chu Yang.

"It's the Japanese pirates and the Demon Race joining forces." Chu Yang said in a deep voice: "According to Deputy General Chen, the Qi Family Army was originally going to deal with the Japanese pirates attacking the coastal areas, but they were ambushed by the Demon Race in the sea. Having no choice, they could only retreat and defend Wang Long City with the army."

Deputy General Chen coughed and said softly: "Those Japanese pirates have completely become demons. They either cultivated Demon Race techniques or directly changed their bloodlines, becoming half-human, half-demon existences."

"The entire Eastern Island has become a paradise for the Demon Race, with almost no foothold for humans."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy. Previously, everyone had speculated that the Ten Thousand Demon Nation had something happen. Now that the Demon Race occupied the Eastern Island, it further explained that the previous speculation was correct.

This also meant that the demon disaster would sweep through the Ming Empire with an unprecedented momentum.

The bearded General Zhao looked disdainful, not even looking at them straight, sneering: "A Jinyiwei official, and a scholar who ranked in the top three. If it were in the past, Zhao would have to bow and scrape, but now..."

Chu Yang looked at Deputy General Chen and asked: "How many Demon Kings are besieging Wang Long City?"

Deputy General Chen shook his head in shame: "I came to report the news under the General's order and left before the Demon Race army surrounded us, so I don't know how many Demon Kings there are."

"But that's not important right now!"

Deputy General Chen suddenly became extremely excited: "We must find a way to defend Jinling City. The Demon Race army is coming soon, and there should be a Demon King participating in the battle. We must make preparations in advance."

Li Xunhuan laughed dumbly: "Deputy General Chen, you have been unconscious for a day and a night. The Demon Race's city attack has long ended."

"Ended?!" Deputy General Chen screamed: "Impossible. Jinling City only has a few thousand guards left. If the Demon Race attacked the city, without my command, the city gate would have been broken long ago. How could you still be here listening to me say these things."

Li Ge Xiao said: "Believe it or not, there are still many Demon Race corpses on the city tower. Go see for yourself. Also, two Demon Kings came, and now they are both lying at the city gate."

Seeing that the few were determined, Deputy General Chen had to believe it. He braced himself and went out of the medical clinic, seeing that the street was peaceful.

So he let out the breath that had been pressing on his heart.

He suddenly became weak and was carried back to the medical clinic, leaning softly against the wall.

"No matter what, as long as Jinling City is defended, there is finally an explanation to General Qi."

"Don't worry, as long as Jinling City can be defended, there won't be too much of a problem on the Qi Family Army side. We will win sooner or later."

A smile appeared on Deputy General Chen's face.

"According to your words, there should be more Demon Kings besieging Wang Long City. How can the Qi Family Army break out of the encirclement?"

Chu Yang was a bit curious.

"Everyone should know that the Qi Family Army has the world-famous Divine Craftsman Camp, which is good at manufacturing various weapons. The Demon-Exterminating Crossbow is a masterpiece of the Divine Craftsman Camp."

"They created a new type of firearm. To test the power of the firearm, General Qi took us away from Jinling."

Just after Deputy General Chen finished speaking, Lu Xiaofeng asked: "You mean, the power of the new firearm is enough to ensure that the Qi Family Army can retreat unscathed."

Deputy General Chen nodded.

Others were marveling at the power of the Divine Craftsman Camp, only Chu Yang had a strange expression.

What does a new firearm mean? Could it be that the Qi Family Army actually built an RPG?

But.

An RPG can't blow up a Demon King either! The Divine Craftsman Camp is extraordinary. Chu Yang could see some clues from the Demon-Exterminating Crossbow. They are more like artifact refiners than ordinary craftsmen.

The new firearm in Deputy General Chen's mouth, in Chu Yang's view, doesn't exclude the possibility of being a powerful magic treasure.

Li Xunhuan suggested: "Since there is no need to consider the safety of the Qi Family Army, why not wait for reinforcements to arrive, and we will take the initiative to attack, catching the Demon Race off guard."

Li Xunhuan, who had suggested Chu Yang not take risks not long ago, suddenly changed his attitude, which surprised everyone! "Take the initiative to attack?"

Li Ge Xiao looked at him suspiciously.

"The situation is different now. The Demon Race and the Japanese pirates are on a unified front. If this continues, it's not just Jinling City, the entire south is in danger."

"We must take advantage of the Qi Family Army being besieged to use their own strategy against them, giving them a heavy blow, so that the Ming Empire has a chance to breathe!"

Li Xunhuan's suggestion made Chu Yang very tempted. If they could take advantage of the situation to severely damage the Demon Race, the survival situation of the Human Race in the south would naturally be much better.

But the problem is that the Demon Race is not stupid. Jinling City was not taken, and two Demon Kings were lost. If they still couldn't take Wang Long City in a short time, they would definitely choose to give up.

Chu Yang realized that it seemed too late to talk about going to Wang Long City at this time.

So he left alone to collect the remains of the two Demon Kings outside the city. There was no point in continuing to display them outside.

Watching Chu Yang leave, Li Xunhuan also realized this problem, and then shook his head with regret.

The sun was high.

A large army appeared one mile outside Jinling City.

It was Gui Hai Yi Dao leading the garrison stationed in the two major cities of Fengling and Yeling to reinforce Jinling City. The army didn't immediately move toward Jinling City but let the scouts go to investigate first.

As soon as they arrived, they saw the city gate wide open.

The scouts hurriedly went back to report.

The outside was turned upside down, and there were demon beast corpses everywhere, which made them think that Jinling City had already been taken by the Demon Race.

"Too late, damn it!"

"These damn demons move really fast!"

"All soldiers, listen to the order, follow me back to the city!"

The general with a full beard cursed, and then intended to take his troops away.

In his view, the fall of Jinling City meant that the hinterland of the Central Plains was already a smooth road, and the Demon Race could invade however they wanted. Now he had to hurry back to defend his own city.

"General, wait a moment, Jinling City may not have fallen yet."

"Look, the city tower is not damaged. If the Demon Race had already entered the city, how could Jinling City be intact?"

Although they were far away, with the powerful physique of a martial artist, Gui Hai Yi Dao could still vaguely see the situation near the city gate.

The bearded general glanced at Jinling City in the distance. In his heart, he was willing to believe in the reputation of the Dragon Guarding Villa, but he was also afraid that it was the Demon Race's trick, deliberately using a phantom to lure them into the city, so he hesitated and didn't move forward.

Seeing this, Gui Hai Yi Dao couldn't help but curse. The military of the Ming Empire was becoming more and more corrupt. Even this kind of straw bag could be a general and stand on equal footing with General Qi who guarded Jinling. It was truly blind.

"If the General is worried, why don't I enter the city first!"

Gui Hai Yi Dao said coldly.

Then he walked toward Jinling City alone without looking back.

A flash of anger appeared on the bearded general's face. Gui Hai Yi Dao's behavior was equivalent to scolding him for being timid in front of the soldiers.

Before he even walked into the city, Gui Hai Yi Dao saw commoners coming out of the city, chatting and laughing with the guards defending the city, not looking like they had experienced a great battle at all.

But the mess outside the city showed that the Demon Race had already been there.

So the peaceful scene was so strange in Gui Hai Yi Dao's eyes.

He subconsciously gripped the hilt of his sword and then approached the city gate slowly, only waking up when he saw the unkind gazes of the guards defending the city, hurriedly letting go.

Gui Hai Yi Dao said bluntly: "I am a secret agent of the Dragon Guarding Villa, and I have brought an army to reinforce Jinling City. Where is the Demon Race now?"

Hearing this, the guards defending the city also breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't want to cause trouble at this juncture either.

"The Demon Race army was defeated last night, and the crisis in Jinling City has been resolved. I don't mean anything else, but you came late." The leading guard explained.

"The Demon Race was defeated?"

Gui Hai Yi Dao got an answer he had never thought of and asked in shock: "How was the Demon Race defeated? Could it be that the Qi Family Army broke out of the encirclement?"

The guard just wanted to mention Chu Yang, but immediately thought of Lu Xiaofeng's warning, so he changed his words immediately: "It was Lord Li Ge Xiao, the former Jinyiwei official, and Scholar Li who helped us defend Jinling City."

"Impossible." Gui Hai Yi Dao hadn't seen these two before, but it was impossible for them alone to defeat the Demon Race army.

"General Qi left behind Demon-Exterminating Crossbows before he left, and we used this batch of weapons to defend Jinling."

Another guard suddenly spoke.

Gui Hai Yi Dao shook his head slowly, still feeling something was wrong.

"I hope the secret agent lord will not make things difficult for us. If there are any questions, why not ask Lord Li..."

The guards bowed and cupped their hands in unison.

"I understand."

Gui Hai Yi Dao also felt the unspeakable hidden feelings of the few, so he didn't make things difficult for them. Seeing the injuries of these people, he knew they had risked their lives to defend the city last night.

"Letting me into the city is always okay, right?"

The guards stepped aside one after another, making way for Gui Hai Yi Dao.

At this time, the commoners in the city were all talking about what happened last night on the street. They hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, and most of it was heard from Lu Xiaofeng.

Gui Hai Yi Dao walked through the street and heard a lot of news from the commoners. Especially when he knew that there were originally two Demon King remains piled up outside the city, his whole body was trembling.

What is the concept of a Demon King? There is only one person in the entire Ming Empire who can rival it, Divine Marquis Zhuge.

Martial artists like them who hadn't entered the Grandmaster realm had never seen a Demon King and only regarded it as a martial arts legend.

And last night.

Two Demon Kings actually died outside Jinling City!

"May I ask everyone, who killed the Demon King?"

The commoners who were chatting enthusiastically turned to look at Gui Hai Yi Dao, dozens of eyes staring at him, as if looking at something fresh.

Who in Jinling City didn't know who killed the Demon King right now? "Is the young man just entering the city?"

An old man looked at Gui Hai Yi Dao with a smile, and the latter nodded.

"The one who killed the Demon King is naturally Lord Chu, who else could it be?"

The scholar's voice rose in the crowd.

"Yes, thanks to Lord Chu, we were able to survive."

"It's just that I don't know where Lord Chu went, and we didn't even have a chance to thank him."

Gui Hai Yi Dao frowned.

Who is Lord Chu? Before he left, he only knew that Li Ge Xiao, Li Xunhuan, Hua Manlou, and Lu Xiaofeng were in the city, and he had never heard of any Lord Chu anywhere else.

The topic returned to Chu Yang again, and the commoners started discussing it. Gui Hai Yi Dao also took the opportunity to break away from the crowd and continued to walk into the city, hoping to see Li Ge Xiao or Li Xunhuan.

But the further he walked, the more surprised he became. Jinling City only had fewer high-ranking officials, and the commoners were almost unaffected.

In the situation of the Demon Race attacking the city, such a thing actually happened, which was simply a miracle.

Gui Hai Yi Dao became more and more curious about the Lord Chu in the commoners' mouths.

When did the Human Race produce another powerhouse who could be mentioned in the same breath as Divine Marquis Zhuge? Thinking and thinking, Gui Hai Yi Dao crossed Jinling City and came to the other city gate, where he saw Li Xunhuan and Li Ge Xiao.

And standing beside them was a young man in gorgeous clothes.

The appearance made Gui Hai Yi Dao feel familiar.

The man's deep eyes collided with his gaze!

Gui Hai Yi Dao was shocked, rushed to the man in three steps, and knelt on one knee.

"Gui Hai Yi Dao, Earth-rank number one secret agent of the Dragon Guarding Villa, pays respects to the Prince." (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 190 =====