Chapter 640

"As long as you are truly willing to submit to our Great Han, then our Great Han can naturally help you break through."

"However, after you join our Great Han, if it is discovered that you dare to do anything harmful to our Great Han Empire, our Great Han will never show mercy!"

After listening to Pang Ban's words, Diao Chan said solemnly to Pang Ban.

Upon hearing this, Pang Ban was overjoyed; as long as he could join the Great Han, his future path in martial arts would have hope.

As for doing anything harmful to the Great Han, he was not stupid; facing such powerful strength from the Great Han, how could he do anything harmful to it?

Pang Ban bowed directly to Diao Chan and shouted loudly:

"This commoner thanks the Empress. Although I, Pang Ban, am not a good person, as long as I have promised something, I will certainly do my best to fulfill it."

"From now on, my life belongs to the Great Han, and I am willing to die for the Great Han!"

Seeing that Pang Ban was so sensible, everyone nodded with satisfaction.

And Diao Chan, looking at Pang Ban bowing on the ground, said majestically:

"Rise!"

"Since you are willing to submit to our Great Han Empire, I will first arrange for you to enter the Hall of Worship. Specific rewards will be granted by His Majesty personally after we return to the main realm!"

"Thank you, Empress!"

Three days later, Lü Bu's Shenwu Legion arrived at Hongnong Commandery.

As for the coastal cities like Donghai Commandery and Penglai Commandery, they were the responsibility of Gan Ning and Taishi Ci's navy.

On this expedition, the Qinglong Legion of the five great Divine Beast Legions was responsible for attacking the regions east of Luoyang, such as Jiyin Commandery and Wuyang Commandery.

Zhao Yun's White Tiger Legion was responsible for attacking the Bashu region, and Huang Zhong's Vermillion Bird Legion was responsible for the Liangzhou region.

Zhang Liao's Xuanwu Legion was responsible for attacking Bingzhou and other places, while Ma Chao's Qilin Legion was responsible for the Liaodong region in the northeast.

And Lü Bu's Shenwu Legion was attacking the Guanzhong Sili region.

During these three days, the legions that were closer had already achieved results.

Defending Hongnong Commandery was Zhang Gui, a martial general under Yuwen Huaji, who possessed the cultivation of the first heaven of the Martial King Realm.

At this moment, Lü Bu's two hundred thousand Shenwu troops had already arrived at the walls of Hongnong Commandery.

Very soon, Lü Bu issued the order to attack the city.

Facing the powerful Shenwu Legion, the defenses set up by Zhang Gui were like a mere facade, instantly torn apart by the Shenwu Legion.

The war lasted only one hour; Zhang Gui and the one hundred thousand troops he led were completely wiped out, and in the end, fewer than thirty thousand surrendered to the Great Han.

After occupying Hongnong Commandery, Lü Bu and the others did not slow down and headed toward Chang'an again.

Seven days later.

Zhongnan Mountain, Ditashan Peak.

At this moment, Ditashan Peak was incredibly lively.

People from both the righteous and demonic factions had all gathered together.

Among them, the most powerful were the leader of the righteous path, the wandering hermit Ning Daoqi, Cihang Jingzhai Sect Leader Fan Qinghui, Demon Emperor Xiang Yutian, Evil King Shi Zhixuan, Martial Venerable Bi Xuan, and Yi Jian Master Fu Cailin.

These six people were all top-tier powerhouses at the third heaven of the Martial Emperor Realm.

Besides these six, there were many others from Jianghu forces present as well.

These people had all come in response to Fan Qinghui's invitation to discuss resisting the Great Han together.

Seeing that most of the people had arrived, Fan Qinghui straightened her posture and shouted to the crowd:

"Fellow Daoists, everyone, please be quiet for a moment!"

Hearing Fan Qinghui speak, the crowd, which had been discussing noisily, immediately quieted down, all turning their gazes toward Fan Qinghui.

Seeing this scene, Fan Qinghui felt immensely satisfied. After nodding, she said loudly to the crowd:

"Fellow Daoists, the Han Kingdom is now powerful. After destroying the Sui Kingdom, it even wiped out Jingnian Zen Temple."

"Everyone think about it, Jingnian Zen Temple had never offended the Han Kingdom; it was just because they did not submit to the Han Kingdom that the Han Kingdom wiped out the entire temple!"

"And now, the Han Kingdom's army has even taken action against the various rebel king forces. Among these rebel kings, there are no Martial Emperors sitting in command."

"If they rely solely on themselves, they are no match for the Han army."

"If we wait until the Han Kingdom truly unifies the world, then all that awaits us is to submit to the Han Kingdom or be destroyed by it."

"I presume you fellow Daoists do not wish to join the Han Kingdom either; after all, there are so many rules and constraints in the imperial court, which is not as carefree as our life in the Jianghu."

"However, judging from the Han Kingdom's attitude toward Jingnian Zen Temple, they will absolutely not allow us to continue living carefree lives in the Jianghu."

"Therefore, the reason I have called you all here this time is to know who among you is willing to follow me in resisting the Han Kingdom!"

As Fan Qinghui's impassioned voice fell, many Jianghu warriors felt their blood boil, and immediately, many stood up and roared loudly:

"My Liusha Gang is willing to follow Sect Leader Fan in resisting the Han Kingdom!"

"Damn it! Let's fight! If the Han Kingdom doesn't want us to have a good life, then we will resist them to the end!"

"That's right, count me in, my Great Blade Sect also joins!"

"Count me in, my Cao Gang... my Shuilong Gang... my Baihua Valley..."

Very soon, these Jianghu people who had come all joined the camp of resisting the Great Han.

Seeing that everyone had chosen to resist the Han Kingdom, Fan Qinghui and the other Martial Emperor Realm powerhouses were quite satisfied.

"Very good. Since you fellow Daoists are unwilling to submit to the Han Kingdom, then we have no choice but to resist."

"My idea is that we can support a rebel king, have them fight the Han Kingdom head-on, and we only need to take action at critical moments to deal with the Han army's powerhouses!"

Fan Qinghui looked at the crowd with a smile, and after speaking, she also glanced at Ning Daoqi and the other five Martial Emperor Realm powerhouses.

"Sect Leader Fan, you can decide this yourselves. We only need to take action to deal with the Han army's Martial Emperor Realm powerhouses when the time comes."

Seeing Fan Qinghui look at them, Ning Daoqi and the others exchanged glances and said to Fan Qinghui.

Seeing this, Fan Qinghui nodded and cupped her hands to the five people:

"Since that is the case, I will speak plainly. I have calculated and discovered that Tang King Li Yuan of Taiyuan possesses the aura of an emperor and treats the people under his rule like his own children; he is a wise monarch of his generation."

"Therefore, I intend to assist Tang King Li Yuan. I wonder what you fellow Daoists think?"

Hearing this, no one opposed, and they said directly to Fan Qinghui:

"Tang King Li Yuan is indeed a good candidate; we all listen to you, Sect Leader Fan!"

They did not see the several Martial Emperor Realm powerhouses on the stage express any opposition; even if they had some thoughts, they dared not express them at this moment, as that would be no different from seeking death.

"Good! Since you fellow Daoists have no objections, then I will send people to contact Li Yuan."

"Ten days from now, we will set off together for Taiyuan to assist Tang King Li Yuan!"

Seeing that no one opposed, Fan Qinghui stood up immediately and shouted loudly to the crowd.

However, what the crowd did not know was that not far away, a plain-looking young man was recording their conversation word for word.