Chapter 387: Something's Not Right!

Xu Que, full of spirit and imposing majesty, led the Three Thousand Snow City Army, traveling via Teleportation Arrays all the way to the Imperial City of the Water Yuan Kingdom!

And those Three Thousand Snow City Army soldiers were even more spirited, brimming with momentum.

This was a unit tempered by consecutive victories in great battles; their morale had reached its peak, making them an almost Invincible Existence.

Full of confidence, they made bold boasts everywhere, vowing to capture the Imperial City within two hours, reclaim the national territory, and support the Water Emperor!

However, when Xu Que and his men appeared outside the Imperial City, tens of thousands of troops were already waiting for them, looking at them with eyes full of reverence, while several leading Generals watched them with smiles on their faces...

Xu Que immediately raised his hand, ordering the Snow City Army to halt!

"Something's wrong! This isn't the Imperial City battle I imagined. Why are they all smiling? The army has no Killing Intent at all; it's like they're welcoming us!" Xu Que frowned and said suspiciously.

Er Gouzi immediately rushed over, his face grave: "Kid, this is called hiding a knife behind a smile. They must want to lower our guard, and then unleash their ultimate move once we get close! In my opinion as this Divine Venerable, we shouldn't act rashly. Why not return to Snow City to rest for a few days before coming back?"

Xu Que directly slapped Er Gouzi on the forehead: "Rest your sister! It's obvious they've surrendered from a glance. They must have been intimidated by my famous name and decided to turn from darkness to light!"

"Can't you stop bragging without dying?" Er Gouzi immediately glared and roared.

Behind them, the Three Thousand Snow City Army soldiers all forced a bitter smile.

Along the way, they had watched this man and this dog bicker; now, with a great enemy before them, they never expected Young Hero Zhuge to remain so Solemnity, continuing to bicker and joke. He was truly amazing!

However, no one expected that just at this moment, several Generals outside the Imperial City suddenly rode up on Cavalry, faces full of enthusiastic smiles, shouting from afar: "Welcome, General Zhuge! We have already taken control of the Imperial City and are just waiting for your return!"

What?

Xu Que was stunned immediately upon hearing this.

These people took control of the Imperial City; could they be friendly forces?

That doesn't sound right; the Imperial City shouldn't be so easily controlled!

"Second Battalion Commander, come over and fire a few Cannons to test them!" Xu Que immediately shouted.

Clang clang clang!

Immediately, several Rocket Launchers were pushed forward, their muzzles fully aimed at those Generals who were approaching.

The Generals' faces instantly changed; the enthusiasm on their faces froze on the spot, and they hurriedly shouted: "General Zhuge, don't fire! We are one of your own!"

"Nonsense! What proof do you have that you are one of your own?" Er Gouzi, acting like a tiger borrowing the fox's power, jumped out with hands on hips and shouted.

The Generals quickly replied: "We were previously forced by circumstances and controlled by Empress Bing Ning! But yesterday we received news that Empress Bing Ning has fled with injuries, and Water Emperor Highness is about to return. Furthermore, we have heard of Young Hero Zhuge's feat of fighting ten cities in two days and admire it greatly, so we immediately took action, killed the Generals who started the rebellion, took control of the Imperial City, and will cooperate with Young Hero Zhuge from within and without!"

"Oh? Empress Bing Ning fled with injuries? How come I haven't heard of that!" Xu Que couldn't help but be surprised; it had only been two short days, so how could news of Empress Bing Ning's injuries suddenly arrive?

When he attacked the Holy Land back then, he only saw the Empress's written message and did not see Empress Bing Ning, but he knew Empress Bing Ning had once stayed in the Holy Land and likely entered some place together with the Empress.

Logically, it shouldn't be possible for such news to arrive so quickly, right?

"Young Hero Zhuge, this matter is absolutely true; Princess Zi Xuan saw it with her own eyes. This time, Princess Zi Xuan led us to seize the Imperial City!" one General said.

Upon hearing this, Xu Que immediately raised an Eyebrows.

Zi Xuan?

He almost forgot that woman was the Empress's sister.

"Where is she? Let her come out and tell me herself, or I'll start firing!" Xu Que said with a smile.

The General, upon hearing this, immediately became troubled.

With a Princess's status, how could she possibly come out casually!

But they had also heard how terrifying this unit was; controlling the ten most powerful Ancient Cities in the Water Yuan Kingdom within two days showed extraordinary strength. If they caused a misunderstanding and started fighting, it would be disastrous!

"Well? Is she coming or not! If not, let's start fighting right away; the three thousand troops behind me are already eager for battle!" Xu Que continued to shout.

The many Generals immediately twitched at the corners of their mouths!

Three thousand troops?

How dare they call three thousand people an army?

They had never felt so frustrated in their lives.

Their side clearly had a huge Advantage, with strong forces totaling at least one hundred thousand, and several Generals were even Infant Transformation Stage experts, yet facing a unit of only three thousand people, they could only force smiles and carefully coax them.

The most infuriating thing was that this young man, leading three thousand people, was so arrogantly eager for a fight; how could anyone believe such an absurd thing if it were told?

"Xu Que, it's you again!"

Just then, a voice as clear as a silver bell came over.

Looking up, they saw a woman standing on the Imperial City Wall, looking at Xu Que indifferently.

"Oh, so it really is Miss Zi Xuan!" Xu Que finally smiled, waved his hand, and ordered people to pull the Rocket Launchers back.

The woman on the City Wall was indeed Zi Xuan, whom they hadn't seen in many days.

After Empress Bing Ning occupied the Water Yuan Kingdom, she did not make things difficult for her; she merely confined her in the Palace, not allowing her to leave the Palace.

And in these two days, she had heard plenty about this Snow City Army, especially when she heard the leader was Zhuge Liang from the Bombardment Gang; she immediately guessed it was Xu Que.

After all, this lad, when he was in the Fire Yuan Kingdom, liked to do such things as impersonating names, pretending to be a god or ghost everywhere.

So she had known back then that once the Bombardment Gang appeared, it must be Xu Que.

Thus, after Empress Bing Ning fled with injuries, she immediately sent people to assassinate those rebellious Generals, seized control of the Imperial City, effectively retaking the Water Yuan Kingdom, and today, upon hearing this unit had arrived at the Imperial City, she ran out to check, only to find it was indeed Xu Que.

But as soon as she shouted the two words "Xu Que," everyone present was confused.

When did Young Hero Zhuge change his name to Xu Que?

Xu Que was too lazy to explain further and directly led everyone, marching grandly into the Imperial City!

It must be said that the Imperial City of the Water Yuan Kingdom was indeed much more grand than other Ancient Cities; plus, with the Empress previously governing well, the people lived in peace and prosperity, the commodity economy was highly developed, and Cultivators carrying High-Grade Dharma Treasures could be seen passing through the city everywhere.

But Zi Xuan, with her beautiful Eyebrows tightly furrowed all the way, did not say a single word to Xu Que and went straight back to the Imperial Palace.

Xu Que thought she was still holding a grudge over the incident with Princess Yan Yang, so he simply became too lazy to interact with her further, casually pulled a General over, and asked about Empress Bing Ning and the Empress.

"According to Princess Zi Xuan, the night before yesterday, while she was strolling in her Sleeping Palace, she discovered a figure coming out of the Library, which was Empress Bing Ning. At that time, she saw Empress Bing Ning's face was pale, with some bloodstains on her collar, obviously seriously injured, so she went up to ask and learned she had been injured by Water Emperor Highness!" The General did not hide anything and told everything he knew.

Upon hearing this, Xu Que was immediately stunned; it seemed Empress Bing Ning failed to pursue the Empress and was almost counter-killed!

"And then? Didn't Empress Bing Ning kill Princess Zi Xuan to vent her anger?" Xu Que asked.

"No, that is not the case. After Empress Bing Ning seized the Water Yuan Kingdom, she committed no excessive acts; everything remained as before. However, she may have suffered severe injuries this time. She spoke only a few casual phrases to Princess Zi Xuan before departing in haste, seemingly having fled overseas!" The General shook his head.

Xu Que could not help but frown; this seemed somewhat off!